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Bow Rail yoms1984 at 9:29am 08.13.20 Parts Search 2/73 Used 1984 Hunter 37c Bowrail. I have priced out new ones.
Topping Lift - 1992 Hunter 30 ChrisHunter at 9:12am 08.13.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1079 I need to replace the topping lift on my Hunter 30 and need to get the length and diameter of the li
Bermuda Marinas AlastairLC at 8:37am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 3/368 Does anyone have any experience with Bermuda marinas? If so, any recommendations? Thanks.
Rub rail for 1974 morgan out islander 41 Sanctuary at 8:21am 08.13.20 Parts Search 2/1170 I am looking for any info or ideas about replacing the rubber rub rail on my morgan 41
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Elizabethgrave at 8:04am 08.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2603 We are looking at taking our Hunter 33.5 from Pensacola to the Keys in late October (pending any sev
Motor Starting Intermittent therussells_13 at 6:32am 08.13.20 Big Boats 10/1466 I have a Catalina 400 and have been experiencing some intermittent starting problems. Starts first
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. (3) TomY at 3:21am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 30/1627 Not what I was expecting at all. Especially at popular destinations like Northeast Harbor on MDI. We
H44 DS How do the 2 fuel tank work ? henris at 12:07am 08.13.20 Big Boats 11/1321 Hello, On my 2003 Hunter 44 DS I have two fuel tanks: one on Port Side (filler in the middle of the
Finally (1) mermike at 8:51pm 08.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/668 I first traveled through the San Juans on my bike, more than a couple of decades ago. I spotted a sa
A spanking on the water Capri at 5:03pm 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2640 Hi, Everyone. Some buddies and I went out recently on the lake in my Oday 22 and received a big less
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? twistedskipper at 4:06pm 08.12.20 Smaller Boats 10/1512 I saw a post by rgranger in another forum about his H26 rounding up until he replaced the old mainsa
Weather forecast and the JdF forbin at 3:39pm 08.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1412 Based on the current forecast, NDBC - National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS56 KSEW, would an
New 37C owner loupdemer82 at 3:23pm 08.12.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1347 Hi all - new hunter cherubini owner here, a 1982 37C. I bought her a year ago, but just got into the
Arch for Hunter 40 Legend (1) Himilou at 1:36pm 08.12.20 Big Boats 9/2847 So I'm seriously considering installing an arch at the stern end to serve two purposes. 1) as a pla
EPA Sticker Mike A at 1:29pm 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1006 To All, I purchased a Beneteau Oceanis 461 just Before the Pandemic got cranked up. Unfortunately my
Boat porn or just ????? (1) Ken Cross at 12:52pm 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 3/628 I found this interesting in Oak Harbor, Was. It kinda makes me ask: what were they thinking? Tons of
343 - boom vang and topping lift Ciarabc at 12:06pm 08.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2440 Can someone tell me that point of having a topping lift when a have a boom vang. Frankly the boom v
Corroded aluminum tank replacement Stephentrapani at 10:59am 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1985 So upon installing an access hole in my aluminum freshwater tank I discovered serious corrosion as y
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 10:49am 08.12.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/4019 Good day all, i am looking for ideas on how ' what to use to redo the interior roof on my mac 25. i
Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 10:49am 08.12.20 Engines and Propulsion 17/8152 I need to drain my cooling system for a hose replacement, so this is a good opportunity to change th

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Mast Base Pitting & Structural? jssailem at 5:57pm 02.05.25 Welcome, Lucus. It looks like you inherited a corrosion problem, which has been going on for some
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. (1) garymalmgren at 5:47pm 02.05.25 Hi CSTim A nice little project. You don't need that steel fitting if you make the whole thing up fro
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 5:43pm 02.05.25 I suspect it is the PSS spring forcing the shaft towards the transmission coupling. If you can relea
Alignment after engine mount replacement dLj at 5:34pm 02.05.25 I am replacing my Yanmar 4JH2E motor mounts and have a question. I have taken all the bolts/nuts o
Mast Base Pitting & Structural? redtrianglecoast at 4:58pm 02.05.25 Hello, I suspect my instincts are correct that this is a serious issue. I have a Pearson 303, and m
Through-Hull Fittings JoeWhite at 4:15pm 02.05.25 If that was my boat I would put it on the hard as soon as possible and remove it and replace it. Thi
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards max_sailing at 2:57pm 02.05.25 Even better in some ways because the hatch boards have four or five teak sections that potentially
Through-Hull Fittings Don S/V ILLusion at 2:55pm 02.05.25 Whoever installed that valve must own a caulking business. There should be none visible if done prop
Raymarine Auto Pilot Rich Stidger at 2:46pm 02.05.25 @Thinksnow , Exactly how is the rudder transducer being damaged? Is is physically broken or electri
GPS Antenna Quandary (2) nhodgson at 2:33pm 02.05.25 ....I'd probably need to disconnect the RS120 too wouldn't I? Unless it takes whatever gps data it
GPS Antenna Quandary (1) nhodgson at 2:30pm 02.05.25 From the original question see below in red_ish. I think I may have to replace the RS120 GPS anten
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 1:21pm 02.05.25 Regardless, the rudder should have hard stops, and the transducer should not be damaged when the ru
Through-Hull Fittings (1) Ran-Dee9229 at 11:23am 02.05.25 Here is a photo of the valve that I cannot close.
Through-Hull Fittings (2) Ran-Dee9229 at 11:17am 02.05.25 My head discharge valve opens and closes fine. My sea water intake for the head works as well. Here
Runaway diesel twodzusfittings at 11:02am 02.05.25 Is this thread still attracting traffic......... https://images.app.goo.gl/CARe7zE2EBUN9WTF8
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards DArcy at 9:34am 02.05.25 My previous boat had acrylic (Plexiglass) hatch boards. I liked the look, they were smoked grey so h
1987 Hunter Legend 37 Marmalade at 9:03am 02.05.25 Disclaimer - I haven't gone down to the boat to measure... but based on some scaling that I have rea
Runaway diesel Leeward Rail at 8:34am 02.05.25 That video is more like a 300 or 400 horsepower engine and intentionally held to high rev's Try 2,
Runaway diesel dLj at 8:04am 02.05.25 You may be confusing scalar and vector quantities. RPM is scalar - it has no direction. When it i
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards (1) BC Bernie at 7:29am 02.05.25 Entertaining idea. That is enough to hold back the ocean waves from getting to your inner sanctum?

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