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Rudder Tube Leak (1) Marc14857 at 3:57pm 05.04.17 Big Boats 5/2789 Does anyone have any experience with rudder post design on Hunter's from the mid 2000's. We launched
Staff Meeting All U Get at 2:58pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/654 Hi all, We aboard the Dalmatian were treated to some Southern Hospitality today by fellow forumite
94 Hunter 29.5 cabinet hardware (1) timangiel at 1:27pm 05.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/342 I'm looking for this flush cabinet pull used on the refrigerator lid, has a spring on it to return t
Mounting ladder to transom Ned Ludd at 12:27pm 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/829 Has anyone come up with a magical way of installing backing plates and nuts on the transom where the
Back in the saddle? BobM at 12:21pm 05.04.17 S2 22/3170 Well last year I definitively (I hope) traced my deck depression to the left of the mast to soft cor
Teak refresh and new vinyl floor- Oday 27 (6) fr500c at 10:06am 05.04.17 Bigger Boats 2/1071 Bought this Oday 27 a few months ago and have been too busy sailing her in the PNW rain to do any wo
Free Craigslist find John "Smitty" Smith III at 9:35am 05.04.17 Other Sailboats 72/14042 Good day all, I just picked up this 1977 Illinois Homemade Boat (ILZ044040377) from a guy who was ab
Remove Catalina (Capri 26) interior table John1534 at 9:19am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2874 Has anyone ever removed their Catalina folding interior table. I was wondering if there is an easie
Venture 17 keel.... (3) Trevor Bohm at 7:53am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/840 Got a 1973 venture 17 for $100 bucks. Great deal but the keel is the only issue. Looking for advi
Please answer a few questions. Paul Conrad at 6:50am 05.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/4257 1. Just how easy is trailering a MAC? How easy is putting it in water and retrieving it? Is it si
Moisture in rudder SamRy at 4:50am 05.04.17 Ask All Sailors 10/4549 I'm in the process of purchasing my first sailboat. The boat is a 1988 32 foot Oday. I'm told there
Best prop for First 32S5? miamibeachboatbums at 4:35am 05.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3116 Hey all, I need a new prop and the 3 bladed prop I had was not right for the boat (only 3-4 kts). D
Need tips for removal of main cabin AC in 2007 Hunter 49 bernmeister at 7:03pm 05.03.17 Big Boats 8/1460 I need to remove the old air conditioner to make room for a new one. The old unit is mounted below
McVay Victoria 18 karena at 5:43pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 25/6850 I'm a new owner of a Victoria 18, in search of the gizmo that shows your angle of tilt. I've seen i
Flux compass location tomjoseph245@gmail.com at 4:55pm 05.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1551 I have a 2002 Beneteau 42CC, SN FR-BEY B1035D202 and I would like to know if someone can tell me wh
OMC outboard bracket repair Stan Linado at 3:58pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 0/349 When we purchased our Catalina 25 it had a Merc 9.9 mounted on an OMC bracket. Does anyone know wher
Small outboard for Pearson Commander cstover at 1:57pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2119 Hi, I'm a long-time owner of a 1964 Pearson Commander. I need to replace the outboard engine. The 9.
Pensacola To Havana Race kloudie1 at 1:09pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1296 Wish I could be with this gang.. there is a (near) real time tracker on the page.. http://www.pensac
Mainsail part yellowood at 12:12pm 05.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1723 On my catalina 27 the part that holds mainsail up went overboard. Don't know the proper name to ord
How does this come apart? (2) EV21 at 10:55am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1052 Hoping someone here has seen one of these winches and knows the trick to disassemble them. I only w

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Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch Indysailor at 4:06am 07.02.24 Look at Sol. It's basically a sunfish with a full cockpit. https://sailsportmarine.com/products/sol-
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 3:40am 07.02.24 Try closing the holes up with a plastic welder, or even the heated head of a large common nail. A f
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 3:25am 07.02.24 Try closing the holes up with a plastic welder, or even the heated head of a large common nail. A fe
Stripped screws in plastic kappykaplan at 3:11am 07.02.24
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 3:09am 07.02.24
Search function on iPhone ? Davidasailor26 at 2:35am 07.02.24 The app was made by some third party and is not really supported. Stick with the web version. It doe
Stripped screws in plastic kappykaplan at 2:16am 07.02.24 Add a tooth pick to each screw hole then tighten down? Not sure how the toothpicks will react to d
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 11:13pm 07.01.24 Im still confused about what the purple alternator excite wire does on our engines, still researchin
Search function on iPhone ? BTC1984 at 9:04pm 07.01.24
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump Ralph Johnstone at 8:58pm 07.01.24 The one thing that doesn't sound as if it was done when the pump was attached is to back off the fu
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 8:41pm 07.01.24 Since much of the "no Hype" information about Tropical Atlantic is provided by Levi Cowan of Tropic
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? justsomeguy at 8:35pm 07.01.24 Where did you source the can of R134a and hose? R134 at the auto parts store, the hose you'd have
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 8:07pm 07.01.24 Understood. Have you read the Cruisers Forum Lithium threads? jedi is a trusted contributor. htt
Alternator wiring question? Stu Jackson at 7:51pm 07.01.24 Understood. Have you read the Cruisers Forum Lithium threads? jedi is a trusted contributor. htt
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch FDL S2 at 7:50pm 07.01.24 Sunfish or AMF Puffer are the first two that came to mind. Puffer is very stable and only a little h
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Straycat22296 at 7:47pm 07.01.24 About five year ago my 1999 cooling went out and of course the unit had no way to recharge. I do not
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? artboas at 7:40pm 07.01.24 The engine sump pan is not connected to the bilge. This is done on purpose. In case you have an oil
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump mjberns at 7:29pm 07.01.24
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch David in Sandusky at 7:10pm 07.01.24 A Sunfish is my idea.
Stepping mast Buffalo David in Sandusky at 7:08pm 07.01.24 The Great Lakes Cruising Club recommends Wordell's Boat Yard, or Smith Boys Marine for mast work at

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