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Mast base RolfSail at 11:02am 08.11.25 Smaller Boats 7/674 Heeeelp!! Was lowering my mast when the mast plate cracked and the mast came down. Need a new base.
Monday Moon Shots (2) jssailem at 8:44am 08.11.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/767 With all this talk of colonizing the Moon in the next 20 years, perhaps we should start to look at t
Electrical panel rebuild (4) fred1diver at 4:48pm 08.10.25 Ask All Sailors 15/694 Hello all Had a busy day on the boat today. mainly worked on making a new wall panel that includes
Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps HunterKid at 3:51pm 08.10.25 Smaller Boats 8/639 I am interested in lifting a Hunter 23.5 to replace the re-furnished centerboard. My question is, ho
Holding tank replacement fred1diver at 2:20pm 08.10.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/314 Hello everyone, we are thinking of replacing our vetus flexible holding tank to a rigid holding tank
Asymmetric for Hunter 28 twin keel petercra at 1:48pm 08.10.25 Destinations 1/795 Hi can anyone advise set up for a new asymmetric for a Hunter 28 and the sail size? My previous expe
Complete Novice Orientation Foswick at 11:31am 08.10.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1180 I have a few friends traveling up next month to crew for me. Amongst them, they have a combined expe
Free Sail Bag for 2009 Hunter 33 Headsail Robert Gall at 5:13am 08.10.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1377 I discovered an old but unused sail bag for a headsail for a 2009 Hunter 33, which I sold a few year
Spars sandpiper10471 at 8:16pm 08.09.25 The Cherubini Hunters 3/349 What manufacturer built the masts and booms for the Hunter 30 (Cherubini)?
Some late winter (March) in Japan. garymalmgren at 5:06pm 08.09.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/1768 8SRoZWo37Vo
Invest 97L --> TS Erin --> Hurricane Erin (2) JamesG161 at 4:31pm 08.09.25 Weather and Forecasting 22/1666 This Tropical Wave just left Africa, in the right spot, to catch the Westerlies. August is the star
Replacing boom vang line (3) danoant at 1:36pm 08.09.25 Catalina 22 4/652 I ordered a replacement boom vang line from Catalina Direct. When I went to switch out, the current
Rub rail making noise mcconkd at 12:52pm 08.09.25 Big Boats 7/629 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 AC. Next to one of the cleats on the port side, it appears the rub rail may
Mid boom traveler use? (1) RussC at 10:01am 08.09.25 Ask All Sailors 27/1727 Just curious how many who have a traveler on their 20'-26' boats actually use them on a regular basi
Prop Halo? Tedd at 7:08am 08.09.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 22/1127 I'm posting this in the PNW forum because I suspect the product I'm looking for may only be common i
cracked hatch (1) Vincent Williams at 5:48am 08.09.25 Catalina 275 3/1504 have a crack in the sliding hatch has anyone replaced one of these is there a trick to get it to sli
Before and after (2) SailingLoto at 5:41am 08.09.25 Mid-Size Boats 11/1390 Just waiting to get her home to clean the rest and get her rigged.
Yacht Specialties / Merriman Pedestal swap out vanisledutchman at 4:47pm 08.08.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/383 Hello everyone, I have a '85 Hunter 40 with the Yacht Specialties / Merriman Pedestal, and although
Outhaul and traveler basic help please (5) Newoldcatalina at 11:10am 08.08.25 Catalina 22 23/1909 Hi all, Trying to get my 84 Catalina 22 on the water for the first time and struggling with clear g
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence (1) testingthewaters91 at 10:54am 08.08.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1328

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Re-adhering gasket to Bomar Hatch Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 11.13.25 I have one Bowmar and two Lemar hatches 25 YO. I've had the advantage of applying an automotive rub
Re-adhering gasket to Bomar Hatch dLj at 9:49am 11.13.25 Do you happen to know the expected lifetime of the gasket? Mine is going on 31 years I doubt anyon
Happy Veterans Day Indysailor at 9:38am 11.13.25 My father passed away this year. He was a cold war veteran of the Army Security Agency, Field Statio
AI and the SBO Forums Stu Jackson at 9:37am 11.13.25
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 9:35am 11.13.25 When you say it is over flowing, I imagine your tank vents drain into the bilge? (Rather than venti
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 9:24am 11.13.25 Do you have a manifold that controls which tank you are drawing water from? You should only pump w
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 9:22am 11.13.25 Happy to see you've resolved your issue. :beer: Hey Kappy, We must have over filled the tanks whe
Re-adhering gasket to Bomar Hatch Project_Mayhem at 9:20am 11.13.25 Do you happen to know the expected lifetime of the gasket? Mine is going on 31 years
Re-adhering gasket to Bomar Hatch Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 11.13.25 I've used Krazy Glue in the past and the gasket is still there after a couple of years.
Restoring An Oxidized Hull azambella at 9:15am 11.13.25 Check out boat works today (YouTube) this guy know his stuff on fiberglass gelcoat.
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics PaulK at 8:36am 11.13.25 Looks like lots of fun. Do you have a long enough run to make using the square sails worthwhile? Lak
AI and the SBO Forums Davidasailor26 at 8:05am 11.13.25 The premise: A story in 121 words. Jake a new Catalina 30 boat owner. Jake is new to sailing. Jake
AI and the SBO Forums DaveJ at 7:54am 11.13.25 Which of the stories is AI? I want to say all three, but will guess 1 & 3. Do I win!? Cheers
AI and the SBO Forums Phil Herring at 7:44am 11.13.25 Great question, Dave! A distinction worth making: At least some of the AI-like posts we see may sim
AI and the SBO Forums jssailem at 7:40am 11.13.25 The premise: A story in 121 words. Jake a new Catalina 30 boat owner. Jake is new to sailing. Jake i
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open kappykaplan at 6:29am 11.13.25 Hi Stuart, in the end we shut off 3 of the water tanks and partially drained the two tanks that wer
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 6:17am 11.13.25 Do you have a manifold that controls which tank you are drawing water from? You should only pump w
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises dLj at 6:13am 11.13.25 Hi DJ, We do have a switch on the panel (on the AC side) to turn on battery charging. The batteries
Polycarbonate Bimini Window StuartSailor at 5:49am 11.13.25 Covers for the clear can be good. Make sure the inner surface is soft. Wash off all salt before ins
Polycarbonate Bimini Window StuartSailor at 5:43am 11.13.25 From my understanding... polycarbonate panels are normally sewn and glued/sealed to the fabric. I h

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