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Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch philiefay at 9:29pm 06.15.22 Trailer Sailors 5/1484 Does anyone know what the H260 V Birth under bed hat h was designed for? It's an unusual shape that
Lectrosan install oday 35 allen lofland at 6:39pm 06.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 1/599 Looking for been there done that advice. need to install lectrasan in our 35. will it fit in bow ?
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark (1) Sailor_Al at 6:11pm 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 8/971
Bimini mount solar panel install advice Juice6576 at 4:22pm 06.15.22 Big Boats 11/3286 I purchased solar panels to install on my Bimini of my Marlow Hunter 37. My plan is to run the wirin
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 (3) StDilbert at 3:36pm 06.15.22 Smaller Boats 8/3388 Dropping in to say hello and to dig thru rigging pictures of old Capri 18's...So far the old boat ha
Vented Hatch Covers (1) patagoniadave at 12:05pm 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 19/2997 During my RV life, we installed Max Air vent covers on the roof hatches. These allowed the hatches t
Trouble removing prop shaft (6) vidalia at 10:26am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2348 I have an S2 11 with Volvo penta MD 17C, Walter v-drive. I need to replace the propeller shaft bea
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 10:01am 06.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 37/5333 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 10/2940 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 4/657 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 7/1166 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 27/4792 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 16/1685 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 9/1403 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 3/509 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 16/2832
Honda fuel line disconnect (4) ctrout at 4:21pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1534 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 7/1021 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 4/867 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 3/1964 We have Hull 283. Refrigerator ran last season. This Spring after recommission, refrigerator is no

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Teak upkeep dLj at 3:05am 08.04.25 Grey is good. +1 Constant sanding removes teak... dj
Albin Vega 27 first time owner (5) �?iban at 3:02am 08.04.25 Sure I can send pics when I get back to my boat but we won't have a similar system. I won't be back
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 2:30am 08.04.25 Thank you. I will send pics but my mast is down now and the Vega is on the trailer right now. I pac
Albin Vega 27 first time owner �?iban at 9:56pm 08.03.25 Thank you. I will send pics but my mast is down now and the Vega is on the trailer right now. I pack
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Project_Mayhem at 7:55pm 08.03.25 As @mainesail has pointed out, it's hard to get consistent results with this technique. Bed-IT would
Teak upkeep higgs at 7:50pm 08.03.25 I used to use oil, but found it did not last a full season in Wisconsin. I also found I had to tape
Albin Vega 27 first time owner dLj at 7:47pm 08.03.25 I have boom roller furling on my boat and find it quite good. Perhaps if you post some pictures I ma
Winch Maintenance jssailem at 7:33pm 08.03.25 You may need to rotate the stripper until the pin slots line up.
Winch Maintenance (1) Trixster at 7:20pm 08.03.25 Greetings, I am repacking and regreasing my Lewmar 40 winch. All done, expect I can never get thes
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 marcham at 7:08pm 08.03.25 Yeah, the trick is not to let it dry completely.... just give it about 30-60 minutes to get a little
Close-hauled -- how close? dlochner at 6:51pm 08.03.25 When going upwind, it is more important to steer to the wind, especially in gusty conditions. Trim t
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 dlochner at 6:44pm 08.03.25 If you use Sika 291, don't completely tighten the fasteners ... leave about 1-2 turns to finish the
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Project_Mayhem at 6:26pm 08.03.25 Use TefGel when re-installing so you don't have issues next time the bolt needs to come out
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 marcham at 5:30pm 08.03.25 On my 380, there's no need to access a nut from the bottom.... all the stanchions have embedded meta
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 5:20pm 08.03.25 The most interesting part of that repair article was the use of gelcoat over an epoxy repair. Yeah
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat colemj at 4:43pm 08.03.25 The most interesting part of that repair article was the use of gelcoat over an epoxy repair. I've
Close-hauled -- how close? colemj at 4:19pm 08.03.25 Light, shifty and gusty winds are not the right conditions to make any conclusions about your boat,
Close-hauled -- how close? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 08.03.25 Not familiar with C22 rig. Vang and sail track (traveler) available to trim the main?
Close-hauled -- how close? Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 08.03.25 The best way to tell is to measure your tack angles. If your tack angle is close to 90 degrees it me
Close-hauled -- how close? JoeWhite at 2:59pm 08.03.25 With my C36 after many years running around with reefed main and 110 jib and not being able to match

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