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Iron in saildrive oil Egovos at 7:33am 01.16.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1379 Buying a boat with a Yanmar engine, had saildrive oil analyzed, everything was fine except the Fe w
When the boat is your office (1) T-Schwan at 2:44pm 01.15.23 Ask All Sailors 41/2644 The pandemic taught many people that cruising without quitting work is a real possibility. How do yo
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights (1) Greg Mott at 12:08pm 01.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1538 Hello Hunter friends, I have had my 376 for 3 sessions now. I have made several improvements and we
Missing boom PRoberaon at 5:49am 01.15.23 Ask All Sailors 44/2593 Just got a starwind 19. Looking for a boom that will fit that mast. Any ideas?
H41DS what length exhaust? Nachismo at 6:09pm 01.14.23 Big Boats 4/1063
Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:38pm 01.14.23 Big Boats 6/901 My 2004 Hunter 36 manual specifies a 5/16" topping lift line but I'd like to use a 3/8" line. Does
Rent or Charter Alden 44 in New England jknorton at 1:34pm 01.14.23 Alden General Chat 0/2548 Hello, New to this forum. I am looking to rent/charter an Alden 44 sometime this Spring or Summer (
Replaced Motor Mounts Sailgunner at 10:18am 01.14.23 Big Boats 18/2240 Replaced the motor mounts on my 23 yr old 410. Purchased Ellebogen mounts which were a direct replac
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? RussellBeckner at 5:14pm 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 12/945 I am happy to be redirected to any thread already discussing this. Copper Antifouling/ablative coati
Hunter 2000 340 Window - Resealing of window Presbrou1 at 1:18pm 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 3/573 Hi boat owners, I am trying to fix a window leak on the outside of my boat and see that the previou
Looking for km3a or km3a shaft kanzaki ksmax at 1:13pm 01.13.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/749 Hi! I am having trouble with my output shaft starting to wobble between shaft and coupling on my k
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 12:00pm 01.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3967 Another day, another problem. I experienced total failure of the ZF Dock and Go system on my 2014 Oc
Hyde Streamstay 2 deck coupling Kevin&Karen at 11:22am 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 3/514 We de masted our 27 for a Hunter for transport and now are getting ready to put up the roller furl
VHF Cabling and Connectors Project_Mayhem at 7:26am 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 27/1783 My VHF cable has succumbed to UV abuse. Can anyone recommend decent and reasonably priced cabling an
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 6:23am 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 23/1885 Does anyone know the difference between exhaust hose and a typical radiator hose other than the word
boom type ??? Rick.johnson at 6:17am 01.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/378 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft hunter legend An will be purchasing a Sailpar boom lock for her do
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Islanders4Days at 7:15pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 29/2905 Hey there everyone, I'm new to the site! Nice to meet, and how ya'll doing? So I have an Islander
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 7:06pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 39/2122 I was starting to see spider cracks around the mast step so I cut away the fiberglass skin and as ex
Water stains to lacquer finish (3) TimFromLI at 5:15pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 7/646 My mast boot was leaking while on the hard and with the boat tilted back to the stern a bit, the wa
another great winter movie thou off topic jon hansen at 5:09pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 1/409 TGom0uiW130

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Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted Neil Spooner at 10:51am 05.21.24
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? thinwater at 10:37am 05.21.24 Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mov
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft rgranger at 9:53am 05.21.24 I used to own a Balboa 26 with a Rudder Craft rudder. It was a significant upgrade. The design all
inline blower question Dave R. at 9:52am 05.21.24
Mooring and bilge pump Don S/V ILLusion at 9:36am 05.21.24
Rodeo anchoring Scott T-Bird at 9:26am 05.21.24 I was anchored at Tices Shoal in 5-6' of water with less than a couple hundred feet to shallow sand
Just purchased C30 MKII! catsails8 at 9:24am 05.21.24 My boyfriend and I are super excited about this purchase. Its a 1989 C30, looking forward to learni
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? nhodgson at 9:16am 05.21.24 The source of the noise is probably the starboard spacer block that mounts to the underside of the f
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging flightlead404 at 8:51am 05.21.24 I've been thinking about this situation for a while given than I'm single-handing a lot and recently
Fabric search morbidfollower at 8:26am 05.21.24 Im pretty sure I had the exact same factory fabric on my 88 before I recovered them. At least you kn
Mosquitoes and Other bugs David in Sandusky at 7:43am 05.21.24 Meticulous maintenance and use of screens for all cabin openings works well against mosquitoes. I al
Catalina 27 outboard hp question kloudie1 at 7:10am 05.21.24 Low and also investigate a lower pitch propeller to get a bit more thrust ..
Mosquitoes and Other bugs kloudie1 at 7:07am 05.21.24 No Pest Strips do have a detectable smell when first opened.. but that is why ya should put them in
Mosquitoes and Other bugs (2) JamesG161 at 6:12am 05.21.24 More fun tips on spider webs. 1) Spiders make webs, generally, North/South facing 2) Night time
inline blower question Project_Mayhem at 5:54am 05.21.24 I'd try calling Catalina Direct or Catalina for a fast answer. Otherwise, there's a C30 group availa
Fabric search Project_Mayhem at 5:48am 05.21.24 I'm not sure if these guys have an exact match but they do have excellent pricing DLT Upholstery Sup
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 05.21.24 Spider away got good reviews from Practical Sailor. I just started using it. Does anyone know if it
How to keep open sika flax? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 05.21.24 I take a rubber glove or the corner of a plastic bag, put it over the nozzle and squeeze a bunch of
Porta pottie leaks when flush valve is open Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 05.21.24 I believe its the top o-ring (346549) as there was one report of it leaking with the valve closed. I
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 5:08am 05.21.24 Thanks - sounds like a good next step. I'll give it a try.

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