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Cover for steering assembly / cables? (1) CowboyWay at 10:49pm 06.23.20 Catalina 310 16/2529 The C310 I have is missing the cover for the steering linkage that is exposed in the aft cabin area.
How to replace halyard separator on H23.5 Mike4ro at 8:52pm 06.23.20 Smaller Boats 10/1559 Has anyone replaced the halyard separators on an h235? I looked through the threads and saw Crazy Da
Shrimping? iamwhatiam at 8:04pm 06.23.20 Catalina 22 5/1043 Does anyone shrimp from their Catalina? What kind of pot puller do you use and where/how do you mou
Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ (3) Phil Herring at 7:52pm 06.23.20 Big Boats 14/8246 Just wanted to give you guys a heads-up that Al has recreated one of the most problematic deck parts
HELP - Another strange voltage plus "unexplained charging current" question smokey73 at 7:07pm 06.23.20 Ask All Sailors 16/841 HELP! I was out sailing awhile back and had a "low voltage alarm" 11.5V on my chartplotter. I immed
Seaward 25 emergency tiller (3) Noodat Lady at 6:52pm 06.23.20 Seaward 2/1802 I have read about the idea of using the length of tubing attached to the rudder, (and designed to ho
Replacing stepdown board in cabin. (2) Tarkus at 5:32pm 06.23.20 Catalina 22 2/513 My stepdown board is cracked and peeled. Time for a new one. I plan on tracing then cutting a new on
Fun playing in the wind. (1) Ken Cross at 4:14pm 06.23.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1324 I've heard little about actual sailing lately. Tell about your adventures. Today we left about 10am
Gelcoat- Color Match 1990 (1989 Hunter Legend 35.5) (1) ttibbits at 2:46pm 06.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1555 Has anyone had any luck finding a match to the "Ext White" gelcoat used on 1988-1989 Hunters? I have
Centerboard Housing problems (1) BRGirard at 1:58pm 06.23.20 Trailer Sailors 4/879 I purchased a new CB housing for a hunter 240. it looks great but when I set it up using the same h
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Z83 at 11:41am 06.23.20 Big Boats 13/3189 Hi Again: Was wondering if anyone could give me any insight on the right size chain for my anchor w
Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting Mike Kegley at 8:54am 06.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3300 Trying to solve a little lighting wiring mystery that has eluded me since we purchased our boat. Ou
1980 H27 Emergency Tiller System (1) HarrisOutdoors at 7:39am 06.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/568 Sorry for a duplicate post but I piggy backed off of a 10 year old post and the system seems to have
screwed up Nicopress fittings..... Grotto at 7:25am 06.23.20 Catalina 22 0/379 So I built new forward shrouds. looked up the specs and misread the number of crimps 1/8 sleeves. Cu
Logbook Entries Chesapeake 331 at 6:45am 06.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2112 Well, I'm finally filling out the logbook we bought 2 years ago. Mostly to learn HOW at this point (
Burner on stove won't stay lit rbelau at 6:22am 06.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3913 We have a 2003 Beneteau 473. One of the burners on our 3-burner stove won't stay lit. It will light
Nasty barnacle season in Chesapeake Dr. D at 6:11am 06.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3013 From my observation of the condition of my boat's bottom and the comments I have heard from a few pe
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30' Catalina tall rig with wing keel look4judy at 5:50am 06.23.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/4890 We have a 1989 30' Catalina tall rig with a wing keel and we are looking to purchase an Auto Pilot.
Asymmetric furler All U Get at 4:59am 06.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/665 Hi all, I have thought about using a furler for our asymmetrical sail since both are available. Wh
AIS / MMSI number NYSail at 3:05am 06.23.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1049 Hello all, So a new owner of a Garmin 800 AIS and now have to get an ais number. Two options for reg

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Hunter Legend 35.5 - rudder stop help Mike Oldak at 2:17pm 03.08.25 I would just buy a 4 1/2 grinder from Harbor Freight and modify the 2" stop.
Cabin leak Mike Oldak at 2:15pm 03.08.25 We had a leak in our rear cabin. It turned out to be leaking through the chrome footing piece at the
1984 Hunter colors kloudie1 at 2:05pm 03.08.25 Interesting.. My panels are a kind of fiberboard and the visible surface is a bit more white than th
1984 Hunter colors Mike Oldak at 2:04pm 03.08.25 I was thinking about that option but got sidetracked by formica. I just ordered 4 yards from Sailri
Roadside assistance dlochner at 2:02pm 03.08.25 As I understand Roadside Assistance that BoatUS offers it is for the trailer, not the boat. And age
Roadside assistance Urban Hermit at 12:46pm 03.08.25 Do I understand correctly that someone won't offer roadside assistance to a boat because it is too o
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 12:45pm 03.08.25
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? jssailem at 12:41pm 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 12:38pm 03.08.25 I brushed the sheilding cable and copper inner core wires with flux, The shielding cable does not
VHF SWR results... sailcapt340 at 12:10pm 03.08.25
engine shaft length Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 03.08.25 When you really need it to make way against headwinds and waves on the nose the propeller coming ou
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 11:44am 03.08.25 Ok...yeah after watching that video, I can see why i'm having issues. Time to get serious and do the
VHF SWR results... Don S/V ILLusion at 11:30am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... (10) sailcapt340 at 11:24am 03.08.25 You have a good iron, capable of 850F +. I think you would have better results with better solder a
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? Johann at 11:07am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 11:05am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 11:01am 03.08.25 @sailcapt340 nice video. Fun to have all the tools and work space to do a sweet-neat electronics wir
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 10:44am 03.08.25 After assembly, give the coax a good push-pull test at each connector and make sure it does not mov
1984 Hunter colors Claude L.-Auger at 9:32am 03.08.25 Hi Mike, Several years ago I had the same problem on my 34. Rather than paint and try to match the c
VHF SWR results... (2) sailcapt340 at 9:10am 03.08.25

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