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hunter 49 steering quadrant. Zencra at 2:59am 01.27.23 Big Boats 19/2468 Hi everyone, we're in Tunisia for winter and attempting to get some urgent John's done before crossi
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. Orcas Bob at 5:25pm 01.26.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1723 After several months of zero use, the single lever faucet, once turned on, won't shut off. Guessing
Made it to Mexico! (3) MarkHejtmanek at 3:55pm 01.26.23 Smaller Boats 0/1427 Last Spring, I decided to jump into sailing for 3 reasons: 1) I used to sail (and race) small sailbo
Galley fiddle touch up (1) hvac&r tech at 2:59pm 01.26.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1680 My Oceanis 40.1 galley fiddles took some heavy use last summer, anyone had to re-paint or touch up t
Cleat backing plates? rpludwig at 1:37pm 01.26.23 Catalina 22 13/2670 Been away from the forum for awhile....that said, wth was Catalina thinking putting cleats on a C22
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Ted Jones at 11:40am 01.26.23 Trailer Sailors 6/1956 I am looking to get back into sailing and have found some great information on these forums. I had
Need a "double" block at the mast base (2) Justin_NSA at 11:39am 01.26.23 Ask All Sailors 21/3281 Pictures aren't so great, but I think they work. I'd like to replace one of these single blocks with
Remove Maxwell 1000 fron 320mk2 Brahmany at 8:36am 01.26.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/831 The maxwell 1000 anchor winch has siezed on my 320 mk2. Wondering if anybody had to remove the unit
Universal 5411 2 cyl Diesel RBilly at 6:33am 01.26.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/800 I have an '83 O'day 28 with the above engine. A Kubota block. I have a thin metal plate 2 1/8 in lo
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dkinzer at 7:34pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 50/5859 I'm considering a portable dual-fuel inverter-type generator as a backup power generation source - a
Crack on rudder (2) Mclovin at 7:31pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 20/4042 I hauled my boat this winter to check things out. We have 2001 hunter 460 and have had it for about
Line routing to cockpit (1) tenacity31 at 3:13pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 18/6248 I've read a lot of general guidance about this topic on this forum. Seeeking some specific advice/pr
lithium battery conversion Andiamo 34 at 2:35pm 01.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2270 I just installed lithium batteries on my sailboat and have a lead acid starter battery and separate
New NOAA Marine Product dlochner at 2:00pm 01.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 6/1607 Saw this post in today's Noonsite email: uTube video of weather analysis for the Caribbean and trop
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sailpablo at 1:46pm 01.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2822 We are going to purchase a new Main sail for our 2003 Hunter 356. We have had several jams when fur
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start miguelgdelrey at 11:43am 01.25.23 Big Boats 36/5465 Hello everyone. Does somebody knows where the solenoid that cuts the fuel to the yanmar is located?
Yanmar engine console - yuck (1) nitrogenase at 11:40am 01.25.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1839 Our Beneteau 323 has a Yanmar 3YM20 and the engine console looks awful - perhaps repainted at some p
Below deck auto pilot HD74 at 11:24am 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 3/708 I am installing a B'g below deck autopilot on my hunter 340. The linear drive unit is going to be mo
Boat ID (1) SailingLoto at 10:29am 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 3/675 Any idea what this one is? It's a big one for my lake. Looks neglected. Roof line made me think Irw
Solar panel question/Recommendations (2) artleyt115 at 9:40am 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 39/8254

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How to sell my O'day 23? shemandr at 3:26pm 08.31.25 A problem: Aside from placing an ad on this site your best option is a local sale. I've sold two bo
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Not sure what to make of this or how the damage occurred Don S/V ILLusion at 2:39pm 08.31.25 Someone who knows what the deck material at the bow is can suggest a repair. Certainly looks like ro
The Admiral today asked for a new Main Halyard Captain Larry-DH at 2:26pm 08.31.25 Key question: How do you coil it? Watch this YouTube video. He talks specifically about halyards st
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 2:22pm 08.31.25 I bought some fireweed honey in Alaska last year, thinking it was made by bees while pollinating fir
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Down wind Genoa David in Sandusky at 11:55am 08.31.25 For reaching or downwind, I would recommend an asymetric spinnaker. It is the optimum reaching fores
H33.5 Roller Furler Options Sutric at 11:25am 08.31.25 I know this is an old thread but I'm looking to replace the furler on my 1993 H33.5 and was wonderin
Hunter 340 compass interference. jssailem at 10:52am 08.31.25 I liked the compass swing video attached by @kloudie1 It provided an easy-to-understand method of
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. BigEasy at 10:51am 08.31.25 #1 on my list is to figure out the bilge. Boat has a self contained ned pump with float in the bilg
Down wind Genoa Richard19068 at 10:38am 08.31.25 ... this is 2 genoas connected at the luff! Its like putting up 2 jibs to go wing on wing That wou
Sanitary hoses BigEasy at 10:05am 08.31.25 @dlochner yes. The cockpit cushions on The new boat are made of magic foam. MAN do they smell.
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. arf145 at 10:01am 08.31.25 Regarding the fridge drain. On my 2000 previous generation Beneteau, the shower drain and the fridg
Help, terrible smelling boat Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:22am 08.31.25 i'm guessing that the source(s) of your odor are residual odors left by the previous stinking hoses.
Hunter 216 Sailing performance Davidasailor26 at 9:17am 08.31.25
Hunter 340 compass interference. marcham at 9:09am 08.31.25 Or just live with it... how far away is the radio? Any USB cables nearby? The radio speaker has a ma
Down wind Genoa shemandr at 9:06am 08.31.25 How does the proposed attach to the forestay? Hanks? Luff groove? Not at all?

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