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Lower shroud rigging breaking (1) knotatwork2 at 1:00pm 04.08.20 Smaller Boats 19/3466 On my 1987 Hunter 23 , my lower shroud cable has 1 broken strand, is there a way to repair this, or
Advice needed on installing thwatships braces (2) Dr. D at 12:33pm 04.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/624 I need to find a way to gain easy access to the space below the V-berth. I followed the recommendati
Buzzer alarm sounding Hydro Therapy at 11:37am 04.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 25/4048 So I was surprised today. I got a call from my storage facility. I was told that they moved the boat
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple Jtcf78911 at 11:28am 04.08.20 Ask All Sailors 54/10725 Hi everyone. Finally got up the gumption to pull ugly and dangerous alcohol fueled range top and
Hunter 18 Center Board and Flap Access CurtisC at 10:06am 04.08.20 Day Sailers 5/1597 I'm curious if any of you who own a H-18 have had to replace the centerboard flap? If so what did t
Tiller pilot drewlamparello at 8:43am 04.08.20 Catalina 275 1/1031 I see that some of you folks have installed these. I'm about to install a St 2000. I plan on insta
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB WBP93 at 7:42am 04.08.20 Catalina 310 10/1570 I am trying to find the foam cover for the intake silencer on my Universal M-25XPB. The only thing I
Compost Head Joe Baldetti at 6:46am 04.08.20 Pearson 0/757 I removed all of my plumbing and installed a gray water sump for the shower/icebox and installed all
Pearson 303 Port holes/Port lights Joe Baldetti at 6:33am 04.08.20 Pearson 2/2205 I recently bought a 1984 Pearson 303 and the 4 forward port holes leak. The plastic ridge on the len
Catalina 30 mast step compression post collapsing (5) Garester at 2:57pm 04.07.20 Ask All Sailors 6/4574 I have a 1983 Catalina 30 and the roof/ceiling under the mast step is collapsing. I don't know what
Super PINK moon tonight!!! (1) JamesG161 at 1:13pm 04.07.20 Sails Call Lounge 2/530 'Super Pink Moon' rises tonight! Teach your kids about the biggest full moon of 2020
Keel bolts Hunter 29.5 Odyssey lll at 12:45pm 04.07.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/1370 would like to locate design files from Hunter on the size, number of keel bolts ' torque that they s
[ANSWERED] Pre-purchase Partial Survey Guidance, evidence of hard grounding? (3) khanman22 at 11:45am 04.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1394 Hi there. I'm hoping someone can provide me additional guidance on a survey on a 2000 Hunter 340 I'
'92 335 roller furler maintenance _Milkjug_ at 11:30am 04.07.20 Mid-Size Boats 7/1534 The roller furler on my '92 Hunter 335 gets stuck when unfurling/furling the jib. I've replaced the
In hull transducer sigsgmret at 9:24am 04.07.20 Ask All Sailors 21/4304 I bought a Airmar depth sounder with an in hull transducer. The installation manual calls for addin
Catalina Outhaul Mod Don Guillette at 8:55am 04.07.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/8300 This subject has been discussed before but his weekend I received a call from a Texas sailor who was
Coaming Compartment Covers Zinger88 at 7:30am 04.07.20 Catalina 22 7/2317 Has anyone made or added covers to their cockpit coaming compartments? Now that the warm weather is
Soft teak: fill or wood hardener? Rob Heath at 6:45am 04.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/584 I have a small patch of teak (about 2 square centimetres) on the cockpit sole that has gone soft: yo
Question about painting Erbardy at 3:15am 04.07.20 Ask All Sailors 8/653 I am nearly finished prepping my catalina 22 for paint all Over the hill and the deck. I live in eas
Question on repairing sliding hatch Erbardy at 12:58am 04.07.20 Ask All Sailors 7/742

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Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Captain Larry-DH at 7:06am 03.12.25 Thanks for your input. The two videos I've seen this being used indicate that it's fairly straight
adding electrical stove ice breaker at 7:02am 03.12.25 Rick, Are you sure that stove is USA 240V vs europe 240v. I am not totally certain, but the usa use
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main PAC3142 at 6:59am 03.12.25 On the shuttle reefing systems I have seen, you can reef up to maybe 9% of the length of the boom.
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 PAC3142 at 6:57am 03.12.25 FYI, Matt Duggan from Edson did reply and said he hadn't seen tubes like these before.
Trail-Rite Trailer weight LakeShark at 6:54am 03.12.25 @jvanhare Boat and trailer weight will be somewhere between 3 to 4000lbs on average. Their lighter
Toilet Issue Tally Ho at 6:28am 03.12.25 Most of the drains for sink, shower, etc are fed to the bilge. I have my boat inspected, cleaned,
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Joe at 6:25am 03.12.25 As a precaution to guessing, which will make it likely that you'll do something that might cause har
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? jssailem at 6:12am 03.12.25 Reluctantly no sailing, yet. I have been to the boat about every 2-3 weeks for a couple days to wor
Toilet Issue Kraffert at 6:08am 03.12.25 Most of the drains for sink, shower, etc are fed to the bilge. I have my boat inspected, cleaned,
Towing through OR around Atlanta? jackhart at 5:57am 03.12.25 Trust me, as a former truck driver, it's a crap shoot either way. Between 6:15am and 9:15 am and
Engine Overheating sailme88 at 5:49am 03.12.25 The easiest and quickest test for failure is to remove the thermostat and run the engine to the poin
Toilet Issue sailme88 at 5:25am 03.12.25 I have no idea how to close through hulls, nor where to find them. Before you do anything else FIN
Engine Overheating (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 03.11.25 To them I would only add - did you check the amount of exhaust water coming out? I should write o
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? MFD at 8:02pm 03.11.25 Yeah, I think around this time of year and the months after Labor Day are some of the best for saili
Cunningham on a 310 any one? rpwillia at 7:59pm 03.11.25 I do not have a picture handy, but I took a block I had ran some sta-set through the top and put tha
Diesel Leak Injection Pump (1) rpwillia at 7:51pm 03.11.25 A friend had a Westerbeke 4-cylinger engine (really a Mitsubishi) where the injection pump fitting f
What is this adhesive/caulk/sealant? Blitz at 7:39pm 03.11.25 I would assume it is some sort of white pipe dope if not very sticky. If sticky, then could be hard
O'Day RENDEZVOUS!! LouisMK at 7:28pm 03.11.25 June 13 or 20, sorry.
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main LouisMK at 7:26pm 03.11.25 Loose footed mains work wonderfully, stack packs seem to work well for those who like them but IMO a
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak (1) jssailem at 7:15pm 03.11.25 I installed dyneema gates on Hadley in 2015. They are 1/4 inch diameter line with the ends long buri

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