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Keeping a 170 in a slip? Shorefun at 3:51pm 08.14.19 Day Sailers 10/2035 So I am rapidly approaching the end of summer. I have made it out a total of 3 times this year trail
Centerboard repair (2) scbody at 3:48pm 08.14.19 Day Sailers 13/3109 Hi I have a 2011 H15 that I use for a couple of weeks a year. The centerboard dropped through the
Replacing autopilot on 2001 Hunter 290 pfaffk at 2:05pm 08.14.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/1406 Good Afternoon, I have a 2001 Hunter 290 with a Ray Marine ST4000+ wheel autopilot. The wheel assemb
thruhaul for raw water fridge acepilot123 at 1:12pm 08.14.19 Big Boats 3/449 cannot post message
ODay23 -Using "Instant Start" with Outboard ? Sea Drifter at 1:01pm 08.14.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/865 I have a 2 cycle Mercury 7.5 Electric Start outboard in use since 1984. Sometimes, late in the seaso
Degree of heel H26 joecool911 at 11:59am 08.14.19 Smaller Boats 12/2190 Any idea where the point of no return is on the water ballasted H26 is? Talking about upwind or broa
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments Phil Herring at 8:36pm 08.13.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 370/46518 Finally, it's all over but the shirking. Please post your questions, suggestions, and comments her
boat will not sail straight brad minda at 12:01am 08.13.19 Catalina 30 30/4855 85 Catalina 30 standard rig. I am not sure how to describe my problem other than my boat doesn't wa
Removing Bird Poop Joe at 9:31pm 08.12.19 Ask All Sailors 15/5096 I would love to hear what the rest of you fine people have found the most effective bird poop remove
Lewmar Super hatch update and question (2) MitchK at 8:15pm 08.12.19 Newport 10/5136 Well, I finished installing the new lens in the Lewmar Super hatch on our N28. I replaced the hatch
C30 Steering Box Endoscopy (6) Ward H at 6:14pm 08.12.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1129 Back on July 30th, I started this thread about a strange noising coming from the steering system. ht
Headset communication or "marriage savers" Captain Larry-DH at 6:12pm 08.12.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1442
H34 toe rail Jim szczublewski at 5:20pm 08.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/665 Hi everyone Stripping the hardware off the deck of my h34 to repaint and wondering if I should remo
Crewed My 4th Race - Learnings Ward H at 5:11pm 08.12.19 Racing 6/1275 My racing buddy @Scott T-Bird could not make the club race yesterday so I found a spot on the Catali
Need Replacement Companionway Hatch Seals Gspencer at 4:58pm 08.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4473
StarBoard vs HDPE Scott B at 4:08pm 08.12.19 Ask All Sailors 1/1104 Is StarBoard just a brand name like Kleenex, Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, vs. HDPE? I was looking at Amazon to
Anyone familiar with Vakaros instrument? (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 3:22pm 08.12.19 Ask All Sailors 3/653 interested in any experience using one. Thanks in advance
So, this countdown clock JRacer at 3:17pm 08.12.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1191 It's making me anxious! I think I'm going to need to go to a "safe space". Do we have one? :biggrin:
Tempering Valve Recommendation? jviss at 1:37pm 08.12.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/1970 What make/model tempering valve you do have, or recommend? Our hot water is often too hot. I want
Freezer and refrigerator plastic latches Michael G at 1:35pm 08.12.19 Big Boats 7/1701 My question to all is "Has anyone ever found a better replacement for the black plastic southco latc

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Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Allan12210 at 3:40pm 09.10.24 Must be an older Beneteau thing. Back in 1993 my wife and I chartered a Beneteau 38 from the Mooring
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 3:22pm 09.10.24 Now that we know it's a raw water cooled engine, check the following for starters : 1. Check the
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX JamesG161 at 3:04pm 09.10.24 Hurricane Hunter link and post. https://x.com/NOAA_HurrHunter/status/1833626504132960621 "Miss Pig
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 09.10.24 Looks like a well maintained beauty.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 2:57pm 09.10.24 Now that we know it's a raw water cooled engine, check the following for starters : 1. Check the v
Hunter 41 fuel gauge doesn't calibrate samjlord at 2:47pm 09.10.24 I've been in communication with Tech-Edge Manufacturing, who is giving me pointers on how to calibra
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 2:22pm 09.10.24 We use a Doyle UPS in a sock - you can also use a furler - and it works great in the situation you
Winterizing Small Outboard duck21 at 1:51pm 09.10.24 If you have the room, since the 2hp is pretty small, see if you can store it inside. That way no wor
Nice restoration Project_Mayhem at 1:45pm 09.10.24 I'll leave this here "Chip Ahoy" Homeport
Winterizing Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 1:44pm 09.10.24 Run pink RV antifreeze through it if storing in freezing temps. Ask how to do this if this is the ca
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX kappykaplan at 1:22pm 09.10.24 Dammit Jim... :plus:
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! kappykaplan at 1:21pm 09.10.24 Congratulations!!! :beer:
Winterizing Small Outboard shemandr at 1:08pm 09.10.24 If it has a gear box you should replace the fluid in it. I used to put some Marvel Mystery Oil in t
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX (1) JamesG161 at 12:42pm 09.10.24 Storm track shifts east ward
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! David in Sandusky at 12:37pm 09.10.24 A great boat! We walked away from one 25 years ago, because we needed the shallow draft of our Hunte
Prefer to trailer David in Sandusky at 12:30pm 09.10.24 We are at a slip on Lake Erie. Here is my take on Tedd's list: Plenty of time for maintenance ashor
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! Project_Mayhem at 11:48am 09.10.24 Congratulations, looks like a sweet ride. I know you're a regular here, so I just want to remind y
Reefer/freezer installation Jkutyna at 11:26am 09.10.24 I guess what I am mostly curious is, how hot does that compressor coil make the interior of the boat
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 duck21 at 11:21am 09.10.24 The panel itself is actually mounted in the top of the deck-organizer cover. Technically there's
Shrink wrapping details? azambella at 11:12am 09.10.24 Any chance you know the brand of the canvas cover? Approx $2400 is appealing....

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