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Boom broke on O'Day Widgeon (3) Kyle Partain at 4:51pm 01.26.22 Day Sailers 4/1000 Forgive my lack of correct terminology here, but I'm hoping someone can help me resolve this issue.
H34 chainplate anchors ScottFreeRick at 12:32pm 01.26.22 Big Boats 7/1077 Winter is here in Nova Scotia, but so far has not prevented us from getting some work done on the bo
'76 Chrysler 15' Light air at 10:57am 01.26.22 Trailer Sailors 8/1448 I'm considering a small backup boat. It's a 15' Chrysler with a great mainsail but a wornout jib on
Oday Mariner 19 portlights Chris Jones at 10:52am 01.26.22 Day Sailers 5/1277 I am restoring a 1972 O'day Mariner 19 and need to replace the portlights on the sides of the cabin.
Hunter 49/50 bottom paint Laid-back at 9:53am 01.26.22 Big Boats 11/1519 Could someone give me an idea how much bottom paint they used for a Hunter 49 or 50. I am getting it
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Tater at 8:36am 01.26.22 Ask All Sailors 7/836 Can anyone help with making contact for membership in Alabama? I have tried going through the nation
help cutlass bearing h41 question Valerio at 8:21am 01.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/909 help needed, cutlass bearing is the bearing going into the hull were the shaft is entering the hull
New shelf in the cabin (1) patbratton at 6:37am 01.26.22 Smaller Boats 4/855 I posted the shelf project that I completed last week in the H240 Mods page. https://hunter.sailboat
Fresh Water Hose Replacement Issues Fleet at 5:34am 01.26.22 Catalina 310 4/1226 Need some advice please. I am in the process of replacing all the fresh water hoses in ZoeVie. Two
Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 Scott B at 4:57am 01.26.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1444 2005 Hunter 33, Does anyone know the size of the Lewmar opening hatches above the v-berth and salo
PNW Cruise Highlights 2004-2014 Terry Cox at 4:27am 01.26.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/889 My latest video production of some earlier cruises around the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy. TYSgKWBIwXQ
Looking for recommendations for bareboat charter company in Greece markwbird at 7:26pm 01.25.22 Ask All Sailors 6/910 I am planning a trip to Greece in late May. Anyone out there have any recommendations for a charter
Cable tv? (1) Growl at 6:41pm 01.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2033 Upper left side ladder
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade lindsaytodd at 4:30pm 01.25.22 Trailer Sailors 10/3195 I have a 2002 Hake Seaward 32RK and am looking to replace the keep winch and install a new remote sw
Adding an Hour Meter (1) colb218 at 2:15pm 01.25.22 Engines and Propulsion 17/3803 Hello - I would like to ad an hour meter to my Yanmar 3HM35F. It seems that the two options for thi
1979 Hunter 33' Jack heights & count V.Carter at 2:14pm 01.25.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/760 Hi. I'm currently thinking of purchasing a project boat to eventually call home. I'm looking to get
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. thevoyager at 1:08pm 01.25.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3504 Hi. I have been considering buying a boat to live and travel in. I have never actually sailed a boa
Passage 450 Yanmar heat exchanger access jamesrladd at 10:14am 01.25.22 Big Boats 0/379 Has anyone removed the heat exchanger from a 4jh2 in a Passage 450/456? It appears that my aft end
Hull Nivale at 9:04am 01.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2302 Do you know how the hull of the 2001 Hunter 320 is built? A Sandwich or a single monolithic block? M
Install CC 38 solid rod, keel step onto my Oceanis 400 advice/help (4) Captain Marcus at 8:14am 01.25.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/718 Greetings seafarers, I acquired this mast gratie. Have mast build diagram and need cut off for de

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Galley table ideas fred1diver at 9:52am 03.26.25 What thickness plywood would you recommend? Having a frame on the sides will add stability and stren
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 9:26am 03.26.25 Thanks. Looks like some good articles. John Harres is an excellent resource, certainly worth a c
DIY Remote Monitoring System Captain Larry-DH at 9:09am 03.26.25
Galley table ideas dmax at 8:57am 03.26.25 Sounds like bad formica - weird. I couldn't find anyone that would sell me raw Corian when I looked,
Galley table ideas Timm R Oday25 at 8:51am 03.26.25 The Corian I used was only 1/4" inch thick . I found the weigh not much of a concern . Many local c
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:38am 03.26.25 John Harries at Attainable Adventure Cruising has a great article on this. You need to buy a subsc
DIY Remote Monitoring System brazenarticle at 8:28am 03.26.25 If you have the Cerbo and a way to stay connected to the internet (cellular wifi or Starlink) check
Diesel engine as generator question? SV Temenos at 8:20am 03.26.25 John Harries at Attainable Adventure Cruising has a great article on this. You need to buy a subscr
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 8:18am 03.26.25 Calder is wrong, or hasn't bought solar in the past 10yrs to understand how cheap it is now (almost
Galley table ideas dmax at 8:17am 03.26.25 I have built several counters using this method, plywood was sealed with epoxy, has lasted many year
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:11am 03.26.25 Right. But it is the definition of "bad for" that I think is key to the OP question. Yes, what do
Diesel engine as generator question? kloudie1 at 8:06am 03.26.25 Some diesel notes: Diesels, unlike gasoline engines operate "unthrottled" , meaning that they are pu
Galley table ideas Timm R Oday25 at 8:05am 03.26.25 You can make a table from light-weight plywood covered with formica and trimmed with wood, durable
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:03am 03.26.25 I took this to be a more general question, like, "If diesel engines shouldn't run at low RPMs, then
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 03.26.25 Are you looking to repower with an old genset engine? Diesel engines have duty ratings for how lon
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:56am 03.26.25 I can't offer an answer, but I am interested in the question. Specifically, I am unclear of exactly
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:54am 03.26.25
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail JoeWhite at 7:53am 03.26.25 If it was my boat I would do all that I can to avoid drilling holes. I am not sure how big your do
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:53am 03.26.25 If you assume a fixed speed genset and not an inverter variable speed one, then yes, gensets are ty

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