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Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 (2) MySong at 4:08pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 13/1296 In the pic below you can see the sheaves at the base of my mast. As some point they had a plastic di
What Brand Mast/Boom do I have? (2) MySong at 4:03pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 5/1141 What brand mast/boom do I have on my 1994 Hunter 26? The Millenium Falcon looking sticker is on the
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? Redhead at 3:55pm 05.06.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2859 thinking buying Catalina 34 MKII any issues to watch for
Sailing the Heel (1) Two Sails at 3:54pm 05.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3318 So far this has been a great start to the season. My 2005 H33 seems very happy to heel 22-25 degrees
Bowsprit seat? (1) BroncoJohn at 3:06pm 05.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/772 I am a couple weeks away from transporting a 2002 386 Hunter home. It appears the previous owner ins
Is My Main Furled Backward (1) dkinzer at 2:59pm 05.06.22 Big Boats 8/1112 I have been reading through the Selden Furling Mast Manual and I noted that it specifically indicate
Barnacle Buster Shagdance at 12:57pm 05.06.22 Catalina 310 7/1839 Anybody used the barnacle buster product to clean raw water exchange? Thanks
Mysterious washer, Yanmar 2GM20F (1) matts997 at 12:10pm 05.06.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/837 I had a remanufactured Yanmar 2GM installed last winter. Engine now has ~ 20 hrs on it and is runn
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? georgetheleo at 11:58am 05.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1196 I going to yard soon . While there I might want to replace the Volvo Penta shaft seal with a PSS /PY
For the record All U Get at 5:08am 05.06.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1019 Hi all, I know in the past I might have said I have had good luck but this may be even more astound
Check your axles...... Don't be like me (3) Grotto at 4:20am 05.06.22 Catalina 22 9/1233 I spent the better part of 2020 rebuilding my catalina. Went over every nut and bolt rigging etc. wh
Macgregor 25 Main Sail Replacement jjsbiggs at 8:30pm 05.05.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1645 I am looking to replace the main sail on my 1983 Macgregor 25. Has anyone bought one from the source
O'Day 40 traveler?? LouisMK at 8:14pm 05.05.22 Bigger Boats 5/809
Rhodes 19 wiring rbaevergreen at 5:20pm 05.05.22 Day Sailers 1/941 I'm working on adding an electric bilge pump to my Rhodes 19. I've been assembling the pieces as I f
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting (3) acudavid at 2:41pm 05.05.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/682 I bought a Catalina 30 a few months ago. It's original Atomic 4 was replaced with a Universal Diese
Anchor Light Keith P at 2:04pm 05.05.22 Parts Search 0/342 Would a 4 inch surface mount anchor light fit on a 27 foot 1987 Pearson mast head?
Webasto fuse location. 89Vision32 at 10:37am 05.05.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1347 We have a 16000btu webasto fcf air conditioning. We use it nearly everyday at shore. This morning my
Hoisting an Alternate Sail on a Furling Mast (1) dkinzer at 9:16am 05.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/368 I was reading through the manual for the Selden furling mast on our H41DS and noted that it says: "
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 capta at 8:09am 05.05.22 Ask All Sailors 21/1669 The other post with the same name brings up an interesting question for me. I didn't want to hijack
Pleasure Craft Operator Card dandan88 at 7:25am 05.05.22 Ask All Sailors 3/546 For anyone looking to take the get their Pleasure Craft Operator Card here is a link with a 40% off

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Soft Deck Safety higgs at 8:34pm 11.26.24 Lake Michigan is serious sailing where you are likely to encounter some serious loads on your rig.
Soft Deck Safety (1) Tally Ho at 8:22pm 11.26.24 On my 1988 322, both sets of shrouds are anchored through the deck to stringers attached to the hull
Soft Deck Safety Don S/V ILLusion at 6:53pm 11.26.24 Thank you for your response. Two of the three chainplates are bedded into fiberglass bulkheads bel
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 6:43pm 11.26.24
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 6:29pm 11.26.24 Got a survey map of where the moisture is found? Got numbers of % moisture in those areas? Without
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 6:25pm 11.26.24
Posting pictures CharlieAnn at 5:58pm 11.26.24 CharlieAnn trying to get my boat with my name?
Stuffing box wrench size question (2) yelkenli at 5:29pm 11.26.24 228698 Next step is to receive the new hose and put it all back together (praying that assembly is
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? BigEasy at 5:10pm 11.26.24 Recently removed the coupling to replace my Volvo shaft seal that was 16 years old. Used the Buck A
Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 11.26.24 @drtdkidd I am curios why you want to go from the 18.5 to a hunter 19? May I suggest that you rea
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length BillFred at 3:49pm 11.26.24 Thanks mayhem, going for longer shaft!
Soft Deck Safety Davidasailor26 at 3:21pm 11.26.24
Soft Deck Safety dLj at 3:12pm 11.26.24 Hi there- I'm currently looking into purchasing a 1983 O'Day 39. The boat is in apparently great co
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Tally Ho at 3:09pm 11.26.24 I have read (various postings on this site) that after removing the prop shaft flange and then repl
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Tally Ho at 3:03pm 11.26.24 "Very easy" which means comparatively easy as opposed to using a sledge hammer inside of a hat box.
Soft Deck Safety kappykaplan at 3:01pm 11.26.24 Repairing wet core in small areas is not technically difficult, cut off the skin, dig out the rotte
Soft Deck Safety dlochner at 1:50pm 11.26.24 While it would be best to have decks as dry today as they were when they were built, the reality in
Soft Deck Safety Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 11.26.24
Tosca gets a windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 11.26.24 4AWG for that run is not good enough. You "may" be able to live with your existing #4 AWG as long
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Rich Stidger at 11:39am 11.26.24 I have read (various postings on this site) that after removing the prop shaft flange and then repla

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