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Mast leak. I am looking for a diagram of how mast to compression post is designed on Hunter Passage 42cc1997 Tazbro47 at 4:28pm 06.06.25 Ask All Sailors 3/297 Mast is leaking around deck step area. The boat was recently worked on. This involved removing and r
Power cord management fred1diver at 1:07pm 06.06.25 Ask All Sailors 10/537 Hello again everyone Looking for a simple but effective way to secure my power cord to my lifeline,
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? Rich Stidger at 9:52am 06.06.25 Ask All Sailors 9/409 I have a fellow boater who has a 2005(?) Hunter 44 and he has a seacock on the holding tank vent hos
Check valve??? fred1diver at 6:08pm 06.05.25 Ask All Sailors 33/1776 Hello all, Quick question regarding check valves! I am thinking about installing one for the raw wa
Problem at top of forestay on Furlex 200S (3) brian2play at 2:23pm 06.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/206 Late last season I started having trouble beating up wind, the headsail would start to thrash rhythm
Mac 22 rigging questions (1) newsailor72 at 10:49am 06.05.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/349 New to me 84 mac 22. The shroud on the starboard side has a couple broken strands so I'll diy repla
310 aft bulhead (4) madmac at 8:53am 06.05.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/520 2004 Catalina 310 is showing separation of the rounded corner molding from the bulkhead. This screa
Compression Block and Mast Step Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 06.05.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/491 My mast step is sunken, the head door is off by 1/8-1/4" and the compression block has a crack in it
Shelf pins? john6206 at 7:36am 06.05.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/323 Hey Everyone, I just bought a Catalina 320, it has a shelf above the galley counter. The shelf has
Reefing point? boulevardtalonman at 7:34pm 06.04.25 Ask All Sailors 6/449 Hello, I have looked around and couldn't find the answer so here is the question. On my Chrysler C2
My DIY windvane steering garymalmgren at 5:29pm 06.04.25 Ask All Sailors 3/436 I was inspired by Dominic Tarr, a Kiwi sailor and all round innovator. My vane. ajEPJUoQmF8:397
Volvo penta 2002 marine diesel twin cylinder starter (2) jacobsnr at 1:54pm 06.04.25 Ask All Sailors 3/353 I believe I have an isolated starter on my VP 2002 diesel engine. This is in a 1991 beneteau first
Wind Instrument Wiring Question (3) Dan3121 at 12:26pm 06.04.25 Ask All Sailors 5/395 When unstepping my mast last winter, the boat yard cut the wires for my masthead wind instruments. I
First sail complete....sort of boulevardtalonman at 12:13pm 06.04.25 Chrysler 11/1523 I finally got the c22 to Stockton lake MO on Saturday. The good No leaks, motor ran like a dream.
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy PNWE36 at 10:06am 06.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/649 Hello, When staying at Marine parks we like to hook onto a mooring buoy. On our Hunter 36 the cleat
2025 O'Day Rendezvous LouisMK at 3:59am 06.04.25 Bigger Boats 0/343 The Rendezvous meet up is now only a couple of weeks away ' I need a head count of attendees. Sadly
Hurricane Season 2025 (8) JamesG161 at 7:47pm 06.03.25 Weather and Forecasting 27/2266 231942 _______ NOAA Pie Chart , is always a challenge to interpret. 231944 _____________ The
'Force 10' Oven valve replace (2) markymac1961 at 7:03pm 06.03.25 Big Boats 5/460 Hi Folks, Have an original 'Force 10' oven / burner combo installed in 1999 Hunter 340. Licenced Ga
I FINALY DID IT..... (10) twodzusfittings at 2:29pm 06.03.25 Bigger Boats 9/864 Finally after one year of procrastination: A year ago I started seriously planning replacing the big
1991 Catalina 28 with a leaking Shurflo 20088-423-244 fresh water pump. bigwheels at 1:29pm 06.03.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/559 This pump is obsolete and looking for recommendations on a replacement with filter screen. Catalin

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Dinghy advise dLj at 11:48am 09.23.25 That 15 hp two stroke is the cruisers dream engine on a dinghy. Powerful and notably lighter than th
Expert classic boat Surveyor in the Great Lakes area? Lilian M at 11:45am 09.23.25 If it's the boat I'm thinking of, she seems to be in good shape. I wouldn't say there is anything u
Lewmar Winch Identification dLj at 11:35am 09.23.25 I've found that Lewmar supports even early models. You may wish to contact them and get the rebuild
Dinghy advise Project_Mayhem at 11:33am 09.23.25 Buying and mixing oil gets old. Guests and others around you will not appreciate the smell and smoke
Hull patchwork repair Project_Mayhem at 11:32am 09.23.25 You'll need to grind this. Angle grinder is the best tool but doing this in a confined space sucks.
Dinghy advise Taylor1618 at 11:29am 09.23.25 Four stroke engine for sure. I've had many two strokes and still own one How come?
Dinghy advise Project_Mayhem at 11:25am 09.23.25 Four stroke engine for sure. I've had many two strokes and still own one
Electronics dLj at 11:01am 09.23.25
Electronics john6206 at 10:22am 09.23.25
Hull patchwork repair degas at 10:15am 09.23.25 I wish I could offer a different second opinion, but I love a good night's sleep. Indeed, I also re
Lewmar Winch Identification Calif. Ted at 10:13am 09.23.25 All but the 30 are Ocean Series and can be disassembled (usually) by hand without tools. You will ne
s2 6.9 drop keel LLoyd B at 10:09am 09.23.25 Does the keel blade have barnacles on it that's scraping against the boat as it's lifted or is there
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project eherlihy at 9:23am 09.23.25 I suspect that O'day used a polysulfide sealant, similar to 4200 throughout the boat. There are sign
Recaulk Crazy Dave Condon at 9:20am 09.23.25 @RolfSail pictures pleas to include rub rail
Recaulk Crazy Dave Condon at 9:15am 09.23.25 Sent you a private message
Any tips on re-drilling wood plug holes. BAD ORCA at 9:00am 09.23.25 Keeping the sawdust from prior woodworking projects is a good practice to get into. More so in the
Electronics Johann at 8:53am 09.23.25 AIS Sender: Unfortunately, you are lost in the clutter to other rec boats. And the big steel thi
Electronics dLj at 8:47am 09.23.25 I agree, we are not here to discuss chart plotter pros and cons. For the OP - the takeaway may be
Any tips on re-drilling wood plug holes. (1) sailcapt340 at 8:36am 09.23.25 Keeping the sawdust from prior woodworking projects is a good practice to get into. More so in the
s2 6.9 drop keel Don S/V ILLusion at 8:34am 09.23.25 There is a line from the winch to the top of the keel and it's pulled straight up. No pivot , no ca

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