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Eventually... Sledge62 at 6:34pm 05.20.20 Catalina 22 4/628 I should have had this old boat on the water by now. Work and no time this last week. 2 headed probl
Preparing Cockpit For Painting ? (1) Delawaredave at 6:32pm 05.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/513 1984 Hunter 27. Cockpit was painted prior owner. Chipped and I want to repaint. Attached pic of s
Fresh Water Manifold Leak jhagg at 5:34pm 05.20.20 Big Boats 5/1330 Finally got my 2004 Hunter 44DS in the water and started commissioning only to find a rather impress
Salvage Yards Tri-state? ScourgeOfTheHudson at 2:25pm 05.20.20 Ask All Sailors 4/538 Hello all. my Google skills seem to be failing me. I've been searching for a salvage yard in the tri
Replacing subfloor on 356 / 36 from water heater leak (1) karellen at 2:16pm 05.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/425 I purchased my boat with a soft subfloor in the aft cabin and around the bottom of the cabin steps,
please delete this accidentally duplicated post Mike Oldak at 2:06pm 05.20.20 Big Boats 0/276 accidentally duplicated post
Installing the Transducer for an Axiom 9 (1) Mike Oldak at 1:44pm 05.20.20 Big Boats 12/3067 I just bought the Axiom 9 with the remote transducer (which was free). It seems like it was designe
Plum Island LIS Good News! shemandr at 1:36pm 05.20.20 Ask All Sailors 1/490 There was a survey of marine life around Plum Island - known to many of you as an Animal Research Fa
Storage aft of the transom dbrooksatc at 1:22pm 05.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/814 I was wondering what everyone stores in the the space aft of the transom? I have a 29.5 and have no
bolt dropped down pedestal dmmlyons at 12:28pm 05.20.20 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1076 Hi Folks, I have a 1980 Cherubini H33 in pretty good condition. I was replacing the wood under the c
gel coat on Bondo? Jaul at 11:52am 05.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/6431 I have a 17' macgregor. It's a 1969 model. While looking over the boat, I noticed end grain of wood
looking for owners manual 'Ranger 23 Sailboat' naileyou at 8:05am 05.20.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1170 Hi. My name is Mr. Jason Wayne Naillieux and i am looking for a Ranger 23 Sailboat owners manual. i
Whats causing a seized Rudder Wackie Jacq at 9:59pm 05.19.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2768 This is concerning a Catalina 30 1985 sailboat. This February when I was doing work on my boat and g
1990 Hunter 30-2 Lazarette Limber Holes? BOSSailor at 5:50pm 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 9/1209 Hello! I bought a 1990 Hunter 30-2 at the tail end of last season and have been scrambling to get w
Dang lifeline broke - CD? Gene Neill at 5:29pm 05.19.20 Catalina 22 13/1405 Has anyone bought lifelines from Catalina Direct? I'm in a bit of a hurry and don't mind paying a
In Mast Furling Mainsail's Aft Roller kenvail at 5:08pm 05.19.20 Big Boats 9/2464 What is the roller called that is at the aft end of the mainsail around which the outhaul travels wh
Topping Lift Question BigDogg11 at 2:59pm 05.19.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1227 I have a 23' O'day, my boom topping lift line is very weathered, I just got this boat hadn't had tim
Hunter 26 H26 table size MySong at 2:46pm 05.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/715 Does anyone know the size or measurements of the horseshoe table in the Hunter26 cabin?
My Hunter 380 is not moving! He is slow! It's normal? GALIOSTRO at 1:32pm 05.19.20 Big Boats 14/2349 Hello, I have a problem ... I would like to know if this is one or if my boat is normal ... I just b
Catalina 270LE - Bemini (1) chrintulsa at 11:39am 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/2025 I am looking to replace our Bimini's for our 270LE. Our boat is not easily accessible at the dock t

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Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 1:44pm 10.31.24 It might fit. It is a little short and doesn't have toggle ends which means I have to rejigger the
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 1:16pm 10.31.24 Is the one from e-rigging above inappropriate? It might fit. It is a little short and doesn't ha
Hole for gin pole in the mast (1) Eric S W at 1:12pm 10.31.24 Sorry Dave i failed to answer that earlier, my mast is aluminum and this is the sticker on it
Hole for gin pole in the mast Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 10.31.24 @caverun @BobSail @CrispyCringle @dlochner look at the bottom of the mast where the mast raising
Hole for gin pole in the mast Eric S W at 12:47pm 10.31.24 The manual does refer to it as a mast raising pole not a gin pole.
Full enclosure questions SkiingSailor at 12:41pm 10.31.24 I've also always felt that in rainy and snowy conditions I HAD to be able to stick my head out peri
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Slowboat314 at 12:37pm 10.31.24 I can't access the boat over the winter as the marina closes off all access after October 15th. I di
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Rich 35.5 at 12:24pm 10.31.24 This is just my personal opinion, but if the standing rigging isn't obviously damaged, why bother to
Hole for gin pole in the mast (1) SteveHughessails at 12:19pm 10.31.24 Likely wont help at all but this is a picture of the H240 mount for the gin pole. I have a gin pol
Full enclosure questions Hayden Watson at 12:07pm 10.31.24 Sailing here in the PNW is pretty common with dodger, Bimini and connector, with and without full si
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 12:07pm 10.31.24 I think you'll find that an M6 is approximately 1/4. A M10 is just over 3/8. I'll email RigRite,
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 11:54am 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite? I think
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 11:39am 10.31.24 Anything made outside of U.S.A. should be metric. Have you tried just using a tap and die to clean
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 11:34am 10.31.24 https://e-rigging.com/collections/turnbuckles/products/stainless-pipe-style-jaw-x-jaw-turnbuckles?va
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 11:31am 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite?
Source for Metric turnbuckle Michael Davis at 11:05am 10.31.24 Anything made outside of U.S.A. should be metric. Have you tried just using a tap and die to clean t
Source for Metric turnbuckle (1) JBP-PA at 10:57am 10.31.24 Next to a M10 bolt.
Source for Metric turnbuckle (1) JBP-PA at 10:53am 10.31.24 The closest imperial size is 3/8-16, but that is clearly wrong.
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 10:21am 10.31.24
Hole for gin pole in the mast (10) Eric S W at 10:11am 10.31.24 I have added photos. The measurement of the caliber represents the diameter of the mast raising pole

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