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Rust inhibitor NYSail at 5:46am 01.06.25 Ask All Sailors 10/566
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 7:16am 01.05.25 Ask All Sailors 55/1470 Short exposition: I've been sailing close to 30 years, almost exclusively on trailer sailers in bays
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 3:37pm 01.04.25 Trailer Sailors 28/1084 Hi all. I am thinking about hauling a Hunter 22 cross country. The boat looks good, it's the right p
Rigging - When do you decide to refit your rigging? jssailem at 8:33am 01.04.25 Ask All Sailors 16/553 Over the past year, many questions about Masts and Rigging have been asked. By rigging, I mean both
WiFi Radar DannyS at 7:16am 01.04.25 Ask All Sailors 13/599 I'm starting my research for a complete electronics upgrade and I'm wondering how many of you have a
Hunter 38 Engine Cover/Stairs Latch Repair (3) mpearce at 4:57pm 01.03.25 Big Boats 1/292 Hi All, The latch on my companionway stairs/engine cover has eaten away the floor wood and now the e
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 8:33am 01.03.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1253 During recent haul out, when the rig was reinstalled, the opening of the furling drum got rotated 18
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole JeffSwans at 7:35am 01.03.25 Ask All Sailors 5/545 Hi all Trying to figure out how to attach a whisker pole on a Beneteau 381 with an in mast furling m
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 yelkenli at 7:14am 01.03.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1098 We had a debate on the need to have a heater in the boat to keep the engine from freezing. This is
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' markymac1961 at 3:15pm 01.02.25 Big Boats 11/2060 Hi Folks, Recently purchased down here in Aus a 1999 Hunter 340 (which having owned for only 3 weeks
pendant line cockpit fitting. HunterMarine280 at 1:09pm 01.02.25 Ask An Oday Owner 4/627 Anyone know where I can get the Cock pit plastic fitting for the swing keel pendant line ? I am ref
Knot for Docking in BC Tedd at 1:04pm 01.02.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1073 Horn cleats are rare on BC docks. Generally, we just have a raised toe rail along the edge of the do
Dish Rack for 2004-2011 Hunter 33 KyleH at 9:18am 01.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/342 Wondering if the dish rack I've seen in a few 33's came with the boat from the factory? Probably a l
vent cap (1) Db421 at 9:12am 01.02.25 Big Boats 12/461 I've been looking for these small vent line caps for a while, but not sure where to look. I've trie
Hunter 33 water leak at compression post (2) KyleH at 8:59am 01.02.25 Mid-Size Boats 1/152 Hello all, We purchased our first boat, a 2008 Hunter 33 in the fall. Before it was hauled out, I n
Legend 37 Cockpit Cushions? Ringydingydo at 5:50pm 01.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/507 Hey Folks, What are you using for cockpit cushions? You know on the legends the port and starboard s
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 Marniko at 10:49am 01.01.25 Mid-Size Boats 20/3000 New to sailing and bought first boat.. Has anyone had luck pulling cable in mast for transducer whil
Pulling cable in mast for i60 wind transducer on C320 Marniko at 10:44am 01.01.25 Smaller Boats 0/22
PlasTeak on floorboards? Nonixskis at 9:30pm 12.31.24 Ask All Sailors 12/2853 Some of the old floorboards on my 1998 Beneteau are water damaged and it makes sense to start over f
how to lock my rudder while under way Migolito at 4:52pm 12.31.24 Catalina 22 9/1643 I have a 1983 C22 with the stock non kick up rudder. There seems to be no way on securing the rudder

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I'll never see this again capta at 1:35pm 01.27.25 I ate lunch in Winsor, Canada once. There have been a few times when I'd much rather have been eat
Runaway diesel Dalliance at 1:34pm 01.27.25 The original video is a gasoline engine being pushed over specified operating limits. It is on a dy
Through-Hull Fittings Ran-Dee9229 at 12:23pm 01.27.25 RAndy check and see what duck Creek wants for the truck Hull. I did one a few months ago and found
Kato Lift for Catailna 385 Stu Jackson at 12:01pm 01.27.25 Kato is one choice. You have a nice Catalina, all your hardware is Garhauer. They make a great eng
how many more years can I get out of her? shemandr at 11:52am 01.27.25 A lot of sailers and boaters get negative 2 fortitude as they age. Smaller, more simple and less in
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 10:21am 01.27.25 With a quarter century of experience with Sabre, let me disabuse you of that notion. Make no mistak
how many more years can I get out of her? jackhart at 10:09am 01.27.25 You will get 5-foot-itis before the boat fails :cool: Greg I thought it was called '2 foot itus?
Through-Hull Fittings nramsey at 9:47am 01.27.25 Just get Trudesign composite thru hulls and be done with it. I replaced bronze and marlon thru hul
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks dlochner at 9:05am 01.27.25 I swear my next boat will be something that was built right from the start such as a Sabre With a
What is this on my boom? PaulK at 8:46am 01.27.25 Thanks @Joe[/USE The TL control line reaches it with enough for one bend, and no way to secure. It
Looking for Used Sailboat Parts stores in Seattle or nearby gouldx at 8:37am 01.27.25 Bit of a drive in either direction from Seattle, but Sexton's Chandlery in Portland and Sailboat Wre
Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:35am 01.27.25 Might have been simpler to use a macerator pump..... --Peggie
Looking for Used Sailboat Parts stores in Seattle or nearby jssailem at 8:28am 01.27.25 There was a salvage yard up in Marysville. Not sure they are still operating. I know the guy who scr
how many more years can I get out of her? mistermike55 at 8:15am 01.27.25 Since I'm late to the party I'll simply ask... what did you decide? It looks like you have some wo
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks jssailem at 7:32am 01.27.25 I swear my next boat will be something that was built right from the start I admire your belief th
What is this on my boom? OS2Dude at 7:00am 01.27.25 On my 1985 Catalina 30, the topping lift is wire to within a few feet of the boom then becomes a sma
Com-Pac 16 general questions Urban Hermit at 6:57am 01.27.25 Good thought. It came with a spare. I've taken a close look. I won't need to change the bunks, ju
Com-Pac 16 general questions (1) Will Gilmore at 6:38am 01.27.25 You could add a spare tire forward of the bow to improve tongue weight.
Transmission output rust dlochner at 6:37am 01.27.25 I only used it on the outside of the coupler. I think it best to to have direct metal to metal conta
Runaway diesel garymalmgren at 6:32am 01.27.25 The original video is a gasoline engine being pushed over specified operating limits. It is on a dyn

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