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Traveler rail on stern loose ingramsail at 9:16am 02.20.20 Catalina 22 9/974 How do you repair a lose rail?
Common Beneteau issues and pre purchase checklist miraculix at 9:09am 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2096 Hi all, My last boat deal fell through because the seller did not disclose a severe issue. This c
Legend 40.5 - Genoa furling line cockpit arrangement (1) fero at 8:59am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1062 Hi again, Another subject this time. I find the furling line cockpit arrangement not very good on my
Calibrating replacement ST60 Wind instrument pjb13 at 7:53am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1416 Our 2001 420 has an ST50 but the display and wind indicator and speed instrument were just replaced
Replacement refrigerator strut on 420? pjb13 at 7:32am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/694 Our freezer section is missing the "strut" to hold the top open, though the brackets are there. We h
Replacing 420 cabin lights with switches with LEDs (1) pjb13 at 7:28am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/796 Has anyone swapped out the cabin lights on the 420 that have the off on toggle with LEDs? I have tri
KVH tv6 Dome CYQK at 5:17am 02.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/368 Anyone on the forum use one of these? How good are they? Thks
Kanzaki transmission dip stick Buddha at 4:35am 02.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/5552
My latest upload Brian D at 8:17pm 02.19.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/814 I know, shameless plug. But they say if your don't blow your own horn someone will use it as a spitt
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? pumpkinpie at 5:56pm 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 45/5690 We have found a practically brand new, barely used North Sails G2 Running Gennaker (Asymmetrical Spi
Full Batten Mainsail Conversion nveater at 3:29pm 02.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/905 So my Hunter 33.5 has a full batten dacron mainsail- I'm not a huge fan of all full battens and wond
How is the Traveler rail for main boom mounted? ingramsail at 3:11pm 02.19.20 Smaller Boats 1/774 Just started restoring a 1977 Catalina 22. Question l have is how the rail mounted to the stern?
What sticks to plastic wheelpilot pedestal mounting bracket? Richard19068 at 2:26pm 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1347 Hello, I have a Simrad Wheelpilot that mounts to the steering pedestal with a plastic bracket. The
75th Anniversary (1) Brian D at 1:49pm 02.19.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1449 75 years ago today, the Marines and Corpmen of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions stormed the be
Hunter 450 Replace Water Tank Sensor Chuck Cohen at 1:38pm 02.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/427 Has anyone replaced their water sensor unit in the top of the tank under the floorboards next to the
Catalina Direct now has the 310 listed! JRT at 1:20pm 02.19.20 Catalina 310 5/1420 Maybe it was all those parts I ordered since last year but I really appreciate seeing our 310 listed
Rabbit Hole Golfpro at 11:46am 02.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1264 Greetings. Anyone know the secret to getting into and out of the 'Rabbit Hole' starboard lazerette o
Winch shims capta at 9:32am 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1332 Fortunately, I found a couple of sets of shims for our Lewmar 65st electrics. Right part number and
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack (2) kmhalvorson at 8:09am 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2757 Discovered this stress crack near the starboard spreader bracket. Any ideas on how to repair will be
Depth finder installation Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 5/647 There seems to be a very strong preference towards 4200 for underwater applications within the commu

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Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 jviss at 3:45pm 08.18.24 Edson technical support is excellent, I recommend calling them and asking for help and advice.
Faucet replacement HELP JoeWhite at 3:43pm 08.18.24 I do not have a sink like this, BUT, it appears that the faucet was first mounted on what appears to
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot dLj at 3:37pm 08.18.24 Will a St6000 control unit drive one of their below-deck drives? not sure how the price compares w
Unusual Oil Level Issue kappykaplan at 3:36pm 08.18.24 Like SoSound the dipstick on my 3YM30 is often dry when I first take it out, but as soon as I put i
Yamaha 25 bilge pump / packing Davidasailor26 at 3:31pm 08.18.24 2. I think my stuffing needs replacement (bilge filling up after 2 weeks of being idle). Is it poss
Wood refinishing final passes MikeHoncho at 3:30pm 08.18.24
Unusual Oil Level Issue Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 08.18.24 I wipe it down and reinsert it and check a few times but nothing. I then add literally about an oun
Lake St Clair on a Friday Marmalade at 3:17pm 08.18.24 Was Markley before... though the Lambrecht family has been involved in the ownership for a long time
I need help attaching my Outboard to my West Wight Potter (1) Jackinenc at 3:13pm 08.18.24 Looks to me like you are missing part of your motor mount. There should be a section with a wooden o
Chesapeake Bay - Smith and Tangier Islands dlochner at 3:11pm 08.18.24 We were there in June 22. Carried 5' draft all the way in on Smith Island, do go slow and watch the
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot Tally Ho at 1:59pm 08.18.24 The inventor of the Pelagic, is a regular contributor on the Ericson owners' site, his technical ex
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot Rick D at 1:59pm 08.18.24 I'd also be interested in knowing if there is anyone that rebuilds these old Raymarine units as tha
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:57pm 08.18.24 Ye gods and little fishes!!!! Y'all are turning the easiet job on a boat into a totally unnecessary
Beneteau Propeller Charles Erwin at 1:57pm 08.18.24 Changing the key stock alloy alone is probably not the answer. Remember the prop is driven by fricti
Unusual Oil Level Issue Tally Ho at 1:56pm 08.18.24
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 1:52pm 08.18.24 I think that sink is part of a large molding, so I don;t believe you can remove it. As to the fauce
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 1:51pm 08.18.24 Any chance you can stick an old screw driver, dull cold chisel, or drift into the hole to engage th
Faucet replacement HELP Rick D at 1:42pm 08.18.24 I think that sink is part of a large molding, so I don;t believe you can remove it. As to the faucet
Install Air condition in hunter 38 BigEasy at 1:32pm 08.18.24 my 38 actually has 2 air conditioning units installed as original equipment. you might want to ch
Faucet replacement HELP Sailor Sue at 1:25pm 08.18.24 Any chance you can stick an old screw driver, dull cold chisel, or drift into the hole to engage the

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