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Marlow Hunter 37 Stern Endcap Crack (1) wilschmidt1 at 2:25pm 04.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/819 Has anyone had and addressed a crack high on the toerail near the endcap on the stern? Any thoughts?
Sailing the Abacos dlochner at 9:53am 04.06.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 6/2540 In 2022 Second Star sailed to the Abacos. Here's a short clip of our trip across the Abaco Bight. O
Tally Ho! Tally Ho at 7:58pm 04.08.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 9/3068
Runaway Diesel! Universal M25 acudavid at 9:28am 04.06.23 Engines and Propulsion 1/1271 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The b
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 9:27am 04.06.23 Ask All Sailors 39/3297 My wife and I are getting close to the retire and move aboard moment. as such we are considering st
Any idea what this is for? (1) BroncoJohn at 9:17am 04.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/710 I don't know what this piece of aluminum angle is behind my steps. I haven't seen it on other Hunter
Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID (1) Jumanji at 8:54am 04.06.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/916 I have a 1976 Islander 28, my fiberglass guy is telling me their is some linear cracking where the k
Force 10 cabin heater (2) SaltAndFresh at 8:47am 04.06.23 Catalina 30 2/1250 Last spring we sold our 2001 Capri 22 and bought a 1986 Catalina 30. Our 22 was perfect and as you
Potential first boat for me? (10) pinchecharlie at 8:08am 04.06.23 Catalina 22 35/3122 Iam looking to buy my first sailboat and iam pretty sold on finding a cat 22. Bad news is I live in
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains patbratton at 6:22am 04.05.23 Smaller Boats 13/1778 Seeking Hunter 240 curtains in any condition to use for pattern. Used boat came without them.
Maxwell 24 Winch handle Andiamo 34 at 5:38am 04.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/692 I have a '85 Hunter 34 with Maxwell 24 winches and cannot find any winch handles that will lock in.
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 10:52pm 04.05.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1589 Do I need the mid stay as it will get in the way as the main -stay -furling -sail unfurls.
Adding Furler to a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 10:36pm 04.05.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/773 Do I need the mid stay as it will get in the way as sail unfurls from the main stay position. ??
buzzer alarm upgrade brad minda at 8:15pm 04.05.23 Catalina 30 14/2562 I am considering the low oil pressure and high water temp buzzer upgrade system from catalina direct
How do you secure the pop up dodger? jodyjuli at 8:12pm 04.05.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/820
Life lines questions fred1diver at 6:08pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 6/956 Quick question, my Pearson 30 only has the top lifeline and no hole for a mid height one, is that ok
Yanmar 1gm questions Gerry DELICH at 6:08pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 5/818 My 1gm tachometer is slow / sluggish to respond to throttle settings. Is it the tachometer which is
Troubleshooting wind display (2) kbgunn at 5:23pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 5/2328 I have a Raymarine i60 wind instrument and display. The display will show wind direction but doesn't
Head Floor Non Skid fox9988 at 12:15pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 4/552 The (textured) floor of my head curves up with the hull. Dangerous with soapy feet while showering.
Lee cloths Waybad at 10:40am 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1921 Has anybody used a open webbing or netting type material lee cloths for warmer climates? Tapered op

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Broken Flange at Exhaust Mixing Elbow - Yanmar 2GMF Jim Legere at 6:00am 07.10.25 A welder might be able to braze a nut on the back of the flange where it broke. Might even be possib
Major Increase in Bahama Cruising - Fishing - Anchoring Fees Starting Tomorrow thinwater at 5:56am 07.10.25 We sent them a 10% across the board export tariff. Just sayin', not knowin'. They have a resource, w
O'day 27 projects...help! shemandr at 5:50am 07.10.25 I think this is the video from the post. (My Browder calls it un-secure but the creater is well reg
O'day 27 projects...help! shemandr at 5:39am 07.10.25 Thinking back to a post about removing the adhesive for the fabric liner I remember it was quite ard
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Captain Larry-DH at 4:59am 07.10.25 @artboas The minimum they could have offered is to look up my account and offer the pro-rate my "su
Yanmar 3JH4E starting issues - Sun Oddysey 39DS marcham at 10:27pm 07.09.25 Good job! The Yanmar wiring harness is plain copper. As it ages, tiny breaks occurs in the wires du
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine mermike at 9:45pm 07.09.25
Survey before insurance will renew? thinwater at 9:03pm 07.09.25 a. I'm sure we have all seen 30-year boats that we would not insure at any price. Unlike cars, there
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (2) Michael Davis at 6:47pm 07.09.25 In Port McNeill tonight. Spent the afternoon stripping my heat exchanger. .needles to clean the tube
Survey before insurance will renew? Rick D at 6:03pm 07.09.25
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. markymac1961 at 5:27pm 07.09.25 Looks good ...................... so far. Good luck with it. If you think of it, I'd appreciat
O'day 27 projects...help! Joe at 4:50pm 07.09.25 What's up with carpet on the walls? I've seen a number of 70-80's era re habs where carpeting on th
Sparcraft Mast for Ericson 32-3 or 32-200 Tally Ho at 4:02pm 07.09.25
Major Increase in Bahama Cruising - Fishing - Anchoring Fees Starting Tomorrow Project_Mayhem at 3:38pm 07.09.25 :puke:
Fill your water tanks easily MFD at 3:26pm 07.09.25 I have also thought about repurposing my shower water inlet. Similar, but slightly different use cas
Whisker Pole Part Sought Davidasailor26 at 3:16pm 07.09.25 I didn't know there was a difference between a whisker pole and a spinnaker pole until your questio
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" Project_Mayhem at 2:45pm 07.09.25 If you meticulously clean and lubricate your mast track, you can probably use any kind of slug or s
Major Increase in Bahama Cruising - Fishing - Anchoring Fees Starting Tomorrow ggrizzard at 1:13pm 07.09.25 Update on Fees From Association of Bahamas Marinas are posted here: https://www.bahamasmarinas.com/
O'day 27 projects...help! Project_Mayhem at 12:50pm 07.09.25
Blessing or a Curse fredlan at 12:01pm 07.09.25 Thanks for the tip.

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