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Aquarius MikeFitz at 11:35am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/322 I just purchased an Aquarius 23 built in 1971. It is a project. I did not see it with the mast up. I
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 11:33am 04.18.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/725 My Catalina 28 MK2 has an engine compartment blower (I presume this is standard issue) with both an
I Need a Surveyor Recommendation in Nanaimo, British Columbia?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:29am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/232 Does anyone out there know the name of someone who could complete a boat survey for me in Nanaimo, B
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question chriscampbell at 8:30am 04.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/956 I posted last fall about removing old macerator and permeated hoses. I've now replaced most of the h
Hunter 23.5 new windows massnspace at 6:29pm 04.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/615 Thinking about replacing some of the fixed windows in my Hunter 23.5. Mainly the front curved one.
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (5) Skycap92 at 4:57pm 04.17.24 Smaller Boats 4/502 Hi All, I'm in the beginning of a full restoration of an '87 23'. The boat had sat in someone's ba
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 8:39am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1106 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E. Engine runs great, starts immediately when the key i
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door (4) sailcapt340 at 5:57am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/613
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage davidseviour at 4:00am 04.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/360 I'm trying to find out the gross tonnage of a 2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit. If anyone owns this model
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket skunther at 2:26pm 04.16.24 Ask All Sailors 5/309 I understand the thinner stock o-rings can leak, and when I changed my filter last there was a thick
Oday 23 mainsheet controller hankkmiecik at 12:59pm 04.16.24 Day Sailers 1/299 Oday 23 I need to purchase a Mainsheet Controller to be attached to Backstay. Welcome recommendation
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement (1) Bill19233 at 12:16pm 04.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/634 The light at the top of my Hunter 2000 340 mast needs total replacement, lenses are shot, light bare
MORGAN 22 OWNER MANUAL AND CENTERBOARD WINCH DIAGRAM CasualSailor at 10:32am 04.16.24 Ask All Sailors 2/323 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A MORGAN 22 WITH NO CENTERBOARD WINCH. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF WINCH TO GE
Topping Lift Appears Short (2) McPhee at 9:50am 04.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/605 I got a 75' boom topping lift line cut from Chicago Marine to replace the existing line that was in
Brackets on Pop Top Opening (V25) (5) citabria131 at 9:49am 04.16.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/556 Hello, Hoping someone could help me figure out what these 4 brackets around the pop top opening are
Compressed Natural Gas doconno5 at 9:46am 04.16.24 Ask All Sailors 19/833 Hi all, I purchased my Hunter Legend 35.5 last year and it came with a Seaward stove/oven that used
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Skipper J at 9:43am 04.16.24 Ask All Sailors 6/508 Hi, Now that folding and spring cleats have been out awhile, I'm wondering how they are holding up
Need a replacement rudder for Seaward Fox 19 Scubagirl62 at 7:52am 04.16.24 Seaward 3/399 We ended up having a nice EF3 tornado here at Indian Lake. I had my seaward Fox 19 for sale are the
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Ringydingydo at 9:34pm 04.15.24 Big Boats 13/582 My 1989 Legend 37 has 5 line clutches for lines led aft. All are full of lines and that means the b
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Ringydingydo at 9:26pm 04.15.24 Big Boats 10/461 My 1989 Hunter Legend 37 has 5 line clutches in the cockpit. They are by Rutgerson. I assume origin

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Catalina 385 weight? stevenhagberg at 10:31am 10.24.24 I have a Catalina 30. I have had two of them actually, a 1977 and a 2001. The design weight is 10,2
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 kloudie1 at 9:35am 10.24.24 Should be able to re-secure the vertical part in the mounting bracket.. Prop Strut for C-42 with Cut
Centerboard pin cover plug? jssailem at 9:32am 10.24.24 then hot glue it in so it could be removed with a heat gun. Is this below the water line? I suspec
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:32am 10.24.24 Disconnect the intake line from the thru-hull (close the seacock first!) or just cut it and re-rou
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 dmax at 9:15am 10.24.24 There may be access from inside the hull though it is often buried in glass, but worth checking.
What is this stuff on my hull? Will Gilmore at 9:10am 10.24.24 Looks like black coral ? Which opens the question, where has the boat been kept? Black coral is n
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 jssailem at 9:01am 10.24.24 I'm going to check with the Mfg to see if they have a record of what was installed. Good luck.. 1
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Don S/V ILLusion at 8:53am 10.24.24
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 KGarvey at 8:27am 10.24.24 Great information, it slides up and down so smoothly that it must be the 2- piece strut. I'm going
Sail boat blocks and load factors jssailem at 8:22am 10.24.24 Ok I said you have to figure out the force on your running rigging. Wind Pressure per Square Foot =
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes jssailem at 7:53am 10.24.24 V&J sounds like your attacking the issue logically. e engine temp. Your description suggests the eng
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 (2) dmax at 7:45am 10.24.24 Most struts are one piece with a T at the top to secure them to the hull - hard to imagine one like
Hood Swivel arelic1949 at 7:45am 10.24.24 Do you know what the model number of the furler is? I have no idea, this thing ,I am told, was a v
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Maine Sail at 7:40am 10.24.24 V&J has replaced the fuel pump with Focet pump That is a Facet pump and they still make them.....
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes V&J at 7:23am 10.24.24 We had previously run the engine out of a jerry can when the problem first appeared and it ran fine.
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission kappykaplan at 7:11am 10.24.24 There seems to be a sense of scepticism here from the forum members. :huh: Naah, just your imagina
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Hello Below at 6:48am 10.24.24 There seems to be a sense of scepticism here from the forum members. :huh:
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Davidasailor26 at 6:31am 10.24.24
Taking the mast down (1) SawyerCurt at 6:26am 10.24.24 When I take mine down (C310), and I don't do it every year as I have 2 covers - one for mast up and
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 (2) KGarvey at 6:07am 10.24.24 Enclosed is a picture of a identical boat that does not have the issue and a picture of what our str

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