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O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? RedIvy at 9:04am 03.18.22 Day Sailers 11/2015 Hello, I sailed a little in high school and college, and am excited to have my first boat, a 1982 O
Hunter 49/50 running power cables for port cabin top winch SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:09am 03.18.22 Big Boats 2/471 I am in the process of installing a Lewmar electric winch on the port cabin top (across from the sta
Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 Robert1224 at 4:06am 03.18.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/742 Hello fellow Hunter Sailors, It's finally time to replace the cabin sole on my Hunter 30. Looking f
Old style square circuit breakers (3) Glenn2002 at 8:03pm 03.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/710 I just lost my 30A dual pole old style single toggle circuit breaker. Wont stay on under any load. 1
Friction hinges on '92 Beneteau hatch and ports RPethoud at 2:41pm 03.17.22 Ask All Sailors 5/366 Has anyone tried to fix the hinges on older Beneteau's where the friction hinge no longer has any fr
Bilge Erik J at 2:35pm 03.17.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/997 Putting in a 12v bilge in my 250 wb. Any advice would be appreciated.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? (1) xavierspl at 1:55pm 03.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/1830 Hi All, Spring is coming and we'll be starting our 2nd season of a massive re-fit/restore of our 85
Have you made cockpit cushions? john6206 at 1:30pm 03.17.22 Smaller Boats 11/1798 I think I might be over thinking this . . .but such is my nature. I'm committed to making cockpit c
37C Rudder assembly components D_Bosh at 1:23pm 03.17.22 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1329 Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone knows where replacements bearing sets, glass tube and sea
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ Capt Robbie at 9:24am 03.17.22 Ask All Sailors 9/780 with inflation skyrocketing, thought it might be interesting to see if anyone here has found any go
Trying to track down info on lines (1) brockangelo at 9:19am 03.17.22 Catalina 22 11/544 I am doing an inventory of all the lines I inherited and would like to identify the vendor where the
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 peterwynndavies at 2:45am 03.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1359 On my 2002 Hunter 356 by removing the sender there is about a 2 inch hole through which I can just s
can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 2:09am 03.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 50/4727 Aloha, I have a sealand fresh water vacuflush toilets and 20 gallon holding tanks in my fairly new-t
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Arbee at 8:55pm 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1079 Hi, I intend to take a scientific process of elimination to this problem but thought I'd ask here
San Diego Hunter 26 trailer needed Astrozombie at 5:50pm 03.16.22 Smaller Boats 1/525 Anyone in the San Diego area willing to let me borrow a Hunter 26 trailer for a couple weeks, I have
New Dodger George Braun at 4:28pm 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2551 strongly considering buying a 2006 Hunter 36 - one thing missing on the boat is a dodger. Anyone ha
Boat Bike "tech support" (1) John Nantz at 4:13pm 03.16.22 Sails Call Lounge 23/1287 My Boat Bike has served well for small trips on shore but it has some issues that come up from time
Repurposing a Rope Clutch dkinzer at 2:45pm 03.16.22 Big Boats 8/1039 On our 41DS with in-mast furling, the main halyard runs from a turning block on the mast base, throu
First of 4 panels (2) Light air at 1:54pm 03.16.22 Catalina 22 10/661 My first attempt at sewing. The first of 4 panels for the portholes in the cabin.
cracks inside on the window frame on 23.5 Susanne Johnson-Berns at 12:50pm 03.16.22 Ask All Sailors 1/283 I have noticed that water may be leaking from the outside maybe on the mast foot or above the window

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Favorite roller for hard ablative? Blitz at 8:39pm 04.06.24 I believe Micron CSC is an ablative. Either way, years ago I stopped using the recommended 3/8" nap
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:53pm 04.06.24 OMG no. My eyes. MY EYES. I CAN'T STOP SEEING IT ! ! ! Maybe if I rinse my eyes with "Holy Water".
Favorite roller for hard ablative? dlochner at 7:48pm 04.06.24 This one gets good reviews. Comes in several sizes. https://defender.com/en_us/arroworthy-mohair-bl
Topping lift dlochner at 7:46pm 04.06.24 Uhm, I'll say again that the topping lift should be slack to allow the mail sail acquire its desig
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Tally Ho at 7:43pm 04.06.24 :yikes: I cannot un-see that.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION (1) twodzusfittings at 7:33pm 04.06.24 As per Request
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dkinzer at 7:03pm 04.06.24 Looking at the exploded diagram, there is a washer ( number 3) that must be in the indented circula
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? JoeWhite at 6:39pm 04.06.24 Looking at the exploded diagram, there is a washer ( number 3) that must be in the indented circular
Genoa sheets Gene Neill at 6:12pm 04.06.24 Outside. Otherwise tacking gets complicated. I'm an idiot. I should have said inside. I really h
Genoa sheets mashmaster at 5:44pm 04.06.24 Totally fair. No need to be quiet. I have so much to do on the boat and a lot of stupid questions
Topping lift shemandr at 5:34pm 04.06.24 Uhm, I'll say again that the topping lift should be slack to allow the mail sail acquire its design
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 5:24pm 04.06.24 can you say "Hernia Operation"? Can you post a picture ?
Yanmar 3JH2-TBE with apparently a 4JH heat exchanger core. kloudie1 at 5:12pm 04.06.24 I have no experience with that heat exchanger but I think you may be on to something. The 3JH drawin
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dLj at 3:57pm 04.06.24 The inboard end of the boom has two tabs, one goes on either side of the gooseneck piece shown in t
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 3:54pm 04.06.24 I had my high pressure pump and injectors serviced at. https://www.seattleinjector.com
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? shemandr at 3:27pm 04.06.24 I think OP is way ahead of me on this (And maybe a lot of other topics) but I don't know if a little
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? (1) dkinzer at 3:25pm 04.06.24 Question, how does the boom attach The inboard end of the boom has two tabs, one goes on either sid
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dkinzer at 3:17pm 04.06.24 Could the previous owner replaced the pin with one the wrong size? I don't think so. The pin fits
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dLj at 3:08pm 04.06.24 Question, how does the boom attach On one side only or does it have two tabs where that pin goes thr
working on my yanmar 2gm Don S/V ILLusion at 3:08pm 04.06.24 i had a diver in the water today inspecting my prop.. he tells me that it is very corroded, and nee

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