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Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 9:45am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 6/1234 If you live in the PacificNW there is good WEATHER news, potentially.. From the desk of my friend R
Painting the Boat john6206 at 8:58am 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/2374 Hey Everyone - I'm going to be painting the boat this spring. The hull from the rub rail to the bo
Solar ACTIVITY and Northern Lights (1) jssailem at 7:39am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/619 The amazing picture underneath was taken by Juris Se??ikovs from Latvia, showing a Stable Auroral Re
Cockpit Handrail on Beneteau Oceanis 400 (1996) Rodrigo Burgos at 7:57pm 03.07.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/735 The fixed center binnacle/console/table in the cockpit has a curved tube of 1/2" SS "handrail" that
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 5:15pm 03.07.24 Engines and Propulsion 19/2934 I'm thinking that perhaps I should clean out through hull for sea water to my yanmar engine. Is ther
Best way to fix this interior wall (1) Bluebonnet87 at 4:07pm 03.07.24 Smaller Boats 15/1953 I have this new to me Hunter 26.5. Below the V berth bed, there is some wall damage. This is a newbi
Keel to Hull Connection Driftin II at 2:58pm 03.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1257 I'm considering the purchase of a Hunter 30 with a Shoal Keel (currently own Catalina 30T with fin k
Hunter 340 Wing Keel flaking (3) TRS80sailor at 12:40pm 03.07.24 Big Boats 1/595 Seems the outer layer is flaking out. Any suggestions on what kind of filler to apply here? Hunter 3
G-10 discs for thru-hull bob45 at 8:11am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 11/924 I have some through hulls that I'm disconnecting as part of a plumbing upgrade and, since I can't du
Hand grab in cockpit (1) xavpil at 5:16am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 10/833 Hey friends, look at the picture: I would like to add a hand grab like this white shape I drew since
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 12:43am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1364 Previous owner informed that Teamac self-polishing poison paint was used in the last year. Boat is
outboard hoisting fiddle block question xavpil at 6:12pm 03.06.24 Ask All Sailors 3/391 dinghy outboard is 110lbs dinghy is hoisted to solar arch. I would like to hoist the outboard to the
Y33 Pulling chainplates (4) rekkabell at 5:38pm 03.06.24 Yamaha 7/1454 Am currently pulling the chainplates off my boat(tall rig, engine in the back). Found some pit corro
Seaward 24 centreboard pin rob mcguffin at 2:39pm 03.06.24 Trailer Sailors 0/569 My Seaward 24, Free Spirit, was on her trailer for 2 years. On launching last summer the centreboar
Hunter 376 main halyard electric winch broke (1) jcrewser at 10:42am 03.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/356 The top disk is loose and I've removed the ring with the self-tailing arm because it doesn't engage.
Black water seacock jcrewser at 10:26am 03.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1037 Suppose the seacock on the discharge of the macerator was stuck. How would you go about freeing it u
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! jssailem at 7:07am 03.06.24 Ask All Sailors 30/2852 For many of us it is that time of year when the Chart Renewal notice pops up in our email. "Your c
Dinghy hoisting from solar arch with winch (1) xavpil at 6:01pm 03.05.24 Ask All Sailors 9/559
Hunter Legend 240 Ian Robinson at 1:35pm 03.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1103 I've owned a 1997 Hunter Legend 240 for the last 10 years, it had one previous owner. It has a bead
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! dlochner at 7:04am 03.05.24 Ask All Sailors 24/2935 An interesting SCOTUS case involving marine insurance. Note, mention is made of the Lochner Law Firm

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Rudder Surprise - Found Water, Found Cracks... Found a New Project Richard19068 at 9:42am 08.12.25 Is that the rudder? From the picture it looks like the skeg.
Progress on the H40 refit... kappykaplan at 9:40am 08.12.25 First Puppy Riggs is doing quality control as you see. Nice lookin' pup! :beer:
Monday Moon Shots (1) Stu Jackson at 9:35am 08.12.25 Moon over Saltspring Island from Cherry Point, BC, 2007
Progress on the H40 refit... Canuck Sailorguy at 9:34am 08.12.25 regular plywood? Yes. I don't believe that pressure treated would be all that advantageous as the
Progress on the H40 refit... Don S/V ILLusion at 9:27am 08.12.25 regular plywood?
Older solar intake vent. Rick Webb at 9:24am 08.12.25 The fan gets flipped upside down to change the flow
Older solar intake vent. DStegs49 at 9:05am 08.12.25 Didn't know about the "smart" chargers for lithium or swapping, so I asked and got an answer. Nica
Help identifying older sail boat jssailem at 9:00am 08.12.25 Welcome to the forum :beer:
Help identifying older sail boat (1) jssailem at 8:58am 08.12.25 Bit different window, but looks similar to a West Wright Potter.
Hunter Legend 40 exhaust system 1 vanisledutchman at 8:51am 08.12.25 So to chime in again, I am currently working on a new setup design with my marine engineer friend, w
Replacing injectors jssailem at 8:51am 08.12.25 Certainly the copper washer may have been ignored when the injector was last removed. Some times the
Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... Canuck Sailorguy at 8:44am 08.12.25 Great observations, thank you!
Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... Canuck Sailorguy at 8:43am 08.12.25 You may want to rethink the insulation plan for the refrigerator. Drilling hole to check depth of
Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... Canuck Sailorguy at 8:43am 08.12.25 The keel bolts look good - get some Spotless Stainless or Wichinox to treat the stainless steel, it
Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... Canuck Sailorguy at 8:42am 08.12.25 Hello all - my thanks to y'all for your comments.... most helpful. Please keep on commenting! I need
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration jssailem at 8:41am 08.12.25 I stuck a zinc on the prop shaft well away from the cutlass, which is apparently not good, Not nec
Outhaul and traveler basic help please Newoldcatalina at 8:39am 08.12.25 Interesting... Thanks all for the inputs! Got the boat sailing but was trailering it in and out, a
Replacing injectors BigEasy at 8:38am 08.12.25 Some injectors also have a type of O ring internally; but not all.
Hunter Legend 40 exhaust system 1 Canuck Sailorguy at 8:37am 08.12.25 Following. I too have that same exhaust setup on my H40 (1987) and I've wondered about it. Seems ove
Replacing injectors (1) Alan Gomes at 8:32am 08.12.25 Normally a bronze washer between the Injector and Engine. Jim... I believe on the Yanmar it's a co

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