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Rebedding bow pulpit on my 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 6:15am 09.15.13 Bigger Boats 5/2273 Looking for some guidance, I need to rebed the bow pulpit on my 1983 28 Oday. The aft stanchions se
Info on lexan-plexiglass sliding doors morich at 5:47am 09.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2483 I'm a new owner of a hunter 31 and I'm trying to bring it back to its original condition. The PO rem
Jib, headsail numbering system jviss at 5:06am 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 6/6992 Can someone please give me a quick tutorial on jib numbering? I've heard number 1 jib, number 2 jib
Anchor Windlass Rick B at 11:43pm 09.14.13 Yamaha 1/1267 We have a Yamaha 33 tall rig with the 2 cylinder Yanmar. How has anybody mounted a windlass on this
Marine Toilet lance at 10:33pm 09.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/941 I currently have the original Wilcox Crittenden manual head on my Hunter 356 and decided to service
27ft sailboat run over by 382 ft San Juan ferry John Nantz at 8:41pm 09.14.13 Ask All Sailors 5/4124 On Friday afternoon (Friday, Sept 13th) the Washington state ferry "Hyak" ran over a 27ft sailboat i
Furled headsail size Tobydaisy at 8:12pm 09.14.13 Catalina 22 11/1475 I am going to buy a CDI roller furling head sail rig, to put on my new to me '74 C22. I will be on L
Sail For O-Day 12 aggpsdave at 8:03pm 09.14.13 Parts Search 5/5191 Hello Where new to the Forum,but really need help locating a Sail new or used for a O-Day 12.
Boat painting wolfy189 at 7:29pm 09.14.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1492 My 1972 Ericson 29 is looking very shabby : ( It may never have been painted. There is some fiberg
Is Hull Damage Repairable? MaryEllaRose at 7:26pm 09.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1924 I recently obtained (bought on impulse) an older (1975) Catalina 22 at a price I couldn't refuse. T
Solar power roypaul2 at 7:21pm 09.14.13 Big Boats 2/1283 I just bought a 2002 36' Catalina and am wondering what size solar panel is needed to keep the batte
Wifi router Mark Maulden at 6:05pm 09.14.13 Ask All Sailors 23/4401 Looking to improve my wifi experiences on the boat. Looking for a wireless 12V power-over-Ethernet
Catalina C-15 Boom Length bavanyo at 5:45pm 09.14.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3274 Hello to anyone who can help... Does anyone know the boom lenght of the Catalina Yachts Coronado 15
Autopilot broken alicemarkle at 4:43pm 09.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1172 Our 2006 Oceanuis 343 the Raymarine autopilot is not working how do we mount new rudder indicator s
Hunter 38 Inverter test MattRob at 4:23pm 09.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4494 I have repaired my Bose 321 Home Theater System 3 times. I am wondering if I have an inverter probl
waste hose dilemma splax at 4:12pm 09.14.13 Big Boats 6/1822 I have a dilemma.:confused: Please advise a good method for resolution. The manual waste discharge h
Surveyor and diesel mechanic in Alameda, CA jmomcal at 2:49pm 09.14.13 Ask All Sailors 9/6669 Can anyone recommend a good surveyor and diesel mechanic in the Alameda/Oakland area? We also need
Re-attaching my keel Triple Point at 2:20pm 09.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1184 As part of a restoration project I recently removed the swing keel from my 1972, 22' Macgregor. Aft
Compass bubble help (1) doctorbill at 1:52pm 09.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/853 Anyone can give me advice on how to fix this?
cockpit arch hunter32 at 12:23pm 09.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1286 I'm looking for a cockpit arch for a 32' 2000 hunter. can anyone help me with this. I know some peop

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Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel (1) Digger1 at 4:33pm 03.31.23 After breaking a plastic wheel on the tongue jack in those drainage grooves, I replaced the inner pl
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Tally Ho at 4:29pm 03.31.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Crazy Dave Condon at 3:40pm 03.31.23 And we sent our troops over to free and/ or defend the French during WW I and WW II
Heart stopping drone footage Tally Ho at 3:31pm 03.31.23 Could be. I was going by the individual team photo/name list on their website. Maybe some of the g
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Crazy Dave Condon at 3:17pm 03.31.23 @KE5HVM keep us posted when you get the boat and then I suggest a new thread noting it is either a
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 03.31.23 I would use Teflon tape, 3-4 wraps should do the trick, and then once hand tight, go 1/4 to 1/2 turn
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:34pm 03.31.23 Davidasailor26, What you describe seems like my best option. I don't want to drill holes in the bow
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX brockangelo at 2:33pm 03.31.23
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home CrispyCringle at 2:24pm 03.31.23 They are good little boats and there is a good supply of parts available, This is the right forum fo
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX Hollyberry at 1:11pm 03.31.23 You run wires and cables inside a conduit... but not halyards!
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home KE5HVM at 12:56pm 03.31.23 Awesome, and very helpful thread. I know this is coming two years since this was all posted, but I m
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER NYSail at 12:44pm 03.31.23
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand Alan Gomes at 12:35pm 03.31.23 If someone has been messing with the engine, you may have loose fuel injectors and/or glow plugs..
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER Mechone at 12:25pm 03.31.23 Find someone small because you have to crawl in to drop it to do bearings
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand kloudie1 at 12:03pm 03.31.23 If someone has been messing with the engine, you may have loose fuel injectors and/or glow plugs..
MPPT controller location Tom J at 12:02pm 03.31.23 I have a 'standard' two-battery setup with one of those big red dials on the electronics control pa
Survey Question BigEasy at 11:22am 03.31.23 I had a similar issue on a 1988 Hunter 33.5 many years ago; however, in my situation the wooden com
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:06am 03.31.23 USB-C carry up to 5A at 48V depending on the outlet and device. That would be 20A at 12V I had no
Chart plotter choice overwhelm iNavX at 10:35am 03.31.23 The Vesper Marine unit is the WatchMate XB-8000 smartAIS It has its own GPS antenna. here is a link
Chart plotter choice overwhelm iNavX at 10:18am 03.31.23 If you have an NMEA capable VHF you could get an NMEA to Wi-Fi bridge that puts the AIS sentences o

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