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Beneteau 473 with Profurl wfayard at 7:05pm 04.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/719 Do any of you know the size of the line that runs to the furler? I'm not sure if it's 5/16 or 3/8. T
Mast cleat female thread count/size - beanboy at 9:03am 04.13.25 Smaller Boats 4/1037 Good morning, Apologies if this has been covered... New Cat 22 owner with 1982 that has holes for m
Should there be water in here? (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 6:31pm 04.12.25 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1692 Oday 192. Water ok in here or no?
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch carlc376 at 2:23pm 04.12.25 Ask All Sailors 8/950 I have an 1979 oday 23 that has the 9.9 johnson outboard. I have two batteries in the battery compa
Which halyard to use extra sheave for? Project_Mayhem at 9:33pm 04.11.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1325 I accidentally bought an extra ball bearing sheave for my masthead. The first one is being used for
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Foswick at 3:24pm 04.11.25 Ask All Sailors 27/2635 Last year, I needed some new fenders. The cost has always bugged me - seems unusually high for what
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 9:28am 04.11.25 Ask All Sailors 50/3802 My mast is about 5/32" wall thickness. My mast steps came with stainless machine screws, but am won
Replacing interior mast extension Hunter 426 rgpeterson at 8:52am 04.11.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/357 Has anyone replaced the interior mast compression post (deck to keel) on a Hunter 426 or similar siz
1986 Hunter 23 mainsheet Andrew125i at 10:21pm 04.10.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/544
Cabin Ventilation Foswick at 6:19pm 04.10.25 Ask All Sailors 6/1066 Not really a question, more of a PSA. I think the subject of ventilation is not well understood. Thi
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question (1) AndyL at 4:55pm 04.10.25 Big Boats 6/831 This is from a 2004 Hunter 36 but I believe the same light was used in other models. When I disconn
Salvage Yards Shaw_2112 at 10:16am 04.10.25 Ask All Sailors 3/580 My toe rail was damaged in a nasty storm we had recently, my fault, I didn't have my lines right, is
S2 11A yacht propeller size? cptmike1988 at 1:10am 04.10.25 S2 1/696 I have an S2 11a with a M35 universal diesel and currently have a bad folding prop. Lookin to change
stain color for hunter 376 interior jmarty32 at 8:54pm 04.09.25 Ask All Sailors 1/297 H, I am in the process of redoing my interior and would like to redo the wood panels. Have looked ev
Helm vibration Believe H46 at 4:18pm 04.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/750 Had a strange issue. On motor and was accelerating and helm started to shudder violently. Went ba
New O'day 192 (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 12:57pm 04.09.25 Ask An Oday Owner 2/642 Hey all! I bought the O'day 192 I was looking at and I'm real excited to get working on it! A couple
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? (4) flyingwaspsailing at 12:46pm 04.09.25 Ask All Sailors 12/1040 Hi - I went to replace the halyard on my older flexible furler and was confronted with a haylard des
YANMAR 4JHE WINTERIZING Rick.johnson at 10:59am 04.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/792 Hi Guy I have a 1987 Hunter legend 40 ft with the yanmar 4jhe engine About a year ago i had a a lot
winterizing 1987 yanmar 4jhe sea water side Rick.johnson at 10:48am 04.09.25 Smaller Boats 0/23 Hi Guy I have a 1987 Hunter legend 40 ft with the yanmar 4jhe engine About a year ago i had a a lo
Home made buss bars Bob S at 9:51am 04.09.25 Ask All Sailors 13/874 Opinions on Bright Nickel or Tin plating the final product?

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TRAVELER UPGRADE Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:05am 10.29.25 No, I just removed the part that bridged the cam cleat, and added the Harken block below it. Just ma
Spin-Tech Furler Trailz at 8:51am 10.29.25 I realized after I typed that our boat probably doesn't have the hood at the top -- as there is no '
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location kappykaplan at 8:37am 10.29.25 reinstalling the center strip with brass plates and screws that can easily be removed again in the
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 8:35am 10.29.25 Wow indeed! :beer:
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location knotimpossible at 8:35am 10.29.25 From my view of photos, the drawers' wood faceplate clearly has wooden plugs for screws underneath/
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location knotimpossible at 8:33am 10.29.25 Have you tried accessing by removing the stairs? I assume it's removable for engine access Not po
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 8:27am 10.29.25 Wow!!!!!
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:25am 10.29.25 Ask for Mike at this forum store extension 106 as he originally ordered the rub rail for the 23.5.
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. FastOlson at 8:16am 10.29.25 This topic comes up often in sailing forums. It was well-pondered in this entry: https://www.sailnet
Invest 98L (2) JamesG161 at 8:09am 10.29.25 Major infrastructure damage in low lying Jamaica from storm surge. One death reported so far. This
How to sell a sailboat in2025? SteveHughessails at 7:52am 10.29.25 Offer a few outings with the prospective buyer. When we bought ours, we enjoyed 2 sailings and a les
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 7:49am 10.29.25 Thank you, I had seen this. It works great on 6' high foresail, but not so great on a 45' high fore
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows ...3TacksontheWater at 7:09am 10.29.25 I have mineral spirits so might try that first. Just curious, if you get the debond on wood, does i
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP kappykaplan at 7:08am 10.29.25 Quick Internet search says 18-21 gallons, with 18 being more common. :beer:
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows RKenSailor at 6:51am 10.29.25 If DeBond can remove 3M 5200, it can remove ANYTHING. :thumbup: My bigger question is can you re-b
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows Gene Neill at 6:47am 10.29.25 DeBond MF10US Marine Formula has worked well for me. If DeBond can remove 3M 5200, it can remove
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. David in Sandusky at 6:45am 10.29.25 Your Ericsson 26 is an excellent coastal cruiser, and a really good starter boat for single handing
TRAVELER UPGRADE Souellette at 6:14am 10.29.25 Just to confirm, you replaced the factory installed cam cleat and installed two things, a new block
gelcoat colemj at 5:35am 10.29.25 That's correct. Benzoyl peroxide is the common catalyst in the creams for fillers and fairing like
gelcoat dlochner at 5:27am 10.29.25 The hardener in Bondo is a catalyst, typically a benzoyl peroxide paste for cream hardener or methy

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