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2002 Hunter 386 Bimini Gary Ryan at 3:03pm 07.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1340 Our Hunter 386 has 2 Bimini covers. One that covers the helm attaches at the backside of the arch,
NPS threads question pbknowles at 3:00pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/4333 Hi, new to the forum here. I have been reading up on seacocks and thru hulls as i will be replacing
So what are you? (1) Brian D at 1:03pm 07.05.20 Sails Call Lounge 19/1797 181977
Keel Bolts BillGr at 12:37pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1533 I have a 44 year old 26' Grampian fixed keel bolt. I will be hauling the boat around 7/19/20 and wo
Oday Widgeon Mooring Cover? willadley at 12:05pm 07.05.20 Day Sailers 4/1553 Hi all, I recently acquired an Oday Widgeon and am having trouble finding a mooring cover. I would
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose odaydokay at 12:05pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/5667 I installed this hose when I converted my hand pumps to pressure water 25 years ago (3/4") and over
Beneteau Bilge Pics Talisker at 11:18am 07.05.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1639 Looking for some pictures of your bilge! Ideally Beneteau 361 2001 ish vintage
The fuel tank H37C pbknowles at 11:10am 07.05.20 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1662 The fuel tank is under the quarter berth and both the tanks under the settees are water correct? Th
Shadow #417 video? (3) Bolander at 10:55am 07.05.20 The Cherubini Hunters 2/434
Sailboat delivery done right! Scott T-Bird at 10:07am 07.05.20 Destinations 27/3313 Well, I've hinted about our sailboat purchase and now it's official. Andante II is a Catalina 320 t
New marine nav app searching for BETA users (2) jradasaurus at 9:04am 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 0/320 As a prefix- hoping to not have this post removed for self promotion. I will not post the name of my
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller Dhamil6490 at 8:42am 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 13/4994 I saw a video clip of a small sailboat (Seaward 17) that had a kicker attached directly on the tille
How scared should I be? Ziggler at 8:32am 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1010 1986 Morgan 323. I know these original electrical system components aren't ideal and could likely be
bowsprit for H31 fupls at 9:14pm 07.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/1198 I want to install a bowsprit on foredeck. Please share your experience if anyone of you made it.
Hunter 340 Salon Table Nan340 at 7:09pm 07.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/590 We own a 1999 Hunter 340 and have not needed to lower the salon table until now. Can someone provide
Windlass relacement - Catalina 34mk2 Drhive at 5:00pm 07.04.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2883 Hi. The Maxwell Windlass (VW500) on my Catalina 34MK2, while still working, has become a liability,
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 3:31pm 07.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 29/6752 Catalina 27 1985 with M18 Universal engine starts and sounds normal.. When I shift into forward or r
Can someone identify this furling drum? (2) BOSSailor at 1:04pm 07.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/769 I'm trying to locate the owner's manual for my furling system. I can't find any sort of tag or manuf
Turning block replacement questions (2) BOSSailor at 12:46pm 07.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 19/2788 Hey All, I'm trying to replace the original turning blocks on my 1990 H30. Clearly they've seen bet
Ferrules on shore power wires with SmartPlug? Davidasailor26 at 10:04am 07.04.20 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2479

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Express 34 - Flooring Refinish kloudie1 at 12:54pm 11.17.24 As Kappy says, the veneer is very thin. The veneer is available to glue to the substrate if an oopsi
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 12:48pm 11.17.24 I just measured the main sail luff at 420 inches. The new sail is 425 inches. I'm guessing that NS
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish kappykaplan at 12:30pm 11.17.24 Congratulations on your first post! :beer: It's normal for the sole to be a veneer on plywood - your
Vented Loop nabalab at 10:05am 11.17.24 Is a discharge vented loop required when the holding tank is located higher than the head?
S2 9.2a new owner jssailem at 9:35am 11.17.24
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas (6) jssailem at 8:46am 11.17.24 I personally would never charge any LFP to more than 14.2v and if the cells are a bit imbalanced, I
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas Hayden Watson at 7:49am 11.17.24 If the voltage for a lifepo4 is too low, it will take a long time to balance the cells and could r
S2 9.2a new owner kappykaplan at 7:47am 11.17.24 Any thought about doing that versus staying with in hull glued version? Not an S2, but . . . My sp
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dLj at 7:30am 11.17.24 I understand about moving forward with the extension on the handle, but I was noting that the Suzuk
Battery shelf Ward H at 7:17am 11.17.24 I've done a bit of fiberglass and wood removal on my boat. If it is round I use a hole saw. If it
Taking the mast down sailme88 at 6:08am 11.17.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? I'm going to have ours taken down
Taking the mast down SawyerCurt at 5:55am 11.17.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? It depends. On mine, they are
Battery shelf shemandr at 4:14am 11.17.24 Is the shelf tabbed to the hull? 5200? If it's the ladder the plywood may need to be peeled off i
Hull sag problem shemandr at 3:20am 11.17.24 Indeed, and true of carbon fiber too. Sometimes the cracks can be, shall we say, substantial. :yike
Hull sag problem Will Gilmore at 3:09am 11.17.24 Sitting on a trailer for that long may also cause, what a lot of people refer to as, oil canning. A
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Blitz at 9:39pm 11.16.24 Blitz . The extension goes on the throttle . This allows you to sit further forward on the boat . I
Taking the mast down Project_Mayhem at 8:34pm 11.16.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? I'm going to have ours taken down
Hull sag problem (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:35pm 11.16.24 Fiberglass boats "banana" from having the backstay pumped tight. This drives the mast down and pull
Battery shelf Davidasailor26 at 7:27pm 11.16.24
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Skipper J at 7:16pm 11.16.24 Lol. Red-faced two-handed yanks on the side straps solved the problem.

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