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Hunter 146 - Trying to figure out what goes here (1) subsailor99 at 6:46am 08.10.21 Day Sailers 6/1499
Invest 94L --> PTC #6 --> TS Fred (1) JamesG161 at 6:18am 08.10.21 Weather and Forecasting 9/2041 Investigation 94L is now showing enough counter clockwise circulation to be tagged... Potential Tro
Battery Gremlin Rodd at 5:59am 08.10.21 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2575 when i switch 1-2-Both switch to bank 1 all is good. When i switch to bank 2 the 12v lights flicke
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. wmikewhite at 5:35am 08.10.21 Smaller Boats 24/4247 There are 3 pockets for the keel bolts with small holes on either side of the keel bolts allowing wa
Touching up with polyurethane DinghySailor at 9:28pm 08.09.21 Ask All Sailors 2/945
Newish Beneteau 41.1 2017 owner with a few questions Larrycadman at 6:56pm 08.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1257 1. I'm looking to install two air conditioners. Does anyone have this boat that can tell the BTU's
Will 3/8" Sta-Set X be a good replacement? Rabe at 3:33pm 08.09.21 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1744 It looks like the previous owner used 3-Strand Safety line in either 1/2" or 7/16". Do you think 3
Raymarine Ray 55 Transmits but Won't Receive Sun Catcher at 3:09pm 08.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/819 The Ray55 vhf on our Beneteau 31 transmits well but will not receive. Nothing - no weather stations
1984 Hunter 34 Standing Rigging (1) david21837 at 2:56pm 08.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1887 Hello, Does anyone have information on how the shrouds get assembled? My rigger took it apart and i
Can I unkink this bilge pump hose? (1) Greg Kyle at 2:45pm 08.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2041 Pulled some panels off to do some AC work and found that the manual bilge pump drain hose was really
Repairable or time for new ones (2) SaltySasquatch at 12:38pm 08.09.21 Ask All Sailors 8/982 Message
best places to install vents on a H280? matts997 at 11:05am 08.09.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/781 I need to install a couple small passive (or maybe solar) vents on my H280, but--other than the forw
Beneteau courtesy light controller kodiak1120 at 10:21am 08.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2100 I have a 2009 Beneteau 37. It has two courtesy lights installed in the cockpit that are controlled
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? kodiak1120 at 8:49am 08.09.21 Ask All Sailors 9/3868 New boat owner. Trying to decide whether to leave the AC on when away from the boat. The alternat
Routing Depth Finder Transducer Cable? snoopy_ at 7:43am 08.09.21 Catalina 30 3/876 I am looking for advice on routing a depth finder's transducer cable. My initial thought was to run
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling (2) RAPTORFLYR at 7:40am 08.09.21 Smaller Boats 9/2158 Hi All, I'm totally new to this forum and just purchased a '93 Hunter 23.5. The boat is in good sha
San Diego Bay (1) Kings Gambit at 7:26am 08.09.21 Destinations 11/2544 At anchor in La Playa behind Shelter Island. SDB is a great destination for a couple of weeks away f
fastnet race jon hansen at 5:31am 08.09.21 Racing 3/1260 ulBX2jTivYg
Shore Power AC Reset Breaker (2) smokey73 at 6:42pm 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1313 1994 Hunter 40.5 One of the two 30A AC Reset Reset "Pop-Up" resets seems to be weak on holding curr
Network Power Connection- SeaTlkng Fred at 6:25pm 08.08.21 Mid-Size Boats 14/2153 My auto helm ST4000+ has its own power feed and circuit breaker. My other instruments have a separat

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Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? (1) AndyL at 9:21am 04.24.25 Pictures? Not sure that would help or even show the problem, but I'll try later. The image below i
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? shemandr at 9:20am 04.24.25 I bent the bolt of one of mine by attaching my whisker pole to it. It was easily repaired with a ne
decided against dripless but.... Stu Jackson at 9:18am 04.24.25 If you used it, did you like it? Yes, I did and after a while realized it wasn't any different tha
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail smokey73 at 8:31am 04.24.25 I would think some 1/4 inch line weaved through the bottom of the net, stretched tight and fastened
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? smokey73 at 8:21am 04.24.25 Pictures?
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? AndyL at 8:01am 04.24.25 FYI... my visual inspection doesn't show any other obvious damage and the rigging tension appears eq
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail Scott T-Bird at 7:52am 04.24.25 Making holes along the toe rail could be particularly troublesome because you may not even notice le
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Project_Mayhem at 7:49am 04.24.25 What happens when one of these malfunctions and someone runs into the hazard? How much maintenance d
Well that was close SteveHughessails at 7:46am 04.24.25 Now I have to check mine. :-)
Looking for a sailboat junk/salvage yard marcham at 7:44am 04.24.25 Acrylic (Plexiglass is a type of acrylic) is far superior in terms of UV and scratch resistance....
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Don S/V ILLusion at 7:30am 04.24.25 But having sailed to Maine in the past I had a quick look and was surprised by how many 'ATONs' in
Cabin leak AndyL at 7:07am 04.24.25 We had a leak that came out at the rear bulkhead in one corner of the aft cabin - it was from one of
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids (1) Jim Legere at 7:00am 04.24.25 I think there is some confusion here. Periodically the Coast Guard will opt to discontinue individu
C&C 32 Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 04.24.25 @Scott T-Bird - with all due respect, for any second hand boat it all depends upon condition. If t
PNW Pirates Bash 2025 - Poulsbo, WA jssailem at 6:31am 04.24.25 Love Poulsbo as a port to visit. Fun shops, good food. A marine museum with fun for young and old ma
O'Day 322 chainplates jssailem at 6:25am 04.24.25 Welcome to the forum. Thank you for sharing the images. Is this a new boat for you? You mentioned ca
Well that was close (1) Will Gilmore at 6:12am 04.24.25 231098 You lucky bastard. Of course, it is much more than luck. Knowledge and attention also contr
Looking for a sailboat junk/salvage yard dLj at 6:10am 04.24.25 I wouldn't use polycarbonate for this application. May I ask why not? dj
O'Day 322 chainplates Tally Ho at 5:52am 04.24.25 Thanks, all! I have found a rigger, I think. Fingers crossed that they can figure out how to open u
Well that was close degas at 5:42am 04.24.25 Wow. Good catch, nice work. I once had a chat with a professional boat maintainer. His philosophy:

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