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Mainsail Question vwjim70 at 8:06am 04.07.25 Ask All Sailors 21/1564 Hi all! I am just wondering if a Hunter 23 mainsail will work on an O'Day 25.?.? I know the size is
3GM30F Antifreze out of Injector Chamber (1) Berk at 4:46am 04.07.25 Engines and Propulsion 4/788 Hi everyone, I hope you'll be able to give me some ideas about my situation. Winterized the engine
Cockpit hatch slides? LouisMK at 6:06pm 04.06.25 Bigger Boats 8/949 Has anyone replace the plastic slides that the cockpit hatch slides on? They are currently held in w
Any Mac 19 Owners on Tx Coast? me262 at 4:02pm 04.06.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/404 I own a Mac 19 and would like to look at another that is/ has been sailed to see how a few things a
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? (3) califun1 at 2:03pm 04.06.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1244 Hello we bought a folding prop from Kiwi Prop (out of Marina Del Rey, but was shipped here from NZ)
Engine Start Key Seahawk345 at 11:39am 04.06.25 Mid-Size Boats 8/842 I have a 3YM20 Engine. Only one engine key which I almost lost this spring. On the research Ive bee
Wooden Boat Building Documentary Foswick at 11:02am 04.06.25 Ask All Sailors 2/366 If you are in Ireland or can somehow get TG4 content, I just ran across a cool documentary about woo
Maxwell 22 2 speed winch rebuild parts plealman5 at 6:59am 04.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/476 Where can I find rebuild parts for this jib sheet winch and my smaller halyard winches on my 1984 Hu
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 10:12pm 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1287 I have to bleach the surface of my nonskid a couple times a year with a very heavy concentration of
Atlantis resort in Nassau Bahamas kbgunn at 2:54pm 04.05.25 Destinations 2/872 I'm going to Atlantis resort in Nassau at the end of May. I'd like to have a bareboat daysail charte
Selden in mast question (2) Believe H46 at 2:52pm 04.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1692 Rigger took mainsail out then ghosted. Went to put it back in (1st for this newbie), which appeared
Galley sink project (5) Scott T-Bird at 12:27pm 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 6/755 The other project I got started on was replacing my galley sink and faucet. I mentioned before that
Water fill replacement cap azambella at 10:24am 04.05.25 The Cherubini Hunters 1/347 Has anyone replaced the water deck fill cap on their 82 Hunter? The markings are WC. 1 1/2. I tri
Hatch boards vents (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:14am 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 24/1982 In an effort to keep the dampness to a minimum And reluctance to put any more holes of any type in
Catalina 22 Carpet bebling at 8:55am 04.05.25 Catalina 22 4/941 Does anyone have a source for carpet for a 1988 C22? I did not see any carpet listed on the Catalin
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 (1) Seneca at 8:40am 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1071 Both of the skylights on my 2002 Hunter 356 are needing to be replaced. It sounds like they no longe
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material 4lane at 6:10pm 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 6/687 Martec folding props have a small cotter pin that goes through the hub and nut. I believe they are M
Catalina 310 market value sailboat sabbatical at 11:07am 04.04.25 Catalina 310 6/1701 So I bought a Catalina 310 a few months ago with the intention of sailing/motoring up the ICW for si
What's this? (1) DinghySailor at 9:45am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 7/735 After a light-air sail yesterday, with the asym on the reach home, my crew found what appears to be
The holy grail of all questions nautical Timm R Oday25 at 9:23am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 34/2661 I've looked everywhere . Scoured the earth I have . Here goes . "how does one keep toilet paper fr

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gelcoat dlochner at 1:32pm 10.28.25 Polyester resins cross link forming one supra-molecule. The polyester polymer chains have some d
LifePo4 in winter Hayden Watson at 1:23pm 10.28.25 USING LFP batteries at freezing temperatures will not harm them. The problem is CHARGING them below
LifePo4 in winter dlochner at 1:19pm 10.28.25 Here's another article on the topic, from Panbo.com. https://panbo.com/dont-murder-your-batteries-t
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows dlochner at 1:18pm 10.28.25 Try a heat gun and a stiff putty knife or scraper.
LifePo4 in winter Davidasailor26 at 1:10pm 10.28.25 Generally storing lithium in cold temperatures is fine, but charging them below freezing is definite
Morgan 382 Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 10.28.25 Welcome to the site and feel free to search the archives here. Pretty good chance you'll find what
Cracked gel coat below the waterline Don Crowther at 12:58pm 10.28.25 You are not going to have any peace of mind until you open that up and take a look. It's going to
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? rgranger at 12:56pm 10.28.25 And the inflatable things that hang off a boat are FENDERS because they fend the boat off of a hard
Hunter 212 Mast Step Replacement rgranger at 12:48pm 10.28.25
Cracked gel coat below the waterline rgranger at 12:41pm 10.28.25 You are not going to have any peace of mind until you open that up and take a look.
Cracked gel coat below the waterline colemj at 11:54am 10.28.25 Hulls can flex more than one would think without damage, but the gelcoat usually cracks differently
basic battery connections question pgandw at 11:53am 10.28.25 My point was - and remains - the OP can convert for considerably less $$ than advertised. The argum
gelcoat (3) rgranger at 11:52am 10.28.25 When polyester resin is catalyzed the resin undergoes a physical process which causes it to harden,
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows RKenSailor at 11:39am 10.28.25 DeBond MF10US Marine Formula has worked well for me. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSRG4W3?ref_=ppx
Need help identifying a part from my vent hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:39am 10.28.25 Use metal...Most of the plastic ones are nylon, which is not UV resistant. Sunlight--even just dayli
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows ...3TacksontheWater at 11:32am 10.28.25 DeBond MF10US Marine Formula has worked well for me. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSRG4W3?ref_=ppx
How to sell a sailboat in2025? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:27am 10.28.25 Start by taking everything off the boat that isn't included with it. Then clean and polish every in
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows RKenSailor at 11:24am 10.28.25 My new fabricated windows should be ready in a few days. Does anyone have recommendations for removi
Cracked gel coat below the waterline Don Crowther at 11:22am 10.28.25 Yes Mark the pad was standing on edge and the hull was resting on the edge of the pad. The gel coat
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 Hayden Watson at 11:14am 10.28.25 During the long production run of this basic model there were a great number of variations with sta

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