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Bent turnbuckle/ (1) towchristopher at 1:06pm 07.29.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1523 I bent a piece of the turnbuckle/rigging while raising the mast of my Hunter 26. Here's a photo: so
Newport 28 mk2 cruising speed adamv at 12:34pm 07.29.22 Newport 4/1591 I get the impression my boat cruises slower than those around me so I'd be keen to hear from other N
In Search of Gooseneck Bracket to Connect Mast to Boom. (1) Flowbrook1 at 12:31pm 07.29.22 Newport 3/1147 Greetings! The gooseneck bracket on my 1979 Newport 30-2 is about to give way. I'm wondering if anyo
Tips and Tricks for Pop Top kclancy at 11:17am 07.29.22 Catalina 22 4/2205 Hey gang - I have a new-to-me boat. It's a 1987. My other C22 is a 1971 and it doesn't have the pop
I have a Hood LD 810 furler. One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. Dawn Piper at 6:09am 07.29.22 Ask All Sailors 3/581 I have a Hood Line Drive 810 furler (1987). One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. Not s
Bimini/dodger The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:54pm 07.28.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2445 Hi again... Regarding Bimini and Dodgers, what would be advantages /disadvantages of having them bu
New Bedford, MA - 60+ Year Old Documentary jviss at 5:44pm 07.28.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1280 My new home. Closing on a house in the morning. Thought some might enjoy this. New Bedford
Does this look normal to you? (1) DArcy at 5:35pm 07.28.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1109 My Sterling Pro Charge Ultra 30 is acting strange. When I came to the boat just now I heard the char
Access to distribution panel tgherzog at 3:44pm 07.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1000 New to the forum! I need to access the wiring between the distribution panel and the "pump room" on
Anchorman Power 700 Windlass (1) dchipley at 3:02pm 07.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/932 My windlass is missing the central Friction cone (part#72). I am going to a machine shop to have on
Seawater strainer o-ring (2) Two Sails at 11:32am 07.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1859
2022 Harvest Moon Regatta - Crew Available Artey1 at 10:48am 07.28.22 Racing 11/3448 Hi everyone, sorry if this is the wrong sub forum to post in. I looked and didn't see a better place
New Battery w4swk at 9:42am 07.28.22 Catalina 22 11/1617 Our 22 ( I really need to name this boat one day!) has been in storage for a bit and a new battery i
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 7:56am 07.28.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1843 I'm having trouble pulling my RIB up onto the dinghy dock. Getting old, I guess. I feel like I can
Another mast raising question john6206 at 6:12am 07.28.22 Smaller Boats 1/1282 Hey all. my usual mast raising option is to connect the forestay to the mainsheet block (other end
Opinions requested on engine work higgs at 3:03pm 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1639 I am replacing the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3QM. There is a flange that is bolted to the exhaust m
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches PhilaSailor at 2:38pm 07.27.22 The Cherubini Hunters 13/4811 Hello, I'm restoring a Hunter Cutter 37 I've owned for 34 years. Awlgrip on the hull, mast and dec
Any Challenger Owners Out There? skippersuzee at 1:33pm 07.27.22 Other Sailboats 1/942 Purchased a 73 Challenger 32 back in March and looking to connect with other Challenger owners. Rubi
Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? flightlead404 at 12:31pm 07.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2445 Hunter 38. I'm getting new sails. Considering adding an asymmetric cruising chute. Coastal cruisin
hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 10:50am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1101 looking for a new rib. is UV resistance the only main difference between fabrics? If I went PVC I co

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Catalina 30 Steering radial well question Calif. Ted at 9:26am 07.17.25 We opened up that hatch on a friends boat because it had leaked into the aft cabin. My memory is poo
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 9:13am 07.17.25
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises Foswick at 9:06am 07.17.25 Since the panels are so easy to remove and reinstall, we pulled that first row off yesterday, laid d
Survey before insurance will renew? Foswick at 8:56am 07.17.25 I think Progressive likely isn't going to have a realization, later, that they have taken on too muc
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 8:44am 07.17.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 8:27am 07.17.25 I see. How about the 'shoot through hull' transducer? I already broke the previous transducer housi
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? testingthewaters91 at 8:25am 07.17.25 I upgraded from 1/2" to 3/4" thru hull for my engine water intake for a different reason. Hose bar
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 8:21am 07.17.25
What is your favorite anchor alarm app Captain Larry-DH at 8:20am 07.17.25 Thank you for the responses. I was looking for a backup to my anchor alarm on my B&G MFD not a pri
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 8:10am 07.17.25
Merit 22 owners Hedgeman at 7:45am 07.17.25 Russ- Thanks for the letter! My Merit has sail #4, hull 221. I believe it was the first of two boats
Routing jib sheets aft Joe at 7:45am 07.17.25 Shouldn't the line should be perpendicular to the luff line through the clew? This would make the
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? Ward H at 7:38am 07.17.25 I upgraded from 1/2" to 3/4" thru hull for my engine water intake for a different reason. Hose barb
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions Arrgh at 7:35am 07.17.25 I use a battery operated shop vac when I get some water in my bilge, which isn't often. ter in the
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. LLoyd B at 7:32am 07.17.25 Through hull fish Finder for depth with verifier accuracy gauge called keel for those locations less
Cabin top hand rail Arrgh at 7:15am 07.17.25 Finally did my hand rails. Turns out, we were all wrong. The hand rails were mounted with really l
Merit 22 owners (1) RussC at 7:14am 07.17.25 @Hedgeman is your boat sail # 475 per chance? I found a copy of this letter in a stack of paperwor
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? Allan12210 at 7:00am 07.17.25 Here is a link to a write-up I did a few years ago upsizing my raw water through hull to 3/4". I als
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises (1) rgranger at 6:49am 07.17.25 I fully recognize that what I am about to suggest falls squarly in the relm of "arm-chair DIY". An
Survey before insurance will renew? bobmorning at 6:32am 07.17.25 Hello, I would like to share my GEICO/BoatUS renewal story. We got the non-renewal notice in Marc

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