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Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 10:01am 06.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 37/5002 Last weekend I pulled up the cabin sole it the aft cabin for routine maintenance and cleaning and fo
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator Suri at 9:35am 06.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2801 Hi Everyone. I have not been able to find the right 2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator. I have tried an
1987 Hunter 23': which grease gun for trailer? CoralRose at 9:02am 06.15.22 Smaller Boats 4/647 Hello, I have original wheels on my 1987 Hunter 23' trailer. I got great recommendations earlier to
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma (1) LRsunnyB at 8:00am 06.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1134 I am fixing a Scanstrut dual cale seal on the coach roof to pass wiring from a solar panel installed
Replacing engine instrument panel (4) Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 27/4522 I can't seem to find a good solution ... I don't like the instrument panel. It's large, ugly and in
Said goodbye to an old friend (6) Maine Sail at 6:01am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1669 So a chapter in our life is over. My wife and I have been sailing together for 32 years and since 20
Mystery wheel (1) jimshipsky at 5:26am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1373 My son recently saw this boat in Gdansk, Poland. I noticed the wheel is half below decks. I wonder w
Looking for pictures of 87 Hunter 23' trailer wheels CoralRose at 11:00pm 06.14.22 Smaller Boats 3/491 Hello, I have original wheels on my 1987 Hunter 23' trailer. Can anyone send/post pictures of close
Emergency Monty 17 (pretty rough shape!) need guidance. Epic1969 at 10:56pm 06.14.22 Trailer Sailors 16/2581
Honda fuel line disconnect (4) ctrout at 4:21pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1482 I have a Honda BF75 7.5hp four stroke CDI motor from the 80s on my Catalina 22. The 3 gallon fuel ta
BOAT INSURANCE/BOAT RELOCATION The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:01pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 7/993 Ok, new situation. I'm about to insure the boat prior to relocation to FL from ME. Should I inform t
delay relay for when bilge pump on sunlover at 2:55pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/830 I'm trying to work out an alarm (hopefully never used) that will go off when the bilge pump switch i
C320 Refrigerator Don Martens at 11:35am 06.14.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/1928 We have Hull 283. Refrigerator ran last season. This Spring after recommission, refrigerator is no
Instrument Package Recommendation C22-Promise at 11:00am 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/3720 Hi All Sailors, I recently purchased a Catalina 22. Its a MKII and is pretty bare bones right now.
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft (3) jmcdowel at 8:15am 06.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/4503 Hi All, Long time listener, first time poster. I'm currently looking at purchasing a 1985 Beneteau F
Vintage Yachts Leopotter at 7:13am 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 2/491 Does anyone know of a forum for boats from the 1950? I have a 1959 Van Dam Nordia, built as one of n
Got a tan while sailing? (1) Brian D at 8:55pm 06.13.22 Sails Call Lounge 0/685 206220
Catalina 30 with a tangerine orange hull - have you seen it? Gus The Impaler at 6:58pm 06.13.22 Catalina 30 0/522 Hello Catalina Owners. I've never owned a Catalina, but I've spend time sailing on a 30 and a 36 t
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question (1) SwanSong at 2:44pm 06.13.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/870 Just purchased our 13th boat, a 2000 model year Cat310, (a Dock Condo for our aging years), after fo
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon Larry Pierce at 12:36pm 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1731 I have heard conflicting answers to the following question. Can I get my 2006 Hunter 45cc, with in

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O'day 27 projects...help! (2) Tally Ho at 6:01am 07.09.25
O'day 27 projects...help! Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 07.09.25 1. need to replace the starboard bowlight. I am hoping this is a singular bulb replacement since the
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" Project_Mayhem at 5:17am 07.09.25 I use slugs and have not had any troubles. I do apply Sailkote in the slug track every so often. Ye
Whisker Pole Part Sought kloudie1 at 3:54am 07.09.25 The aluminum tubing can be sourced locally .. Forespar (or whatever brand) buys tubing and assembles
Found a 2003 C310 North Texas Sailor at 11:02pm 07.08.25 So after our adventure of looking at a C34 and deciding it was too dated we decided to move on and
Found a 2003 C310 North Texas Sailor at 10:00pm 07.08.25 Well finally made it out and saw the C310 and it had zero issues and was in very well loved and car
Anchor Swivel jssailem at 8:23pm 07.08.25 There are many thoughts about swivels. With the tides changing direction twice a day and to take o
How to re-attach small wires to ComNav autopilot compass cable plug toomanyirons at 7:52pm 07.08.25 Fixed: the 180 problem can be addressed in the dockside setup by adjusting the magnetic offset. The
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 7:09pm 07.08.25 Sounds normal for a BC Cruising adventure. I untied the lines. Had a slight misstep as I tried to l
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (3) Michael Davis at 7:01pm 07.08.25 After a couple of days at Lagoon Cove we decided to head for Port McNeil as we are having some tempe
Survey before insurance will renew? Bgkahuna11325 at 6:41pm 07.08.25 Has this happened to anyone else? We've had BoatUS insurance for 20+ years. Never filed any claims.
Is my new keel winch broken Timm R Oday25 at 6:07pm 07.08.25 There is quite likely a lever we aren't being shown
Whisker Pole Part Sought Timm R Oday25 at 6:05pm 07.08.25 I'd buy a newer better one . The friendship is way more important than trying to save a few dollars
DC to DC charger size MFD at 6:03pm 07.08.25
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" stickinthemud57 at 5:53pm 07.08.25 Very interested in hearing feedback on this. Regardless, a proper cleaning and lube of the slugs/sl
DC to DC charger size artboas at 5:39pm 07.08.25
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. (3) markymac1961 at 4:55pm 07.08.25 Small confession here in that I bought the boat brand new from Hunter in Florida. I didn't have to
Anchor Swivel thinwater at 4:08pm 07.08.25 I was referring more to the fact that, around here, you can spin around dozen of times in a single
Is my new keel winch broken pgandw at 3:50pm 07.08.25 When I've bought trailer winches, I look for the words "reversible" on the package. Not all have th
How long til your 3GM starts? Tally Ho at 3:47pm 07.08.25 I have never had to put the compression levers into decompression mode to start my 2GM20F. i paid a

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