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Bottom in great shape Dr. D at 12:42pm 10.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1602 On October 25th I had my boat out of the water for a short haul; boat left in the slings during lunc
on deck solar panel sailor420 at 11:59am 10.26.22 Big Boats 4/874 I want to determine if my on deck solar panet works. Has anyone troubleshooted to determine where th
Seldon In Mast Furling - Halyard Swivel - it it right ? spadaforaj at 10:27am 10.26.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1142 Hi - continued problems with this, even spent money on a rigger (still a problem) See video - does
I need to Bilge Hoses - which to buy and where? xavpil at 8:47am 10.26.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1092 Hi friends. New owner of a 1980 Cat 27 and I have no idea how old the bilge hoses are. All I know is
Swim Ladder Treads (1) Don Crowther at 6:55am 10.26.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1855 Does anyone know how these treads are attached? Or where I can get new ones? This ladder is off my 3
Looking for advice on a boat (1) artleyt115 at 5:18am 10.26.22 Ask All Sailors 43/4227 Hi! A friend and I are looking into getting into sailing. We found a 1984 Oday 26 with new rigging a
Knot Transducer ANGELS at 12:49am 10.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1549 Good morning to everybody. I have a Hunter 340 year of 1997 and i cannot find the speed transducer.
H33C prop walk justustoo at 1:22pm 10.25.22 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1609 Rough layout is E to West docks with prevailing westerlies, but very protected. I guess an ideal sit
Beneteau First 305 Rudder Bearing (4) fjbrawn at 12:39pm 10.25.22 Parts Search 1/1627
Selden Furling Mast Maintenance (1) SCS22 at 11:49am 10.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/710 The manual for the Selden furling mast on my 2004 Hunter 33 says to "lift the rubber boot and grease
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes hunter240 at 8:21am 10.25.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1535 The rubber grommets inside the hole in the mast where the shrouds go are shot. Guessing I can get th
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Tedd at 8:42pm 10.24.22 Sailing Motorcyclists 12/2215 Yesterday, I sailed for the first time ever in cool weather--about 10 C (50 F). I had a decent cloth
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 6:48pm 10.24.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2045 I recently purchase a 2018 Beneteau 38.1. The boat came with a factory stock microwave oven and a 7
Stagnant water in the lazarette (1) xavpil at 5:49pm 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1166
Valve needed xavpil at 5:45pm 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1028 Hi all. Working on my water pump and I want to replace the old valve that connects the strainer to t
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? (1) xavpil at 5:24pm 10.24.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2152 Hi all Just bought this 89 Cal 27 and I want to replace the dirty bilge hoses. The hose attached to
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Dean Strong at 3:31pm 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 29/4812 For the first time in 20 years my engine wouldn't start this weekend. It kept catching, so I kept c
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 1:58pm 10.24.22 Sirius 21/22 17/3747 Hi all! I just picked up a Sirius 21 and will need to get an outboard....any suggestions about what
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:34am 10.24.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1175 My boat doesn't have winches. I'm adding them. Lewmar 16s from the 70s. How do you run your fores
Insurance claim The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:08am 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1774 Well the boat arrived just in time for the hurricane... Thx God almighty nothing much happened to he

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Water Tank cleaning access port - 1993 H33.5 Tally Ho at 12:01pm 05.04.25
Hunter 280 Mast Water Drain Terry Cox at 11:57am 05.04.25 It's not a lot of water but I wanted to see what others with this model have experienced. Wrote an
Is this crackling sound normal Will Gilmore at 11:47am 05.04.25 is this normal? Probably not. I asked seller about it today,he said it's the plastic inside the
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? Will Gilmore at 11:42am 05.04.25 When tired from a long stressful watch you may find you can sleep standing up. Yup! -Will
Bench testing alternator RitSim at 11:23am 05.04.25 last time i tried to do this, the shop insisted on the vehicle model.
Traveler car/track as tether? (1) Foswick at 11:23am 05.04.25 It's really preferred that your lifelines run 36" to 42" high. 42" high lifelines aren't going to g
Hunter 280 Mast Water Drain Don S/V ILLusion at 10:38am 05.04.25 Common with all deck stepped masts. Water generally flows down the cable race particularly when no d
Chain splice (2) Hayden Watson at 10:00am 05.04.25
Is this crackling sound normal newsailor72 at 9:58am 05.04.25 It's on trailer, I asked seller about it today,he said it's the plastic inside the cabin. I don't k
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 9:12am 05.04.25
Traveler car/track as tether? dlochner at 9:08am 05.04.25 hen there are minimums - you might want to go above them - a.k.a. go to 42 inches.... I suspect t
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 9:04am 05.04.25
Non binary boaters (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 05.04.25 This is the result of reply #27 :facepalm: .
Non binary boaters Leeward Rail at 8:45am 05.04.25 what about what I'm thinking That's what we are wondering ;):biggrin: Do tell. We can't read minds
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 8:33am 05.04.25 I realized I never posted a FINAL, final update. New furler installed, had to cut down the link pla
Is this crackling sound normal SteveHughessails at 8:31am 05.04.25
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? dlochner at 8:16am 05.04.25 Hello: I am shopping for a solar system for my Hunter 33. I calculate that I need about 300 Ah an
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 7:49am 05.04.25 For vessels classified as Small Passenger Vessels the rails must be 1,000 mm (39.5") above the deck
Traveler car/track as tether? dlochner at 7:29am 05.04.25 For vessels classified as Small Passenger Vessels the rails must be 1,000 mm (39.5") above the deck.
Ridder bearing bolt tightness Tom J at 7:29am 05.04.25 It is a seal for the rudder post, not a bearing as such, and not a traditional packing gland I belie

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