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News flash: cool fast boats sell. (1) Jackdaw at 11:03am 10.01.17 Ask All Sailors 511/47669
Looking for a Cal 35, possibly a Cal 39 in New England for sale ddines at 9:07am 10.01.17 Cal 3/1216 Hi, I currently own a 2-29 and am looking to move up in size for creature comforts. I have been con
Hunter 50 AC watermaker mcconkd at 8:48am 10.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1397 I have a 50 Hunter and am looking to install a water maker. I am curious to anyone that has one inst
Fall can have great days on the lake also ya' know. (4) RussC at 8:41am 10.01.17 Ask All Sailors 14/729 Just back from three days on Lost Creek Lake here in S Or. there was a bit of everything, as Thursd
Locking thru dams Mirwin at 8:06am 10.01.17 Catalina 310 8/1031 i know many of your are following our journey from Cape Coral to Chattanooga...I thought the hard pa
Desperate for WIRING diagram Perkins 4108 on 1983 Beneteau First 38.5 Oscar G Duarte at 7:51am 10.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/21230 Hello! I am desperately looking for a wiring diagram for my Perkins 4108M marine engine s/n 3711299
boom height (Capri 18) john6206 at 7:26am 10.01.17 Smaller Boats 7/4733 Hi All - When I raise my sail all the way and the luff is taut, the gooseneck fitting falls in the
Irwin 38 Citation Mast Waandderer at 8:02pm 09.30.17 Irwin 1/1003 Hello All, I have had some bad luck. I lost my mast and some standing rigging in hurricane Harvey.
Cockpit cushions - cleaning the interior foam Reverie2016 at 7:56pm 09.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/813 Hunter 36-2008 - our cockpit cushions are in great shape but look terrible as the interior foam is a
Yanmar 2GM20F, Leaking Antifreeze, Heat Exchanger SirMichael at 7:32pm 09.30.17 Engines and Propulsion 10/7294 A couple weeks ago, I had the temp alarm go off on my 88 Hunter 28.5 with a 2GM20F. Found the anti
Thieves wrecked my front hatch - Mac 26S sKuijt at 6:21pm 09.30.17 Ask All Sailors 8/979 Im no good with fibreglass and my front hatch was broken into and is now trash (91 26S). Where can I
Hunter 25.5 forstay chain plate attachment? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:06pm 09.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/405 If anyone ever replaced or took off the forestay chainplate, I need a good description how this is a
Electrical Panel Issues MitchK at 4:49pm 09.30.17 Newport 9/2668 Continuing with the ongoing sage of our new N28-2, another issues has come to light. Fortunately, I
How best to use old style mainsheet traveller? Ginger Baker at 3:37pm 09.30.17 Ask All Sailors 12/5069 I have a 1984 O'Day 26 with the original T-track/pin stop traveller. The car has a spring loaded pi
New Catalina 25 owner, looking for sails Liz Ingalls at 3:26pm 09.30.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1145 Hello! I hope all is well. My name is Liz and I am 22. I just got my hands on a 1992 Catalina 25.
Genset operation NYSail at 2:16pm 09.30.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1099 so I finally got around this weekend to trying to start my Onan 5.5kw genset.all systems go, cranks
Hunter 33 mast height dougmroberts at 12:58pm 09.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/677 I would like to shorten my mast on my Hunter 33. The mast has the furling mainsail system. Has anyon
Dripless Shaft Seal leaks jonelli at 11:32am 09.30.17 Catalina 30 57/13714 This came installed from the previous owner before I purchased the boat a few years ago. I underst
Keel Winche ChuckTurner at 10:10am 09.30.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/450 Has anyone ever installed a DC electric winch to raise and lower the keel on a C25?
Preferred plumbing for engine / water heater anitfreeze loop Hayden Watson at 9:42am 09.30.17 Ask All Sailors 5/581 How is your water heater connected to the engine? As far as I know there are two main ways to plumb

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Electrical panel backing board pgandw at 11:19am 06.20.24 The OP said "backing" panel, so assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that he is mounting components, such
Electrical panel backing board thinwater at 10:46am 06.20.24 Really interesting point... I've redone the whole backbone of my 12V system and over the next coupl
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot isaksp00 at 10:08am 06.20.24 I don't have any photos and the boat is wrapped. Basically, the PO made a hefty u shaped bracket fro
Help with wiring for new engine DArcy at 10:04am 06.20.24 It looks like the new gauge has everything all in one. There is a digital display at the bottom that
Help with wiring for new engine RitSim at 9:52am 06.20.24 On my older C30, the engine controls were on the port cockpit side wall.
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot RitSim at 9:41am 06.20.24 usspars.com chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.usspars.com/wp-content/
What's the best way to remove & replace in-line air blower on B331 inside transom compartment beneteau007 at 9:41am 06.20.24 I've figured out a way to remove the original blower and will make an improved & easily accessible m
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat RitSim at 9:37am 06.20.24 Keel is probably going down at an angle. Check for wear on one side of the pivot. it wouldn't take
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 9:08am 06.20.24 Thanks for showing me the way to pull the wires, jdrutten. I knew the fuel and waste tanks were behi
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat Rich Stidger at 9:01am 06.20.24 I was able to stop the clunking of my centerboard at anchor by simply raising it a little bit. Give
Electrical panel backing board (1) twodzusfittings at 8:51am 06.20.24 could use a few more instruments, but I'm not sure what to get? INTO THIS THREAD!
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 8:26am 06.20.24 The Jabsco macerator pumps from our era of Hunters (early-mid 2000s) had material problems. Mine wa
Battens Ward H at 7:57am 06.20.24 Actually, I just realized how simple it would be to buy a couple of lengths of PVC pipe, glue them t
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working American_Mainsail at 7:45am 06.20.24 It was the Macerator. I had a brand new spare, after some further investigations, I figured it was
PTC One (1) JamesG161 at 6:22am 06.20.24 Storm Surge alert.
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 06.20.24 @isaksp00 Picture of pole please? Anyone with a 260 please take a photo of the mast raising struts
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. Terry Cox at 4:07am 06.20.24 Then seal the drips with some Silicon. Nooooooo! Had a similar problem awhile ago. Here is what I
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. (1) sailcapt340 at 3:18am 06.20.24 Do you have one of these on your deck? ver is the access way for the mast cables to enter the boat.
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 3:17am 06.20.24 The boat has now sat in the water for three weeks and the bilge is completely dry. Great news! :be
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 3:01am 06.20.24 Thank you. That is good information I had not considered, but those thru-hulls do appear to be in g

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