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Needed Santana 22 Stanchions dabenns at 8:38am 09.30.20 Parts Search 3/451 I have a 1967 Santana 22 I am restoring and the original Stanchion were bent/broken. 719-641-3461
H 340 upper rudder bushing Dubo at 8:01am 09.30.20 Big Boats 1/417 I need to investigate excess movement in the upper rudder bushing and am thinking the bushing is wor
Windlass install vmaks at 7:52am 09.30.20 Pearson 29/4557 Pearson 31-2, shallow anchor locker...I want to install a windlass but I have been warned that it mi
Skeg Ryan12 at 5:22am 09.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/440 Hey everyone! I am looking at a 1979 hunter 30 and I noticed the end of the skeg moves a little. I d
Water pouring out of exhaust! Project_Mayhem at 1:51am 09.30.20 Ask All Sailors 10/885 In the never ending saga of issues with this boat I finally got my inboard working tonight. I was ve
Anchor locker drainage thwilson at 7:59pm 09.29.20 Catalina 30 8/1554 The anchor locker on my C30 does not drain completely. The small hole is located about a inch above
Access to behind the cooler box? (1) sailingrock at 7:23pm 09.29.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/557 I need to replace the cooling system in my fridge (evaporator, compressor, pipes). I am trying to fi
Hunter 386 HeadStay issue (1) Gary Ryan at 5:50pm 09.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/444 Well, it appears I'm not quite finished fixing up our Hunter 386. I had the boat yard step our Seld
Drill into my traveler bar? (2) gtg at 3:37pm 09.29.20 Smaller Boats 5/915 Hello, I have been stewing over this idea for some time. Tell me what you think Catalina owner. I n
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting (3) Scott T-Bird at 2:52pm 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1695 I've been most alarmed with the stem fitting on my new 1999 Catalina 320. I have a picture of the s
Hunter 310 - Replacing traveler line (arch) wdonovan at 11:17am 09.29.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/705 Hi all. Need to replace traveler lines on my 310. Do I need to sew the new to the old to get it down
New Solar Panel and MC4 Connectors rpwillia at 9:36am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1257 So our local Sea Scouts were doing training in the marina on docking and things went awry, but lucki
CE Certicication Siegener at 9:16am 09.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1569 Hi Folks, I'm about to buy a Hunter 36 with a Twin Keel. Now the seller sends me the CE certificate
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic (1) daydreamerjr at 8:58am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1662 Hello, I have a Nexus Classic server on my boat and I would like to connect a WiFi Bridge I purchas
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? Seasong at 7:52am 09.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/3954 Hello, I am french, and I have a possibility to buy a Hunter 29.5, which seems to be in good conditi
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender planoron at 7:22am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/760 so the Susuki 20hp is 30lbs less than the Yama 25. 97 vs 126. Wondering if the additional 5hp is
Diesel Oil Change (1) RoyS at 3:37am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1360 I have mentioned this before, but today I have a photo. Most of us have tried to pump out our crankc
Kenyon Marine wind instruments Caligo at 1:56am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1203 I have two gauges by Kenyon Marine on my boat: apparent wind indicator AW-300 and anemometer WS-300,
New Furler Simon Sexton at 10:33pm 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 8/851
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners thelilnauti at 7:11pm 09.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/788 Hello fellow seamen and ladies. Im in the midst of what turned out to be a major refit of my 1984 Hu

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Re-rigging without mast removal. Jim_H42 at 4:50am 12.20.23 I have a 1992 Hunter Passage 42 which has a B&R rig with a backstay and masthead jib. I had to remo
Compression post repair tampahokie at 4:47am 12.20.23 Irwin made my '84CC38' with an inner pan that rests inside the hull. The inner pan has the molded s
Hatch leak repair dlochner at 4:46am 12.20.23
ISO Port Light gaskets for 1988 Irwin CC tampahokie at 4:31am 12.20.23 Awhile back, I replaced all the opening portlites with New Found Metals products. They're really ni
Hatch leak repair Tally Ho at 4:10am 12.20.23 That's pretty typical. The blue stuff is probably Interlux Watertite fairing compound. It serves 2
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 2:12am 12.20.23 And with some elbow grease and buffing compounds it could look that way again, until it is in the w
Selden in-mast furling questions Ralph Johnstone at 8:54pm 12.19.23 ".I'm curious if Hunter includes any of the Selden manuals in their owner's manual." I know that wh
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? mtb369 at 8:11pm 12.19.23 Looks like you're stuck with state registration numbers on your bow. ;) :beer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information rgranger at 7:43pm 12.19.23 If you want a manual bilge pump, for a 19 foot boat I would consider a kayak/paddlers bilge pump. I
Hatch leak repair (1) dlochner at 7:12pm 12.19.23
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 6:58pm 12.19.23 For a small fee, I can let you have the "Official Selden Installation Manual" and a few other items
Prop rotation question dlochner at 6:58pm 12.19.23 :plus: My MaxProp used to look like that! And with some elbow grease and buffing compounds it co
Selden in-mast furling questions (4) Ralph Johnstone at 5:51pm 12.19.23 For a small fee, I can let you have the "Official Selden Installation Manual" and a few other items
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review PaulK at 5:36pm 12.19.23 Do you anchor out or hang on moorings when you cruise, or do you grab a slip? Many people complain
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review Skipper John at 5:21pm 12.19.23 I agree with your assessment, Scott T-Bird. The styling of the Beneteau is just too severe for me, t
Selden in-mast furling questions PaulK at 5:19pm 12.19.23 In-Mast roller-furling can be quite finicky. Halyard tension, boom angle (topping lift! vang!), she
Fire Port Skipper John at 5:07pm 12.19.23 I don't have a photo available, but on the 315, the fire extinguisher port is located on the port si
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 3:55pm 12.19.23 But dang, what a work of art ! :plus: My MaxProp used to look like that!
Hatch leak repair (2) Tally Ho at 3:54pm 12.19.23
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose (3) Tally Ho at 3:47pm 12.19.23 MAINESAIL says "Most references suggest replacing the rubber stuffing box hose every seven to ten y

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