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Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 12:23pm 07.11.23 Smaller Boats 29/2547 Hello all, I am a former liveaboard sailor and retired Naval officer. I haven't owned a sailboat f
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Whittens at 11:39am 07.11.23 Big Boats 15/1652 Seems easy, but don't want to break anything. Trying to remove the cover over the steering quadrant
mooring buoys balao92 at 10:19am 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 8/800 any tips on how to attach a line to a mooring buoy that has no pennant? my boat has high gunnels. i
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions (4) Ensign Claptrap at 8:50am 07.11.23 Fantasia 35 6/1924 Hello all, My wife and I just purchased hull #54 (previously known as Susan Kay, Viking, and a coupl
Satallite GPS messaging devices rgranger at 8:39am 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 3/674 On an earlier thread, we got on a tangent about some of these new-ish satellite gps messaging device
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 7:05am 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 67/6282 At the expense of exposing my ignorance, I'm going to pose a question: When handling jib sheets whe
DIY Electronics? (1) jviss at 4:36am 07.11.23 Ask All Sailors 39/4551 I know a couple of guys on the forum dabble in electronics, Arduino, etc., I just can't recall who!
What is this material? (2) TamBamK at 9:48pm 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 2/541 A previous owner replaced bilge covers and a bulk head with it. Seems water proof as the bilge cover
Electrical Gremlins (1) skunther at 8:47pm 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1068 I have a DC parallel panel patched onto whatever panel came with my 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5, and it
Sea Hood Core Deterioration (2) BigEasy at 7:06pm 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1000 Recently noticed that the seahood panel flexed ' felt spongy when foot pressure applied. I usually
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem Hayden Watson at 6:39pm 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1678 I am leaving on a cruise in a couple of days and got the 2-hp Honda out to move to the boat. It ran
Looking for Santana21 owners. rebel4443 at 6:16pm 07.10.23 Other Sailboats 0/718 Looking for Santana 21 owners that will not mind sharing info on rigging. I purchased a Santana 21 a
Perkins 20 Engine Elissatoo at 6:06pm 07.10.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1865 I own a Catalina 270 with a Perkins 20 diesel engine. Is anyone familiar with what the oil.capacity
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? AndyL at 6:05pm 07.10.23 Big Boats 6/1051 Our 2004 Hunter 36 came with a newish mainsail so I know it's not worn out. It's a traditional full
Need a Gudgeon for my 1980 Macgregor Venture 22' sailboat (2) Sal10419 at 3:29pm 07.10.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1672 Hi All, The original gudgeon for my 1980 Macgregor Venture 22' sailboat is corroded at the bottom. I
Need a Gudgeon for my 1980 MacGregor Venture 22 sailboat (1) Sal10419 at 3:17pm 07.10.23 Parts Search 1/929 Hi All, The original gudgeon for my 1980 Macgregor Venture 22' sailboat is corroded at the bottom. I
Rigging information NTLESQ at 2:25pm 07.10.23 Bristol 5/3243 I'm looking for information on how to properly rig my newly acquired Bristol Corinthian. I believe I
Found On Deck (2) RoyS at 11:42am 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1295 Found this lying on my deck shortly after launching. Any ideas about where it might belong?
170 Motor Mount Fasteners rsmithfh at 11:25am 07.10.23 Day Sailers 10/1517 I ordered a motor mount but haven't heard back on the proper fasteners for the 170. Anyone have info
41 DS Head Floor Peeling - Repaint? manufreak at 9:50am 07.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/335 The floor in our main head is peeling in several places with paint chips showing up in our sump filt

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Edson steering brake question Boatyarddog at 10:35am 08.26.25 On an older Atomic the water passages in the engine block may be partially occluded and water could
Edson steering brake question Boatyarddog at 10:27am 08.26.25 T-stats, all do the same thing, try it and see if if gives you the results you want.
Deck top clutches, organizers, winches Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 08.26.25 @Tally Ho is spot on I wouldnt rely upon threaded G10 for this purpose. Plus, you'll need to protec
Refinishing Wooden Wheel (1) capta at 9:25am 08.26.25 I've done a couple wheels like that and I completely disassembled each. For me, if I'm going to do v
Merit 22 owners Los at 9:23am 08.26.25 Christmas came early today. I guess I have a project for the day now :biggrin: replacing upper, low
Rotten locker floor shemandr at 8:50am 08.26.25 I'm not sure it doesn't have some structural roll to stiffen the bow. The hatch doesn't really do
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Project_Mayhem at 8:40am 08.26.25 A boat in our marina had similar damage caused by bilge water freezing. I had this happen on my O'
Surveyor in Connecticut? mermike at 8:11am 08.26.25 Thanks, High Current.
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises BAD ORCA at 7:13am 08.26.25 Back at the dock and got out this afternoon to do a second row. fore: 233363 After: 233364 HAH
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 6:35am 08.26.25 Thanks for the great explanation- I finally figured it out have incorporated it in my mock-up.
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 6:34am 08.26.25 If I turn the picture of the rudder upside down, so that you are seeing it as it is on the boat it
Oil filter for a 331 BigEasy at 6:12am 08.26.25 The OEM oil filter for the Westerbeke 30B is #WEK036918. Not familiar with parts availability in yo
Oil filter for a 331 novodka44 at 6:04am 08.26.25 Thank you so much
Thinking about getting a smaller wheel for our 36 mk ii. Thud at 6:01am 08.26.25 So far the 32 inch wheel is a vast improvement over the 42 inch wheel we were using. Much easier to
Oil filter for a 331 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:52am 08.26.25 The K &N part number is HP 1004 Sierra 036918 Fram PH 3593
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 Joe at 5:13am 08.26.25
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash frenzy13 at 4:33am 08.26.25 A boat in our marina had similar damage caused by bilge water freezing.
Oil filter for a 331 novodka44 at 4:19am 08.26.25 Westerbeke 30B 27 hp
Oil filter for a 331 novodka44 at 4:03am 08.26.25
Rotten locker floor LittleMurph at 4:01am 08.26.25 It's only supporting itself. There's plenty of room underneath for sails n such. It's a bit of a r

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