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Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 Irek at 8:49pm 08.15.23 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 7/1397 Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of how rudder stock (fiberglass) connects to the Radi
New owner (2) Idahosteve at 8:45pm 08.15.23 Catalina 22 8/663 Have a great story to tell! We found a CL add for a Cat 22 in the remote desert of Eastern Idaho. Up
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup CamaroMan at 7:02pm 08.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 15/1091 Is this normal? Just rebuilt myself. Runs very well and no smoke after startup. New valve seals pist
Vessel Weather Radar Question bxdobs at 5:04pm 08.15.23 Weather and Forecasting 10/972 A Commercial Shrimp Boat sank last month during an overnight squall (45+ Knots) which came up in les
Pressure Cooker (1) jviss at 3:34pm 08.15.23 Sails Call Lounge 7/962 I just discovered pressure cookers. I mean, I have always been aware of them, but never knew enough
Hot Water Tank higgs at 2:02pm 08.15.23 Ask All Sailors 0/220 The element on my Taiwanese water heater (1985) is no longer working and needs to be replaced. I do
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT captprogreso at 1:49pm 08.15.23 Big Boats 8/854 HI TO ALL, on my galley light i have very low voltage, any hint of were the electrical cable is goin
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? curtdo at 12:19pm 08.15.23 Ask All Sailors 22/3310
Fresh water filler cap Vtphillips at 7:28am 08.15.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/931 looking for a stainless steel water fill cap for beneteau 423, any suggestions
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest (2) jviss at 5:52am 08.15.23 Ask All Sailors 12/592 I have some concerns on this. Has anyone here installed the MOB1 on a vest? The way I understand i
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Anchored87 at 7:05pm 08.14.23 Ask All Sailors 25/1868 Ok, so this was an interesting one to me... I'm looking at a nice deal on a (mostly) well-kept Catal
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck SirMichael at 3:22pm 08.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/2767 I have a 1988 Hunter 28.5 And pretty much every year here lately, the paddle wheel for the speedomet
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rick at 1:40pm 08.14.23 Ask All Sailors 9/783 2004 Hunter 420 Passage The factory 10 watt Uni Solar panel has been inop for a while now and is a u
pros and cons of adjusting valves... dave_and_dd at 12:50pm 08.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 36/2274 Hey All, I'm approaching 1000 hrs on my 3ym20 (2007 Catalina 309). I do all the typical routine mai
Owners Manual search RBand at 11:35am 08.14.23 Parts Search 3/1285 Where can I find an owners manual for a Cl 14? Need rigging instructions, etc. Looks to be the same
We just closed on Hull 45, we are so excited, we are Long Island NY based if anyone is around please let me know . johnatsea at 10:40am 08.14.23 Catalina 310 11/1347 We have spent the past couple of weeks learning the boat and systems this weekend we plan to take he
MD6A reverse gear unit removal (1) Leeward Rail at 10:02am 08.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/438 Has anyone removed the reverse gear unit from a Penta MD6A ? The rear output seal is leaking and ba
new companionway doors (6) john2 at 1:22am 08.14.23 Catalina 310 9/1806 Last winter i made a set of doors, The sliding boards are gone! So much easy opening/closing. it ha
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 (1) Tomek at 10:19pm 08.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/680 I thought I should share my experience fixing ST-60 depth instrument. The reason for this is that th
what ever floats your boat jon hansen at 9:54pm 08.13.23 Sails Call Lounge 1/845 25gZ2BT7LdI

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Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 7:33am 02.17.25 This looks like a good summary to me, but the OP's question was actually a different one. Producti
interior boom assemblies? dmax at 7:27am 02.17.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? jbmia at 7:00am 02.17.25 Sure, it is pretty simple as an overview. - The OP wants to change his thruhulls because he underst
Exhaust water flow jssailem at 6:24am 02.17.25 Start your boat. Then step onto the dock and look back in the area of your boats exhaust. When my bu
Exhaust water flow colemj at 5:35am 02.17.25 If your strainer has a see-through top, you can usually see the water moving in it. Of course, all
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 5:29am 02.17.25 Currently there are wooden backing plates in that area... Not original OEM, so not sure what was th
Hunter 33 water leak at compression post (1) sailcapt340 at 5:09am 02.17.25 229861 Check Where I have drawn the red arrows. On my 340, The wires that lead into the stainless
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder dlochner at 5:09am 02.17.25 Straight epoxy will not work well, it needs to be thickened with colloidal silica. To get the best
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 5:07am 02.17.25 You engineers can be a tough group. For the mere mortals who might still be following this thread,
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:57am 02.17.25 If you can hang in there, I'd like to ask some more questions as you seem to know a lot more about
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dlochner at 4:49am 02.17.25 You engineers can be a tough group. For the mere mortals who might still be following this thread, c
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:28am 02.17.25 Many of us here have been ruled by the need for authentification of statements throughout the lengt
260 Hull Repairs dlochner at 4:04am 02.17.25 Does anyone know if it is best to use nylon or polyester fiberglass? For the surface repairs, I'd
Tracks location Seaway 25 miro at 1:55am 02.17.25 Ok thanks. I have gone that way - using loop and an orbit single hub swivel shackle thingy. Turns ou
Sailing courses in Thailand (4) Will Gilmore at 1:51am 02.17.25 We stayed at a boutique resort called The Sea. within our private villacompound, and a private pool
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 9:13pm 02.16.25 @Ralph Johnstone - You really could be gentler in expressing your opinions. We are - at least I am -
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing higgs at 8:42pm 02.16.25 Consider the Marshall 22 catboat. I downsized from a 34 to a Marshall 18. It was a bit of an adjus
260 Hull Repairs philiefay at 7:53pm 02.16.25 I have a team of finishers on my staff who can spray the gelcoat. No damage to the water tank. There
Best adhesive for joining two pieces of marine grade plywood together to make a rudder (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:42pm 02.16.25 If you really want to make the rudder 101% waterproof, check in the System Three Book. For saturati
Hunter 170 crack down to keel Ralph Johnstone at 7:30pm 02.16.25 You definitely have high stresses occurring under the cracks. This will require building up the hul

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