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Hunter legend 37.5 Port and Stbd rod rigging set up inside the boat (2) destiny12 at 3:02am 10.02.21 Big Boats 7/1958 Dear All, Am planning to do a circumnavigation starting in 2023, and am preparing the boat. A conce
Sailboat Drone SandCat at 7:16pm 10.01.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1593 You may have seen in the news where NOAA sailed drones into Hurricane Sam this week. Pretty cool te
Best Fill for Drill and Tap (1) KZW at 2:45pm 10.01.21 Catalina 310 26/4726
Vision 32 side ports? 1StVision at 1:05pm 10.01.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1165 Hi All, My first post here. A couple of years ago I bought a Vision 32. After decades of owning sail
Force 10 Stove Replacement for Legend 35.5 DLLawrence at 12:53pm 10.01.21 Big Boats 1/613 Looks like my old Hillerange is going down fast. After some research, it appears the closest like
Jib Sail Trim Controls Don Guillette at 10:40am 10.01.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4816 I was talking with a beginner sailor from Melbourne, Australia, who has just moved up from a Catalin
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed boaterbob at 10:15am 10.01.21 Bavaria 6/4357 My Volvo Penta 2004 D-2 55 pushes my Bavaria 41 at 7 knts at 1800 RPM with existing 3 bladed Aluminu
Interior Cushions 29.5 lakesailer22 at 9:17am 10.01.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1161 I just purchased a 1994. H29.5 there are no interior cushions. Need help making the cushions or wher
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B Plymouth Sailor at 3:37am 10.01.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1882 I need some assistance with my inboard: just bought another boat and want to start the Kubota motor
Bottom Paint in Northern Climates Charles Erwin at 6:09pm 09.30.21 Ask All Sailors 19/2044 In climates where one takes the boat out in winter, what paint works for this "multi-season" approac
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? aescobar100 at 12:20pm 09.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1560 Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, th
E33 Sol� TV aescobar100 at 12:19pm 09.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1150
Water leaking in through plate - 1986 Hunter 28.5 (1) Lilo at 12:06pm 09.30.21 Parts Search 7/1088 The attached photo belongs to a plate located in the last compartment of the aft cabin. This compart
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel odaydokay at 9:13am 09.30.21 Engines and Propulsion 15/2812 I have typically done my oil change in the fall, then fuel filter, fuel pump sieve/screen and HE ano
Nav System Replacement Dave Powell at 7:31am 09.30.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/3611 I'd like to replace my Raymarine C90W MFD but keep the wind and other instruments as well as the tra
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 6:33am 09.30.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1118 That's it... simple!!
Changing Hoses 12PT at 12:16am 09.30.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/2989 I read from the HeadMistress posts that prior to working on changing hoses, you should flush the sys
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Jaxn at 8:55pm 09.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 12/2360 I have a Westerbeke 10-two and would like to replace the t-handle stop cable with a button. I am hav
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (1) MaritimeOliver at 5:04pm 09.29.21 Day Sailers 22/3660 So, I had mentioned I was going to have to sell my sailboat, which was really bumming me out but it
Any advice regarding bottom paint Dale Haz at 3:48pm 09.29.21 C&C 15/2261 My 33-2 will be hauled out in the spring and her bottom will be painted with a hard paint vs the abl

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Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 7:22am 05.02.25 Now on to the next weird problem:huh: I cut the laminate for the sliding counter and the fridge doo
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 7:20am 05.02.25 Ok thank you so much
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dLj at 7:09am 05.02.25 16 wide should be fine. My steps are 5 1/2" deep. I don't know if I'd want to go much narrower on th
what's this bronze fitting with a screw twodzusfittings at 6:27am 05.02.25 Is that copper lamp wire being used, I see? :banghead:
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 5:56am 05.02.25 Getting ready for a full weekend of work on the boat my question now is this, what size stair steps
what's this bronze fitting with a screw Tally Ho at 5:50am 05.02.25 I also believe it is a strainer, for engine cooling or the head. And assuming it is below the wat
what's this bronze fitting with a screw smokey73 at 5:21am 05.02.25 IF it actually is a strainer or some other fitting that goes directly overboard then reinforced clea
Sail Shape EnamrdSalr21 at 4:40am 05.02.25
what's this bronze fitting with a screw dLj at 4:33am 05.02.25 Dave alluded to it, but I'm putting it more directly - whatever it is don't take the top off if you
Sail Shape Indysailor at 4:09am 05.02.25 Is your boom fixed to the mast? If sliding, you should have a downhaul to pull the tack down.
what's this bronze fitting with a screw dlochner at 4:06am 05.02.25 If that's a strainer, sure looks small for the application. But one never know, do one? Depends o
what's this bronze fitting with a screw Bluescruiser at 4:02am 05.02.25 If that's a strainer, sure looks small for the application. But one never know, do one?
what's this bronze fitting with a screw Foswick at 9:44pm 05.01.25 That would be my guess - a raw water strainer. As Dave said, the destination for that reinforced cle
what's this bronze fitting with a screw dlochner at 6:42pm 05.01.25 Where does the hose lead? That will give you a good clue. If you are on the hard, take off the top a
Starter switch sporadically engages starter marcham at 6:26pm 05.01.25 The reason to change both: is one wire is intermittent and weak so are the other 30 year old wires..
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 6:20pm 05.01.25
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 6:13pm 05.01.25 Well I have confirmed I have 13.25v from the start button (we are plugged into shore power and float
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 6:02pm 05.01.25 If placed in close proximity to minimize length of the hose, it will definitely help minimize water
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 5:40pm 05.01.25 While I agree that a check valve is problematic, and an anti-siphon loop is good to have, the anti-
Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 5:33pm 05.01.25 You can use a dinghy air pump to get the most of the coolant out of the hoses.... good time to do a

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