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How do I take this apart? (2) Dr. D at 12:14pm 12.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/4535 The pictures below show a door stop from the forward cabin. I took the doors out since they kept get
Winter Cruising Question colb218 at 11:42am 12.31.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 49/9099 Hello All- I posted previously about transferring to Everett from Blaine, but it appears that the w
New to the forum NoExit at 6:25am 12.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1696 Hi there: I'm new to boat ownership with a 2007 Hunter 31, and new to the forum. If I have question
Water tank wahoo42 at 5:04am 12.31.21 Big Boats 6/2075 1992 Passage42. Our side water tank has a hole in the pickup tube 1/2 way down. Thoughts? Advice on
Anyone know what caused these depo (1) FLAPILOT at 9:25pm 12.30.21 Engines and Propulsion 9/1875 201343
H33.5 V-Berth Length Fred at 1:00pm 12.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1445 We had guests on the boat for a weekend this past summer and decided to sleep in the V-Berth. We fou
New Roller Furler - Your pick? AEarnshaw at 11:43am 12.30.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2810 Time for our '91 Hunter 30T to have its roller furling rig replaced. Fractional rig, 7/32" diameter
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 8:06am 12.30.21 Ask All Sailors 89/13989 Blessingz has anyone swapped out their diesel yanmar engine out for an electric engine? If so where
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? georgetheleo at 5:28am 12.30.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1096 I and a helper have been "restoring my 1990 Beneteau First 415 for past year. Now we are into the ri
Rail width of hunter 40.5 and Solar install baycloud at 12:21pm 12.29.21 Big Boats 1/796 Hey all, me again asking a bunch of questions. Has anyone done a solar installation on a 40.5? I ha
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? sunlover at 12:01pm 12.29.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2132 I'm using a 2-part epoxy primer that is building, so I was hoping that it would smooth out the roug
Velociteck Prostart markwbird at 10:20am 12.29.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1610 I've been eyeballing the Velociteck Prostart but at $1k I am reluctant to pull the trigger without s
Beached boat on oak island (4) rgranger at 7:20am 12.29.21 Ask All Sailors 29/4418 201308201309 I go talk with the guy. He tells me he lost his main. The tide was coming in so I
Wire run through cabin deck to electrical panel bradm at 3:54am 12.29.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/3771 Does anyone know of a good path to run a wire through the cabin deck to the electrical panel on our
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? DeeV007 at 11:46pm 12.28.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1128 Hello. I have an 84 Newport 28. I have had it for almost 4 years and have never been able to use the
Stern rail size? Capt Andy at 8:05pm 12.28.21 Ask All Sailors 1/773 Need to order a rail mount for a Magma grill, on my H-44 DS. Can anyone tell me the size of the ster
Replacement silcock access cover in shower? (2) CowboyWay at 3:24pm 12.28.21 Catalina 310 5/1719 On a 2001 C310, the hinge on the little access panel in the shower broke. Catalina no longer has the
Hatch Lens Replacement Frank H at 11:28am 12.28.21 Catalina 310 9/2363 My 310 is a year 2000. This has probably been discussed before on this forum but I need to replace b
Engine access rhwins at 11:12am 12.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/1577 Has anyone got experience adding an access panel to the Starboard side of the engine through from th
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 9:21am 12.28.21 Ask All Sailors 39/3476 Currently have unlimited cellular with Verizon with somewhat older (soon to be upgraded) iPhone. Ver

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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
Spreader blocks location sailme88 at 3:20am 03.24.25 You have coated cables as lazy jacks? That doesn't seem right. Make them out of 4mm dyneema - che
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? dlochner at 3:17am 03.24.25 We have carried our 5hp Honda, the same weight as a 6hp Yamaha, on our pushpit for years and thousan
7 Years no haul out marcham at 10:49pm 03.23.25 The flip side is someone getting into boating with a free boat, planning $3000-$5000 for a refit and
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 10:32pm 03.23.25 I had written out a long post about this, but decided to cut it short. These posts come up all the
Engine Overheating BigEasy at 9:53pm 03.23.25
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Tedd at 9:32pm 03.23.25 It looks like the trailer has surge brakes. You'll want to at least change the fluid in those, and b
7 Years no haul out marcham at 9:08pm 03.23.25 1) Why is he giving it away and not selling it (even at a family discount price??) 2) Get a survey.
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? marcham at 8:56pm 03.23.25 It's near a double post support.... go for it. If it can hold a 200 lb person falling over, it'll h
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like jbmia at 8:45pm 03.23.25 What are others doing to run this to a sink drain? Putting a tee in the drain hose from the sink?
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration efair at 8:23pm 03.23.25 Thanks for all the replies so far. We did perform an engine service, including replacement of both
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS jssailem at 8:04pm 03.23.25
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? Ted at 8:01pm 03.23.25 When I had a Stack Pack made by Doyle Sailmakers they used 3/4" diameter fiberglass rods. Metal slee
Engine Overheating (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 03.23.25 Huh ? What ? Howzat ? I can only offer a completely uninformed and baseless conjecture that the P
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Ralph Johnstone at 7:01pm 03.23.25 Don't mess with those two adjustments that are wired shut as you can royally screw up your engine i

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