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Faucet is leaking (1) Lfarquhar at 10:44am 11.30.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/703 Faucet is leaking above the faucet spout below the cartridge. I changed out the cartridge and it st
Dodger Needed Schlipps at 6:24pm 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2065 Hi All, my 2008 Hunter 31 needs a new Dodger. The San Diego Sun has taken its toll. Does anyone know
Bubbly under top-coat (3) Fidgit at 5:43pm 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 3/384 Hi all! Ever seen paint do this? I'm sanding down what I thought was just a sad paint-job, and it lo
Pearson 36-2 center board maintenance (1) Jeff Miller at 11:58am 11.29.23 Pearson 2/1564 Knowing that Pearson made at least 135 36-2's (own #135) I can't be the first and only one to have i
Re-anodising boom and holes (1) PK123 at 8:27am 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1123 Boom - renovation Ive got a great local company that will remove existing anodizing and re-do that f
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack (1) tfox2069 at 6:57am 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1244 Completed winterization on the boat after my first season of ownership. Most everything was straigh
Charts recommendation bob45 at 5:55am 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1239
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows (1) Upwind at 4:18pm 11.28.23 Big Boats 4/876 Attached, please find my solution/procedure for replacing Plexiglas window inserts on (most) Hunter
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 1:57pm 11.28.23 Trailer Sailors 18/2745 I bought a used and neglected 2001 WWP 19 that had not been on the water in at least 10 years. Other
Bonding Cable rbroad9 at 12:37pm 11.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/606 Does anyone know where I can purchase the green/yellow bonding cables used on a Hunter 38? I believ
V32 Halyard Lead Blocks (2) Belzoni at 6:50am 11.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/753 Hi. New owner of a 1989 Vision 32. Among the many things I need to do, is to replace sheaves in the
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 9:23pm 11.27.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1824 I hope Peggie Hall still has her ears on for this one....We now have a Seawind 1160 catamaran. Rece
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out eianm at 8:15pm 11.27.23 Big Boats 4/718 My original Ray autopilot still function perfectly, BUT, the screen is burning out- going dark in t
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib (2) NYSail at 6:59pm 11.27.23 Ask All Sailors 24/3898 So going through all my stuff this off season and came across a long forgotten Hank on storm jib fro
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 3:53pm 11.27.23 Seaward 15/1794 Hello, Hope someone can help. I have a new to me 1988 Seward 25. What was told to me is that it has
Too many ads Crazy Dave Condon at 8:53am 11.27.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 25/3420 The other day looking under boat information, there were too many pop ups and ads. Trying to x ou
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos (1) George P at 5:28am 11.27.23 Bavaria 4/1925 Hi, I'm new to this group. Just purchased a 1999 Bavaria 36 with a Volvo Penta 29 hp saildrive. T
Hunter 326 Running Rigging (1) Missionalan at 3:48am 11.27.23 Ask All Sailors 4/960 2002 Hunter 326 Need some thoughs from the hive mind. Here are the running rigging specs from the
Just purchased C30 MKII! Brooke89 at 9:17am 11.26.23 Catalina 30 9/1983 My boyfriend and I are super excited about this purchase. Its a 1989 C30, looking forward to learnin
Couple of questions for Hunter 18 Owners CurtisC at 8:33am 11.26.23 Day Sailers 0/806 I've been wanting hiking straps in my Hunter 18 since I bought it. Curious whether any 18 owners ha

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We are expecting a Heat wave.. A Tropical heat wave.... MFD at 5:43pm 08.05.25 https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-summertime-atmospheric-river-will.html
Bombardier 4.8 KorenK at 5:34pm 08.05.25 Have lost the main sheet or the sail? sail
New YouTube video series Dave at 5:29pm 08.05.25 Thread was moved to the appropriate forum, Show Us Your Boat The link to the video is broken.
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon Rick Webb at 5:20pm 08.05.25 Another wrinkle to consider is a VHF particularly a handheld one is limited to nine of sight communi
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? saltyfriends at 5:20pm 08.05.25 Update: what looked like a great deal on the Thetford 550P actually had a huge (almost $200) shippin
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon pgandw at 5:14pm 08.05.25 I was originally talking about a PAIS, which has a DSC and AIS SART transmission. Ours are part of
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon colemj at 5:10pm 08.05.25 I use ATT with an iPhone. There is no extra charge. I believe it gets routed to a US based emergenc
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises (1) Foswick at 5:07pm 08.05.25 Wanted to thank @jssailem for the insulation suggestion: fter" upgrade picture, from left to righ
Dyneema lifeline gates Q's (1) thinwater at 5:07pm 08.05.25 our gate is around 4 feet long, the front of the lifelines will still be as line with turnbuckles a
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon colemj at 5:06pm 08.05.25 A modern cell phone with satellite communications for emergencies is the best device for sailing on
3d printing for boats. (2) Foswick at 5:00pm 08.05.25 Here's that fender hanger (prototype). I printed in super low-quality with a 0.8 nozzle, just to ver
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon colemj at 4:54pm 08.05.25 True, but are you going to have that equipment in your possession if you fall overboard & no one is
Water Tank Paulam at 4:20pm 08.05.25 thanks Greg - I think I am ok a friend explained the physics involved (way beyond me) and said I am
Outboard setup on Pearson 30 ShawnL at 3:28pm 08.05.25 As someone who has a boat with only an outboard -- try to get it to where the prop is just out of th
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon dlochner at 3:12pm 08.05.25 Which service do you subscribe to for your satellite enabled cell phone? What is the cost? Where do
Water Tank Tally Ho at 2:26pm 08.05.25
Dyneema lifeline gates Q's Captain Larry-DH at 2:25pm 08.05.25 Hello all we are getting our lifelines modified, we had them cut at the last stanchion and have ou
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon pgandw at 2:25pm 08.05.25 On an inland lake, I suspect the number of boats with VHF radios is small and the number of boats w
supporting boat to pull trailer out from under it to repair a crack rgranger at 2:05pm 08.05.25 A 23' boat is not that heavy... done this more than a few times. Find a sturdy oak/maple/etc. tree
Hunter 22 (80s) questions rgranger at 1:54pm 08.05.25 Don't do Facebook unfortunately. I've purchased and sold a few items on FB-Market place. My kid

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