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Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? 4Winds at 2:10pm 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1657 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 with furlex100s jib furling system tied into the second of the four holes fo
Winches H26 Marc the army sailor at 12:59pm 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/398 Recommended size/models of self tailing winches to replace stock non self tailing winches?
End Boom Sheeting Kopite at 12:36pm 01.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/951 Hello All, I have an '84 Cat 27 that has mid boom sheeting with the curved traveler. I am racing th
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 10:35am 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1165 I am replacing 2 sections of the head liner in the double aft berth in my 2005 Hunter 38. What I wi
Mast cleat (1) ckreitlein at 8:24am 01.23.23 Parts Search 5/815 I have searched unsuccessfully, I need one (preferably two) mast cleats identical to what I have on
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks (2) w855973 at 7:40am 01.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/469 Would you buy this Hunter 146 with the small cracks in the top of the hull, and at what price?
LPG Change Over Nauti Laopo at 6:38am 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/378 I have a 91 Hunter 42 Passage that I'd like to swap out the original stove/oven to propane. Has anyo
Slip n slide! Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 01.23.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1439 A couple of years ago we detailed and then hand waxed the deck. It looked good and stayed cleaner fo
Winter Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 4:54am 01.23.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/948 Awfully quiet over here in these precincts, so thought I would tickle your fancy with a point or two
Has anyone ever installed a Raymarine linear drive autopilot to a Hunter Legend 37? Stella Orion at 9:02pm 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 1/347 I'm looking for pics on an install of a linear drive unit to the Edison quadrant into the port lazer
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? dtrask at 2:03pm 01.22.23 Big Boats 6/904 Has anyone added an NMEA2000 backbone to their Hunter 386? I'm looking to go from the helm station
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 fred1diver at 11:01am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1009 Hey everyone, spring is almost here, I wish! looking to upgrade my galley in my Pearson30 Need new
First Year (1) LD_C310 at 11:01am 01.22.23 Catalina 310 7/1407 Hi all, my first post on the forum - thought I'd share my experiences in my first year with Kismet.
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue (1) heybonzo at 9:32am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1018 212378 The attached image is the interior surface of the boat hull in a semi-accessible space. The
EPropulsion battery Excessive Movement circa1971la at 9:02am 01.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/630 Hi, wondering if anyone has had issues with excessive play in their EPropulsion battery? My new one
Primary Winch Location - Legend 40 TheTexLex at 8:28am 01.22.23 Big Boats 2/532 It appears are if there are different pads available for locating the primaries. Mine are mid cockpi
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement (1) bmadan at 7:29am 01.22.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1136 Running thru my repair list and got to the cockpit shower. The faucet is corroded and I sense it's l
Water heater, electrical enigma TumbleNor at 7:07am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1259 Hello, I wonder if any of you can help me figure this out. I have a water heater Quick BR 23 12 S (1
Chart plotter choice overwhelm mforum at 6:28am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 33/4720
Need Mast Painted/ Ft Pierce Millerb at 4:10pm 01.21.23 Ask All Sailors 0/205 Mast on my 34' boat had paint damage in transit from Wisconsin to Ft. Pierce. Trucking company has b

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Repair tb_gb at 4:57am 05.22.24 Thank you everyone for comments The other side is fine.....just the port side has the gap. It is a
Mooring ball pennant question Joe at 4:39am 05.22.24 . On the "Pennant" usage, the marina used this word in their instructions/suggestions for attachin
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 4:33am 05.22.24 Do we infer from this that the boat has a manual bilge pump? The automatic bilge pump you are plan
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Joe at 4:31am 05.22.24 How many kts? Correction made, thanks
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 4:29am 05.22.24 There is a square-ish type knob on the forward side of the control wheel that maintains the tension
Catalina 27 outboard hp question kappykaplan at 4:27am 05.22.24 For a vessel whose max speed less than kts How many kts?
Mooring and bilge pump sailme88 at 4:25am 05.22.24 Moored boats should never be left without a bilge pump. Should the boat sink you will suffer the wr
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 4:24am 05.22.24 I brought the wheel home, this morning I removed the cover (opened the ring) and could see that the
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Joe at 4:24am 05.22.24 As Kloudie suggests, switch to a high thrust prop. For a vessel whose max speed less than kts, the
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 4:20am 05.22.24 The through hull for the bilge is above the water line. Do we infer from this that the boat has a
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 4:16am 05.22.24 EV-100 Autopilot was installed last year, works great, but when not on or in standby there is a dec
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 4:10am 05.22.24 Thank you all. The through hull for the bilge is above the water line. I am going to add the Automa
Phasor genset exhaust Terry Cox at 3:58am 05.22.24 Hi Wayne. Different model boat and genset, but our exhaust port discharges at the waterline, starboa
Mosquitoes and Other bugs dlochner at 3:54am 05.22.24 Anyone have any experience using a commercial insecticide and spraying everywhere? Full treatment..
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Captain Larry-DH at 3:45am 05.22.24 Really, you will call for help with a cell phone. Then VHF. Then, just maybe, a flare. Yes, near c
Rodeo anchoring (4) Will Gilmore at 3:34am 05.22.24 Way back, the year the first Rocky movie came out, my family was helping a woman, who's husband was
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 3:15am 05.22.24 Thanks for responding. Tried to run water through the back in my sink but didn't seem to help. I d
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 9:25pm 05.21.24 Anyone have any experience using a commercial insecticide and spraying everywhere? Full treatment..
Outdated Flares of All Types..... thinwater at 9:11pm 05.21.24 Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon MikeHoncho at 8:07pm 05.21.24 Great write up Pepper!

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