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Surveyor- Kemah Tx Jumpstart at 10:06am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1346 Anyone have a good experience with a surveyor in Kemah Tx?
Beneteau 36cc Davits Archangel36cc at 9:20am 07.27.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/553 I am installing Kato Davits and accessing the transom for the support brackets is proving difficult.
Swivel lights NCBrew at 8:51am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 1/425 I have a burned out bulb in one of my swivel lights (legend 35.5). I don't know how the bulb comes o
Hunter 340 sea cock identity: Andy&Anne at 6:24am 07.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1486 Hi we are relatively new to sailing and have recently bought a 2000 Hunter Legend 340. We are having
Chainplates for Drogue invictus301 at 5:17am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 26/3339 Hi all, I own a '73 C'C 30 MK1 with a weight of 9700 Lbs loaded. I would like to put a set of chainp
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system (1) anastas at 4:48am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2567 Hi all, I am working on a custom 24:1 backstay adjuster. The important constraint is that I want t
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 Lkarrh at 3:51am 07.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1099 We have been tasked with removing and replacing a Kanzaki model KM4A1 transmission on an '04 Hunter
Bow ladder for First 35 (2) LKMN00 at 12:46am 07.27.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/877 Hi, Would anyone have any recommendations for a bow ladder for a First 35? The bow is quite high so
How tall? Shadowwalker at 10:15pm 07.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2009 How tall is a Catalina 25 swing keel on the trailer? Will she slip through a 10ft door?
Hunter 146: Is there a backflow valve in the cockpit drain? If so, I need the name of the part. drumlish at 8:03pm 07.26.22 Day Sailers 2/1238 This is an odd one. I'm not even sure this feature exists. What I'm referring to is the little val
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 3:30pm 07.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 39/3872 I have been getting HPF error from my a/c seawater pump in a 2005 Hunter 33.... hard to read but i t
We are back... w4swk at 3:07pm 07.26.22 Catalina 22 8/1284 After a long hiatus that included restoring 2 airplanes and building another (plus that little healt
Spreader Adjustment + Seizing Help on Baba 30 SV Blue Moon at 1:59pm 07.26.22 Ask All Sailors 3/618 The seizing on my spreaders to the shrouds is shot and needs to be redone. The spreaders have "slipp
Neptune 24 CB forward hatch.... ISO Scubajeep at 12:47pm 07.26.22 Parts Search 1/624 My brother is trying to find a forward hatch for a Neptune 24CB. His blew off during IDA. We are l
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade adamv at 6:38am 07.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/3835 My M18 alternator tends to clock around, fouling the port teak. I tried tightening but it always ret
Leaky head (1) 4Winds at 6:03am 07.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/834 While it seems that there is no blockage and water manually flushed from the head flows through to t
Replace faucet in head tips (2) smokey73 at 6:03am 07.26.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1778 1994 Hunter 40,5 Does anyone have any tips for removal and replacement of the faucet in the head? I
Taking On water SueAndScott at 4:21am 07.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/959 My Hunter 22 is taking on water. I think it is coming from around the drop keel. It seems worst w
AC Wiring Question tym2 at 9:23pm 07.25.22 Catalina 30 32/3473 I am adding an additional outlet for my AC circuit and it will be a standalone (GFCI 20A). I plan on
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Jumpstart at 8:38pm 07.25.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1606

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Where does the sink drain?? Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 06.16.25
Where does the sink drain?? Scott T-Bird at 7:42am 06.16.25 A rigger friend told me to use a rachet block on the furling line for this purpose, works well, I d
R.O. water filter install question dLj at 7:19am 06.16.25 @Foswick Sounds like @Don S/V ILLusion has it down quite well. If you don't have a 75% waste efflue
What is the latest thinking on reliable bilge pump switches GregW1309 at 6:38am 06.16.25 I installed a Water Witch 10 years ago and it still works perfectly. All sealed electronics with no
Anchor roller (1) fred1diver at 6:33am 06.16.25 I found an old picture of my bow when I needed to replace a chock. This gives a decent idea until I
What is the latest thinking on reliable bilge pump switches colemj at 6:10am 06.16.25 We also have the Rule-type float switches fail frequently. They get replaced with the Whale electro
What is the latest thinking on reliable bilge pump switches Morgan donor at 5:56am 06.16.25 After, replacing a few Rule "lever" switches, I put one of these in. Never had a bilge switch proble
Check valve??? colemj at 5:52am 06.16.25 Air leaks are almost always the culprit of losing prime, and the cover seal or worn pump is often th
How to add a circuit to a X-Yacht colemj at 5:30am 06.16.25 You stick a small screwdriver in the square hole beneath each wire and slightly lever the tip up to
Interior Timber 'options' - 1999 H340 smokey73 at 5:27am 06.16.25 Pictures?
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 Intrepid-II at 4:03am 06.16.25 Looks like someone drilled a hole through the rusty steel post and bolted a strip of aluminum to it
How to add a circuit to a X-Yacht jssailem at 3:23am 06.16.25 1. How do I figure out switch xyz on the front panel is slot ZZZ on the panel in back? 2. Do the wi
Anchor roller fred1diver at 2:55am 06.16.25 I am going to the club after work to take pictures
Tight furler garymalmgren at 1:54am 06.16.25 There are warning stickers on everything these days. Harken could have lashed out and done somethin
Tight furler Hayden Watson at 11:48pm 06.15.25
R.O. water filter install question Foswick at 10:02pm 06.15.25 This is a subject I've put a lot of thought into and I would love it if someone had a better answer
Chart Plotter Leeward Rail at 9:02pm 06.15.25 Yeah. It would be hypocritical of me to complain too much, since I've benefitted from being that sm
Anchor roller jssailem at 8:05pm 06.15.25 Fred. Pictures of your bow from the windlass to the bow. And a side profile image.
Outhaul modifications jssailem at 8:03pm 06.15.25 I love progress on projects. :beer:
R.O. water filter install question Don S/V ILLusion at 6:55pm 06.15.25 The first question is based on how do you handle water planning if you are dumping 75% of your stor

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