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Best Deck Hatch Available (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:43am 05.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1044 This is our emergency tiller connection deck hatch. It's an an 8 1/2 inch cut out and 10 9/16 inch
Propane locker Canonshooternb at 6:25am 05.25.20 Big Boats 4/6091 My propane Is tank currently mounted on my aft rail and gets in the way. What are the options to ins
Maximum outboard motor weight and horsepower for a 26M? FrankH at 5:39am 05.25.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2311 There is a 26M for sale with a 2005 70 hp Suzuki motor. That motor should weigh 335#. A new or rec
Wire connections from mast base to deck plug (1) CoyCaptain at 5:26am 05.25.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/5018 I need help on electrical connection from mast to deck. Bought new plug and receptacle from bwy and
Davits for Marlow Hunter 31 (1) garethpope at 4:35am 05.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1209 Has anyone installed davits on their Marlow Hunter 31? I have some challenges with locating points a
Need help identifying the model and size of Lewmar Mainsheet Car (2) Theoneills at 6:16pm 05.24.20 Parts Search 3/2371 I have 1996 Beneteau 351 with a Lewmar Mainsheet/Traveller Car system as per the attached photos. It
What's a decent depth transducer Revv up at 5:07pm 05.24.20 Trailer Sailors 11/3198 Looking for something for my boat and not fussy of drilling any hole below the waterline, anyone got
Worn through? (2) Drinky Crow at 2:49pm 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1862 Are the dark areas what non-skid looks like after being worn through to the glass... https://images.
Cooler Step Sledge62 at 12:57pm 05.24.20 Catalina 22 3/914 Has anyone replaced with an actual step? Thinking of that or a wooden utility box made to fit.
Uh oh! Recore foredeck (2) blowingbubbles at 12:47pm 05.24.20 Catalina 22 35/6409 Ambitious newbe here. Picked up a 1976 C-22 for a good price and now I know why. Leaky hatch, rotted
Nimble 20 yawl - what's the displacement? Joe the Sailor at 11:28am 05.24.20 Trailer Sailors 5/3049 Happy Memorial Day weekend to everyone. I'm very interested in the Nimble 20, but need to know the
Wood in the hull deck joint? (1) GSBNY at 11:05am 05.24.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1306
P42 head system solenoid (1) mbaker at 10:26am 05.24.20 Big Boats 14/2199 I need to replace the solenoid on my forward head system. After extensive searching I found it behin
Sailing Season opening... Boat Handling - Are you ready? (1) jssailem at 9:26am 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1568 As we splash our boat from a crane or rip the wrapping off like opening a Christmas present in June
LED light removal (1) richk at 8:05am 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1728 This light doesn't work. How to remain it? Challenging to me.
Life Rafts, Once Again Kings Gambit at 7:33am 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3488 I know that we as a forum have covered the topic of carrying life rafts aboard. It resurfaces whenev
H33 refrigerator replacement sailortex at 6:56am 05.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1237 Has anyone replaced their refrigerator in a Hunter 33? 2005ish? It is a Coolmatic RPD 0065u have tri
Spar-Tite debacle Sefuller at 6:23am 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1297 Yesterday I poured a Spar-Tite mast wedge on our boat. I have used the product once before with gre
Sliding galley on eBay Gene Neill at 5:50am 05.24.20 Catalina 22 6/2015 Anybody in the PA area looking for one? I know it's a long shot, but this one looks super clean and
Strengthen H41AC cockpit table support system leemarkadams at 2:18am 05.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/622 Hi all, Had anyone managed to find a decent way to make the rather flimsy cockpit table support sy

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Its funny Friday! Mikem at 3:35pm 01.07.25 Too funny
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 Hello Below at 3:26pm 01.07.25
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 3:21pm 01.07.25 ... I'm wondering if bread will be possible. I'm not sure the temps will be hot enough. ... We hav
Catalina 28 Roller Furler (1) William Weeks at 3:16pm 01.07.25 Thanks everyone for your advice, here is a photo of the Furler
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 01.07.25 Thanks for all YOUR info @Brinky63 . Problems like this drive me vicariously nuts. First off, you
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 2:19pm 01.07.25 I'm not sure a Danforth style anchor is the best choice for this application. The image indicates a
Its funny Friday! (1) Captain Larry-DH at 2:02pm 01.07.25 This looks right to me, but maybe it needs a little more scope?
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? Sailm8 at 1:50pm 01.07.25 Contact SeaBags You wife will love the bags they make,
Mast rake and stem to stern level pgandw at 12:44pm 01.07.25 To set the rake on my 505 dinghy we attach a measuring tape to the main halyard and see how far it
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? thinwater at 12:25pm 01.07.25 It always seems to me that they really are wrong for everything. First, they are not flat. The seem
Galley . . . comforts of home? Scott B at 12:13pm 01.07.25 We've had our Hunter 33 for 17 years. We maybe stay at the dock less than 5 nights per year ( launc
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? JBP-PA at 11:51am 01.07.25 Tons of fun things can be made from them, just just bags. Boom tents, fender curtains, winch cover
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation Brinky63 at 11:47am 01.07.25 Hi All, Thanks for the feedback. Some info: Boat is a Hunter 306 build of 2003, Yanmar 2GM20F buil
Galley . . . comforts of home? jssailem at 11:21am 01.07.25 WHAT?? And miss the beers you have promised? never...
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hello Below at 11:20am 01.07.25 It is now time to go sailing, and this year is the year I venture to the north end of Vancouver Isl
Mast rake and stem to stern level (1) jssailem at 10:37am 01.07.25
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? PaulK at 10:30am 01.07.25 We use old sails for raking leaves. You can drag three or four wagonloads behind a tractor without h
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? jssailem at 10:28am 01.07.25 I came across another option. Facebook has a Sailboat - For sale by owner group. Simple rules: About
Mast rake and stem to stern level PaulK at 10:14am 01.07.25 To set the rake on my 505 dinghy we attach a measuring tape to the main halyard and see how far it i
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? Project_Mayhem at 10:08am 01.07.25 I had my last boat listed on Craigslist for a month with little success other than a lady that drove

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