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Electric Winch Recomendations marklees at 5:55pm 08.16.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1667 Hi I sail a 1986 Hunter Legend 37. I am looking to replace one of the halyards manual winches with
Windlass Recommendations marklees at 5:50pm 08.16.24 Ask All Sailors 1/255 Hi I sail a 1986 Hunter Legend 37. Would appreciate recommendations for brand and configuration of
6mm DIN 776 equivalent. Hayden Watson at 5:36pm 08.16.24 Ask All Sailors 4/438 I am shopping for a vertical windlass in the 500W range and many of them list the windlass as 6mm DI
Do I have a stringer problem? (3) JohnnyP at 4:22pm 08.16.24 Ask All Sailors 12/558 I am a little afraid to ask this question, for fear of the answer. I attached 3 pictures of my bilg
Auto helm 6000 (1) sailormike234 at 12:31pm 08.16.24 Ask All Sailors 0/203 I have an auto helm, 6000 and it was putting out six volts for the linear actuator control. I went t
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore Walsh0575 at 12:15pm 08.16.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1414 Hi all! I'm posing an open ended question and looking for all the pros and cons. I'm thinking of wet
outboard for a Columbia 8.7 smcwhinnie at 11:38am 08.16.24 Engines and Propulsion 0/356 I am looking to put a temporary outboard on my Columbia 8.7 while my inboard is getting worked on.
Add vented loop for water in bowl or flush to dry? TonyDz at 6:19pm 08.15.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1078 I recently upgraded to a Raritan Sea Era freshwater flush with bluetooth control and I'm actually no
Preferred helm wheel cover? Justin_NSA at 4:28pm 08.15.24 Ask All Sailors 21/2203 I have an Edson 28" diameter wheel on my pedestal. The laced leather(?) wrap is falling apart and s
Mast info kunderwater at 3:50pm 08.15.24 Ask All Sailors 1/257 Hi I'm new to forum, I have a 1992 Hunter 33.5. I need to put a bale on mast to control halyard wrap
What to do with the topping lift? smokey73 at 12:26pm 08.15.24 Ask All Sailors 12/895 I recently installed a rigid vang but still have the topping lift attached. The topping lift will n
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker DmacSails at 10:31am 08.15.24 Mid-Size Boats 16/1267 Hello- Having an issue getting shore power to work. Plugged in and when I flip on AC Main switch,
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 5:34am 08.15.24 Ask All Sailors 64/5019 I had a scary situation yesterday, and more than one potential collision (close ones). I was enteri
I need to access the centerboard trunk on an Oday 19 BlueCreekSailor at 5:07pm 08.14.24 Ask An Oday Owner 4/479 I recently bought a 1982 Oday 19. When I launched it to test it, it took on quite a bit of water in
What's happening on the Indian River ...? (1) shemandr at 1:12pm 08.14.24 Ask All Sailors 2/380 I sometimes look at the Local Notice to Mariners which I get emailed to me. This there are taking a
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 (1) Gary Ryan at 6:23am 08.14.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/399 Hey guys, Looking for some advice. On occasion, we have had water collect behind the headboard ( i
Old Sailboat Winch (3) cylon60 at 4:16am 08.14.24 Ask All Sailors 4/431 Hi, does anyone recognise this winch - Its on a 1979 VILM 36B
Ranger 29 (2) BjornTheMenace at 11:25pm 08.13.24 Ranger Boats (WA) 3/769 Hello, I recently got a Ranger 29 and needs some fixing up. One such things are the windows, which
Catalina 310 cradle pads andrewbredow at 5:57am 08.13.24 Catalina 310 4/892 I've purchased a cradle that's very close to the plans that are floating around the internet for the
HELP!!! Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic Windlass Bell Housing Search (3) nhodgson at 3:57am 08.13.24 Ask All Sailors 1/218 Good Morning I recently serviced my windlass, on my 2004 Hunter 36, changing the seals and the bear

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Is this boat bottom okay? dlochner at 6:02am 05.19.25 An area of hull with gelcoat removed will not have a higher probability of water intrusion than the
Is this boat bottom okay? colemj at 5:43am 05.19.25 There seems to be a misconception that gelcoat protects underlying fiberglass from water and osmosis
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 5:36am 05.19.25 5/16 polyester reef line on a 35 ft boat is not a problem. That is what I am using on my 252 sqft ma
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Plymouth Sailor at 5:29am 05.19.25 Are you dumping it into a garbage can or something? If you are talking about a thru hull, I assu
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Plymouth Sailor at 5:27am 05.19.25 is it designed to discharge through a macerator or a suction pump-out or gravity? Not sure, I usua
Changing masthead bulb Rick Webb at 4:11am 05.19.25 It has two bulbs One is the steaming light and the other is the anchor light. to get the 360 degree
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore sailme88 at 2:59am 05.19.25 There are a multitude of 12v coffee makers on the market....That'a the simple solution...
18.5 Topping Lift Rigging kappykaplan at 2:16am 05.19.25 Owners manuals are here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid=3&model=1
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore (2) fred1diver at 2:09am 05.19.25 I just received my transfer switch. Will be installing soon. Also worked on my electrical panel rede
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? (1) fred1diver at 2:01am 05.19.25 Well it took a lot of time and patience, but the window is back in one piece. Going to install it af
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Foswick at 1:02am 05.19.25 No, that size down, alone, would not be a problem, especially not for a reefing line. Make sure tha
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 11:49pm 05.18.25
Repainting deck Foswick at 10:47pm 05.18.25 Depends on if your current deck surface is paint or gelcoat. If it is gelcoat, then the faded appear
Is this boat bottom okay? Foswick at 10:26pm 05.18.25 John and Higgs have given good advice. Though this is not an immediate structural problem, it WILL r
Compass Glare Hood (1) Foswick at 10:08pm 05.18.25 Thanks Joe, but those links do not bring up related information, for me - just some sort of random G
Repainting deck garymalmgren at 9:01pm 05.18.25 RE: What do you think would be a good paint to use to spruce it up. Powerwash and polish is much l
Is this boat bottom okay? higgs at 6:40pm 05.18.25 You definitely do not want bare fiberglass to soak in any type of water over a season. I would use
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. higgs at 6:36pm 05.18.25 Is the vent blocked? That is my first question.
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 seatrail at 6:13pm 05.18.25 We didn't have to remove the bolts - just the nuts. This was easy because we weren't concerned abo
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. JoeWhite at 5:57pm 05.18.25 Is the vent blocked?

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