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Boat stand height and quantity for H386 dtrask at 6:45am 08.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/584 Hi, does anyone know the height and quantity of boat stands needed for a Hunter 380 or 386? This is
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? mermike at 6:07am 08.24.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 16/4180 Greetings, I've got a 2 day meeting in downtown Seattle in late October. Since I'm always up for an
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 10:35pm 08.23.22 Yamaha 9/1863 I'm interested to know if anyone has done maintenance on a rudder for a Yamaha 30. I'm planning a
Stainless Steel Hanks markwbird at 9:05pm 08.23.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1742 So, my new headsail arrived and I am a little taken aback to discover that it is fitted with what ap
Anchor Chain size for a 2004 Catalina 387 - gmiller131 at 7:06pm 08.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1181 I need to replace the anchor chain on our 2004 Catalina 387 - the sailboat is equipped with a Maxwel
Swing keel operation video? Slavik at 4:59pm 08.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1290 Hello, I just got a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 previously owned by Bud. I can't find a good instru
Beneteau Oceanic 350 John_Tasmania at 3:01pm 08.23.22 Ask All Sailors 3/492 Anyone know what the initial rig tension settings should be for a Beneteau Oceanic 350?
Replacing the Coolmatic Waeco Fridge (65L) on 2005 Hunter '33 4Winds at 2:37pm 08.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/524 The fridge is failing ... I am about to unscrew everything and look into the cavity to ascertain max
2004 Hunter 36 Interior Locker Deck bris59 at 1:44pm 08.23.22 Ask All Sailors 4/474 Anyone know where you can get deck for there interior lockers? My very specific case is the air con
New to MacGregor Catmando at 12:37pm 08.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1062 I recently inherited a 1968 V21 with many sweet extras, but most important, the hull is solid, with
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? (8) djghosie at 9:54pm 08.22.22 Yamaha 19/2845 HI all, This is probably the only group I could find active threads about the Yamaha 33, hopefully
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (1) SailorElliot at 9:24pm 08.22.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2109 Hey, I'm buying a small outboard (~2.5hp) and I need a place to mount it while cruising. I've seen t
Yamaha F6 on a MEGA 30 ? Boulard83 at 3:07pm 08.22.22 C&C 3/1430 Hi Is a Yamaha F6 enough for a MEGA30 ? I've read some threads online and found that i need 8HP (o
Furling jib thwilson at 11:23am 08.22.22 Catalina 30 4/973 Yesterday I hoisted my new furling jib. It took quite a bit of cranking with the winch to complete t
Re power Stokeshc at 8:24am 08.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/1002 Anyone repower their vision 32? If so did you rebuild or purchase a different engine?
AIS question richk at 8:11am 08.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1004 I have a SI-TEX AIS antenna splitter and a class B AIS transceiver. Last week I replaced the VHF an
C&C 29 MkII Traveler and tracks and car blocker (1) fogscreen at 6:20am 08.22.22 C&C 2/1087 Hi everyone, I am fairly new to sailing and this is my first post in this forum. We have a family o
identify this boat if you will (please) (1) Scott E (north) at 8:29pm 08.21.22 Trailer Sailors 4/1596 I am assuming this is trailerable. I am more than curious, I'm actually interested in something sim
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. (2) SavraF at 7:03pm 08.21.22 Trailer Sailors 16/3388 Help. Being a newbie wanting to jump into sailing I bought a Vagabond 17. It looked good. The sai
Any woodworkers about? (1) john6206 at 4:32pm 08.21.22 Ask All Sailors 46/4641

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Replacing a cutlass bearing dlochner at 12:53pm 04.28.25 Looking at the photos again, I'm wondering if the PO just pushed the old cutlass bearing forward and
Rudder stuffing box gmarch85 at 12:45pm 04.28.25 Thanks I will get some and give it a try
Hunter 340 AGM Battery Upgrade? Terry Cox at 11:38am 04.28.25 anyone upgraded to AGM batteries? We're on our second AGM battery set since converting over from w
Laclede chain Terry Cox at 11:31am 04.28.25 I looked on their web site and they do not list HDG G4 chain. I will give them a call. Hi Hayden.
GPS receiver mounted below? Foswick at 10:30am 04.28.25 Didn't they have those pesky things called maps, even back then? :) I've always felt directions co
GPS receiver mounted below? Stu Jackson at 10:25am 04.28.25 I was better off writing down directions. Didn't they have those pesky things called maps, even ba
AEDs Foswick at 10:21am 04.28.25 I'm curious, beyond any concern I might have about handling on board emergencies, what do skills, e
Replacing a cutlass bearing (3) cdaigle1992 at 9:43am 04.28.25
1983 H34 Main AC Circuit Breaker Replacement Phil D. at 9:10am 04.28.25 Thanks for your reply. You are correct, the single terminal reverse polarity circuit breakers are s
Laclede chain colemj at 8:55am 04.28.25 The problem - this is 2025. You can't make this assumption. Note the post #5 with the opposite expe
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 8:43am 04.28.25 Thanks @Jan11 , I will look into that pump. @marcham, thanks for your input. I have researched this
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? cagreen75 at 8:43am 04.28.25 If it was me, I would try to remove the ball valve first. In order to do that I would use a Forsner
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F (1) Jan11 at 8:14am 04.28.25 Your choice doesn't come close to the pump specs used on Westerbeke Universal engines - Facet 47645
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F marcham at 8:12am 04.28.25 Still, adding an electrical device to a mechanical engine is increasing complexity and modes of fail
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? FWBpilot at 8:01am 04.28.25 Thanks for the tips and advice. It's sad that due to "Liability" reasons, welders don't want to rep
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dmax at 7:35am 04.28.25 You should definitely make the sink counter removable, engine access is critical to liking your boat
Garmin Chartplotter Mount in Cockpit BarryL at 7:05am 04.28.25 Hello, The RAM mount you have pictured will work. How you mount it is up to you. Generally I don'
Marinebeam dlochner at 6:39am 04.28.25 Hmmm. I emailed them a couple of weeks ago about a large project and haven't heard back either.
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 5:58am 04.28.25 Need help figuring the counter, well, parts of it, My main counter goes from one end of the galley t
O'Day 322 chainplates (2) Robert Strickland at 5:46am 04.28.25 Some photos of the chain plate block going in. 1. First looks very early, before I buffed off that

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