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Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 8:35am 05.09.23 Catalina 22 32/4797 Looking for some boater wisdom here. Currently my boat is in a slip and I have a handheld vhf. I was
Adding Speed DanMaine at 6:44am 05.09.23 Ask All Sailors 6/999 I would like to add a speed through the water readout to my 37' sailboat this year. I have a 3 year
Part identification (2) CiscoVT2 at 6:41am 05.09.23 Ask All Sailors 5/834 Looking to identify this part for a neighbor. She found it while cleaning out her parents estate an
New owner of an Irwin 28 Mk III Marty_B at 6:19pm 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/415 Hi everyone, I acquired this boat recently and have not been able to find much information about it.
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 6:01pm 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 13/835 I'm finally finishing my instrument panel modifications and I bought a Blue Sea Systems terminal blo
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 Fuji242 at 2:28pm 05.08.23 Catalina 22 16/1968 New C22 owner here. Looking to setup my factory electrical system with a trickle charger and solar p
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. Goobs at 1:32pm 05.08.23 Engines and Propulsion 16/2038 We started the engine at Spring commsisioning prior launch and she started right up. We ran it for a
Color Pallet PedersParade at 11:50am 05.08.23 S2 1/836 1985 S2 10.3 Trying to find original paint colors for top deck non-skid
Bulges on Keel on Hunter 376 duck21 at 10:28am 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1602 Hi all, Looking for a little info from folks to gauge whether I need to take action on an issue....
Sleeping on 22 new design morbidfollower at 8:43am 05.08.23 Catalina 22 13/3052 Still trying to figure out the best sleeping solution for myself 6'1 (190lbs) my wife 5'4 (110lbs) a
Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 8:04am 05.08.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/1835 Hey friends, I removed the porlights on the 1980 Cat 27 anD I want to replace with cast acrylic wind
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger bonkle at 5:27am 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 9/976 Everything seemed fine before the boat sat in dry dock for a month. When I picked it up, the engine
Self Tacking Jib Experience skob1014 at 3:03am 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 14/4589 If you have any experience with a self tacking jib, please let me know what you think of them. I sa
Washing Machine on H Passage 450 henri at 10:32pm 05.07.23 Big Boats 0/488 The owners manual, speaks about an " optional washing machine" on the aft of a Hunter Passage 450. H
Bilge pump wowes!!! azambella at 7:53pm 05.07.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1190 My bilge pumps are not lasting at all. 2 seasons at best... Tried all the major brands. Super confus
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help (8) bonkle at 5:49pm 05.07.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1894 I think I've identified what is going on in this system but want to double check with yall. Picture
depth transducer and plumbing issue George Braun at 5:14pm 05.07.23 Big Boats 6/943 so we re-commissioned our 2008 Hunter 36 this weekend. To my annoyance, one of the things I managed
No power at electrical panel on B331 (1) Stuermer at 4:13pm 05.07.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/991 Any thoughts welcome. when trying to turn on my engine this weekend there was no power from ignition
Hunter 240 mast replacement Arnie53 at 3:49pm 05.07.23 Smaller Boats 6/1092 I had a disaster when raising my mast on my 1998 Hunter 240. Long story short, the mast is now in t
Custom screen hatch board (1) chriscampbell at 3:41pm 05.07.23 Smaller Boats 4/1097

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3d printing for boats. Foswick at 12:26am 07.15.25 It sounds like you are well ahead of the game with your background. A few thoughts: I do use stres
3d printing for boats. Hayden Watson at 10:45pm 07.14.25 Yes, I forgot about that one, but I also did make a handy placard to remember which rode marker to
3d printing for boats. (1) Hayden Watson at 10:40pm 07.14.25 See responses to your questions in red in the body of your response. The printer that I am getting
DC to DC charger size marcham at 10:23pm 07.14.25 I have a question for all of you that have switched to lithium house banks but kept the AGM start b
23.5 centerboard up haul binding jeddd at 9:39pm 07.14.25 Thanks Dave, I'm having issues replacing the centerboard lifting line on a Hunter 23.5. I installed
3d printing for boats. Hayden Watson at 8:45pm 07.14.25 Boat hook holder: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7091667 Stanchion clamp for mounting .75" tube
New LFP House Battery SycloneDriver at 6:54pm 07.14.25 I presume you have either a 60A or 80a alternator? I have the 80A and routinely see 40A going into
23.5 centerboard up haul binding Crazy Dave Condon at 6:20pm 07.14.25 I got your email but having issues with my computer and cell phone. Check your private message here
Head filling with water while I'm away travelinreid at 6:01pm 07.14.25 Clean the valve at the top of the anti-siphon. Been there, done that. If it's blocked with "gunk"
O'day 302 bow piece. Ryan R at 5:47pm 07.14.25
Installing a Lewmar D1 Rope Clutch AaronD at 5:46pm 07.14.25 My distant memory is for an 1981, so perhaps not relevant to your New Design. And it is a very dista
Picking up a mooring ball. danm1 at 5:26pm 07.14.25 You need a Kong mooring hook https://www.amazon.com/Kong-Docking-Hook-201-Glossy/dp/B01N75KASR/ref=
Hunter 29.5 CurtisC at 5:14pm 07.14.25 Double purchase? Halyard runs thru swivel block at sail headboard then back to mast head? Get rid o
3d printing for boats. (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:11pm 07.14.25 Placards: When a label maker won't quite cut it, even a very modest 3D printer can make some pretty
Replacement front windows: (2) caverun at 5:03pm 07.14.25 Couple of files that should help- I'll put these in the download section for 260's.
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? (4) testingthewaters91 at 4:59pm 07.14.25 What brand? Photos of the display heads? Photos of the paddlewheel and transducer? Here are the
Replacement front windows: caverun at 4:51pm 07.14.25 The front windshields are available from the HunterOwner's store here. I have not replaced them, but
Picking up a mooring ball. Don S/V ILLusion at 4:41pm 07.14.25 Having a CC boat, picking up a ball can be an interesting experience. After having a few misses, I f
Routing jib sheets aft kappykaplan at 4:41pm 07.14.25 So no tracks for jib sheets/jib cars going down port and stbd? Some photos will probably help us he
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? TJSmith at 4:37pm 07.14.25 @TJSmith: I started with a large Philip's head on a ratchet tool. I wanted to make sure I did not

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