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Rope Fender [8] < 48 hours
Hardy 36 heads/ toilet ceiling mounted light [1] 6 days ago
Vevor steering [3] 19 days ago
Screaching sound from prop area when engaging into forward gear , [3] 24 days ago
Pilot helm seat metalwork wanted [10] 27 Aug 24
Hardy 25 AQ151 290 Penta Leg - Control lever/cable problem [4] 5 Aug 24
Replacement seats for Hardy 25 Mariner [2] 31 Jul 24
Hatch lock for Navigator [11] 19 Jul 24
Wanted piece of 5/8 (16mm) marine ply 6x6” [2] 19 Jul 24
Pictures of the refurbishing of my Family Pilot [19] 1 Jul 24
Heads Door and hinges [2] 19 Jun 24
Cabin Floor Layout [1] 24 Apr 24
Hardy Fisher Biggest bilges in boating history [5] 11 Apr 24
Alternative to wooden rope fender rails? [10] 24 Mar 24
Fixing screws for rope fender supports [13] 15 Mar 24
Model-Specific Pages [5] 11 Mar 24
Water in de luchtkasten van de Hardy 24 [7] 2 Mar 24
Hydraulic Crane on Hardy 50 [1] 4 Feb 24
Straking rubber B Fender [3] 17 Jan 24
Rope fender diameter [8] 24 Nov 23
Windscreen wiper motors Seawings 254 [2] 20 Nov 23
Pilot Canopy Support [5] 17 Oct 23
Hardy pilot family 20 replacement steering cable / outboard tilt tube [3] 3 Oct 23
Green gelcoat hardy motorsailer [2] 29 Sep 23
Spotlight for Pilot 20 [1] 17 Sep 23
Hardy 20 Pilot Canopy Frame [4] 11 Jun 23
New canopy support rail. [6] 11 Jun 23
Hardy Commander 32 broken windscreen wiper [8] 30 May 23
Pilot keel steel box [1] 7 Apr 23
Rope fender colour restoration [1] 18 Mar 23
Hardy blue gelcoat colour?? [12] 11 Mar 23
Seals für Aluminum Windows Hardy 20 SE [3] 8 Mar 23
Access to H32 fuel tanks? [3] 3 Feb 23
Hardy Navigator 18 Cockpit Cover [5] 30 Jan 23
Water ingress to cabin hardy 25 [26] 15 Jan 23
Fishing 24 Wheelhouse Doors [8] 13 Jan 23
Navigator bow rail [1] 10 Jan 23
Cabin leak [6] 5 Jan 23
Gas type for stove on Pilot 20 SE [2] 11 Dec 22
Drainage tubes for Hardy 18 [8] 28 Oct 22
Degraded rubber seals on windows. [5] 26 Oct 22
Mast light connection fitting dust cover [2] 25 Oct 22
Bow Thruster Fuse [3] 7 Oct 22
Masthead Light [2] 18 Sep 22
Navigator paint colour [1] 16 Sep 22
Is this the correct rudder? [3] 15 Sep 22
Leaking canopy [3] 10 Aug 22
Ballast - Hardy Pilot 20 [5] 9 Jul 22
Hardy Pilot 20 SE Wooden Fender Supports [14] 1 Jul 22
Installation of Rope Fender on Hardy 24 [13] 18 Jun 22
Need replacement Hardy Seawings 254 window catches [3] 11 Jun 22
Hardy 32 bilge alarm [3] 6 Jun 22
Hardy 24 rope support. [1] 4 Jun 22
Rope fender leather protector [7] 25 May 22
Pilot cookers [5] 23 May 22
Cockpit cover runners [12] 6 May 22
Fuel Valve shut down cable lever attachment [1] 3 May 22
Antifouling choice [10] 16 Mar 22
Steering cable length - Regatta/Seawings 194 [1] 13 Mar 22
Cockpit Cover Costs [4] 2 Mar 22
Rubber Window Seals [24] 28 Feb 22
Hardwood hand rails [12] 3 Feb 22
Hardy Pilot 20 instal pilot seat [4] 19 Jan 22
Hardy 18 Fast Fisher [5] 15 Jan 22
Dripless Shaft Seals [1] 10 Jan 22
