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Doyle H25 Sail Battens Occasional Heeler at 11:14am 07.04.22 Smaller Boats 8/1352 Hello all -- Threw a batten the other day and now wish to get a complete replacement set. I've look
C&C 34ft Swing Keel 1980 Phil Schnelle at 8:06am 07.04.22 C&C 2/1107 I'm trying to find out where this boat was made; in Canada or the US (C'C opened a site in Rhode Isl
Tying up at the dock farrapona at 7:19am 07.04.22 Ask All Sailors 5/700 Hello, I have a 23' hunter and the spot I have at the Marina is along a long dock. There are only 2
Music Problems - Help RoyS at 5:53am 07.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2097 My old DIN1 size CD player died. That one had a nice aux input for an ipod that I often used. Bought
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box (2) SvenTheGoose at 8:04pm 07.03.22 Irwin 18/3109 Is the stuffing box on these normally sealed with packing or is there a compression nut type of thin
Are you ready for OSCAR jssailem at 5:51pm 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 1/351 One of the latest technological tools to support your electronic needs/habits... Oscar is an optical
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings adamv at 5:07pm 07.03.22 Newport 5/1271 Hi I'm fitting an anchor light to my masthead- a friend sent up his drone to take pics and seems the
knot ID sunlover at 4:22pm 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1013 anyone know what this knot is? they are used on clasps on my Beneteau.
Roll on Columbia -- like a lot! pclarksurf at 2:32pm 07.03.22 Catalina 22 3/986
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Tim Mills at 11:53am 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 39/4887 Just wondering how many of you who have diesel engines use your engine compartment blower when motor
Ignition Switch Boomer2it at 11:00am 07.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2 Posted this in a different forum thought I would put it here for everyone..... So hopefully I expla
How to leak-proof a split sliding aluminum frame Catalina window (3) judith at 10:59am 07.03.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/761 Hello, I have leaky windows on my 1978 Catalina 25 so I got the kit from catalina direct to replace
Ignition Switch Boomer2it at 10:58am 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 14/2121 So hopefully I explain this correctly. My battery switch (off/1/2/both) 1 position starting battery,
Ignition switch Boomer2it at 10:49am 07.03.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/8 So hopefully I explain this correctly. My battery switch (off/1/2/both) 1 position starting battery,
How to connect a depth sensor to my Samsung tablet and phone? chrisyse at 10:42am 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 4/2049 Anyone know of a depth sensor that can be linked to my Samsung tablet and phone? Any depth transduce
Two questions (3) rogerbalz at 10:35am 07.03.22 Catalina 22 5/833 206864 What is this? Also what is the autohelm tridata? 206865
Perko Oil Lamp Parts (2) shank at 9:33am 07.03.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2391 Does anyone know where I can a replacement glass for a Perko oil lamp part 230? I managed to break m
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests (1) MikeTheHunter at 8:14am 07.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1631 I'm installing a smaller evaporator - only one I could get as Isotherms are back-ordered till the en
Broken topping lift Gratto 23 at 6:23am 07.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/966 We just purchased a 1987 23ft Hunter. Topping lift is broken. To order replacement, how long does it
Topping lift halyard Gratto 23 at 6:09am 07.03.22 Smaller Boats 5/1216 We have a new to us 1987 23ft Hunter. Discovered topping lift cable is broken. What is the length we

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SVEclipse SVEclipse at 6:28pm 06.11.25 Thanks George. Yes, the backstay is on my list. The previous owner was self admittedly not a sailor
SVEclipse ...3TacksontheWater at 5:16pm 06.11.25
Anchor Davidasailor26 at 4:57pm 06.11.25
Anchor kappykaplan at 4:13pm 06.11.25 I'll start my response with, Not another anchor thread! :facepalm: You're correct that there are man
'88 Hunter 37 main traveler Tally Ho at 3:28pm 06.11.25 I agree with @shemandr that the traveller is probably thru-bolted, but Hunter did build boats with a
Janky outboard setup pclarksurf at 2:56pm 06.11.25
'88 Hunter 37 main traveler shemandr at 2:51pm 06.11.25 While I don't know your boat I would expect the traveller would be thru bolted.
Janky outboard setup shemandr at 2:46pm 06.11.25 I came across a plastic barrel on a beach that someone had used for shotgun practice. It had shot h
Amp draw question JoeWhite at 2:02pm 06.11.25 Definitely remove the outboard when trailering. The bracket will break when you hit a bump. Ask me h
Janky outboard setup DaveJ at 2:01pm 06.11.25
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter (1) Tally Ho at 1:06pm 06.11.25
criteria for searching for a sailboat Foswick at 12:06pm 06.11.25 This is a really hard thing to advise another person on. As has been alluded to, much goes into the
Insurance dlochner at 10:50am 06.11.25 @dlochner I sent an email to Geico telling them Progressive would insure me for the same or less mo
Mainsheet rigging alternative thinwater at 10:38am 06.11.25 To get a feel for the forces involved, try trimming with the current set-up without using a handle i
Amp draw question Tedd at 10:34am 06.11.25 I'm also not sure what that much weight on the far back end of the boat will do to my tongue weight
Insurance Richard19068 at 10:23am 06.11.25 Thanks all for taking the time to respond. Good comments. @twodzusfittings The online quote I got
Air Conditioner colemj at 10:07am 06.11.25 You would get more usable help if you answered the questions on what genset, what is its rated conti
Amp draw question colemj at 10:04am 06.11.25 40A sounds about right for a small OB starter. Maybe a bit low, but your gauge probably doesn't det
Chart Plotter Leeward Rail at 8:37am 06.11.25 The engineers had good ideas, but the company actually had no interest. They just wanted to figure
Teak toerail on a Pearson 36-2: Need help on minor repair JPS27 at 8:32am 06.11.25 Can you live with a line? I did a similar repair, cleaned out area with dremel, cut solid piece of

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