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Clear instrument cover - what do I use? And the instrument panel itself? Factoryfil at 3:57am 04.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/590
Holes in rudder? jodyjuli at 2:38am 04.02.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1369 I just bought my 26s and i noticed there is no way to hold the rutter stationary in the water. Ther
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 2:45pm 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1945 I purchased a mast climber last year when I caught it on sale. I climbed to about 6 or 8 feet above
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation RAD at 2:24pm 04.01.23 Catalina 30 4/1298 I installed a windlass on my previous Oday and was spoiled for 20 years now I've moved on to a Catal
Seeking Correct Small Hose associated with impeller replacement task Randall Schmidt at 12:19pm 04.01.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/768 I have a 1984 Universal diesel M-12 inboard motor on my 1984 O'day 28. I have the replacement impell
Bow Roller for an Anchor on 275 Azure at 8:42am 04.01.23 Catalina 275 1/1008 I am presently considering installing a bow roller for occasional anchoring. I find it difficult hau
Stuck tell-tales Hayden Watson at 12:03am 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1623 My new genoa came with wool yarn tell-tales installed but they all stick to the sail. In my first sa
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 9:54pm 03.31.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/3603 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The m
Goosneck to Boom (3) Redwood707 at 7:00pm 03.31.23 Trailer Sailors 11/1472 Hello, I am attempting to equip a Windrose 18 with the basic necessities to hit the water and make a
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (3) zinahewitt at 5:36pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2097 Hi All, Hope you are doing well. My sailboat a 1975 Dufour 34 is steered using the ship's wheel, I
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 1:33pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1901 Yesterday, I hoisted (with difficulty) my new gennaker on my Beneteau 331, PELIKAN. I need some adv
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis (4) JamesG161 at 1:29pm 03.31.23 Weather and Forecasting 10/1435
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX brockangelo at 12:55pm 03.31.23 Catalina 22 2/715 I've been planning a project of moving my halyards internal since I'm about to add a VHF antenna, so
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 12:02pm 03.31.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/798 I want to repair the rudder because it shakes---How can i have acces to tudder because the acces spa
SPRING RECOMMISSIONING Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 03.31.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2306 More boats have to be towed in, or find themselves back in the yard, and more equipment failures hap
Survey Question Greg_D at 8:43am 03.31.23 Catalina 30 16/1559 Hello all, long time lurker here, first time poster. I am looking at a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 7:42am 03.31.23 C&C 9/1013 Hi all C'C owners! I am now the proud owner of a 1975 C'C 33 Mk1 "Yellowtail". I will be moving her
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:08pm 03.30.23 Engines and Propulsion 9/1236 Hi, everyone, longtime lurker here. I came into possession (cheap!) of a Yanmar 3YM30x1 engine in
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 (2) nitrogenase at 6:20pm 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 4/766 Hello all, can't see the fuel level anymore. See attached for the back and front of the gauge. The b
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 9:38am 03.30.23 Big Boats 18/1605 2008 Hunter 36 that we bought the end of last summer - on board last weekend to finally begin spring

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Preferred helm wheel cover? Nichole340 at 1:36pm 09.08.24 Is that a wood or other material table I see in the photo? Where can I get one of those?
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 1:32pm 09.08.24 looking for what prop I need to replace it. It's a 1 inch shaft propelled by a Westerbeke 30B engi
Merit 22 owners (1) SailingLoto at 12:44pm 09.08.24 2 years later... it still sits here.
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 12:04pm 09.08.24 In addition to what @Tally Ho has advised, you might want to check your shaft taper to see what dama
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Tally Ho at 11:37am 09.08.24 I know you want to stick with a fixed prop, but if you contact Fred at PYI / Max Prop, he can quote
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? DaveJ at 11:29am 09.08.24 The idea of a code 0 or similar with a fuller is excellent, but $$$$. I use a whisker pole that I bo
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 10:58am 09.08.24 I see from new pictures that ya can't move the attachment aft because of the hook being in the way.
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (1) Hunter Enthusiast at 10:53am 09.08.24 I don't have a roller furler yet but I have been paying attention to people who have posted about t
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues kloudie1 at 10:49am 09.08.24 I see from new pictures that ya can't move the attachment aft because of the hook being in the way..
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (1) Hunter Enthusiast at 10:48am 09.08.24 Let's take a simple improvement first. The line for the furler looks too big. Most furlers use 5/16
3M 5200 Ward H at 10:43am 09.08.24 We are all adults here and that is what an adult would do and not send friends to do their bidding.
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 10:13am 09.08.24 I'd start with a quick check of mast rake, particularly if your rig is dropped every season. Quick
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 10:06am 09.08.24 Is the sail contacting the bar on the pulpit? It should not. The sail should be above the black ro
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (1) Hunter Enthusiast at 10:04am 09.08.24 Do you see any additional options? Yup. Move the forestay to one of the two holes behind the tack
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues LloydB at 9:37am 09.08.24 I don't have a roller furler yet but I have been paying attention to people who have posted about th
Install Air condition in hunter 38 Scott B at 9:17am 09.08.24
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please LloydB at 8:42am 09.08.24 227321
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please dLj at 8:32am 09.08.24 yes you're right @dLj , but I'm not sure where it broke, if at the point where the plate was attach
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please andrewH235 at 8:18am 09.08.24 yes you're right @dLj , but I'm not sure where it broke, if at the point where the plate was attache
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please dLj at 6:49am 09.08.24 good morning sailors and many thanks @dLj for your suggestions, they are a great idea. @Crazy Dave

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