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Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! artboas at 10:40pm 06.03.22 Big Boats 6/1801 On many of the later Hunter models, the headliner material was a vinyl fabric. It looks terrific, bu
Wood Mast for 1954 D-Scow RHHOTROD at 6:29pm 06.03.22 Parts Search 4/1259 HI, I have a 1954 Johnson Boat Works D-Scow. I'm in need of a good mast for the boat. I'm not sure i
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 macdoug at 2:34pm 06.03.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2960
S2 8.0 complete boat SailingLoto at 1:52pm 06.03.22 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1496 Free! Very complete, used very little, has significant water damage to bulkheads/interior/deck.
gelcoat peeling (3) jchart at 12:59pm 06.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1301 Hi - new to forum. I have a MH15 (2018)- first and only owner. It sails in fresh water lake only. L
cl14 mast step lovesailboat at 12:30pm 06.03.22 Parts Search 0/423 I just bought an old cl14 sailboat. The mast step seems too old ( made from plywood?). Does anyone k
Schaefer Deck Organizer on 1996 Hunter 376 (1) duck21 at 11:41am 06.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/945 Hi! I was running new lines back from the mast to the cockpit on my 1996 Hunter 376. It appears th
Cockpit table material Hunter DS45 - Tony at 10:16am 06.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1706 2007 Hunter ds45 - can anyone identify the material the cockpit table top?
Boat identification (1) SailingLoto at 9:53am 06.03.22 Ask All Sailors 3/628 Any idea what this one is? Looks to be a 31
H336 leaking kitchen cabin light - hints? (1) antoineH336 at 9:43am 06.03.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/497 Hello All! Any of you 336 or 340 owners that have been trough similar issue? It's not coming from
Introduction-New Member to Forum (1) hceajudah at 9:39am 06.03.22 Smaller Boats 10/1664 I would like to formally introduce myself. I am Henry and a new proud owner of a 2000 Hunter 240.
Invest 91L --> PTC 1 --> TS Alex JamesG161 at 7:38am 06.03.22 Weather and Forecasting 4/1639 The remnants of Pacific Hurricane Agatha did cross Mexico and is now called... Potential Tropical C
Keel centering spacers Scott300 at 5:38am 06.03.22 Catalina 22 4/678 On my Catalina 22 I have just epoxied in the centering spacers onto the top of the keel. After putti
O'day 23 forward hatch cover Cheesegod99 at 4:38am 06.03.22 Parts Search 5/1008
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation (1) AaronD at 3:51pm 06.02.22 Trailer Sailors 8/2258
Outboard mounting bolts seized (1) skunther at 1:58pm 06.02.22 Ask All Sailors 30/4478 Any suggestions? I've hit it for about a week every day with penetrating oil. First with T9, then wi
Hunter 31. Rudder removal Lakeskiier at 12:31pm 06.02.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/558
Mainsail downhaul brockangelo at 12:19pm 06.02.22 Catalina 22 12/1937 One thing that's still a difficult thing for me and typically requires me to leave the cockpit is br
Fuel Puzzle DBoss at 9:39am 06.02.22 Catalina 310 15/2700 I recently purchased a 2001 310 that had been under a little neglect. I spent a hefty $5K after pur
O'Day trailer stand height Forseer at 9:25am 06.02.22 Ask All Sailors 0/229 I will be hauling out O'Day 272LE/SL and I have a borrowed trailer without the stands. I need the st

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Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? colemj at 8:52am 04.14.25 Does this make sense? Yes. I was just wondering why certain items are listed in both 316 and 316
Universal M12 Diesel Engine jssailem at 8:48am 04.14.25 :plus: I recommend contacting a local electrical shop. They can test your alternator using their equ
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? dLj at 7:51am 04.14.25 That's interesting, I didn't know this. So when I go to order something, and have the choice betwe
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? colemj at 6:49am 04.14.25 In order to make 316L chemistry meet 316 mechanical properties, they induce cold work in the mill s
Universal M12 Diesel Engine FastOlson at 6:48am 04.14.25 Louisville is a large city, and I betcha you can search out a little dusty shop that rebuilds starte
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 6:38am 04.14.25 They did. I sent in a support request online over the last weekend, on Monday afternoon I got a res
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 PAC3142 at 6:11am 04.14.25 Update: I've put the pedestal back in without the steel tube described above, but the engine cables
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 5:49am 04.14.25 The shaft diameter is the same, however the J6 pulley has a small protrusion on the back of the pul
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 5:38am 04.14.25 I was being brief and overly technical. The regulator reduces the slowly and monitors the temp as y
Which halyard to use extra sheave for? dLj at 5:36am 04.14.25 It was, until I called Catalina Yachts. They said they had two on a shelf that were covered with
Catalina 22 Carpet glendris at 5:15am 04.14.25 Go to a DIY store and get some patio carpet and cut it to size.
Which halyard to use extra sheave for? Ward H at 5:09am 04.14.25 Wow! Ugly crack! I bet that was an unhappy day... dj It was, until I called Catalina Yachts. Th
One black and two red electrical switches AldernyRace at 4:54am 04.14.25 Hello, I have a Beneteau 285 with typical black and two red switches. This year I have found that w
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch carlc376 at 4:46am 04.14.25 It is possible that the previous owner added the second set. Look into the engine and see where the
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch carlc376 at 4:44am 04.14.25 I'm not really following you but I had the exact setup that you are trying to achieve. There is a b
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Captain Larry-DH at 4:12am 04.14.25 Premium priced fenders are better, but if one uses them in the tropics, particularly in various wor
Beneteau 473 with Profurl jssailem at 9:27pm 04.13.25
Beneteau 473 with Profurl BigEasy at 8:05pm 04.13.25 Fairly certain that it is 3/8" on larger furlers for larger boats. I use 5/16" on my boat. If you
Atlantis resort in Nassau Bahamas kbgunn at 5:54pm 04.13.25 Thanks Fred. It is expensive to operate in paradise. Taxes on streets paved with gold must be sky hi
Alternator Temperature Sensors dlochner at 5:27pm 04.13.25 No, it does no,t unless Dometic recently changed something but, they don't even answer phones so th

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