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Deck Plate Organizer Sheave Replacement (1) nduckste at 10:45pm 11.16.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/922
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 Tabare at 8:25pm 11.16.23 Ask All Sailors 8/831 Hi sailors, I am planning to install a diesel air heater and I wonder if there are any fellow H336 o
st60+ wind ind, speed hull spd colin59 at 5:58pm 11.16.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1055 Hi, have a 2000 hunter 290 with these Raymarine/ Raytheon instuments but no depth sounder. Any sugge
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? VT Fitz at 11:58am 11.16.23 Engines and Propulsion 13/1362
FRESH WATER PUMPS AVAILABLE - FREE (you pay postage) (1) twodzusfittings at 10:24am 11.16.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/993 I have three fresh water pumps, Universal Atomic Diesel Part Number 298845 otherwise know as 15401-7
Invest 98L --> PTC 22 (2) JamesG161 at 3:30am 11.16.23 Weather and Forecasting 1/830 Of course it hit the modeling. t in the 2023 season, the only HEAT fuel area left is the Caribbean
Max length for data cable? DinghySailor at 10:23pm 11.15.23 Ask All Sailors 1/380 Skippers, marine electricians, One reason I bought the Vesper Cortex is being able to read sensor da
Original Portlight Reseal Ranzo at 5:29pm 11.15.23 Catalina 22 1/780 Bought the window reseal kit from Catalina Direct: boy howdy, I cannot get these windows back togeth
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam (1) xavpil at 2:31pm 11.15.23 Ask All Sailors 28/3381 Hi all - how do you winterize these carbon foam batteries? How do you re-charge them? How do you tes
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 gfrost39 at 12:37pm 11.15.23 Smaller Boats 5/952 Need recommendation for head sail furller system. My new partner does not like the hanked headsail a
C&C40 furling jib for sale Captain Len at 11:22am 11.15.23 C&C 1/17 I have a little used North Sail #3 Nordic 110% furling jib for sale. Dimensions are: I = 53.000 J =
Emergency Tiller gwoolverton at 9:28am 11.15.23 Catalina 310 7/1490 I am buying a Catalina 310 and it's missing its emergency tiller, so I'd like to have one made. Can
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? rpell1@msn.com at 8:16am 11.15.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1093 Hi all, While sitting in my easy chair, my mind started wandering about the little things that need
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 Kupe at 6:29pm 11.14.23 Big Boats 17/1749 Hey gang- This summer we purchased our new-to-us 2004 Hunter 36. Love it! Unfortunately we hav
Electrics simplified ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 12:28pm 11.14.23 Ask All Sailors 2/633 Thought this was humorous ...
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 11:00am 11.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 13/2244 Hello All- I have what feels like a silly question. I have a Yanmar 3HM35F that starts right up eve
Grounding wires bob45 at 9:06am 11.14.23 Ask All Sailors 11/919
Keel seam location on a full fin keel? (1) andrewbredow at 8:35am 11.14.23 Catalina 310 3/906 Hey all - this is my first time posting to the forum after buying hull #258 this past summer! After
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 5:31am 11.14.23 Ask All Sailors 27/2229 My main sail has about 5 (short) seasons and in good shape but all 4 battens are partial. I was tal
Adjustable main cabin table. Syversens at 8:06pm 11.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/665 Hey all, we have a 381 98 two cabin edition and our cabin table folds down to make a bed type thing.

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decided against dripless but.... BigEasy at 10:27am 04.24.25 Thanks for all the feedback on my last question regarding traditional or dripless. After hearing fr
Traveler car/track as tether? PaulK at 10:25am 04.24.25 You have a good idea with tracks, but are reinventing the wheel unless the tracks are already in pla
2000 Hunter 380 stanchion rebed question Velorosa at 10:17am 04.24.25 Welcome to the site Velorosa. There are no nuts. What's hidden in the FG is a 3/8" threaded alu
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Rick Webb at 10:16am 04.24.25 What happens when one of these malfunctions and someone runs into the hazard? How much maintenance
decided against dripless but.... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 04.24.25 Done properly and carefully, I am able to get 5 years+ out of packing with teflon impregnated flax p
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? (1) AndyL at 9:21am 04.24.25 Pictures? Not sure that would help or even show the problem, but I'll try later. The image below i
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? shemandr at 9:20am 04.24.25 I bent the bolt of one of mine by attaching my whisker pole to it. It was easily repaired with a ne
decided against dripless but.... Stu Jackson at 9:18am 04.24.25 If you used it, did you like it? Yes, I did and after a while realized it wasn't any different tha
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail smokey73 at 8:31am 04.24.25 I would think some 1/4 inch line weaved through the bottom of the net, stretched tight and fastened
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? smokey73 at 8:21am 04.24.25 Pictures?
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? AndyL at 8:01am 04.24.25 FYI... my visual inspection doesn't show any other obvious damage and the rigging tension appears eq
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail Scott T-Bird at 7:52am 04.24.25 Making holes along the toe rail could be particularly troublesome because you may not even notice le
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Project_Mayhem at 7:49am 04.24.25 What happens when one of these malfunctions and someone runs into the hazard? How much maintenance d
Well that was close SteveHughessails at 7:46am 04.24.25 Now I have to check mine. :-)
Looking for a sailboat junk/salvage yard marcham at 7:44am 04.24.25 Acrylic (Plexiglass is a type of acrylic) is far superior in terms of UV and scratch resistance....
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Don S/V ILLusion at 7:30am 04.24.25 But having sailed to Maine in the past I had a quick look and was surprised by how many 'ATONs' in
Cabin leak AndyL at 7:07am 04.24.25 We had a leak that came out at the rear bulkhead in one corner of the aft cabin - it was from one of
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids (1) Jim Legere at 7:00am 04.24.25 I think there is some confusion here. Periodically the Coast Guard will opt to discontinue individu
C&C 32 Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 04.24.25 @Scott T-Bird - with all due respect, for any second hand boat it all depends upon condition. If t
PNW Pirates Bash 2025 - Poulsbo, WA jssailem at 6:31am 04.24.25 Love Poulsbo as a port to visit. Fun shops, good food. A marine museum with fun for young and old ma

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