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Any thoughts on why this is corroding? (1) yelkenli at 3:12pm 08.16.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1257 Turnbuckle from CatalinaDirect - should be stainless steel. Mechanics wire - I thought stainless. M
AM I crazy to sail in the Delaware Bay Sethc30 at 6:24pm 08.15.25 Ask All Sailors 24/1775 OK folks need some help, I am a newbie who may want to get a small sailboat and sale in the Delaware
40.5 Galley table bi.moller1 at 1:28pm 08.15.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/577 We own a 1998 Hunter 40.5. Has anyone had a problem with lowering the galley table?
H380 Bent rudder and Smile (4) skenn at 12:17pm 08.15.25 Big Boats 19/1519 I've looked at a few H380's and recently thought I'd found THE one. Survey was done yesterday and a
Surveyor in Connecticut? mermike at 8:47am 08.15.25 Ask All Sailors 9/927 Greetings all, I've been planning to trade up to a bigger boat for a while. One boat I've been watc
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? BAD ORCA at 7:24am 08.15.25 Ask All Sailors 34/2388 I think i'm going to use seizing wire for my rigging turnbuckles instead of cotter pins. Ordering s
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit JimHansen77 at 6:27am 08.15.25 Ask All Sailors 29/2144 Good morning - I like the idea behind the Raritan KO2 kit: with every flush a little bit of C.P. is
House batteries not charging when engine running stackwalker at 5:21am 08.15.25 Big Boats 30/2165 I was taking my first shakedown passage on my Hunter 410. I noticed that under engine power my hous
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Makai Green Harbor at 4:10am 08.15.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/702 Restoring a 1988 Hunter 18.5. Seems there is no backstay though one is referenced in the owner manua
98L has popped up in the Gulf of America (1) jssailem at 8:19pm 08.14.25 Weather and Forecasting 2/576 233743 I just get back from a nice dinner and watching the Pacific ocean crash on the Washington co
Columbia River Maritime Museum (6) jssailem at 6:18pm 08.14.25 Sails Call Lounge 1/695 I spent the afternoon exploring this Columbia River Bar museum. The exhibits are very engaging. From
Hunter 22 port and parts quiggers at 5:27pm 08.14.25 Smaller Boats 2/592 I am pretty convinced I want to get a hunter 22. I have posted before with other questions and had
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard Ringydingydo at 4:29pm 08.14.25 Big Boats 10/832 My 89 Hunter Legend 37 has the typical Edson pedestal. It also has the weird Hunter pedestal guard
Rectangular Portlight Replacement 1988 Hunter Legend (1) Crothers99 at 12:10pm 08.14.25 Big Boats 4/599 I have nine aluminum framed opening ports and two fixed ports on my Hunter 40 and would like to repl
Electronics..... so many options moe_1200 at 9:56am 08.14.25 Ask All Sailors 31/2365 Looking to upgrade the electronics and instruments on my 1981 Catalina 30. There are so many option
PaceShip P-12 m2imz at 9:12am 08.14.25 Trailer Sailors 0/667 Hi folks. I just acquired a Paceship p-12. This is my first sailing dingy. Over the past 35 or so
Propane regulations fred1diver at 3:42am 08.14.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1112
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper SteveHughessails at 5:05pm 08.13.25 Smaller Boats 16/1112 I should say, 911 help lol. Can anyone tell me, if you put a felt mark on your centre board liftin
What boat is this? (2) degas at 4:45pm 08.13.25 Ask All Sailors 9/735 Found on the hard in Eastern Lake Onterrible. Any ideas?
45CC Generator Size? Kev's Hunter at 2:37pm 08.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/455 I've given up on my 248 hour Fischer Panda generator. Likely replacing it with a Northern Lights.

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Lighting upgrades (1) JBP-PA at 12:45pm 12.24.25 I added some LED strips under my table on a dimmer. I like them for ambient light. I used some left
Lighting upgrades JBP-PA at 12:36pm 12.24.25 In my head, for at night use, I like a very dim indirect light that isn't blinding. These little sti
Macgregor 25 forestay JBP-PA at 12:12pm 12.24.25 My 77 V25 was not a mast head rig. Interesting. The notes on SailboatData for the MacGregor 25 sa
Jack lines JBP-PA at 12:05pm 12.24.25 There are a lot of variations people use, but the primary rule is that your system should keep you o
Help us all Understand proper preparation and cleaning options. Do's and Dont's you can offer? Captain Larry-DH at 11:51am 12.24.25
Help us all Understand proper preparation and cleaning options. Do's and Dont's you can offer? LLoyd B at 11:12am 12.24.25 Same way as you would make a comprehensive list of how to go fishing.
Lighting upgrades (1) Project_Mayhem at 9:36am 12.24.25 This is a good thread. I've been thinking about my lighting. I did change most of my interior light
Interior leather replacement for 1997 Hunter P42 Rick D at 9:26am 12.24.25 We have a 1997 P42 and season 30 is coming up. Certain parts of the Hunter Green main cabin leathe
Jack lines dlochner at 9:04am 12.24.25 Always plan your movements. I've been a weekly rock climber for over 40 years, so that is automatic
Jack lines thinwater at 8:32am 12.24.25 Another thing to consider is that sailors don't usually fall off when they are moving and mindfully
Jack lines dLj at 8:17am 12.24.25 How to install jacklines is very boat specific. The fundamental philosophy is to keep them positione
adding second 30A shore power to feed AC unit only (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 7:32am 12.24.25 235971 User manuals (installation manuals) are your friend
Jack lines Indysailor at 6:52am 12.24.25 Got it, "jacklines", it is. Told ya, I was a noob at this. :p
Jack lines dlochner at 6:45am 12.24.25 It's usually jacklines, not jack lines. Jack lines are utility lines and also lines on the bolts ro
Jack lines dlochner at 6:44am 12.24.25 1) What is the best way to install jack lines so that a person can clip in to a point along the cen
Jack lines (2) thinwater at 6:41am 12.24.25 It's usually jacklines, not jack lines. Jack lines are utility lines and also lines on the bolts rop
Macgregor 25 forestay Tsatzsue at 6:31am 12.24.25 My 77 V25 was not a mast head rig.
Can anyone ID this item on my 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 46.1? Tally Ho at 5:57am 12.24.25 Hmmmm.... it is only on the port side of the cockpit, and it doesn't seem to operate anything "as
Have you ever come across this AC appliance issue? dlochner at 5:57am 12.24.25 https://newboatbuilders.com/pages/electricity9.html About half way down the page under 'AC Applian
The Half-Witted Sailor dlochner at 4:08am 12.24.25 If one goes overboard with a tether they will drown. The point of jack lines and tethers is to keep

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