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Scupper drain question Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 10:41am 02.25.21 Big Boats 14/1789 Mnmpizza, replied recently about the flange fittings on the scupper cockpit drain on Hunter 34 and I
Hatch lens replacement Puget Sound area mermike at 5:51am 02.25.21 Ask All Sailors 36/5220 I'd like to replace the hatch lens on my Y33. Does anyone have any recommendations for shops in the
New Genoa Opinion StanleyJ at 4:24am 02.25.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1639 I am considering purchasing a new 135% headsail for my O'Day 272LE. I only cruise around on a loca
Terminology mwbard at 4:47pm 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1600 I apologize for the newbie question, but I have been searching for an answer and I think I just need
Any Idea What This Is? (1) duck21 at 4:31pm 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1366 Hi all, I'm going through our pictures that we took of our new (to us) boat after we closed last we
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI (4) Prestonrockstar at 2:42pm 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 26/2636 Hi All, I searched the forum and didn't see anything on this topic. My 1988 Catalina 36 MKI, I've o
Bottom paint (Catalina 22j langfordja at 12:51pm 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 3/454 I bought Pettit Trinidad (hard) because I thought the old red paint was hard. I lightly sanded the h
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery Nauticlops at 12:22pm 02.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1990 Hello, Long time lurker here with a question. I bought my H450 4 years ago with a set of west marine
C310/315 IA Membership and BoatUS Discount Termination SawyerCurt at 8:21am 02.24.21 Catalina 310 4/1242 As members of the C310/315 International Association know, our members have been receiving a discoun
Coach roof core replacement 1978 H27 Jon Elliott at 7:38am 02.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1025
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:43am 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 41/10532 Question: What boat/boats should I be looking for? I am very new to sailing. Currently learning t
Hunter 310 1999 Necessity at 8:46pm 02.23.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1516 Hello All, Tired of wireless speakers and was interested in installing a stereo with 2 speakers aft
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands duck21 at 7:38pm 02.23.21 Destinations 38/8477 Hello! We just purchased a new (to us) Hunter 376. The boat is currently in Benton Harbor on the s
Boat Insurance Orbweaver at 7:14pm 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1044 The other thread warning about boat insurance has me thinking. I've never had boat insurance and rea
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! Capt Robbie at 6:33pm 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 48/4647 I have a Hunter 34 and the one thing that drives me crazy on my boat is the size of opening in the s
i got carried away... (5) SailingLoto at 3:59pm 02.23.21 Trailer Sailors 32/3607 Here is the inside of my south coast 22... I had already cut out the plywood galley on the starboar
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Corey16781 at 12:14pm 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 24/4531 Unfortunately our O'Day 25 broke loose from it's Mooring and sank. It was a Total Loss. I have bee
No Traveler? ontherocks83 at 11:46am 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 36/6920 Been looking at Boat porn lately and I've noticed that some newer boats do not have a traveler and i
Hunter 376 Fender Sizing and Positioning duck21 at 11:01am 02.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1757 Hello! We just purchased a 1996 Hunter 376. We're really excited! Since it's winter, now begins ou
Looking for O'Day 25 Trailer or similar Tandem Axle (1) withintheruins14 at 10:49am 02.23.21 Trailer Sailors 12/1453 Looking for an O'Day 25 trailer in Wisconsin area - the boats a swing keel so these are usually a ta

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Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? LeeandRick at 4:13pm 01.12.25 That is quite the mechanism to raise the board. I would change it to a design like all other manufac
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? dlochner at 3:25pm 01.12.25 At 2700 lbs the Morgan 22 is a fairly light boat. It can be lifted off the trailer safely without a
Solar Panel Placement. ShawnL at 3:23pm 01.12.25 Unfortunately, I don't have any photos -- we just put it with the "bottom" resting against the forwa
C25 question Stu Jackson at 2:28pm 01.12.25 but was it available in the swing keel? The two different keels had the same "balance" properties,
how to lock my rudder while under way Gene Neill at 2:16pm 01.12.25 good news is the rudder floats (learned the hard way). Not if it's a Ruddercraft!! ;)
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 1:09pm 01.12.25 On my Catalina 22 I've had both a 50W and a 100W (not at the same time) on an angle between the for
Need help with how to remove headliner of 2020 Beneteau Oceanis to rebed rail on deck RitSim at 12:36pm 01.12.25 Mine also. I focused on answering the question and missed solving the issue. I have replugged nume
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 jibes138 at 10:38am 01.12.25 If you have an electric fresh water pump the diaphragm can be damaged by freezing water in the line.
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 10:27am 01.12.25 No experience with a keel stepped mast but I would think a wrap around would work better than a few
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? LloydB at 10:15am 01.12.25 No experience with a keel stepped mast but I would think a wrap around would work better than a few
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 01.12.25 but the big problem is both are slow to fill, One other possible "maybe" is that somehow you've w
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jibes138 at 10:01am 01.12.25 Both tape and goop seal the threads from leaking. Threads are designed to not have interference betw
Solar Panel Placement. ShawnL at 9:27am 01.12.25 On my Catalina 22 I've had both a 50W and a 100W (not at the same time) on an angle between the forw
Need help with how to remove headliner of 2020 Beneteau Oceanis to rebed rail on deck BigEasy at 9:16am 01.12.25 My hand rails are attached to the deck with self tapping wood screws. No access is required from in
Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 9:04am 01.12.25 Jan 12 update to the Dec 31 update; still waiting on the mast restep. The original error in swaging
Solar Panel Placement. JBP-PA at 6:38am 01.12.25 You don't need to mount them. Just get some small ones and keep them wired up ( or have them on dis
CNG gas tank requirements smokey73 at 6:08am 01.12.25 @thinwater Thanks for the specs. That explained why the place where I drop my tank off for recertif
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 5:51am 01.12.25 Thanks for everyone's inputs which is mostly consistent with what I understood. Does anyone know t
CNG gas tank requirements Alan Backus at 5:44am 01.12.25 Thanks for everyone's inputs which is mostly consistent with what I understood. Does anyone know th
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 5:29am 01.12.25 Passing a hydro test is not the sole requirement. Excessive corrosion (over 0.011-inch metal loss) c

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