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Hunter XX.5 Series - Dinette Table Completely Stuck neilleparkerjr at 1:30pm 06.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/391 Hunter Legend 37.5 1995. Has anyone had trouble with their dinette table getting stuck? When I bou
New (to us) Morgan OI 416 Ketch!!!! S/V Selene at 12:58pm 06.30.22 Morgan 3/1897 Hi all. I just thought I would jump on here and say hi. We have just (last week) closed on our 19
Shower sump pump switch failing Dr. D at 12:51pm 06.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/932 My 35.1 has the shower stall option. The switch controlling the shower sump pump has a timer functio
Need advice on paint Knot Happy at 10:13am 06.30.22 Ask All Sailors 6/861 Hello good people, I'm restoring a Catalina 22 that will be on a trailer when not in used. I will be
MacGregor 25 Decks Giro at 10:09am 06.30.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1288 Does anyone know if there might be balsa, or anything else, in the deck of a 1983 MacGregor 25?
Transducer jeremycorbett at 9:25am 06.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/404 I'm taking our 35 Legend out of the water and considering upgrading the nav equipment with a Garmin
Wouldn't it be cool... jviss at 5:38am 06.30.22 Ask All Sailors 21/3137 ...if one had a refrigeration unit dedicated to blowing cold air into the alternator, onto the regul
Fourth of July Celebration Cruise Terry Cox at 9:46pm 06.29.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/1011 Current plan is to sail over to Fishermans Bay on the west side of Lopez for a Fourth of July celebr
Boston day trips/motor boat Alansails at 7:17pm 06.29.22 Ask All Sailors 5/746 looking for quick suggestions to destinations out of Boston Harbor, Son has a power boat-36' Egg Har
Old bronze brass sailors bell? (2) edw_kym at 1:59pm 06.29.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1093 In grandfather's she'd he was a WW2 Naval officer.We located this old brass looking oval bell.Looks
Hello (1) oday_kentucky at 11:22am 06.29.22 Day Sailers 6/1380 Hello everyone. New to the forum. Fairly new sailboat owner. Bought my 76 Oday 22 last year. Been wo
ATOMIC 4 OWNERS? Boatjoc at 9:05am 06.29.22 Islander 7/1432 Are there any boaters in the San Diego area operating with an Atomic 4 motor? I recently purchased
Waterproof Toggle Switch Covers for Yanmar - Cheap and Available baycloud at 8:58am 06.29.22 Big Boats 0/722 Hey all just FYI, I bought a bag of rubber toggle switch covers. They are indeed the right size for
Mystery beneath my prop strut (1) vwjim70 at 8:54am 06.29.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2670 Hi, I am restoring my O'Day 25 trying to get her back in to sailing shape. I had to remove the prop
Stanchion base plate replacement on H50 (2) Gianni65 at 7:40am 06.29.22 Big Boats 3/695 Hello. I have a starboard stanchion on a 2007 Hunter 50 which has the male pipe (the one inserting
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck neilleparkerjr at 6:32am 06.29.22 Big Boats 3/1003 Hunter Legend 37.5 1995. Has anyone had trouble with their dinette table getting stuck? When I b
Push button switch for starter Mistyseas1991 at 9:20pm 06.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3447 I push the starting button in - nothing, then I push it in several times quickly eng starts. 1991
should I be concerned ? (2) loganmx107 at 8:38pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1666
Loose Strut Repair Question tym2 at 7:22pm 06.28.22 Catalina 30 8/1500 Just finished a pre-purchase survey for a 1986 Catalina 30 and the survey found the strut to be loos
Covers for Dock Pilings? dmdiehl64 at 6:16pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1033 The pilings on our slip are unfinished 6x6. The issue is that in using spring lines, they get all sn

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Mainsheet rigging alternative NoExit at 3:38am 06.11.25 The original set up for the Hunter 31 was a mid-boom Mainsheet rig with what looks to be a 5:1 or 6
Mainsheet rigging alternative (1) jssailem at 3:27am 06.11.25 The original set up for the Hunter 31 was a mid-boom Mainsheet rig with what looks to be a 5:1 or 6:
Insurance Foswick at 11:01pm 06.10.25 I was with Geico for forever, most recently, with a 1972 boat. No problems. I did a survey when I bo
Teak toerail on a Pearson 36-2: Need help on minor repair (1) garymalmgren at 10:52pm 06.10.25 Hi Jay I hope that is all the rot that you have. First thing to do is to chop it out. I would then r
Mainsheet rigging alternative NoExit at 7:52pm 06.10.25 Thanks everyone. I'll take some of these ideas back to the sketchpad and mess around a bit. It may b
Mainsheet rigging alternative jssailem at 7:10pm 06.10.25
Rudder flaps (1) chichiflys at 7:09pm 06.10.25 I've sailed on our '82 H36 for about a decade without the flaps. Always noticed a little vibration
Insurance dlochner at 7:07pm 06.10.25 GEICO required a C&V survey for 32 year old boat this year. It was done in the water and I had my ch
Mainsheet rigging alternative Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 06.10.25
Cockpit table leg ideas PaulK at 6:42pm 06.10.25 The table rests on a large dowel and is supported from the top by the bottom of the drink/binocular
Mainsheet rigging alternative (1) PaulK at 6:31pm 06.10.25 Your two-ended sheet might work well, but you will likely need more mechanical advantage at the aft
Kenyon Alcohol stove burner questions danooxnard at 6:10pm 06.10.25 The other part that was hard to remove was a small brass screen that is rolled up into a filter. I u
Kenyon Alcohol stove burner questions danooxnard at 6:09pm 06.10.25 I just rebuilt mine a few weeks ago. I got some parts NOS on ebay and some from this web site. It wa
R.O. water filter install question Don S/V ILLusion at 5:53pm 06.10.25 You need a high pressure feed pump which typically comes with the RO system but yours may not. Check
Mainsheet rigging alternative NoExit at 5:18pm 06.10.25 RE: Current mainsheet rigging (below): Controlled at the cabintop winch only How much effort do y
Mainsheet rigging alternative garymalmgren at 5:03pm 06.10.25 RE: Current mainsheet rigging (below): Controlled at the cabintop winch only How much effort do yo
Mainsheet rigging alternative NoExit at 5:00pm 06.10.25 Why not eliminate the line running up the mast and through the boom altogether. BTW, that is one
R.O. water filter install question BAD ORCA at 4:53pm 06.10.25 No attachment. :(:facepalm: Ha! sorry, just updated post
R.O. water filter install question kappykaplan at 4:51pm 06.10.25 (see attached pic) No attachment. :(:facepalm:
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