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83 HUNTER 31 BOOM INSERTS dorselhead at 2:53pm 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 2/730 Hello , Iost one while taking my mast off. Can someone please advise me of an alternative or where
1987 Catalina 22 Replacing Rubber Seals on Pop Uo Seat Locher Hatches. John Marrone at 12:56pm 11.06.22 Smaller Boats 9/1886 We are looking for some suggestions as to what material to purchase in the replacement of exterior P
Any Guesses (2) Hello Below at 12:28pm 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3077 Cleanup day at the house and the crew found (again) this item that apparently she has moved around o
Topping lift length? tomoma2 at 12:00pm 11.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/875 Can anyone tell me where I can find the length of my topping lift? I have a 2007 Hunter 45cc with in
Folding prop (3) Cederholm at 5:50am 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 10/932 I inherited a Catalina 30 and with it this scrap yard prop. Before I bang on it, what is the correct
Coupling removal (3) Evil Daddy at 5:29am 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1565 Is anyone familiar with this coupling? I have already removed it from the transmission and pushed it
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Oceanis_Sailor at 10:09pm 11.05.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1361 Anybody know who Beneteau uses for the running rigging and sheets on new boats?
Solar Confusion (1) Nodak7 at 11:45am 11.05.22 Big Boats 22/2448 OK I need to help! I have a pair of LG395 Fixed Panels connected to a single Victron MPPT Smart 150
H41DS microwave Nachismo at 11:31am 11.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/612
where to purchase mast plate replacement (1) tadd5181 at 11:29am 11.05.22 Big Boats 3/491 attached is a picture of a plate that was on the port side of my Hunter 420 mast; it broke off and
Battery msturner at 4:45am 11.05.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1430 Any suggestions on replacing the batteries in my 27 foot hunter sailboat
Pinole replacement Jawbee at 4:26am 11.05.22 Day Sailers 5/1622 Good morning, I am the new owner of a 1971 daysailer. On our shakedown cruise the bottom rudder Pin
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 5:22pm 11.04.22 Bigger Boats 13/2501 Although at the beginning of the season I was able to splash with a working centerboard, I ended the
Hot Water Heater Rear Heat Exchanger Plumbing gonekayaking247 at 5:16pm 11.04.22 Catalina 30 4/1353 When I bought the boat almost a year ago, the PO said the hot water tank only got lukewarm while mot
Wires up the mast (1) SDS3 Sailors at 5:00pm 11.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/841 2005 H36. Top of picture is 4 wires incoming from DC panel. Only 3 wires connected at mast base:
NorthWest Weather jssailem at 2:54pm 11.04.22 Weather and Forecasting 5/1629 I just read this forecast for our PacificNW. As some of you know, I canceled my scheduled haul out f
Need to replace roller on rope clutch from 1984 Hunter 25.5 (3) Another NYC Sailor at 2:41pm 11.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/749 The rollers on my easylock rope clutch from a 1984 Hunter 25.5 are worn through. Can anyone confirm
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? (1) HeelBoy at 1:15pm 11.04.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2010 Is moisture intrusion the only cause of delamination? There is one spot in the cockpit that emits a
Replace fuel injectors Shagdance at 12:02pm 11.04.22 Catalina 310 1/936 How difficult to remove and replace? What are the things to watch out for (problems) Anybody know th
S3 Espar D5E heater Hans Baart at 11:29am 11.04.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1222 This heater worked great last week after pulling it apart and cleaning out a bunch of carbon from th

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adding electrical stove dlochner at 5:28am 03.11.25 I'm currently involved in an electric galley design for a larger sailboat. A 220v electric stove is
Towing a Precision 23 dlochner at 5:20am 03.11.25 The displacement weight is the dry weight, no gear, no extra stuff. You can tow it, however, it will
Toilet Issue Tally Ho at 5:19am 03.11.25 As others have said, follow the water fill line from the toilet to a valve of some sort in the hull.
VHF SWR results... colemj at 5:10am 03.11.25 https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&source=android-browser&q=adjus
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? dlochner at 4:35am 03.11.25 Why buy two lines when one will work for both? Since line is priced by the foot not the piece you
Towing a Precision 23 kappykaplan at 4:24am 03.11.25 The 2006 Precision 23 is listed at 2450 displacement (is this the dry weight of the body, totally e
O'Day RENDEZVOUS!! kappykaplan at 2:34am 03.11.25 Proposed dates are the week Of?
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Project_Mayhem at 10:17pm 03.10.25 Why buy two lines when one will work for both?
Roadside assistance Project_Mayhem at 10:15pm 03.10.25 Don't sign up for Good Sam. It'll take like three years for them to stop hounding you for renewals.
Bottom paint question Project_Mayhem at 10:12pm 03.10.25 Do not put topside paint on the bottom. It will flake off. What doesn;t flake off is a very large jo
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help wbarrie at 9:29pm 03.10.25 The two helm pumps should be connected with a non-pressurized fill or compensation line. This norm
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? BobSail at 9:01pm 03.10.25 Our trailerable H260 has some similarities with a MacGregor I believe. Our headsail halyard and main
Bottom paint question jssailem at 8:44pm 03.10.25 So if I'm never keeping it in the water could I sand, prime, then put topside paint on the entire h
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Will Gilmore at 8:42pm 03.10.25 Pictures will help explain your meaning. Welcome to sailing. As complex an endeavor one can under
adding electrical stove Davidasailor26 at 7:06pm 03.10.25 220 V will be hard ies are 600 amps or 600 amp hours each? Amps is their maximum instantaneous curr
Bottom paint question Davidasailor26 at 6:53pm 03.10.25 I wouldn't do anything. Let the paint erode away and maybe someday sand the remaining off. Topside
Oday 22 structural question Timm R Oday25 at 6:41pm 03.10.25 The compression post on our 25 was not glassed into the hull .It was glued onto the port bulkhead .
Roadside assistance Timm R Oday25 at 6:38pm 03.10.25 I've used Farmers and State Farm for towing of trailers when my tow vehicle broke down, . I pay roug
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Urban Hermit at 6:23pm 03.10.25 All Mississippi Gulf Coast Marinas have Mandatory Evacuations for Hurricanes. Choose Wisely :cool
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Urban Hermit at 6:21pm 03.10.25 If you are well healed and want to put down deep roots, investigate property along either Palmetto C

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