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Mystery beneath my prop strut (1) vwjim70 at 8:54am 06.29.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2310 Hi, I am restoring my O'Day 25 trying to get her back in to sailing shape. I had to remove the prop
Stanchion base plate replacement on H50 (2) Gianni65 at 7:40am 06.29.22 Big Boats 3/634 Hello. I have a starboard stanchion on a 2007 Hunter 50 which has the male pipe (the one inserting
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck neilleparkerjr at 6:32am 06.29.22 Big Boats 3/841 Hunter Legend 37.5 1995. Has anyone had trouble with their dinette table getting stuck? When I b
Push button switch for starter Mistyseas1991 at 9:20pm 06.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2526 I push the starting button in - nothing, then I push it in several times quickly eng starts. 1991
should I be concerned ? (2) loganmx107 at 8:38pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1418
Loose Strut Repair Question tym2 at 7:22pm 06.28.22 Catalina 30 8/1197 Just finished a pre-purchase survey for a 1986 Catalina 30 and the survey found the strut to be loos
Covers for Dock Pilings? dmdiehl64 at 6:16pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 10/725 The pilings on our slip are unfinished 6x6. The issue is that in using spring lines, they get all sn
Cabin recessed light wiring diagram KXL at 5:43pm 06.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/583 We have a 2005 343, and one of the cabin lights is not working. I swapped the fixture with one that
Furler ID (1) Okiedopey at 2:24pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 5/744 Could someone identify this furler for me please? It's pretty old, was on the boat when I bought it
WHERE TO INSTALL EXTERNAL ALTERNATOR REGULATOR H41 ? Valerio at 12:38pm 06.28.22 Big Boats 8/760 Have you installed this electronic part inside the engine room, if not were ?
Rudder noise stevec22206 at 11:33am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 1/697 92' Hunter 33.5. I'm hearing a noise originating from the rudder stock when steering. With the cockp
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven SSchneck at 11:04am 06.28.22 Catalina 30 17/2690 Does anyone have the manual for this, or can instruct me how to use it? I need to know what kind of
Clamcleat replacement for jib sheets chriscampbell at 9:06am 06.28.22 Smaller Boats 9/981 I know lots of people recommend Spinlocks for the jib sheets, but I saw a post here about using thes
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 7:49am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1948 Yes, another post on air conditioning, but I am out of options and everyone here always comes throug
Grounding plate..... NYSail at 7:12am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 3/799 Is there any reason / benefits to keep a grounding plate? My boat came with an Onan genset that was
2008 Oceanis 43 cabin eyebrow windows Hanrahan1 at 6:49am 06.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/455 I have two cabin 'eyebrow' windows that I am trying to get someone to install. They have a special
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:22am 06.28.22 Weather and Forecasting 5/1184 A small LOW pressure cell appeared in the Gulf of Mexico. It is now being tracked as it moves slowl
Catalina 250 wheel to tiller conversion sebastko at 7:37pm 06.27.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1300 Hi, I'm considering converting from wheel steering to a tiller (I had been considering that even bef
Mercury 4hp 4stroke oil leak out the propeller. TimFromLI at 6:04pm 06.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/1068 I had my 2006 mercury 4hp stroke stored in the garage over the winter and noticed a fair bit of oil
Spinaker sock Belgian Chris at 2:08pm 06.27.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/851 Good afternoon, I just bought a 1984 Beneteau First 29. To my surprise the boat came with a spinnak

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do I really need winches on my mac 26d? kappykaplan at 3:42pm 12.09.24 Ya see, never woulda thought of that until I learned the hard way. It's the small things. Thank you
Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! (2) walt at 3:40pm 12.09.24 Winter Colorado sailing? The two ice boating pictures below are more than 20 years old now and at le
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Von Clipper at 3:29pm 12.09.24 Ya see, never woulda thought of that until I learned the hard way. It's the small things. Thank you
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? kappykaplan at 3:26pm 12.09.24 Only if he winds the sheet the wrong direction ;) Always put the turns on clockwise! :beer:
Route & weather planning Screen Saver at 3:01pm 12.09.24 Thanks to all and a lot of good thoughts and in response No Im not looking for a computer to drive t
Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? Sunbird22358 at 2:57pm 12.09.24 Just to add,.the "rake' of the mast will affect Weather/Lee Helm as well. If mast is leaning aft it
Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! Rick Webb at 2:56pm 12.09.24 Forever ago I briefly lived in Denver. I remember sailing on Cherry Creek Reservoir. Cherry Creek A
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? RussC at 2:40pm 12.09.24 That might lead to more friction on the line making it even harder to pull Only if he winds the sh
What happen with Hunter drawings? Irek at 2:24pm 12.09.24 Will do. It will make a good sense to have at least some of them digitalized. From what I see It
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Blitz at 2:07pm 12.09.24 BTW if i want to be critical - I never liked a cover that had lines that rubbed on the boot stripe.
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length BillFred at 2:01pm 12.09.24 Thanks, went with 20"
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length (1) Sunbird22358 at 1:55pm 12.09.24 The challenge is that some boat builders put a rocker shape on their hulls. This sets the transom
Yanmar Engine mounts. Brian Hofferth at 1:03pm 12.09.24 Hello All, I have a 1984 34 footer and I also am going to change the engine mounts this year......
Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! Allowishish at 12:23pm 12.09.24 Reach out to the lake Pueblo sailing club on Facebook. They have an active group.
What happen with Hunter drawings? DRhoads at 12:14pm 12.09.24 let us all know what you find. Would be nice to have or at least able to view for........ "It woul
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? kappykaplan at 11:26am 12.09.24 Amazing what AI can do . . .
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) jssailem at 11:23am 12.09.24 And they say... Oh, look at that cute little mousy face...
Fresh Water Leak kappykaplan at 11:15am 12.09.24 I had a friend do that and it was salty! The problem was it was a freshwater boat. Turns out his wa
Interior wood slats for C30? Stu Jackson at 11:01am 12.09.24 BTW I don't think those are slats but Ash plywood. It's Ash but not plywood. Go to any lumber sto
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Timm R Oday25 at 10:51am 12.09.24 I've had mice in both my sailboat and powerboat over the winter . Even mice can do a fair amount of

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