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How Much Paint teacherspet at 3:37pm 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1852 How many gallons will it take to do at least two coats of bottom paint for a Vision 32? Also for top
Stern Tube Diameter? (1) sailing bubbles at 3:37pm 04.21.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/788 Hello. I'm upgrading my 1987 272 LE to a PSS Dripless. I know its a 1" shaft.. Does anyone know the
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat phot01 at 3:08pm 04.21.21 Smaller Boats 20/4639 Been studying this for a while..need some advice. I need to drop my centerbaord 14-16 inches to repl
Periodic Maintenance - Yanmar Saildrive Souellette at 2:27pm 04.21.21 Catalina 275 8/4193 Hello. I'm starting to do some maintenance on the Yanmar on my 2016 Catalina. The engine has about 6
Anchor Well tb_gb at 2:14pm 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/523 I have a 1999 Hunter 380, and have a question. Does anyone have any idea how much weight the anchor
14.2 Expo Serenity on Hudson at 1:15pm 04.21.21 Smaller Boats 0/663 I got one some 3 years ago and have been sailing Boca Ciega Bay, FL mostly in July (ugh!!) and Decem
Keel is gone (3) Eleven at 12:51pm 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1066 Found out yesterday my 2004 Beneteau 311 has lost it's swing keel portion. First clue was when I was
Catalina 320 - remove stern pulpit skisil at 12:20pm 04.21.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/660 Need to remove the stern pulpit on my Cat 320. I have the 3 stanchion model. How are the aft two s
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 11:20am 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 61/7002 Just joined the forum, and this is both a valid discussion question, and a test that I am doing this
C&C 44 Cabin Top (2) Osprey44 at 9:18am 04.21.21 C&C 0/761 I removed the section that covers that sliding companionway hatch to clean and re-bed everything. Th
Holding tank area uses after removal? JohnRichard at 9:06am 04.21.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1036 I am 99% set on installing a composting toilet in my Newport 27. The original flush unit was remov
variprop sailor5017 at 9:00am 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1142 hoping someone can tell me what kind of grease to use in variprop..
Dock Tying Alternatives (1) YVRguy at 7:14am 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 33/7429 Our Hunter 34 has stern and bow cleats but no cleat at midships. As a result, we normally fix two
Mast setup (3) Scraigward at 6:31am 04.21.21 Smaller Boats 10/1879 Hi there, I am completely new to Sailing and just bought a legend 240! plan to have lesson before go
Painting over molded non-skid deck PeteTheri at 6:24am 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 7/6052
Replacing freshwater hoses on Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 5:24am 04.21.21 Catalina 310 4/888 The majority of the freshwater system hoses on my 2002 Catalina 310 are brittle and I a bit concerne
Legend Toe rail strength question. SandyFrank at 4:59am 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/905 Hello all, Just some early morning ruminating! On the legend series just how strong is that toe rai
Motor bracket weight limit kendyoozed at 8:28pm 04.20.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/813 On my 26D there is a swing down motor bracket. I do not see a manufacturer on it anywhere. What woul
Cabin Windows for 1980 O'Day 28 HansWerks at 4:11pm 04.20.21 Parts Search 3/754 My windows are badly crazed and need replacing. Suggestions for replacement vendors?
C&C 29 Mark II pedestal brakes Mag Soliton at 1:52pm 04.20.21 C&C 4/1232 Hi, I need to replace the brake pads for my steering column. I contacted Edson, they have let me kno

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no eyelet on the tack of my main sail (1) Von Clipper at 3:18am 01.28.25 here's the sail
Lithium Battery upgrade installation Davidasailor26 at 2:25am 01.28.25
What is this on my boom? Joe at 2:09am 01.28.25 Thanks @Joe . The TL control line reaches it with enough for one bend, and no way to secure.
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Joe at 1:59am 01.28.25 Yes, as Greg suggested, post a picture far enough away so one pic will show what's there. But also
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Dalliance at 10:42pm 01.27.25
Lithium Battery upgrade installation jssailem at 9:50pm 01.27.25
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Tally Ho at 7:37pm 01.27.25 You could rig up a rope / line from the lowest cringle to the boom ( do you have a hook or something
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 7:03pm 01.27.25 Peggie, thank you for your detailed reply. Water tank is at the bow under the birth and I believe i
Lithium Battery upgrade installation (1) dlochner at 7:01pm 01.27.25 There are a number of issues here. First, get rid of the combiner. You are correct the alternator is
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 6:59pm 01.27.25 no it's a used sail. The PO has died so no help there.
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Tally Ho at 6:55pm 01.27.25 Is it a new sail? Seems odd that there is no tack cringle. Greg
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Tally Ho at 6:53pm 01.27.25 it looks like you need to run new hose for your new bilge pump. Those hoses are shot and apparently
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 6:45pm 01.27.25 I can't pour water or honk a horn from the outside because one hole doesn't have anything connected
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:44pm 01.27.25 Those are thin corrugated hoses which haven't been recommended for use on boats in more than 30 year
Lithium Battery upgrade installation Davidasailor26 at 6:41pm 01.27.25
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 dlochner at 6:40pm 01.27.25 Those hoses look like bilge pump hoses or old sanitation hoses. Run water through the hose from outs
Deck Leaking? shemandr at 6:39pm 01.27.25 The minor delamination on the bulkhead near the floor indicates that the seam near the bottom of the
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Tally Ho at 6:24pm 01.27.25 Are there any bilge pumps in the bilge? Are there hoses attached to the pumps? I like @Ralph Johnst
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator james2034 at 5:53pm 01.27.25 Is this your boat or the OPs ? My 2005 Hunter, but should be similar to the OPs
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Ralph Johnstone at 5:50pm 01.27.25 Press an air horn up against the external vent hole and see which hose it comes from inside the bilg

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