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MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 tedh at 4:20pm 09.28.22 Smaller Boats 2/1074 I recently purchased a Catalina 16.5 that has needed a lot of love. I had a bent mast step that I re
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously diduljc at 12:48pm 09.29.22 Big Boats 4/806 Hi, I would appreciate any suggestionns on solving the following problem with my 2011 Hunter 39: T
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Don Guillette at 11:37am 09.29.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/8105 We were in Cabo San Lucas last week and anytime I'm in a marina and see masts sticking up I'm drawn
transmission when sailing Arrgh at 10:36am 09.29.22 Bigger Boats 19/2104 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing w
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:27am 09.29.22 Engines and Propulsion 59/7022 After working on the cooling system of my Volvo Penta MD 7A engine including removing the manifold,
Lewmar hatches ID whittem at 7:58am 09.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/981 I need new lenses and seals for the two main lewmar hatches on a 1995 B351. Having a hard time match
34 Morgan 1967 - Crack in the keel - Anyone?? (1) Frill at 3:02am 09.29.22 Morgan 6/1786 A hair line crack on the keel on both sides. Is this serious or not? Any owners ever seen this befor
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailors Scuppers at 11:25am 09.28.22 Day Sailers 2/878 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailers Scuppers at 11:24am 09.28.22 Trailer Sailors 0/17 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
Anchor self-deploys Dr. D at 11:07am 09.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1106 My boat has an electric windlass with a Quick remote in the anchor locker and a control pad at the p
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project challengerjdb at 10:31am 09.28.22 Ask All Sailors 7/731 Hello, I'm a senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying engineering. For my final year of s
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint (1) rioila at 9:49am 09.28.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1299
Hunter 326 rudder issues RobAL at 11:12am 09.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/739 My Hunter 326 rudder and steering developed a pronounced clunking noise with play in the steering wh
Whisker pole for a Catalina 27? Indysailor at 11:05am 09.27.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1205 I am looking for opinions and/or experiences of adding a whisker pole to a Catalina 27. Also, if you
33.5 swim ladder Don Crowther at 9:55am 09.27.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1199 Has anyone extended the swim ladder on a Hunter 33.5? I would like to increase the length of ours by
Is it legal to make a boat longer? (1) HeelBoy at 7:45am 09.27.22 Ask All Sailors 16/987 Without diving deep into the engineering here, the question is more of a legal one: Are we even allo
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:51pm 09.26.22 Big Boats 17/1738 I have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a Force10 6-gal water heater that needs replacing. I'm replacing it wi
Lewmar portlights macdoug at 4:42pm 09.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1259 My oceanis 37 has a couple of portlights (Lewmar standard size 0) that leak and look crap. They are
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Orbweaver at 3:08pm 09.26.22 Smaller Boats 14/2157 Greetings all. Last week we had a fair amount of rain (at least for Montana). Yesterday I thought I
Ken Gepner Passes Away Terry Cox at 12:40pm 09.26.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/917 Ken Gepner, a long time PNW sailor, passed away recently. Patti and I went with him and his son on a

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Raw water strainer for the air conditioner pump Davidasailor26 at 7:27pm 08.19.24
Faucet replacement HELP marcham at 7:22pm 08.19.24 Another vote for removing the countertop. Then you'll have access to the underneath of the sink.
Distress Call marcham at 7:01pm 08.19.24 Glad to hear you survived the squall! Sounds like you did the right thing by going to the radio and
Merit 22 owners RussC at 6:56pm 08.19.24 I was given a M22' and when the guy gave it to me he thought he remembered that there was a problem
Chesapeake Bay - Smith and Tangier Islands Manny at 6:48pm 08.19.24 Thank you Dave. Good to hear about getting into Smith, and about the long dock. I'll be sure to brin
Unusual Oil Level Issue Manny at 6:46pm 08.19.24 Thank you all for the responses! I feel better about it now! I won't worry about it so much anymore
Merit 22 owners jefstr at 6:18pm 08.19.24 I was given a M22' and when the guy gave it to me he thought he remembered that there was a problem
Waste Cap vent? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:56pm 08.19.24 Are you open to finding a location for it and running some new plumbing? If so, send me a PM. --Pe
bad steering, need. help (1) Hello Below at 5:24pm 08.19.24 Not a Legend nor a 35.5; but, a Hunter with a quadrant non-the-less. This pic shows well over an inc
Faucet replacement HELP heritage at 5:05pm 08.19.24 Curious about how you will get the replacement faucet to be secured in the tight space.
Navigation Instruments Power Outage Davidasailor26 at 4:19pm 08.19.24 When you work through the electronics you may want to try disconnecting everything from the SeaTalk
Faucet replacement HELP sailcapt340 at 3:59pm 08.19.24 I just looked through my photos, here on this site(in hopes I did) and on my ipad as well. I normal
Which jib car to use on a Hunter 33 shemandr at 3:49pm 08.19.24 It depends on what headsail you are using. The "110" headsail, would often use the higher cabin top
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 3:33pm 08.19.24 When I replaced the faucet in my 340 I had to remove the silver plastic cover and the handles first
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable kappykaplan at 3:15pm 08.19.24 I have added some new pictures to the album: Tks. Glad you figured it out. :beer:
O'day 302 bow piece. dlochner at 3:08pm 08.19.24 If you have the pieces and money is not a big object you can have a new one cast by an aluminum foun
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? dlochner at 3:06pm 08.19.24 So the take home message is old diesel is probably OK if it was taken care of in the beginning with
Waste Cap vent? danm1 at 2:47pm 08.19.24 It's a Hunter 356. Tank is in the starboard aft swim platform locker and the vent is above it on the
Waste Cap vent? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:37pm 08.19.24 I couldn't get to the hose to change the deck fitting because the PO installed the davits so I can'
Waste Cap vent? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:33pm 08.19.24 Are you saying that the screen is really not necessary or just that the risk of insects is the lesse

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