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Which Sail to Get Ran-Dee9229 at 3:18pm 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 3/550 I see sails on Sunfish Direct. One is more than the standard 75 SF yet says it is class legal. Is t
Capri 18 Reefing Assistance Sought - Any pictures? JonnyEp at 2:19pm 05.24.21 Smaller Boats 3/1275 Not sure if I am suffering from a mental block, or if there are pieces missing from my standing rigg
Shore water feed (1) MFD at 1:44pm 05.24.21 Big Boats 10/806 Hi All, I finally decided to hook up what I call the 'shore water' feed on my Hunter 41DS after not
Traveler Don Guillette at 1:39pm 05.24.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/2831 It sure has been a tough year for every aspect of our lives, including sailing - remember how some o
O'day 22 Upper Sidestay is SHORT (1) mmuldoon at 1:29pm 05.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/428 I've been sailing (but mostly updating) my O'day 22 over the past 7 years. I haven't had it in the w
Sherwood Raw Water Pump Leak shank at 1:17pm 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1351 My later model Sherwood raw water pump on my Universal 5411 started leaking after I replaced the imp
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel (2) Eleven at 1:08pm 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1375 The swing/lift part of my Beneteau 311 keel has been lost. It was there and operational during the s
Length of stock winch handle Larry O at 11:27am 05.24.21 Smaller Boats 16/1418 How long is the stock winch handle for a Hunter 26? I'm wanting to purchase a little longer handle
Full size porta potty? NINEv2 at 10:57am 05.24.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1420 Howdy all. One of the many projects for the new boat is the loo. We currently have a new porta pot
Oday 20 - Mast Base (2) flstanleyii at 9:59am 05.24.21 Day Sailers 0/581 I just bought a 1974 Oday 20 and discovered the mast insert supporting the lower halyard pulleys is
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument markwbird at 9:20am 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 6/3109 I installed the Raymarine i60 awhile back and the apparent/true windspeeds are off. When tied to th
326- replace light in aft cabin with fan Peter Garver at 8:56am 05.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/469 Hi, I'd like to replace one of the lights in the aft cabin and also in the main cabin with a fan; a
Odd Discharge (1) AwwShucks at 7:48am 05.24.21 Catalina 310 32/3002 I noticed the discharge in the photo the other day. I had seen something similar a few weeks back a
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 6:58am 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 51/2787 Newish sailor. ODay 28 with 2X 27M batteries. No solar. Background: We are the habit of turning on
Buying a Hunter 41 DS sailtheworld79 at 6:37am 05.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3564
Beneteau Oceanis 281 Xstream at 5:44am 05.24.21 Racing 1/1757 Has anyone in this forum ever raced one of these? What tips can you share with me as far as upgrade
Designed Xstream at 5:14am 05.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/584 Not being a boat designer, I wonder about fresh water tanks and whether they are supposed to be full
C25 keel lock bolt. SailingLoto at 4:44am 05.24.21 Smaller Boats 1/648 Is there a keel lock down bolt on a swing keel 25? All my other little boats had one. I wasn't sure
Online Salvage yard? tcbailey67 at 4:09am 05.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/702
Deck wash Jimongee at 9:12pm 05.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1182 I have a 2002 356. We spend the entire summer on the Great Lakes. That always means bugs covering

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Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Stu Jackson at 12:45pm 02.20.24 False advertising? Defender & West Marine describe this tank as having an aluminum inner tank. I th
Fuel locker and propane dlochner at 12:43pm 02.20.24 The locker needs to be vented over board and to air. The cockpit scuppers are likely exit underwater
Moving Up... Stu Jackson at 12:42pm 02.20.24
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink baycloud at 12:37pm 02.20.24 Hey Fero, did you figure out the routing? cheers
Yamaha 26c dlochner at 12:33pm 02.20.24 The bushing was very thin and had lost some material. A replacement of this bushing is needed. I ha
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification rgranger at 12:28pm 02.20.24 If I had the answer it would be an easy fix.. Only way I can imagine, is to do a lot of calling loo
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? rgranger at 12:22pm 02.20.24 And comment #3 in this thread, makes no sense. It makes total sense... if you assume he made a bun
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? rgranger at 12:20pm 02.20.24 If you are among the fortunate to have heard on a range the various calibers of hand guns mentioned
Western L.I. Sound marina JCH4 at 12:18pm 02.20.24 Commuted over the Whitestone for many years. Traffic is better than it was because of E-Zpass. Cos
YANMAR replacement FastOlson at 11:07am 02.20.24 The one on my boat, came in "toast" and that was the main reason i got the boat cheap. This begs t
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Examinator327 at 11:06am 02.20.24 Thank you gents! This has been most helpful.
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification jssailem at 10:40am 02.20.24 If I had the answer it would be an easy fix.. Only way I can imagine, is to do a lot of calling look
WINDLASS Alan Gomes at 10:35am 02.20.24 Boats with rope rodes are more likely to wrap the rode around the keel under certain conditions, th
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification KelToy at 10:02am 02.20.24 Great idea! Hmm...wonder how to do that...
Yamaha 26c jssailem at 9:55am 02.20.24 I suspect you will need to find a machine shop to make you a metal replacement. That assumes you hav
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 9:41am 02.20.24 I am looking to replace with a Kuuma 11811 6 Gallon 120v Front Exchanger Stainless Steel Water Heat
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification jssailem at 9:39am 02.20.24 What would be helpful in your situation would be to find a damaged boat from one of the hurricane ev
WINDLASS dlochner at 9:34am 02.20.24 The Bahamas and the Florida Keys have similar geology, the islands and the Banks are limestone. In b
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig runninglts at 9:34am 02.20.24 Hope you are planning to land it where the forward anchor locker bulkhead is, so it can be well att
Western L.I. Sound marina PaulK at 9:22am 02.20.24 Commuted over the Whitestone for many years. Traffic is better than it was because of E-Zpass. Cost

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