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disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard QCI at 11:03am 12.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1521 Hello, I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5. Will the mast stay up or do I need to use a temporary headstay if
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? Boomer2it at 9:47am 12.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/951 Thinking of installing stainless steel rails on either side of forward hatch and solar vent above he
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E HarryvdMeer at 8:49am 12.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/1454 Reaching out to anyone who has been able to fix problem of minor soot developing on hull after 50-60
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 7:22am 12.15.22 Ask All Sailors 48/5440 I heard on the radio this morning about 2 sailors being rescued about 200 miles off the Delaware coa
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 6:32am 12.15.22 Catalina 310 15/5830 Wondering what people use for an anchor bridle for the 310 with all chain anchoring? I have a one-p
sails Al Minns at 5:43am 12.15.22 Smaller Boats 4/1303 has anyone used roller tasker sails on there hunter 23,5 looking for a new mainsail.
Boom Vang specs? BubbaV at 5:03pm 12.14.22 Catalina 22 2/960 My 85' came with a Boom Kicker supplied and installed by the PO. Didn't use it last summer as I was
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? georgetheleo at 2:27pm 12.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 31/4319 Have this engine in my Beneteau 1990 41S5. It connects with a flare nut to the top of the injector
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions (4) MFD at 1:48pm 12.14.22 Big Boats 17/2116 ueHi All, I have a ~2009 Hunter 41DS and it is time to do a thorough inspection of the binnacle, ste
engine vibration brad minda at 12:13am 12.14.22 Catalina 30 11/4189 85 c30 with the universal m25 engine. I feel i have excessive noise and vibration. Motor mounts l
Caframo Mark Maulden at 8:57pm 12.13.22 Ask All Sailors 29/5788
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England jssailem at 8:25am 12.13.22 Sails Call Lounge 9/1431 Man that has to hurt.... Good game to watch. With so much possession it was amazing. Yet unproduct
Where is the fuse? Dr. D at 12:21pm 12.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2689 Last week I deployed the deicer. There was a problem with the 110 V outlet on the shore pedestal, so
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin fero at 11:12am 12.12.22 Big Boats 10/1757 Hi again, I have recently found a traces of water leaks on the aft cabin aft bulkhead and some wate
373 Shallow Draft Depth (1) JDW at 8:40am 12.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3277 I have recently purchased a 2004 373 and there is some confusion as to the draft on this boat. Initi
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise Brent Franklin at 7:46am 12.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/889 While sailing Ocean City MD in the bay the port side stay attached to the gunwale was pulled up at a
Leach Telltales on the Jib thinwater at 6:49am 12.12.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2839 Many of us have these on our mainsails. Generally, unless you have a rotating mast, they are more us
Clearing the track garymalmgren at 4:33am 12.12.22 Ask All Sailors 1/516 No, not the mast track. The hiking track on Nono Island PuJbyMclVUI
Wacky Wednesday comes early.... (1) sailme88 at 4:07am 12.12.22 Ask All Sailors 7/988 Finally found this goodie...
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 9:20pm 12.11.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1825 My boat is overdue for new sheave bushings in the masthead. The originals are stainless and have las

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Edson steering brake question Boatyarddog at 10:27am 08.26.25 T-stats, all do the same thing, try it and see if if gives you the results you want.
Deck top clutches, organizers, winches Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 08.26.25 @Tally Ho is spot on I wouldnt rely upon threaded G10 for this purpose. Plus, you'll need to protec
Refinishing Wooden Wheel (1) capta at 9:25am 08.26.25 I've done a couple wheels like that and I completely disassembled each. For me, if I'm going to do v
Merit 22 owners Los at 9:23am 08.26.25 Christmas came early today. I guess I have a project for the day now :biggrin: replacing upper, low
Rotten locker floor shemandr at 8:50am 08.26.25 I'm not sure it doesn't have some structural roll to stiffen the bow. The hatch doesn't really do
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Project_Mayhem at 8:40am 08.26.25 A boat in our marina had similar damage caused by bilge water freezing. I had this happen on my O'
Surveyor in Connecticut? mermike at 8:11am 08.26.25 Thanks, High Current.
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises BAD ORCA at 7:13am 08.26.25 Back at the dock and got out this afternoon to do a second row. fore: 233363 After: 233364 HAH
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 6:35am 08.26.25 Thanks for the great explanation- I finally figured it out have incorporated it in my mock-up.
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 6:34am 08.26.25 If I turn the picture of the rudder upside down, so that you are seeing it as it is on the boat it
Oil filter for a 331 BigEasy at 6:12am 08.26.25 The OEM oil filter for the Westerbeke 30B is #WEK036918. Not familiar with parts availability in yo
Oil filter for a 331 novodka44 at 6:04am 08.26.25 Thank you so much
Thinking about getting a smaller wheel for our 36 mk ii. Thud at 6:01am 08.26.25 So far the 32 inch wheel is a vast improvement over the 42 inch wheel we were using. Much easier to
Oil filter for a 331 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:52am 08.26.25 The K &N part number is HP 1004 Sierra 036918 Fram PH 3593
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 Joe at 5:13am 08.26.25
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash frenzy13 at 4:33am 08.26.25 A boat in our marina had similar damage caused by bilge water freezing.
Oil filter for a 331 novodka44 at 4:19am 08.26.25 Westerbeke 30B 27 hp
Oil filter for a 331 novodka44 at 4:03am 08.26.25
Rotten locker floor LittleMurph at 4:01am 08.26.25 It's only supporting itself. There's plenty of room underneath for sails n such. It's a bit of a r
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash sailme88 at 3:17am 08.26.25 That's not a crack.... It's a FRACTURE....

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