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Need details about this boat (1) tsuchenek at 1:40pm 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1210 My neighbor who is 90 years old found an ODay boat in the corner of one of his barns. He remembers t
Bilge pump line JonandDave at 8:35am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 3/480 The bilge pump line from the pump to the outside of the boat seems to be clogged or pinched. Any sug
Vberth hatch window McGove at 8:13am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 2/408 I need a replacement hatch window for Spirit 23. It's an unusual shape, kinda diamond shape. Any ad
Bent stemhead fitting (2) skunther at 7:58am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1663
Bow / Roller fuller ivieto at 7:39am 05.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/377 Hi there, I need help with pictures of the bow area, different views of the furler / jib base, anch
Furling Head Stay Tension Mclovin at 7:26am 05.26.23 Big Boats 12/1568 I have a 2002 hunter 460 with furler head stay. Seems loose, floppy. Its not the sail because I ha
Repair of Swing Arm Spinlock XA Rope Clutch for 2000 Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 7:24am 05.26.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/430 I need to either replace or repair my triple XA rope clutch on my 2000 Hunter 320. The XA is no long
Sail drive raw water intakes (3) Captain Larry-DH at 7:06am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 17/4186
Window Replacement Installation Advice (1) cdn_bacon at 6:51am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 17/2743 I'm looking for some advice on installation for new cabin windows. I think I know what I'm doing bu
RF Ground (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 5:23am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1062 I believe the RF ground is a no load bearing ground. Looking at my panel diagram and my 12V system d
Furling Head Stay Tension Mclovin at 5:10am 05.26.23 Big Boats 0/26 I have a 2002 hunter 460 with furler head stay. Seems loose, floppy. Its not the sail because I ha
Do rust converters work on rusted keels? CurtPollard at 12:04am 05.26.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1196 I have a swing keel on a Santana 21 that is heavily rusted. After dropping it out and cleaning off t
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? SteveHunter386 at 8:12pm 05.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/766 I'm new to a 2003 Hunter 386 it has a blown out mainsail. 1st thing on the list of fixes also needs
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 7:04pm 05.25.23 Ask All Sailors 19/2545
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank AndyL at 2:17pm 05.25.23 Big Boats 5/801 Hi All, My fuel gauge doesn't work so I look at the fuel level at the front of the tank as my "gaug
Hurricane Season 2023 (2) JamesG161 at 1:08pm 05.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 29/4051 National Hurricane Center just posted their forecast this year. The headline is this. NOAA predicts
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 11:50am 05.25.23 Catalina 22 17/1757 Hello to all. I just acquired, free, a 1976 Catalina 22. This is my first sailboat but not a first t
Beneteau 43 Headliner Dave9854 at 6:14am 05.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/352 Does anyone have any experience removing the headliner on a 2008 Beneteau? I have to get to the trav
Water tank level gauge circuit board (1) Jeff Tirey at 5:04am 05.25.23 Bavaria 2/907 The water level gauge for the two water tanks on my 2002 Bavaria 40 appears to have been damaged by
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind graeme000 at 8:09pm 05.24.23 Smaller Boats 15/2663 Hello all. I had my Hunter 26 in Portsmouth Harbour, UK during the winter on a mooring. It was secur

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What is your favorite anchor alarm app (1) JBP-PA at 3:49pm 07.17.25 My favorite isn't available anymore, the developer seems to have disappeared. It was called "My Anch
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions Project_Mayhem at 3:48pm 07.17.25 Is this a sponge based unit?
Catalina 30 Steering radial well question Project_Mayhem at 3:39pm 07.17.25 My 94 is sealed with silicone by a PO. Seems to be solid but haven't opened it up to check
Catalina 18 deck cover pgandw at 3:36pm 07.17.25 I had a cockpit cover/boom tent that wrapped around the mast for my 19' Mariner made by Sailor's Tai
Catalina 30 Steering radial well question Alan Gomes at 2:34pm 07.17.25 We opened up that hatch on a friends boat because it had leaked into the aft cabin. My memory is po
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 1:49pm 07.17.25 I finally got around to checking it at the new marina. It's -0.780 to the pedestal, thats where I
Strange grumbling noise behind engine odaydokay at 1:14pm 07.17.25 It sounds a bit like something I had a few years ago, and it turned out to be a cutlass bearing. We
CG Guidance on Li Ion Batteries colemj at 12:26pm 07.17.25 With that little excursion under their belt, they have now excluded from boarding their ferries, an
New LFP House Battery (2) SycloneDriver at 12:08pm 07.17.25 Check out the date code on my start battery, November 2014. I just tested it at 800 CCA with a chea
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions (2) eherlihy at 12:06pm 07.17.25
Cabin top hand rail (4) eherlihy at 11:52am 07.17.25 I missed this thread, or I would have replied sooner. The original handrails are (were) teak, and se
New LFP House Battery (2) SycloneDriver at 11:46am 07.17.25 I got back to the boat today. I've definitely got to set the float voltage a little higher. Think
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 11:02am 07.17.25 I would take some of that gale off your hands The weather man said it was coming your way. When ha
CG Guidance on Li Ion Batteries (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 07.17.25 I took a bit of liberty and a short cut by saying LA electrolyte was flammable Obviously, I knew
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Foswick at 10:19am 07.17.25 I would take some of that gale off your hands. Down here, the wind is so still it's running backward
Catalina 30 Steering radial well question DPotter at 10:14am 07.17.25 Thank you - I will look into the butyl. I could not find a drain tube anywhere.
Merit 22 owners RussC at 9:57am 07.17.25 Russ- Thanks for the letter! My Merit has sail #4, hull 221. I believe it was the first of two boat
Catalina 30 Steering radial well question Calif. Ted at 9:26am 07.17.25 We opened up that hatch on a friends boat because it had leaked into the aft cabin. My memory is poo
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 9:13am 07.17.25
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises Foswick at 9:06am 07.17.25 Since the panels are so easy to remove and reinstall, we pulled that first row off yesterday, laid d

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