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Does the thread ever stop unraveling? Scott T-Bird at 9:42am 06.21.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/1764 Or ... do boat projects never end? It turns out that the new serpentine pulley I installed rubs on
Replacing 23.5 Centerboard HunterKid at 8:46am 06.21.21 Smaller Boats 3/673 My centerboard has detached from my Hunter 23.5 after drifting sideways into an unknown underwater b
1987 Cat 22: Installing VHF Antenna John Marrone at 7:04am 06.21.21 Smaller Boats 4/1807 Boat arrives on my trailer ( part of the purchase) in a few days and trying to get ahead of making
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 6:58am 06.21.21 Ask All Sailors 30/4574 Background: My boat has a Xantrex Freedom HF inverter/charger. It was professionally installed. Here
Jabsco Head Swap: Bolts (1) duck21 at 6:41am 06.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1770 Hi all, A quick, hopefully easy question. The boat: a 1996 Hunter 376. The Jabsco head failed a
What's in your toolkit? skunther at 11:44pm 06.20.21 Ask All Sailors 41/6950 My wife and I recently purchased our first cruising boat for multiple week trips in the Pacific Nort
Wind Generator Shopping tkwhalen at 6:05pm 06.20.21 Big Boats 6/1751 I've begun wind generator shopping research reading etc. My main objective is spread out the time be
Ok Kids Help me solve a disagreement (2) tkwhalen at 5:54pm 06.20.21 Big Boats 9/1393 Attached are 2 pictures of the companion way doors on our boat. In one you can see the latch at the
Question about 1990 Hunter 18.5 T-Ball Receivers Dhozer at 5:43pm 06.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/383 I just picked up a Hunter 18.5 and when checking over the boat completely missed something during my
Sail slugs (1) Justin_NSA at 5:01pm 06.20.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1601 Had a very windy sail yestersay. My neighbor broke 6 sail slugs. He had to remove his main to get ne
Used H260 Deck Rigging Wanted h2o_snow at 4:35pm 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 1/338 Hi All, A long shot, but in my efforts to move towards true single line reefing I'm looking for a f
Boomkicker on a trailer boat? john6206 at 1:54pm 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 1/884 Last year we had the boat in the marina and I was convinced I should get a boom kicker. This year
Looking for info Trailer (1) c28 at 1:01pm 06.20.21 Columbia 1/1130 Does anyone have any information on these trailers? Specifically the overbuilt stainless ladder with
Beneteau 34 Bimini sunlover at 11:03am 06.20.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1109 I just purchased this boat that had some hurricane damage. I'm trying to locate a replacement for
H260 Model Year Differences? Tedd at 9:00am 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 20/2465 Is there any model year of H260 you would prefer over the others, or prefer to avoid? And why? Now
Paceship PY26 Icebox Nemo Nusquam at 8:41am 06.20.21 AMF 4/1436 Have any of you converted the "icebox" to a refrigerator, ' if so, what did you use for that modific
Paceship PY26 Anchor Nemo Nusquam at 8:40am 06.20.21 AMF 13/3021 Have any of you fitted an anchor winch system to the bow of your Paceship -- manual or motorized --
Surprise!! Grohe Faucet washer failure (1) Rich Stidger at 8:06am 06.20.21 Big Boats 3/882 So I'm sitting at the Nav station reading my emails and suddenly the hot water at the galley begins
Cat 22 Swing Keel Sailboat Maintenance (2) John Marrone at 5:42am 06.20.21 Catalina 22 8/1235 Boat is on its way form seller in New Mexico. What Deck cleaning products, detergents, brush types,
H410 Start Battery Don Lucas at 5:21am 06.20.21 Big Boats 23/2424 I just discovered my 3.5 year start battery is DEAD. Looking into I find that the battery disconnect

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Brand new rusted cutlass bearing Captain Larry-DH at 4:11pm 02.13.25 It looks like it was installed once already and pulled out. It should be nice and shiny when you ge
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing garymalmgren at 3:48pm 02.13.25 Well. I wouldn't call it rusted, but I wouldn't call it new either. Can't see the internal rubber sh
What materials to use for mast step repair? Project_Mayhem at 1:47pm 02.13.25 I used an aluminum plate for mine. The work was done by a fiberglass shop in Cleveland. Total satis
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 1:47pm 02.13.25 For about $1,000 you can have someone else do most of the cold work and enjoy some hot rum. The bi
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 1:24pm 02.13.25 Very helpful! Thank you do much for the photo. The schematics were not super clear.
What materials to use for mast step repair? David in Sandusky at 12:43pm 02.13.25 I used an aluminum plate for mine. The work was done by a fiberglass shop in Cleveland. Total satisf
Bent rudder post on my Catalina 27 kappykaplan at 12:36pm 02.13.25 klukat, welcome to the forum! :beer: You should really open a new thread instead of resurrecting a t
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (1) dmax at 11:52am 02.13.25 My previous boat was an '87 O'day 35, it had the Isomat NG1 masthead: NG1 Masthead Assembly If you h
Bent rudder post on my Catalina 27 klukat at 11:43am 02.13.25 If necessary after you inspect it, we offer a new HDPE rudder (High Density plastic) with stainl
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing Tally Ho at 11:04am 02.13.25
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 Tally Ho at 11:01am 02.13.25 ughhh - has anyone used these ? Amazon.com Reviews on Amazon are not great. Many say it doesn't r
Keeping warm for winter boat work DRhoads at 10:49am 02.13.25 For about $1,000 you can get a dickinson furnace with a proper chimney. For about $1,000 you can h
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 10:36am 02.13.25 ughhh - has anyone used these ? Amazon.com
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing dlochner at 10:17am 02.13.25 It looks like it was installed once already and pulled out. It should be nice and shiny when you get
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 02.13.25 If you read Beneteau's warranty, you will discover that it is a 10yr warranty, with the exception o
Non self tailing winches Joe at 9:51am 02.13.25 You guys know what non self tailing winches are known as in the marine equipment world?.............
What materials to use for mast step repair? Project_Mayhem at 8:34am 02.13.25 The answer is G10/FR4 composite. Repeat until memorized. :p You can usually buy it cut to the gener
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 8:27am 02.13.25 @DArcy It's kind of a strange combination for me. The Catalina 30 was never my "dream boat." The
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing pgandw at 7:56am 02.13.25 On the ODay 25, I rarely used the outboard - Chrysler Sailor 250 9.9hp - in anything but fairly calm
What materials to use for mast step repair? FastOlson at 7:53am 02.13.25 The answer is G10/FR4 composite. Repeat until memorized. :p You can usually buy it cut to the genera

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