Pilot - Condensation behind cabin headlining [7] 8 Jan 22
Seawings 355 decals [3] 4 Jan 22
Spotlight for Hardy Pilot [4] 12 Dec 21
Winter Cover for Hardy Pilot [3] 30 Nov 21
Butterfly Hinges [6] 17 Nov 21
Navigator cockpit hatch cover. [12] 15 Nov 21
Seawings / Regatta bilge information [4] 9 Oct 21
Wheelhouse Gel Coat Colour [5] 8 Oct 21
Seawings 194 / Regatta inboard fuel tank [2] 9 Sep 21
New canopy for Hardy FP 20 SE [17] 9 Sep 21
Stainless steel core for fender [7] 8 Sep 21
Sink repair [1] 11 Aug 21
Restoring Exterior Teak [8] 6 Aug 21
Antifouling Propeller [5] 6 Aug 21
Forward heads seem to pump straight out [3] 24 Jul 21
Windscreen and window rubber seals - Seawings 314 [5] 10 Jul 21
Hardy 36 getting into fuel tanks [2] 9 Jul 21
Hob and Grill - Family Pilot [3] 5 Jul 21
Cushion Fabric [2] 3 Jul 21
Wood fender support [6] 3 Jul 21
Hardy 19 Motor Sailor Captains Chair Information please [2] 21 Jun 21
Drying out Hardy 25 [2] 18 May 21
Plumbing problem [7] 16 May 21
Navigator wiper [3] 14 May 21
Welcome Back [1] 13 May 21
Hardy 36 prop shaft diameter [5] 11 May 21
Hardy 42 - Holding Tank not pumping out [3] 5 May 21
Towing a Pilot 20 [12] 28 Apr 21
Pilot, sliding wheelhouse windows [1] 20 Apr 21
Another Carbon Monoxide Tragedy [3] 15 Apr 21
Material for Hardy interior. [11] 26 Mar 21
Fitting a Sea Toilet [17] 25 Mar 21
Clean cockpit canopy [11] 7 Mar 21
Navigator stern cleats [5] 26 Feb 21
Regatta fender rope [3] 5 Feb 21
'80s Pilot - a measurement required [20] 27 Jan 21
Pilot mid-ships cleats [4] 31 Dec 20
Pilot cabin windows [4] 24 Dec 20
Clean cockpit canopy [1] 15 Dec 20
Fender Rope Size [4] 9 Dec 20
Fender Rope Size [1] 7 Dec 20
Hardy 20 windscreen wiper and motor [13] 20 Nov 20
FENDER COVERS BELOW BULWARK DRAINS - A SOLUTION ? [2] 20 Nov 20
Rope fender internal 'cable' [6] 9 Nov 20
Hardy Pilot outboard well [5] 6 Nov 20
Hardy Pilot - Voids beneath cabin and cockpit soles [5] 31 Oct 20
How can I stop birds fouling my canopy [13] 28 Oct 20
Clips for rope fender [7] 23 Oct 20
Trailer parts [2] 14 Oct 20
Touching up paint [1] 13 Oct 20
Removing embedded nuts [3] 28 Sep 20
Cabin Door Lock [9] 28 Sep 20
Searching for Raymarine VHF 240E active external speaker [1] 26 Aug 20
Boat safety exam hardy pilot [4] 16 Aug 20
Hardy 18 steering helm [2] 14 Aug 20
Hardy 25 windows [6] 12 Aug 20
Condensation?? [1] 30 Jul 20
Where do I fill up the windscreen washers on my Hardy Commodore 36?? [3] 26 Jul 20
Cockpit paint? [11] 29 Jun 20
Cushions for the back lockers on my Pilot [2] 26 Jun 20
How To refurbish/polish Hardy Blue? [5] 7 Jun 20
New cockpit cover [9] 12 May 20
FP cabin floor repair [11] 8 May 20
Complete refurbishment of Deck and bilges ! A cautionary Tale! [5] 8 May 20
Domestic Hot Water - Limited volume [1] 21 Apr 20
Buying perspex windows on line [3] 19 Apr 20
Rope fender on Hardy pilot [5] 17 Mar 20
My new Rope! [2] 16 Mar 20
Pilot side window shattered [6] 14 Mar 20
Cockpit Wood on Bosun [7] 13 Mar 20
