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Deck fitting leak (3) kimelmore at 10:22pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 9/1016 Due to our recent heavy rains I found one of the compartments in my boat filling with water. After s
Looking for headsail for H35.. size 110 ArkadiyS at 8:39pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 1/303 After looking at all of the sails that came with our H35 (1987), we are looking for a good shape 110
1978 - 1983 Hunter Electrical Panel Question ggrizzard at 7:14pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 0/242 For Kito and those of you who have looked at or changed the panel connections of your Good Old Cheru
Need to buy a battery jhogle at 6:44pm 02.20.17 Catalina 22 7/1569 I need to pick out a battery for my Catalina 22. Are there any brands / models that people typicall
Question about Drilling into the Deck for New Line Clutches CapitalistSailor at 6:12pm 02.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1401 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 and I want to add a couple more line clutches to the cabin top. There is
Hunter 40.5 keel sump question glennmul at 5:33pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 5/1370 Hi all, I am a new Hunter 40.5 owner (1997) and I am curious as to the design of the keel. I was su
Stack Pack Access korchinskyp at 5:04pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 7/1522 I have a Hunter 37.5 and a Neil Pryde Stack Pack. The problem I encounter is trying to work the zipp
Small, Below deck fuel tank agprice22 at 4:46pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1125 I am trying to find a 3 - 6 gallon below deck fuel tank. I want to maximize space in my Trimaran, so
Pearson 32 mast question Giddy Up at 2:44pm 02.20.17 Pearson 3/1116 Howdy I have a Pearson 32 that I have been restoring. I am about to replace all the wireing, lights,
1966 Javelin javelin514 at 2:08pm 02.20.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1414 I recently acquired a 1966 Javelin. It has all the parts but the walnut pieces need to be refurbishe
Help with a Windlass question (1) RWSlater at 1:52pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 22/4244 Hi all I recently bought a 2007 Hunter 45CC. It has a Lewmar (Simpson-Lawrence) Sprint Atlantic Mo
Welcome Alden owners! Phil Herring at 1:47pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 10/990 Incoming! We have another new forum on the site: Alden owners. They have brought a few hundred owne
In mast wiring jmihalick at 1:41pm 02.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/618 I have a 1989 33.5 and need to replace my Rotovecta. The wiring to my Rotovecta is a single pair (re
Kermit ho (1) rgranger at 1:20pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 15/236 http://previews.123rf.com/images/brux/brux1210/brux121000005/15758307-funny-frog-on-a-red-sail-boat-
Replacing the House Batteries -- Choices?? viamalu at 12:17pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 57/20700 I purchased a 1998 Hunter 310 3 years ago and had no battery issues until they died this week (they'
Caravelle 992O KALIMERA now in San Blas, Panama (3) Iain McAllister at 8:28am 01.09.17 Alden General Chat 0/850 Discovered that the Hodgdon Caravelle sloop KALIMERA was sold from Santa Barbara, CA, in 2015 and is
Challenger 949X, INTEGRITY Iain McAllister at 4:48am 12.29.16 Alden General Chat 1/844 New intelligence up at the Alden Fiberglass Boats List for Challenger 949X, INTEGRITY. She competed
Poul Molich's "world-wide everlasting guarantee" Iain McAllister at 12:34pm 12.28.16 Alden General Chat 0/685 Letters page, YACHTING magazine, June 1991: GOOSENECK GIANTS Often one hears complaints of equipme
A curious Caravelle Iain McAllister at 4:05am 12.24.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 16/5634 [Note, 14 April 2017: This is a long ramble that eventually moves quite far from original theory! I
Caravelle Refit bbistis at 11:47am 12.16.16 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/767 I'm considering a significant refit for my Caravelle (992M-yawl) shortly, and am looking for some ad

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Not perfect launch day... (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:29am 04.24.24 The problem is that it says O'Day on the side of the boat ;) Mine will stay dry for a few days and t
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 5:42am 04.24.24 At least your marina has a working Travel Lift, found out yesterday the lift at my marina is not wo
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 5:38am 04.24.24 I hope you remember that it gets dark at night :biggrin:. Make sure you take all the portable 120V
Not perfect launch day... dlochner at 5:16am 04.24.24 At least your marina has a working Travel Lift, found out yesterday the lift at my marina is not wor
Caulk for resealing shower dlochner at 5:13am 04.24.24 I'd use a good quality bathroom caulk. No need for a marine sealant unless your shower is exposed to
New Batteries and Switch dlochner at 5:11am 04.24.24 The house battery should be fused within 18 inches. The easiest way to do this is with an MRBF fuse
Metal lathe Marmalade at 5:07am 04.24.24 @Hayden Watson heavy work gloves. Had a coworker's glove snag in a lathe while polishing an axle,
Windlass and thruster Battery question xavpil at 5:04am 04.24.24 My thruster is powered from a Group 24 battery in the v berth. how do you know what group battery
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ (1) monocerosin at 4:32am 04.24.24 @monoceresin: do your homework! There is a lot of information on the 1978 - 1985 Hunter 37 Cutter h
Access to windlass east coaster at 4:30am 04.24.24 Newer one, had to replace the original plastic plate with a plastic plate cut from a used cutting bo
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ monocerosin at 4:20am 04.24.24 large screwdriver from the outside to prevent then from turning while the nuts are tightened from
Gooseneck Pin Brianstanis at 3:44am 04.24.24 Those are bolts with plastic lock nut at the thread end. The bolt should be installed from the top
Gooseneck Pin Brianstanis at 3:43am 04.24.24 Assuming yours is like my goose neck. and the pin drops down into the assembly from the top... No,
Metal lathe kappykaplan at 3:38am 04.24.24 I just wish that I did not have to look at that particular shade of blue every time I open my engin
Metal lathe (2) Hayden Watson at 3:09am 04.24.24 I finally got balmars screwup fixed and it only cost me $137. I needed to buy a 1/2 drive impact wr
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 2:06am 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 10:18pm 04.23.24 So, I have asked the marina if they can haul me out late tomorrow afternoon after their last launch
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. jssailem at 9:32pm 04.23.24
New Batteries and Switch marcham at 9:02pm 04.23.24 Difficult to remotely troubleshoot wiring.... suggest tracing the wires from each battery switch. T
New Batteries and Switch (1) Tally Ho at 7:33pm 04.23.24 Just a guess, but one switch is a 1-2-both-off switch, usually used to switch the house batteries.

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