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Standing rigging stud threads on H23.5 PropellerHead at 5:34pm 10.02.16 Smaller Boats 29/1881 The stud end on one of the shrouds on my H23.5 is bent. I was thinking of cutting it off and replaci
Yanmar Engine Vibration kiteflyer at 5:30pm 10.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6159 Just finished up my year-end maintenance on my Yanmar 2GM20F on Arcadia (1991 Hunter 28). Oil/filte
Sailboat covers (1) $iRe408 at 4:44pm 10.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2253 I will be having my Mac 22 at a boat storage for a few months. I want to protect deck as much as pos
1987 waterline - where is yours? (5) reefsider at 2:36pm 10.02.16 Catalina 22 7/1112 Hi all, so I've got the boat down to bare gel coat except the keel pocket. I think I'll have to coa
Solid boom vang JHS at 12:04pm 10.02.16 Ask All Sailors 7/909 Can anyone tell me which end of the vang I tie a new line on? I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 with a soli
Repair of the mast step of a Coronado 15 Jack Barber at 10:30am 10.02.16 Smaller Boats 1/2198 All, have any of you repaired the mast support below the deck of the subject boat? Mine has apparent
Where does your vented loop for your head intake run? patrickkidd at 9:51am 10.02.16 Catalina 30 14/5524 Hi there! I want to install a vented loop on the raw water intake for my head to protect against si
in-mast furler issues. new323owner at 9:37am 10.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1145 I know that most, if not all, of you who have in-mast furling have, at one time or another, had a s
Dinghy Repair/what Glue seadaddler at 9:27am 10.02.16 Ask All Sailors 15/3992 I have defender rib dinghy I purchased used and last year all the handles and rope holds and startin
drinkable water from tanks NiceBeny at 9:16am 10.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/697 I normally use a britta filter to clean water for use in galley, but have now bought a filter that i
Rebel 16, MK2 help Tortuga08 at 7:12am 10.02.16 Other Sailboats 5/5117 First please forgive my ignorance. I know nothing about boats or sailing except what i've been lear
Stopping the blade All U Get at 6:14am 10.02.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1095 Hi all, While cruising we have entertained ourselves with various games like "Swat the fly" and "Do
Hunter 30 Self-Tacking Jib Alan Craigie at 5:52am 10.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2625 I'm trying to reinstall the self tacking genoa on my Hunter30. It was removed by the previous owner.
In mast main... NYSail at 2:17am 10.02.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1089 hello all Would love to hear comments regarding this setup...... do these get stuck / jammed? Thank
VHF fixed radio Randall Schmidt at 6:20pm 10.01.16 Ask All Sailors 77/6977 I install a new $200 GPS equipped Horizon VHF fixed radio in my 1984 28 foot Oday today. The power w
Leaky Companion way (1) Randall Schmidt at 6:15pm 10.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 29/4431 I dropped by my 1984 Oday 28 today in the rain and noticed that a considerable amount of rain is mak
LEDs...a fire danger if they are not US made? tadd5181 at 3:49pm 10.01.16 Big Boats 8/1134 I recently bought 6 LED light bulbs to replace what I call "regular" bulbs on the ceiling of my 200
Mystery Rod in Boom (3) RichRico at 2:56pm 10.01.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/708 I have a 1978 Cherubini Hunter 30 that has a mystery rod sticking out of the mainsail boom. Tight wi
Serious Repair Question (3) Dutchman at 12:49pm 10.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 41/8073 So I spent the other day at a steady 30-45 degree angle with a big 155 and full main spread. Very fu
Cover for Merriman / Yacht Specialties Pedestal Control Head thetone at 10:46am 10.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1060 Does anyone know where to get the binnacle cover for my 28.5? Mine is cracked at the bottom and keep

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Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) jssailem at 7:58am 11.19.23
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) dLj at 7:56am 11.19.23 Know that sailing is not like Grad school. You really never stop learning about sailing, and for su
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) jssailem at 7:47am 11.19.23 Welcome back Chris Boat rebuilds are a start and stop type of project. Pleased to hear you still hav
Best place to sell a boat quickly? Alan Gomes at 7:40am 11.19.23 Sailing Texas. Price will be the most important factor in selling it quickly. I'd say the boat's c
Emergency Tiller NormandyG at 7:25am 11.19.23 CatalinaDirect has one. Their pic isn't very good and their price is not good at all. I've seen th
Replacing Placards for Thru-hull fittings dlochner at 7:11am 11.19.23 A local trophy and engraving shop or an independent jeweler.
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 7:10am 11.19.23 what I was looking for was the site where those instructions and diagrams are located. The manual on
Best place to sell a boat quickly? dmax at 6:54am 11.19.23 Sailing Texas. Price will be the most important factor in selling it quickly.
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 6:26am 11.19.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 4:56am 11.19.23 221492
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 4:41am 11.19.23 Hi terry, Thanks for your reply. I can see the motor below deck. Unfortunately, the name plate did
Does anyone recognise this windlass? Terry Cox at 4:11am 11.19.23 Hi Johan. What a beast of a windlass. Perhaps if you were to access the motor/gear assembly below de
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) BitsPerSecond at 1:59am 11.19.23 So not gonna lie, I suck at remembering this and I just kinda forgot this existed. So I'm gonna necr
Rudder slack (1) colin59 at 9:08pm 11.18.23 Thanks everyone. the surveyor said it could be a bushing. On another forum there is a thread about r
Passage 42 port salon bench top removal advice. Terry Cox at 9:01pm 11.18.23 Need to remove the port salon bench top and replace. Why does it need replacing? I've not do so, b
Best place to sell a boat quickly? dlochner at 8:42pm 11.18.23 You can also list here on SBO. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/classified2/adsmanager.php Or on Goo
Best place to sell a boat quickly? dkinzer at 8:37pm 11.18.23 There is also yachtx.com. I've browsed but haven't used them.
Best place to sell a boat quickly? rgranger at 8:15pm 11.18.23 Sailboatlistings.com
Removing old paint rgranger at 8:11pm 11.18.23
315 Backstay Adjuster Calif. Ted at 7:50pm 11.18.23 Would a backstay adjuster be advisable on an in mast mainsail furler like I believe your boat has ?

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