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1987 First 405 Keel Bolts Adam Marvin at 5:15pm 09.09.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/347 Has anyone replaced their keel bolts on a 405 with deep keel? I'm having issues sorting out the orig
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 (1) Rattlenebang at 4:49pm 09.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/920 I'm helping a friend with this boat he just bought and it seems to have a large non-opening hatch fo
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer (1) Moondawg at 2:52pm 09.09.24 The Cherubini Hunters 49/3636 What would cause the Water control panel light (and buzzer) to activate on my Yanmar control panel i
Shrink wrapping details? azambella at 7:03am 09.09.24 Ask All Sailors 11/914 Can anyone comment on the cost of shrink wrapping for the winter? DIY vs. Service??? Anyone near S
1998 Hunter 410 cabin tri-light fixture. jsmac at 5:25am 09.09.24 Big Boats 0/303 In my Hunter 410, there is a three light fixture above the center cabinet next to the mast base, wit
PTC SIX --> TS Francine --> Hurricane Francine (3) JamesG161 at 7:37pm 09.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 26/2054 227337 227338 Getting Fuel to make it to Named Storm Francine 227339 Dammit Jim...
1986 Hunter Legend 45 documents djmoreau at 4:38pm 09.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/321 Hey everyone, My wife and I just looked at a legend 45 and are most likely going to buy it. I am str
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 3:38pm 09.08.24 Ask All Sailors 38/2684 Had the engine out to change the mounts- since putting it back, on a couple occasions now: at crui*
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations StretchCT at 11:05am 09.08.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 39/3643 Hi all - new to the forum and new to Beneteaus as I purchased one this past June. For whatever rea
Hunter 41 fuel gauge doesn't calibrate (2) samjlord at 9:23am 09.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/372 I have a 2004 Hunter 41 with a "Hunter" branded gauge, which I think is an Ultra-8 manufactured by S
ID this boat please (4) SailingLoto at 5:06am 09.08.24 Ask All Sailors 2/705 This showed up recently. Any idea what it is beyond a sailboat? Looks fun.
Engine Alignment Afraal at 3:37pm 09.07.24 Catalina 310 16/1818 Hello forum, My engine could use some re-alignment and I was wondering if you could provide some gu
what are h26 stanchions made of, aluminum? can they rust? Davenport at 2:09pm 09.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/530 what are h26 stanchions made of, aluminum? can they rust? do stanchion caps made of plastic to f
Hunter 50 AC deck light mcconkd at 1:58pm 09.07.24 Big Boats 7/847 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 AC that we purchased new and the deck light has stopped working. I am assumi
Interlux brushing liquid john6206 at 11:57am 09.07.24 Ask All Sailors 4/665 Hey friends, I tend to overthink everything. My projects usually turn out pretty good, but honestl
1980s Oday (1) jdogsellsaboat at 11:31am 09.07.24 Ask An Oday Owner 3/743
Chain stopper question. BAD ORCA at 8:29am 09.07.24 Ask All Sailors 4/568 Can a chain stopper be used like a ratcheting mechanism to prevent the anchor chain from slipping ba
Transom thick enough to leave outboard on during 800 mile trip, C25 Ripples III at 7:03am 09.07.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/736 Bought a new to me Honda outboard (120 lbs), and it is heavier than the old motor. It is hard to tak
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 5:45am 09.07.24 Catalina 310 11/1647 Title says it all. For a 315 did you add a second headsail, and what did you go with? During the su
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 Rich 35.5 at 4:18pm 09.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1055 Does anyone have a link? Ours is a 95 model if that matters... Do all the Yanmar GM30's use t

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7+ years without bottomcoat Captain Larry-DH at 3:01pm 05.21.25 To clean it you would need to haul out, scrape (floor scraper would help) then power wash, then use
7+ years without bottomcoat Davidasailor26 at 3:01pm 05.21.25 Hard growth and blisters are separate issues and not necessarily related. Not repainting the bottom
1985 Hunter hull Crazy Dave Condon at 2:22pm 05.21.25 Walk thru transoms with fold down ladders on production sailboats were started by Hunter on August 1
18.5 Topping Lift Rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 1:40pm 05.21.25 Topping lift line was 1/4 inch line and mainsail came standard with one set of reef points. Lazy ja
How bad is this healing? Foswick at 1:39pm 05.21.25 Yeah, if you can't get it straight using just the cap shrouds, with the lower shrouds, the forestay,
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 Foswick at 1:32pm 05.21.25 The good news is, there isn't really a right or wrong way to do this. I have seen some pretty creati
How bad is this healing? duncan14 at 1:30pm 05.21.25 Foswick and everyone, thank you so much for all the help! If I got this right, I need to loosen all
How bad is this healing? Foswick at 12:54pm 05.21.25 I don't know how I missed this when I look at the photo before, but what is that line with the carab
How bad is this healing? Davidasailor26 at 12:33pm 05.21.25 Also check the Selden Tuning Guide at https://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf.
Is this boat bottom okay? Davidasailor26 at 12:31pm 05.21.25 What do you guys recommend for rust inhibitor, antifouling paint and do I need primer? Rust inhibi
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 Foswick at 12:30pm 05.21.25
How bad is this healing? Foswick at 12:27pm 05.21.25 You have been given good advice and nothing conclusive can be drawn from the photo. But, I laid the
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:08pm 05.21.25 The Legend series were all fractional rigged I think. The mast on what you have is masthead rigged a
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:07pm 05.21.25 I was hoping it was going to be on top of the water by now. :-) I sure hope you don't have to look
Sunken Treasure Davidasailor26 at 12:06pm 05.21.25 The Legend series were all fractional rigged I think. The mast on what you have is masthead rigged a
1985 Hunter hull Terry Cox at 11:47am 05.21.25 According to the photo gallery, the 37.5 has a step on transom as does the 37, but much higher. Both
1985 Hunter hull Crazy Dave Condon at 11:47am 05.21.25 First, what is the hull number which will give you the model boat, month and year when the hull was
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (2) thinwater at 11:40am 05.21.25 I feel like this may be a stupid question that will get me burned! But, my Venture 21 came on a tra
Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling Crazy Dave Condon at 11:24am 05.21.25 Where is the VHF located. Is there an inspection port inside the boat in the ceiling starboard sid
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:07am 05.21.25 Although Precision sailboats are no longer being built, one of the owners is still building parts.

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