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Hunter 336 mast cable runs Techstyle at 8:07pm 01.31.22 Mid-Size Boats 0/420 I have a 1996 Hunter 336 and I am wondering if anybody knows how easy would it be to run a cable in
"Forum Search" is Dead Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 01.31.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 14/2189 Is it just me, or does anyone else have problems when accessing "Forum Search" ? When I click on it
Ceiling lights RNC725 at 6:08pm 01.31.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/725 Looking for affordable replacement lights for salon. Any thoughts?
Waste Halvern at 5:04pm 01.31.22 S2 8/1726 I had PM'd Mark Malden a question about Holding Tank on my 1979 S2 11A, and I apologize to all, it
Jumping Cursor Tater at 4:45pm 01.31.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/960 Does anyone have an unstable cursor? Mine jumps around while I type. I'm using Edge on Win11.
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover (2) T J Furstenau at 12:01pm 01.31.22 Big Boats 19/2094 For those that have, or have been on, a H49/H50, you're probably aware of the rear part of the cockp
Blue Water Insurance Big Mack at 12:01pm 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1074 I just bought a1996 Alubat Ovni 43 in Martinique. I'm having a hard time finding an insurer. Too ol
Firefly battery issues tfox2069 at 10:42am 01.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/6807 Anyone else experiencing issues with Firefly batteries prematurely failing? In 2019 I started kicki
Hatch cover needed for 23ft O'Day tmeade1041 at 9:43am 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 3/525 The hatch cover has been damaged and needs to be repaired or replaced for my 1981 23 ft Oday. I hav
H26 Centerboard Play (1) Chiriqui at 8:39am 01.31.22 Smaller Boats 10/806 I have the boat up in the air in a sling. Some fiberglass and jell coating was applied to seal the c
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 3:31am 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1861 Hi everyone. I have a question. I have a 1978 Chrysler 26 that my wife and I refitted. We strippe
removing fuel tank SJN at 9:18pm 01.30.22 Catalina 310 7/1975 Buried behind a webasto heater, the autopilot arm and its associated bracing, and I think prohibited
New smaller boat. (6) Light air at 5:50pm 01.30.22 Trailer Sailors 12/1915 I was looking for a backup boat and one that would fit on the little 100-acre lake that borders my f
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? (2) DeniseO30 at 3:27pm 01.30.22 Big Boats 18/2316 On my boat, the AC intake is half-inch and improperly. installed I have a new 3/4" sea valve prepp
Alternative to Raritan C.P. (1) Hello Below at 1:19pm 01.30.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1884 Normally we would cross the border to the US a half a dozen times a year to see family and friends a
Boat jacks/stands V.Carter at 1:12pm 01.30.22 Ask All Sailors 16/3446 :)Hello everyone. Happy New Year! I've been on Amazon, Craigslist, ' Ebay but I've decided to ask th
H240 mast type sf50 at 1:12pm 01.30.22 Trailer Sailors 8/1053 I have a 1998 H240 and need to replace some of the standing rigging, specifically D1 and V1 however
New 22 Owner Sail Jake at 12:14pm 01.30.22 Sirius 21/22 7/2185 Hi Sailors! Cold in Ohio, gets down to about 0 deg f almost every night! I'm looking foreword to war
Yanmar impeller replacement (1) DinghySailor at 9:33am 01.30.22 Ask All Sailors 29/5991 Yesterday, I decided to replace the impeller on my Yanmar 3HMF to establish a maintenance baseline f
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing (1) sailing H386 at 7:31am 01.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1193 Does anyone know where to find the housing for the yanmar motor controls on a H386 The bezel is an j

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Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.24.25 if I'm wrong there please correct me. Yes, that is correct. Or maybe just to remove all doubt, di
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat (1) Dorfl68 at 8:38am 03.24.25 Follow up with the result
Main Rigging Upgrades (1) Hayden Watson at 8:25am 03.24.25 I will tackle the outhaul first. There is no way that what you have will give you tension. I would
Steer Stop jssailem at 8:05am 03.24.25 Check the rudder shaft. At the point that it goes through the upper bearing, there may be a pin. The
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? dmax at 7:49am 03.24.25 Look carefully at the axles and leaf springs and all their connection hardware - these and the U-bol
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? kappykaplan at 7:32am 03.24.25 You may find what you need here: https://catalina.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? dmax at 7:26am 03.24.25 You should be able to find some used battens that no one wants - I have some from old sails but they
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? billjoye at 7:17am 03.24.25 West Marine has 5/8" and 1 5/16" wide batten fiber glass stock available online. Max length is 12 f
Launching/Recovering Sailboat billjoye at 7:08am 03.24.25 I was referring to the built-in extension on the trailer. My extension is less than 4 feet, giving a
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS MFD at 7:04am 03.24.25 Yes, there is a thread over at Cruisers Forum dedicated to just OpenCPN.
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack (1) 4lane at 6:27am 03.24.25 As must suggested, the old fairing compound just shrunk which developed the crack. I chipped it all
Steer Stop Kraffert at 6:13am 03.24.25 I'm going to have to do something. Thanks for the input
Steer Stop fred1diver at 6:10am 03.24.25
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 6:05am 03.24.25 Huh ? What ? Howzat ? I can only offer a completely uninformed and baseless conjecture that the
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? fred1diver at 5:34am 03.24.25
Steer Stop Kraffert at 5:31am 03.24.25 The issue with removing it is she's in the water, some have said that the radial holds the rudder, o
Steer Stop colemj at 5:17am 03.24.25 Flip the radial around and use the other half with the stop. Or take it to a machine shop, who wi
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions Joe at 4:41am 03.24.25 Do you have any idea who manufactured your vang. Not Hunter... but the company that made the Vang.
John Lund, September 13, 1942 - March 16, 2025 Joe at 4:24am 03.24.25 What a lucky man you are to share your passion with such like minded friends. God Bless all y'all.
7 Years no haul out twodzusfittings at 4:24am 03.24.25 About "No such thing as a free boat". s. I pride myself with having done just that. It's not always

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