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78 H30 Water Tank Replacement MikeHoncho at 10:11am 04.11.22 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1100 Well, it looks like the 3M 5200 patch work on my aluminum 40 gallon freshwater tank has either faile
Vinyl stripes DauphinIsland at 7:36am 04.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/639 What shade of blue vinyl will match the original hull stripes on a 1986 Hunter 34?
Jammed In-Mast Furling Dr. D at 6:21am 04.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1043 I've heard it said that if a boat has in-mast furling (IMF), then she will either have had the IMF j
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel pullark at 4:52am 04.11.22 Catalina 30 6/899 Hello, I have noticed some water loss from the weep hole so time to rebuild my Obendorfer pump. I be
Coupling removal.... (1) NYSail at 3:54am 04.11.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1166 Hello, So have to replace my cutlass bearing which included sliding shaft down a bit to retrieve bro
Binoculars fred1diver at 5:31pm 04.10.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2083 Hey everyone, getting ready for summer, how important are binoculars, my local chandlery wants 370$
Beneteau Spreader Root - Replacements (1) sailingsoarin at 3:36pm 04.10.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1044 Hi Everyone, new the the sailing world. We just purchased a 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 361 And need to r
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines sailing gal at 10:48am 04.10.22 Big Boats 17/2185 The seawater line for my aft air conditioner on my H410 always clogs up over time. It isn't scaled u
Mast step H310 wdonovan at 9:33am 04.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/514 My massive step plate needs to be removed and resealed. I have all the hardware off and I separated
Hull Rot (1) Scott300 at 8:48am 04.10.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2009 I'm about to look at a used Catalina from 1979. I see that it will definitely need some fixing up wh
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Crusty Ol Salt at 8:12am 04.10.22 Ask All Sailors 33/2283 This has been building for some time, but has come to a head since purchasing Prometheus. It is almo
Surveyor recommendation - Hilton Head Gold70 at 7:12am 04.10.22 Ask All Sailors 2/420 Hi, Anyone have a recommendation for a good surveyor in the Hilton Head SC area? Also best Marina'
Plastic Crack Repair, lessons learned over time and busting myths.. (1) Shorefun at 6:49am 04.10.22 Day Sailers 3/910 I am on my third year of doing crack repairs. My first order of note is to tell you drilling a hol
Volvo shaft seal NYSail at 6:06am 04.10.22 Ask All Sailors 3/484 Hello all, so on my beneteau I have a volvo shaft seal. I have to slide the shaft aft about 2 inche
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch wbliss at 8:57pm 04.09.22 Parts Search 9/1088 I need an O'day 23 replacement sliding companionway hatch cover. The previous owner lost it while d
H34 Seahood ScottFreeRick at 5:31pm 04.09.22 Big Boats 9/1185 Today I removed the seahood from my boat. We have leaks from the starboard side, over the galley an
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 (4) ramoore at 3:21pm 04.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1138 Hi, I just had the bottom of my (relatively new to me) 2007 44DS soda blasted for a full re-barrier
Manual bilge pump replacement bracket doesn't line up with bilge pump (1) REDPOPPY at 2:01pm 04.09.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/290 Yikes! I just bought a 1992 Catalina capri 16, with a cracked patay bracket and ripped rubber gasket
External parts of engine control (2) SeaDogRun at 10:24am 04.09.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/646 I have a 1987 Catalina 27. It has an inboard universal diesel. There are several outputs behind the
240 tiller extension replacement (1) jblersch at 10:18am 04.09.22 Smaller Boats 1/445

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Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 07.28.24 He will, of course, tell his insurance company that it was an autopilot failure. I don't know if
Set your watch back 20 years thinwater at 10:30am 07.28.24
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues SailingCal21 at 10:16am 07.28.24 If you can, I suggest that you also look into changing the fixtures as well. The LED replacement bu
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Stu Jackson at 10:09am 07.28.24 Welcome home! :):):)
Set your watch back 20 years Stu Jackson at 10:06am 07.28.24 I wonder if that was his problem. Couldn't be, naw...I'm sure the Second Narrows Bridge piling jus
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Stu Jackson at 10:03am 07.28.24 www.marinebeam.com should tell you all you need to know, a great resource.
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 07.28.24 "I am a sailor, not a gadget geek," I replied. Now that you mention it, that pretty well describe
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast ShawnL at 10:00am 07.28.24 The main halyard goes all the way to the top, and the vang and main sheet are loose. I'll see if I
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral Don S/V ILLusion at 10:00am 07.28.24 Motor mounts?
Anchor deployment (1) Stu Jackson at 9:52am 07.28.24 Put a cleat on the pulpit and tie the anchor hoop to the cleat. Problem solved.
Set your watch back 20 years Stu Jackson at 9:50am 07.28.24 Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx and Autohelm ST3000 is the limit of my electronics (beyond radio and the basics).
Navigation repeater Calif. Ted at 9:36am 07.28.24 Try searching for a Raymarine ST60 Repeater, there's a few on Ebay. If you have NEMA2000 or Raymarin
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast morbidfollower at 9:33am 07.28.24 Tie a line to the main halyard long enough so that you can pull up only the main halyard without th
Navigation repeater dlochner at 9:29am 07.28.24 Depends, we really need to know the brand and model of the instruments. Electronics evolve constantl
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 07.28.24 I go sailing to enjoy "sailing" and see the scenery. Not to play with electronics. Garmin GPSMAP 2
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 07.28.24 Just do it. No big deal. I think most LED's for lighting today are warm white. You can match tungs
Set your watch back 20 years ggrizzard at 9:13am 07.28.24 YES! ;)
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 9:04am 07.28.24 An 0600 start the next morning hoping to catch the slack to ebb at Dodd Narrows. Motored down Barnes
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 8:53am 07.28.24 Looks good! There is a reason fairing compound was developed, it is near impossible to get the glas
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (3) Clutch Cargo at 8:51am 07.28.24 Completely forgot to post these. While not perfect or perfectly flush, it came out pretty good. As

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