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Splicing 4mm dyneema to double braided polyester FlimFlamII at 5:53pm 09.09.21 Ask All Sailors 3/461 Does anyone know the max diameter double braided polyester line that I can use to splice to 4 mm dy
Refrigeration systems? (1) Fred at 2:52pm 09.09.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/994 Does anyone recognize this evaporator installed in my 1995 Hunter 33.5? Is it a fluid filled evapor
Can a serial number provide original build configuration Riverdaze at 2:02pm 09.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/690 I am looking at a 2012 Beneteau that is being sold by surviving family members. They do not know muc
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 1:38pm 09.09.21 Tartan 35/8111 My macerator failed. Does anyone know where they put it in the Tartan 3800? It's not at all obviou
Boat Stands? snoopy_ at 12:08pm 09.09.21 Catalina 30 2/897 Does anyone have a diagram for placement, and the recommended sizes (heights)? I am trying to deter
Yamaha 25-ii: hello Piccolo (1) Nunavut at 11:49am 09.09.21 Yamaha 2/1000 Hello! Just dropping a line to introduce Piccolo (I believe it was the sister ship to Adagio), both
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 Slow Dancin at 9:04am 09.09.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1369 Don't know where else to check. Have traced all the water lines but can't find the leak or water run
Hunter 34 rudder pulleys ScottFreeRick at 7:54am 09.09.21 Big Boats 6/1003 I was under the binnacle this past weekend replacing a broken throttle cable. While inspecting befo
Keel Bolts Knot Scary at 7:27am 09.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1113 Can anyone help tell me something about where I can get new Keel Bolts. I need to know the size and
Magazine article RolfSail at 7:09am 09.09.21 Smaller Boats 3/850 Looks like Good Old Boat magazine is coming out with an article on the Hunter 26/260 in the near fut
1987 Cat 22 Cockpit Fuel Tank Lazaret Floor Leaks John Marrone at 6:42am 09.09.21 Catalina 22 2/704 Appear to have a leak at the cockpit floor inside the Fuel Tank lazaret floor. There are several, w
How to Access/remove a Northern Lights M673 generator from a Hunter 410 Darb at 5:41am 09.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/738 I have a 2001 Hunter 410 with a Norther Lights generator installed in the starboard side, aft locker
Raymarine autopilot upgrade question DougM at 5:35am 09.09.21 Ask All Sailors 3/2448 This is just an exploratory question. I have a Raymarine ST6001 hydraulic autopilot that seems to b
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! (2) vgoya at 4:00am 09.09.21 Big Boats 20/4076 Hi every one, This is my first post here as a new owner of a H410 so, first of all, greeting to eve
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke (4) kbgunn at 5:26pm 09.08.21 Big Boats 18/6436 Documenting for future inquirers. I have a Yanmar 3JH4E with the Kanzaki KM35P gearbox (transmission
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 12:00pm 09.08.21 Ask All Sailors 23/2524 Back in the water after 3 years 8 months on the hard. It took that long because I spent a significan
Mast bracket question (1) SeaDogRun at 8:59am 09.08.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1119 I have a Catalina 27. I only recently bought it. I just noticed that the mast has this attachment on
Apostle Islands Charter (1) jaysweet at 7:43am 09.08.21 Destinations 6/2076 This is a report on our just completed 6-day charter in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. We cha
Parts for a 2001 Hunter electrical panel Darb at 6:46am 09.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/624 Good morning all. I am a happy Hunter 410 owner but, nevertheless, have a 'to do' list for little t
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 HMidkiff at 4:44am 09.08.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2671 I lost the prop on my Beneteau 473. I am trying to figure out the shaft size and propeller size. D

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Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (4) Michael Davis at 8:02am 06.29.25 232531 Mitlenatch Island location. 232532 Taku resort where we meet up with my High School friend
Troubleshooting mainsail trim Scott T-Bird at 7:47am 06.29.25 You may be pinching a little too high when close-hauled. Your old mainsail comes with limitations i
Roller Furling Line Replacement and Reinstallation JoeWhite at 7:47am 06.29.25 If the line is in the drum when furled (rolled up for storage with sunbrella covering the sail), pul
Roller Furling Line Replacement and Reinstallation kappykaplan at 7:45am 06.29.25 If the line is in the drum when furled (rolled up for storage with sunbrella covering the sail), pu
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. danm1 at 7:44am 06.29.25 Three days is ambitious for this trip in that size boat. You will be motoring. Bring extra gas. If
H23.5: can the mast be lowered stepped after the rigging is tuned? FWBpilot at 7:40am 06.29.25 When replacing the cracked mast, I made very precise measurements and placed everything on the new m
Keel stub damage leaking Don S/V ILLusion at 7:40am 06.29.25 A proper repair would be to remove and reglass the damaged area, not spreading a non-flexible epoxy
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) dmax at 7:28am 06.29.25 When I installed a PSS and compressed the bellows as specified (3/4"), it looked pretty much like yo
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions dmax at 7:19am 06.29.25 Nice job - glad to hear it works as advertised.
H23.5: can the mast be lowered stepped after the rigging is tuned? MrEd at 7:17am 06.29.25
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? FWBpilot at 7:17am 06.29.25 I bought a new "mast section" for $2850 and moved everything over from the cracked mast to the new m
Roller Furling Line Replacement and Reinstallation Kraffert at 7:09am 06.29.25 Mark, I've not deployed the jib yet, so unsure how it all works. When we did sea trial, the capt
Roller Furling Line Replacement and Reinstallation colemj at 6:53am 06.29.25 Furler lines are not under tension unless the sail is partially furled. The drum shouldn't be compl
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. Tally Ho at 6:43am 06.29.25 Do you know how many miles that is? I am not familiar with the area. I would think you will motor
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Scott T-Bird at 5:55am 06.29.25 I'm replacing the entire assembly. The price differential between replacement parts and new assembl
Troubleshooting mainsail trim thinwater at 5:29am 06.29.25 We've got a small trailer sailor (a Starwind 19) and I'm hoping for ideas or references to help me
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard testingthewaters91 at 5:09am 06.29.25 The other post you started is in Ask All Sailors.:facepalm: Oh my, I see. I'm new to this format o
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard kappykaplan at 5:04am 06.29.25 It was recommended to me to try the all sailor's forum for this question as there may be some folks
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard testingthewaters91 at 5:02am 06.29.25 Full details in this thread: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/seacock-quality-replace-curr
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard testingthewaters91 at 5:02am 06.29.25 You don't say what kind/make of thru-hulls but if they have a threaded hose barb adapter to connect

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