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Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Apex at 4:56pm 09.07.21 Ask All Sailors 6/3263 Our double-handed trip from Muskegon to Elk Rapids was eventful: First day we were sailing, and fou
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 3:58pm 09.07.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1810 Hi All, I'm getting ready to run a new spinnaker halyard on Hunter 376, HN 447. The boat was never r
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 2:22pm 09.07.21 Bigger Boats 9/2913 I am a woefully underqualified new bigger-boat owner. After more than 20 years with my Widgeon, I j
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner Babette04 at 1:46pm 09.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/805 Will soda blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner?
Lewmar Wavespring 40 Winch parts (3) Gary Ryan at 1:04pm 09.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/894 Looking for a replacement stripper ring for my Lewmar winch. I believe its a Wavespring -40. Thoug
When the wind turns squirrely ShawnL at 12:09pm 09.07.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1582 I've had this issue happen twice now, in about the same spot on the lake and am trying to figure out
Throttle and Transmission Replacement Cables (2) Marrigoround at 12:01pm 09.07.21 Ask All Sailors 3/659 Does anybody have a specific length for these cables? I am looking to replace the cables on my 1987
Engineers - Thermodynamics Exam Bonus Question jssailem at 11:49am 09.07.21 Sails Call Lounge 11/2022 Knowing that many who monitor this site have some form of engineering background and may have actual
Installed new gasket and now pop top won't close into place (3) mposey127 at 11:31am 09.07.21 Catalina 22 1/530
Power washing the bilge? kodiak1120 at 11:16am 09.07.21 Ask All Sailors 11/3184 I'm trying to determine the best way to clean and deodorize my bilge and several posts I have come a
Dufour 31 main halyard issues Captain Gary at 9:32am 09.07.21 Dufour 4/7855 I would appreciate any help regarding the binding and seizing of my wire rope atop the mainmast in w
1987 Cat 22 Fuel Compartment Leak John Marrone at 9:23am 09.07.21 Catalina 22 2/745 Been chasing a minor leak for months only to end up with possibly a hole in the fuel tank lazaret fl
If you had one of these... (1) Brian D at 7:50am 09.07.21 Sails Call Lounge 25/2376 You were Upper Middle Class in your neighborhood.
Flying a spinnaker for Hunter 320 in Beer Can Races Stephen Dale at 7:44am 09.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/4 We did the Jazz Cup and did fly a stock cruising spinnaker for most of the race. I was surprised how
Flying a spinnaker on a Hunter 320 in Jazz Cup Stephen Dale at 7:41am 09.07.21 Racing 1/1056 We did the Jazz Cup and did fly a stock cruising spinnaker for most of the race. I was surprised how
Shoal vs Wing Keel GbayJay at 6:06am 09.07.21 Catalina 30 3/2173 Hey all! We are looking at a new boat and C30's are at the top of our list. We were moving in the ri
gnats - no seem ems - eating me alive sunlover at 10:22pm 09.06.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1849 In the wake of Ida, I'm being eaten alive every night. I've started coating myself with insect rep
Spinnaker halyard preventer wheel? Richardwm at 7:21pm 09.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1336 does anyone know the name of the small wheel at the top of a sock to prevent tangling with top of th
Oday 28 1981. Replacing heavy hose and packing box assembly rogjack2 at 5:45pm 09.06.21 Bigger Boats 9/1713 I would like to hear how you made access to the four hose clamps during this replacement process . S
Steering drain through hull (2) jonelli at 3:47pm 09.06.21 Catalina 30 9/1996 Want to replace this. I have a 87 mkII. is there a standard size thru hull? assuming this was orig

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Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Will Gilmore at 3:32pm 04.28.25 I blame greedy lawyers Gready clients, and judges that allow customers to sue ladder companies bec
Sunken Treasure Rick Webb at 3:19pm 04.28.25 We used waterbed mattresses before they had the baffles. Dove down unfolded them in the cabin hooked
Sunken Treasure azambella at 2:22pm 04.28.25 Food for thought.... I like the ping-pong ball idea... but it could cost a bit. Lift bags are way
Beneteau general wiring on alway hot feed to Nav Panel? kappykaplan at 2:10pm 04.28.25 What I am curious on is there must be a fuse on a line(s) that comes from the battery to feed the a
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? azambella at 1:58pm 04.28.25 Is that a thing? Embedding the fitting? I ask because if its not a thing that Hunter did, then i
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Project_Mayhem at 1:35pm 04.28.25 Perhaps it would be easier to fill this in and install a proper thru hull next to it
Manual sanitation pump outlet DinghySailor at 1:34pm 04.28.25
GPS receiver mounted below? Project_Mayhem at 1:33pm 04.28.25 Didn't they have those pesky things called maps, even back then? :) I've always felt directions co
Manual sanitation pump outlet dlochner at 1:09pm 04.28.25 I think the fitting your are referring to is actually the vent to the holding tank. Operationally,
Replacing a cutlass bearing dlochner at 12:53pm 04.28.25 Looking at the photos again, I'm wondering if the PO just pushed the old cutlass bearing forward and
Rudder stuffing box gmarch85 at 12:45pm 04.28.25 Thanks I will get some and give it a try
Hunter 340 AGM Battery Upgrade? Terry Cox at 11:38am 04.28.25 anyone upgraded to AGM batteries? We're on our second AGM battery set since converting over from w
Laclede chain Terry Cox at 11:31am 04.28.25 I looked on their web site and they do not list HDG G4 chain. I will give them a call. Hi Hayden.
GPS receiver mounted below? Foswick at 10:30am 04.28.25 Didn't they have those pesky things called maps, even back then? :) I've always felt directions co
GPS receiver mounted below? Stu Jackson at 10:25am 04.28.25 I was better off writing down directions. Didn't they have those pesky things called maps, even ba
AEDs Foswick at 10:21am 04.28.25 I'm curious, beyond any concern I might have about handling on board emergencies, what do skills, e
Replacing a cutlass bearing (3) cdaigle1992 at 9:43am 04.28.25
1983 H34 Main AC Circuit Breaker Replacement Phil D. at 9:10am 04.28.25 Thanks for your reply. You are correct, the single terminal reverse polarity circuit breakers are s
Laclede chain colemj at 8:55am 04.28.25 The problem - this is 2025. You can't make this assumption. Note the post #5 with the opposite expe
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 8:43am 04.28.25 Thanks @Jan11 , I will look into that pump. @marcham, thanks for your input. I have researched this

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