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Skeg Ryan12 at 5:22am 09.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/541 Hey everyone! I am looking at a 1979 hunter 30 and I noticed the end of the skeg moves a little. I d
Water pouring out of exhaust! Project_Mayhem at 1:51am 09.30.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1121 In the never ending saga of issues with this boat I finally got my inboard working tonight. I was ve
Anchor locker drainage thwilson at 7:59pm 09.29.20 Catalina 30 8/2164 The anchor locker on my C30 does not drain completely. The small hole is located about a inch above
Access to behind the cooler box? (1) sailingrock at 7:23pm 09.29.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/922 I need to replace the cooling system in my fridge (evaporator, compressor, pipes). I am trying to fi
Hunter 386 HeadStay issue (1) Gary Ryan at 5:50pm 09.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/537 Well, it appears I'm not quite finished fixing up our Hunter 386. I had the boat yard step our Seld
Drill into my traveler bar? (2) gtg at 3:37pm 09.29.20 Smaller Boats 5/1200 Hello, I have been stewing over this idea for some time. Tell me what you think Catalina owner. I n
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting (3) Scott T-Bird at 2:52pm 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2328 I've been most alarmed with the stem fitting on my new 1999 Catalina 320. I have a picture of the s
Hunter 310 - Replacing traveler line (arch) wdonovan at 11:17am 09.29.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/956 Hi all. Need to replace traveler lines on my 310. Do I need to sew the new to the old to get it down
New Solar Panel and MC4 Connectors rpwillia at 9:36am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1763 So our local Sea Scouts were doing training in the marina on docking and things went awry, but lucki
CE Certicication Siegener at 9:16am 09.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2140 Hi Folks, I'm about to buy a Hunter 36 with a Twin Keel. Now the seller sends me the CE certificate
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic (1) daydreamerjr at 8:58am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/2276 Hello, I have a Nexus Classic server on my boat and I would like to connect a WiFi Bridge I purchas
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? Seasong at 7:52am 09.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5829 Hello, I am french, and I have a possibility to buy a Hunter 29.5, which seems to be in good conditi
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender planoron at 7:22am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1179 so the Susuki 20hp is 30lbs less than the Yama 25. 97 vs 126. Wondering if the additional 5hp is
Diesel Oil Change (1) RoyS at 3:37am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1922 I have mentioned this before, but today I have a photo. Most of us have tried to pump out our crankc
Kenyon Marine wind instruments Caligo at 1:56am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1657 I have two gauges by Kenyon Marine on my boat: apparent wind indicator AW-300 and anemometer WS-300,
New Furler Simon Sexton at 10:33pm 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1151
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners thelilnauti at 7:11pm 09.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/957 Hello fellow seamen and ladies. Im in the midst of what turned out to be a major refit of my 1984 Hu
Perkins 4-108, any comments, opinions, or things to watch out for? JimInPB at 6:25pm 09.28.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/4448 I'm thinking of buying a boat that has a 4-108 engine in it. The motor looks poorly kept, but is sa
C&C 35 Mark 1 - going into reverse issues Bathsheba at 4:03pm 09.28.20 C&C 1/986 My C'C 35 Mark 1, has real issues trying to get any speed while going into reverse. It makes it ver
Oberdorfer Water Pump for 83 Oday Sethsdad1965 at 3:14pm 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/456 All, I have a 1983 Oday 28 with a Universal Diesel 5411. It currently has a Sherwood water pump that

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Acrylic to replace wood Hayden Watson at 6:15am 12.12.24 I can think of nothing more unacceptable that a diesel leak. Deal with then immediately if/when th
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? JBP-PA at 6:11am 12.12.24
Acrylic to replace wood Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 12.12.24 If you move forward with this, I'd suggest oversized holes with washers or rubber grommets plus some
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 5:22am 12.12.24
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 5:16am 12.12.24 A production boat designed for coastal cruising has undeniable design choices that make it imposibl
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 5:07am 12.12.24 Here is an in depth discussion of your question. It includes Henk Meuzelaar's description of modifi
S2 9.2 Owners Manual and Ships Log 1980 LeeandRick at 9:27pm 12.11.24 There are many manuals and other things posted under files on the S2 Sailboats Facebook page.
Where to find hull number H49 sabbatical88 at 9:16pm 12.11.24 Thanks for the help guys. I did find it finally. The letters were smaller than I expected and it up
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 7:40pm 12.11.24 It would be reasonable to assume the unloaded water level is about 2 inches below the edge of the b
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 7:02pm 12.11.24 I bought the boat on the hard It would be reasonable to assume the unloaded water level is about 2
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? FDL S2 at 6:53pm 12.11.24 About those self tailing winches? Not needed for a small boat like a mac 26d? Even $400 for a pai
Moisture prevention.... shemandr at 6:17pm 12.11.24 Also, on our 356 we had the Frolie system which allowed some air circulation under the mattress. It
Moisture prevention.... Ralph Johnstone at 5:56pm 12.11.24 The source of moisture in cushions and particularly mattresses is your big old sweaty body. Sweat i
Moisture prevention.... shemandr at 5:26pm 12.11.24 My wife recovered our saloon cushions and she used a water impervious vinyl on the bottom of the cus
Moisture prevention.... Cest La Vie at 5:23pm 12.11.24 +1 for DampRid. My boat is in a hot, humid environment- have used the large bucket with DampRid cry
Moisture prevention.... stephen_i_w at 5:09pm 12.11.24 I use DampRid I hang 4 of them when I cover my boat for the season.
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Von Clipper at 4:54pm 12.11.24 On a Mac 26d, self tailing winches would be more trouble than they are worth. Ideally, I would put
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. pgandw at 4:39pm 12.11.24 I also have an EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 Plus on my 19ft Mariner that replaced a Honda 5hp that would n
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? pgandw at 4:19pm 12.11.24 On a Mac 26d, self tailing winches would be more trouble than they are worth. Ideally, I would put
Loose wires in mast ok? capta at 4:08pm 12.11.24 Yeah i hear ya. I suspect some of my wires had broken free because my boat was a hell of a racket

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