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H41ds rudder tube question (1) Nachismo at 3:01pm 04.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/332 Looking up from the base, the top appears to have a perfunctory tab onto a plywood donut. This seem
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints dLj at 2:48pm 04.04.21 Ask All Sailors 22/3143 Paints and getting your boat painted - how to summarize my long list of questions to make a thread w
So sailboat owners is just another cancel culture forum WABI-SABI at 1:38pm 04.04.21 Sails Call Lounge 22/2663 So sailboat owners is just another cancel culture forum, I posted a question one how to upload more
Quahog Bay Boat Bedding for 2002 Catalina 42 Mk II Peglegjohn62 at 1:28pm 04.04.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/621 Hello! My wife and I became Catalina Owners this past Friday 4/2/21. Now we have to out fit the boa
Need to replace this companionway hatch screen/rain guard insert (1) Chimera64180 at 9:02am 04.04.21 Parts Search 1/426 This is for my sailboat - one plastic rain guard is broken. The screen sits under those and aids gre
Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger (2) dhandzy at 8:47am 04.04.21 Catalina 310 24/3278 First, thanks to everyone for such wonderful help for this newbie. This is my first sailboat, and yo
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) SycloneDriver at 8:32am 04.04.21 Ask All Sailors 37/2673 It was a nice windy day yesterday, so the wife and I decided to cook lunch dockside and then sail.
Plans for the starboard bulkhead on a 1978 O'Day 23. (2) kitwells at 8:21am 04.04.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/591 Had a bad leak and bulkhead dry rotted and not able to do an exact tracing to cut out a new one. A
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR Amordomar at 7:57am 04.04.21 Engines and Propulsion 13/2414 Hello Everyone, I am looking at purchasing a 1979 Hunter 27 in good condition. The boat has been sit
Looking for h386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights JimP at 5:53am 04.04.21 Big Boats 9/1199 Hi all, Looking for replacement LED courtesy lights for my 2003 386. Currently, there are 3 red an
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? jtyra1953 at 11:42pm 04.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3936 Has anyone have sailed a Hunter 28 with a loose footed sail. I'm told it will provide better shape a
Grounded or ungrounded boat? Borbeck at 10:29pm 04.03.21 Trailer Sailors 11/3823 How do I tell if my boat is grounded or ungrounded? American mariner 8.0
SBO store john6206 at 4:43pm 04.03.21 Smaller Boats 1/867 Hey all, do you have any experience with the SBO store and smaller boats? When I search for almos
Inverter recommendations Rodd at 2:26pm 04.03.21 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1810 Gents: A friend has asked my advice as to which brand of inverter/charger would be best to install o
Hunter 41ds septic sensor length Nachismo at 10:58am 04.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/716
H41DS decoupling fridge/freezer switch? (1) Nachismo at 9:51am 04.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/896
first trip to Catalina circa1971la at 8:48am 04.03.21 Smaller Boats 23/5362 I am a single-handed on a Catalina 18 looking to make my first trip from Marina Del Rey to Catalina.
Diagnosing a problem with the shower pump DaveFromOregon1 at 8:31am 04.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2231
Prevent engine starting in gear Sail Savannah at 5:24am 04.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 22/3676 I accidentally started my Catalina 30 engine with transmission in reverse. I've always heard there's
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? Monterey385 at 4:07am 04.03.21 Ask All Sailors 13/9520 I am planning to install two Renogy 175 watt flexible solar panels on my bimini this summer. After

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Suggestions on removal of teak trim kloudie1 at 5:58am 01.23.25 I agree, best to not disturb it unless absolutely necessary. If you do, you can buy new bungs at a
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Sock/Bag Question Joe at 5:50am 01.23.25 Have you considered calling or texting your local North Sails Loft and ask the experts how it's supp
Your experience with online courses? william24424 at 5:41am 01.23.25 Unite States Coast Guard "Six Pack" is a very useful license that has allowed my wife & I to charter
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? LakeOntario270 at 5:28am 01.23.25 Question, can you get the shaft coupling off to remove the stuffing box? I wanted to take mine off
Teak Handrail Bedding Crazy Dave Condon at 5:23am 01.23.25 Hunter was infamous for using.5200 topsides. Taking out screws will be difficult. Do not conside
Tuning guide ldd at 3:53am 01.23.25 Thanks! I will try that.
Sailing courses in Thailand (3) Will Gilmore at 1:48am 01.23.25 229471229472229473 Dinner cruise on the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya. -Will
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? BigEasy at 9:27pm 01.22.25 I really like my Volvo dripless seal. Greg, I watched your Volvo shaft seal video prior to replaci
H33 Cherubini: total number built and manufacture sequence Davis Ladd Scharff at 7:06pm 01.22.25
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Tally Ho at 6:57pm 01.22.25 I really like my Volvo dripless seal. As @Project_Mayhem noted, I do burp my seal anytime I go out.
H33 Cherubini: total number built and manufacture sequence Tally Ho at 6:45pm 01.22.25
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Runningfix at 5:06pm 01.22.25 Hello Charles, both gears have an axial run-out of 7 thou.This damage was probably caused when the b
Your experience with online courses? Stu Jackson at 4:44pm 01.22.25 With diesel engine maintenance for example, I think some basic instruction is probably less expensi
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Charles Erwin at 4:39pm 01.22.25 What is wrong with those gears? Photos do not show any gear problem. FYI gears from other Kanzakis
Traveler (2) Will Gilmore at 3:05pm 01.22.25 You can see in the picture of Puff, the tiller went under the transom deck. There are plenty of tra
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 2:51pm 01.22.25 @rgranger can make a good suggestion What motor mfg do you have
Tuning guide Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 01.22.25 Who makes the sails? Neil Pryde supplied the previous generation and makes those guides available at
Suggestions on removal of teak trim dmax at 2:06pm 01.22.25 That's not so bad that it couldn't be refinished in-place - avoid removing unless necessary, kind of
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Runningfix at 1:55pm 01.22.25
Your experience with online courses? SFS at 1:34pm 01.22.25 @jssailem ...With diesel engine maintenance for example, I think some basic instruction is probably

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