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20 year old furlex roller furller track jams when hoisting jib Capt Robbie at 5:15pm 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 3/530 Never had this issue before, last year when hoisting the jib into the track the sail start to get di
20 year old furlex roller fuller track jams up when hoisting the jim Capt Robbie at 4:46pm 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 1/22 ol
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track VFR750 at 2:37pm 10.26.23 Catalina 310 8/1952 What brand and type of adjustable spring cleats are are people using on C315 Genoa tracks?
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) (3) Huntersippi at 10:25am 10.26.23 Mid-Size Boats 8/1248 My '07 H27 is missing the horizontal bimini support tube on the port side. Fell into the water benea
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement Southern Crux at 8:46am 10.26.23 Trailer Sailors 8/1468
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? (2) Ranzo at 7:44am 10.26.23 Catalina 22 17/2637 Hello friends! New member here! I just brought home a 1974 Catalina 22 in pretty good shape, but th
Chafe guards (4) sailcapt340 at 6:20am 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1146 What chafe guards do you use? This season I had severe chafing of my bow lines. More than usual.
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 5:06pm 10.25.23 Big Boats 16/1507 At the headliner below the mast base, I can see where the mast head VHF cable enters a conduit but
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 4:27pm 10.25.23 Ask All Sailors 21/2313 I had my high pressure fuel pump checked out as there was a small leak coming from it, and the shop
H310 Propane Tank Gerry17155 at 4:20pm 10.25.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1413 I purchased a 1998 H310 and it has propane setup and locker. I do not know what size tanks should b
C&C 27 MKV anchor locker MHauser at 3:50pm 10.25.23 C&C 1/866 Anyone with a C'C 27 know what is under the bottom panel in the anchor locker? Trying to run down w
MaxProp prop LydieBP at 12:02pm 10.25.23 Ask All Sailors 20/3117 Hello sailors , I am considering converting the original two blade prop on a 1980 Westerly Conway to
C&C 40-2 Rudder Bearing Replacement smo10018 at 9:18am 10.25.23 C&C 2/1235 Wondering if anyone with a C'C 40-2 or 40-2 AC has ever replaced the rudder bearing on their boat?
My how Boats have changed... (2) jssailem at 8:20am 10.25.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1359
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 6:30am 10.25.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1367 Hi: Stern light -works / Bow Nav light works with out side voltage -not with boat power Has Bk ' Dar
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:01am 10.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 11/1627 Another storm started south of Cuba and Crossed into the E Pacific. Hitting Acapulco MX, as a Categ
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Davenport at 7:26pm 10.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/2238 On calm day will 1hp push h260 around marina or if wind dies? Does anyone KNOW for sure from experi
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (10) jbmia at 7:00pm 10.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2281 Question for the Beneteau owners.. I'm evaluating an '05 323 and took a few pics of the bilge/keel b
Keel bolts on a 23-2 (1) AndrewJillings at 4:54pm 10.24.23 Day Sailers 4/1506 New to the forum, and to the ODay 23-2 I bought in July. Can someone tell me if these are the keel b
Better way to make twin bed of h26 seats, than 6x2ft plank I did? (10) Davenport at 12:00pm 10.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/497 Is there better way to make twin bed of h26 seats, than 80x16inch plank and 4x4inch blocks stacked f

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Interior Timber 'options' - 1999 H340 (3) Ed Caldwell at 10:53am 06.17.25 some of my interior shots
Interior Timber 'options' - 1999 H340 Ed Caldwell at 10:49am 06.17.25 That shade is definitely darker than my '99 H340. I'll speculate that a previous owner used a dark
water pressure issue colemj at 10:39am 06.17.25 When ours starts to take longer to pressurize, it is always the household filter on the pump outlet
How to stop false 100% battery status dlochner at 10:36am 06.17.25 Battery manufacturers don't change their cases when different labels are slapped on. Look at the cas
Fischer Panda rebuild artboas at 10:32am 06.17.25 It appears that one set of windings on my 14 year old, 1000 hour, Fischer Panda 12 Mini have gone
How to stop false 100% battery status colemj at 10:28am 06.17.25 You have told your battery monitor that you consider the batteries charged when they reach 13.8V. C
R.O. water filter install question dLj at 10:24am 06.17.25
water pressure issue artboas at 10:23am 06.17.25 YEAH... No obvious leaks. Be Joyful... You have a water system. Water does not compress. Air compre
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking OzMatos at 10:22am 06.17.25
Rudder quadrant/shaft squeaking OzMatos at 10:21am 06.17.25 Here is the video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xRSaJTtW9Wm4SqmH6
Trailer bunks SteveHughessails at 10:20am 06.17.25
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? (1) josepek at 10:18am 06.17.25 I have a suggestion for you One of the difficult things in a tight spot is mounting the rudder angl
2001 Hunter 240 small amount of water in bilge - possible sources? And, help with ballast rod and plug. Thank you! SteveHughessails at 10:17am 06.17.25
Hunter 49/50 alternator wiring artboas at 10:17am 06.17.25 I recently replaced the turbocharger on my 4jh4 HTE and stumbled onto a short cut you might be inte
R.O. water filter install question dLj at 10:13am 06.17.25 An example of internet information is here, where a system that looks exactly like the PO's is disc
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries colemj at 10:12am 06.17.25 I know why this is happening, and I have diagrams. Do not attempt to bypass the AC switching, your
R.O. water filter install question Don S/V ILLusion at 10:11am 06.17.25 @Don S/V ILLusion of course this begs the question - in the 10 years of you using this system - are
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? artboas at 10:09am 06.17.25 Yes. I have a suggestion for you One of the difficult things in a tight spot is mounting the rudde
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 10:05am 06.17.25 I've been away for a while, but THANK YOU @SailingCal21 for documenting this process, and thank you
R.O. water filter install question (1) colemj at 10:05am 06.17.25 This unit, that looks like the OP's has a 50% recovery rate.

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