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Do you have your veterans ID card? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:38am 06.24.19 Sails Call Lounge 21/2120 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 12/1995 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 17/2499 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 18/1890 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 5/1906 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 2/1301 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 13/974 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 7/1059
Location of fuel gauge Rxsail at 4:16pm 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/625 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 12/2258 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 36/4562 I'm in the process of purchasing safety equipment and looking into the hand held vhf radios. Any op
Main sheet purchase ratio for a Hunter 28.5 Red_Dog at 1:07pm 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1591 Got home from the boat this morning after two wonderful days of sailing. My main sheet though is dri
unidentified stainless cable (1) John G. Davis at 12:20pm 06.23.19 Day Sailers 4/1154 I found this in the bow of my new to me daysailer 3. It is about 2 feet long with a ball on one end
J/22 North Americans - looking at a start (3) Jackdaw at 11:31am 06.23.19 Racing 7/1598 WYC hosted the J/22 North Americans this last weekend, with 39 boats attending. As you would expect,
M 25xp b starter relay njlarry at 11:17am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1406 Anyone know either the Kabota or Universal part number for the M 25xpb starter relay? Many thanks in
Replacing Hunter 23.5 Windshield Chris Flanagan at 11:13am 06.23.19 Smaller Boats 10/1671 Over the winter I purchased a replacement forward windshield through the Hunter website anticipating
What to do with old pre-mix (fuel)? Tedd at 11:10am 06.23.19 Trailer Sailors 37/4994 We bought a Mac 26C two years ago. I was way pessimistic about fuel consumption and way optimistic a
Out with the old instruments, and in with the "new", for $200 (3) Leeward Rail at 8:25am 06.23.19 Catalina 22 13/2804 Our 87 Catalina 22 came with non-functional Signet Depth, Speed, and Wind Direction units. The cost
Outboard Motor Carb Question (1) BrianW at 8:15am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/469
gouged gelcoat on 380 planoron at 7:52am 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/523 Well backing in last night I almost cleared but now have a decent gouge by the port rubrail aft. L

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A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode (1) Michael Davis at 9:50am 10.19.24 Waiaat Bay near the Octopus Islands Waiaat Bay looking toward the Octopus Islands is very crowded
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 9:45am 10.19.24 Nice setup. I agree, looking forward to getting her all setup. On another site a gent informed me
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Kings Gambit at 9:41am 10.19.24
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (1) CrispyCringle at 9:24am 10.19.24 I dont think it came from the factory with the curve in the mast like that. But I may be wrong. I kn
Lazy Jacks ? (7) Hayden Watson at 8:52am 10.19.24
Lazy Jacks ? Hayden Watson at 8:35am 10.19.24 That is true. Mine were custom designed by a super duper engineer. Installed by a gurus. And worked
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 8:28am 10.19.24
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 8:10am 10.19.24 If you look at the line stripper it indicates that the load will be on the opposite side so I agree
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Kings Gambit at 8:09am 10.19.24 BC waters are not "Pacific Northwest"... They are the SW of Canada and the NE of the Pacific Ocean
Strap marks on hull while trailering? Project_Mayhem at 8:07am 10.19.24 When towing my motorboat with its cover on, Ive been known to use a bungie or strap to pull the cove
Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking jibes138 at 8:03am 10.19.24 Not to offend but make sure the raw water sea cock (or valve if not a sea cock) is open.
Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking jibes138 at 8:00am 10.19.24 A couple things you can try. Heat the thermostat in hot water, make sure it opens at 160 or so. You
Iphone Sat-phone feature? jssailem at 7:20am 10.19.24 Apple is all about "Cool" features. This is another new one. While upgrading is always an opportuni
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? jssailem at 7:04am 10.19.24 :plus: with @Davidasailor26. Best detailed description I have read is from @Maine Sail. Here is the
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (7) jssailem at 6:59am 10.19.24 One of my newfound experiences while traveling is looking out over the woods of New Hampshire and wa
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? Davidasailor26 at 5:48am 10.19.24
Lazy Jacks ? DaveJ at 5:14am 10.19.24
Circuit Breaker issue? Davidasailor26 at 4:41am 10.19.24
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 GeeBeeMe at 4:31am 10.19.24 @Crazy Dave Condon --Thanks Dave! One less thing to worry about
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? jssailem at 3:57am 10.19.24

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