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Hunter 34 rudder Marauder at 5:52pm 04.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/791 Hello Hunter owners, I'm looking at potential purchase of a 80's Hunter 34 in NZ. I've read about th
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . MitchM at 4:45pm 04.04.24 Ask All Sailors 9/880 the Facebook group Com-Pac Yacht owners just published a very sad story today . the
170 cracked warranty hull (1) cracked warranty hull at 2:58pm 04.04.24 Day Sailers 3/818 Looking for repair guidance for a crack in a 170 warranty replacement hull. I May remember wrong but
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 11:36am 04.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/737 Happy Spring everybody, We have 1993, Legend 40.5. I'd like to sample the wisdom and observations of
What's on the underside of the stanchions on my 23-2? AndrewJillings at 5:18am 04.04.24 Ask An Oday Owner 3/439 It's time to re-bed the stanchions and I'm wondering what's on the other end of the bolts that hold
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler (1) rob452 at 6:22pm 04.03.24 Catalina 30 6/740 We have finally accepted that our aging 5411 (1980) is no longer up to the task at hand and have com
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 6:06pm 04.03.24 Ask All Sailors 11/874 Just rewired my mast with new wire for anchor light and combo deck/steaming light. Testing connectio
Ruined mast or not a big deal? (2) cstan at 5:40pm 04.03.24 Ask All Sailors 26/2443 Just purchased my first boat, a 1974 Catalina 27 and realized while I was getting everything setup t
Solar / lithium question xavpil at 5:13pm 04.03.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1057 hi all I have 2x 200Ah Dakota litium batteries. The solar panel leave me at the beginning of the ev
Wednesday is photo day 2024 (2) Captain Larry-DH at 4:01pm 04.03.24 Ask All Sailors 1/330 SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink rocket over Great Exuma Island, launched from Canaveral. (it was taken wit
Adding a new rope clutch damarshall at 12:25pm 04.03.24 Big Boats 8/1832 I want to replace a jam cleat for my mainsheet with a rope clutch but cannot figure how to gain acce
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Afraal at 3:27pm 04.02.24 Catalina 310 13/2221 Hello everyone, I'm looking for some advice on troubleshooting my wind instrument. My boat has a Ra
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? MitchM at 3:02pm 04.02.24 Trailer Sailors 13/2094 I am upgrading tires on my load Rite 5 Starr boat trailer , which has 2 tires per side,
Cleaning foam cushions? (5) PK123 at 1:19pm 04.02.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1724 My dearly beloved washed the covers for our v-birth and cabin...the seals to the windows had been le
Stem Fitting mashmaster at 8:19am 04.02.24 Catalina 22 15/1516 I have a 1980 C22 and the stem fitting is lifting up which according the catalina direct is a known
Cabin top hand rail Arrgh at 7:15am 04.02.24 Bigger Boats 12/1423 Anyone take off their cabin top handrails? It looks like you have to take off the rails inside to g
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Shaw_2112 at 6:39am 04.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/973 does anyone have pics of their back stay rigging at the triangle? I need to grab pics of mine but to
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 6:13am 04.02.24 Ask All Sailors 8/3070 So have just got approved for a mooring in a new harbor. Town fee is very reasonable at $100 but the
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (1) Ted10028 at 2:05pm 04.01.24 Ask All Sailors 25/1415 Thanks. at one point the engine would not start. The part with the white zip tie was loose so that i
Trip planning Bar Harbor to Boston johnsonderegger at 2:04pm 04.01.24 Ask All Sailors 2/408 We plan to sail out of Bar Harbor on the first good weather on or after April 28, 2024. I would lik

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Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Steve Bailey at 8:49am 06.25.25 You could take the boat, motor, trailer and all related gear to a truck stop that has a scale and pa
Windlite 14 (1) jssailem at 8:48am 06.25.25 Welcome to SBO. You post location is fine. Is this your boat.
Quick connect fittings - how to remove colemj at 8:35am 06.25.25 Sometimes there is a collar inserted between the grey and beige parts that prevent it from coming of
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! MaryEllaRose at 8:31am 06.25.25
More Scams Stu Jackson at 8:27am 06.25.25 One conspicuous absence is a phone number. That's a good "tell." IIRC, it's become a repetitive i
Hunter 170 spinnaker install Crazy Dave Condon at 8:27am 06.25.25 There is information under boat information for the hunter 170 for the spinnaker i installation but
Quick connect fittings - how to remove Hello Below at 8:17am 06.25.25 Hold that little gray bit against the beige bit. When the gray part comes away from the beige part
Cheap outboard Stu Jackson at 8:16am 06.25.25 It will work. I pushed a 25 footer with a 1.2 HP Johnson, my "egg beater" air cooled outboard. Fla
Gas 4 stroke for a Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:15am 06.25.25 3.5-4 hp will work with a long shaft wii be fine as I was a dealer for that boat. I preferred those
My Refrigerator stopped over the weekend Stu Jackson at 8:12am 06.25.25 and the part is shown as "out of stock" at rparts, I'll call them later I'm not sure it uses 4 pi
How to access shower sump hose on Catalina 310 for replacement? jssailem at 8:11am 06.25.25 Be careful with the holes. Catalina uses a solid pan insert to stabilize the hull and provide struc
Cheap outboard JoeWhite at 8:10am 06.25.25 What does your insurance co. say?
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! dLj at 8:05am 06.25.25 DLj , I finally broke down and bought the outboard I had been to cheap to buy for way too many year
Yanmar 3JH4E starting issues - Sun Oddysey 39DS jssailem at 8:05am 06.25.25 :plus: Your description could be associated with a questionable electrical connection in the starter
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! Rich Stidger at 8:04am 06.25.25 How about a repair using JB Weld? I've been very successful on other broken projects. It is often
My Refrigerator stopped over the weekend Calif. Ted at 8:03am 06.25.25 I read Stu's posts from 2016 and the part is shown as "out of stock" at rparts, I'll call them later
Cheap outboard Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 06.25.25 Too small. It will be difficult to control the boat. Forget about emergency stops when someone cuts
Cheap outboard duncan14 at 8:01am 06.25.25 Thank you for replies! Yes, I'm in saltwater. I'm mostly worried if it can push a large boat with en
Cheap outboard Crazy Dave Condon at 7:56am 06.25.25 Buyer beware
Cheap outboard jssailem at 7:50am 06.25.25 It will work until it doesn't, then hopefully you are safely in the marina and home with the family.

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