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renaming tgrayson at 11:21am 07.14.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1194 restoring a 1974 venture 17,I don't live near the water,can I do the renaming ceremony in my backyar
Halyard Options for 1968 Mariner 19: Advice Needed kmiles16 at 11:12am 07.14.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1066 Hi, all- I have a 1968 Mariner 19 with most of its original rigging. Earlier this week, I broke the
2014 Hunter 33 vinyl liner Banooma at 5:09am 07.14.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/868 There is a nice looking 2014 h33 for sale that seems great in several ways, and reviews I've seen ar
Need Source for Universal M-18 Air Filter fjwilsonjr at 8:28pm 07.13.19 Catalina 30 7/2620 I need to replace the air filter on my M-18, and I can't find one on any Web site. Does anyone kno
Wet compass leaked. Justin_NSA at 7:58pm 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 21/3616 It's old. It happens to the best of us. My Ritchie HF 72S leaked and the compass doesn't work anymor
Dodger & Bimini Setup (1) Terry Cox at 5:39pm 07.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/573 Recently published an article over in the "Boat Info" tab (42) that describes in some detail how I h
Converting P42 Salon Settee Into A Double Berth Terry Cox at 5:27pm 07.13.19 Big Boats 4/1306 Published an article over in the "Boat Info" tab about how to convert the port salon settee into a d
Universal m-18 won't start sometimes sailing11 at 2:00pm 07.13.19 Engines and Propulsion 28/5590 Hello, I have a Catalina 27 with a universal m-18 diesel motor in it. I replaced the glow plug swit
Anyone Recognize This? Rick Webb at 10:58am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 32/4046 This has been kicking around our club for a long time. everyone seems to be afraid to toss it as it
Fwd hatch leaking JRT at 10:29am 07.13.19 Catalina 310 3/708 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 10/1613 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 4/473 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 32/4722 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 1/605 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 21/2445 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 5/1615 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 24/5992 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 34/7088 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 28/4687 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 48/12472 I have the Isotherm Self Pumping Compact Refrigeration System. I later installed the Isotherm Intell

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Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts dLj at 10:53am 12.10.24 It looks like RNC are no longer available on the NOAA site. Too bad, there are some regions in the
Yanmar Engine mounts. (1) smokey73 at 10:34am 12.10.24 1994 Hunter Legend 40.5. All this got me looking at my Yanmar 4JH2E mounts. Obviously need to repla
Need some search tips for Hunter site Terry Cox at 10:19am 12.10.24 Usually one or two key search words will get you to the info that you need. It most always seems to
Grey Enterprises opening ports for 1981 Hunter Cherubini 33 kappykaplan at 10:15am 12.10.24 Hunter 33 (77-83) downloads are here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? (1) Hello Below at 9:49am 12.10.24 So, does this mean that using a 5-watt handheld VHF that operates on similar frequencies to AIS is
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? stephen_i_w at 9:36am 12.10.24 From my Em-Trak 2 Watt transponder manual: "The system has a Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) ra
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? dLj at 9:35am 12.10.24
Route & weather planning dLj at 9:29am 12.10.24 Thanks to all and a lot of good thoughts and in response No Im not looking for a computer to drive
Interior wood slats for C30? Project_Mayhem at 9:12am 12.10.24 It's possible they were thin strips laminated onto plywood. I didn't look at it that closely but it
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 9:09am 12.10.24 Since the hose you want to use is vacuum-rated, I think it should work fine. One of the concerns i
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Hello Below at 8:53am 12.10.24 AIS targets around us today. 200 isn't going to do it here. Raymarine has some fixin' to do.
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Hello Below at 8:52am 12.10.24 When I purchased my AIS transponder, I bought a 6db VHF antenna (like the ones power boats use) for
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) Allan12210 at 8:45am 12.10.24 Multiple lines for talking to crew on deck.
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Ward H at 8:28am 12.10.24 Just a little update on this project... @Blitz was kind enough to give me a killer deal on a brand
Interior wood slats for C30? Stu Jackson at 8:22am 12.10.24 How successful do you guys think sanding will be? Try a small spot way far aft, got nothing to los
Interior wood slats for C30? Ward H at 8:05am 12.10.24 In my 1989 C30 they were definitely ash strips and not plywood, so they must've changed shortly aft
Yanmar Engine mounts. (1) Tally Ho at 8:05am 12.10.24
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) Tally Ho at 7:59am 12.10.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Tally Ho at 7:55am 12.10.24 Since the hose you want to use is vacuum-rated, I think it should work fine. One of the concerns is
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? (1) colemj at 7:53am 12.10.24 AIS targets around us today. 200 isn't going to do it here.

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