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Installing Mast Steps (1) DannyS at 11:24am 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 4/3031 I just bought a couple of mast steps to mount 18 inches to two feet above the deck to allow me to ha
Dimensions Plymouth Sailor at 8:04am 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 6/652 Dear Fellow Sailors: Would anyone know what the dimensions of a bimini are or how to measure the di
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System John Marrone at 6:36am 04.10.21 Smaller Boats 19/4993 Not familiar with or have we seen any reference to this on the Internet. Not a trailer sailor but wi
Looking for dinghy suggestions. georgetheleo at 7:42pm 04.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1291 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 2/1121 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 9/1811 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 2/756 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 2/1966 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) 3/978 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 4/1720 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 1/687 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 5/775 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 25/4129 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 11/4594 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 6/1024 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 0/473 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 34/3925 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 6/1235 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 1/1289 Foolishly bought 2 old Caper Cat 14s and have managed to blend them to make one (half) decent rig. C

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Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:23pm 03.31.25 Thanks. I was surprised at the current price of lithium batteries and unhappy that the agms have ju
Refresh teak - exterior (1) skunther at 12:08pm 03.31.25
Y33 bimini and dodger Riptide33 at 12:01pm 03.31.25 This is perfect, thank you!
Refresh teak - exterior skunther at 11:54am 03.31.25 Thanks. It is attached to a removable fiberglass helm seat. The princess/pulpit seats have removable
Table in cabin? Arrgh at 11:32am 03.31.25 I had an Oday 22 that had the holes in the floor for that base, but never actually had a table. I a
Engine Stern Tube for Hunter 29.5 jssailem at 10:36am 03.31.25 Is your stern tube solid and in place? If so, no need to repair/replace. The OP said that his stern
Sailing Season(spring) jssailem at 10:33am 03.31.25
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 (1) jssailem at 10:31am 03.31.25 9 years on an AGM battery, that is damn good. Your house bank has two AGM 80Ah batteries that mean
Sailing Season(spring) RussC at 10:14am 03.31.25 Here in SW Oregon the snowpack is 150% of normal right now. our main sailing lake is already 15-20%
EPIRBS Timm R Oday25 at 9:59am 03.31.25 We have the ACR brand .They have been excellant in getting our units battery replaced and back to us
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback dlochner at 9:57am 03.31.25 Had a chance to enlarge the drawings so I can actually read them. :) When designing an electrical
EPIRBS Cptd at 9:41am 03.31.25 Great, thank you, was looking at ACR, mellow yellow !
Sailing Season(spring) Terry Cox at 9:38am 03.31.25 Coyotes bout the only wild critters in our precincts. Don't care much for grass, just rabbits, cats
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 9:32am 03.31.25 From your post 33 I take it that you found that the previously made fittings were defective so ever
EPIRBS dlochner at 9:28am 03.31.25 ACR or Ocean Signal are good brands. Not much if any difference. Both brands are owned by the same c
Pearson keel PaulM317 at 9:26am 03.31.25 Hi Paul. I have sailed on a Pearson. Great boat. Your crack on the keel is not unique to Pearson 30
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 9:11am 03.31.25 Can you share any details of the crimp connectors? Sure, I used these. https://www.amazon.com/dp
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:10am 03.31.25 Thanks, it does seem a bit arduous. Any tips? Did you have to replace both pins and the roller? How
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback Stu Jackson at 9:10am 03.31.25 Another handy resource for boat electrical systems in parallel with Maine Sail's website is this one
Engine Stern Tube for Hunter 29.5 Brian M H23 at 8:55am 03.31.25 What's the driver behind replacing? I just bought a 29.5 and was about to replace the hose, but di

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