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Making curtains (1) zinahewitt at 6:50pm 06.08.23 Ask All Sailors 19/2621 Hi All, My 1975 Dufour 34 has a track for curtains. I think it was the original track but no curtai
Selden Rodkicker seems to have a lot of play at the mounting bracket - is this normal? (1) AndyL at 4:22pm 06.08.23 Big Boats 2/718 The mounting bracket where my Rodkicker attaches to the mast seems to allow a lot of movement becaus
Spinnaker Pole Jaw restringing KGarvey at 2:11pm 06.08.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/504 Hello, I'm looking for information on how to replace the string or twine that opens and closes the j
Kent Narrows Chesapeake Mclovin at 9:57am 06.08.23 Destinations 2/1545 Has anyone recently navigated Kent Narrows in Grasonville MD lately? What's entrance from the north
Hatch For Daysailer2 Fozzybond at 8:43am 06.08.23 Day Sailers 2/803 Has anyone put a roof hatch or portlights into their Daysailer 2? The cuddy is dark and airless and
Hunter 29.5 Table travorgeron at 6:09am 06.08.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1085 Can someone please explain to me how to raise and lower the table on the Hunter 29.5 with the weight
Lubricating the top bearing at the top of the in mast furling? BroncoJohn at 5:51am 06.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/483 I lubricated the lower in mast furler bearings, winch and the bearing at the top of the main sail wh
Best Chart Plotter Solution (1) Screen Saver at 4:14pm 06.07.23 Ask All Sailors 10/2471 I am looking at replacing my legacy Raymarine Plotter ( E180 Classic) The Plotter is shared/integrat
New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion TarBall at 2:28pm 06.07.23 Day Sailers 3/1948 I'm a new owner of an Oday Javelin looking to take it out for the first time this weekend. I have a
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) fconmass at 1:25pm 06.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1237 Does anyone know the part number to order a new raw water pump, rubber impeller and paper gasket. Al
fuel gauge Rick.johnson at 10:57am 06.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1582 Hi Guys i have a 1987 hunter legend 40 with a yanmar 4jh-e engine an the fuel gauge is mounted
What's next to be aware of ? Timm R Oday25 at 6:30am 06.07.23 Ask All Sailors 6/842 https://news.yahoo.com/orcas-threw-yacht-around-rag-105525147.html?guccounter=1'guce_referrer=aHR0cH
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 6:24am 06.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1960
Adding soundproofing to companionway step (1) zinahewitt at 7:56pm 06.06.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1043 Hi All, I hope your day is going well. I need a sanity check. I have the companionway step below I
Help Identifying model apell at 7:44pm 06.06.23 Ask An Oday Owner 30/3138 Hello all I am trying to identify an O'Day I came across. H.I.N is XDYL0386 (or b) 1172. The list
Starlink use: Great Lakes Sailors HELP Apex at 7:17pm 06.06.23 Ask All Sailors 3/2542 We are looking for clarification as of this post time (early June 23') about Starlink and use in the
How important is the sunguard on a roller jib? Do I need it for day sailing? newmac19 at 1:19pm 06.06.23 Ask All Sailors 7/593 Looking to get a sail cut for the roller on my Mac 19, was going to have the bottom cut, which has t
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 10:50am 06.06.23 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1230 Hello, I have been having an issue when starting my universal 12 10hp diesel. Quick overview, I tur
Stainless Rub Strake Installation (1) mdibella at 8:41am 06.06.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1502 On my First 36.7, I place blocks on amidship pad eyes to lead the fore-guy or sheet to the coach roo
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion Nate at 6:47am 06.06.23 Big Boats 6/1234 Hello, I am in the process of finalizing the design of the Victron lithium conversation on my Hunte

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Finally a 3D printing project that I like FastOlson at 6:27am 07.20.25 Greg, You have never had your foresail sheets hang up on your foreward mooring cleats? Am I the onl
Finally a 3D printing project that I like garymalmgren at 6:20am 07.20.25 Greg, You have never had your foresail sheets hang up on your foreward mooring cleats? Am I the only
Cabin top hand rail eherlihy at 6:00am 07.20.25 Hmm...I wonder if a previous owner changed mine. I don't have an of those spacers, just regular te
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? Davidasailor26 at 5:54am 07.20.25 You are likely putting up and taking down your sails every day or maybe every two or three days. U
Catalina 22 Step bolt (1) sadsailor at 5:34am 07.20.25 233050
Catalina 22 Step bolt sadsailor at 5:30am 07.20.25 Thank you for the feedback people I just bought the boat it is a 1989 and I have 0 experience steppi
Finally a 3D printing project that I like Tally Ho at 5:16am 07.20.25
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? dLj at 5:03am 07.20.25 I feel that an aspect not mentioned yet is how is one cruising? Are you coastal cruising or doing lo
Electrical charging problem jssailem at 11:05pm 07.19.25 Ted. From the way you are describing the issue, it sounds like Marine electrical systems are a new
Hunter 41 2007 water heater to engine heat exchanger hose replacement marcham at 10:01pm 07.19.25 The hoses will be secured every 18-24 inches .... depending on where the tank is (under the settee b
Electrical charging problem Ted10028 at 9:17pm 07.19.25 The inverter doesn't charge your batteries. It just takes DC current and converts it to AC current.
Fill your water tanks easily artboas at 8:12pm 07.19.25 I have also thought about repurposing my shower water inlet. Similar, but slightly different use ca
Electrical charging problem mermike at 7:03pm 07.19.25 The inverter doesn't charge your batteries. It just takes DC current and converts it to AC current.
Catalina 22 Step bolt ...3TacksontheWater at 6:44pm 07.19.25 It might be better to fill the opening with epoxygoop (add fibers for strength) and then re-drill i
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 5:55pm 07.19.25 Dyneema is fine, but I think blanket statement is a bit evangelical. While Dyneema has superior s
Electrical charging problem Ted10028 at 5:46pm 07.19.25 I think the batteries will read low because they are not charging. They are new or almost so I'm thi
Electrical charging problem SycloneDriver at 5:30pm 07.19.25 Start with a volt meter at the house battery.
Electrical charging problem Davidasailor26 at 5:29pm 07.19.25 Start with a multimeter, measuring the voltage at the battery posts. When the shore power is on and
Catalina 22 Step bolt PaulK at 5:22pm 07.19.25 It might be better to fill the opening with epoxygoop (add fibers for strength) and then re-drill it
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? Foswick at 4:14pm 07.19.25 There just isn't any reason anymore to use polyester double braid for running rigging. Dyneema is

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