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Got a great grill? T-Schwan at 12:48pm 06.01.24 Ask All Sailors 12/2385 Tell us about your favorite grills and grilling methods for boats. Favorite grilling tips or recipes
Halyard guides in mast (1) Wolffman08 at 11:28am 06.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/481 I have a Hunter 23. Does anyone know what these guides for the internal halyards are called, and ev
Leaking waste tank on 2005 Hunter 33 (3) 4Winds at 11:22am 06.01.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/588 Waste tank (not sure how large it is) on 2005 Hunter 33 acquired 2 years ago (I think I am the 5th o
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket (1) adamv at 9:58am 06.01.24 Engines and Propulsion 8/502 Time's come to replace the rusty 3 point front engine mount bracket - however, the only part i can f
Fuel tank sender gasket NYSail at 7:44am 06.01.24 Ask All Sailors 6/595
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Hamish_s at 3:55am 06.01.24 Big Boats 10/647 Does anyone know the length of the propeller shaft for the Hunter 386/380/376? I am unable to measu
Portlight Polish skunther at 9:28pm 05.31.24 Ask All Sailors 16/759 Does anyone have any tips or recommendations for restoring cloudy port lights? I also have 2 beckons
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 7:20pm 05.30.24 Catalina 30 16/741 I am new to the sailboat world and just bought a 1980 Catalina 30 with a 5411 Universal. The guy I b
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting (1) 73Oday20 at 12:32pm 05.30.24 Day Sailers 5/381 Howdy sailors! I'm looking to install the missing table that was fitted on O'Day 20. I see the mount
Vagabond 14 available soon sbrogden at 7:40am 05.30.24 Trailer Sailors 0/13 I am not getting to use my boat much, so I intend to put it for sale next month. Located near San An
Nanni to Kubota Filter cross references. (2) Robert1224 at 6:44am 05.30.24 Ask All Sailors 2/274 Ahoy Sailors, I converted my 1979 Hunter 30 from a Yamar 10 hp to a Nanni 321 (3 cylinder 21 hp) abo
Morse MV-2 Replacement Gary Ryan at 4:59pm 05.29.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/340 Kicking around the idea of replacing my Morse MV-2 Throttle Controller. I've had it apart a few tim
Mold on plexiglass Clydo at 3:56pm 05.29.24 Catalina 310 0/426 Have some mold on plexiglass large hatch over v berth on my 2003 C310. Any suggestions on removal?
B43 Head sump Pumps Dave9854 at 12:04pm 05.29.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/307 Trying to find the small control box for the sump pump in my forward head. The float is fine, but I
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 10:30am 05.29.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/558 I'm finding water on the countertop and in the cabinet under the sink (step is no longer sealed to t
Leaky windows Berkeley 30 at 7:25am 05.29.24 Catalina 30 12/768 I recently took all the windows out of my '85 Catalina 30 (don't ask). It was the last year of the a
Hunter 2004 44DS Air Con Question jhill82 at 6:31am 05.29.24 Ask All Sailors 2/353 Hunter gurus, anyone replaced the aft air con unit? Unit is Taylor Made (Marine Air Systems which g
Damned generator (1) Clay Smith at 4:10am 05.29.24 Ask All Sailors 28/1090
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue (4) Scraigward at 3:50am 05.29.24 Ask All Sailors 6/415 Hi there, I am looking for some advice on an issue that has just started to happen with my Volvo Pe
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? (2) Salty79 at 3:46pm 05.28.24 Engines and Propulsion 8/429 Hey folks, i was backing out the plastic vent nut on my racor fuel filter (220p) and it broke. Half

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Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 2:17pm 10.31.24 Another option is to replace the swage ends with sta-lok long stud fittings and go imperial. Saves
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 1:52pm 10.31.24 Better quality marine turnbuckles have a chrome plated bronze barrel and SS studs. This prevents ga
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 1:44pm 10.31.24 It might fit. It is a little short and doesn't have toggle ends which means I have to rejigger the
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 1:16pm 10.31.24 Is the one from e-rigging above inappropriate? It might fit. It is a little short and doesn't ha
Hole for gin pole in the mast (1) Eric S W at 1:12pm 10.31.24 Sorry Dave i failed to answer that earlier, my mast is aluminum and this is the sticker on it
Hole for gin pole in the mast Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 10.31.24 @caverun @BobSail @CrispyCringle @dlochner look at the bottom of the mast where the mast raising
Hole for gin pole in the mast Eric S W at 12:47pm 10.31.24 The manual does refer to it as a mast raising pole not a gin pole.
Full enclosure questions SkiingSailor at 12:41pm 10.31.24 I've also always felt that in rainy and snowy conditions I HAD to be able to stick my head out peri
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Slowboat314 at 12:37pm 10.31.24 I can't access the boat over the winter as the marina closes off all access after October 15th. I di
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Rich 35.5 at 12:24pm 10.31.24 This is just my personal opinion, but if the standing rigging isn't obviously damaged, why bother to
Hole for gin pole in the mast (1) SteveHughessails at 12:19pm 10.31.24 Likely wont help at all but this is a picture of the H240 mount for the gin pole. I have a gin pol
Full enclosure questions Hayden Watson at 12:07pm 10.31.24 Sailing here in the PNW is pretty common with dodger, Bimini and connector, with and without full si
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 12:07pm 10.31.24 I think you'll find that an M6 is approximately 1/4. A M10 is just over 3/8. I'll email RigRite,
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 11:54am 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite? I think
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 11:39am 10.31.24 Anything made outside of U.S.A. should be metric. Have you tried just using a tap and die to clean
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 11:34am 10.31.24 https://e-rigging.com/collections/turnbuckles/products/stainless-pipe-style-jaw-x-jaw-turnbuckles?va
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 11:31am 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite?
Source for Metric turnbuckle Michael Davis at 11:05am 10.31.24 Anything made outside of U.S.A. should be metric. Have you tried just using a tap and die to clean t
Source for Metric turnbuckle (1) JBP-PA at 10:57am 10.31.24 Next to a M10 bolt.
Source for Metric turnbuckle (1) JBP-PA at 10:53am 10.31.24 The closest imperial size is 3/8-16, but that is clearly wrong.

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