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Hunter 25 2005 Ruder Missing part (2) Alex111 at 2:17pm 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/426 Hello Everyone, I have Hunter 25 2005 Rudder Missing part, I don't know the part name. I am using s
Drilling the Boom TortolaTim at 1:52pm 05.13.17 Catalina 22 13/3112 I bought the Cat Direct boom topping lift kit and had a question about the installation. When mounti
Wood care basics for 2004 Hunter 33 Interior (3) richot at 12:14pm 05.13.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/2215 Hello I'm looking to touch up some of the wood interior on our 2004 Hunter 33. I've read the manual
Dodger window clouding (1) capta at 11:53am 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1684 One side panel on our dodger is clouding. Has anyone found anything which will reverse this or at le
Life line post Garalau2 at 7:44am 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/521 I would like to tighten the life line posts on my Hunter 38 , 2006. Do we have to remove all the int
more minor stuff recommendations plz... rpludwig at 5:00am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 20/4852 looking to wrap this up in nxt few weeks, so need best/cost effective recommendations for the follow
butyl tape source? gel coat paste source? rpludwig at 4:42am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 18/2527 bottom work done, keel work done, on to bedding deck hdwr ' touchup on some spider cracks... recomme
gunnels wood? (1) Karyon at 6:29pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 8/724 I would like to replace the pieces of teak wood on the gunnels, where can I get new ones, or is ther
engine die above an idle Hunter 31 at 6:21pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/1335 Yanmar Diesel in Hunter 31, Boat went in the water today. It has not been in the water for 4 years.
Fix it like the Fonz... VanIslandGuy at 6:11pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/924 Anyone remember Fonzie from Happy Days? Lately I've used the closed fist method to fix two items.
Cam cleats for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 6:03pm 05.12.17 Day Sailers 5/1968 Hi all, I am wanting to exchange my horn cleats for cam cleats on my O'Day 23, but wanted to see if
Beneteau First 33.7 Polar diagram mamanterola at 4:57pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2820 Anyone have a polar diagram for the Beneteau First 33.7...? I recently bought a year 2000 model and
Dogonit! (1) Ken Cross at 4:55pm 05.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1834 Irritating, but I've had them a few years. Now what would you choose for a replacement? Ken
35.5 Legend Table shavdog at 2:37pm 05.12.17 Big Boats 4/593 Is there a special way to move the table up and down....I know theres a counterweight inside the pos
Completely restoring those old cabin lights with switch, socket, and bulb Hunter A at 2:31pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 7/2822 So I've had my 1987 Catalina 25 for about 8 months now and have done a few small clean up projects a
Can A/C be installed on a Beneteau 35s5? Captain Robin at 2:06pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/772 In order to sell my 1991 Beneteau 35s5 I want to install the thru-hull for an A/C system and need to
First race of the season! (4) Jackdaw at 10:50am 05.12.17 Racing 16/1823 80 boats out for the first G-series race of the WYC 2017 season. An iffy first upwind leg keeps us i
Attitude! (2) LakeShark at 8:44am 05.12.17 Catalina 22 20/1392 It used to be the motto of the magazine Latitudes and Attitudes that the difference between an adven
Hunter 49 boom furling system claugerbaum at 8:21am 05.12.17 Big Boats 0/310 Furl Boom is the manufacturer of system currently on the boat and the goose neck where the boom join
Standing rigging connectors (7) George in AK at 9:55pm 05.11.17 Catalina 22 13/2584 Appologies for the total newbie question, but the standing rigging on our 1976 Catalina 22 has me sc

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I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Scott T-Bird at 1:59pm 06.10.24 Housing & grocery prices have risen so drastically that young people are having a hard time being ab
Catalina 34 MkII Log JoeWhite at 1:42pm 06.10.24 On my C36, I pull out the bottom drawer of the V-berth to see the depth sounder and the paddlewheel.
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 1:39pm 06.10.24 If you are going into the original holes, then the threads on the inserts probably not match the sel
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 1:20pm 06.10.24 The biggest task is to find the stainless steel insert. I recently bought a bag of these just bec
Dish storage fred1diver at 1:12pm 06.10.24 Already on top of that, those dishes have a deep lip on the bottom, they are hard to get out, and th
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz kappykaplan at 1:05pm 06.10.24 I think the bigger obstacle is the amount of time sailing takes.. It's the journey, not the destin
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Rick Webb at 1:04pm 06.10.24 Dispute the charge on your credit card, that'll get them moving.
Catalina 34 MkII Log kappykaplan at 1:03pm 06.10.24 Should be a through hull forward of the keel. Look under the v-berth. Welcome to the forum! :beer
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? clivewmwalker at 12:51pm 06.10.24 OK. Thanks. I'll take a look next time I'm on-board.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Timm R Oday25 at 12:36pm 06.10.24 A quick scan of the empty slips and winter mooring sticks still in place tell me otherwise. Both mar
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? Calif. Ted at 12:31pm 06.10.24 Usually in the forepeak under a center section of the sole, probably a finger pull on the section ov
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 12:25pm 06.10.24
Dish storage dLj at 12:04pm 06.10.24 Beautiful work! My only concern would be how to close the top sections. But if you are just coasta
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation fred1diver at 11:47am 06.10.24 I found some nice 1 inch xps foam What do you all recommend to fasten it to the underside of the cou
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 11:46am 06.10.24 It quite finished, still needs to be sanded and varnished, but it does add some nice storage space
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
Failed Traveler Part kloudie1 at 11:13am 06.10.24 @Jan11 has a great idea .. find what holds the "roller saddles" to that block and remove it and copy
Moving the traveller questions dlochner at 10:17am 06.10.24 Harken has several load calculators on their website. You might find them interesting. The Max main
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 9:55am 06.10.24 I wasn't going to comment any further on this topic but I can't help myself. The traveler car you're
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 9:55am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even

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