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Edson steering, Catalina 250: conduit blocking rudder (3) sebastko at 12:17am 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1610 Hello all, This is my first post here, so glad to be joining this awesome community :) I'm having a
Edson draglink ball joint replacement - Hunter 380 (1) gusmuller at 8:13pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 0/344 All, Hoping someone will know or have a suggestion on how to remove/replace the ball joints on the
Tiller tamer on Hunter 26.5? cheeseNcrackers at 7:19pm 06.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/435
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 5:17pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1908 I've been chasing a voltage drop issue with my new alternator installation. I did find an issue at
Kick up rudder (8) Kaysirin at 4:31pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 8/950 Greetings! I recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 25, it has a few minor bumps and scrapes I am current
Ruddercraft kick up rudder dimensions? burrito at 2:36pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 0/527 Edit: I just realized I should have put this in the trailer sailor forum, not the forum for all owne
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 1:22pm 06.08.22 Day Sailers 49/6671 i am an 80 yr old that has decided i would not spend my last days watching day time TV. So i bought
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing RandB Davis at 1:01pm 06.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3055 Our 2009 Hunter 38 (Mariner Package) has a Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC unit in the main sa
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up (1) brockangelo at 12:47pm 06.08.22 Catalina 22 7/727 So, I am likely going to want to upgrade my deck organizers to support more lines, and part of that
Hunter 38 cockpit stereo replacement (2) RandB Davis at 9:42am 06.08.22 Big Boats 0/698 Our 2009 Hunter 38 (Mariner Package) came with a marine-grade Sony CDX-HS70MS FM/AM/CD Player stereo
Loose-footed Staysail DanMaine at 7:08am 06.08.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1404 Can someone explain to me the advantage of a boom on the staysail. I'm considering running the shee
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 7:00am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 38/3050 I am only months into this sailing lifestyle, so please forgive any blatantly ignorant questions. I
Isomat outhaul 1980 model FlimFlamII at 6:50am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 3/718 The previous owner removed the internal outhaul purchase and I'm trying to determine how to install
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions danstanford at 6:07am 06.08.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1940 We have been quite successful in the light conditions by removing twist in both sails which adds pow
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? Swordfish72 at 5:18am 06.08.22 Catalina 30 6/1848 My Catalina 30 is missing the wood trim pieces for the cabin top (some folks call eyebrows). The scr
Buff buff buff (1) SailingLoto at 4:52am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 11/952 Once you start, you can't stop... Pretty happy with my test spot. 12.5% done!
Wire Size rlongfield at 9:14pm 06.07.22 Catalina 22 61/6272 What gauge of wire should I be looking at? And what is the preferred connection method? My wiring ex
Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 Proj1423 at 7:43pm 06.07.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1441 New sailor. Been getting water in the bilge when it rains and tracked it to three constant tracks o
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 7:34pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 23/2920 I am a new owner of a 1989 Tartan 31 Sirena in Jersey City, NJ. I am seeing a maximum speed of 4.1 k
Water leak from my keel joint Lusitano at 7:09pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/598 Hi, has anyone dealt with this keel leak problem on a 1984 hunter 34? I really want to take the kee

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DC to DC charger size marcham at 9:14pm 04.21.25 I have a question for all of you that have switched to lithium house banks but kept the AGM start b
M25 or M26S? RussC at 9:00pm 04.21.25 I've never been a big fan of water ballast (26S) but both are good boats. I've had my M25 for 8 year
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! (1) max_sailing at 7:50pm 04.21.25
Adhesive for rope clutch? jssailem at 7:39pm 04.21.25 If it was grey and stick Butyl tape is a possibility. It is a good water resistant caulk material to
Topside Canvas H49 T J Furstenau at 7:08pm 04.21.25 We had new canvas done over the winter for our H49. Included dodger (with Makrolon windows), bimini
Magnum Charger/Inverter Communication Problems (2) MFD at 6:40pm 04.21.25 I also have a MS2812 and the ME-RC remote. Since you reset everything and replaced the cable, replac
Keel structure on a Hunter 37C Foswick at 5:25pm 04.21.25 Talking about the "yard". Seabrook Marine in New Orleans...STAY AWAY. They call themselves "profe
Adhesive for rope clutch? Joe at 5:21pm 04.21.25 Butyl tape is a sealant. Important to distinguish sealant from adhesive. If you can't find butyl t
What to use to seal windows Foswick at 5:06pm 04.21.25 It depends on if you need to reseal the window within the frame or the frame to the cabin. And, then
Adhesive for rope clutch? kappykaplan at 4:51pm 04.21.25 The removed clutch had some sticky material between it and the deck. I use butyl tape under clutc
Keel structure on a Hunter 37C dLj at 4:38pm 04.21.25 Sorry to hear about that experience. That sucks to say the least. One of the reasons I have my boat
Keel structure on a Hunter 37C James H at 4:06pm 04.21.25 Talking about the "yard". Seabrook Marine in New Orleans...STAY AWAY. They call themselves "profe
Adhesive for rope clutch? Calif. Ted at 3:59pm 04.21.25 I use butyl tape under clutches.
Keel structure on a Hunter 37C dLj at 3:53pm 04.21.25 Well, it is raining cats and dogs all day so no investigation on the boat today. I do know this---
Keel structure on a Hunter 37C James H at 3:32pm 04.21.25 Well, it is raining cats and dogs all day so no investigation on the boat today. I do know this---n
What to use to seal windows BAD ORCA at 2:52pm 04.21.25 DOW 795 if youre putting acrylic lenses back in metal frames for opening hatches.
What to use to seal windows MFD at 2:46pm 04.21.25 If these have positive fastening (frames with bolts) I would go with butyl tape. It is easy to work
Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions marcham at 1:59pm 04.21.25 There could also be a pressure tank in the fresh water system. With a torn or under inflated bladder
Removing pin from old deck block? BAD ORCA at 1:55pm 04.21.25 Turns out 5/16" was the magic drill bit on stand up blocks. Centered in the dimple of rivet on dril
Keel structure on a Hunter 37C PaulK at 1:51pm 04.21.25 Are you doing this yourself? If not, someone at the yard should explain what they're doing. Like @d

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