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Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud SwerlyD at 6:51pm 01.22.24 Ask An Oday Owner 5/515
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame (1) Brinky63 at 5:26pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 2/190 I recently bought a new seal and acrylic for my two Lewmar MKII hatches on my Hunter 306 and found t
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (4) Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 41/2086 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful becau
Noisy boats T-Schwan at 12:57pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 33/1999 Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabinet
Rub rail Pearson 28 JILLYM at 11:44am 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/283 who do y'all recommend for a new rub rail ' insert for a Pearson 28? 6-8 feet of material needed? 19
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (3) logon9 at 10:19am 01.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1025 My surveyor said that I must remove and inspect my chainplates and his Idea was to unscrew the decks
What's under the fuel injectors NCBrew at 9:41am 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 4/309 What parts (I need numbers) goes under the fuel injectors
Vagabond 42 vinceweeks at 5:30am 01.22.24 Parts Search 2/276 Hello all, I've recently purchased a 1983 Vagabond 42. The hatches are of a terrible design - hard t
Vagabond 42 - bowsprit vinceweeks at 5:28am 01.22.24 Parts Search 0/152 Hello all, I've recently purchased a 1983 Vagabond 42 - the original bowsprit has been replaced with
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Arbee at 6:09pm 01.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1057 We've owned our beloved 306 for 4 years now and it's been a very dry boat (since I had a PSS fitted)
To Pearson 303 owners The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:38pm 01.21.24 Pearson 1/389 Hello Im way away from my boat and need a some numbers... Distance between safety line and deck(im
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? (4) Rxwoman at 2:20pm 01.21.24 Trailer Sailors 10/728 Hi all, Total newb here, desperately looking for a trailerable boat with a cuddy cabin, in my price
320 dink agrunsky at 10:50am 01.21.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/652
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump (4) dkinzer at 10:41am 01.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/912 A month or so ago I was poking around the Yanmar 4JH4E engine on our 2007 H41AC and I found what loo
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 (1) Stephen Dale at 8:54am 01.21.24 Mid-Size Boats 22/1005 I am looking to replace with a Kuuma 11811 6 Gallon 120v Front Exchanger Stainless Steel Water Heate
Hunter misleading weights massnspace at 5:13am 01.21.24 Smaller Boats 15/1080 Hello Hunter trailer sailors. My wife and I actively cruise a Hunter 23.5 out of Seattle. Wonderful
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Laid-back at 12:49pm 01.20.24 Big Boats 26/907 Been away from the Hunter 50 for 7 months now so may be missing something obvious. There is no power
how is to ship a 9 meters motor boat from costa rica to miami? tdot at 10:04am 01.20.24 Ask All Sailors 9/345 hi all, we have a motor boat and looking for ways to ship it from costa rica to miami. what are th
Testing out my jump starter... (1) circa1971la at 9:28pm 01.19.24 Ask All Sailors 32/1200 Hi I have a portable jump starter (Schumacher SJ1332 Rechargeable AGM Jump Starter for Gas Diesel Ve
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Greg_D at 1:48pm 01.19.24 Catalina 310 10/796 I am thinking about making an offer on a Catalina 310. I like everything about the boat except for t

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Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! Davidasailor26 at 3:28am 04.19.24 My guess is the switch is going bad and adds high resistance between the batteries and solar charger
Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! dlochner at 3:27am 04.19.24 It would be helpful to see a schematic of the electrical system, because I have no idea how your sys
Air Conditioner Vents justsomeguy at 9:09pm 04.18.24 (assuming 2-inch) Seems awfully small.
MORGAN 22 OWNER MANUAL AND CENTERBOARD WINCH DIAGRAM higgs at 8:54pm 04.18.24 Maybe this will help: https://www.sailnet.com/threads/morgan-22-centerboard-swing-keel-restoration.
MORGAN 22 OWNER MANUAL AND CENTERBOARD WINCH DIAGRAM higgs at 8:43pm 04.18.24 The boat was last made in 1971, and only ran 3 years, so it is doubtful you will find anyone with a
over starting line early shemandr at 7:24pm 04.18.24 At least with the around the ends rule OCS boats sort of clear the starting area instead of going d
Air Conditioner Vents tkwhalen at 7:11pm 04.18.24 Hmmm don't know the answer to your question. I'll take a look next week when I'm up on the boat. I'l
Fort Pierce inlet dlochner at 7:03pm 04.18.24 Should we come in at 4 with the tide or wait for slack at 7? In all inlets it is better to have t
over starting line early PaulK at 6:39pm 04.18.24 In a small club racing, the racing instructions state "even if the I flag is not displayed, (which
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? jnorten at 6:21pm 04.18.24 We pay about $150/hr for labor. Add in materials to that cost. The yard is decent--acceptable but
Catalina 28 steering problem William Weeks at 5:11pm 04.18.24 Welcome to SBO William. Have you had the boat out of the water to inspect the prop and the rudder?
Oh yes I did ! pclarksurf at 5:08pm 04.18.24 So did the through bolts spark when you turned it on? The OEM handle actually is through "screwed"
Catalina 28 steering problem William Weeks at 5:08pm 04.18.24 Hi Richard, thanks for responding, yes it pulls while it is under sail or power, its hard work for t
Stem Fitting pclarksurf at 5:04pm 04.18.24 Interesting-- I don't see the opposite evidence in the previous pics to suggest the stem fitting i
Aquarius shemandr at 5:03pm 04.18.24
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? tkwhalen at 4:07pm 04.18.24 AndyL I am well aware of your problem and I am aware of Hunter's suggested shim fix. I have the exa
Stem Fitting LakeShark at 4:04pm 04.18.24 I am going to have to learn how to set it up. In your area there are a number of active fleets.
Stem Fitting mashmaster at 3:43pm 04.18.24 @mashmaster sounds like a good plan but don't over doo the turnbuckle. People are often wrenching
Stem Fitting LakeShark at 3:35pm 04.18.24 @mashmaster sounds like a good plan but don't over doo the turnbuckle. People are often wrenching t
Aquarius (1) jssailem at 3:35pm 04.18.24 Congrats Mike! New boat and New Member. Welcome Aboard. No experience with the Aquarius boats. 23f

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