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Rudder Repair - Wet Core, Split Apex at 3:32am 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2974 I have some rudder repair to complete, what is teh general consensus on rudder repairs? Pourable F
Colvic Countess 28 Scraigward at 1:59am 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 3/3444 Hi there, bit of a longshot but does anyone have any experience with the Colvic Countess 28? I'm in
Hunter 45 wrap around window gatrnoles2 at 1:41pm 10.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/927 I am looking at buying a hunter 45, but the wrap around window has separated from its seals in sever
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! kappykaplan at 6:00am 10.13.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1388 Go Navy, Beat Army! :beer:
Tiller Tamers for 1965 Widgeon lmddmc at 5:46am 10.13.21 Day Sailers 5/1976 I have a 65 widgeon and want to put some kind of tiller tamer on the tiller I have the updated trav
FP hose clamp failure (2) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:40pm 10.12.21 Big Boats 2/1068 My Fischer Panda Mini 12 generator shut down automatically when the exhaust manifold sensor reached
H280 Rudder Depth? rhiggins at 1:33pm 10.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/958 Does anyone know or know where I could find specs on the draft of my rudder? I can only find specs
Auto pilot installation mounting suggestions Andiamo 34 at 1:23pm 10.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/864 I am mounting and RAM TO auto pilot and to get the right height I need to mount it on a double stack
Universal M-25XP or M-25 speed control screw or highspeed fuel mixture (2) Captain.Olives at 1:05pm 10.12.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/2080 So I got a bit ham fisted when removing my raw water pump this past weekend on my new to me Catalina
Fixed Dock Piling Pulley System (2) John Marrone at 12:34pm 10.12.21 Catalina 22 6/6772 Inherited a slip with pulley system attached on rear piling of slip, each side. This system is new t
Are the water tank outlets accessible? fox9988 at 11:51am 10.12.21 Catalina 30 6/1783 I'm considering replumbing the fresh water system as preventative maintenance. The outlet on the sta
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas gfrost39 at 10:47am 10.12.21 Smaller Boats 9/3035 Three months ago I bought a 1987 hunter 23 which I sail out of Santa Cruz Harbor. I now have a new
Accessing Port water tank (5) DeniseO30 at 8:56am 10.12.21 Big Boats 4/1440 Noticing a smell but was thinking it was old plastic permeating odor from the holding tank... After
Cabin Wall Strength Question if Increase Window Opening Size Captain Gare Bear at 7:36pm 10.11.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1271 I'm performing a cabin window replacement on my 1984 MacGregor 25--out with the pink and in with new
Yamaha 25-ii retrofit: Piccolo (3) Nunavut at 6:58pm 10.11.21 Yamaha 21/5565
Repairing an HS35 handset (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 10.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/5109 Had some trouble with our Simrad HS35 wireless handset that goes with our RS35 VHF. Others with the
name/make of gauge (1) tadd5181 at 3:41pm 10.11.21 Big Boats 11/2068 199204 The picture above is a display on my Hunter 420 (built 2000) which shows the status of the
2004 Hunter 41 Seldon Rodkicker fix spadaforaj at 1:44pm 10.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2412 Turns out the unit I have, which I believe was stock on this model is missing some "innards" The
'94 Oceanis 351 (BEY62042E494), cable route to fwd nav light. mpower at 1:42pm 10.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1045 I have imperfect continuity of +ve wire only between wago harness connector block1.10 and spade conn
False fume alarm ? (1) ifmdalvey at 1:38pm 10.11.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1965 Just winterizing my Island packet and i always pour RV antifreeze into the bilge to run through the

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Help Calif. Ted at 11:04am 07.03.25 If it is a CDI flexible furler it will have a plastic furling foil with an internal halyard that is
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) Foswick at 10:59am 07.03.25 Yeah, I think you could get the performance you need with a much lighter anchor. Just look for somet
hunter 49 engine alarm intermittent beeping Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 07.03.25 When the panel is on without the engine running, shouldn't there be a continuous tone? Great ! T
Help john rokita at 10:35am 07.03.25 Yes but i don't see one ???
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) PaulK at 10:33am 07.03.25 Or a Danforsth. Heavier but cheaper.
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Davenport at 10:27am 07.03.25 We did cut the plastic thin water pipes underneath the sinks, and just put the pipes into 1 gallon w
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" odaydokay at 10:27am 07.03.25 I have been looking at those for a long time and have not been able to find so thanks for the tip on
Help Calif. Ted at 10:27am 07.03.25 While unfurled you release the jib halyard and let it fall or pull it down?
No priming after filter change on M25XPA odaydokay at 10:24am 07.03.25 I assume that you undid the bottom of the Facet pump and took out the plastic screen and any other m
Ratchet block recommendation. Calif. Ted at 10:08am 07.03.25 It should not be necessary to use a winch on a jib for a 36' boat. It is very easy to damage the fu
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 10:05am 07.03.25 That seems like a decent price to me. Thank you.
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 10:04am 07.03.25 You can always take the list, look up each of the parts and price them out. There's probably savin
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) Richard19068 at 10:01am 07.03.25 Day sailing, less than 5 miles from home, shallow mud bottom. no windlass. I would look at a Fortr
hunter 49 engine alarm intermittent beeping colemj at 10:00am 07.03.25 When the panel is on without the engine running, shouldn't there be a continuous tone? You don't me
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together shemandr at 9:54am 07.03.25 That seems like a decent price to me.
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together Ward H at 9:50am 07.03.25 You can always take the list, look up each of the parts and price them out. There's probably savin
Any good Hunter 260 dinghy options to mount dinghy, davits, bar, frame?? Maybe have bimini frame behind OUTBOARD and have hanging ropes for dinghy? dmax at 9:28am 07.03.25 I hear you, towing a dinghy is a bit of a pain and slows you down so nice to get it out of the water
hunter 49 engine alarm intermittent beeping Ralph Johnstone at 9:21am 07.03.25 this beep is also there when the ignition is on without the engine running. In theory, this "may"
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top Tmugs at 9:10am 07.03.25 I have a Boomkicker and it is just removing one pull pin and sliding it off. Very easy. But you hav
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) Don S/V ILLusion at 9:08am 07.03.25

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