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Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 3:48pm 10.03.22 Trailer Sailors 18/2375 On my old boat, the tie down straps when the boat was on the trailer didn't touch the sides of the h
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. (4) brien rahilly at 2:18pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1900 just purchased this boat.. it came in a pile.. it appears that everything is mostly here.. however
port light lock Rick.johnson at 12:59pm 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/623 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the windows t
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 12:20pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1926 Dear Fellow Sailors, Can I use 5200 to glue an inflatable dinghy? Does anyone have a better idea?
Torx bit size for selden bow sprit HD74 at 11:16am 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 1/419 Does anyone know the size torx bit that is used to tighten the bolt that holds the ring on a selden
PORT AN STARBOARD WINDOWS TURN LATCHES Rick.johnson at 8:46am 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/778 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the window
Weather Forecast is depressing me! john6206 at 7:58am 10.03.22 Smaller Boats 5/1644 It's been a long summer of lots of work and not much sailing. I took a personal day from work this
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? Monheganlover at 9:24pm 10.02.22 Catalina 310 8/2546 I am planning to rebed my stanchions in addition to my chainplates when on the hard at the end of th
Aqua Lift Muffler water leak (5) tym2 at 7:29pm 10.02.22 Catalina 30 4/1467 I have found water pooling by the port aft corner of my aqua lift muffler. The water is not coming f
Broken Outhaul ? pdxjohnny at 5:56pm 10.02.22 Catalina 22 4/921 Hey all, while sailing today the clew of the mainsail came loose. There is a wire that runs inside t
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 5:41pm 10.02.22 Ask All Sailors 41/4822 Want to confirm / simplify my plan! I just purchased and installed a B'G Zeus 3S chartplotter and I
New Galley Faucet Water Connections (2) planoron at 9:47am 10.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1423 Wife wanted an updated faucet on our 380 so I started looking into it today I see the connections ar
Turn-Around Destinations in One Day's Travel Kings Gambit at 9:23am 10.02.22 Destinations 11/2245 Long Beach is a convenient location in California from which to depart for outbound destinations dep
Loos gauge questions (1) SailingLoto at 6:25am 10.02.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2069 I acquired this Loos gauge to help tune my catalina 25 awhile back. What am I looking for numberwise
Shaky Tiller (1) shank at 4:41pm 10.01.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1065 Hello, I took my 82 Catalina 27 out for her last sail of the season today and there was a very noti
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 1:23pm 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 38/5952 I tested my bilge pump today. I took off the hose and placed the pump in water. The pump works; howe
How well does a C-270 trailer? capt_paul at 10:15am 10.01.22 Trailer Sailors 4/1432 Hey friends! I wanted to know how folks are trailering their Catlina 270's? I read a forum back in 2
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? HeelBoy at 6:32am 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 26/4173 Wondering if anyone has tried adding a few hundred pounds of hard stuff, low in the boat. The goal b
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 5:39am 10.01.22 Catalina 22 16/2105 Where is the best place to put the battery? And how do you guys secure it? I accidentally drilled a
Cabin Woodwork in I36 (3) petecasey at 10:15pm 09.30.22 Islander 2/3336 Hi all, I looked at an Islander 36 today. It looks pretty good, except some known leaks, although h

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Hunter 240 owners here? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:42am 03.06.25 There is a list of Hunter 240 owners found in boat information, Hunter resources and under 240
260 rig tuning ? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:34am 03.06.25 @cell warrior Read the attached link from @twalker H260 which you can read. Then if you still hav
engine shaft length jssailem at 11:33am 03.06.25 Hey Gene. You would be better off measuring the distance from the mount to the bottom of the boat o
Early 80s H36 Strut chichiflys at 11:23am 03.06.25 Ah, all makes sense! I was looking at shaft grounding brushes as well the other day as a work around
deck organizer access - Vision 32 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:08am 03.06.25 Hunter is known for using 5200 sealant on the deck making it much harder to get screws out. Suggest
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! sesmith at 11:02am 03.06.25 I'm assuming you're working on a boat with a pss seal? If so, I had a really tight fit on one of my
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Rick Webb at 10:41am 03.06.25 You guys think boats are expensive? We have to replace the injectors on our tractor, all three are
Early 80s H36 Strut rardiH36 at 10:31am 03.06.25 Side note - I noticed you have a wire connected to a bolt for the strut - do you have a whole-boat
Need roller furling system info Murph13 at 10:00am 03.06.25 I am in touch with CDI now. Thank you "just some guy" and "Barnacle Bill" for the info pointing me i
Yet Another Docking Challenge LloydB at 9:23am 03.06.25 First thought that came to mind was to get a 10 foot easy to handle flexible sanitary hose that you
Rudder flaps Marmalade at 9:12am 03.06.25 I realize this a hi-jack - but is that a copper coat bottom paint job? If so - you happy with it s
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 8:36am 03.06.25 VHF is line of sight, so you won't get greater distance from improved cabling and fittings. About t
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 8:20am 03.06.25 I have this one and it works well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D86IKIQ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_
260 rig tuning ? twalker H260 at 6:55am 03.06.25 Essentially the same procedure as was on the previously linked page is located at link below. Along
Jib needed Hunter 216 AlwaysSailing at 5:51am 03.06.25 I did find Jim and his son. Great folks. I had heard of them before but hard to find if you have no
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? colemj at 3:14am 03.06.25 I have this one and it works well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D86IKIQ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b
Oday 22 structural question colemj at 2:49am 03.06.25 That picture was helpful. I don't think there is a compression post, as that end piece just looks l
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BigEasy at 9:45pm 03.05.25 Do you need a digital SWR meter, or is an analog OK ? Greg The one that I puchasd approximate
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Michael Davis at 9:37pm 03.05.25 Radios can be funny things. A couple of years ago we were sailing off the west coast of Vancouver Is
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53pm 03.05.25

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