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Hunter 280 Mast Water Drain Waterdog1 at 8:19am 05.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/398 I have a 1997 Hunter 280 and I'm noticing that when it rains, water comes internally down the mast o
Is this crackling sound normal newsailor72 at 9:47pm 05.03.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/648 Went to check out a 85 Mac 22, when I was moving around inside the cabin, there's this loud cracklin
First post. New C22 owner (5) boulevardtalonman at 7:33pm 05.03.25 Chrysler 5/5767 I just picked up a 1977 C22 and am looking forward to learning how to sail. I have a lot of questio
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 Dzzz at 7:09pm 05.03.25 Trailer Sailors 5/590 Looking at a CDI FF2 for Hunter 23.5. How long is just the actual Luff Extrusion piece? Thanks!
Battery recommendation - anchor windless NotCook at 12:14pm 05.03.25 Ask All Sailors 24/1963 I need to replace my 2 12V batteries, to make 24V, and wanted to see what the current thinking is ab
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? BAD ORCA at 9:15am 05.03.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1080 If you have a quarter berth and two long couch/settee's with lee cloths, which do you prefer to slee
Folding prop sizing for y3ym30ae sd25 on Oceanis 35.1 SheetHappens at 5:16am 05.03.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/828 Pondering doing a prop upgrade from factory fixed to folding. Beneteau seems to have undersized the
Rudder bearing (or packing gland?) bolt tightness (1) max_sailing at 10:19pm 05.02.25 Catalina 310 5/1416 Hi Folks, I recently noticed that these bolts, which I assume are holding a race on the rudder bear
H49 New Sails Boiler at 7:36pm 05.02.25 Big Boats 14/1409 My boat, a Hunter 49, is in need of new sails. The boat is a tall rig version, with a furling mast
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling (5) duck21 at 5:39pm 05.02.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1155 Hi all, I measured and determined a split coupler would fit on my Hunter 376. Today I attempted an i
Z-spar boots Justin_NSA at 10:26am 05.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/341 Has anyone found a source for boots for the oblong shaped z-spar spreader tips? Mine are old and wor
Non binary boaters (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 10:23am 05.02.25 Sails Call Lounge 43/4687 I know that this might not be politically correct but I couldn't resist. Someone sent me a picture
Shipping 373 Beneteau Lfarquhar at 7:26am 05.02.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/460 I'm contemplating shipping my 373 Beneteau north to Lake Erie for the summer or taking her up myself
what's this bronze fitting with a screw (1) LydieBP at 6:35pm 05.01.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1821 Hello fellow sailors, I'm still discovering new things in this old, but new to me Westerly sailboat
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 12:28pm 05.01.25 Ask All Sailors 21/2153 Ok, I thought there had been some discussions on the pro's and con's of putting a one-way or check v
Unpressurized Alcohol Stove or Cooktop Wanted TrapperJohn at 7:22pm 04.30.25 Parts Search 2/559 My Morgan 321 was OEM'd with a pressurized alcohol stove. It was removed many years ago leaving a ga
Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 6:18pm 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 9/775 Anyone have tips/instructions on how best to disconnect the heat exchanger hoses? I have a Hunter 29
Looking for W58 fuel return line Hawynsailorbabe at 10:30am 04.30.25 Engines and Propulsion 5/515 I have been hunting this obsolete part for months and I'm almost at the point of getting a fabricate
Mystery block (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 10:19am 04.30.25 Ask An Oday Owner 6/626
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock American_Mainsail at 9:37am 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 11/948 SBV-1250-P 1-1/4" Flanged Seacock with Side NPT Port\| GROCO I'm thinking about doing an install of

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Lithium Batteries Maine Sail at 12:54pm 09.18.25 Yes, these are a new set of 2) Humsienk 100Ah 12v smart batteries. Yes, they have Bluetooth, so I
Identification or old Jib sheet block and track. Barnacle Bill at 12:54pm 09.18.25 C. Sherman Johnson is the block I believe.
Lithium Batteries Maine Sail at 12:39pm 09.18.25 I have been monitoring my new LFP batteries for a few months now. 2) 100 Ah LIFEPo4 smart batterie
Lithium Batteries Maine Sail at 12:34pm 09.18.25 Appreciate that. My 100Ah would have been before that but the blue tooth 50Ah we just bought would
Hunter 38 Rudder Gland? JoeWhite at 11:28am 09.18.25 I am not familiar with Hunter 38, but on my Catalina 36 there is only one gland that is above water
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 11:12am 09.18.25 And.... I asked the AI to make it more spooky....
Merit 22 owners RussC at 11:01am 09.18.25 Finally got a decent wind and weather forcast to try out the new traveler location. WOW. It feels li
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 10:59am 09.18.25 Nice.... I put a few prompts into copilot (Microsofts AI) and got this...
Furler line selection Project_Mayhem at 10:25am 09.18.25 This is normal and a good thing. These are possibilities. The bearings could be worn or dirty. A
Furler line selection dlochner at 10:21am 09.18.25 The sail is wrapping around the furler nicely as long as I put some resistance on the sheet. This
Furler line selection Project_Mayhem at 10:17am 09.18.25 What did you observe at the head of the sail? Any sign of the halyard wrapped around the extrusion?
Winterizing the Jabsco Manual Toilet DaveJ at 10:05am 09.18.25 Hi Peggie, I agree with your method, but the poster is having issues getting the hose off of the thr
Solar Tax Credit Don S/V ILLusion at 9:57am 09.18.25
Cokckpit table and pedestal for 2002 Hunter 356 Brian Choi at 9:48am 09.18.25 Got it.. Sail boat owner. Checked and they don't have a frame.
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 9:34am 09.18.25 He does look like a sailor. -Will
Solar Tax Credit dlochner at 9:31am 09.18.25 Yes. I used it several years ago when I went to solar. Included the panels, mounting frames, control
Hunter 38 Rudder Gland? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:30am 09.18.25 As I recall, the 38 has two (upper and lower) delrin bearings which required periodic inspection as
Cokckpit table and pedestal for 2002 Hunter 356 Brian Choi at 9:21am 09.18.25 Thanks for your reply. What is SBO store?
Winterizing the Jabsco Manual Toilet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:12am 09.18.25 I winterize my head with a different method. This assumes you are on the hard. I find the thru hull
Is it typical to have electrical connections - BigEasy at 9:06am 09.18.25 ...1988 Beneteau First 235. Suggestions about tidying them up/protecting from weather? My Bene

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