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Legend 35.5 - Crack under compression post (1) wilburleft at 10:16am 11.19.24 Big Boats 23/1151 The fiberglass cross beam under the compression post has a crack. Anybody seen this before?
Hunter 34 - how big are these issues? (4) Marauder at 3:19am 11.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/939 Hi All, Back in June I looked at a mid 80s Hunter 34, in New Zealand, which is still on the market,
Adding Electric Bilge Pump (1) zinahewitt at 10:30pm 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1092 Hi All, Hope your week is going well. I have an old Dufour 34 from 1975. It came with a Manual Bilg
Good Evening bbuucckk at 2:51pm 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 6/411 Thank you for being here and allowing me to ask a LOT of questions.I have a Roberts 25 kit )fibergla
New member--where to start? Jughead135 at 2:22pm 11.18.24 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/2452 This site seems like a great resource, so I just registered. I'm not yet a sailboat owner, I'm seek
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger (1) HoosierSailor at 10:55am 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 17/782 228551 I have a Heart Freedom 20 with the remote panel. A few days ago while at the dock I noticed
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW (1) jssailem at 8:52am 11.18.24 Weather and Forecasting 19/1191 Since returning to the PacificNW from my New England LeafPeeping experience, I have been prepping fo
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump (2) wilburleft at 6:09am 11.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/621 Hello forum, Newish boat owner. Thinking of installing a shower sump pump on my 1995 Hunter 35.5. S
Removing battery shelf (2) Driftin II at 5:48am 11.18.24 Ask All Sailors 0/4 My battery shelf is delaminating and needs replacing. Any tips or tricks to removing. My current tho
Recommendations for the tension of the mast stays Chuck_FLA at 5:53pm 11.17.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/480 So I've almost got my new to me Venture 21 ready to put on the water. I'm having some questions abou
Decking project (6) Grotto at 3:10pm 11.17.24 Catalina 22 10/1529 Decided to put some EV decking on the ole C22 wife hated the feel of awlgrip and the deck seem to ge
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat (1) Dorfl68 at 2:27pm 11.17.24 Big Boats 17/2160 So, we got the Catalina 42! yeah! We want to change the name. It's USCG documented. The regs say (f
Hull flexing on a 94 Beneteau First 210 (1) Budward at 12:53pm 11.17.24 Ask All Sailors 4/412 I was looking at a friends 1994 Beneteau First 210 and found a 4' x 7' area aft of the keel that fle
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish (6) ltfzsolt at 12:08pm 11.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/513 Hello sailors! This is my very first post on this forum, so please excuse any mistakes I make here.
S2 9.2a new owner JPonHudson at 7:28am 11.17.24 S2 3/619 Ahoy there, I have just purchased 1978 S2 9.2a with a 2GM20F Yanmar. The boat is in a great shape. I
Battery shelf Driftin II at 5:08pm 11.16.24 Ask All Sailors 5/393 My 1995 29.5 plywood battery shelf has delaminated to the point it needs replacing. I can't get the
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? Mike Oldak at 7:29am 11.16.24 Big Boats 11/997 I'm about to replace my old Raymarine wheel drive with the Linear Drive. Apparently the new autopilo
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Sailorbythebay at 7:18am 11.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/547 Reaching out to all Hunter 410 1998 boat owners. Our new to us 410 came with little to no extras and
DIY proyects The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:16am 11.16.24 Ask All Sailors 6/778 Hello again This time i mean to start and finish myself some proyects while staying in the boat with
Hull sag problem seadreamers2 at 9:27am 11.15.24 Ask All Sailors 11/965 Recently acquired a 1988 Hunter 26.5 which has been sitting on its trailer for 23 years. The sole i

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rookie mistakes suck Will Gilmore at 3:54am 05.27.25 In the typical launch site you should be able to set your mast and by looking up see the airspace d
Bimini Top kappykaplan at 2:00am 05.27.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: It's probably best for you to talk to your local sail loft about a bimi
rookie mistakes suck Foswick at 11:39pm 05.26.25 If you figure out a way to get past rookie mistakes, you should bottle and sell it. I have been sail
rookie mistakes suck RussC at 8:18pm 05.26.25 Lol, I try to be so careful with my words. EDIT: I would not enjoy having the mast come down in an
Help! Cracking on deck of 2010 Hunter 33 freeyoda at 7:51pm 05.26.25
rookie mistakes suck SteveHughessails at 7:46pm 05.26.25 Lol, I try to be so careful with my words. EDIT: I would not enjoy having the mast come down in an
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 05.26.25
Hunter 356 toilet supply host has pinholes. chuckwayne at 7:24pm 05.26.25 Of course I will replace it. However, the original owner already has some of the smooth white sani
O'Day 322 masthead pocket SamRy at 7:12pm 05.26.25 The aft lower port stay needs an extender in order to attach the lower shroud. The starboard upper s
Water system keep or remove High Current at 7:10pm 05.26.25 Resale value on an '85 27 ft? Probably not much impact. BUT you may significantly reduce the numbe
O'Day 322 masthead pocket jssailem at 6:54pm 05.26.25 Pictures help us assess the condition and will generate ideas for a solution.
O'Day 322 masthead pocket SamRy at 6:51pm 05.26.25 I must have a different problem as it looks as if the stemball all cannot come out of the pocket.
Hunter 356 toilet supply host has pinholes. jssailem at 6:50pm 05.26.25 While it is possible that Hunter secured the line under the floor pan, it would be unlikely. You cou
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point Drinky Crow at 6:39pm 05.26.25 I was suggesting the track could be forward of pictured.
O'Day 322 masthead pocket Richard19068 at 6:38pm 05.26.25 Do you maybe mean a stem ball fitting? https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/Isomat_Spars/NG1_Masthead.php
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point PaulK at 6:32pm 05.26.25 Like this....which isn't quite fully retracted but the pole can be shorter, eh? er would be. A sho
Help! Cracking on deck of 2010 Hunter 33 shemandr at 6:27pm 05.26.25
Is this gelcoat on the bottom PaulK at 6:25pm 05.26.25 One of the advantages of an older boat is that the hull is probably thicker than it needs to be. M
rookie mistakes suck jssailem at 6:23pm 05.26.25 Steve. Hughes is an Old High German name hugu meaning "mind, thought, spirit". It was common among F
rookie mistakes suck BigEasy at 5:33pm 05.26.25 Need to incorporate a trip line into that anchor design! Hopefully you got all the gremlins sorted

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