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Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 9:00am 03.30.23 Big Boats 13/1369 Hello again, I wonder if any owners of sister ships have the subject original manuals. I have a 3 in
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? vmaks at 4:20am 03.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1397 I had to replace me holding tank due to a decent size crack at the bottom. The tank was on an '86 Pe
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 3:49am 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 37/2910 I'll get to my question, but first; My bottom paint is thick and flaking in spots so I decided this
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER EXADAS MUSIC at 2:20am 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 3/391 We want to fix repair the rudder to my BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER because it has some space--How can we ha
Damper plate? Hayden Watson at 10:36pm 03.29.23 Engines and Propulsion 15/1466 My boat is making a new sound at low idle when in gear and I am wondering if it might be from the da
Replacement WAECO CB-40 swiniarski at 8:54pm 03.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1285 Can't find a suitable replacement to purchase for my original WAECO CB-40 Refrigerator. Isotherm Bi-
Swim platform Ideas Rusty Keel at 6:27pm 03.29.23 Catalina 22 1/700 When I got my boat it came with a dilapidated plastic side mount boarding ladder. I have been refur
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 5:49pm 03.29.23 Pearson 36/3272 Hello all, I'm so excited to start this new adventure. After learning so much about sailing over th
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump sailmandan at 3:27pm 03.29.23 Yamaha 11/781 Would anybody have a brand name or picture of how the manual bilge pump is hooked up. Mine is missin
RigRite ivieto at 3:05pm 03.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1325 Does anyone know if RigRite INC is legit ? I bought some Z parts, the tracking shows just the "Label
Lazy jacks fred1diver at 3:04pm 03.29.23 Ask All Sailors 12/920
Mast Grounding Wire Connection - H376 DSqr at 10:59am 03.29.23 Big Boats 0/411 I just noticed that the wire that connects the base of my mast compression post to the keel bolt has
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate (2) Scallywagger at 10:49am 03.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/559 Hi everyone. Looking to upgrade Casper to a 466 but noticed this starboard rigging deck plate not la
Furling Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:53am 03.29.23 Catalina 310 11/1532 Good day fellow sailors. Last season I was having a problem with the OUT furling of the main. Someon
Weather/Navigation Tune-up jssailem at 8:35am 03.29.23 Weather and Forecasting 2/777 Are you ready for some sailing? It has been a long cold winter. Sure you were on the tread mill gett
Need a Beneteau part (1) Xpensive Care at 5:11pm 03.28.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1261 I have a French-built 2006 Oceanis 393. I'm looking for cabin door latch parts and any possible ill
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM--Updated 3-29-2023 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:53pm 03.28.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/5318 Updated March 29, 2023 Although most people think only in terms of the tank, the plumbing is actual
Morgan 34 Centerboard Paul Koestner at 2:44pm 03.28.23 Morgan 2/1488 Hello all, It's been quite a while since I've posted, so I feel like a newbie all over again, and ho
Hunter 240 Running Rigging jurovichfa at 11:57am 03.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/614 Hi everyone. I'm preparing to replace the running rigging on my H240 and want to know if the length
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 8:54am 03.28.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1178 Does rigging tape encourage crevice corrosion by potentially trapping moisture?

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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
ID this boat please dlochner at 5:22am 09.08.24 Islander 28 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/islander-28
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues dlochner at 5:20am 09.08.24 Let's take a simple improvement first. The line for the furler looks too big. Most furlers use 5/16"
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Marmalade at 4:56am 09.08.24 I'd start with a quick check of mast rake, particularly if your rig is dropped every season. Quick
Engine Alignment Afraal at 4:31am 09.08.24 Thank you @valcour and @Ralph Johnstone. Greta information and pics!
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please andrewH235 at 12:17am 09.08.24 good morning sailors and many thanks @dLj for your suggestions, they are a great idea. @Crazy Dave
Engine Alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42pm 09.07.24 This is what I use. Once you read and thoroughly understand this, you will see that the first part
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues jssailem at 7:36pm 09.07.24 Is the sail contacting the bar on the pulpit? It should not. The sail should be above the black rou
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Sailor Sue at 7:00pm 09.07.24 Do you see any additional options? Yup. Move the forestay to one of the two holes behind the tack
Hunter 50 AC deck light mcconkd at 6:52pm 09.07.24 Yes, replace the bulb with the LED from the store. It worked for us. Is it a direct replacement th
Transom thick enough to leave outboard on during 800 mile trip, C25 Ripples III at 6:20pm 09.07.24 THanks everyone that replied. I have been taking the motor off for the last 6 trips but getting old
Hunter 50 AC deck light Georgedoyle at 6:19pm 09.07.24 Yes, replace the bulb with the LED from the store. It worked for us.
New Cat 22 owner ...3TacksontheWater at 5:45pm 09.07.24 David W, congratulations on your new boat. George
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? smokey73 at 5:40pm 09.07.24 I use a Code Zero on a continuous liner furler attached to the bale on the Anchor Roller. It works
Engine Alignment (2) valcour at 5:02pm 09.07.24 you can hoist the engine using a 4 x 4 on the cabin top or boom to replace the engine mounts and/or
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? valcour at 4:38pm 09.07.24 In light air (under 10kt) I launch and fly a symmetrical spinnaker by myself when the admiral is bel
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? Davidasailor26 at 4:24pm 09.07.24 I got the Substack app and got access to the article. Seeing the picture of the low freeboard is com
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (3) Hunter Enthusiast at 4:14pm 09.07.24 Good evening, I truly appreciate you taking the time to offer your thoughts on this matter; I expe
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (3) Hunter Enthusiast at 4:02pm 09.07.24 Hold on. Before you go cutting things off, do some more research. Here's photo of a Hunter 27 with
I need help with a "hairy" problem Mark Maulden at 3:38pm 09.07.24 At the end of your snake, see if you can attach a small rubber ball. Cover the ball with the stiff p

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