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Safety Debrief tailboom at 6:28am 03.03.24 Catalina 22 2/599 As many of us are preparing for a new season of sailing (my second) here is another good safety vide
Beneteau 423 Mast height measurement Riverdaze at 4:01pm 03.02.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/920 I want to be sure of the mast height on my 2007 423 before I venture out on an ICW route. Anyone hav
NEW POST AS OF MARCH 2, 2024--Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? steveebryant at 11:47am 03.02.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/831 I need to replace my boom topping lift line. What would you recommend for such a line and at what l
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dkinzer at 11:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 5/379 I am planning for a project to replace all of the fuel lines on the Yanmar 4JH4E on our Hunter 41AC.
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 10:40am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 16/853 30 O'day 1983. Having searched online for replacement port lights, I need to find alternatives due t
Room for VHF wire under compression post (3) andrewbredow at 10:02am 03.02.24 Catalina 310 3/563 I'm in the process of running a new coaxial cable for a masthead VHF antenna. The issue I'm running
SOLAR Activity. Largest Sunspots this cycle could be seen using eclipse glasses (3) jssailem at 7:09am 03.02.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/197 CAUTION: LOOKING AT THE SUN CAN BLIND YOU IF YOUR EYES ARE NOT PROTECTED. The news from the STCE i
Battery combiner, is this best? (3) bob45 at 4:20am 03.02.24 Ask All Sailors 23/1197
Bon Voyage! (2) Tally Ho at 9:16pm 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 26/1241
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 (4) KelToy at 4:01pm 03.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/824 I have designed an install of two 365Watt Panels which keeps them low over the bimini top to reduce
Passage Compass replacement Nauti Laopo at 2:11pm 03.01.24 Big Boats 3/342 I have a 1991 Hunter Passage 42. The compass is sun damaged and the ( bezel ) mount the compass sits
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? (4) tumbleweed2045 at 1:41pm 03.01.24 Trailer Sailors 13/1201 12 to 15 yrs ago I owned a Hunter 23. It was great and I regret selling it. Recently I found another
Snow falling on Cedars (1) jssailem at 10:03am 03.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/512
Clean Out Oil Pan ChrisHunter at 9:23am 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 13/661 After 30 years, I was wondering if I should remove and clean-out my oil pan on my Yanmar 2GM20 engin
New England Ropes VIPER line reviews? mistermike55 at 6:39am 03.01.24 Ask All Sailors 1/243 I'm looking to replace a couple halyards on my cruiser. Does anyone have experience they can share
Chain Plate Inspection (1) Slipin Away at 6:13am 03.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/251 I want to inspect the chain plates from the interior on my 45cc. Does anyone know how to remove the
Sigma drive flex coupler NYSail at 6:38pm 02.29.24 Ask All Sailors 9/587 Hello all Hope the winter is keeping all busy with boat projects! love to hear any experience with
I am looking for a trailer for my 25 ft. Catalina swing keel sailboat. Bill Garrett at 11:39am 02.29.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/352 I am looking for a trailer for my 25 ft. Catalina swing keel sailboat.
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:28am 02.29.24 Big Boats 11/1381 Hello All, I am trying to find information about older Grand Soleil 50. Are there any issues t
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 9:38am 02.29.24 Ask All Sailors 7/459 I installed a fill plate for a fresh water tank and am looking for a way to tell how full it is from

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A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (7) jssailem at 6:59am 10.19.24 One of my newfound experiences while traveling is looking out over the woods of New Hampshire and wa
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? Davidasailor26 at 5:48am 10.19.24
Lazy Jacks ? DaveJ at 5:14am 10.19.24
Circuit Breaker issue? Davidasailor26 at 4:41am 10.19.24
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 GeeBeeMe at 4:31am 10.19.24 @Crazy Dave Condon --Thanks Dave! One less thing to worry about
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? jssailem at 3:57am 10.19.24
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations sailme88 at 3:50am 10.19.24 You most likely lost it when backing down.. powering forward will push the prop forward. So if you w
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations jssailem at 3:41am 10.19.24 @StretchCT it has been 6 weeks since you posted about losing your prop. You indicated in your bio th
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 3:09am 10.19.24 To much of a good thing puts Mother Nature out of balance. Our PacificNW weather is about to change
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? higgs at 7:40pm 10.18.24 A quick search turned up one C Lark 14 for sale advertised in excellent condition. $700 with traile
Fiberglass crack by winch higgs at 7:16pm 10.18.24 I would use an old fashion can opener to open up the top of the crack and then fill with West epoxy
Marlow Hunter 31 Owners Manual Hello Below at 6:54pm 10.18.24
Catalina 385 weight? Tally Ho at 5:53pm 10.18.24
Keel Winch Replacement Keen Ice II at 5:45pm 10.18.24 Where did you find the repacement CB winch?
Lazy Jacks ? Tally Ho at 5:36pm 10.18.24 I have a Mack Pack with integrated lazy jacks. I can ease my jacks, and leave the sail cover in pl
1996 Hunter 26 v-berth and aft berth cushion redo caverun at 5:33pm 10.18.24 Last winter I replaced the bottoms of my 260 aft-berth cushions- the fabric had rotted due to moistu
Fiberglass crack by winch Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 10.18.24 What ever the case, the repair needs to assure the winch is solid and that the surface around is wa
2008 Hunter 45 CC Furling Mast Height from waterline jssailem at 3:14pm 10.18.24 Jim. It is always nice to hear someone else give you the measurement of something. Saves one from sp
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? jssailem at 2:39pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised? If the unit s
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 2:34pm 10.18.24 I would suggest if looking for a cause, that it was not sail related. Perhaps the winch was used to

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