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protecting deck and nonslip Banooma at 6:59am 02.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1357 I'm new to a 2005 Hunter 36. I've owned sailboats for years, and previously was content to clean an
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps brockfromwa at 9:03pm 02.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2862 Question.... How cold are you all able to keep your top loading freezer in the tropics? My "freezer"
PHRF handicap Cap'n Dave at 6:17pm 02.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/856 Can anyone help me find the US Sailing handicap for a Beneteau First 28 (1982)? When I try to access
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 12:04pm 02.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 12/3152 Through the magic of craigslist, I was able to score a full set of used injectors for my Yanmar 3GM3
ODay 34 chain locker drain Arrgh at 9:34am 02.17.23 Bigger Boats 19/2517 While crawling around my ODay 34 I noticed what looked like a drain hose for the anchor chain locker
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain (1) SV At Last at 9:26am 02.17.23 Catalina 310 6/1667 The bilge of our 2004 Catalina 310, ordinarily dry as a bone, has begun to have more and more water
Hunter 49 Interior Photos Favor T J Furstenau at 9:21am 02.17.23 Big Boats 2/844 Reaching out to my fellow H49 owners for a favor. Looking for someone in a warmer climate than I wh
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? Jim_H42 at 7:32am 02.17.23 Big Boats 3/935 1992 Hunter 42 Passage Mast Situation: 2005 Selden Deck Stepped B'R 1st generation Mast - meaning it
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 9:15pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 27/3655
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? DAP007 at 6:28pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 15/2928 I have a Hunter 23, which has a backstay. I found out my friend who has a Hunter 23.5 does not have
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? tonyr at 5:34pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 34/3912 Hi, maybe a dumb question, but are winch handles interchangeable on sail winches? Ok that question
Dockside water connection George Braun at 5:08pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 24/3563 I'm certain that it's been covered previously, but searching forums here is a bit of a non-starter.
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dchipley at 3:24pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 36/2606 My wife and I require internet and phone service for our work access while off-shore realizing we wi
thru-hull size needed for bilge obxjeff at 2:02pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 16/2877 lots of opinions on how many and the capacity of bilge pumps but I can't find any information on the
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement inkunzi at 11:10am 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 6/2198 Has anyone performed this surgery on an old autohelm st4000 display head.? Mine works but the displa
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 9:09am 02.16.23 The Cherubini Hunters 50/5280 I have been reading posts for quite some time, I finally decided to join up. I own a 1980 hunter 27
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 12:16am 02.16.23 Yamaha 14/2169 Hello All, I am in need of a new wet muffler for my Yamaha V-berth YSM12 diesel engine. I know th
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) smokey73 at 8:32pm 02.15.23 Ask All Sailors 30/3082 Yanmar 4JH2E on a 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yesterday I noticed the needle on my tach was broken. The tach
Dinghy repair follow up Slipin Away at 2:59pm 02.15.23 Ask All Sailors 6/823 This is a follow up to a post I made several years ago regarding repairing abrasion leaks in an infl
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions ...3TacksontheWater at 11:34am 02.15.23 Catalina 22 14/1994 Hello all! Spring is just around the corner and one of the items on the "want to do" list is to repl

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Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 4:41am 01.17.25 Your plans raise a lot of questions. What inverter is currently installed? What battery charger is
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 4:07am 01.17.25 the son that got stuck in South America in Clovid? Yep. Also the one who got detained by British C
Wiring Diagram Question. Davidasailor26 at 3:37am 01.17.25 It does seem like that should work from m the standpoint of controlling where the power goes. The sw
Who designed the 23.5? kloudie1 at 7:55pm 01.16.25 I think that the early 23.5's were a Cortlan Steck (sp likely wrong) design
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 7:45pm 01.16.25 Can't wait to see the photos!!! Have a blast! Is that the son that got stuck in South America in Clo
Sunken Treasure dLj at 7:43pm 01.16.25 Just a note, the second video said he likes having a minimum of 500 nm and prefers 1000nm on his eng
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:23pm 01.16.25 If you are using an iPhone, it will often use a heic format. Use the export option in the Photos ap
Larger genoa for B323 Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 01.16.25
Sailing courses in Thailand dlochner at 7:08pm 01.16.25 The first company I contacted was all booked up, but they recommended Java Yachting in Phuket. My
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 7:00pm 01.16.25 The first company I contacted was all booked up, but they recommended Java Yachting in Phuket. My s
Sunken Treasure jssailem at 5:00pm 01.16.25 Here is an interesting perspective about electrical motors on a cruising boat. KZFDz8UhjOc And an a
Spotlight Recommendation jssailem at 4:46pm 01.16.25 LED flashlights provide high-powered beams that will give you remarkable performance. I have three
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? bawlmer at 2:51pm 01.16.25 I had a 71 Irwin 23 with the same problem. I opted to just leave it down. It worked fine. It was in
Spotlight Recommendation JRacer at 2:37pm 01.16.25 I use a Marinebeam Flashlight. have one in the Truck and one in the boat. Bright as can be and can i
Spotlight Recommendation nightowle at 2:23pm 01.16.25 We bought something like this 2 years ago: https://www.amazon.com/Spotlight-Brightest-Flashlight-Adj
Sunken Treasure ggrizzard at 2:12pm 01.16.25 Take a heavy dose of Soma, forget the idea ever crossed your mind, and RUN like hell the other way,
Spotlight Recommendation ggrizzard at 2:04pm 01.16.25 Unless you are happy replacing the the light every season :facepalm:, consider buying a waterproof
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 Scott T-Bird at 1:37pm 01.16.25 Catalina 320 is deck-stepped but you will need to fish the cable through the deck and down the compr
Who designed the 23.5? SkookumZac at 12:01pm 01.16.25 What's the design flaw?
Sunken Treasure dLj at 12:01pm 01.16.25 I recently watched a YouTube video of Sailing Magic Carpet and they were sailing up a British Columb

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