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Passage 42- Electrical Panel A/C light indictors - wires - burnt (3) Puesta del sol at 7:36pm 05.01.21 Big Boats 19/2645 Anyone have a thought as to what may have caused this? I am not finding any other electrical issues
Polaris Compass / no fluid PaulOtt at 5:49pm 05.01.21 Sirius 21/22 8/2121 The compass mounted on the port cabin bulkhead has no fluid and is just upside down. I have had it
New Owner / Hull 355 / Pop Top Mast Slug ? / Keel Hole / Cockpit cubby (3) PaulOtt at 5:29pm 05.01.21 Sirius 21/22 6/1958 Just purchased hull 355 / Doing a full recondition over the next few months. Mast Slug: I am presum
240 HIN indentation number location? SolentHunter at 4:06pm 05.01.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1309 hi all, just purchased a 240 :) I'm struggling to find a hull number. I saw (in the manual I think
Install an anchor Windlass Dale Haz at 3:57pm 05.01.21 C&C 14/3351 Has anyone any experience or comments regarding a manual anchor windlass on a C'C 33-2. Horizontal o
H31 Where is the Y-valve mounted? IH82BL8 at 3:04pm 05.01.21 Mid-Size Boats 4/1236 I'm located on the Chesapeake Bay and ejecting sewage into the water is illegal. So when I replaced
I need a MacGregor 26X , or equivalent. HELP! kimmy at 2:35pm 05.01.21 Trailer Sailors 2/1161
Lewmar Coastline size 70. Removing the hatch cover. (3) barryhf at 11:08am 05.01.21 Big Boats 2/1276 Paws ' Chill is a 1999 Hunter 420 with center cockpit. The hatch over the aft cabin is a Lewmar Coas
Adding a Bowsprit to a Std Rig Boat Dogswater at 7:36am 05.01.21 Catalina 30 7/5083 Hi all. I'm looking to return to the C30 fold. Had one for a few years, 20 years ago, and loved ever
Hood 810 furler (2) Don Crowther at 7:27am 05.01.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/849 I'm replacing all my standing rigging. When I moved the drum up the foil this piece fell out. As you
H15 Free-standing lift recommendation LakeVilla at 5:16am 05.01.21 Day Sailers 4/951 Any recommendations for make/model of a free standing lift for a new Hunter 15?
Hunter 376 Salon Table Cushion duck21 at 10:13pm 04.30.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/677 Hi! We have a new to us Hunter 376. We seem to be missing the cushion for the salon table when in b
ISO Port Light gaskets for 1988 Irwin CC cspeed69 at 5:05pm 04.30.21 Irwin 2/1267 I race my boat and the thrashing around in spirited winds is forcing water past the hull-mounted por
Led replacement? (1) ScottySailor at 3:34pm 04.30.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1807
Batteries shea0613 at 1:44pm 04.30.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1764 Hi All, I bought a 1999 Catalina 380 about 4 years ago. The boat came with 4 Trojan T105 6 volt bat
Capri 18 Bilge Pump Hose (1) JonnyEp at 11:47am 04.30.21 Smaller Boats 5/2049 Hello Friends, I have seen many references to this mystery "hose to nowhere" and then some very conf
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior JonnyEp at 11:31am 04.30.21 Ask All Sailors 21/3394 Fellow Sailors, I am looking for a very simple way to attach some things to the interior cabin of
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light flightlead404 at 10:46am 04.30.21 Big Boats 6/1300 How do I change the bulb on the gooseneck map light on the nav station? I don't see how to get it
Motor for Rhodes 19 centerboard rbaevergreen at 10:11am 04.30.21 Engines and Propulsion 8/2596 It came with a 1978 Evinrude 6 HP but the previous owner said it was unreliable. Looking at Yamaha 4
Salling from lake Ontario to New York naileyou at 8:45am 04.30.21 Ask All Sailors 0/11 My name is Mr Jason way now you and I am looking for a female selling companion to aid me in selling

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Backing plate material thinwater at 5:45pm 06.04.25 G10 fiberglass plate is the gold standard for through hull backing plates. Costs about as much, too
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System kappykaplan at 4:59pm 06.04.25 I will probably use PVC for the tiller extension. My concern with this approach would be the stren
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System (1) heritage at 4:54pm 06.04.25 I finally got around to making an emergency steering tiller for my H27. I cut slots into 1 1/4" ga
Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 4:48pm 06.04.25 Yes! This is for 2024 Jim... Unless I missed it, didnt find anything related to verification of s
First sail complete....sort of boulevardtalonman at 3:55pm 06.04.25 Thanks for the kind words by the way
First sail complete....sort of boulevardtalonman at 3:55pm 06.04.25 Rigging took me about 2 hours the first sail of the season. With practice I got it down to 90 minut
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy Stu Jackson at 3:48pm 06.04.25 Yes, picture would help immensely. I have two bow rollers, one for the anchor rode and the other I
Hand swaging lifelines. dlochner at 3:29pm 06.04.25 I've never understood the resistance to using hand swaged cables. I built all new standing rigging
Hurricane Season 2025 (1) JamesG161 at 3:25pm 06.04.25 how meaningful they are? Yes! This is for 2024 Jim...
Hand swaging lifelines. (1) RussC at 3:03pm 06.04.25 I've never understood the resistance to using hand swaged (nico press) cables. I built all new stand
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy danm1 at 2:36pm 06.04.25 I have a 356 (same setup) and usually just run the line from the mooring to one side. Recently bough
Backing plate material mermike at 2:25pm 06.04.25 G10 fiberglass plate is the gold standard for through hull backing plates. Costs about as much, too.
First sail complete....sort of mermike at 2:20pm 06.04.25 Rigging took me about 2 hours the first sail of the season. With practice I got it down to 90 minute
'Force 10' Oven valve replace mermike at 2:17pm 06.04.25 Do not disassemble or otherwise muck with the control other than to remove it. They require an unmol
'Force 10' Oven valve replace Rich Stidger at 1:54pm 06.04.25 I have a Seaward Range and I needed a new oven temp control. It was no longer available except as a
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy SV Temenos at 1:00pm 06.04.25 I have the same problem. I would love to hear if someone has come up with a better solution.
New to this! jssailem at 12:43pm 06.04.25 A former owner spread baking soda over some hoses to mitigate odors. I changed to new hoses and the
Wind Instrument Wiring Question dlochner at 12:40pm 06.04.25 The problem could also be at the masthead and a damaged wire or connection. The power wires were not
Hurricane Season 2025 jssailem at 12:31pm 06.04.25 Fair question @Don S/V ILLusion . Our follow-up will address that issue in a couple days.
First sail complete....sort of jssailem at 12:29pm 06.04.25 While on the trailer during a calm morning, raise the sail, take a picture and post it here. We may

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