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Buying new flares this year? Rich Stidger at 2:17pm 05.20.23 Ask All Sailors 30/3415 Just a heads up..... Before you go to a marine store or order on-line from one, check out the price
Beneteau First 235 - Cushions VisionQuest235 at 11:19am 05.20.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/771 New owner here - 1988 First 235, hull 166 - with plenty of projects. The previous owner threw out th
Building the Ultimate Potting Bench jviss at 9:33am 05.20.23 Sails Call Lounge 7/2882 With my newfound single status and new house, I have become interested in horticulture. It soon bec
Installing a new Halyard Plate and Improved Mast Step ...3TacksontheWater at 5:29am 05.20.23 Catalina 22 2/1082 There's nothing wrong with my OEM mast step but, the safety of reefing lines led to the cockpit is v
PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. Pat Hooyman at 3:58am 05.20.23 Big Boats 7/1618 I am looking for information about PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. Have some freeze damage
Searching Forums for topics Pat Hooyman at 3:56am 05.20.23 Ask All Sailors 3/630
Adding a 2nd winch and more (3) zinahewitt at 6:48pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2433 Hi All, I have a boat, it is a Dufour 34 feet, 1975. I wanted to add a second winch so I can trim t
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 4:57pm 05.19.23 C&C 14/2648 Has anyone replaced their wire/rope halyards with Dyneema rope? Having issues with halyards getting
Santana 21 design info needed CurtPollard at 4:56pm 05.19.23 Trailer Sailors 28/6553 I recently purchased a Santana 21 sailboat that is missing the rudder and boom. I can't find any use
Cajun Ropes (1) Tally Ho at 3:51pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 1/871
Engine Alignment Dan Anthony at 3:41pm 05.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/5391 I'm a first time poster. If this is in the wrong place please set me straight. I am the 2nd Owner o
ST60 wind machine cable seadaddler at 1:03pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 1/447 Anybody have any wind machine cable for ST60 wind machine available that they can spare
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump (1) davidjpio at 12:44pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1767 Hello. I'm trying to troubleshoot my inherited system. I have a Watch Witch Sensor, Water Witch Ala
RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 (1) SiriusCanada at 10:32am 05.19.23 Sirius 21/22 5/2595 Hi all! Just getting ready to put the mast up and not sure how to rig the topping lift on a Sirius.
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 9:05am 05.19.23 Day Sailers 1/34 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 9:04am 05.19.23 Parts Search 0/1 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 9:04am 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 0/2 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 8:58am 05.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/969 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 (1) spencersea at 8:12am 05.19.23 Smaller Boats 9/1728 I am looking at purchasing a 1995 hunter 26. Upon inspection I see two sizeable indents in the hull
1977 Fuel Tank Top Gauge (2) cebruns at 7:45am 05.19.23 Catalina 30 3/1205 Hi - My 1977 Catalina 30 still has the original Tempo 18G Aluminum tank installed but the top gauge

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Furler line selection dlochner at 10:15am 09.14.25 I'm aware of the items that need to be adjusted and checked. Instead of going through the hassle an
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Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 9:46am 09.14.25 If water goes bad, does it become cheap beer?
Cruising with a Hunter Passage 42? sailor832 at 9:41am 09.14.25 I own a 1996 hunter 42 passage and brought from St augustine to Beaufort Sc on the outside and and t
Furler line selection Project_Mayhem at 9:27am 09.14.25 I'm aware of the items that need to be adjusted and checked. Instead of going through the hassle and
Rigging eherlihy at 9:25am 09.14.25 So it was about $3000 to get the rigging made and replace it yourself? Yes. While the stick was
Boom tents to keep deck clean (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 09.14.25 I am more interested in the shade to keep interior temps down. Maybe this will help :
Boom tents to keep deck clean Project_Mayhem at 9:25am 09.14.25 One tricky bit, which depends on the relative heights, pipe sizes, and the rate of the pump, is whi
Bilge Float Switch Ralph Johnstone at 9:06am 09.14.25 Not sure why I find the switch submerged in water and not automatically activating. Is the pump's
First Day out on the Hunter 240 SteveHughessails at 8:27am 09.14.25 Thanks guys! It was a good day but forecasted winds left us alone. I think we seen 1.2 knots again.
Boom tents to keep deck clean ShawnL at 7:44am 09.14.25 Not to hijack this thread but, I tried that spider spray -- my boat is on a mooring all season. It
First Day out on the Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:03am 09.14.25 Thank you for your write up. May I suggest choking your truck tires when attached to the trailer pa
1972 Ranger 29, in 2025 shemandr at 6:45am 09.14.25 Sorry search came up empty. Access to the engine is challenging. If I were to rebuild the carb or f
Boom tents to keep deck clean (1) Blitz at 6:14am 09.14.25 234357
Boom tents to keep deck clean Tally Ho at 6:10am 09.14.25 We started using the sun shade boom tent a couple of weeks ago after a rather pricey detail. There'
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? LakeOntario270 at 5:58am 09.14.25 Lets see, I put about 10 hrs on my engine so far this season. In October just before I haul I will
Furler line selection jssailem at 5:31am 09.14.25 I find warp speed too stiff for the furling line. Harken provided 70 feet of a 7mm diameter line wit
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Badger007 at 4:41am 09.14.25 I hope you were able to resolve the runout issue? I believe the YP-7M gearbox is actually an in-hous
Funny Friday!!! sailme88 at 3:23am 09.14.25 2 of the oldest things on this earth are soil and water.....and yet water bottles sport an expiratio
Furler line selection dlochner at 3:21am 09.14.25 Make sure the lead from the last block to the drum is at the correct angle and there is enough tensi

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