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Question for where cap shrouds pass through spreaders iamwhatiam at 10:06am 02.14.24 Ask All Sailors 0/16 Delete post
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar twodzusfittings at 9:16am 02.14.24 Ask All Sailors 14/527 I'm contemplating purchasing a large unit for my boat. I have a good spot for it with good air circu
Boating with osteoporosis buddybear at 9:14am 02.14.24 Catalina 310 5/625 Recently I fractured the L2 in my back a compression fracture. It was determined that I have osteopo
2001 Beneteau 381 (1) dnimigon at 9:13am 02.14.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/377 Looking at this 2001. I researched Beneteau site and only could find the 381 was the Oceanis series,
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment (3) QChunter at 6:47am 02.14.24 Ask All Sailors 12/403 Hi group, first time poster. I bought a hunter 30 1979 last year and everyday is a new discovery! wi
Solar powered vents Pagan Baby at 3:12pm 02.13.24 Ask All Sailors 4/308
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? captain69 at 3:08am 02.13.24 Ask All Sailors 8/454
Vee Berth plywood -'99 Hunter 380 dchipley at 3:46pm 02.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/175 Had a leak from the wiring through deck to the pulpit prior to us acquiring the boat. Now I have a s
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 (2) smokey73 at 3:16pm 02.12.24 Ask All Sailors 4/312 I think I have the pre-bend correct on my 1994 Hunter 40.5. Do any of you fellow 40.5 owners have a
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? (1) elink at 2:56pm 02.12.24 Ask All Sailors 8/394 I bought a sailboat with a retractable bow sprit for using a genaker. Unfortunately I am not 100% su
Hunter 320 in mast furling fbcoache at 11:03am 02.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/372 Looking to purchase a Hunter 320 that has in mast furling Never have had this set up before. Ca
Water Leaks laitm001 at 9:58am 02.12.24 Big Boats 7/571 Anyone ever had to replace a water tank on a 49. Might have a leak under the galley and it looks lik
stripping cetol from teak domer94 at 7:33am 02.11.24 Ask All Sailors 11/810 hi all , does anybody have the best technique for stripping that stuff? does it react to heat gun a
Free chafe guard rgranger at 5:08am 02.11.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 5/790 Hey all I ran across a Craigslist FREE ad for decommissioned fire hose. If you are in the area an
New Main Sail PhilaSailor at 6:01pm 02.10.24 The Cherubini Hunters 8/390 Any thoughts on the main sail for the 37 cutter ? I'm buying a new main sail and considering the op
new mulitbank battery charger experiences LydieBP at 5:14pm 02.10.24 Ask All Sailors 17/668 Hello fellow sailors, My just acquired ketch has an old burned out xantrex multistage battery charge
Genoa Track Replacement -Alden Caravelle TaborKP! at 10:08am 02.10.24 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 2/470 Hello All, I have a number of cracks across fastener holes on my genoa track on Wind Song and a sect
Please help. 1979 37 Cherbuni Water Tanks (1) SnowSurfer at 5:35am 02.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/586 Hi Just took delivery of my 1st boat !! very stoked 1979 37 Cherbuni Previous owner is out of the
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. (1) brad minda at 8:47pm 02.09.24 Catalina 30 7/788 Any ideas on how to repair this (see picture). Atleast good trheads still exist in the bottom bolt h
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (230v/international) version does not work with inverters Slight Adrift at 4:50pm 02.09.24 Ask All Sailors 14/682 Bought a Sailrite 230v/international version and missed the fine print stating that it will not work

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Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Tally Ho at 5:18pm 04.17.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 4:48pm 04.17.24 Another question for the group.. If I were to abandon the Beneteau fittings, would something like th
1999 450 salon table pin (3) sailcapt340 at 3:17pm 04.17.24
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Rick D at 2:03pm 04.17.24 I chased the same issue for a couple of years and hundreds of dollars. I replaced the sending unit,
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? RoyS at 12:57pm 04.17.24 Suggest you keep using the cover plates. They allow you to rebed the chainplates and when tightened
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:50pm 04.17.24 I didn't write it and can no longer remember the name of the guy who did...It's been in my fiIes for
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 12:06pm 04.17.24 That's a great idea, thank you so much!
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage David in Sandusky at 11:45am 04.17.24 Great post, Peggie!
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats lakesurfsailor at 11:42am 04.17.24 daydreamerh23, hope it helps! One thing I just remembered was that when we replaced the top rails, I
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket RitSim at 11:36am 04.17.24 https://www.mcmaster.com/products/o-rings/system-of-measurement~metric/width~3-000-mm/od~44-000-mm
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door sailcapt340 at 11:18am 04.17.24
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:09am 04.17.24 Tonnage has nothing to do with the weight of your boat. It is a measure of how much wine a vessel c
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door sailcapt340 at 10:36am 04.17.24 The real dilemma here is finding the person/thing that broke the mirror. That is what the 7 years o
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Don S/V ILLusion at 10:19am 04.17.24
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket Richard19068 at 9:54am 04.17.24 Is this the on engine filter? That would normally be the "secondary" in my understanding What br
Compressed Natural Gas Richard19068 at 9:46am 04.17.24 Try a dive shop, if they can't do it, then they will know who can. I used to use an industrial gas
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 9:33am 04.17.24 @Don S/V ILLusion I have a hand written note in my Yanmar 4JH2E manual that says something similar
Oh yes I did ! pclarksurf at 9:22am 04.17.24 She did say if I upgraded to stainless steel and added a second cleat she would consider keeping it
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage DRhoads at 9:18am 04.17.24 Specifications for the Hunter 41 Edit these specs I 51' 6 in J 13' P 48' 7 in (standard) E
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Don S/V ILLusion at 8:54am 04.17.24 3. Does anyone have any thoughts on why the oil pressure would decrease at higher rpms rather th

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