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Source of AICW information SFS at 1:00pm 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 4/407 We are starting to toy with the notion of a trip up the coast for the summer, from FL to NC. I've r
Head Y (diverter) valve (1) JosefR at 11:29am 05.16.17 Catalina 30 3/1003 Looking to find which size of this my boat has: http://www.go2marine.com//docs/3/9/4/0/y-valve-39406
Hunter 49 owners save me from tearing up my headliner tkwhalen at 11:19am 05.16.17 Big Boats 12/1167 soooo there are two speakers in the forward cabin above the v-berth ... they don't show up in the ow
Water tank size on C&C 30 MK I? / Where to mount solar panels? nycswashbuckler at 10:44am 05.16.17 C&C 5/2815 Ahoy everyone, I am happy to have found this forum. Quickly about us: We sail a 1980 C'C 30 MK I ou
Stupid Things I Have Done #1,653 Rick D at 9:08am 05.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 41/3571 So, working on the boat, I changed the fuel filters, engine filter and oil. Probably two dozen times
Holes in Keel (3) william24424 at 9:00am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 5/591 I have these troubling holes in my keel, discovered after sanding out a crack along the base. Marina
Autohelm 4000 SailsCallCapt at 8:51am 05.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/972 Recently my Autohelm 4000 broke, 2 of the internal rollers snapped off. I can try the super glue fix
NAVPOD Face Replacement jrocheleau at 8:12am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1955 I'm looking for a blank replacement face for an older NAVPOD. Does anyone know when I can get a rep
Importing boat into Canada SamRy at 8:12am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1801 I'm buying and importing a 32' sailboat from Michigan into Ontario, Canada. I plan to drive into th
M-25 maintenance day freeheelbillie at 7:19am 05.16.17 Catalina 30 1/914 Doing an oil change and replacing the impeller this weekend. Manual calls for a 300209 oil filter an
Raymarine parts DannyS at 5:01am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1636 I'm re-mounting a Raymarine C70 chartplotter and when I removed it last fall, the gasket between the
Oday 17 in shallow water HarryHBogue at 8:42pm 05.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2141 I am considering the purchase of an Oday 17 for use in the Bogue sound. Half the day, there is much
322 keel issues Buzzard Sailor at 8:05pm 05.15.17 Bigger Boats 7/1433 Having read on many occasions, previous threads about the 322 and 302 keel issues, I experienced fir
Double checking my retrieval procedure jhogle at 7:46pm 05.15.17 Catalina 22 10/1685 Everything has been going really well with my first boat so far except for taking the boat out of th
Rudder is lower than my keel murrayabbott at 6:25pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 6/2128 Hi. I have a 45DS and the rudder is lower that the keel. I was surprised to see this and am worrie
Freshwater Leak on 45DS murrayabbott at 6:19pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 11/1547 I am hoping that someone else has run into this before, I am at my wits end. Ever since the boat was
Disconnect solar panel while outboard auxiliary is running? Rich Langdon at 4:34pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/333 I just purchased a new 30 watt solar panel to replace the old one for my O'day 25. I have a starter
Sailing the columbia river Captaindon1991 at 4:13pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 17/7910 Hello I'm brand new to sailing. Just purchased my first boat macgregor 26d. So I live on the Columbi
Leaks in starboard genoa track area (2) Karcher at 3:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/1004 This picture is taken from below of a leak in one of the bolts of the starboard genoa track. I am pl
Battery charger Jason F at 2:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/1443 Hello, My battery charger died and I'm buying a new one. I have 2 12v batteries in parallel. I need

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New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 2:37am 06.18.24 That looks good! And getting a backing plate in there will be much easier.
Battens kappykaplan at 2:11am 06.18.24 Battens like a place, out of the way and flat. What about under the mattress in the V Berth? :plus
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed spadaforaj at 11:16pm 06.17.24 Hi all - judging from the pictures, woudl you recommend I build that surface up using gelcoat or res
Battens Project_Mayhem at 10:15pm 06.17.24 Battens like a place, out of the way and flat. What about under the mattress in the V Berth? :plus
Salvaging Sunken Boat Project_Mayhem at 10:11pm 06.17.24 Salvage is the primary reason I got full coverage on my old boat
Engine Overheating jssailem at 9:58pm 06.17.24 when I went to drain the coolant from the two drain points, I only had a few ounces drain out That
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 9:54pm 06.17.24 After way too long , I finally tracked down a very elusive leak to the traveller . It was a replace
Reconditioning circuit breakers jssailem at 9:54pm 06.17.24 Look'n like I'll be biting the bullet.. That is the safest approach. You might want to trace all o
Advice on repairing spreader bracket torn bolt hole jssailem at 9:50pm 06.17.24 I would take the mast down. Have a welder that knows aluminum come and patch the hole.
Battens jssailem at 9:45pm 06.17.24 Battens like a place, out of the way and flat. What about under the mattress in the V Berth?
Salvaging Sunken Boat Ralph Johnstone at 9:27pm 06.17.24 This is a troll, right? I kind of thought this from the start. Either a troll or mental black h
Salvaging Sunken Boat garymalmgren at 9:00pm 06.17.24 This is a troll, right? The guy doesn't know where the boat is, but he is going to dive and remove t
Salvaging Sunken Boat ggrizzard at 7:37pm 06.17.24 Hmmm. I guess I'll have to be very careful transiting Star Island on my next trip south. :frown:
Salvaging Sunken Boat shemandr at 7:11pm 06.17.24
What's this? kloudie1 at 7:10pm 06.17.24 Maybe a control box for an Electroscan ? The Electroscan may not be there anymore. an older version
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 7:07pm 06.17.24 Done! I also have a recently bought a Merit 22, when you have time could send me a PDF of the manu
Salvaging Sunken Boat Miles22 at 6:59pm 06.17.24 The HIN is located in 2 places, one visible and public, the other is somewhere in the boat and not
What's this? dlochner at 6:56pm 06.17.24 It appears to be a relay of some sort. Time to trace the wire and see where they go.
Salvaging Sunken Boat dlochner at 6:52pm 06.17.24 Nvm Searched it up but cannot remove it too? The HIN is located in 2 places, one visible and publ
Hunter 306 window replacement Tim22 at 6:42pm 06.17.24

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