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Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 7:03pm 04.28.23 Catalina 22 26/1686 I need your guidance. Just bought a nice condition 1981. C22. I haven't put the mast up yet and have
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (1) shank at 1:43pm 04.28.23 Engines and Propulsion 47/2820 I have trouble tightening the engine belt on this engine. The belt is adjusted by the highlighted bo
The very best memories Lostgirl69 at 11:02am 04.28.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/554 Hello. I don't have any questions. I wanted to share my experience with you all. I have a story. Se
Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 (4) bonkle at 10:02am 04.28.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1361 I'm getting around to fixing the head. I figure all the seals are shot and am not going to bother wi
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? jssailem at 9:35am 04.28.23 Ask All Sailors 39/1774 It is spring time. The sun is starting to cause the itch. We got to get the boat in the water. D
Solo Sailing ... for your enjoyment (or not) Joe at 11:59pm 04.27.23 Ask All Sailors 10/675 HI folks, I stumbled across this Norwegian sailor (in a very cool boat, I might add) who has no qual
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? mcarter024 at 9:11pm 04.27.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1018 Hi All, Novice sailor here. I am working on installing a bilge pump for my Catalina 25. I bought
Waste Tank Level Indication Hunter 33 2004 MichaelStacy at 7:47pm 04.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1078 My waste tank level indicator has not worked for years. I rely on using a flashlight at top of tank
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? LouisMK at 7:46pm 04.27.23 Bigger Boats 14/2333
Advice on interior paneling repair (2) Monheganlover at 12:08pm 04.27.23 Catalina 310 8/839 I am in the process of re-bedding all the chainplates and stanchion bases on my 2002 Catalina 310. I
St. Lucia brockangelo at 11:45am 04.27.23 Catalina 22 5/552 Just snagged round trip tickets to St. Lucia for a crazy good price, so now we're considering doing
Glue to attach handle to hatch (1) sunlover at 9:06am 04.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1617 what would be the best glue to reattach the handle to the hatch? JD Weld epoxy lasted for a few d
Abandoned and Derelict Boats--Redux Dave at 6:43am 04.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/360 Abandoned and derelict boats, sail and power, are a problem. Fiberglass boats don't decay like wood
How close is too close to shore? bonkle at 5:27am 04.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 22/2504 Distances are incredibly hard to approximate but I'll try. I've taken the boat out a couple afternoo
De-winterization xavpil at 7:03pm 04.26.23 Ask All Sailors 23/1369 De-winterization: First time getting my 1980 Cat 27 into the water after having been winterized (Mul
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? (1) deminimis at 10:09am 04.26.23 Destinations 15/1418 Howdy!! Planning a trip next Spring (April) to the Gulf. We'll likely launch at BSL, MS and go as f
Slippery floorboards (1) Trent Tidmore at 8:16am 04.26.23 Ask All Sailors 9/636 Our floorboards are a plastic laminate type material and pretty old. Is there a durable spray you re
Captains Log and Maintenance Log Templates Captain Larry-DH at 4:56am 04.26.23 Ask All Sailors 0/525 I came across some very good templates for MS-Excel or G-Sheets created by someone else, and wanted
rebedding fiberglass arch fittings VanIslandGuy at 12:12am 04.26.23 Big Boats 3/541 Has anyone with a fiberglass arch re-bed the traveler and blocks where the line exits the inside of
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? jigray3 at 7:48pm 04.25.23 Musings With Maine Sail 17/2331 I plan to replace Lewmar Old Standard portlights with their New Standard version on my '94 Bnenteau

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universal M18 3 point front mount bracket (2) adamv at 10:33am 06.01.24 Adam It sounds like you would like an OEM part, yet when you discover the Westerbeke price of OEM,
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Hamish_s at 10:30am 06.01.24 Thanks Ralph. In fact, as Hunter.boatowners website indicates, and a chat with the person on the ph
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket jssailem at 10:17am 06.01.24 Adam It sounds like you would like an OEM part, yet when you discover the Westerbeke price of OEM, y
Fuel tank sender gasket Calif. Ted at 10:04am 06.01.24 Sender gaskets are available in various materials, a common sender is the VDO, most (if not all) use
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 06.01.24 OUCH ! I would hazard a guess and say that every prop shaft for the Hunter 386/380/376 is differe
Fuel tank sender gasket Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 06.01.24 The black stuff is most likely Permatex 2 which is the only stuff in the universe which will stick t
Portlight Polish jssailem at 8:44am 06.01.24 I've used that stuff on my car headlights. It worked as advertised. About a year later, they needed
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... thinwater at 8:38am 06.01.24 Sleeve will probably actually be simpler. The compression load is not hard to figure out. Typically
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 JamesG161 at 8:10am 06.01.24 Call the Stores on this site. They will respond. They help every Hunter owner. Simply use my lin
Fuel tank sender gasket MikeHoncho at 8:01am 06.01.24 You can buy Viton gasket material sheets on Amazon for less than $20. I woudn't depend on some blac
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Hamish_s at 7:54am 06.01.24 Thanks James. I'm in Canada and while the pricing for the actual shaft and coupling is very good, t
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 JamesG161 at 6:52am 06.01.24 Call the Stores on this site. Hunter 386 3 blade propeller SailboatOwners.com customer service M
Portlight Polish (5) rgranger at 6:40am 06.01.24 <p>
Are your PFD's ready? Jim Legere at 3:19am 06.01.24 I manually inflate my PFDs every spring using the oral inflation tube. There should be no noticeable
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 10:57pm 05.31.24 The 2/0 has a rating of 330a outside of an engine space and 280 in an engine space. Assuming a 300a
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? skunther at 9:28pm 05.31.24 Thank you!
Love Hate relationship Leeward Rail at 8:42pm 05.31.24 I like a Bimini that's plenty wide enough to span from one outboard genny track to the other, with
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? Leeward Rail at 8:28pm 05.31.24 Here's my thread from ages ago when I repaired the hatch on our c22 https://forums.sailboatowners.c
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? Salty79 at 7:29pm 05.31.24 I've got a metal plug on order, will report back! Thanks all.
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jibes138 at 7:28pm 05.31.24 https://www.grainger.com/product/4VRV4?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:4P7A1P:20501231&gad_source=1&g

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