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How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit on Oceanis 400? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! JamieB at 4:00am 08.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1777 Hey there, Thanks in advance for and help and guidance. One of the little screws that holds up the
Furling Main Winter Storage Pat Hooyman at 1:56am 08.03.21 Big Boats 18/2984 Have a Hunter 38 with in mast main sail furling in northern Michigan. When I cradle the boat over th
Week Cruise Next Week MikeHoncho at 8:59pm 08.02.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/1211 My wife and I are heading out Sunday night for the San Juans. First night will be Blake Island then
Long time lurker :) (9) Rabe at 8:04pm 08.02.21 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2235 After a few years of being a member, I've bought my first Hunter. 1981 Hunter 33 Attached are a f
Looking for a New Home Northern Rabbit at 7:33pm 08.02.21 Lancer 1/881 It's been some time since I acquired my project Lancer 25 and sadly because of both injuries and hea
Rebedding bow pulpit Oday 25 (2) ray dann at 6:31pm 08.02.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2013 On my 25, the bow pulpit moves quite a bit, a lot more than I think it should. The bolts are tight,
Launched my HMS 23 (2) Murgatroid at 5:24pm 08.02.21 Trailer Sailors 4/2585 After owning for a month, got it on the water Sunday. I've never sailed a cutter rig, nor had an inb
Rudder Replacement Is HDPE Worth it? Parley143 at 5:13pm 08.02.21 S2 5/2795 I own a S2 6.9 and I was out sailing my 22ft boat a few days ago in 15-20 knots of wind with 3-4 ft
2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts (2) sailtheworld79 at 4:44pm 08.02.21 Big Boats 15/3103
Batteries gfrazzle at 10:22am 08.02.21 Big Boats 10/1887 Time to replace the three 4D house batteries in my 41DS. Any suggested brands/ venders would be appr
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted (4) accaerre43 at 7:55am 08.02.21 Hallberg-Rassy 16/19907 I have this problem: salty water enters the aft cabin. I am attaching two photos and a video where y
Hunter 45 dinghy davits Charlotte Ann at 6:49am 08.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2083 I have a 2016 Hunter 45 and I would like advise on which brand of davits that fit best. It seems tha
Replacing internal outhaul wdonovan at 6:21am 08.02.21 Mid-Size Boats 14/3825 OK So I have opened the boom to reaplce / rework my outhaul on my Hunter 310. When I inherited the b
Parting out O'Day 25 jerry_911 at 5:26am 08.02.21 Ask All Sailors 3/89 Hull beyond repair. Is there any value in a sail drive? Boat has an outboard bracket so the sail d
Contact with Crazy Dave Crazy Dave Condon at 5:11am 08.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1723 Recently, I received a request from out of the country to be accepted to my personal email contact l
Removing Paint from Deck (1) mikemoyer at 7:17pm 08.01.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1390 I spray painted my portal black using Krylon Fusion All-In-One Paint + Primer in flat black. Some of
We rig in the morning ..... this should be an epic week (2) pclarksurf at 6:28pm 08.01.21 Catalina 22 3/692 196687196688
Just installed new cockpit speakers... kodiak1120 at 6:25pm 08.01.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1172 I just installed two new 6.5" speakers in the cockpit of my Beneteau 37. I had to cut the holes a l
The end is near.. DAVA390 at 4:57pm 08.01.21 Ask All Sailors 3/709 Shortly after purchasing my Precision 23 8 years ago i discovered that i had been hoodwinked. About
Catalina 315 Instruments CaptBob at 3:19pm 08.01.21 Catalina 310 8/2323 Hi, I have a new 315 on order and was wondering about instrument placement. I am only having the i7

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Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 2:46pm 06.24.25 Well, I'm one for making sure my boat doesn't sink and tend to stand on the side of the fence of re
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! BCGR at 2:33pm 06.24.25 Yes - that's a riveted head onto that washer. they definitely don't sell that part separately but t
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 2:30pm 06.24.25 Well, I'm one for making sure my boat doesn't sink and tend to stand on the side of the fence of rep
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 2:27pm 06.24.25 Going against the general rule of always leaning toward the side of caution I would think if you cou
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! dLj at 2:11pm 06.24.25 dj - I actually don't know how to remove that. Based on the pics below, do you have any suggestions
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 1:49pm 06.24.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 06.24.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 1:37pm 06.24.25 I don't know the age of the thru hulls. The brass looks decent with my eyes. Is it a hard job to do?
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! (1) BCGR at 1:35pm 06.24.25 It looks (from your image) that it is connected to the carburetor. Can you tell what else it is con
Fuel tank removal? dmax at 1:31pm 06.24.25 Take it to a good Al welder - some people have had the whole bottom panel replaced for much less tha
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! (2) BCGR at 1:31pm 06.24.25 dj - I actually don't know how to remove that. Based on the pics below, do you have any suggestions?
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Don S/V ILLusion at 1:21pm 06.24.25 Any time you have doubts about the integrity of a thruhull, follow your instinct
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! dLj at 1:21pm 06.24.25 I would guess they don't sell that part separately. Can you remove it? It actually looks very easy t
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! jssailem at 1:21pm 06.24.25 It looks (from your image) that it is connected to the carburetor. Can you tell what else it is conn
Replacing Deteriorating Accent Stripe dkinzer at 1:16pm 06.24.25 Excellent information, thanks.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. jssailem at 1:14pm 06.24.25 Hey, it is your boat. Your choice. I would replace all the through-hulls on a boat I just bought. I
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! BCGR at 1:08pm 06.24.25 Jssailem - Thank you for the link. However, that's the same catalog I have (and the other Tohatsu de
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! jssailem at 1:07pm 06.24.25 Check out Fig #5 Could it be the Choke Rod?
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! jssailem at 1:04pm 06.24.25 Here is the parts catalog. https://www.tohatsu.us/docs/pdf/Parts%20Catalog%20MFS8B-9.8B%20(2017)%2
Replacing Deteriorating Accent Stripe Don S/V ILLusion at 12:52pm 06.24.25 Many years ago when touring the Hunter factory, they used the same pinstriping (or its equivalent) a

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