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Topping lift setup, ODay 40 DonEvans at 11:03am 03.25.22 Bigger Boats 6/1727 have an oday 40, Ran our first season using the spinnaker halyard as the topping lift, topping lift
Hunter 260 clamcleat CL257 for rudder downhaul Vaughn at 8:35am 03.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/544 I have a Hunter 260 and would like to install a clamcleat CL257 auto release to hold the rudder down
Sealing Deck Fittings Plymouth Sailor at 7:06am 03.25.22 Ask All Sailors 21/5962 Dear Fellow Sailors: Just purchased a new-to-me boat that needs some tender loving care. I covered
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold (3) clapres at 7:41pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2136 Hello ! I discovered cracks in the bottom of my hold. Has anyone had this problem before? Does any
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S dkinzer at 7:06pm 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2539 Today, I undertook to grease the bearings in the Furlex 200S headsail furler on our Hunter 41DS. To
Florida West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:52pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2090 Looking for either a spot on the hard at a marina(so work can be done on the engine) or a slip close
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 (4) fred1diver at 1:25pm 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1428 Hello everyone, since the weather is getting better, I just spent the last 2 hours getting to know m
Florida East coast ... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:12am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2302 Ok... Sooooooo I did get the 1985 Pearson 303.... NOW, what I need is a good marina(with a good mech
How to fix squeaky cabin sole panels? flightlead404 at 6:05am 03.24.22 Big Boats 1/1151 My absolute least favorite feature of Hunters is the horribly cheap and nasty way the cabin sole pan
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 1:39am 03.24.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2039
Rudder veering on hunter 39 SVChristine at 12:24am 03.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/529 I get a thump every 20-30 seconds from the rudder area on my hunter 39. I had it checked out for wea
Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (1) VFR750 at 6:54pm 03.23.22 Catalina 22 8/1324 I just removed the threaded inserts from my 2008 Sport. Saltwater ' galvanic corrosion has eaten awa
Fiberglass repair (3) HandHFarms at 4:36pm 03.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1537 Ok guys, for those of you who may be saying "wait, didn't he just post" let me explain I am breaking
No clue (1) All U Get at 1:44pm 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1707 Hi all, Every sailor must have one of these but I have no clue what it could be.
Hunter 35.5 bilge FDICsailing at 10:40am 03.23.22 Big Boats 2/650 Does anyone know where the emergency bilge pump is on 35.5? 92 model
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? fox9988 at 10:25am 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1947 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling of the head, probably 20" square. That's not feasible.
How to use the shower without getting wood wet? fox9988 at 10:20am 03.23.22 Catalina 30 0/22 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling, probably 20" square. That's not feasible. What do you
Vernazza, Italy (4) Will Gilmore at 10:05am 03.23.22 Destinations 25/4100 Part of the five villages, "Cinque Terre" park on the Ligurian coast of the Liguarian Sea. We are v
Hunter 30T masthead (2) fbcoache at 9:19am 03.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/636
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! Chase Hartzell at 8:06am 03.23.22 Catalina 22 13/2310 I just placed an order for NER Sta-Set on WM and was pleasantly surprised to discover it was 30% off

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Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 7:50am 06.27.25 Just a note - every single hose clamp shown in the pictures above are NOT the correct hose clamps t
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 6:22am 06.27.25 Except for the spreaders, I would be sailing her today. My to do list is ongoing so, based on the w
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 6:20am 06.27.25 Is there any you'd recommend me to look for on the thru hulls before putting her back in the water
Constrictor Clutches fred1diver at 6:07am 06.27.25 Ok, I am starting to get it, a big thank you, I will probably go this way, very appreciated
looking for a Rhodes 19 boom and Spinnaker shemandr at 6:01am 06.27.25 The spinnaker: Again you don't need a spinnaker specifically for a Rhodes 19. There are a lot of u
Columbia 36 parts JLBrackett at 5:50am 06.27.25 Except for the spreaders, I would be sailing her today. My to do list is ongoing so, based on the we
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 5:49am 06.27.25 Your sink is below the water line. I'd have to inspect your thru-hulls to offer an opinion. dj I
Old Lewmar Fly Screens duck21 at 5:47am 06.27.25 @dlochner Thank you! I was also able to confirm with a third party that, despite the different atta
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 5:43am 06.27.25 I'm located in Virginia on the Hampton roads harbor. The boat has been around the world and had man
keeping a 26D in a slip? Nashville_Blues at 5:41am 06.27.25 We keep our 26C in a slip year round (on a fresh water lake), have had no problems keeping the water
looking for a Rhodes 19 boom and Spinnaker shemandr at 5:31am 06.27.25 Ditto with regard to cool. There are marine salvage yards where parts go after a vessel is deemed to
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 5:24am 06.27.25 Your sink is below the water line. I'd have to inspect your thru-hulls to offer an opinion. dj
Columbia 36 parts JLBrackett at 5:12am 06.27.25 Yellow pine gets pretty hard when it ages. But it could be something else. Of the three you mention
Constrictor Clutches (1) colemj at 5:01am 06.27.25 Hey Mark! Do you have any pictures of your system? I am looking for a way to make these, just not c
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (3) testingthewaters91 at 4:58am 06.27.25
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 4:28am 06.27.25 @garymalmgren that's amazing! Here i volunteer at what's called "The Repair Cafe". People bring in a
A SMALL ITEM ON A UNIVERSAL DIESEL 5614 twodzusfittings at 3:41am 06.27.25 ps: is that a 5416? (not 5614) LONG DAY!!!!!
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 sailme88 at 3:31am 06.27.25 ughhh - has anyone used these ? Amazon.com Necessity is the mother of invention.... Why not make
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 sailcapt340 at 3:30am 06.27.25 Just getting back to this one - wow - how on earth to get in there and correct that ! What's abo
Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM Will Gilmore at 2:36am 06.27.25 Welcome back, Crazy Dave. Hope you post a few pictures of the spectacular Alaska coast. -Will

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