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Custom full boat cover BC Bernie at 9:09pm 01.04.22 Catalina 310 10/1807 It's rare to have full on snow here that lasts for over a week, but luckily, I had the good fortune
O'Day 20 - new member 73Oday20 at 7:31pm 01.04.22 Day Sailers 4/845 I just wanted to say Hi. I bought a 73 O'Day 20 yesterday, looking to learn more about the boat. I m
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc Dcashman2 at 5:59pm 01.04.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1087 Can anyone provide guidance as to how to replace the cockpit drain hoses on a Beneteau 44cc? The ho
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Chris Blubaugh01 at 4:45pm 01.04.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1150 My Cat 30 has an engine exhaust flow that is not consistent. I see regular jets of water with relat
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 (1) John Marrone at 12:45pm 01.04.22 Catalina 22 11/2325 Met up with a Yacht Windless vs my Stanchion and Lifeline while trying to maneuver out of a slip on
Adding Batteries Ed.S at 11:20am 01.04.22 Big Boats 8/1101 I have a 1997 Hunter 376 which came with 2-6 volt deep cycle batteries. The batteries are located un
whisker pole peterbud at 5:37am 01.04.22 Parts Search 7/2438 looking for a whisker pole for a catalina 28. I am located in Nc and will travel reasonable distanc
Engine control display - replace Teleflex one Gianni65 at 11:42pm 01.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/580 Hello. on my H50 2007 a Teleflex display is installed at the port helm and I would like to replace
Catalina 320 start problem Brucegra at 8:51pm 01.03.22 Engines and Propulsion 11/2585 I went to start my Yanmar YGM30F last weekend after a sail and nothing happened. I turned the key an
Youtube video and tips for rebedding the windscreen? Sippingsister at 5:52pm 01.03.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/617 Happy New Year everyone. My first project this season for my '07 Beneteau 323 is to re-bed what the
Replace a teak piece on the sliding cabin hatch Light air at 9:44am 01.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/761 The teak piece is in pretty bad condition - not worth trying to restore. Where can I go about findi
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel Crusty Ol Salt at 8:59am 01.03.22 Sails Call Lounge 17/1322 Waded thru 30" of water to get home. I am standing in 6" of water watch my scanoe escape.... https
need trailer specs/photos for Hunter 23.5 Freelancer at 7:07am 01.03.22 Trailer Sailors 17/1815 I am in the process of buying a Hunter 23.5. The storage location on my property slopes away from th
1987 Catalina universal diesel won't start SeaDogRun at 6:28am 01.03.22 Mid-Size Boats 11/2329 Planned on a beautiful afternoon sailing on Jan. 1 in Port Aransas, TX. Prepped boat for engine sta
Cabin leak! (2) baycloud at 8:39pm 01.02.22 Big Boats 3/1285 Hey everyone, question 1001... my hunter 40.5 has had a cabin leak since I bought it a few months a
Transmission Repair Shop Recommendation - South Jersey, PA, DE, MD Ward H at 7:26pm 01.02.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2908 The Hurth HBW 50 tranny in my C30 started slipping badly near the end of the season. I checked the l
41DS GPS Antenna Location dkinzer at 6:13pm 01.02.22 Big Boats 7/1252 Our new-to-us 2007 41DS is outfitted with mostly Raymarine electronics: E80 Classic Chart Plotter
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? (1) ingramsail at 5:57pm 01.02.22 Smaller Boats 30/3684 201442
Florida members Charles Erwin at 5:45pm 01.02.22 Ask All Sailors 1/1063 Would like references for resort with sailing possible in the Keys Charles
Barbed hose fittings Shaw_2112 at 4:41pm 01.02.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1616 I'm replacing all the gate valves in my 28.5 with ball valves and several of the barbed hose fitting

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Pulling new cable up Mast captcoho at 11:56am 01.13.25 I appreciate all the responses so far. One thing I've tried, so far, was to push a metal (electric
Solar Panel Placement. Dave R. at 11:50am 01.13.25
Pulling new cable up Mast Dave R. at 11:46am 01.13.25 I used a sting line, super strong and limber. The type of line you use in the building trades. Tied
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch (1) Intrepid-II at 11:42am 01.13.25 Can you post a picture? I have never seen one with a curved companionway plexiglass. I have an 19
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. Concordia at 11:09am 01.13.25 Well, we're going to see more of it this summer. Just purchased a sistership, and bringing it up to
Dorade covers? PaulK at 10:56am 01.13.25 It almost sounds like your customer doesn't know what a Dorade is or how it works. It sounds like he
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? FeelinMorgan22 at 10:46am 01.13.25 That is quite the mechanism to raise the board. I would change it to a design like all other manufa
Dorade covers? fred1diver at 10:20am 01.13.25 Tu at is what I was thinking as well, I am waiting on my customer to get a better idea on what he wa
Dorade covers? dLj at 10:17am 01.13.25 Hello everyone, quick question, has anyone seen a dorade end cover? I have a customer who wants a c
Bilge Pump in Keel? Project_Mayhem at 10:15am 01.13.25 I bet the -30 was fun, too. The birds huddled around the chimney of the apartment building across
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 10:13am 01.13.25 Both tape and goop seal the threads from leaking. Threads are designed to not have interference bet
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? LloydB at 9:53am 01.13.25 I had a similar event happened in my Mac with the dilemma of getting the boat off the trailer so tha
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:50am 01.13.25 I have a 55 ft keel step mast and use 3/8 inch x 4 inch conveyer belt with oak wedges made on a tab
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:44am 01.13.25 Spartite is a love it or hate it product. If installed absolutely perfectly it works well. If a mis
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Hamish_s at 8:37am 01.13.25 I am in the middle of doing the same thing on my 386. The previous owner had taken out the key hold
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 F. Ryan at 8:31am 01.13.25 The hull side clamshell vents typically have a screen insert designed as a spark/flame arrester for
Solar Panel Placement. bmorr at 8:07am 01.13.25 On both my Mac26 and my now Hunter 26 my solar panel is on a bracket extending off the rear rail. I
Hunter 34 prop kloudie1 at 8:04am 01.13.25 DB421.. I have the 15 X 15 RH prop, 1" shaft, on my H-34 and have been ok with it .. I replaced it i
Solar Panel Placement. bmorr at 8:04am 01.13.25 Got it. That makes sense. Same here (2) deep cycle Batteries from Menards. Run cabin lights, nav
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? JoeWhite at 7:48am 01.13.25 I like the idea of the Sunbrella cover. Do you think it actually helped, or has the vinyl degraded

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