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Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? (4) Sethic at 5:52am 01.24.23 Smaller Boats 11/1587 New H26 owner here. The H26 did not come with a marine head. PO removed the mast and rigging and app
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:45am 01.24.23 Smaller Boats 27/3091
Does anyone have on knownof a Boom for sale? Randy_C at 7:18pm 01.23.23 Catalina 22 2/646
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? MitchM at 6:46pm 01.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1221 it's time to upgrade the battery bank to start my 10Hp diesel and also run reasonable l
Teak Rub Rail pcharn01 at 2:32pm 01.23.23 Catalina 22 10/1059
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? 4Winds at 2:10pm 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2596 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 with furlex100s jib furling system tied into the second of the four holes fo
Winches H26 Marc the army sailor at 12:59pm 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/527 Recommended size/models of self tailing winches to replace stock non self tailing winches?
End Boom Sheeting Kopite at 12:36pm 01.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1349 Hello All, I have an '84 Cat 27 that has mid boom sheeting with the curved traveler. I am racing th
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 10:35am 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1532 I am replacing 2 sections of the head liner in the double aft berth in my 2005 Hunter 38. What I wi
Mast cleat (1) ckreitlein at 8:24am 01.23.23 Parts Search 5/1009 I have searched unsuccessfully, I need one (preferably two) mast cleats identical to what I have on
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks (2) w855973 at 7:40am 01.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/690 Would you buy this Hunter 146 with the small cracks in the top of the hull, and at what price?
LPG Change Over Nauti Laopo at 6:38am 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/485 I have a 91 Hunter 42 Passage that I'd like to swap out the original stove/oven to propane. Has anyo
Slip n slide! Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 01.23.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1853 A couple of years ago we detailed and then hand waxed the deck. It looked good and stayed cleaner fo
Winter Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 4:54am 01.23.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1430 Awfully quiet over here in these precincts, so thought I would tickle your fancy with a point or two
Has anyone ever installed a Raymarine linear drive autopilot to a Hunter Legend 37? Stella Orion at 9:02pm 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 2/533 I'm looking for pics on an install of a linear drive unit to the Edison quadrant into the port lazer
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? dtrask at 2:03pm 01.22.23 Big Boats 6/1083 Has anyone added an NMEA2000 backbone to their Hunter 386? I'm looking to go from the helm station
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 fred1diver at 11:01am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1503 Hey everyone, spring is almost here, I wish! looking to upgrade my galley in my Pearson30 Need new
First Year (1) LD_C310 at 11:01am 01.22.23 Catalina 310 7/1618 Hi all, my first post on the forum - thought I'd share my experiences in my first year with Kismet.
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue (1) heybonzo at 9:32am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1241 212378 The attached image is the interior surface of the boat hull in a semi-accessible space. The
EPropulsion battery Excessive Movement circa1971la at 9:02am 01.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/697 Hi, wondering if anyone has had issues with excessive play in their EPropulsion battery? My new one

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Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 9:04am 01.12.25 Jan 12 update to the Dec 31 update; still waiting on the mast restep. The original error in swaging
Solar Panel Placement. JBP-PA at 6:38am 01.12.25 You don't need to mount them. Just get some small ones and keep them wired up ( or have them on dis
CNG gas tank requirements smokey73 at 6:08am 01.12.25 @thinwater Thanks for the specs. That explained why the place where I drop my tank off for recertif
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 5:51am 01.12.25 Thanks for everyone's inputs which is mostly consistent with what I understood. Does anyone know t
CNG gas tank requirements Alan Backus at 5:44am 01.12.25 Thanks for everyone's inputs which is mostly consistent with what I understood. Does anyone know th
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 5:29am 01.12.25 Passing a hydro test is not the sole requirement. Excessive corrosion (over 0.011-inch metal loss) c
Oldest Boat to Buy twodzusfittings at 3:19am 01.12.25 I worked it out. My boat and all the repairs, replacements, insurances and upgrades along with the l
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step SeaDogGo at 8:39pm 01.11.25 Yes, he said the part is no longer available, so I would like to try to locate a salvaged one to ref
CNG gas tank requirements Richard19068 at 6:30pm 01.11.25 I think your surveyor is confusing CNG with propane. There should be a date of manufacture on the CN
CNG gas tank requirements smokey73 at 6:29pm 01.11.25 The tank should have a DOT (Department of Transportation) certification stamped into the metal. That
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:26pm 01.11.25 You don't need to mount them. Just get some small ones and keep them wired up ( or have them on dis
Solar Panel Placement. Richard19068 at 6:23pm 01.11.25 Very valid. Thank you. Just topping off the batteries. We trailer around lake Michigan and Lake
Arco # 6 winch springs Richard19068 at 6:10pm 01.11.25 I would try going to your local chandelery (I know, a disappearing dinosaur) with one of the old one
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:05pm 01.11.25 Unless the panels are specifically designed to be installed on a deck where they will be stepped on
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:01pm 01.11.25 I like the lensun fiberglass panels. They are not as efficient or long lasting as rigid panels, bu
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 6:01pm 01.11.25 I'm selling my 1989 sailboat in the US. The surveyor claims that my CNG cylinders that fuel my st
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:00pm 01.11.25 Thank you for the insight. All of this makes so much sense. I just need enough energy to top off
CNG gas tank requirements Terry Cox at 5:55pm 01.11.25 Hi Alan. Our CNG tanks are round steel with a rounded bottom and will hold 2,500 pounds of CNG. If y
Arco # 6 winch springs jssailem at 5:10pm 01.11.25 I do not know the Arco winch. Lewmar makes a kit of springs and pawls. I know they fit Lewmar and Ba
Catalina 28 Roller Furler peterbud at 5:09pm 01.11.25 I have Hull 272 the roller furling is hood and the traveler is Garhauer

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