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Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling (5) duck21 at 5:39pm 05.02.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1596 Hi all, I measured and determined a split coupler would fit on my Hunter 376. Today I attempted an i
Z-spar boots Justin_NSA at 10:26am 05.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/384 Has anyone found a source for boots for the oblong shaped z-spar spreader tips? Mine are old and wor
Non binary boaters (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 10:23am 05.02.25 Sails Call Lounge 43/5244 I know that this might not be politically correct but I couldn't resist. Someone sent me a picture
Shipping 373 Beneteau Lfarquhar at 7:26am 05.02.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/521 I'm contemplating shipping my 373 Beneteau north to Lake Erie for the summer or taking her up myself
what's this bronze fitting with a screw (1) LydieBP at 6:35pm 05.01.25 Ask All Sailors 20/2076 Hello fellow sailors, I'm still discovering new things in this old, but new to me Westerly sailboat
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 12:28pm 05.01.25 Ask All Sailors 21/2642 Ok, I thought there had been some discussions on the pro's and con's of putting a one-way or check v
Unpressurized Alcohol Stove or Cooktop Wanted TrapperJohn at 7:22pm 04.30.25 Parts Search 2/648 My Morgan 321 was OEM'd with a pressurized alcohol stove. It was removed many years ago leaving a ga
Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 6:18pm 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 9/919 Anyone have tips/instructions on how best to disconnect the heat exchanger hoses? I have a Hunter 29
Looking for W58 fuel return line Hawynsailorbabe at 10:30am 04.30.25 Engines and Propulsion 5/598 I have been hunting this obsolete part for months and I'm almost at the point of getting a fabricate
Mystery block (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 10:19am 04.30.25 Ask An Oday Owner 6/696
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock American_Mainsail at 9:37am 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1162 SBV-1250-P 1-1/4" Flanged Seacock with Side NPT Port\| GROCO I'm thinking about doing an install of
Replace or repair O'Day, Daysailer 3 boom Keith Hoovler at 9:20am 04.30.25 Damage Repair 4/2155 Yesterday, while sailing in some strong winds, the boom on my Daysailer 3 snapped in half right at t
Boat aground in Queensland Australia (1) garymalmgren at 1:20am 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 7/680 A lot to comment on in this one. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/sailors-rescued-after-runnin
Hunter 290 throttle/ transmission cable (1) colin59 at 6:28pm 04.29.25 Mid-Size Boats 7/818 Transmission part of this cable system broke off and looking for any info on replacement. Getting th
Teak Half-Round (1) Foswick at 3:43pm 04.29.25 Ask All Sailors 1/340 I will be pulling this trim off and reinstalling. It was the source of at least one leak, in the pas
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process (5) flyingwaspsailing at 2:03pm 04.29.25 Ask All Sailors 26/2286 Ahoy there sailors - I'm looking for some advice in cleaning my boat deck. With so much advice and s
Insurance assistance needed HoosierSailor at 7:40am 04.29.25 Big Boats 8/900 Good morning, I need a little help if possible. We are switching our insurance from GEICO to State
ACR setup question (1) sailpcb at 7:00am 04.29.25 Ask All Sailors 6/676
H33.5 Roller Furler Options (2) jwittlin at 4:18am 04.29.25 Mid-Size Boats 3/739 33.5 Furler Replacement Options: I dont like the Hood 810 and its well past its life, I want to rep
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? FLWestCoast at 7:17pm 04.28.25 Ask All Sailors 27/2015 Hello: I am shopping for a solar system for my Hunter 33. I calculate that I need about 300 Ah and

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Broken Mast block alternativez capta at 10:10pm 10.31.25
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 9:02pm 10.31.25 Welcome to the club, I just got a '87 35-3 this Summer and it is quite the learning curve coming fr
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 9:00pm 10.31.25 The conventional wisdom from years ago was if the entrance bar was breaking too heavily or had a "r
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 8:59pm 10.31.25 The design criteria for coastal cruising (offshore) are different than for ocean sailing - here's a
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 8:58pm 10.31.25 As others have said, get as much sailing experience as you can before trying such a thing. You have
1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot spreader boot (end cap) size? Project_Mayhem at 7:27pm 10.31.25 I found that silicone tape works better than rigging tape for spreader boots. Self amalgamating spli
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) Davidasailor26 at 7:04pm 10.31.25 My preference would be vertical stanchions - no interference when walking the deck, and also no risk
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. Lazy1 at 5:26pm 10.31.25 Welcome to the club, I just got a '87 35-3 this Summer and it is quite the learning curve coming fro
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Ralph Johnstone at 4:09pm 10.31.25 and download the manual with parts diagram. You can probably find your engine maintenance manual
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Stu Jackson at 2:39pm 10.31.25 My winter goal is to take an online marine diesel maintenance course, then the ideal follow up woul
1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot spreader boot (end cap) size? (2) jssailem at 1:30pm 10.31.25
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) (4) jssailem at 1:13pm 10.31.25 I believe after some research that these early C22 stanchions were bent in at this hard angle.. see
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. pgandw at 11:27am 10.31.25 I agree with this, however, the coastal cruiser definition seems to be strange to me. It would seem
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 10.31.25
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') john6206 at 9:14am 10.31.25
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') BarryL at 8:22am 10.31.25 Hi, Nice write up. As you wrote there are plusses and minuses for big boat / little boat. When sail
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22) JBP-PA at 7:22am 10.31.25 Can you recommend a specific epoxy for the job? Been trying to understand epoxy but still little
Holding tank vent fitting colemj at 7:17am 10.31.25 Thanks Mark. The 90 deg piece is metal and I will replace with plastic. In planning to unscrew what
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 jssailem at 7:16am 10.31.25
Lightning strike jssailem at 7:09am 10.31.25 AI introduction reminds me of the beginnings of the home computer age. Everyone is playing with it.

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