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Bowsprit seat? (1) BroncoJohn at 3:06pm 05.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/637 I am a couple weeks away from transporting a 2002 386 Hunter home. It appears the previous owner ins
Is My Main Furled Backward (1) dkinzer at 2:59pm 05.06.22 Big Boats 8/877 I have been reading through the Selden Furling Mast Manual and I noted that it specifically indicate
Barnacle Buster Shagdance at 12:57pm 05.06.22 Catalina 310 7/1670 Anybody used the barnacle buster product to clean raw water exchange? Thanks
Mysterious washer, Yanmar 2GM20F (1) matts997 at 12:10pm 05.06.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/701 I had a remanufactured Yanmar 2GM installed last winter. Engine now has ~ 20 hrs on it and is runn
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? georgetheleo at 11:58am 05.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1030 I going to yard soon . While there I might want to replace the Volvo Penta shaft seal with a PSS /PY
For the record All U Get at 5:08am 05.06.22 Ask All Sailors 7/911 Hi all, I know in the past I might have said I have had good luck but this may be even more astound
Check your axles...... Don't be like me (3) Grotto at 4:20am 05.06.22 Catalina 22 9/1135 I spent the better part of 2020 rebuilding my catalina. Went over every nut and bolt rigging etc. wh
Macgregor 25 Main Sail Replacement jjsbiggs at 8:30pm 05.05.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1466 I am looking to replace the main sail on my 1983 Macgregor 25. Has anyone bought one from the source
O'Day 40 traveler?? LouisMK at 8:14pm 05.05.22 Bigger Boats 5/712
Rhodes 19 wiring rbaevergreen at 5:20pm 05.05.22 Day Sailers 1/865 I'm working on adding an electric bilge pump to my Rhodes 19. I've been assembling the pieces as I f
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting (3) acudavid at 2:41pm 05.05.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/624 I bought a Catalina 30 a few months ago. It's original Atomic 4 was replaced with a Universal Diese
Anchor Light Keith P at 2:04pm 05.05.22 Parts Search 0/320 Would a 4 inch surface mount anchor light fit on a 27 foot 1987 Pearson mast head?
Webasto fuse location. 89Vision32 at 10:37am 05.05.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1150 We have a 16000btu webasto fcf air conditioning. We use it nearly everyday at shore. This morning my
Hoisting an Alternate Sail on a Furling Mast (1) dkinzer at 9:16am 05.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/325 I was reading through the manual for the Selden furling mast on our H41DS and noted that it says: "
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 capta at 8:09am 05.05.22 Ask All Sailors 21/1505 The other post with the same name brings up an interesting question for me. I didn't want to hijack
Pleasure Craft Operator Card dandan88 at 7:25am 05.05.22 Ask All Sailors 3/499 For anyone looking to take the get their Pleasure Craft Operator Card here is a link with a 40% off
Generator shanker at 9:26pm 05.04.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1253 I've been out of touch with generators. it used to be that the Handa was the cream of the crop for p
ISO: Hunter 28 Mast cboyle88 at 8:58pm 05.04.22 Parts Search 3/1135 Hello, I have a 1992 Hunter 28 the top few feet of the mast was damaged in a storm as well as one sp
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... sunlover at 5:43pm 05.04.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2145 My 2x200Ah batteries are showing signs of weakness and I have no idea of their age. I put two of t
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 4:39pm 05.04.22 Day Sailers 43/5386 Hello to forum members. I am new to forum. I just bought a used Hunter 90. The hull has several long

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DIY Wooden Blocks dLj at 4:05pm 07.30.24 Will do. I just started my ipe cockpit makeover (like 30 minutes ago) and will have some good piec
Hose life? kappykaplan at 3:57pm 07.30.24 Rule of thumb given to me was 10 years.
Set your watch back 20 years kappykaplan at 3:49pm 07.30.24 :facepalm:indeed!
Reefing: Procedural Questions jviss at 2:54pm 07.30.24 I have single line reefing for two reefs, and a Dutchman system. I have never gotten the Dutchman a
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? jviss at 2:48pm 07.30.24 Essentially each boom is a one-off design. I have found several boats use the same exact boom as m
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak stsomewhere108 at 2:41pm 07.30.24 The water is definitely coming down along the wires from the deck-stepped mast into the bilge. I am
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project Tally Ho at 2:38pm 07.30.24 I wet sanded the windows with 1000 grit, then buffed them clear using a DA with 3M heavy cut, then
Reefing: Procedural Questions (2) Tally Ho at 2:31pm 07.30.24
Useful Technology Ideas BarryL at 2:31pm 07.30.24 check this out https://www.landfallnavigation.com/acr-olas-crew-tag.html
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? BarryL at 2:28pm 07.30.24 Hey, IMHO $30K for a furling boom AND new sail isn't that bad. A new main sail can easily be $15K.
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? dlochner at 2:01pm 07.30.24 What I don't understand, is why manufacturers don't install furling booms instead of furling masts.
Useful Technology Ideas dlochner at 1:55pm 07.30.24 As we add more Blue Tooth devices a non-proprietary app or device that could display data from multi
2005 Hunter 36. ice breaker at 1:48pm 07.30.24 Pretty sure it was a sensor system, made by snake river electronics. They are no longer in business
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Rich Stidger at 1:44pm 07.30.24 What I don't understand, is why manufacturers don't install furling booms instead of furling masts.
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 1:39pm 07.30.24 Now here's a piece of tech we all need. :facepalm: https://www.sailmagazine.com/gear/gear-smart-hat
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (1) Foswick at 1:34pm 07.30.24 I got some stock and a new blade and made my first few cuts today. I was pleased with how nicely it
DIY Wooden Blocks Foswick at 1:25pm 07.30.24 Please report back with your experience. I'm sure many will be interested. I don't think I've ever
renewing headliner gfrazzle at 1:08pm 07.30.24 Auto spray headliner dye is designed for exactly what you want to do but if you don't want to use th
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? duck21 at 12:48pm 07.30.24 Although in this case it's B.O.A.T.T. (Bring Out Another Thirty Thousand).
Add starting relay JoeWhite at 12:46pm 07.30.24 Installing a relay is the best answer. BUT from the diagrams and images that I see no diodes are ins

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