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Adding Bilge Counter Frank H at 10:24am 09.19.17 Catalina 310 10/3260 I'm going to add a bilge counter and would like to know if someone on the forum has added one and wh
1980 hunter 27 wiring mcdermitt at 8:26am 09.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2829 I have recently obtained a project27 hunter .I do not know much about the boat other than when I go
Fascinating interview with Beneteau's top product manager Jackdaw at 7:03am 09.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1030 A fascinating two-part interview with G3, Beni's top product man. In it he mentions some very intere
26S Mast lighting upgrades Russ Ward at 7:01am 09.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1012 All, I have pulled the boat out and started the bottom cleaning and plan to upgrade the lights on t
Wind Limits with an Asymmetrical Spinnaker DayDreamer41 at 6:49am 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 28/5727 My wife and I are about to set out on a 100 mile journey with predicted winds to be S to SSW up to 1
1984 Mac 25 construction Mohawk River Man at 5:50am 09.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1581 I am finishing my first cruising season with my beloved Mac 25, 'Holly'. We have quite a bit of wate
Pole Dancing Kermit at 5:05am 09.19.17 Trailer Sailors 28/2275 There are very few things in my sailing life that I feel are truly share-worthy. But finally here's
How do you replace turning blocks at the mast base (1) smokey73 at 8:15pm 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 26/6677 I need to replace at least one (and probably more) of the turning blocks at the mast base on my Hunt
Microwave Slow Dancin at 4:57pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1539 Need to replace microwave. Can't find how to remove microwave from 2006 Hunter 38. Does anyone know
A 2nd Joker Valve? Paul Streicher at 4:51pm 09.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1273
Main sail batterns for a 68 O'day Tempest Mark Parkinson at 4:06pm 09.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/692 Just bought a 68 O'day Tempest still cleaning and checking her over before I start in on the obviou
broken exhaust elbow Stephane Aloise at 3:32pm 09.18.17 Engines and Propulsion 16/1976 Hello, This week end my exhaust elbow broke will I'm using my engine.20170918_174140 by Stephane Alo
RESTORATION of '86 C22 "MOON DANCE" (3) SVMOONDANCE at 1:39pm 09.18.17 Catalina 22 58/7662 Today I removed all the stanchions and chain plates so I could begin cutting the deck. The only prob
Hunter 25.5 1984 Stem Fitting Removal/Repair (1) GBorsuk at 1:35pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/891 Hello all, we had some damage to our 1984 25.5 during hurricane Irma. We lost the mast after the lo
Where are the electrical connections (furling mast) Maurice Doran at 1:15pm 09.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/628 I was looking at the wires that run out of the base of the mast on my H33. I removed the steel cove
Is this a legit e-mail from this site??? Sumner at 10:52am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1394 Has anyone else gotten an e-mail that appears to be from here with this heading... SailboatOwners.c
Hunter 216 keel shackle pulled out during Irma storm surge Bob16409 at 9:16am 09.18.17 Smaller Boats 6/610 Googled up a good post from PN (professional nomad) in Ontario or replacing the 216 shackle connecti
Sealing Teak Toe Rail Capri at 9:05am 09.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2976 Hi. I've got a 1981 O'day 22 with teak toe rails and I have several points where it screws down that
Hurricane damage to boat and Insurance Brian D at 8:25am 09.18.17 Sails Call Lounge 20/1979 Now I am asking this question out of pure ignorance. Say you have a boat that is damaged during a
Dang hot water heater Mirwin at 6:52am 09.18.17 Catalina 310 18/2063 So...here we sit at blue water bay marina. We have had the mechanics look at what we need before go

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Broken Rudder KeukaSailer at 7:23pm 03.10.24 Or you could make one yourself with simple hand tools...get a nice piece of 4/4 teak, mahogany, or c
Yacht Racing 101-FREE Seminar in San Pedro CA PaulK at 5:49pm 03.10.24 So... How'd it go?
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas PaulK at 5:47pm 03.10.24 Maybe they're expecting the sea grass to spread into the clear sand bottom areas once people stop dr
Puck Lights chuckwayne at 5:35pm 03.10.24 I'm looking for 3", tap on/off, led puck lights to replace the lights we have with the micro switch
Puck Lights jssailem at 4:37pm 03.10.24 I have seen puck lights that are tap capable but battery powered. There are puck lights that are 1
Acp to fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 2:26pm 03.10.24 I thought I had spoken you but heck , I am an old fart that cannot remember squat. I sent you a pr
Acp to fiberglass KeukaSailer at 2:05pm 03.10.24 Hey Dave! Hope all is well! Spoke to you at length via message and phone call a when I first got it
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 2:01pm 03.10.24 This is what happens when you don't use the blower when fueling a gas engine. Fortunately no one was
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? (1) tfox2069 at 2:00pm 03.10.24 I had a Yamaha 9.9 long shaft high thrust on my 1974 Catalina 27. It worked great, but you need the
Cockpit table - how to secure it gwoolverton at 1:54pm 03.10.24 223429 That's a nice solution. Thanks.
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES tfox2069 at 1:52pm 03.10.24 Thanks for your posts over the years Dave! Great milestone.
Acp to fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 1:46pm 03.10.24 @KeukaSailer Take a few photos of damaged areas and post them here. Former dealer for this boat.
Beat way to fix this interior wall Crazy Dave Condon at 1:38pm 03.10.24 Spoke with @Bluebonnet87 today. Suspect rain water in bilge unless if salty; however, bottom last p
Changing batteries artboas at 12:46pm 03.10.24 Hi, My boat is a 2011Hunter 39 I am going to change out my house and starting batteries this spring
Acp to fiberglass kappykaplan at 12:38pm 03.10.24 I believe @Crazy Dave Condon can help with this.
Splicing sta set 8mm JBP-PA at 11:31am 03.10.24 You can also use a "D-splicer" which you can easily make with some fine wire. You double over the w
G-10 discs for thru-hull FastOlson at 11:16am 03.10.24 There is a risk of applying unneeded Modern Digital Precise Result thinking to such problems. Rememb
Tohatsu Charging Davidasailor26 at 11:13am 03.10.24 Best to use a fuse on the battery end of the positive cable, to protect the cable from any shorts.
Microwave on Hunter 306? ggrizzard at 10:39am 03.10.24 I think the OP found the un-connected wire marked "Microwave" and might want to hard wire it to the
Clamp on meter recommendation? Leeward Rail at 10:23am 03.10.24 Lots of YouTube videos showing test results for various models. Definitely less than 100. I have ha

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