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Atomic A4 Head Studs question pastorscott at 9:48am 11.11.24 Engines and Propulsion 7/611 I pulled my head, and need to reinstall, is there a reason why the atomic A4 head studs are smooth b
Happy Veterans Day kappykaplan at 3:10am 11.11.24 Sails Call Lounge 5/679 Tks to all who have served. :beer:
The correct mast length for 1996 Hunter 26 captandave at 2:54am 11.11.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/368 I am restoring a 1996 Hunter 26. I bought it with a 28' mast but I'm not sure it is the correct mast
Maintenance intervals malighthill at 6:48pm 11.10.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/587
Today I said goodbye to an old friend (6) Project_Mayhem at 11:59am 11.10.24 Ask All Sailors 14/838 Today, with a heavy heart, I passed the helm of my O'Day 25 of the past six years to its new owner.
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram (1) Schwarz633 at 11:17am 11.10.24 Ask All Sailors 22/896 I'm doing some upgrades on my 1982 Tartan 33R and decided to draw out an electrical schematic to wor
New to me 78 C&C 35-1 (1) FlyingMonkey42 at 7:49am 11.10.24 C&C 5/430 I just purchased a 78 35-1 in Florida. Previous owner pulled a few things out to lighten weight for
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? Mike Oldak at 6:43am 11.10.24 Big Boats 34/1776 I'm about to upgrade my Raymarine autopilot from wheel drive to hydraulic drive. Has anyone connect
Oceanis 42 CC Fridge henri at 4:06am 11.10.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/550 I cannot locate the rotary dial to regulate the temoerature on my fridge. I have a 42CC year 2003>
Hunter 49 Cutlass bearing (1) Screen Saver at 7:46pm 11.09.24 Big Boats 5/518 Anyone replaced the cutlass bearing in their Hunter 49, and I guess the 50DS would be the same. The
Sewing bags for the sailing gear (1) zinahewitt at 6:56pm 11.09.24 Ask All Sailors 11/750 Hi All, Hope your weekend is going well. My Marine Fabric Seamstress was a little busy and had no t
VHF Coaxial Cable identification (4) sailcapt340 at 12:41pm 11.09.24 Ask All Sailors 0/21 Finally going to replace and move my 2000 Hunter 340 VHF Radio from the pedestal to the navigation s
2004 Hunter 36 genoa track end cap bolt stuck - help! (1) AndyL at 12:38pm 11.09.24 Big Boats 1/277 228373 On my 2004 Hunter 36, the aft end cap on my port genoa track disintegrated and now the bolt
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (4) sailcapt340 at 12:38pm 11.09.24 Ask All Sailors 73/3590 Finally going to replace and move my VHF Radio from the pedestal to the navigation station inside th
Monoceros 37c 1979 yanmar 2qm20 monocerosin at 8:20pm 11.08.24 The Cherubini Hunters 5/514 First motor out and back just wanted to share an update. Thanks to e:eryone here that helped out w
St Croix to Galveston (1) Idaho Islander at 3:58pm 11.08.24 Ask All Sailors 3/394 Has anyone on here sailed from St Croix to Galveston? I'm planning to sail my 41' Morgan there in J
Hunter Legend 37 autopilot ram pictures coxwaine1 at 12:43pm 11.08.24 Ask All Sailors 1/403 Hello all! First I want to say thank you for all the extensive information and all of your collect
Vendee Globe 2024! LakeShark at 8:10am 11.08.24 Racing 18/1513 Anyone else following the start of this round the world race this weekend? This and the Golden glob
SPACE Weather - SOLAR activity (1) jssailem at 7:48am 11.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/434 29 October 2024. Our sun puts on a show celebrating the European Space Weather Week, which is takin
cabin lightbulb change (1) MFD at 8:32pm 11.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/730 Anybody know the trick on removing this fixture to change the bulb? I was going to put a banana in

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Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 9:19am 04.06.25 It shouldn't need much tension, just make sure the boom is level. Even a few degrees off will cause
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BigEasy at 9:09am 04.06.25
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? dlochner at 8:41am 04.06.25 Are your decks teak? One solution might be "Formula B" a borax and washing soda solution that will
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:36am 04.06.25 I'd be concerned with bleach on raw wood. It does depend upon the wood and I don't know for teak. B
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? dLj at 8:21am 04.06.25 I'd be concerned with bleach on raw wood. It does depend upon the wood and I don't know for teak. Bu
SPRING BREAK - Weather (1) jssailem at 8:16am 04.06.25 Sunday Morning in the PacificNW has rain falling on the agenda. A wet start for the Spring Break w
Selden in mast question dlochner at 8:12am 04.06.25 Maybe we just need to keep a LOT of tension to get it tight onto the furler as we start out... It
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 8:07am 04.06.25 Free up the boom vang, and make sure you have the ratchet at the mast engaged before you wind it in
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 04.06.25 Thanks Dave. I'm not actually using it on the teak, just the nonskid of the deck, but as i wash it
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? dlochner at 7:51am 04.06.25 I have to bleach the surface of my nonskid a couple times a year with a very heavy concentration of
Rhode Island - Expired Flares Turn-In Events sailcapt340 at 7:49am 04.06.25 The RIDEM website recently posted the date for their annual disposing of expired flares. If your lo
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Captain Larry-DH at 7:45am 04.06.25 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? FastOlson at 7:36am 04.06.25 3. If you need to stop moving or at least slow down quickly and a hazard is near, dropping the anch
What's this? Will Gilmore at 7:35am 04.06.25 (Hanging from the mast was outlawed some years ago) There are still places to hang from. The mast
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 Seneca at 7:12am 04.06.25 Both of the skylights on my 2002 Hunter 356 are needing to be replaced. It sounds like they no long
Hatch boards vents dLj at 6:31am 04.06.25 I'm wondering about the fan drawing in humid atmosphere. Factor? I recently bought a Compac 16 wi
Selden in mast question dlochner at 6:16am 04.06.25 A common problem is not having the boom at a right angle to the mast. This can be caused by a toppin
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? smokey73 at 6:08am 04.06.25 If this is truly an "emergency backup" propulsion source it is a reasonable assumption that the OP i
Selden in mast question ice breaker at 5:39am 04.06.25 Free up the boom vang, and make sure you have the ratchet at the mast engaged before you wind it in(
Catalina 22 Carpet Urban Hermit at 5:09am 04.06.25 DO NOT use household Berber ! We did that; it got soaked in a squall; within hours it smelled like

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