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My stand alone fresh water tank on my 2002 hunter 456 has a leak..anybody had success in repairing a
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which one and why?
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Hello everyone, what are your thoughts on the Raymarine I60 wind instruments. a bit of background in
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Here is a tale that may assist other Catalina 315 sailors who are having mainsail furling problems.
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Hi all Buying a sailboat in Cleveland and looking for a great surveyor. Of course I checked the of
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Hello Everyone, I have acquired a 1966 Kittiwake. I know Kenner is the ma
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I finally tracked down a trailer for my 1968 West Wight Potter 14 and I'm hoping to get a gut check
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I need an output gear for an obsolete Lewmar electric OP2 made in 1997. Lewmar has no parts at all.
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N16 just bought, spent last 10 years under tarps. Previous owner (PO) says tiller rotted. Provided
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Looking at purchasing a '71 19.6 O'Day Mariner with the goal of trailering and storing it ~1 mile fr
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About to buy a Hunter 26 and someone at my marina raised concerns of getting unrepairable blisters i
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I have a 85 Hunter 28.5 and I need my prop replaced. The marina I'm at needed to know the size of pr
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After getting no correct info from Raymarine, Airmar, or much internet searching I can tell you I go
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Hi Listmates, I am taking my Macgregor 26 to Lake Granby next week. I will be staying in a hotel a
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Hi everyone! So as the title says my friends and I are planning on setting sail down the Delaware ri
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About to pull the trigger on an 88 30-2. It's got the original yanmar which seems to be a good shape
SDL at 10:20pm 07.11.23
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danm1 at 6:15pm 07.11.23
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My Hunter 356 has a promarine prosafe galvanic isolator monitor that beeps a warning when shore powe
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Hi. Id like to replace the original push button switch for our powered winch (fortunate to have to l
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I recently bought a 1988 legend 37. I like to singlehand but I also like to have reefing readily ava

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Legend 40.5 - freezer cold plate temperature
Rich Stidger at 8:46pm 02.10.25
Thanks Rich, always very good input. How did you bring continuous 12 v inside, I have computer fans
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I installed the Seadog 4262341 Thermo-plastic Connector and was happy with it. There's a practical s
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My friend has one on his 1968 40 footer. He rebuilt it over the winter and bought a new carb. It pur
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On a 30' boat any type of winch is useful. It is just a matter of getting used to non-self tailing
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dlochner at 5:47pm 02.10.25
One of the main reasons for unstepping the mast was to replace the sheaves at the top- on this stic
Legend 40.5 - freezer cold plate temperature
fero at 5:34pm 02.10.25
Thanks Rich, always very good input. How did you bring continuous 12 v inside, I have computer fans
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . .
DArcy at 5:30pm 02.10.25
My A4 was 46 years old when I sold it and still running strong. They are not very fuel efficient but
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . .
fred1diver at 4:53pm 02.10.25
Only 42 years old? That one is young, mine is turning 53 years old this year. Simple motor, easy mai
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing
pgandw at 4:38pm 02.10.25
Just my thoughts - worth every penny you paid. If the ODay 26 is anything like the ODay 25 predeces
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing
andyschoenb@gmail.com at 4:25pm 02.10.25
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Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing
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Allow me to add my boat (by definition the current best boat in the world) to your list. Jeanneau T
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I added transom extensions to my cat primarily for reboarding. My parents were older ad my wife had
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing
BarryL at 12:50pm 02.10.25
Hello, Are you looking for a boat that you launch in the spring and recover in the fall, meaning th
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . .
john6206 at 12:16pm 02.10.25
@jssailem - Yup - I certainly read that. I thought maybe posting a separate thread specifically abo
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . .
jssailem at 12:10pm 02.10.25
John, Member @stevenhagberg had some information about the A4 here in this link. https://forums.sail
Hunter 33 water leak at compression post   (2)
kbgunn at 11:56am 02.10.25
The penetrations through the deck for wires and cables will be under the stainless steel box in fron
Watertight through-deck connection
Rltgold at 11:46am 02.10.25
JBP, Looks like it's the same. For mine I use 3 sizes of shrenk tubing. 1st one is the size of the

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