End of winter (hopefully) clean [3] 10 Mar 20
Regatta foredeck design [11] 8 Mar 20
Seawings Logos [15] 7 Mar 20
Hardy Pilot 20: Varnishes, Adhesives & Paints [4] 5 Mar 20
Fwd Hatch Seal Hardy 25 [3] 28 Feb 20
Hardy Pilot Winter Cover [6] 24 Feb 20
Guard Rails [8] 4 Feb 20
Rope fender [23] 19 Jan 20
Hardy Commodore 36, trace Raymarine navigation wiring??? [3] 18 Jan 20
Batteries and winter [12] 3 Jan 20
Seacocks - Time to replace, which type? [3] 17 Dec 19
Mariner 25 upgrades [2] 30 Nov 19
Leaking Portlight [3] 25 Nov 19
PLA Analysis of Breakdowns [1] 3 Oct 19
Wood in cockpit of Bosun [3] 30 Sep 19
Impellers [1] 27 Sep 19
Hardy Pilot 20 Dome Cabin Lights [10] 26 Sep 19
Fitting a Hardy 25 Rope Fender [9] 10 Sep 19
Stupid Wiper Question [11] 9 Sep 19
River Pilot galley seat conversion [4] 4 Sep 19
Fishing 17 opening cuddy window [1] 17 Aug 19
Loosening sliding cockpit windows [4] 6 Aug 19
Domestic water leak calorifier area [5] 10 Jul 19
Pop rivets for forward hatch cover? [2] 1 Jul 19
Raw water hose [1] 30 Jun 19
Pilot cockpit cover [16] 20 Jun 19
Re-bedding Hardy 25 centre cleat [7] 31 May 19
Pilot cockpit floor [10] 15 May 19
Wiper Motor Hardy 25 [1] 8 May 19
Plastic Canopy fittings & Cabin door lock. [5] 30 Apr 19
More Leak [2] 13 Apr 19
Hardy Fishing 17 replacement windows [4] 4 Apr 19
Seaglaze sliding windows [2] 15 Mar 19
Front cabin window Navigator [5] 26 Feb 19
Hardy Family Pilot - Fore hatch adjustable stay [2] 10 Jan 19
Pilot 20 Floor [3] 1 Nov 18
Refurbing Hardy nameplates? [11] 22 Aug 18
Rope Fender Hardy 25 (1983) [8] 28 Jul 18
Replacement Cockpit Hatch Hardy 25 [6] 5 Jul 18
Painting Hardy Pilot 20. [4] 12 Jun 18
Fitting a pedestal helmsman seat [4] 30 Apr 18
Compound, polish and wax [6] 15 Mar 18
Ready for Spring [2] 14 Mar 18
Water based Antifouling [1] 9 Mar 18
Teak oil / linseed oil dangers of Oxidizing agents [3] 24 Feb 18
Checking bow/stern thruster bolt torque [4] 30 Dec 17
Water between double skin hull [9] 23 Dec 17
Blue Gelcoat [22] 7 Dec 17
Hardy 25 toilet upgrade ? [4] 4 Dec 17
Hull foam Hardy Fising 17 [3] 1 Dec 17
Removing screen wiper arm [10] 16 Nov 17
Boats stands for a Pilot [5] 16 Nov 17
Manuals [18] 16 Nov 17
Fishing 17 gelcoat [3] 11 Nov 17
Pilot Heads Port hole nut [1] 14 Sep 17
Covers [1] 10 Sep 17
Rigging set up for 18 motorsailor [4] 12 Aug 17
Make your window seals look like new [3] 24 Jun 17
Refurbing headlinings [11] 16 Jun 17
Installation of Garmin Striker 4 Fishfinder [3] 9 Jun 17
Fender Rope Size Mariner - 25 [2] 7 Jun 17
Fender strip [13] 31 May 17
Care of port lights and hatches [2] 26 May 17
Sloppy Steering [9] 9 May 17
Seawings 234 Cabin Door [5] 30 Apr 17
Galley tray for a Family Pilot [11] 26 Apr 17
Cheaper rope fender [64] 22 Apr 17
"Lifting the lid" [3] 29 Mar 17
Getting ready for 2017 season. [4] 18 Mar 17
Hatch seal supplier [2] 8 Feb 17
Water Tank Sender Unit [6] 17 Jan 17
Winter storage options [8] 28 Dec 16
Power lift motor [3] 20 Dec 16
