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Jeanneau SO 42 DS Lee Hadjiosif at 7:27am 12.11.23 Ask All Sailors 0/277 To SO 42DS owners. I dismantled the cabinets inside the aft port lazarette in order to get to the GP
Fall Sailing trip-October 2023 ShotgunSlim at 4:23am 12.11.23 Catalina 22 1/511 For your enjoyment: YBo1zmrZJUA
Compass deviation Viktor Eysselein at 5:36pm 12.10.23 Big Boats 0/13 I installed a Ritchie compass on my Hunter45CC sailboat. It has a 10 degree deviation. Turning the s
Compass deviation Viktor Eysselein at 5:30pm 12.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1493 I installed a new Ritchie compass on my Hunter 45CC boat. It has a 10 degree deviation. How can you
Monoceros cabin sole (2) monocerosin at 3:03pm 12.10.23 The Cherubini Hunters 8/865 221885221886
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 11:40am 12.10.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1278
Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC SteveT555 at 8:06am 12.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/746 I am in Mexico considering ordering standing rigging in the US, bringing it down, and having the wor
dropping the rudder for maintenance colin59 at 7:51am 12.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/934 Hi anyone dropped a rudder and replaced bushings etc? looking for tips on process and parts supplier
Portlight help Believe H46 at 5:43am 12.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/946 Hi! Just bought an 05' Hunter 46. Need to replace the portlight over the instrumentation panels fa
Bilge pump redhead78 at 7:37pm 12.09.23 Ask All Sailors 4/814 How do u get to the bilge pump in a35 island packet
Missing aft cabin door on 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl Astrochip at 7:43pm 12.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/417 Hi all I picked up a 1986 Hunter 28.5 sl that is in really good shape. I have done a complete serv
Preferred Cutlass bearing makes Justin_NSA at 8:56am 12.08.23 Engines and Propulsion 12/1299 Argh! My bearing has too much play! My records show it was replaced by the PO in 2013. We don't run
Hollow Transom Surprise Not Too Shabby at 11:06pm 12.07.23 Catalina 22 7/1475 I'm in the process of getting to know my 1976 C22. I recently observed a small bulge at the top of t
Tidal Currents Trip planner App TimFromLI at 7:22pm 12.07.23 Ask All Sailors 26/2867 I have been using an Tidal Currents trip planner for a few years. It's an app where you plug in your
Rudder Dimensions on 1982 HUNTER 22 RPOLLITT01 at 6:04pm 12.07.23 Smaller Boats 3/842 I have all the dimensions except for the width. Also, where can I find the hardware to hang it on th
Rudder post crack (4) Juan Carlos Zarate at 3:35pm 12.07.23 Ask All Sailors 2/404 Recently we found water ingress via a crack on the top of the rudder post, our boat is a 2006 Hunter
Backstay tension on a beneteau oceanis 37 macdoug at 12:12pm 12.07.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/783 Does anyone know how tight the backstays should be on an oceanis 37? I have had widely differing adv
Instrument Sun Shades curtdo at 12:11pm 12.07.23 Ask All Sailors 3/405 Has anyone tried using any of the sun shade products for better instrument/tablet visibility? I wou
Rear Seat filling with water - Oceanis 351 (1) Beau Jacques at 12:06pm 12.07.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/476 Hi, the hinged rear seat of my Oceanis 351 slowly fills with water - even when vertical for 99.9% of
Roller Furler and sail for a 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 1:07am 12.07.23 The Cherubini Hunters 2/501 So I am shopping for a roller Furler and will be getting a new head sail as well. Curious about othe

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Jib needed Hunter 216 shemandr at 5:18am 03.05.25 Where is Amity Harbor?
Hunter 34 primary winches (2) kloudie1 at 5:12am 03.05.25 My previous owner added the Lewmar 43'ss .. Everything works .. as you can see, the Lewmars are forw
Yet Another Docking Challenge Will Gilmore at 4:48am 03.05.25 Pull to the end of the dock with a stern spring line, the same length as your boat, ready on the sta
Roller furling colemj at 4:07am 03.05.25 Do you mean attach the line to the furler drum? If so, that is dependent on the specific furler, bu
Oday 22 structural question colemj at 4:03am 03.05.25 If you want to lighten those bulkheads, then paint them or glue a white laminate on them. If they c
Oday 22 structural question dlochner at 2:51am 03.05.25 There's an article about it on HowToMarine.com Correction HowToMarine.com is Nigel Calder's site.
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! dlochner at 2:50am 03.05.25 I have not tried to tap from the prop end of the shaft. It's a new cutlass. It's difficult to rotat
Yet Another Docking Challenge danstanford at 1:32am 03.05.25 I would try to land her on the end of the finger with some help and walk her around into the space a
Yet Another Docking Challenge (1) Foswick at 10:07pm 03.04.25 This is pretty funny. I just pulled this up on Google Maps to see if I could get a better look. wou
Oday 22 structural question Project_Mayhem at 9:05pm 03.04.25 The chainplates will need to be rebedded. The O'Day's are a bit notorious for leaks as the factory u
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Project_Mayhem at 8:59pm 03.04.25 Is it possible that the weight of the shaft is binding against the cutlass bearing and the shaft lo
Early 80s H36 Strut Davidasailor26 at 6:57pm 03.04.25 I can certainly grind down some of the strut when I get it back, but the pink is pretty deep. You
Hunter 34 primary winches Tally Ho at 6:54pm 03.04.25 Will the sheet still clear the edge of the cabin in the new location? When I upgraded the primaries
Early 80s H36 Strut dlochner at 6:32pm 03.04.25 If an appropriate new strut is not on the shelf, the old strut can be used to make a mold and a new
Sailing courses in Thailand (8) Will Gilmore at 6:07pm 03.04.25 230081 Our last excursion in Thailand took us on a boat ride Ratchaprapa reservoir in Khao Sok Natio
Early 80s H36 Strut heritage at 4:57pm 03.04.25 No problems with my strut with a hole drilled in the fattest part of the strut. It's had zincs for
Jib needed Hunter 216 AlwaysSailing at 4:10pm 03.04.25 Thank you for the reference to Bacon Sails. Who would thunk bacon and sails! I went on to the class
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Arsen at 3:47pm 03.04.25 This is an interesting question I'll follow for the experience of others. I paid $350 to have thr
Oday 22 structural question calone at 3:31pm 03.04.25 Thank you dlochner!
Aft cabin shelf dmax at 3:08pm 03.04.25 I think the round wood piece is spun 180 degrees to keep the panels in place.

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