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Pintle size for Hunter 18.5 gellerttn at 4:36am 06.03.20 Smaller Boats 3/5127 Quick question: can anyone with an 18.5 confirm the size of the pintles for the rudder? Are they 3/8
SOMEONE KNOWS THE OPERATION OF A BLACK WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH MACERATOR michel06440 at 3:11am 06.03.20 Mid-Size Boats 11/1710 we are the proud owners of a hunter 33 from 2005 fitted with a toilet water treatment system but whi
series 1 Hunter passage 42 question eianm at 10:53pm 06.02.20 Big Boats 3/1088 does anyone know how thick the fiberglass is around the opening ports in the rear master cabin. I wa
Centerboard issues on Hunter 240 Stephanie StP at 7:47pm 06.02.20 Smaller Boats 11/3077 Hi everyone! I bought my first boat last spring and pretty much trusted the seller that it was in go
universal m25xp injector pump Mechone at 6:20pm 06.02.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/1636 Buddies injector pump was leaking bad at plungers, pulled pump last year and sent it to diesel shop
H25.5 chain plate kco at 4:18pm 06.02.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/628 hello, we are preparing our sailboat for starting our 2nd season, I just noticed the chain plate on
West Wight Potter P19 David Van Ess at 3:32pm 06.02.20 Ask All Sailors 32/12943
Android App Broken jviss at 2:57pm 06.02.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/727 Just installed it. Logged in. Can't reply to posts, and new/recent comes up blank.
Block Island is open as of June 1 (4) Captain Larry-DH at 2:41pm 06.02.20 Destinations 9/2184 180251 Downtown was nearly deserted. No ferries at the dock. (I think they're still only running a
Low water pressure Beneteau40sailor at 1:37pm 06.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/935 When flushing my water tanks I am having trouble with the water pressure in the aft tank. The filte
New M25xpb Jemmag9 at 1:06pm 06.02.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1706 Hello, I just got a new m25xpb installed in my c-30 after the m25xp lost the drain plug and seized.
Do I need bottom paint? john6206 at 1:01pm 06.02.20 Trailer Sailors 18/2663
Hunter 450 Passage Bow Waste system Chuck Cohen at 11:39am 06.02.20 Big Boats 1/441 Hello. Does anyone have a photo of the waste hose lines and holding tank installation in the forward
ISO Mast for a Catalina 22. Acys1 at 11:32am 06.02.20 Ask All Sailors 6/2940 In search of a mast for a 1977 Catalina 22. Maiden voyage/launching ...Murphy's law! As I read w
H34 - I have opened Pandora's box RuffrLife at 8:18am 06.02.20 Big Boats 11/1517 The project this spring was to build a frame over the bimini and add 2 rigid solar panels. As part
New outboard for Hunter 240 Chern at 7:55am 06.02.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1212 I am looking for outboard motor , my old one was stolen while in storage in Bradenton Fl. Do I need
Birds & Squirrels in My Boom (1) JHarris333 at 7:22am 06.02.20 Ask All Sailors 22/1694 I have a Hunter30 (1993) with a standard ZSpars mast and boom. The end of the boom is open, as show
Navy raft up (1) Dr. D at 6:59am 06.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1061 Many years ago (OK, decades ago) I was in the US Navy aboard the USS Yosemite (AD-19), a destroyer t
H34 - Rudder Post Rotten Core Repair and Stuffing Gland question (8) Artey1 at 6:52am 06.02.20 Big Boats 2/1464 I recently dropped my rudder to repair rotten core all around the rudder post as it comes through th
How to buff out acetone on plastic window? (1) patrickkidd at 6:36am 06.02.20 Ask All Sailors 16/3771 This is a ridiculous question, but if there is even the slightest chance to avoid the obvious work o

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Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 dLj at 11:50am 01.10.25
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 FROCKY at 11:32am 01.10.25 This depends upon the specific roller boom furling system used. There are many systems. Some do fal
Mast deck plate removal help on Macgregor19 Deeseas at 10:32am 01.10.25 Never had mine off but wondering does the compression post turn when you turn the bolt ? If so you m
Bilge Pump in Keel? Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 01.10.25 Don't screw into your bilge. There's wood in there. Even when its properly sealed, water will still
Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 9:08am 01.10.25 I pulled new cable thru my conduit by using the existing cable to run the pull string as described.
Pulling new cable up Mast RitSim at 9:00am 01.10.25 I pulled new cable thru my conduit by using the existing cable to run the pull string as described.
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 dLj at 8:49am 01.10.25 R/F booms are not a good system because there is no outhaul for the leech and the sail sets poorly.
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? JBP-PA at 8:19am 01.10.25 While using the right material for important projects can be essential, for many projects using exac
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? JBP-PA at 8:11am 01.10.25 AFAIK, skin on frame boats normally use a heat shrink material like polyester or shinks when dry mat
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 PaulK at 8:05am 01.10.25 Pretty sure that is a crank attachment for roller boom furling. You'd slack the main halyard and cr
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 PaulK at 7:49am 01.10.25 On the forward end of the boom there appears to be something that may accept some type of crank but
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 dLj at 7:36am 01.10.25 another note: since the boom was designed to roll, the outhaul would not have been led aft at the b
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 kloudie1 at 7:06am 01.10.25 another note: since the boom was designed to roll, the outhaul would not have been led aft at the bo
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 kloudie1 at 6:57am 01.10.25 Pretty sure that is a crank attachment for roller boom furling. You'd slack the main halyard and cra
Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 6:54am 01.10.25 What year is your C30? The later years like my 88 have a conduit in the mast for the wires and it
Pulling new cable up Mast dlochner at 6:44am 01.10.25 Then pull the new wire and coax back in with the messenger line. And leave a messenger line in th
Oldest Boat to Buy FastOlson at 6:32am 01.10.25 My old boat has an agreed value of $30,000. I pay $14.67 a month or $176 a year. My sailing seaso
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 (1) FROCKY at 6:28am 01.10.25 On the forward end of the boom there appears to be something that may accept some type of crank but
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 FROCKY at 6:25am 01.10.25
Pulling new cable up Mast Hayden Watson at 6:23am 01.10.25 I appreciate all the responses so far. One thing I've tried, so far, was to push a metal (electric

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