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Rebuilding the top of the Rudder Tube robertgogan at 5:32am 05.08.17 Catalina 30 5/1524 I have removed my rudder, reglassed in the stuffing box that was loose and read the mylar or fibergl
Legend 35.5 furling problem (1) Michael-Louis at 1:39am 05.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2503 Hi, I am a new member from Hungary and would like to greet all of you out there. I recently got a 19
Oceanis Plumbing SteveInMD at 6:12pm 05.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1251 The fresh water supply plumbing on Oceanis 45 does not seem to be the standard 15mm plastic plumbing
The perfect outboard ? I love it! RussC at 5:17pm 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1849 No carb to plug, no fuel to mix, lightweight, has forward and reverse gear. "very rare". I wonder wh
Trailer Tongue Extension rswift at 3:31pm 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 8/9897 I am looking for ideas to make or buy an extension for the trailer for my O'Day 192. The launch ramp
Beginnings Of Leaking ATF @ Coupling Side Oil Seal rardiH36 at 11:22am 05.07.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/570 Placing my finger underneath the transmission near the shaft coupling, I noticed for the first time
356 owners on West Coast Florida? krienen at 11:07am 05.07.17 Big Boats 1/373 We are 356 2003 at Twin Dolphins Marina in Bradenton, Florida on the Manatee River; any other owners
Hard Dodger for Beneteau 36CC BDRogers at 7:36am 05.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1544 I am looking for the factory option hard dodger for my Beneteau 36CC. Do anyone know where I might b
Jeanneau Poker 28ft - Does it have a Bilge? fgcity at 7:22am 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/397 Hi everyone. I got my self a sailboat finally as i have been dreaming about it for as long as i can
Where is Zeehag? Ron20324 at 6:33am 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 3/641 No posts from her since Aug '16. Has anyone heard from her or maybe the cat?
Catalina 30, MKII main sheet routing freeheelbillie at 1:20am 05.07.17 Catalina 30 7/3655 Anyone have any photos or diagrams for a 1992 Tall Rig? I stepped the mast this year to do some work
Direct discharge head - illegal? George in AK at 12:24am 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 75/15636 So I've Googled the heck out of this, and can't find an answer. I'm hoping y'all can set me straight
White antifouling paint - anyone with experience? DianaOfBurlington at 9:27pm 05.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3176 I had an interesting discussion with the Pettit Paint rep recently in which I mentioned that at Cher
Can I connect new motor directly to a battery charger that charges my boat batteries? WaterWalket at 6:58pm 05.06.17 Other Sailboats 5/1200 looking for info on attaching my new motor to battery charger? Or directly to batteries? My old mo
Hunter 26 Spinnaker Pole Set Up (3) dgreen1991 at 6:37pm 05.06.17 Smaller Boats 13/5599 136197 136196 136195 Never flown one before. No experience at all. My 95 Hunter 26 has one. All I kn
How to detach the centerboard chest cover on a '77 Widgeon? Duchifat91 at 5:10pm 05.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1707 Any know how to remove the centerboard chest cover on a '77 Widgeon? I removed the mainsail fair lea
Refinishing swing keel (2) ambler at 5:08pm 05.06.17 Catalina 22 21/3836 Refinishing the swing keel on my 1983 Catalina 22. Thick "rusticles" like seen on the Titanic. Ive c
Beaufort Wooden Boat show (5) All U Get at 12:24pm 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/888 136183 136184 136186 136187 136188 Had a nice afternoon at the Beaufort Wooden Boat show. Here's
Companion hatch slider replacement Steven Fera at 10:39am 05.06.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/593 I have purchased replacement slider tape that enables the hatch to slide open and closed easily over
Hunter 25.5 cabin pop-top Carl Weathers at 8:58am 05.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5050 Ahoy all. I am trying to find a link to the arrangement of the lines which attach to, lift and secu

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Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break (1) caverun at 4:04am 07.08.24 I think the cables are standard outboard control cables- see if there are any markings on the outsid
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break east coaster at 3:53am 07.08.24 Somewhere on the cable will be its "model number", this is what you need to get a replacement cable.
cabin steps sailliny at 3:50am 07.08.24 Looks nice maybe you can supply an item number or a way to find
What are these tracks used for? (1) rgranger at 3:44am 07.08.24 Is the "adjustable genoa car" not a pulley car? -Will LoL That is sort of like saying the anchor
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy east coaster at 3:43am 07.08.24 Mine as well, and it eventually goes away without any action on my part. Instruments are still reada
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 rgranger at 3:36am 07.08.24 That seems to be the motor most people reccomend. I just already have the 10hp on a little jon boat
Chain plates Hunter 49 American_Mainsail at 2:56am 07.08.24
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy kappykaplan at 2:12am 07.08.24 My engine gauges in the cockpit fog up when motoring Mine do, too, in the right conditions. I hav
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? Screen Saver at 12:00am 07.08.24 Im buggered if I can find this oil leak in the genset. Seeing the bottom half of the genset is nearl
Chain plates Hunter 49 (1) Screen Saver at 11:52pm 07.07.24 So just to finish this off. I had a new chainplate made and we counter sunk the studs and welded th
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 9:09pm 07.07.24 Hurricane Beryl is now Cat 1 again ! NDBC - Station 42019 Recent Data
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners philiefay at 9:06pm 07.07.24 Some great advice here. Steve, Can you please post final photos once the repair is complete and an
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Project_Mayhem at 8:43pm 07.07.24 Check the acorn marine site. Read their testing data. They show how the unit failed and at what loa
What are these tracks used for? (1) Will Gilmore at 8:32pm 07.07.24 But what they won't have is a pulley car for adjusting the headsail trim.
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:04pm 07.07.24 Bilge pumps have to discharge above the waterline, which means the discharge line from the pump has
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 6:48pm 07.07.24 Hmm. If it were mine, and you go with a motor as large as a 10 or even 8 hp, I think I'd get rid of
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 6:42pm 07.07.24 I would recommend a max OB size of 6HP you will hit max hull speed at about 2/3 WOT. That is plen
Boom connection woes? DaveJ at 5:56pm 07.07.24
Coaming trim install? dlochner at 5:47pm 07.07.24 Dow 795 would be a good choice, it is flexible and has good adhesive strength, yet can be easily rem
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... rgranger at 5:28pm 07.07.24 Thanks for closing the loop!

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