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Perko Fuel Filter (1) Mike Daus at 10:51am 10.10.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1453 The first filter downstream of the diesel fuel tank in our '82 Hunter 36c is a brass-bodied Perko 29
1999 Hunter 420 Passage rudder (3) hughvr at 10:20am 10.10.16 Big Boats 7/2645 I noticed over the last several years that my steering under power or sail kept getting worse. I rep
Beneteau Oceanis domestic water system Don S. at 9:23am 10.10.16 Big Boats 1/1307 I have been unable to keep a prime in the port aft domestic water tank in my 1993 Beneteau Moorings/
Standing rigging question Leatherneck at 8:57am 10.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/778 Do the port and starboard shrouds go inside or outside the lifeline?
Any ideas for sealing or restoring non-skid deck? speras at 8:45am 10.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1234 Hi - We've had a great couple seasons on our 1991 Mac 26S, but I'm realizing the deck needs some sea
Rig modifications for flying a Gennaker (1) onlinelee at 7:16am 10.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/8022 Hi Beneteau friends, I have what I guess is a standard factory fitted bow anchor roller on my 2003
The river runs through me jleblanc31 at 5:37am 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 13/976 I slept on the boat this weekend with my two youngest boys . it took a little getting use to with t
Replacing the in-haul line on 27-3 in mast furling Craig Cook at 5:18am 10.10.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/1289 After several months of trying, this project is finally done. I know there are only a few 27-3's ou
Extra table section Slipin Away at 3:21am 10.10.16 Big Boats 4/855 Has anyone come up with a cleaver place or way to store the extra dining table section when not in u
Northstar TPPL Charge Profile Charles Erwin at 9:08pm 10.09.16 Ask All Sailors 2/4097 I have looked over the internet published documents (without success) to get this information. Can
Removing Mainsail from In-Mast Furler SDcondogirl at 7:19pm 10.09.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4185 Hi All! I'm new at my "big Bene" and need a little help getting the mainsail out for storage this wi
Storage under seats Marty at 6:08pm 10.09.16 Day Sailers 1/900 I am interested in creating water-tite storage under the seats. Specifically to mount a pair of batt
Siren 17 pictures before winter. (7) Goatman at 4:41pm 10.09.16 Trailer Sailors 2/3454 I wanted to get some pictures taken of our small Siren before the snow blows in. Will be taking some
Water in cabin Bill and Kathy McDonald at 4:21pm 10.09.16 Catalina 22 4/773 Our "NTU" 1974 C-22 is an in the water boat. We live in Belize so don't need to trailer (and my golf
Fridge Door Insulation strip Alansails at 3:47pm 10.09.16 Catalina 310 4/1045 Has anyone replaced the fridge door insulation/seal strip? I have not tested ours but when we were t
2005 44DS Yanmar transmission dwlocke at 12:19pm 10.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/431 ran over a buoy in the dark, wrapped chain on prop, stalled the engine...now transmission is stuck i
Best Time for Repairs Spazz at 11:58am 10.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1063 This is first year my wife and i have owned our own sail boat and our hunter 30 cherubini is our "st
In mast furling Bob S at 7:10am 10.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2510 We've started looking to move up. I have a question for the in mast furlers. How easy is it to remov
Fuel Tank leak (2) valcour at 7:06am 10.09.16 Catalina 310 17/2989 Found a leak on my 13 year old aluminum tank. For those that may be wondering, it will come out the
canvas treatment b crites at 5:52am 10.09.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1618 Do you treat your canvas bimini with anything. Have heard many do. An have read not to. I have fu

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Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! (2) pclarksurf at 2:35pm 05.21.24 How you attach might be very boat specific depending: but excellent diagrams at harken (albeit gene
Outdated Flares of All Types..... (1) sailcapt340 at 2:31pm 05.21.24
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Tally Ho at 2:22pm 05.21.24 I usually buy a No-Pest strip, cut a few pieces off to put in my propane lockers and lazzarette. Th
Salon table redo FastOlson at 1:40pm 05.21.24 If you like the table but need to shed some weight you might want to construct a new one using foam
Repair Don S/V ILLusion at 1:18pm 05.21.24 WTF? It looks like someone somehow caused the roller fitting to pull out of the bow. does it look si
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Mark Maulden at 12:41pm 05.21.24 Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked h
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! Brian Choi at 11:42am 05.21.24 I assume the cockpit table below is what you had. I had/have the same on my Hunter 386 / 46. Some o
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 11:04am 05.21.24 Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mo
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted JamesG161 at 10:57am 05.21.24 Do you have pictures? The Tinted Plexiglas is repairable. JIm...
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted Neil Spooner at 10:51am 05.21.24
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? thinwater at 10:37am 05.21.24 Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mov
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft rgranger at 9:53am 05.21.24 I used to own a Balboa 26 with a Rudder Craft rudder. It was a significant upgrade. The design all
inline blower question Dave R. at 9:52am 05.21.24
Mooring and bilge pump Don S/V ILLusion at 9:36am 05.21.24
Rodeo anchoring Scott T-Bird at 9:26am 05.21.24 I was anchored at Tices Shoal in 5-6' of water with less than a couple hundred feet to shallow sand
Just purchased C30 MKII! catsails8 at 9:24am 05.21.24 My boyfriend and I are super excited about this purchase. Its a 1989 C30, looking forward to learni
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? nhodgson at 9:16am 05.21.24 The source of the noise is probably the starboard spacer block that mounts to the underside of the f
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging flightlead404 at 8:51am 05.21.24 I've been thinking about this situation for a while given than I'm single-handing a lot and recently
Fabric search morbidfollower at 8:26am 05.21.24 Im pretty sure I had the exact same factory fabric on my 88 before I recovered them. At least you kn
Mosquitoes and Other bugs David in Sandusky at 7:43am 05.21.24 Meticulous maintenance and use of screens for all cabin openings works well against mosquitoes. I al

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