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Sky light replacement turk397 at 2:16pm 07.16.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/530 Fellow 33.5 members, has anyone replaced the center skylight with a hatch?
Bus B - no output Cap_Barb at 2:06pm 07.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/519 Where do I find the schematics for the electrical panel used by the H380? All was well then I lost t
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Perry Welch at 10:42pm 07.15.23 Day Sailers 32/3713 I spent a good amount of time the summer of 2021 replacing all the standing rigging with Dyneema, an
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming discovery at 8:37pm 07.15.23 Big Boats 8/608 Recently started to have my bowl seals fall after just a few months...the Teflon bottom seal gets a
More Boatwork on 1975 C&C 33 Mk1 (10) Traveler7 at 8:13pm 07.15.23 C&C 1/960 I was in Portland again for 6 days with my brother and I got my electric motor aligned and installed
Port side cleat ElJ at 3:05pm 07.15.23 Catalina 30 3/845 I am a newby trying to learn my boat. The PO on my 78 Cat 30 TR removed the reefing lines and ran t
Genoa? Gennaker? Other? Afraal at 2:24pm 07.15.23 Catalina 310 9/1395 Hi guys! our boat came with just a Jib as a headsail. Our previous boat had a 135 Genoa which was gr
Ground? (2) danm1 at 10:05am 07.15.23 Ask All Sailors 25/1511 So I was checking the transmission fluid on my Hunter 356 and saw this green wire hanging. It is act
Source for 2" Sink Stoppers (1) dkinzer at 9:08am 07.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/790 Our 2007 H41AC has four sinks that all take the same size stopper. The existing ones, only one of wh
Cruising Yacht VMG Kings Gambit at 7:50am 07.15.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1447 If planning a long-distance (many days) sea journey, mostly with a fair wind, what is your expected
off to the races jon hansen at 7:34am 07.15.23 Racing 7/1005 port huron-mac starts at noon today
Cockpit Cover kuchase at 4:56am 07.15.23 Ask All Sailors 5/505 I am looking for a company that would make a waterproof cockpit cover for my 1960's 17 ft Oday daysa
310 main out haul disconnected inside boom SJN at 6:43pm 07.14.23 Catalina 310 1/720 Sailing today included discovering the loose footed main that has an internal boom factory out haul
Broker related question xavpil at 5:34pm 07.14.23 Ask All Sailors 38/1968 I am buying a boat I found w/o a broker. the seller has a broker. Can both parties have a broker?
Refrigerator in a 22 (1) Rltgold at 4:09pm 07.14.23 Catalina 22 3/646
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods PCannonSr1 at 3:05pm 07.14.23 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1144 Hello Folks, I have a 1978 Hunter 30 Cheurbini and I need help with both standing and running riggin
Reef points Duluthwinger at 2:27pm 07.14.23 Big Boats 6/756 Hi, Has anyone figured out how far back from the tacks are the reef points for a furling main and ji
Slidemoor vs. Tideslide docking systems Glen Curtis at 2:09pm 07.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/953
Mast Deck Connector (2) Rltgold at 11:18am 07.14.23 Catalina 22 0/457 Over the last 6 years of owning my 22 it originally came with a SeaDog plastic deck connector. I exc
Catalina Stickers (2) Rltgold at 10:59am 07.14.23 Catalina 22 10/1367 I finally got around to scraping off the original Cat stickers on the sides of my boat. I bought rep

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Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 9:32am 02.11.25 If your chafing gear is in the galley.
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 9:31am 02.11.25 You might be a motothome mariner if you've never anchored or even practiced anchoring.
Legend 40.5 - freezer cold plate temperature (1) PNWE36 at 9:25am 02.11.25 Attached is a picture of a mechanical thermostat temperature sensor attached to a cold plate. This i
A few fixed rudder questions. kappykaplan at 8:26am 02.11.25 oarrible with my pitiful paddle I see what you did there!
A few fixed rudder questions. LloydB at 8:01am 02.11.25 When previously using a solid rudder i always pinned it to make sure it would not fall off when laun
A few fixed rudder questions. Project_Mayhem at 7:27am 02.11.25 I've seen a rudder without a pin come loose once or twice. Rare but it did happen on my foam rudder.
Keeping warm for winter boat work dmax at 7:17am 02.11.25 As Dave says, dress for it - you can be warm in any weather. And an electric heater, nothing that pr
Opinions on "best" outboard motor Don S/V ILLusion at 7:08am 02.11.25 Thanks for all the responses. Very helpful.
Keeping warm for winter boat work JBP-PA at 6:57am 02.11.25 I use an electric heater. Not all electric heaters are the same. While they all are rated at 1500 wa
Chesapeake Rendezvous- Summer 2025 LouisMK at 6:53am 02.11.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 6:44am 02.11.25 We have 50' of 12awg extension cord. Yard is an hour away so we try to maximize our time there
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . shemandr at 6:42am 02.11.25 My A4 was the last engine I understood.
Chesapeake Rendezvous- Summer 2025 twodzusfittings at 6:09am 02.11.25 Thanks. I see its in a 35 and up O'Day Group, thats where I went wrong.
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 6:00am 02.11.25 Dress warm. Pick warmer days. Expect shorter work days. Take home what can be taken home. And use a
Mast Buoy for Hunter 15' Project_Mayhem at 5:56am 02.11.25 I've seen these devices prevent turtling. Once you get some practice righting the boat, you can like
Opinions on "best" outboard motor colemj at 4:18am 02.11.25 Yes, Tahutsu makes Mercury, Evinrude, and Nissan. But they are not quite identical. Each makers has
Opinions on "best" outboard motor colemj at 4:15am 02.11.25 Fuel injected is the only criteria. After that, your choices in 20hp are Yamaha, Suzuki, Tohatsu, a
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Indysailor at 2:58am 02.11.25 Mine is 47 years old this year. The key is maintenance, which you cannot be totally sure of, but if
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) BigEasy at 10:26pm 02.10.25
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) BigEasy at 10:19pm 02.10.25 Has anyone encountered a rotated stern tube before? Wow! First time seeing that. I am amazed tha

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