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Hunter 45 cc - Sliding Companionway Door - Tape Springs Miss JibSea at 7:56pm 05.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/495 Anyone having to routinely replace the tape springs for the sliding companion way door? They break
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training dkinzer at 7:33pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1471 Our boat is slipped in Portland, OR but we would like to develop the skills to cross the Columbia Ba
Lake Cruise II-May 2022 ShotgunSlim at 6:52pm 05.23.22 Catalina 22 0/312 The first trip up to the lake was so good I just had to return another time and stay an extra day ou
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem jim.m at 2:59pm 05.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/2220 Hi All, Last season I purchased and installed a Raymarine DST-800 transducer to replace original kno
Help on Replacing rubber T-Track Endstop (1) antoineH336 at 1:22pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 2/485 205598 Hello all ! Looking to replace the end teack bumper pads on my 1997 H336. But before tryin
Dirty Fuel Rasselas36 at 1:20pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1093
Navigation Question - Long Island Amityville to Atlantic Ocean (1) EdWard3 at 10:35am 05.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/355 Heading out to NJ Southern coast from Amityville, NY. Does anyone have a suggestion on which channe
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (2) BourbonS at 9:34am 05.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/983 Dear Forum, Could you please kindly help me with this: I've got my Catalina 42 1992 last November.
2003 Catalina 36 Propane Tank (1) sdwardforblue at 7:53am 05.23.22 Big Boats 4/1873 I would like to purchase an extra propane tank for our 2003 Catalina 36 MKII - tall rig. It has a H
2004 Hunter 33 - Need a windlass fix or replacement psjacob at 7:53am 05.23.22 Parts Search 5/853 The original windlass is no longer available. Is there anyones here who have a suggestion of a repla
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Dustin7 at 4:32am 05.23.22 Destinations 30/4931 Hello all. I recently purchased a Hunter 27 roughly 450 nautical miles from where her future home is
Hunter 466 - how to unmount the armchair module SailingSelkie at 3:39am 05.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/287 We bought a Hunter 466 2002 in october last year. We are busy upgrading the electric system and as p
swing keel spacer bearing (1) snick at 6:57pm 05.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1030 I am repairing a swing keel centerboard on a P14 Paceship. The original had a plastic spacer in the
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Crusty Ol Salt at 5:59pm 05.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 13/1456 After reviewing the drawings (below) for my boom, I figured I could pull it just like a halyard. h
Alternators mikeracca at 2:48pm 05.22.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2341 Ok so my starter issue is solved. I found a brand new for a buck and some change. Good to go, hopefu
Access to Beneteau's parts page CABixler at 8:27am 05.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1376 Greetings, I know that Beneteau changed policy that we need to go through our local Beneteau dealer
2005 Hunter 38 Rigging: LLeDrew at 4:23am 05.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/762 Looking for a NO. 5 T Hook/Terminal for the intermediate Reverse Diagonal (RD2) on my 2005 Hunter 3
Beaching Beneteau 323 shallow keel (1.45m) robsant at 2:21am 05.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1056 Hi Please can someone help me with a few questions about the beneteau 323 shallow keel. can this
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water Geoff E at 9:15pm 05.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1793 Wondering if any other Hunter 41DS owners have this same issue. I recently purchased a Hunter 41DS.
Taveler eye loose (3) Reubels at 5:37pm 05.21.22 AMF 4/1327 I was washing the boat and the eye for the traveler came out and was completely loose. I'm wonderin

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inspecting a Catalina 30 docjlb54 at 5:01am 02.09.25 Thanks for the Bay Sails advice. I see Katlynn Marine mentioned a lot on the internet, and was plan
Outfitting a little bare boat Captain Larry-DH at 5:01am 02.09.25 Can't argue with the inflatable vest with strobe and PLB. I guess I oughta. Since you will be coas
inspecting a Catalina 30 dlochner at 4:55am 02.09.25 John, I just inherited a Capri 18 and cannot wait to get it refurbished and on the water. I raced
inspecting a Catalina 30 docjlb54 at 4:46am 02.09.25 Thanks for the encouragement, John. The lake house has a generous waterfront that will allow for mo
Outfitting a little bare boat Captain Larry-DH at 4:42am 02.09.25 spare cotter and clevis pins Seizing wire can always be substituted in a pinch to gerry-rig it
Yanmar 3gmf zinc kloudie1 at 4:28am 02.09.25 The 3 gmf does. not have a zinc .
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:01am 02.09.25 Don't sell that boat short. My father sailed his from Florida, up to Maine. He said, no matter wh
Cunningham on a 310 any one? (1) SJN at 9:27pm 02.08.25 Hello again. See my post above, I went to the boat and took a better photo of how it is set up. Se a
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 8:18pm 02.08.25 No need to loosen the pss. I would tap on the side of the coupling in a couple of places with a bra
Opinions on "best" outboard motor sesmith at 8:07pm 02.08.25 I just ordered one of these: https://www.epropulsion.com/outboards/elite I'm afraid it won't push
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 8:02pm 02.08.25 Compac 16 against almost anything else would be like entering a drag race with a dump truck. Don't
Your experience with online courses? sesmith at 7:56pm 02.08.25 My wife and I are currently in the middle of Nautic Ed's bareboat charter course bundle so we can ge
Opinions on "best" outboard motor garymalmgren at 6:30pm 02.08.25 Not mine Dj. Mine died in Singapore where I bought a 4 HP Japanese engine that lasted 35 years with
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:49pm 02.08.25 pjandw, some good points. -- thankee. Easy one first: Yes, on my 16 footer the lazarette hatch, th
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 4:31pm 02.08.25 Yep, DJ the dreaded Seagull. They are certainly not heavy, just as they are certainly not RELIABLE.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor garymalmgren at 4:15pm 02.08.25 Yep, DJ the dreaded Seagull. They are certainly not heavy, just as they are certainly not RELIABLE.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 4:05pm 02.08.25 20HP for a dinghy? Must be some dinghy. How about upgrading to a......... ooking at possibly gettin
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 3:39pm 02.08.25 @docjlb54 i love it too! one of the things I love is how simple it is. All of your projects will
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 3:02pm 02.08.25 I have a folding ladder hard mounted on the transom to reboard. That's a good suggestion. Make su
Opinions on "best" outboard motor (1) garymalmgren at 2:47pm 02.08.25 20HP for a dinghy? Must be some dinghy. How about upgrading to a.........

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