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Beneteau 285 Keel Nuts AldernyRace at 7:34pm 05.17.24 Ask All Sailors 4/469 Hello, I have just purchased a 1989 Beneteau 285 wing keel. The surveyor said the keel nuts shoul
Another Seahood removal (1985 H31) (5) mavexe at 5:38pm 05.17.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/602 Only took about three hours to remove the hood on H31. Used a flat metal bar to get the parts arou
Raymarine wind instrument wiring fred1diver at 4:35pm 05.17.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1623 Hello everyone I am currently installing a wind instrument on top of my mast, all is done on the ma
Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! Very Small Rocks at 4:15pm 05.17.24 Catalina 22 4/3251 We just put our '81 Catalina 22 in the water, but have not gotten the boom and running rigging set u
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 Weasel at 2:59pm 05.17.24 Big Boats 10/1373 My friends 37.5 has an interesting 3 cylinder Yanmar engine on it. It is a 3H xxxx i just need some
What are these treasures? (1) Tally Ho at 1:47pm 05.17.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1288 I had a very slow sail today (~5 knots of wind), so I set the AP and started sorting through some of
How to keep open sika flax? NYSail at 8:17am 05.17.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1317 So once open, does anyone have good tips for preserving solar flex / caulk? We always seal and cove.
Hunter Legend 33 - 2005 - Cruising Chute / Asymmetrical Spinnaker Size jasonc33 at 1:20am 05.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/544 Hi all apologies if this has been asked before I did do a search but could not find anything that an
Cover for Hunter 18.5 (3) abouttime at 9:11pm 05.16.24 Smaller Boats 2/518 The previous owner of my Hunter 18.5 passed away a few years ago and I purchased the boat from his
Epoxy vs Varnish Plymouth Sailor at 4:37pm 05.16.24 Ask All Sailors 17/3435 Dear Sailors, I recently built a bar using red oak as a top and finished it with a clear epoxy made
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 6:41am 05.16.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1209 Hi! A quick bit of context: I'm in a northern climate where the water gets hard, so we haul out eac
out haul cleat colin59 at 6:19am 05.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 4/964 Hello, have a new to me H290 and just setting up the running rigging for the first time after haul o
End of Times Sailgunner at 6:33pm 05.15.24 Big Boats 6/947 Goodbye fellow sailors. After sailing for longer than I can remember and owning our Hunter 410 for 1
DST housing valve fell off Dr. D at 12:28pm 05.15.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1612 My DST 810 works as advertised. It replaced a DST 800 which was flaky, at best. However, the valve i
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 RBilly at 12:02pm 05.15.24 Bigger Boats 10/1506 Anyone know what the pick up tube would be made of then ( copper?). Has anyone removed theirs? How?
Removing caulk.... NYSail at 10:44am 05.15.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1579 So wife is removing the caulk between the hull and teak toe rails. She is using small chisels and it
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 10:36am 05.15.24 Big Boats 10/1350 The hatch on my 2004 Hunter 36 squeaks and I think it's because the thin felt in the metal side rail
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump kloudie1 at 8:12am 05.15.24 Ask All Sailors 6/692 Seems like automobiles are kinda shifting toward electrically driven water pumps for cooling.. some
Love for one night - no joke! sailor.fred at 10:41pm 05.14.24 Alden General Chat 0/25 Connect casually with like-minded individuals on the ultimate dating platform. Uninhibited no strin
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? sailcapt340 at 2:58pm 05.14.24 Ask All Sailors 11/2168

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Holding tank vent fitting colemj at 7:17am 10.31.25 Thanks Mark. The 90 deg piece is metal and I will replace with plastic. In planning to unscrew what
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 jssailem at 7:16am 10.31.25
Lightning strike jssailem at 7:09am 10.31.25 AI introduction reminds me of the beginnings of the home computer age. Everyone is playing with it.
Raw water intake pump questions Dr. D at 6:55am 10.31.25 The motor is a Yanmar 3YM30AE and the pump is by Johnson F4B-903. I found a video of rebuilding thi
Invest 98L (1) jssailem at 6:54am 10.31.25
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 (2) Paule R at 6:33am 10.31.25
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 5:53am 10.31.25
Rigging Quote jssailem at 5:33am 10.31.25 @marcham, Your rigger is spot on with all of the questions and ideas. His time lines maybe a we bit
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) dlochner at 5:18am 10.31.25 Filling screw holes and properly bedding fittings are skills every sailor needs to learn. One of the
Holding tank vent fitting keithonElan at 4:36am 10.31.25 Thanks Mark. The 90 deg piece is metal and I will replace with plastic. In planning to unscrew what
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) ...3TacksontheWater at 4:16am 10.31.25 Epoxy is not for mounting stanchions. Epoxy is used to pot holes in the deck so as to prevent moistu
Holding tank vent fitting colemj at 4:08am 10.31.25 It looks like there is a threaded boss glued/welded to the tank, with a 90 adaptor screwed into tha*
Holding tank vent fitting keithonElan at 3:09am 10.31.25 The pic shows the top of the holding tank and the fitting connected to it. Not shown is a one inch f
Holding tank vent fitting JoeWhite at 9:14pm 10.30.25 Was there a hose connected to it? What it made of? Can you clean it so we can see the mayerial?
Rigging Quote MFD at 8:35pm 10.30.25 Sounds to me that they are asking the right kind of questions and also being genuine about getting r
Rigging Quote marcham at 8:01pm 10.30.25 I passed this post to my rigger over coffee earlier this week. He said that would be a STARTING cost
Rigging Quote MFD at 7:22pm 10.30.25 Interesting thread as I need to do similar with an H41DS within a few years. the bit about the B&R
Holding tank vent fitting Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 10.30.25 Any idea what it does ? Is there another vent on the top of the tank or is this intended to be the
Lightning strike PaulK at 5:36pm 10.30.25
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:26pm 10.30.25 Mooring whips?

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