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Webbing: Sew or Tie mikemoyer at 7:17am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1836 I have some tubular webbing that I'm going to use to make jack lines. What's the best way to attach
Wheel pulling to the right VernonJ at 6:39am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1080 After having the boat (Hunter 326) out for some maintenance, as I was motoring back to my marina, I
C27 Build a Chain Locker Chief Jim at 6:04am 08.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/890 Like many, I have no Chain Locker, bowsprit, bow rollers or windlass. Who has built these mods on
Change or Replace Air Intake Filter (2) Stephen M at 5:56am 08.30.21 Big Boats 2/520 I want to clean or replace the air intake filter on our Yanmar 4JH2-TE. Any advice on what to expect
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s (1) stricklandmma at 6:06pm 08.29.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3071 I'm not a sailor, I have a combined sail time of 8 hours lol. Went out for the second time today and
Hunter 212 ... I have some questions after getting her going .... and what should I know? timjneedham at 2:33pm 08.29.21 Trailer Sailors 3/1471 This boat fell into my lap, and now that I have everything working, I'm just trying to figure what I
Marine Diesel vs Automotive Diesel Nichole340 at 2:09pm 08.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 10/5560 While sitting at the mooring today I watched someone with 2 - 5 gallons cans of diesel fuel pouring
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 2:04pm 08.29.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1039 Hi guys, Today I implemented the strategies several of you were kind enough to suggest. First the s
Low rpm on full throttle. Josko at 1:00pm 08.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/677 Hi everyone, I have Perkins Prima M50 1989,1800 hrs,the problem I have is that engine on neutral ru
Battery power jcrews63 at 11:59am 08.29.21 Big Boats 10/2022 I have a reading of about 13.35 for my house bank and 12.25 for starter battery. This is when the en
Decommissioned arch speaker enclosure (1) joelm100 at 11:00am 08.29.21 Big Boats 0/1 Hey all, I replaced the arch speaker enclosure on my '01 H380 with some wood and now have the OEM sp
H380 V-berth vanity/sink decommissioned-parts (1) joelm100 at 10:58am 08.29.21 Big Boats 10/1410 Hi all, I just decommissioned the V-berth vanity in my '01 H380 and wonder if anyone is interested i
Push button latch (1) Udi at 10:48am 08.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/752 Hi! Does anyone have an idea where to find that kind of latches? (standard cabinet latches) Thanks.
Slowly fixing things (5) patbratton at 10:19am 08.29.21 Smaller Boats 1/562 I replaced the plastic adapter on my galley sink pump with a brass one after I couldn't get it to wo
Complete New to sailing need help gdwhiting87 at 9:58am 08.29.21 Ask All Sailors 4/665 I am completely new to sailing i have a pearson 26 foot with a 4ft draft. Just need help and what t
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? gkate224 at 9:15am 08.29.21 Ask All Sailors 4/847 I have a Universal Atomic 5424 (3-cylinder) auxiliary and I need to replace the fuel return lines th
1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues SailorFrank at 8:56am 08.29.21 Big Boats 15/1374 I'm running into trouble as I've been replacing the original Atwood Sump in the forward shower sump.
Another Anchorage Gone (1) RoyS at 5:14am 08.29.21 Ask All Sailors 26/2504 Another anchorage gone and all the rest will follow.
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? (1) Two Sails at 8:04pm 08.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4419 Recently my jib fuller has been acting up, making it extremely difficult to furl the jib - like it i
Beneteau 40 Quick Windlass JohnB40 at 3:12pm 08.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1419 Since Beneteau stopped production in US I've found their US spare parts website seems to have become

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Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole jssailem at 12:50pm 04.27.25 For fiberglass boats, I learned it is recommended that you start to drill the hole with the drill ru
S-L Anchorman 700 Windlass Rebuild JamesG161 at 12:18pm 04.27.25
Laclede chain dLj at 12:16pm 04.27.25 I laid out some arguments in the form of questions, then stated that the answer couldn't be the extr
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? BigEasy at 11:47am 04.27.25 [QUOTE="TrapperJohn, post: 1840451, member: 166974" There may be a recessed hull fitting under the b
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? smokey73 at 11:31am 04.27.25 I have a hard time imagining a cockpit drain the size of a pencil? Wouldn't take much debris to clo
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? dlochner at 11:16am 04.27.25 The black water overboard and another with a strainer cover I haven't been able to get to yet but I
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car ShotgunSlim at 11:03am 04.27.25 Nice work on the DIY cars! I'd remove the old mounts, personally, they would feel like clutter to m
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? FastOlson at 10:48am 04.27.25 A local yard guy once pointed out that while sanding and chipping away might be interesting if one's
Battery maintainer Stu Jackson at 10:36am 04.27.25 Here's a more recent one: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/portable-charger-options.1249929
Battery maintainer Stu Jackson at 10:34am 04.27.25 I would like to purchase a new charger/maintainer and see that Schumacher does make one. There hav
GPS receiver mounted below? Bob S at 10:08am 04.27.25
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? AndyL at 9:58am 04.27.25 A quick update. First, I've decided not to DIY this and have asked the yard to get involved - I'd r
GPS receiver mounted below? Calif. Ted at 9:54am 04.27.25 A couple (few?) decades ago I was putting Panasonic toughbooks in Fire department vehicles, internal
Laclede chain colemj at 9:39am 04.27.25 I have never seen Peerless offer an economy version of HDG. They do sell an economy galvanized cha
Larger genoa for B323 kappykaplan at 9:36am 04.27.25 My furler is full now when the 116% jib is unfurled You can remove the core from 10-15 feet of the
GPS receiver mounted below? Scott T-Bird at 9:28am 04.27.25 There is no harm in trying it out. My similar B&G antennae picked up signal when loose inside my ca
Laclede chain colemj at 9:22am 04.27.25 Will you better explain this statement? "Those layers will not form iron oxide that would appear as
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? TrapperJohn at 9:21am 04.27.25 Peggie, Pictured and the one I am going to tackle first is the galley sink. The sink in the head is
decided against dripless but.... Project_Mayhem at 9:19am 04.27.25 Based on MarineHowTo I bought GFO packing. I found this site to have the best pricing but I suspect
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Panera at 9:19am 04.27.25 Well my mystery has been solved. As pointed out earlier, the expansion tank is mounted on the engin

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