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Please critique my masthead antenna! (2) Gene Neill at 11:39am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2311 This is my old antenna, which I am replacing. As you can see, the bottom 12'' do not clear above the
Wiring charge controller for solar q's fred1diver at 9:55am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/674 hello everyone, ready to wire my charge controller to the batteries, looking in the manual but I can
Help installing A/C on a Hunter 33.5 sjbaltes at 7:15am 04.11.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/1068 I would like to install A/C on my just purchased Hunter 33.5 but I'm having trouble figuring out a g
Dried cetol tristanemerson at 6:40am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 6/904 How/what is the best way possible to clean up dried cetol from a boat deck without harming the gel c
New Hunter 25 (2006)? chriscampbell at 5:46am 04.11.23 Smaller Boats 4/1895 What do you all know about the Hunter 25-2? I've done lots of searching, but there is little informa
Fuel tank gasket NYSail at 5:10am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 3/578 Hello all, I have a plastic fuel tank in my beneteau. I had removed the sender and when I replaced c
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank pdistefano58 at 12:42pm 04.10.23 Smaller Boats 11/2322 Hi All, new to me 1997 Hunter 26 I purchased the boat with damage to the hull with the intention
Weather forecast... jssailem at 11:26am 04.10.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 17/2402 Spring is Delayed... That is the message from weather man Rufus. Looking out for the next 3 plus we
Hull/deck Leaks thwilson at 10:47am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 14/2634 My 1986 Catalina 30 has some leaks where the hull connects to the deck. I've tightened the bolts in
Best technique to lube control cables? fred1diver at 8:17am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 7/813 Hello everyone, what is your go to method to lube up control cables?
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 7:53am 04.10.23 Big Boats 31/3600 I have a 1997 Passage 42. It has a Kohler 9.5KW generator. Kohler Generator model # 3TNE78AC-KM .
Macgregor 25 forestay length ? whudatt at 6:45am 04.10.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/799 Good morning sailing friends, would anyone out there happen to know the correct length of the forest
F'ing mice chriscampbell at 6:29am 04.10.23 Smaller Boats 10/1434 Went for our first sail of the season over the weekend and found 6 holes chewed in our mainsail. Grr
Spreader blocks location fred1diver at 4:16am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1420 Hello everyone. Getting ready to install lazy jacks and flag halyards on my spreaders, for the lazy
Replacement Seals for Instrument Thru-Deck Fittings? dmdiehl64 at 5:01pm 04.09.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/796 At the front of the mast on our Beneteau 321 we have 5 thru-deck fittings for various cables. Closes
Replacing cabin bow access board on Hunter 240 Arnie53 at 3:26pm 04.09.23 Smaller Boats 1/707 Over the winter it looks like my thru-hulls in the anchor locker of my Hunter 240 failed. I need to
Furlex 100s Bearing Tube Problem KursadT at 9:44am 04.09.23 Ask All Sailors 3/989 Hi All, I have a Furlex 100s furling system and I have recently changed the forestay when my mast
Install wash down pump? flightlead404 at 9:16am 04.09.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3547
Frozen Galley seacock Clydo at 9:13am 04.09.23 Catalina 310 2/936 Last several months left seacock under galley sink open. Week ago tried to close with no luck.
Posting Guidelines Dave at 6:25am 04.09.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 13/3012 Here are some guidelines: 1. Videos must be hosted on a third-party site such as YouTube, Vimeo, or

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Sparcraft Mast for Ericson 32-3 or 32-200 IndigoSkies at 7:37am 07.11.25
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement dlochner at 7:33am 07.11.25 If it is an Edson Pedestal, there are replacements available at Edson and Defender.com. Be prepared
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement Tally Ho at 7:03am 07.11.25 That would be helpful. My boat had a crummy plastic lever that felt like it would snap off at any
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement NomadCC77 at 6:38am 07.11.25 The throttle mechanism works fine. The handle/lever is very corroded. Wanting to replace it for aest
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement Tally Ho at 6:23am 07.11.25 Just the lever? Do you have a photo of the current arrangement? Do you know the make of the pede
Catalina 18 deck cover fred1diver at 6:12am 07.11.25 Get it custom made maybe?
Troubleshooting mainsail trim shemandr at 5:03am 07.11.25 Does the OP's boom have a slot that the bolt rope fits into?
Troubleshooting mainsail trim Davidasailor26 at 4:35am 07.11.25 Actually, one more question for folks. I have not seen a clew/foot arrangement like the one on the
Hunter 410 Windlass Replacement Rich Stidger at 8:47pm 07.10.25 You probably have an Anchorman 700 or 1000. If spare repair parts are needed, the only source I kno
Improving airflow at charger/inverter compartment marcham at 8:45pm 07.10.25 My settee benches have a whole bunch of holes near the kickplate for ventilation, is it the same on
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 8:21pm 07.10.25 We are following in your footsteps Michael. Good to hear that you worked out your cooling system iss
Is my new keel winch broken newsailor72 at 8:11pm 07.10.25 Attached cable, wound it a few around pulled cable as hard as I could, got it free up. Wtf. Made me
Merit 22 owners (3) RussC at 7:58pm 07.10.25 After a four year search I'm finally back in the game!! I've continued to sail my Mac25 for the past
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (2) Michael Davis at 7:50pm 07.10.25
Hunter 410 Windlass Replacement marcham at 7:26pm 07.10.25 You can look at the below decks portion and you might see a model number. Parts are now extremely li
Troubleshooting mainsail trim (1) piratesnail at 7:19pm 07.10.25 Actually, one more question for folks. I have not seen a clew/foot arrangement like the one on the
O'day 27 projects...help! Clutch Cargo at 6:53pm 07.10.25 Regarding your bow light, I suggest replacing the incandescent bulb with an LED. Marine Beam is a g
Hunter 410 Windlass Replacement stackwalker at 6:49pm 07.10.25 Does anyone know what model came in the 410s?
Hunter 410 Windlass Replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 6:33pm 07.10.25 Parts for most SL winches are readily available. Because of their location, seizing is common and th
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 5:24pm 07.10.25 In my experience, 95 pct of shore power faults are related to issues inside the boat... Think about

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