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18.5 outboard shaft length TomTira at 6:11pm 06.24.20 Smaller Boats 3/526 I just got a Hunter 18.5 and need to pickup an outboard motor. Do you know what shaft length I need?
DPDT wiring question (2) Team118 at 5:12pm 06.24.20 Catalina 30 9/1628 Hello everyone. I did some major rehaul on my 77' Catalina 30. One of the things I had to do was tr
Mounting a Magma in the curved taffrail Quasimotor at 4:52pm 06.24.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/712 I recently got a swell deal on a rectangular Magma Catalina grill, but it only has one, 1" pipe clam
1990 35s5 Engine Model (2) thetone at 3:59pm 06.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1444 Does anyone know which model 28 hp Volvo Penta diesel engine is in this boat? I'm looking for oil an
New to the MacGregor 25 lifestyle Lost Hannah at 3:16pm 06.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1196 I'm happy to say I'm a new convert to the boat life! I'm taking some sailing lessons but I can't wai
Schaefer 2100 furling line BC Bernie at 2:01pm 06.24.20 Catalina 310 11/1520 For our boat, does anyone know what is the line length and diameter for the furling line for the Sch
Lateral stability when raising or lowering the mast? A-frame? ScubaGuy2 at 1:57pm 06.24.20 Catalina 22 8/3754 I would like to build an A-Frame type system to help steady the mast while raising and lowering. Th
Hunter 26 toilet MySong at 1:37pm 06.24.20 Smaller Boats 11/2471 I have a 1994 Hunter 26. The toilet is a Camco model, looks on the small side and maybe the original
Venture 24 swing keel Lemont at 12:42pm 06.24.20 Parts Search 2/348 Anyone know of a swing keel for a Venture 24 available? Or if one from Venture 22 will work? I als
1995 beneteau 321 walk-through transom seat (1) David321 at 11:23am 06.24.20 Parts Search 2/572 I lost my seat during some high winds and Beneteau will no longer make one. Does anyone know of a sa
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? jim01 at 9:55am 06.24.20 Mid-Size Boats 14/1726 I just purchased a C27 for a pretty good price and the boat is in overall good condition but while c
battery size for autohelm 1000 steve fd at 8:35am 06.24.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1985 I sail a Cal 21. I' installing an autohelm 1000 I bought used. I wonder what battery I need to run j
May have solved portlight leaks Brian D at 7:39am 06.24.20 Ask All Sailors 1/362 While working on my failed steaming light (fixed now) I found out why my portlights were leaking. It
Excessive wiring Brian D at 7:29am 06.24.20 Ask All Sailors 44/3349 Do you have excessive wires running every which way in your boat? Seems I have too many wires that h
MMSI agent..... NYSail at 3:38am 06.24.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1099 So looking to get an MMSI number for international use in case we step to the Bahamas. Going to the
Hunter 456 Passage - Fuel sender (1) henric at 3:02am 06.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/583 Hi, The fuel sender in my 456 Passage (2005), has stopped working. The signals seems to OK. I did
Cover for steering assembly / cables? (1) CowboyWay at 10:49pm 06.23.20 Catalina 310 16/1760 The C310 I have is missing the cover for the steering linkage that is exposed in the aft cabin area.
How to replace halyard separator on H23.5 Mike4ro at 8:52pm 06.23.20 Smaller Boats 10/1084 Has anyone replaced the halyard separators on an h235? I looked through the threads and saw Crazy Da
Shrimping? iamwhatiam at 8:04pm 06.23.20 Catalina 22 5/824 Does anyone shrimp from their Catalina? What kind of pot puller do you use and where/how do you mou
Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ (3) Phil Herring at 7:52pm 06.23.20 Big Boats 14/6255 Just wanted to give you guys a heads-up that Al has recreated one of the most problematic deck parts

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Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware JRacer at 11:53pm 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Stem Fitting john2 at 11:30pm 04.01.24 John, You have the "new & improved" fitting. Notice how the thickness of your fitting does not vary
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 10:46pm 04.01.24
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 9:41pm 04.01.24 Hi Dan, I am a little late in the chat but thought I would pass on some information anyways. I hav
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 9:34pm 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wi
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:23pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:12pm 04.01.24 I posted this on another thread. It may help. https://www.boatingmag.com/how-to-make-rope-to-chain-
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:10pm 04.01.24 How would I get a thimble and shackle past the gypsy and into the anchor locker? Simple answer, yo
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:08pm 04.01.24
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:07pm 04.01.24 The info for the oem install is in the hunter files folder for the 420 https://www.marlow-hunter.c
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:58pm 04.01.24 If you have space, I'd use a thimble and splice over a thimble to the chain. The rope to chain spli
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:54pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:49pm 04.01.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 5:24pm 04.01.24 It should be done the way it was done. Folks with windlasses know this. A thimble/shackle system wi
Name Change smokey73 at 5:08pm 04.01.24 Part of our ceremony was pouring the toasting champagne to all four winds and also included taking a
Mooring line...... smokey73 at 4:57pm 04.01.24 We had a recent storm at our mooring field. It was strong enough to tear out the Samson Post on one
Trailer sailer = beach launch? bonkle at 4:52pm 04.01.24 That Hunter looks excellent. Seems like allot of these size boats have allot of space wasted (for my
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 04.01.24
Trailer sailer = beach launch? john6206 at 4:39pm 04.01.24
Mooring line...... jssailem at 4:26pm 04.01.24 The problem is that the fibers have so little stretch that when they go around a bend the outer fib

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