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Rudder/tiller connection on Pearson 26 Lawrence Jean at 5:27am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/1729 My question:The metal fitting at the top of the rudder post, to which the tiller is bolted, crack
Shower drain into bilge Hugh4753 at 6:38am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3148 Does anyone know how to run the shower drain so that it doesn't drain into the bilge?
Mast Steps Florian at 6:07am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 0/1316 Purhaps for the first time ever, I pulled the mainmast on my Irwin 52. The mast step looked a lot wo
Putting Back a sink/Water Tank on my 23 SweetTrade at 5:59am 09.21.06 Smaller Boats 10/1704 Hi I have 87' Hunter 23. When I bought her she had her water tank and sink taken out. I was thinking
Perkins Engine Performance Ken Hammer at 8:37am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/1572 My 52' has a Perkins 4236 engine, recently tuned. I'm concerned that the engine is not performing a
Shrink Wrap question Scott21120 at 9:12am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 16/2135 I am looking for a torch for shrink wrapping, and am a little confused by the range of prices - I se
Can you use 2 cycle fuel in a 4 cycle outboard? abe at 9:10am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1335 I have some left over 2 cycle gas+oil mixture and I was wondering what would happen if I put in my 4
Hunter charters Ted at 10:37am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/936 Anybody use any of the charter companies linked on the Hunter website?We're considering buying a la
H356 Water Tank Problem Steves at 9:09am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/894 I thought that I posted this but maybe I forgot to push the correct button. Anyway, were out in 30
Attention Gearheads: Yanmar Question Rick D at 11:03am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 19/2964 On a recent trip, I noticed my oil pressure on my 4jh went through the floor at idle. After some res
Slow boat to China or anywhere else Hartley S Newman 2004 hunter 36 at 10:58am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/878 I bought a new Hunter 36 in 2004 and had it equipped with a PYI max prop. It did a blistering 3.8 k
Oday 22 Dodger/Cockpit Enclosure Colin S. at 10:44am 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1594 Im thinking about getting a dodger for my Oday22 made by Genco Marine. I was then thinking that if I
ST 60 Wind System Malfunctioning dms543 at 11:41am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1025 Anyone have experience with the wind direction indicator constantly spinning around? The unit is 4 y
Easy A/C for a Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:41am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/904 I installed a a window a/c unit under the companway stairs on my Hunter 28.5...works great.
Answer to exterior install of a/c on Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:50am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 3/929 This is what the a/c install looks like from the outside with the hatch door closed. Of course it's
headsail furling alan at 12:18pm 09.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/999 hi folks, todays question..... on my furlex headsail the last two or so feet are not attached to fur
Water in engine oil Jerrygg at 12:39pm 09.21.06 Catalina 30 4/1983 I have water in my universal diesel 5411 oil and oil in the bilge. I suspect the water muffler. Ho
Replacement Companionway Hatch Cover? djmeaney at 12:59pm 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1456 I just bought a 1970 Mariner 2+2 that is missing the original companionway hatch cover that slides o
Rules of the road sailaway78 at 1:34pm 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 21/2440 The recent collision between a 92' sailboat and a 600' coal freighter brought out a storm of questio
New 22 Owner Chuck at 1:15pm 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/821 Does anyone know if the oday 22 will pop back up if the sails hit the water. Also is their a point i

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Chain snubbers dLj at 5:33pm 08.02.21 My favorite method, when I need to recover the snubber over the roller, is a climbing sling and a
Contact with Crazy Dave Crazy Dave Condon at 5:26pm 08.02.21
Rudder Replacement Is HDPE Worth it? (1) Parley143 at 5:16pm 08.02.21 https://store.ruddercraft.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=182_59&product_id=439
How to gain access to port stern space? mdibella at 5:06pm 08.02.21 Can you access the vapor drain hose fittings through the small door at the back of the port stateroo
Ellen Bay, Prevost Island (2) Michael Davis at 5:02pm 08.02.21 On the North side of Montague tonight. Lots of company here and the inner harbour is full.
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware ray dann at 5:00pm 08.02.21 I didn't mean to cause any issues, and if it seemed that way, I didn't mean to. Mainsail's contribu
Help Please - Rigging Sparcraft Ocean Range Vang (3) Steven G at 4:58pm 08.02.21 I have similar vang and my issue is the ropes have loosened on the vang, it was tied with no line ba
Batteries Michael Davis at 4:54pm 08.02.21
Sail question Daveinet at 4:50pm 08.02.21 Extend the mounting for the backstay. I did that to my first monohull. Of course it was much smaller
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) flightlead404 at 4:30pm 08.02.21 I was on a friends boat taking a photo of a Bimini frame and noticed this raised seat on their C34.
Boom rests on bimini when main sheeted. 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 4:24pm 08.02.21 I got ahold of the old mainsail from the PO and it fits perfectly. The boom sits comfortably above t
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning justsomeguy at 4:04pm 08.02.21 did someone force the issue? It certainly appears that way. Mine had similar wear, but not as roug
Chain snubbers thinwater at 3:54pm 08.02.21 I think I've used every possible attachment method, cruising and testing. The best method is often
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware shemandr at 3:09pm 08.02.21 I think with all the contributions Mainsail has given this forum it would be a decent thing to buy h
It's Curtains! RitSim at 3:05pm 08.02.21 Try Sailrite.com for hardware
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Don S/V ILLusion at 2:59pm 08.02.21 The only uncertainty here is if 2021 will be the year of the Butyl Tape Wars. The efficacy of any s
Sail question markwbird at 2:31pm 08.02.21 No. It should not touch the backstay. I think some folks on here have the backstay confused with
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware JamesG161 at 2:16pm 08.02.21 Has anyone out there tried hardware store stuff and had it fail?? Nope, because it said on mine, b
Batteries Benny17441 at 2:10pm 08.02.21 All batteries according to their type are mostly created equal. Most of the time the difference
Paint for storage lockers jnorten at 2:10pm 08.02.21 Honestly, rough it up, degrease it, and spray a good quality hardware store spray paint from a can.

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