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Cutlass Bearing/Plastic Bushing Babette04 at 7:14am 03.08.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/782 Anyone know the life span of the plastic bushing in the cutlass bearing? How about the part #
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? Scandium at 6:05am 03.08.21 Newport 9/3598 Looking at a 1986 Newport 30 mk3. In pretty good condition. Except I noticed some brown water in the
Is this damage at bow of concern ? (1) gusestrella at 8:47pm 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2279 how concern should i be with this damage at the bow ?
Mast stepping/raising (H26.5) Orbweaver at 5:04pm 03.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1248 Hi all, I've been doing some searching and not having much luck. The marina where we have a slip for
Furler Line Size and Type for 170??? Shorefun at 4:26pm 03.07.21 Day Sailers 2/873 So my problem is the furler line on my 170 is too short by some small amount. Doing a base measureme
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 WasabiRush at 3:53pm 03.07.21 Bigger Boats 17/3392 Hello all. New member here, although I"ve been lurking about Hunter and O'Day boats for a while. I
Neck deep in the Dark Side DAVA390 at 2:43pm 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 28/2726 Well, i knew it was coming sooner or later but didnt expect sooner...Last summer,Admiral admitted sh
Rope for lazy jacks - H310 wdonovan at 12:46pm 03.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1332 Any rec's on this? The 310 uses the lazy jacks as a topping lift so stiffness is important, stiffnes
Marelon seacock maintenance dave_and_dd at 11:50am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 14/5865 Hey guys - my Catalina 309 (2007) has what appears to be the OEM 93 Forespar seacocks. I'm getting
Bimini for a 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 8:19am 03.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/884 I have a dodger for my newly-acquired 1987 Hunter 28.5, but no bimini. I would like to purchase or
Universal atomic 5432 ken1976 at 6:57am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1306 Looking for some advice. Just inherited a 1986 35 Ericson from a land sale. It has an Universal Atom
Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. (1) TomY at 6:24am 03.07.21 Destinations 31/5337 Our governor has lifted travel restrictions: Effective March 5: Travel from Massachusetts, Connecti
Hunter 456 cutlass bearing LawsonL at 5:59am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1364 I am away from my boat but would like to take the proper Cutlass bearing with me to replace it when
America's Cup Davidasailor26 at 5:48am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 31/3273
Finishing sole - top only or top and bottom? wdonovan at 4:29am 03.07.21 Ask All Sailors 21/3942 Finishing cabin sole on light duty cruiser (Hunter 310). Will use man of war. Question is do I seal
OUR SPRING CLEARANCE AUCTION IS OPEN (link inside) Phil Herring at 5:08pm 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2156 https://auction.sailboatowners.com ... running right now through Thursday noon (Pacific). WHY? B
Mooring in GA/SC? shaun12345 at 4:24pm 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 8/5040
New Fuel tank - '91 30t ErikHunter30T at 3:43pm 03.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/840
Worth a look...or just run away (2) Blowboat at 3:08pm 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2160 OK, so my wife and I are in the early stages of looking for a boat. It is likely a couple of years
Anti Corrosion Tape Blitz at 10:49am 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 7/992 Does anyone have a recommendation for the anti-corrosion tape that you would put between stainless s

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Its funny Friday! WayneH at 7:55am 03.25.25 It's a thingamabob and it attaches to the whatchamacallit. Make sure you have a spare one.
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode jssailem at 7:40am 03.25.25 Happy you found it. There is a consideration among some boaters that a steaming light on a sailboa
macerator install new location Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:36am 03.25.25 Installing it above the tank MIGHT eliminate the need for a vented loop in its discharge line. I've
Anyone have experience with New Glass or NuFinish? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:32am 03.25.25 It's been 25+ years since I tried NuGlass on one of my boats...unless they've changed it since then,
Lithium cold storage question ice breaker at 6:52am 03.25.25 What LiFePO4 batteries are you looking at with a storage temperature that high? Victron lithium, fo
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? bartpkelly at 6:51am 03.25.25 Thank you jssailem, I will give them a go as is and see what happens. I'm over in North Docks on J-S
Keel Bolts DianaOfBurlington at 6:40am 03.25.25 As for your corrosion problem, guess what? - ALL ELECTROLYTICAL BONDING SYSTEMS INDUCE CORROSION. Th
Keel Bolts DianaOfBurlington at 6:21am 03.25.25
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode geoffschultz at 6:17am 03.25.25 This is what I'm looking for, but it doesn't have a photo diode. https://defender.com/en_us/signal
What is the "metal box" at the end of a rubber hose laying on my heat exchanger? Robert Strickland at 6:06am 03.25.25 Definitely need a photograph to help you. Greg Thanks, sort of expected but wanted to get a start
Ok to Remove Inner Forestay? DianaOfBurlington at 6:01am 03.25.25 Along with Windpilot I added an inner forestay to the H25. I have used both inner and outer jibs but
H33 Cherubini: total number built and manufacture sequence (1) DianaOfBurlington at 5:33am 03.25.25 Between 1973 and 1979 Hunter had FIVE production lines at Vandenburg Road in Marlboro: 25, 25, 27, 3
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode geoffschultz at 5:32am 03.25.25 Mast head light used when under power (steaming) Is different than an anchor light and located on t
Rudder flaps DianaOfBurlington at 5:18am 03.25.25 ... I suspect the flaps are worthwhile, otherwise John Cherubini wouldn't have specified them in th
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode (1) jssailem at 5:11am 03.25.25 Mast head light used when under power (steaming) Is different than an anchor light and located on th
Bowsprit Protection from Chain colemj at 4:52am 03.25.25 Windlasses usually have an adjustable clutch that will slip at a certain load. You can adjust your
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS colemj at 4:35am 03.25.25 Is it a straight USB connection, or are you using a serial-USB cable?
Anyone have experience with New Glass or NuFinish? Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 03.25.25
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? Indysailor at 3:21am 03.25.25 I advised a friend on purchasing one a few years back. With a newish Loadmaster trailer, this very c
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 3:13am 03.25.25 I was referring to the built-in extension on the trailer. My extension is less than 4 feet, giving

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