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Lancer 45' Robert Foster at 9:29pm 04.18.21 Lancer 6/3894 I purchased a 1982 45' Lancer Masthead Sloop in June of 2020, I spent the last few months renovatin
Leaky Keel? Anchor Lady at 5:54pm 04.18.21 Ask All Sailors 3/692
Locating leak aoversier at 5:01pm 04.18.21 Ask All Sailors 9/933 I have a 1986 Hunter 34. It is taking on water and I am trying to locate the source. I have checked
Motor mount just not lifting any more Grotto at 4:52pm 04.18.21 Catalina 22 12/1918
Cracked Floorboard: Repair / Replacement (3) dhandzy at 4:43pm 04.18.21 Catalina 310 5/1284 I removed my floorboard to wash under them and to gain better access to the bilge. I placed them on
oday 25 cabin top repair steptb at 1:04pm 04.18.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/833 Has anyone removed the inside ceiling liner in order to repair rotted/soft balsa core for the cabin
There is one in every harbour... Brian D at 12:45pm 04.18.21 Sails Call Lounge 3/1205 W_4S5yBkSpU
Acetone a safe cleaner? DAVA390 at 8:12am 04.18.21 Ask All Sailors 35/5020 The boat Iust bought, rubrails are in good physical condition but are badky scuffed and dirty. A lot
electrical almost completely done fred1diver at 7:00am 04.18.21 Ask All Sailors 5/859 hey everyone quick update on my progress. the 120v circuit is done and up to code, everything works
Lead keel, non-copper paint jaysweet at 6:45am 04.18.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1547 Hi Folks, Our Hunter 306 has a lead keel which has always been a mess as far as keeping bottom pain
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? matts997 at 8:45pm 04.17.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2769 I just had a mechanic do a major rebuild of my Yanmar 2GM20F including new bearings, seals, oil pump
Parallel Charge Circuit (1) Georgedoyle at 7:58pm 04.17.21 Big Boats 3/1046 I'm having trouble figuring out how this charge circuit works. No charge from the main engine altern
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck (1) bigchief at 5:18pm 04.17.21 Smaller Boats 11/1484 Need to replace the Centerboard up haul line and I can not get the large bolt that holds the Centerb
Rust on arch base weld (1) Nachismo at 4:40pm 04.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1062 Anybody have a home remedy? I suppose I could rig an arch sheet ;)
Parallel Charge Circuit (1) Georgedoyle at 4:39pm 04.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/378
Help with 1983 Hunter 22 (3) Sullzarollz at 4:24pm 04.17.21 Smaller Boats 3/672 The boat I bought was pretty much empty on the inside and I need some help figuring out what some th
1992 Hunter 335 interior cushions zipper size? markpieczonka at 4:18pm 04.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/285 Hi, I have a 1992 Hunter 335 and am wondering if anyone knows the zipper size for the interior cushi
Pelican life line clasp mikej21 at 2:47pm 04.17.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1389 My lower life line pelican clasp broke. If it matters I have a 2005 Hunter 33. Went to West Marine
Lubricant for impeller VernonJ at 2:36pm 04.17.21 Mid-Size Boats 28/7875 I have heard that I should lubricate the impeller on my Yanmar 2GM (Hunter 326) when I replace it. I
SV Smitty SV At Last at 1:40pm 04.17.21 Catalina 310 2/970 Passed astern Smitty at about 1625 today. Unfortunately had some place to be. Maybe but you a beer o

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Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump wilburleft at 10:10am 11.18.24 Thanks for pointing out some of the risks. More research is evidently needed. The sump discharge mi
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW DRhoads at 9:21am 11.18.24 Can we get one of these for the mid Atlantic? Like Chesapeake Bay area. The best I came up with wa
H340 Midship Cleat Access floridahunter340 at 9:20am 11.18.24 DRhoads I did polish it already, cleat is hard anodized aluminum so big gouges can't be buffed out w
H340 Midship Cleat Access DRhoads at 9:14am 11.18.24 Why not just polish up the cleat? It doesn't look that bad :)
Decking project Ralph Johnstone at 8:43am 11.18.24 Gotta ask : is each piece individually glued on. If that's the case, I will upgrade your installat
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump Don S/V ILLusion at 8:30am 11.18.24 Bad idea. While it might work, it creates two problems: 1. Siphon, and 2. discharge (rate) below the
Question about solar panels and batteries. Tin Kicker at 8:15am 11.18.24 It actually wouldn't take a lot of solar for what you describe and a quick temporary solution would
Question about solar panels and batteries. Scott T-Bird at 7:57am 11.18.24 Because I'll be on a mooring at Santa Catalina Island (approximately 25 NM from Long beach), I'll l
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish (1) william24424 at 7:38am 11.18.24 I would use the heat gun, gently scrape and very lightly sand. I used the minwax clear semi-gloss po
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Dorfl68 at 7:35am 11.18.24 " was hailed by the Navy, "Sailing Vessel Expresso, this is US Navy Warship 61, we are 4 knotical mi
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump jssailem at 7:26am 11.18.24 The simple answer is yes. Getting the shower water out of the bilge is a smart step to improving the
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Dorfl68 at 6:58am 11.18.24 I cannot recall seeing a documented sailboat in SoCal with other than the hailing port on the stern
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Dorfl68 at 6:57am 11.18.24 Thanks all!
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump wilburleft at 6:51am 11.18.24 I just found a post from Lyle Hanna in 2005 that confirms my plan will work. Just have to do it. Thi
Hull flexing on a 94 Beneteau First 210 Joe at 6:08am 11.18.24 I though "oilcanning" occured on the hull, rather than the bottom. A result of insufficient bracing
Genoa Track Replacement -Alden Caravelle JayZ at 6:01am 11.18.24
Question about solar panels and batteries. Kings Gambit at 5:41am 11.18.24 Because I'll be on a mooring at Santa Catalina Island (approximately 25 NM from Long beach), I'll l
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Captain Larry-DH at 4:15am 11.18.24 What you want to do will be fine. Been doing this for more than 30 years
Taking the mast down john2 at 1:02am 11.18.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? I'm going to have ours taken down
Question about solar panels and batteries. madmax at 10:34pm 11.17.24 Why do you want solar panels? Will you be in a marina with shore power or will you be on a mooring

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