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Replacing bulbs in cabin lights (1) Juice6576 at 1:07pm 07.29.21 Big Boats 3/714 196610 How do you take this light apart to replace the bulb? Need to replace bulb in the light on t
1987 Cat 22 SK Halyard Replacement Line John Marrone at 11:25am 07.29.21 Catalina 22 5/892 Looking for best Spec. for Main Sail Halyard. Looked at Sail Rite, Catalina Direct and Defender Mar
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) flightlead404 at 10:21am 07.29.21 Big Boats 31/4146 In my boat (H38) the helm seating position is awful. If I am seated behind the wheel I can't see a
Hunter 45DS Hidden Bilge seanmadian at 9:02am 07.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/798 Hello sailors -- My partner and I purchased an '09 Hunter 45DS Oct 2020. In exploring and cleaning h
H23.5 sliding hatch joetr1955 at 7:57am 07.29.21 Smaller Boats 14/1856 Anyone know if anybody parting out H23.5 . I need a sliding hatch for my companion way .
Beginner Questions Wolfpack Six at 6:58am 07.29.21 Trailer Sailors 25/2500 Hello folks, I'm basically a beginner to sailing "real" boats. I've got no formal sailing experien
Rig Shimmy Artey1 at 6:49am 07.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1326 Firstly - I'm in Oklahoma and there are no riggers near me. I have a 1984 Hunter 34 with a B'R rig,
AutoPilot on Hunter 280 Panera at 5:42pm 07.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1044 Hi, Has any installed an AutoPilot on a Hunter 280. Looking for your experience and tips on install
Olympic Swimmers Don Guillette at 3:59pm 07.28.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/1383 I normally don't post a topic unless I'm at least 95% sure of what I'm talking about - I've learned
Proposed changes to Broadcast Notice to Mariners Davidasailor26 at 1:38pm 07.28.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1109
what's a bottom paint cost in yr marina ? MitchM at 12:55pm 07.28.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1074 i'm doing a survey.: all comments welcome. i will have to hire someone for this job of botto
Advice on install Raymarine Wind Indicator on Hunter 326 VernonJ at 12:21pm 07.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/641 I have a 2003 Hunter 326 and I intend to install a Raymarine ST60 wind indicator. Does anyone have e
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire (1) Roy1919 at 8:56am 07.28.21 Ask All Sailors 23/2290 We recently redid the wiring on our Dickerson 37 sailboat and ran 2awg from the batteries to the win
C&C resources Apex at 6:59am 07.28.21 C&C 9/3068 I am looking for information and current resources for C'C yachts. a quicke googly search turned up
Hunter 386 cabin lighting replacement Gary Ryan at 6:08am 07.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/937 Hey Guys, looking at swapping out our cabin lights with led. Question 1, how do I get access to bul
Force 10 Oven Troubleshooting help wsconner at 4:03am 07.28.21 Ask All Sailors 3/2818 Searched a variety of forums looking for leads on the issues with my Force 10 model 63351 oven so fi
Paint for storage lockers drmpmeyer at 9:05pm 07.27.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/698 Advice on paint to use on cockpit storage lockers
Caulking fiberglass arch on 340 HD74 at 8:59pm 07.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/425 I know that the fiberglass arch on hunter 340 is caulked. I am not sure how to caulk it. Should it b
Mainsheet traveler system sailingsoon at 7:48pm 07.27.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2163 Hi again guys Considering the upgrade of my factory stock mainsail controls on my Bristol 24. A Lewm
What Starter Battery??? WasabiRush at 7:01pm 07.27.21 Mid-Size Boats 23/3823 When I bought my H34 a few months ago it came with two Season All deep cycle batteries. After lettin

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Aft Pulpit Replacement for '85 H31 rgranger at 11:07am 06.24.24 Yep! What @jssailem said. For instance, if I do a google for "boat rails in Charleston SC" I ge
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jibes138 at 10:57am 06.24.24
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 9:48am 06.24.24 Pete. Did you find any corrosion on the connections at either the head or the V-Berth? I would susp
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 9:46am 06.24.24 Hi all just and update. The cabin lights are in series. Used just a little common sense and followe
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 9:33am 06.24.24 Did you replace any of the carb needles ? Sounds like ,from here anyway a carb issue . The carb bod
Tartan Fantail questions (1) jssailem at 9:30am 06.24.24 You are sailing on a fun lake. I had the opportunity to visit about 10 years ago. We went sailing in
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged (1) BBC16385 at 9:08am 06.24.24 Peggie Thanks for responding. The picture shows the solenoid in the upper right of the photo and th
Flickering House Lights jssailem at 9:06am 06.24.24 Pete. Did you find any corrosion on the connections at either the head or the V-Berth? I would suspe
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 8:49am 06.24.24 I suggest you take a look at the teeth on those. https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/107054
Mobile navigation app Dave R. at 8:44am 06.24.24 I use Navionics. Works great!
No more vroom vroom? danooxnard at 8:42am 06.24.24 Make sure the exhaust path is clear and not plugged with carbon or old marine growth. Best of Luck
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing odaydokay at 8:42am 06.24.24 I am sure this is needless, but is your alternator belt decently tight?
No more vroom vroom? jssailem at 8:27am 06.24.24 Sorry, I do not have much experience with your gas engine. My troubleshooting technique is to ident
No more vroom vroom? Timm R Oday25 at 8:25am 06.24.24 Did you replace any of the carb needles ? Sounds like ,from here anyway a carb issue . The carb body
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 8:21am 06.24.24 https://www.ebay.com/itm/134992458250?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 Good price on ebay, definitely use a
Flickering House Lights Timm R Oday25 at 7:36am 06.24.24 This thread sounds just like the christmas tree lights of our youth ...
Companionway leaks? Timm R Oday25 at 7:19am 06.24.24 I'm going to ask my darling bride to hold the wrench on the nuts for the rest of the cabin fasteners
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? Tally Ho at 7:13am 06.24.24 I have been using 2 Petzel ascenders, a chair and foot loops to climb my mast for the past 2 seasons
Aft Pulpit Replacement for '85 H31 jssailem at 7:03am 06.24.24 I don't remember hearing of an aft pulpit rail maker manufacturing ready-to-install stainless rails
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Project_Mayhem at 6:44am 06.24.24 Try emailing Nautical Donations in Chicago

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