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Hunter 356 toilet supply hose has pinholes. Radio Flyer at 4:44pm 05.26.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1345 Of course I will replace it. However, the original owner already has some of the smooth white sanit
rookie mistakes suck (2) RussC at 2:30pm 05.26.25 Ask All Sailors 11/913 You'd think after 10 years of sailing I'd be past rookie mistakes. I guess not:(. First sail of the
Motor mount for a small outboard? (1) loreo51 at 11:06am 05.26.25 Ask All Sailors 16/1400 We have these 3 fittings which we're wondering if they are for mounting an outboard. We don't have t
Help! Cracking on deck of 2010 Hunter 33 (3) freeyoda at 9:19am 05.26.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/739 Under contract on this boat and a survey was done within a year so I was going to skip survey. But I
Pearson 303 companionway sill - gap between fiberglass original? (1) tanstaafb at 8:34am 05.26.25 Pearson 0/255 Hi all, this is our second season with our 1983 Pearson 303. The wooden trim on the companion way st
PACIFICNW Weather Memorial Day 2025 jssailem at 7:22am 05.26.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/368 The sailing season is open. May is looking to bring nice sailing weather. Here is the Rufus forecast
How to restore this bottom (2) newsailor72 at 8:56pm 05.25.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1252 Picked up a 84 macgregor, there are bunch of these white patches like this under the black paint, th
Any current or former Pearson 38 owners out there? Newtonian at 2:13pm 05.25.25 Pearson 1/313
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 12:30pm 05.25.25 Ask An Oday Owner 31/2534 Husband and I are new sailors. The plan was to get our boat in good shape, then have fun learning to
Hunter 170 Delam and Sub Floor detachment (3) WatersEdge at 12:10pm 05.25.25 Ask All Sailors 0/184 Hello, First post on the site. Been reading many of the existing posts regarding Hunter 170 repairs
Yamaha 28 Drinky Crow at 11:10am 05.25.25 Yamaha 0/629 Iron keel. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/yamaha-28 Anyone know if it's encapsulated ballast or e
Racor fuel filter element replacement (3) yelkenli at 7:32am 05.25.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/1140 I am figuring out my fuel filter system for my new-to-me M18 diesel. I can assume the previous owner
Someone has some explaining to do (1) dlochner at 7:08am 05.25.25 Sails Call Lounge 6/1087 Imagine waking up to find a container ship in your back yard.
Leaking Windows Keen Ice II at 5:55am 05.25.25 Sirius 21/22 1/1827 How are the windows in the Sirius 21 held in place? Can the rubber window mouldings be removed and
Hello again The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:25pm 05.24.25 Ask All Sailors 5/522 On a budget for this type of item: Marine Grade 500 Watt 12/24V Wind Generator Reviews, present and
Clutch cone slipping (6) Radams89 at 12:19pm 05.24.25 Engines and Propulsion 4/871 Hi everyone, I am new to the forum but I'm looking for some advice on a transmission issue. I have a
Water heater button turns off shore power? Ed Childress at 9:37am 05.24.25 Catalina 30 15/1191 I have a 1985 30' Catalina and when I have shore power on (both indicator lights on) and press the w
Anyone familiar with the Edel 540s ? C22BC at 6:15am 05.24.25 Trailer Sailors 5/899 Just bought a 87 Edel 540 , with little correct information about how the boat was set up. so I hav
Replacing V-berth platform (4) jaysweet at 4:48am 05.24.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1225 Several years ago, I had a leak in the anchor locker, and the drips somehow migrated to where the so
Swinging Keel issues? Seattle Mike at 10:19pm 05.23.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/701 I gave up my 23' Venture of Newport many years ago. Now I'm thinking of looking for another 23' Ven

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How to access the stanchion mounting bolts Ralph Johnstone at 4:46pm 11.03.25 It seems this one is mounted with four nuts on threaded rods that go through the deck. Yes, I see
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 4:35pm 11.03.25 Now I have not seen a frog back stroking. I believe they prefer the breast stroke.
Dometic Marineair problem. Davidasailor26 at 4:35pm 11.03.25
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 4:34pm 11.03.25 Back Sailing. I conjecture it is something like Back Stroking. In that it is accomplished while you
How to access the stanchion mounting bolts (1) jssailem at 4:30pm 11.03.25 Ok.. Suprisingly not all Hunters boats used the exact same stanchion., Here is the link to the one
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 4:29pm 11.03.25 We all know what backwinding is. What we don't know is "What the hell is backsailing ?" Ralph!!!
Dometic Marineair problem. wyctoronto at 4:03pm 11.03.25 Air conditioning pumps are not self priming, and getting them to pull antifreeze can be tricky. Whe
Dometic Marineair problem. (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:52pm 11.03.25 Air conditioning pumps are not self priming, and getting them to pull antifreeze can be tricky. When
1984 Spindrift 15 foor shemandr at 3:45pm 11.03.25 You may not need or want a backstay. If the shrouds are angled back from the mast and triangulate t
What is your favorite anchor alarm app Project_Mayhem at 3:34pm 11.03.25 THe app with the most humorous name that I've seen is called "Drag Queen"
Dometic Marineair problem. wyctoronto at 3:32pm 11.03.25
How to access the stanchion mounting bolts (1) Tomek at 3:20pm 11.03.25 Ralph Johnstone Thank you for your reply. On my boat, there are no bolt heads visible on top of th
Dometic Marineair problem. Scott T-Bird at 2:46pm 11.03.25 I will be curious if you get any information. Just last Saturday, I had no flow thru my 12,000 BTU
How to access the stanchion mounting bolts (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:46pm 11.03.25 Also, it seems that there is a rigid liner that is screwed to the cabin roof. In the spring will tr
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. Scott T-Bird at 2:25pm 11.03.25 It's very hard to tell from your photograph of the bolt. I see what appears to be some kind of goop
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. Scott T-Bird at 2:06pm 11.03.25 It's definitely something that's on my mind. I've had issues for a while now, and they've been gett
Funky electronics! Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 11.03.25 Put one of these on the network and all of your data will be available anywhere on the boat via wif
How to access the stanchion mounting bolts Tomek at 1:39pm 11.03.25 Thanks for the your replies. This project has to wait until spring, now that I hauled out my boat a
What is your favorite anchor alarm app Davidasailor26 at 1:30pm 11.03.25
What is your favorite anchor alarm app mermike at 1:23pm 11.03.25 This guy has a spreadsheet comparing features, but it is a few years old now. https://trimaran-san.

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