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Looking at a boat - Potential issues with this rudder mount "fix" (1) baw335 at 8:33pm 06.14.21 Trailer Sailors 7/932 I found an old Precision 16 for sale near me that looks pretty clean. However, I noticed that someon
Cant blocks for winch Andrew Parker at 7:02pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1462 Hi all, Need cant blocks for winch base to level them out (Olson 30) Was thinking a simple triangl
H22 cover clnhse at 5:39pm 06.14.21 Smaller Boats 4/565 I recall a while back there is a company with the pattern for a trailer cover for a MH 22?
Irwin Virginian at 5:29pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1457 Are keels on Irwin 34s bolt on or encapsulated?
electrical connection at deck for mast wiring gudiss at 4:22pm 06.14.21 Smaller Boats 3/580 hunter 260/ i need to replace the male connector terminating the mast wiring at the deck fitting. w
Roller furling RocheDen at 4:08pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1230 My boat is 31 years old. The roller furling is giving me problems. It unfurls almost all the way,
How far down should she be dunked? Project_Mayhem at 3:53pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 13/3592 We finally launched last week and traveled down the Chicago river to get to Lake Michigan. Great tri
H-34 Fixed Ports Rebuilt (3) kloudie1 at 2:43pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1062 Shamelessly copied Allan's idea to replace the old embrittled fixed ports on the cabin side. First g
Hunter 45DS SeaTalk Backbone bgwedepohl at 1:35pm 06.14.21 Big Boats 5/833 Has anyone with a 45DS found the SeaTalk backbone, I have a 2009 DS and have been looking off and on
Reefing Cringle?? (1) cstats at 12:46pm 06.14.21 Catalina 30 6/1236
Shroud Cotter Pins WasabiRush at 12:13pm 06.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1808 Is there any reason the shroud cotter pins shouldn't be bent back against the turnbuckle? The riggin
Appropriate sealant and when to wax after bottom painting Ran-Dee9229 at 11:43am 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/759 I am about to install a Harken ratcheting block, a new bridle and bow handle. I picked up 5200 perma
3GM30F Clean-up (4) Scott T-Bird at 9:39am 06.14.21 Engines and Propulsion 19/2384 195168 Primary objectives were to replace the standard pulley with serpentine pulley kit (courtesy C
New Headsail BaC at 8:31am 06.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/950 I recently acquired a Beneteau First 285 and need a new headsail. I will be doing some beer can raci
Mast Support in Cabin '87 H32 salemsailor at 7:24am 06.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/542 Hi. Need a bit of help. My '87 Hunter 32's vertical support 'beam' inside the cabin is buckling.
battery charger captcrly at 6:57am 06.14.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/626 1986 ODAY 40ft. Does anybody know where the onboard battery charger is located on the boat? The prev
Is tuning the rigging necessary? DeliriousSailor at 6:54am 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1470
What are these threaded metal inserts in the side of my boat? (3) JakePlisken at 8:19pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/731 New to sailboats so hopefully someone can tell me what these are. They are threaded and dont go all
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 phobucket at 7:57pm 06.13.21 Catalina 30 27/3546 Hey all, I'm brand new to sailboats, having done just enough research to know what a Catalina 30 is
How-to tip: Replacing a Racor Gas Filter - issues with water separating bowl. Captain Larry-DH at 6:56pm 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 0/559 I've had issues removing the plastic bowl from a Racor water-separating filter on my dinghy. It beca

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Mast base plate replacement Hunter Legend 35.5 -recap DYFLWD at 4:50pm 12.02.24 What is that small line that is tied off used for? I have one on my boat and have no idea what it is
Battery reconditioning? TimFromLI at 4:41pm 12.02.24 Submerged or not they are 4 year old neglected west marine batteries. They are good for a core excha
Hunter Legend 35.5 shower drain DYFLWD at 4:38pm 12.02.24 crickets
Dogs Onboard Forum? john6206 at 4:24pm 12.02.24
CNG Tank DYFLWD at 4:21pm 12.02.24 I purchased a CNG refill auto adapter on ebay and fill it at out local CNG station. Theres a video o
Dominic escapes the social calendar garymalmgren at 4:11pm 12.02.24 Hi DJ There is a part two of arriving, looking around and repairing and a part three of the sail bac
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor captcoho at 3:48pm 12.02.24 Hi everyone, The 9.9 hp that came with the Hunter 26.5 doesn't work, and we can't seem to find a u
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. David in Sandusky at 3:05pm 12.02.24 Description of the Precision 165 on their website says it has a "hinged mast step." The web site is
Hunter 356: leak from drinking water system Tally Ho at 2:18pm 12.02.24 P.s. -- would you explain what you mean by an inside connector? I would assume a coupling (male-ma
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor thinwater at 2:17pm 12.02.24 I've used nothing but ethanol gas since it came out, 30-odd years ago. Once I learned a few things,
Hunter 49 Swim Platform artboas at 12:40pm 12.02.24 After imagining for years how much better our Hunter 49 would be with a proper swim platform, we fi
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities DRhoads at 12:36pm 12.02.24 Thank you, Gentlemen. Also, for those looking forward to the boat parades this weekend best bundle u
P42 engine sump HoosierSailor at 10:27am 12.02.24 Well I drained it and cleaned it out. There are definitely no drains. Also emailed the previous owne
Dominic escapes the social calendar dLj at 9:00am 12.02.24 I'm looking forward to his arrival. I'd love to see what those islands are like. dj
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. walt at 8:29am 12.02.24 Just a guess.. the Capri 14.2 is an unballasted dingy so there would be some benny to not having the
Dominic escapes the social calendar jssailem at 8:29am 12.02.24 He is a real adventurer, like how he adapts the gear to his boat. No, "I have to find the manual and
What is the black plastic/rubber screw on ball ? (1) GeorgeC at 8:07am 12.02.24 The ball is the base for a Forespar Motor Mate Hoist used to lift your outboard on and off your ding
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' gabecoker at 7:55am 12.02.24 Thanks to all for the advice, it certainly narrowed my research targets. Will update with photos whe
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. pgandw at 7:45am 12.02.24 Not a Precision owner, but my neighbor owns a 14ft Precision, and we've worked on it together. In a
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. David in Sandusky at 7:24am 12.02.24 The mast is deck stepped. There should be a metal (probably aluminum) fixture on the cabin roof wher

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