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Corrected time was our friend this time! Scott T-Bird at 6:12pm 06.16.19 Racing 19/1383 The first real race for Ward and I was exciting to say the least! Too bad only 4 boats were entered
Survey - Sea Trial Issues and Questions pumpkinpie at 5:52pm 06.16.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1570 Hi everyone - Wife here... This is our second survey, two separate boats. The first was a complete c
1981 Hunter 27 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:23pm 06.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1699 Crazy Dave Condon
Dredging Lake Tashmoo Channel Rick486 at 3:34pm 06.16.19 Destinations 3/726 Hi all: Does anyone know if the channel dredging took place as planned? Are we good to go now? Thank
Leaving hot water heater turned on (AC) marchem at 3:29pm 06.16.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2169
Ignore this accidental post. Leaving hot water heater turned on (AC) marchem at 3:28pm 06.16.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/449
Would You Consider Dinghy Rings vs. Davits sail sfbay at 1:10pm 06.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2779 I installed dinghy davits on my 2004 Hunter 386 and sailed with a dinghy and motor on them all the t
Furler won't turn. Svseptember at 12:18pm 06.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1649 I have a furlex 300 that decided to stop rotating (see video). Does anyone suggest a root cause/solu
Yanmar power loss Terrel01 at 10:51am 06.16.19 Mid-Size Boats 7/1463 I have a Yanmar 30 hp with 400 hrs that makes terrible noises above 2000 rpm. It starts and runs
O'Day 272LE shore power andyjeff at 10:00am 06.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1171 I have a 1988 O'Day 272LE that I recently purchased. It has a shore power cable and I would like to
Hot Water Heater and Salt Water Scot Yount at 9:56am 06.16.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/981 Need some advice. The old The Raritan hot water heater on my boat has given up the ghost. It has o
Furler won't turn Svseptember at 9:46am 06.16.19 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 9/11557 PFva2SiPF-II have a Furlex 300 that decided to stop turning (see video). Does anyone have a probable
Season 3 begins agprice22 at 9:28am 06.16.19 Telstar 0/993 I will treat this as a Seasonal Journal. We are beginning season 3 with our Telstar. She is getting
Serial number on 72' Venture 2-24 sjstewart at 8:22am 06.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/860 I found mine inside the hull on the Port stringer drilled in in 1/4" holes mine is 4 yes number 4.Ea
New depth display....old transducer njlarry at 8:08am 06.16.19 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3048 Just applied Maine Sails handy tips to connect my old 200 mhz? Data Marine transducer to a new Rayma
Leaving the Dock (Fail) AaronD at 7:44am 06.16.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/1407 This has been a few years, so I'm willing to admit to it now. Perhaps some of you will enjoy... I h
Bringing back to life Dirty duece at 6:43am 06.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/494 Hello I just purchased a 1973 oday 23 pop top. The Hull itself is not in bad shape but there is a fe
Hoisting a Beneteau F235 from keelbolts am22 at 12:48am 06.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/554 Currently a member of ABYC. Everything goes on in and out of the water via a 5k hoist. The exact qu
Simrad T10 rgranger at 8:43pm 06.15.19 Ask All Sailors 2/396 hello all. Anyone know what size fuse I should be using? I purchased a simrad T10 auto tiller on eB
Is this damage serious? Jimd118 at 8:13pm 06.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1361 0F7D85E5-3DEE-486D-8619-8EB8EBF8913A by Jimd118 posted Jun 15, 2019 at 11:02 PM I am looking at a H

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porthole gasket, 1974 Cal29 dLj at 1:20pm 08.27.24 I think I'd measure the size the seal needs to be and look for gasket/O-ring material and see if I c
Catalina 30 - Not starting! Please help. FastOlson at 1:18pm 08.27.24 If that '84 Catalina still has the OEM Universal M25 diesel, there is a good chance that the starter
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove justsomeguy at 12:35pm 08.27.24 That thing is a toaster? That's the only thing I figured it could be!
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Richard19068 at 12:20pm 08.27.24 One of the other things I learned over the years is that shoelaces should be a reef (or square) kn
To charge or not to charge dlochner at 12:13pm 08.27.24 Keep it simple. Alternator to Start Battery. AC Charger to LFP battery DC-DC charger from Start t
Catalina 30 - Not starting! Please help. (1) Richard19068 at 12:05pm 08.27.24 If your "marine electrician" couldn't diagnose whether or not the solenoid worked I might not have t
ODay 25 - Relocating the battery Timm R Oday25 at 11:41am 08.27.24 Our 25 came with 2 batteries. I believe the original one ,is the one mounted under the cockpit . The
Catalina 30 - Not starting! Please help. Scott T-Bird at 11:20am 08.27.24 I had the same issue just a few days ago. It could easily be the push button switch is failing. @w
Catalina 30 - Not starting! Please help. JoeWhite at 11:15am 08.27.24 Take a mallet and hit the starter lightly on all sides. Then try starting. If it fails, you need a h
To charge or not to charge Maine Sail at 11:13am 08.27.24 Where did the recommended charging voltage of 14.6V come from? That's pretty high for most LFP batt
Catalina 30 - Not starting! Please help. dLj at 11:10am 08.27.24 Your marine electrician should have easily been able to tell you if it was the solenoid. You put a v
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Foswick at 11:08am 08.27.24 I just want to point out, this notion of exceeding the wind speed is often misunderstood. Yes, it i
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove (1) degas at 10:52am 08.27.24 Toasting methods I've tried with my gas stove: Folding pyramid toaster: 5/10. Slow, uneven toastin
An A-Frame Question morbidfollower at 8:59am 08.27.24 I just use a remote controlled winch on my trailer hitch to help raise the mast. Easiest method by f
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Stu Jackson at 8:21am 08.27.24 Good question.. There is a TED talk that explains we have been doing it wrong.: Thx for that. On
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 08.27.24 I should correct an idea that gets tossed around regarding the affect of apparent wind on your boat
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Leeward Rail at 7:38am 08.27.24 Thank you. A toaster has been made in the past.pose. They sell them on Amazon https://a.co/d/f3wdB
Pelican Hook specs for 1999 Hunter 280 Miken at 7:08am 08.27.24 I did but they wanted $32 to ship to me in Canada. I may have found one at the Rigging Shop in Toron
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Daveinet at 6:57am 08.27.24 See, sometimes heeling IS slower. I'm just guessing here, but it doesn't look like that boat is ma
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 08.27.24 In light winds I think sailing upwind is definitely faster than sailing downwind (unless you have a

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