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Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer (1) GoldenSails at 2:32pm 04.10.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1219 I am in a pickle right now so please read and send viable suggestions. I bought a boat 3 1/2 hours a
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 1:46pm 04.10.24 Day Sailers 13/1289 Hi! We just bought a 1986 Hunter 23 and I am curious as to why there are wooden slats on the cockpit
Electric Windlass gregrosine at 1:30pm 04.10.24 Ask All Sailors 8/634 We have a 1999 Beneteau 352 with a manual windlass. We would like to replace the manual with an ele
Hunter 23 Roller Furler boardmanlake at 11:47am 04.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/330 Looking to add a roller furler to my Hunter 23 Can anyone link me the tangs/link plates they used t
Beneteau Shallow Bilge - Paint, Gelcoat (1) jbmia at 11:45am 04.10.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/519 Question for the group... Can anyone confirm what material is used in Beneteau shallow bilges where
Small Wood sailboat (2) zinahewitt at 7:08pm 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 10/965 Hi All, I have a small wood sailboat 12' feet. Clinker built. I trailer it and it sits in my carpor
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon (2) smokey73 at 4:15pm 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 8/411 Does anyone know what material would be good to make a replacement cover for the outside sun shade f
2005 Catalina C36 MK2 - Shaft and Strut parts Info sail4sf at 3:56pm 04.09.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/639 We had an incident recently that broke our strut, propeller, and prop shaft. We are not able to ord
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? (1) kjdoyle1 at 1:16pm 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 7/879 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 and the acrylic on the bow deck hatch cracked. Can I have someone just rep
Converting compost toilet to tank system 2007 Hunter 31 (1) DH31 at 12:57pm 04.09.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/493 Bought boat with compost toilet. Running new waste lines to holding tank, any easy way to get access
Dufour 500 GL Bluesmoods at 12:00pm 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1442 Greetings folks I am giving serious thought to acquiring a Dufour 500 GL. Although the market has
Dodger mold stain Clydo at 8:36am 04.09.24 Catalina 310 3/778 Anyone have suggestion for good mold stain remover? Whole lotta products on the market. Guy that u
Farmer's Almanac report - Mid West and South Singing times 2. (1) jssailem at 7:38am 04.09.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/393
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 6:47am 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 8/634 Have been looking at a number of CS22s that are for sale. I live on the St Lawrence. Havn't sailed f
Catalina 34 Interior Guystapo at 6:04am 04.09.24 Ask All Sailors 6/918 My interior looks good but needs a good wipe down ..what is a good product for this? Furniture polis
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift tim_brisbane at 8:19pm 04.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/698 Hi all! Looking at fitting a topping lift to my hunter 23. It lives at a marina a long way from my h
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 310? Monheganlover at 4:18pm 04.08.24 Catalina 310 10/1522 As part of spring commissioning, I want to extract 1 cup of diesel from the bottom of my tank to che
Hunter 216 to buy? AlwaysSailing at 1:59pm 04.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/855 Hi all, I joined this forum as I am considering picking up a Hunter 216. They come and go for sale
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dLj at 9:40am 04.08.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1449 I'm going to have to rebuild my windlass, the Lofrans Tigres. It apparently has a "safety feature" w
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 7:46am 04.08.24 Big Boats 12/1407 Hi, This question is re: 2004 Hunter 36 The Hunter store sells small strips of self adhesive SS to

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BATTERY? dlochner at 3:50pm 06.25.25 So how would I size a charger for future use and a change to LFP? I would probably use a 280ah ba
I Just Bought a Boat! A Free Boat! BigEasy at 3:46pm 06.25.25
Cheap outboard Foswick at 3:33pm 06.25.25 I'm mostly worried if it can push a large boat with enough thrust to maneuver, especially if there'
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 3:19pm 06.25.25 How much water should be flowing into the YANMAR 2GM20F? The contractor seems to think there wasn't
Compass Glare Hood Foswick at 3:15pm 06.25.25 On my now vintage Aqua Meter Galaxy compass there is a plastic two part glare hood that folds down
BATTERY? (1) Hayden Watson at 3:12pm 06.25.25 So how would I size a charger for future use and a change to LFP? I would probably use a 280ah ba
I Just Bought a Boat! A Free Boat! Leeward Rail at 3:09pm 06.25.25 Not even a sailboat :( Greg Well. He does say he wants to do a bunch of changes. Maybe it's fu
How to tell gelcoat was damaged by paint remover newsailor72 at 3:06pm 06.25.25 There's some blue paint left after the black coat got removed. I tried a small test spot with Lysol
I Just Bought a Boat! A Free Boat! Tally Ho at 3:00pm 06.25.25 Not even a sailboat :( Greg
BATTERY? Tally Ho at 2:48pm 06.25.25 Up grade the charger and you should get 6-8 years from the batteries. ;) So how would I size a ch
Constrictor Clutches colemj at 2:43pm 06.25.25 The advantage of constrictor clutches are that they are easier on the rope, can be used with bare dy
Constrictor Clutches PaulK at 2:42pm 06.25.25 You might be amazed at how fast a loaded cam cleat can be released when it needs to be done. Raising
Adding cleats to the mast PaulDaniel at 2:34pm 06.25.25 Maybe cam cleats would be better because they are cheaper and would get the job done.
BATTERY? Tally Ho at 2:33pm 06.25.25
Adding cleats to the mast PaulDaniel at 2:33pm 06.25.25 I have an extra jib halyard and spinnaker halyard that I never use. I was planning to run them throu
Constrictor Clutches PaulDaniel at 2:27pm 06.25.25 Currently the halyard is led from a turning block at the mast base, to a turning block on the cabin
BATTERY? dlochner at 2:23pm 06.25.25 But at this point, I think I am going the easy route and replacing my lead acid batteries in kind a
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) thinwater at 2:10pm 06.25.25 Those are brass, not bronze, ball valves (just look at the extend of corrosion dribbling down). I th
Adding cleats to the mast thinwater at 2:04pm 06.25.25 I'm not a fan of cleats on the mast. They can snag sheets and other lines at very inconvenient momen
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors (8) Tally Ho at 2:03pm 06.25.25

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