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compass gypsywind1980 at 4:49am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/509 i have a hunter 27 1980 looking for compass that fits the helm pedestal and if anyone has knowledge
Wax or ceramic Hayden Watson at 9:47pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 8/937 Finish protection has been changing so much in the last few years that I do not even know how to tal
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts (1) Learningthehardway at 2:12pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 24/2023 Newbie sailboat (Oday 240) owner here and of course one of my lines snapped in a recent storm I wasn
Legend 41ac - autopilot KeokiV at 1:02am 04.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/613
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 10:19pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 66/4335 Anyone got any tips for reviving my new boats electrical system. I delivered it two weeks ago to my
Sailing near Staunton Va Jumpstart at 7:11pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1037 Anybody in Staunton area sail? SO is strongly hinting about a move there to be near the grandkids i
Reciprocal boat exchange? WindThieves at 4:56pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/344 Wondering if anyone knows if there are any reciprocal boat exchanges besides boat clubs? I'm traveli
Ultra Sonic Anti-Fouling system Rjm st.petersburg at 4:30pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/863
I blew a fuse! (2) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2377 So, I will freely admit that boat electricity is not my strong suit. But last year, I (finally) rep
Yanmar Tach Lee Hadjiosif at 2:39pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 1/311 My Yanmar tach is sticking badly...and I think I need to replace it. But how do I know if it's the t
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... jssailem at 2:05pm 04.07.22 Racing 13/1509 The R2AK a No motor, No support, all the way to Alaska. Navigate the 750 cold water miles from Port
Bow Anchor roller 23.5 Daryl V at 12:33pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 0/237 Good afternoon all I would like to add a Bow roller on my boat as it only has a slot coming out of t
Pontoon vs Cato bridge All U Get at 5:41am 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/541 Hi all, Another bridge incident in Florida. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/06/pontoon
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 5:21am 04.07.22 Smaller Boats 11/1675 I find the rudder very lively on my 216 so I'd like to add dampening or friction. I also would like
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. (10) mermike at 8:07pm 04.06.22 Yamaha 13/1397 Greetings all. I just spent a lovely month in Port Townsend on the hard, replacing 5 of the 8 though
Ocean Air Shade Replacement BigEasy at 7:43pm 04.06.22 Ask All Sailors 0/497 Has anyone attempted to replace the fabric inside an Ocean Air retractable shade. I have seen repl
Catalina narrow rub rail dimensions kendyoozed at 7:15pm 04.06.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/366 I have an odd request. I have a Macgregor 26D that I need to replace the rubber insert on the rub ra
Searching for Beneteau 373 in Southern California khillis at 6:13pm 04.06.22 Ask All Sailors 1/463
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf Randy Church at 5:58pm 04.06.22 Big Boats 8/1099 Yanmar 3gmf owners. Spring start up here in Rhode Island. Is it necessary to clean the heat excha
Hard Bimini for the H37C H37Cmatt at 5:43pm 04.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 2/425 I'm in the process of constructing a hard bimini for my H37C and was wondering if there is anyone he

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Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? kloudie1 at 9:05am 04.10.24 Here is an older post with pictures : C&C 25 V-bIerth Hatch \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? kloudie1 at 9:00am 04.10.24 I replaced mine 8 years ago. I used TAP Plastics ; they cut the replacements perfectly and the price
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift isaksp00 at 8:31am 04.10.24 I have a bimini that came with boat. Tried it one season and found it was too low for real comfort d
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift isaksp00 at 8:29am 04.10.24 I wouldn't trust the 23 and it's mast to go up and try to attach it. I'd absolutely drop the mast.
Y33 prop shaft removal Riptide33 at 8:26am 04.10.24 Looked at doing this two seasons ago. Don't remember where I left off. But was looking to replace bo
Small Wood sailboat LloydB at 7:42am 04.10.24 Revarnish the varnished parts and paint below. It looked like the former owner found that the varnis
CS22 in the Thousand Islands DMD at 7:35am 04.10.24 What a wonderful response and exactly what I was hoping to get in terms of a reply. Thanks so much.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 7:34am 04.10.24 You know the saying, "too many cooks spoil the soup?" It's also accurate to say that too many captai
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:33am 04.10.24 Whatever works.
Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 FTPartridge at 7:19am 04.10.24 Happy outcome: The buyer bought an aluminum pole and made his own mast.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 7:10am 04.10.24 thanks; now I get it. I don't think my Marina would be big on the idea of me putting a shepherds h
Name Change Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 04.10.24 Sink boat, rebirth it by bringing it back up, give it a naming ceremony of your choice, chastise int
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? Project_Mayhem at 6:48am 04.10.24 One more option but would probably require more labor on your part than any other option: Home - Hat
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? Joe at 6:44am 04.10.24 Sorry to interrupt this discussion fellas, but the subject of inserting a shim to improve the fit of
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 6:40am 04.10.24
Small Wood sailboat jssailem at 6:29am 04.10.24 Refinishing a boat comes down to the look you enjoy and the way you plan to use it. Driving on a tra
CS22 in the Thousand Islands David in Sandusky at 6:22am 04.10.24 We have sailed a Rhodes 19 and own a Hunter 27. We have vacationed on an island downstream from Bol
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 6:17am 04.10.24 The shop reused the same shims that were there before the pump was rebuilt. They said the timing sh
Small Wood sailboat william24424 at 6:11am 04.10.24 Restoring boat with the top rail varnish & the hull blue will look very sharp. Also removing metal a
Small Wood sailboat shemandr at 5:46am 04.10.24 Oars seem like a good project to get going. What about the mast & boom? No, I wouldn't strip the e

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