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H356 salon hull ports replacement sailmaster39 at 6:34pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 4/1005 My fixed hull ports located in the salon both port and starboard are so cloudy etc. you nolonger can
for all of the northerners... "Daydream"ing (7) hawk232 at 6:22pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1658 dixiedawg (and family) and I decided to hit the water today... and since it isn't hard I figured I w
Healing angle cstonedent at 6:09pm 01.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6114 My wife and I have sailed 02 311 for one season. We had an on board lesson. Understand the boat is t
composite propane tank Mark Maulden at 5:53pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1296 I see composite tanks are back http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d2655484a4'id=21f7809ae2'e= l
Tiller Handle & Tiller Tamer (1) Darkarcher at 5:18pm 01.20.14 Catalina 22 5/1874 My wife and I purchased a Swing Keel 22 last spring and have really just been getting started on the
Oil in my Bilge sd1953 at 4:36pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 14/8048 I bought a 27 year old boat (an Endeavour 38 center cockpit) and I have been resurrecting it over th
Raw Faith, George McKay william at 4:05pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1355 This story left me stunned...guy with no experience sailing decides to build a 118' schooner? Gets t
Engine mounting maintenance IanJ at 3:10pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1144 One of my Yanmar mountings has got a little rusty from the shaft. Pretty much cleaned it up, but an
Mast Stolen 1972 Day Sailer II - Need Replacement haerle4415 at 2:44pm 01.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2523 Sadly, my mast and boom was stolen from my 1972 Oday Day Sailer II 18 foot. I love this boat, and wa
The ultimate sacrilege 25yearslater at 2:16pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1066 A dear friend of mine inherited a Trojan 25 that is in need of some repair. Having been down this r
Sealing the Head thru-hulls Alctel at 2:14pm 01.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1187 Hi there, I have a 1980 Hunter 36', and am ripping out the entire sanitation system and replacing
Replace 1 1/2" Sanitation Hose Hunter 30G Dragoon at 1:40pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1649 Has anyone replaced the 1 1/2" discharge to holding tank sanitation hose on their 1990 Hunter 30G?
Added air conditioner? KenKindrick at 1:12pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 2/956 I want to add in my Hunter 340 a chilled water air conditioner. I'm thinking that under the port si
Coolant level nestorph at 12:19pm 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1468 I'm getting familiar with my Yanmar 2GMF. How do I measure the coolant level? Is it just by sight
O'Day Daysailor Gunnel Wood spindrift8080 at 12:12pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/8406 Hi Just bought a Spindrift Daysailor I. I believe it is the same as the O'Day Daysailor I. The boat
Double Berth Rich6705 at 12:00pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/1639 I recently purchased a 1981 O'Day 25. I believe at one time, this boat had the slide out double ber
Sailing Rituals SailAwayGirl at 11:11am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 51/6262 Hi all, I recently saw a post on Facebook of interesting rituals that folks have while out cruisi
Coolant leak (4) Nom De Guerre at 9:32am 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/3891 Please review these pictures and let me know your thoughts. This is what I found after checking in o
New interior cushions geek_guy at 9:09am 01.20.14 Big Boats 9/2923 I searched several months ago on replacing or reupholstering my Hunter 37 interior cushions. I saw
Weather helm Don Guillette at 8:56am 01.20.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/10374 Yesterday I was speaking to a newbie sailor about weather helm. It would be very simple to demonstra

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Refrigerator in a 22 (1) patbratton at 5:41pm 07.14.23
Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:30pm 07.14.23 "Plastics" is a generic term that covers a whole bunch of man-made materials, including nylon, mare
Reef points (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 07.14.23
Multiple Fresh Water Tanks on Hunter 410 Rich Stidger at 4:23pm 07.14.23 I bought an exact replacement valve on eBay a couple years ago. Search on eBay for "Qest QV3500" or
I60 wind Joe at 4:00pm 07.14.23 I'll be a bit of a contrarian here............etc..... Why, then, do sailors use instruments? :hu
Multiple Fresh Water Tanks on Hunter 410 Jimi Hendrix at 3:56pm 07.14.23 Where can I buy parts for this manifold? It is the same manifold I have on my 97 Hunter 40.5. Leakin
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks Joe at 3:45pm 07.14.23 What size (diameter) spin sheets? Where do you position the trimmer? For me, it would depend on ho
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods kappykaplan at 3:24pm 07.14.23 You may find what you need here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.php?task=model&mi
Need source for winch parts jviss at 2:52pm 07.14.23 @jviss , you are asking me to bare my soul and fess up that I have neglected my winch to the point
Need source for winch parts sailcapt340 at 2:46pm 07.14.23 Rich, Did you try Wickford Marine Consignment in North Kingstown, RI. They have older items and you
Catalina Stickers Rltgold at 2:45pm 07.14.23 Thanks I have more if anyone wants them
Catalina Metal Plaque Rltgold at 2:43pm 07.14.23 So, of course, I knew you were exaggerating with your assertion. Thanks, your description of what ha
Need source for winch parts Rich Stidger at 2:24pm 07.14.23 Thanks to @Rjm st.petersburg , @Ted , and everyone else for your help. I will follow up on all of t
Need source for winch parts (1) Rich Stidger at 2:22pm 07.14.23 So, Rich, what happened to the output gear? Did it break, or did the teeth strip? What's it made
Catalina 315 Mainsail Furling Problems; Spinlock Clutch VFR750 at 2:11pm 07.14.23 Oh, did not realize that. Thanks for the clarification.
Catalina 315 Mainsail Furling Problems; Spinlock Clutch Skipper John at 2:09pm 07.14.23 I assume this is one of the 3 clutches on the cabin top. Were all of the clutches the larger one, a
Catalina 315 Mainsail Furling Problems; Spinlock Clutch VFR750 at 1:59pm 07.14.23 I assume this is one of the 3 clutches on the cabin top. Were all of the clutches the larger one, an
Catalina Metal Plaque Stu Jackson at 1:53pm 07.14.23 I have owned Catalina sailboats for 40 years (C22, C25, C34). I have been the secretary of the C34
simple wind/weather app for iphone dLj at 1:41pm 07.14.23 I just spent a couple hours with Andy from 59 North as he's anchored two boats over from me. He has
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:39pm 07.14.23 Much better. I now feel I can sleep nights without that previous image stuck in my head :snooze: .

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