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Looking for dinghy suggestions. georgetheleo at 7:42pm 04.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1260 I have a 1990 B41S5. I also have a Zodiac Wave 10'2" dinghy. (from a prior boat) Its too big for th
S2 8.6 Parts Needed (4) JerseySailors at 5:16pm 04.09.21 S2 2/1088 Our 8.6 was damaged against a piling in our slip during TS Isaias last August. The entire stern rail
Thru hull (1) emergpa1 at 5:03pm 04.09.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1712 I have an acquaintance who is asking what the hole through hole is below the waterline On the bottom
Bimini Specs Plymouth Sailor at 1:54pm 04.09.21 The Cherubini Hunters 2/735 Dear fellow Cherubs, Does anyone know what the dimensions are for a Bimini to fit a 1976 25 Hunter
battery replacement gary16188 at 12:54pm 04.09.21 Big Boats 2/1880 Hello, I am thinking about replacing my 2-4D AGM batteries with 2 - Firefly oasis batteries. What do
Add Name to Owner Directory duck21 at 11:41am 04.09.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/952 Hi! How does one go about adding their name to the owners directory for a particular model boat? I
Replacing compression post mhancock3123 at 10:12am 04.09.21 Trailer Sailors 4/1634 My compression post is made out of wood currently and it sits on top of another piece of wood that t
Annual service ... Yamaha 8HP outboard (4 stroke) LagunaJay at 9:41am 04.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 1/676 Comments, critiques, advice or recommendations are all appreciated: Fluids and filters ...
Annual service ... Yamaha 8hp outboard LagunaJay at 9:38am 04.09.21 Ask All Sailors 0/17 I just completed the annual service on my Yamaha 8HP outboard. It started and ran fine before, and
Fresh water pump specs (4) Roger Holloway at 8:52am 04.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/747 I've got a 2008 Hunter 45 DS. The primary fresh water pump went out. It is a surflow but has no in
Exposed lead keel Ziggler at 7:14am 04.09.21 Ask All Sailors 25/3937 Installed new bilge pump. In doing so, drilled/carved out a wider, flatter space in the shoal keel b
Dinghy engine lifting davit ChrisCall at 6:00am 04.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4353 Has anyone installed a Garhauer lifting davit engine hoist on a hunter 36 or similar boat ? If so w
42 passage Steering David and Laura at 5:24am 04.09.21 Big Boats 6/988 I have a 2001 42 Passage CC and our steering cables are loose and need to tighten them up a bit , bu
Hunter 34 Kenyon mast spreaders Randy Church at 3:57am 04.09.21 Big Boats 0/456 All, Decided to replace the 16+ years old standing rigging while the mast is down to be cautious....
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket (3) Ward H at 8:15pm 04.08.21 Ask All Sailors 31/3315 Good Evening, My 93 C30 has the Universal M25-XP. When I bought it in Nov 2017 the PO was in the
minimum screw size fred1diver at 7:50pm 04.08.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1133 hey everyone, I picked up a swim ladder for Cool Whip this winter and I'm wondering what the minimum
Don't try this at home! (1) Ged AU at 6:54pm 04.08.21 Trailer Sailors 1/1219 Foolishly bought 2 old Caper Cat 14s and have managed to blend them to make one (half) decent rig. C
Halyard wrap with Furlex (2) kbgunn at 4:44pm 04.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3661 New-to-me 2006 Hunter 38 with a Furlex 200s. If there is any tension on the jib halyard, I get halya
Replacement rub rail? (1) mhancock3123 at 3:39pm 04.08.21 Trailer Sailors 1/918 I am in the middle class f a major refit. I pulled the rub rail off tonight. I believe it is called
Dynaplate SailingCal21 at 3:32pm 04.08.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2897 So my dynaplate started leaking. On Karma, it's the bump in the hull that has many coats of antifou

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Removing boat name under paint (!) 4lane at 5:17am 01.25.25
Removing boat name under paint (!) Davidasailor26 at 5:09am 01.25.25
Removing boat name under paint (!) Tally Ho at 5:06am 01.25.25 Sounds like a repaint after you remove the lettering. If you are lucky, you only need to repaint
Removing boat name under paint (!) 4lane at 5:04am 01.25.25
I'll never see this again Urban Hermit at 4:36am 01.25.25 I ate lunch in Winsor, Canada once.
I'll never see this again Will Gilmore at 4:34am 01.25.25 Seeing the World, as best as my wife and I can. I've been to a lot of it, from swimming with whale
Through-Hull Fittings (2) colemj at 3:36am 01.25.25 Which Marelon valves do you have? If Forespar brand, then only the 93-series are good. Their other
I'll never see this again Urban Hermit at 7:26pm 01.24.25 What are you doing, and why ?
I'll never see this again (2) Will Gilmore at 6:24pm 01.24.25 229493 New Hampshire, USA to Bangkok, Thailand. -Will Honestly, I like the first view better. But
Removing boat name under paint (!) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:13pm 01.24.25 The "ghost" can be removed (faded away) with repeated applications of undiluted bleach several times
Removing boat name under paint (!) Jim Legere at 2:32pm 01.24.25 When the name is painted on gelcoat (or even when it is a vinyl applique) the gelcoat under the lett
Removing boat name under paint (!) 4lane at 1:58pm 01.24.25 That is the concern. By painted over it instead of taking off the lettering, that person has made th
Removing boat name under paint (!) Calif. Ted at 1:29pm 01.24.25 Won't you will end up having to refinish the whole transom if you try to remove lettering BENEATH th
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust RitSim at 12:48pm 01.24.25 I have a B411 with a cast iron keel. I had rust blooms every year. finally added a tear drop zinc
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware Chris Patterson at 12:48pm 01.24.25
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. capta at 12:21pm 01.24.25 I was pretty much thinking along the lines of SoHaSailor. After all, the engine mounts do support th
I'll never see this again capta at 12:10pm 01.24.25 The first time I visited Jacksonville, Fla, there was something like a foot of snow on the ground. I
Your experience with online courses? FastOlson at 11:35am 01.24.25 Unite States Coast Guard "Six Pack" is a very useful license that has allowed my wife & I to charte
Suggestions on removal of teak trim Project_Mayhem at 9:41am 01.24.25 I saw a video of a guy removing some on his Beneteau with a box cutter last night. There's very litt
Aruba 2025 Andy6789 at 9:32am 01.24.25 Hey, I was warned of dangerous waves and tricky weather system in the area. It was hard to believe i

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