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Fwd hatch leaking JRT at 10:29am 07.13.19 Catalina 310 3/598 So working on boatand big rain just came up. FWD hatch is leaking from under the trim ring. Drips
Rope Clutch Spring (1) amitchell64 at 5:56am 07.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1339 167136 I have a 2008 Hunter 33 and the spring arm of one of the rope clutches keeps popping out of t
Hajima of the NE coast of Japan garymalmgren at 4:38am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 4/398 Not what we hoped it would be, but not a lost day. Gary QgYbeKrcyzc
Nautical tongue twister All U Get at 2:47am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 32/3908 Bored with summer, try saying towboat three times fast. Do you have a nautical tongue twister?
Sign and Glide towing, opinions ? DAVA390 at 7:35pm 07.12.19 Ask All Sailors 1/535 Friend of mine just bought a boat,went with Progressive,Has a card for Sign ' Glide on water. Never
Something is very wrong I'm told....(help please?) (3) khanlon at 2:35pm 07.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2055 I am completely new to this... 1st boat...purchased from widow of owner.carefully following directio
Lewmar open port bug screens (3) Slipin Away at 1:51pm 07.12.19 Big Boats 5/1369 Installing the bug screens in the lewmar opening ports is a real pain, and I am always worried about
CDI furler modification Bfranchini at 1:30pm 07.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/4844 CDI furler modification My Mac26S came with a CDI furler that must be the clumsiest furler ever des
Boom Brakes Don Lucas at 1:19pm 07.12.19 Big Boats 34/5653 We all know that the B'R rig is in more danger of an accidental gybe when running as the boom can't
What bottom PAINT for a trailer sailor? RussC at 12:52pm 07.12.19 Trailer Sailors 28/3789 Considering purchase of a 22' trailer sailor that has had some type of bottom coat in the past, but
Isotherm ITC Digital Display Intelligent Temperature Control RoyS at 11:08am 07.12.19 Ask All Sailors 48/10293 I have the Isotherm Self Pumping Compact Refrigeration System. I later installed the Isotherm Intell
Hunter 37.5 Windex Jrtauber at 10:34am 07.12.19 Big Boats 3/669 is the Davis mast top windex on H37.5 a 10 or 15? Thanks. I need to repair it.
nowCOAST for Mariners! (1) JamesG161 at 9:17am 07.12.19 Weather and Forecasting 1/789 NOAA has continued to add amazing stuff to this web based Mapping/Forecasting. https://nowcoast.noaa
A start gone ALL WRONG Jackdaw at 9:02am 07.12.19 Racing 63/6667 This is the infamous 'Blue' start in race in puerto vallarta. Bad things are happening, and more wil
What to do with wet sails? Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 07.12.19 Ask All Sailors 9/3171 What do you do with your sails after you've been caught in the rain?
Messed up start of a race! (2) Jackdaw at 6:39am 07.12.19 Racing 18/2033 Our big (120 boats) Thursday evening series has a new wrinkle; two starting lines. While we have al
376 raw water impeller Randy R at 9:18pm 07.11.19 Big Boats 15/1275 1997 Hunter 376 with 150 hours on the engine (3 jh2) an alarm, steam out the exhaust; the raw water
Solar charging monitoring-we need advice Jimongee at 7:37pm 07.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1309 We are once again provisioning for our annual Canadian North Channel Summer sailing adventure. We
engine control at helm tom.p.brown at 7:23pm 07.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/434 i have a 2003 306. i noticed there is no way to disengage the transmission if i wanted to run the en
H30 Yanmar 2qm15 fuel pump installation newage1461 at 6:30pm 07.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/962 I'm replacing the lift pump. Got the old one off without too much trouble. Putting the new one on is

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Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 6:31am 05.22.24 Bilge water volume for your boat should never be much. If there is water, then there is likely a l
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats isaksp00 at 6:25am 05.22.24 My boat does not have any wood behind the mounting holes for the slats. Just the back of the fibergl
Mooring and bilge pump jssailem at 6:20am 05.22.24 Once I have more time, I will then install the 1 1/4 along side the 3/4 . I will retain the manual
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats daydreamerh23 at 6:19am 05.22.24 Thank you, Crazy Dave! I think we will be replacing those slats and I will for sure check on the bac
EV-100 auto helm issues (1) jssailem at 6:08am 05.22.24 My Wheel came with my 2017 purchase of an EV-100 AP. Over time, we have become very familiar with he
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04am 05.22.24 @daydreamerh23 @lakesurfsailor @isaksp00 The teak slats were designed as handholds held fast with
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Tally Ho at 5:25am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration dat
Outdated Flares of All Types..... sailcapt340 at 5:21am 05.22.24 You hang the e-flare. In some cases, that will mean rigging up a bridle. Do NOT use the bungee they
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Davidasailor26 at 5:17am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration dat
Mooring ball pennant question Captain Larry-DH at 5:06am 05.22.24
Outdated Flares of All Types..... shemandr at 5:05am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration date
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? JBP-PA at 5:03am 05.22.24 I have a mast mate and I am short and not as flexible as I once was. The one and only time I used i
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 5:01am 05.22.24 After I loosened the screw in the knob, I turned the squarish knob counterclockwise all the way to w
Outdated Flares of All Types..... twodzusfittings at 4:57am 05.22.24
Repair tb_gb at 4:57am 05.22.24 Thank you everyone for comments The other side is fine.....just the port side has the gap. It is a
Mooring ball pennant question Joe at 4:39am 05.22.24 . On the "Pennant" usage, the marina used this word in their instructions/suggestions for attachin
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 4:33am 05.22.24 Do we infer from this that the boat has a manual bilge pump? The automatic bilge pump you are plan
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Joe at 4:31am 05.22.24 How many kts? Correction made, thanks
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 4:29am 05.22.24 There is a square-ish type knob on the forward side of the control wheel that maintains the tension
Catalina 27 outboard hp question kappykaplan at 4:27am 05.22.24 For a vessel whose max speed less than kts How many kts?

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