Trim tab anodes [8] 15 Dec 16
More Family Pilot 20 refurb... [10] 9 Dec 16
Boat Safety Scheme for Pilot 20 [4] 9 Dec 16
Coir Fender maintenance [6] 27 Sep 16
New canopy for a 1986 Family Pilot [4] 27 Sep 16
£350 to fit a rope fender? [15] 21 Sep 16
New owner lots of work to be done! [26] 11 Aug 16
Shaft Anodes [7] 20 Jul 16
Regatta seating [3] 26 May 16
Stainless steel stern air inlet grill [5] 5 May 16
Condensation [1] 2 May 16
What is this gadget in the gas line? [7] 21 Apr 16
Canopy support bar slider - Family Pilot [4] 18 Apr 16
Hardy 20 propellor [3] 5 Apr 16
Hull preparation prior to antifouling [5] 31 Mar 16
Stainless steel trim tabs [3] 28 Mar 16
Navigator forward well drains. [3] 27 Mar 16
Clesse Gas Regulator Recall [1] 21 Mar 16
Regatta electric windlass [1] 14 Mar 16
Fire Blanket Recall [2] 10 Mar 16
Anchor winch [7] 1 Mar 16
12v Wet and dry vacuum cleaner [1] 10 Feb 16
A sopping problem! [15] 15 Jan 16
Winterising [6] 4 Jan 16
Hatch stays [3] 31 Dec 15
Gel coat colour [3] 31 Dec 15
Gas burner [3] 19 Dec 15
Wooden Fender Rails (That holds the Fender Rope) [3] 26 Nov 15
Best way to fix canopy fixings? [2] 19 Nov 15
Warning - Replacement LED bulbs [1] 27 Oct 15
Replacing head lining in cockpit [5] 1 Sep 15
Antifoul [4] 24 Aug 15
Pilot 20 refurb rusty keels [1] 11 Aug 15
Hardy mariner 25 holding tank [4] 24 Jun 15
Rope Rubbing Strake 'Cover' [5] 14 Jun 15
Navigator - Replacement head and side lining material [10] 7 Jun 15
Plastic drain outlets [3] 24 May 15
Replacement table foot plate for Fishing 24 [3] 11 May 15
Hooks to hold up rope fender [6] 6 May 15
Replacement carpet for Mariner saloon [4] 27 Apr 15
Which shade of blue to use for antifouling [5] 15 Apr 15
Forehatch stay [3] 10 Apr 15
Fender and canopy clip fixing. [3] 26 Mar 15
Auxilary battery [4] 16 Feb 15
Canopy fasteners [6] 9 Feb 15
Interior Wood Finish - Late 1980s Pilot 20 [4] 23 Dec 14
Hardy 21 lining [4] 21 Dec 14
New Propeller for a MS 20 [2] 28 Jun 14
MS 20 Window Replacement [2] 28 Jun 14
Immersion Heater keeps tripping on Mariner [2] 13 Jun 14
Gelcoat Repainting? [4] 12 Apr 14
Gelcoat colour [7] 5 Apr 14
Boat name removal [5] 30 Mar 14
Pilot 20 sun roof [13] 23 Feb 14
Cleaning Mould and Seagull Stuff from Canvas Canopy [1] 1 Jan 14
Where is the bilge pump? [4] 16 Oct 13
Whats the Best Sound Proofing.... [3] 16 Oct 13
Sunken 17PH on Thames. [2] 16 Jun 13
Revitalising my canopy [2] 13 Jun 13
New Canopy [28] 6 May 13
Cleaning headlinings [6] 30 Apr 13
Heads this way, tails that way? [3] 23 Apr 13
Hardy Navigator, Spares [2] 9 Nov 12
Broken helms on family pilot [3] 30 Oct 12
Age of Hardy 17 [2] 8 Oct 12
Hull core [6] 8 Oct 12
Cabin / Foredeck hatch 'locks' - Hardy Fishing 20 [8] 14 Jul 12
Hardy 25 rope fender [20] 16 Apr 12
Stained windows [1] 16 Apr 12
Water leaking fom Family Pilot anchor box [6] 15 Apr 12
Rope fendering [2] 3 Feb 12
Rope Fender [1] 8 Jan 12
Just bought a 18ft Hardy, how do I tell the age and model? [4] 2 Jan 12
