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Ocean Electric Winches Leaking oil rptm67 at 11:01am 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/376 Hi All, I have 2008 Hunter 41DS with Lewmar Electric Winches, leaking oil I notice the oil dripping
Beneteau 361 2002 gel coat cracking/crazing/spider webb cracks? (1) miraculix at 9:32am 06.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2361 Hi all, I am in the process of buying a sailboat, preferably a Beneteau in the 36 to 40 feet range
Small ding at water line on transomThanks. AwwShucks at 9:03am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 8/1115 So I put a little ding on the transom at the water line from backing up a bit too fast. (Forgot to
Engine Starter Button MARK340 at 8:33am 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1246 Help. I have a 1999 Hunter 340. When Im in the slip the engine starts every time, no problem. Howeve
I may have a problem....... (3) jbreland at 8:32am 06.24.19 Smaller Boats 25/2130
Hull Divers For Hire (1) fstbttms at 8:17am 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 5/530 Hundreds of hull cleaners are here waiting to help you maintain your boat. https://www.facebook.co
Like moths to a flame (1) Jackdaw at 8:08am 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2225 Another 41.1 from Harbor Sailboat Charters runs into the Midway. This is two in a year. I've charter
Transmission Neutral Detent sjsflyer at 7:42am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 24/2936 The neutral detent seems harder to find than it should. Sometimes resulting in starting in gear or
Surely a hole in the hull wont sink a boat! Project_Mayhem at 7:41am 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 29/3326 I have an old SR Mariner water speed sensor installed. As far as I know it doesnt work. I also notic
Do you have your veterans ID card? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:38am 06.24.19 Sails Call Lounge 21/1888 Have you taken advantage of military discounts that civilian businesses today are offering? There wa
Holding Tank Troubleshooting sjsflyer at 7:33am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 12/1837 The holding tank seemed to empty ok using pump-out station. Using macerator pump offshore we couldn
Hunter Passage42 Main Saloon Berth Scallywagger at 7:20am 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2126 Hello. Since buying Casper my Hunter Passage42, I have had great difficulty in making the bed up wit
Humble pie & damaged gear for Race 2! Scott T-Bird at 6:48am 06.24.19 Racing 18/1652 We had a great day on Saturday for sailboat racing! Stu @lehighsail and @Ward H joined me for the 2
Pearson 36-2 rudder stuffing Joe Perez at 8:09pm 06.23.19 Pearson 5/1781 Does anyone know how you access the rudder stuffing box on a Pearson 36-2? I see a housing under the
Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 Windlass Cat36Amoore at 7:57pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 2/1169 I have a Lewmar Pro-fish 1000 on my Catalina 28 MKII. Came with the boat. I believe it is 8 year o
Yanmar 2gm20f not going over 2k rpms Jallred863 at 4:58pm 06.23.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/894 I just recently bought a 79 hunter 30, first sailboat ever so I'm still learning. When I first got t
Manual pump mavourneen at 4:57pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 7/985
Location of fuel gauge Rxsail at 4:16pm 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/585 1992 Hunter 30t I believe that it once had a fuel gauge. There is wiring in the starboard lazerett
Yanmar 2gm20f not going over 2k rpms Jallred863 at 3:43pm 06.23.19 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2076 I just recently bought a 79 hunter 30, first sailboat ever so I'm still learning. When I first got t
Opinions on hand held vhf radios pumpkinpie at 2:14pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 36/3855 I'm in the process of purchasing safety equipment and looking into the hand held vhf radios. Any op

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Mainsheet shemandr at 3:49am 07.12.24 You need to look at the blocks the sheet will go thru. Sheets that are too thick will not run smoot
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. kappykaplan at 2:39am 07.12.24 I figured out the mainsail issue (Mainsheet and Boom Vang too tight). Yes, mainsheet and boom vang
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 2:36am 07.12.24 Thank you for all the replies/advice. I finally had a chance to get back to the boat. I figured o
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Leeward Rail at 9:31pm 07.11.24 Five coats of System 3 epoxy and three coats of varnish. I have often considered that method. Any
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge Rich Stidger at 9:16pm 07.11.24 That's nasty. I've never been in there. Sorry. Maybe you can get to it by removing the seat plywood
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Ralph Johnstone at 9:04pm 07.11.24 You sold the boat ? The boat burned/sank ? Always the eternal optimist. Five coats of System 3 e
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Leeward Rail at 6:53pm 07.11.24 And this hasn't been touched in 15 years. And never will be again. ?
Are These Davit Mounts? thinwater at 5:14pm 07.11.24 I agree, they kind of do, but they are solid stainless steel, not tubes. These are definitely mean
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 4:19pm 07.11.24 "but the tow vehicle does not always need to outweigh the trailer " - totally agree, but for "amateu
Sailboat manual kappykaplan at 3:56pm 07.11.24 You may find what you need in the Oday downloads section on this site: https://oday.sailboatowners.c
Toyota Rav 4 for towing (1) LakeShark at 3:49pm 07.11.24 14,000 lbs will throw your F-150 around like a rag doll if it gets sideways. I've seen it happen a
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jdrutten at 3:43pm 07.11.24 Nice. How many coats? My memory is somewhat fuzzy here. I had brought the seats home and it ende
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 3:38pm 07.11.24 Semi-tractor use fifth-wheel hitches, much different. This is basically true, especially for small v
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 07.11.24 And this hasn't been touched in 15 years. And never will be again.
Toyota Rav 4 for towing LakeShark at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Also, you want the tow veihicle to outweigh the trailer so the trailer doesn't throw the tow vehicl
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Disconnect the high temp alarm wire on the top of the engine for a day and see if that stops the ala
O'day 20 Centerboard (3) twodzusfittings at 3:25pm 07.11.24 Question: Is your centerboard designed with Stainless Steel plates holding Wedges up into the cavity
Are These Davit Mounts? capta at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I'd go with davits.
O'day 20 Centerboard shemandr at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I've had two centerboard boats and sailed a few others. I don't think any had a rigid centerboard a
Mainsheet capta at 3:12pm 07.11.24 I think a mainsheet should be of sufficient size that it is easy to grasp as almost any size would w

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