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Fiberglass locker repair (4) G0ri11@ at 9:57pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1508 One of the lockers on the port side of my boat's cabin is cracked along its wall (see pictures). Th
Summerize the boat Don S/V ILLusion at 6:38pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/667 this is the antithesis of the winterization thread posts here every Fall. Many of us Summer -ize as
Stern pulpit mark rocco at 5:43pm 06.22.20 Parts Search 2/901 1980 catalina 22 looking for a stern pulpit
Ballast pump Pegusus at 5:37pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 3/579 Can someone help me find a ballast pump for a 14 today javelin there is an opening near the stearn w
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc Mark&Serena at 4:11pm 06.22.20 Big Boats 12/2245 Hi. Could anyone tell me how to check the engine hours on my boat? I have a 2009 Hunter 50cc with th
Ignition Beeping Hunter 50cc Mark&Serena at 4:01pm 06.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/452 My 2009 Hunter 50cc has a constant low volume beeping once is it started. I have traced it to one of
Javelin deck inspection plate. (1) Seaswood at 2:47pm 06.22.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/999 Javelin needs inspection plate in stern area, there was a critter living there needs to be cleaned o
Sailboat rudder pulling to port secondwind410 at 2:15pm 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 43/7817 Ok so I took my hunter 410 out for the first time since rebuilding my rudder. 4.7 knots under power
Furling line stanchion blocks (1) SailingaS2 at 12:14pm 06.22.20 Parts Search 15/2791
Hunter 326 Holding Tank Vent Filter GrantDP at 11:28am 06.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/495 Hi, has anyone installed (or replaced) a holding tank vent filter on their Hunter 326 (2002)? If so,
Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 Mike Oldak at 11:25am 06.22.20 Big Boats 17/2554 I'm going to up grade my traveler to a new Harken system. I'm thinking of leaving the existing rail
Unclogging refrigerator drain line jhickner at 11:02am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1468 My Beneteau 351 Oceanis refrigerator drain is clogged. Any suggestions for unclogging it?? Thanks. J
possible fix for cracked spreader? (2) CDGannon at 10:55am 06.22.20 Smaller Boats 3/1276 I've got a spreader that's cracked at the mounting bracket. I'm looking for replacements but, in the
How to lengthen the bottom of the furling jib on Capri 18? JonnyEp at 10:41am 06.22.20 Smaller Boats 3/909 (Please forgive me if I am not using the correct terms) I have a 1987 Catalina Capri 18 that I keep
How to measure for bimini? TideWalker at 10:22am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/546 I have a Hunter 28.5 and need a new bimini. The instruction for measuring are so vague, just wanted
Stuffing Box Adjustment odaydokay at 10:05am 06.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 18/2479 Those of you with inboards, in particular older ones, I was wondering how often you find you have to
Cotter pin sizes Artey1 at 9:31am 06.22.20 Big Boats 4/1279 Anyone know the cotter pin sizes needed for H34 standing rigging? I forgot to grab my bag while at t
First Trip of the Year MikeHoncho at 9:29am 06.22.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/682 My dad, brother and I are heading out on the 29th for a 4 day trip north. Hope to get to Port Towns
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? (2) patrickfarley at 9:22am 06.22.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/5714 I grew up on a ranch/farm in the central valley of California. I worked in the heat. The summer in
Bought a Morgan 250 Classic - rcolsen at 9:14am 06.22.20 Morgan 5/3137 It was time to get back into sailing and get something bigger than a dingy so we bought a 1975 Morga

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Roller furling Crazy Dave Condon at 10:31am 03.05.25 Do you have the owners manual? If not, look under boat information then Hunter resources and boat m
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BigEasy at 10:29am 03.05.25
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:16am 03.05.25
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 10:14am 03.05.25 Ok thank you. Good to know. I will have to spend more time with it then and see. Maybe all is goo
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (2) Bob S at 9:48am 03.05.25 I appreciate you posting this. I did the same as you and ordered Black Friday deals last Nov. I did
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? dlochner at 9:47am 03.05.25 VHF is line of sight, so you won't get greater distance from improved cabling and fittings. About th
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BrianQ at 9:35am 03.05.25 You can't change physics, so it would be unreasonable to expect VHF LOS communications over the dist
how to access the toilet valve at sea SkiingSailor at 8:49am 03.05.25 hopefully ALL your below-waterline "sea access" valves are easy to access... to be able to turn off
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (2) Jacktar at 8:48am 03.05.25 Couple of live shots from my boat of the foiling boats in pensacola bay last weekend
SSB ground Plane Option SkiingSailor at 8:46am 03.05.25 Tried all the diagnostics - my shroud-mounted antenna is not doing the job. Has anyone used this ?
Jib needed Hunter 216 shemandr at 8:30am 03.05.25
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation Joe at 8:23am 03.05.25 Thanks for the responses all. Based on the linked threads and others' comments, it seemed having
Yet Another Docking Challenge sesmith at 7:48am 03.05.25 Another idea. Pull boat in for a port side tie, kind of deep in. Run a spring line from the starb
Yet Another Docking Challenge Captain Larry-DH at 7:09am 03.05.25 Some good advice above. If you go in bow-first and do a port tie you won't need to do very precise m
Jib needed Hunter 216 kappykaplan at 7:04am 03.05.25 Where is Amity Harbor? Copiague, New York
Oday 22 structural question colemj at 7:01am 03.05.25 Some of the later O'Days skipped the tabbing to the hull. The bulkhead is held into a slot in the l
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue Syl at 6:50am 03.05.25 We have a 1998 B411 with the carbon rudder post. Our helming stiffness only seems to be an issue wh
Yet Another Docking Challenge jssailem at 6:47am 03.05.25 The end dock strategy with spring line sounds like a solid option. Worth a try. Certainly there is g
C275 Spinnaker Tricks PMK at 6:43am 03.05.25 I tried the top down furler just once, then it went back in the box. I have been racing my C275 for
Roller furling BrianQ at 5:58am 03.05.25 If the furler is OEM it should be a Hood 800 SL. If so, there are two screws at the bottom of the d

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