Rope Fender - moss & weeds growing over the winter [1] 24 Nov 11
Hardy Seawings 234 [2] 14 Nov 11
Help with slow speed handling H24 [14] 24 Sep 11
Hardy 18 M/S Jib Furler. [1] 28 Aug 11
Owner's manual 18 navigator [1] 16 Jul 11
Missing hardy plates on wheelhouse [1] 19 Jun 11
Painting reference for navigator [1] 10 Jun 11
Repaint pilot [1] 14 May 11
Lowering and Raising Mast Hardy MS [3] 4 May 11
Navigator forward bow drains [8] 23 Mar 11
Rope fender support [7] 5 Jan 11
Sea Toilet on Pilot 20 [7] 4 Jan 11
Renovating / finishing woodwork [2] 29 Dec 10
Navigator window seals [5] 28 Dec 10
Rope fitting [1] 19 Dec 10
Air Outlet Valves for Heating System Fishing 24 [4] 26 Nov 10
Coir fender [5] 22 Oct 10
Pram canopy [4] 6 Oct 10
Fishing 20 Trailer Plans [1] 21 Sep 10
I need to replace my rope fender [5] 14 Sep 10
Hardy mariner 25 owner [1] 27 Jul 10
Bilge water mystery [19] 21 Jun 10
Anyone recommend a cover company in Northern Ireland? [9] 18 May 10
Hardy front window [4] 13 May 10
Antifoul paint [1] 13 Apr 10
Marine upholstery/reconditioning? [5] 23 Mar 10
Navigator - Improved my canopy, now got mould growing [2] 9 Mar 10
Cleaning Hardy Sign [2] 10 Feb 10
Second hand coir reope fender [3] 9 Dec 09
The Pilot in our family [1] 9 Dec 09
Navigator hatch cover - help! [7] 18 Nov 09
Navigator question [3] 14 Oct 09
New navigator needs tlc [2] 25 Jul 09
Interior "textured paint" finish , care and repair, Navigator 18' [3] 10 Jul 09
Rubber D fender rather than coir rope? [7] 18 Jun 09
Waterline measurement [1] 14 Jun 09
Canopy for the Regatta [19] 7 May 09
Modernising an old Pilot [5] 8 Apr 09
Fishing 17 water under the deck [5] 7 Apr 09
Diesel tank inspection plate needed [1] 7 Apr 09
Outdrive maintenance. [4] 10 Jan 09
Hardy Mariner Cathodic System [6] 1 Jan 09
New canopy for an 18? [11] 28 Oct 08
How much anti-fouling required for hardy pilot boat 20ft [2] 5 Sep 08
Where can I find a new hinge [4] 2 Sep 08
Sea water in bilge. [5] 26 Aug 08
Navigator 18 rope fender [7] 21 Aug 08
Pilot SE fitting a new galley in the main cabin area? [3] 16 Aug 08
Antifouling [3] 23 Jul 08
Navigator canopy frame [1] 16 Jul 08
Canopy Replacement for Navigator [15] 27 Jun 08
Boat Covers [13] 23 Jun 08
Diesel additives [3] 13 Apr 08
What antifouling for Pilot 20 and how much? [7] 22 Mar 08
Replacement canopy & frame Hardy Pilot [4] 18 Dec 07
HARDY 18 Fender timber support [2] 9 Dec 07
Maintaining a braked trailer [2] 27 Oct 07
Battery Fitting [15] 16 Oct 07
Cleaning rusty stains on GRP? [6] 10 Oct 07
Should there be a seal on the forward hatch of a family pilot? [3] 9 Oct 07
Fresh water flushing suzuki70 four stroke [9] 2 Oct 07
Plastimo catalytic heater [3] 23 Aug 07
Rotten fender-rope on my Regatta... [27] 21 Aug 07
Cleaning cockpit canopies [3] 13 Aug 07
Cracks in hull [2] 14 Jul 07
Repainting a tatty hull [6] 29 Apr 07
Flash advert [2] 3 Apr 07
Pilot cabin leaks [1] 4 Mar 07
Advice needed for novice owner! [4] 3 Jan 07