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Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 7:22pm 03.13.23 Smaller Boats 12/1690 Newbie - Just purchased a 1994 with only a sea trial with the previous owners. Is it possible to tr
Replace Windlass Hunter 38 (2005) frebling at 3:37pm 03.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/795 I am looking to Replace the SL windlass on my Hunter 38 (2005), I am aware of a shop in England for
Sump Pump Discharge Hunter Legend43 ivieto at 2:04pm 03.13.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/829
I need advice from sailors on keel (8) CaseyJohn2001 at 11:54am 03.13.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1050 Hi all, I have a 1984 merit 22 with a liftable kill. Today for the first time I was able to remove t
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts h2o_snow at 11:19am 03.13.23 Smaller Boats 8/1349 Hi. I sail a 260 solo quite often and find with our newer fully battened, full roach main I reef a
Help replacing the sink faucet in the head on a Catalina 36 SeaMonkey25 at 10:15am 03.13.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1576 My Catalina 36 is in need of a faucet change in the head. With the molded-in sink, there is no way
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation Stargazer79 at 7:53am 03.13.23 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2700 83 Oday 34' has the Edson full aluminum disc steering quadrant with no visible Rudder stock showing.
Keel of Hunter 460 henri at 7:41am 03.13.23 Ask All Sailors 5/880 I am planning to buy a Hunter 460, with winged keel (short draught) . Are these keels normally in l
hunter 23,5 mast Al Minns at 5:47am 03.13.23 Smaller Boats 1/864 Looking for a mast 4 my 23.5
Ford 20 (Anchor Sailboat Co. Of Union City, Pennsylvania) (4) Fairweather at 8:45pm 03.12.23 Trailer Sailors 5/1573 An old Ford 20 sailboat was found last summer. The tires on its trailer were severely weather checke
Sorry, I had to... (1) Brian D at 8:07pm 03.12.23 Sails Call Lounge 4/1437 213693
P42 Forward Fresh Water Tank (65 Gallon) Terry Cox at 5:55pm 03.12.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1146 Had some fresh water in the bilge awhile ago and was unsure whether it was from snow or a leaking wa
It's almost within reach! Project_Mayhem at 2:55pm 03.12.23 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1579 I'm looking to lead lines aft for my main halyard and lazy jack on my O'Day 25. Once these are done
On the water activities for a group of cruisers on the lake Nashville_Blues at 2:16pm 03.12.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1515 Hello fellow sailors, we have an active yacht club with several regattas each year and Wednesday ni
A Shamrock for St. Patrick's Day T-Schwan at 1:25pm 03.12.23 Ask All Sailors 2/553 We've all heard of the "Luck of the Irish"... do you believe you're a "lucky" sailor or is it all ab
2016 Beneteau 381: does the table drop to become a bed? AdamCermak at 12:41pm 03.12.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1168
Stern Rail (6) Georgedoyle at 9:31am 03.12.23 Big Boats 12/2185 A loose boat recently pinballed its way through the mooring field during a storm and ended up crushi
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Saving Time jssailem at 6:39am 03.12.23 Weather and Forecasting 16/2075 Just a friendly reminder. March 12 is the beginning of 2023 Daylight Saving time. It has been said
Major post coming... artboas at 10:35pm 03.11.23 Big Boats 4/1213 Ok, I have spent a lot of time addressing : How to properly illuminate the interior of 49/50 which
Daysailers on Virgin Islands.. DAVA390 at 7:39pm 03.11.23 Destinations 9/2299 I am planning our first trip ever to the Carribean, Virgin Islands. I think my choice of island or c

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Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 10:07pm 07.06.25 Ahhh Michael catching them. Michael eating them. The marina catches,cleans and cooks. I just do th
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. jssailem at 9:14pm 07.06.25 Here is what I was floating on before Yes. Those were bad.:yikes:
Fill your water tanks easily artboas at 8:51pm 07.06.25 You need to know that no matter how cheap or expensive, the are only 2 types of shore water pressur
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 7:56pm 07.06.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 7:50pm 07.06.25
3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed Davenport at 7:49pm 07.06.25 I went from MacGregor 26classic in water 3000 pounds to now Hunter 260 in water 5000 pounds, so I sh
h260 mast on deck options, weight bearing options Davenport at 7:45pm 07.06.25 Hmmm, with H260 mast lowered, having bow pulpit PULL via straps the mast forward would put some weig
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (3) testingthewaters91 at 7:22pm 07.06.25 Here is what I was floating on before.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 7:19pm 07.06.25 I think the prior 4 four posts are ignoring the above part of the OP's post #111. He is working to
How long til your 3GM starts? Dalestr at 7:13pm 07.06.25 The Yanmar Multi cylinder GM SERIES engines were entirely without a preheating mechanism. They can
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] (7) testingthewaters91 at 7:06pm 07.06.25 Hey everyone, Did an oil change today on my boat. The old oil came out black with a milky layer on
Anchor Swivel thinwater at 6:34pm 07.06.25 I had a swivel on my PDQ. Then I found a crack in it, when changing anchors. Never had one after tha
Belt adjustment on my Perkins M30 engine beneteau 351 (2) Dalestr at 6:12pm 07.06.25 Keven, it appears that your alternator is using a shorter belt to keep it clear of the bulkhead at r
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (3) Michael Davis at 5:22pm 07.06.25 Port Neville to Lagoon Cove. Motored from Port Neville, bucked the tide and a 15/ 17 kt headwind for
Replacement LED anchor bulb (and deck light bulb) surfstud31 at 5:05pm 07.06.25 You might be better off replacing the light fixtures as well. I found on my 1995 Beneateau that the
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F Dalestr at 4:56pm 07.06.25 What should be done with the lift pump once bypassed? Leave it mounted? You could leave the lift p
A great mast raising system seb at 4:25pm 07.06.25 Thats's a fabulous system and I decided there's no way I can go on living without this...lol. How
Air conditioning SVEclipse at 4:13pm 07.06.25 Awesome. Be sure to report how well it does. I tried one of those, but I had it in the cockpit with
Anchor Swivel Terry Cox at 4:09pm 07.06.25 What size anchor swivel should I be using? Our 35,000 pound boat with a 40 pound Danforth anchor n
Solar controller overcharging batteries Maine Sail at 4:05pm 07.06.25 Based on the design of the hetsink it is very outback looking, design wise .Having imported from Tai

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