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Still Glad I Have A Day Job Bill19233 at 6:01am 06.17.19 Racing 3/727 Really fun day racing on Galveston Bay, but still not quitting my day job just yet. I definitely can
Question about running mast head light wires. JimInPB at 3:52am 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 4/721 I have a Hunter 26.5 that came from the factory without a mast head light. I would like to add one.
Need major help with Venture 22 1979! (3) SailingFree44 at 12:38am 06.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1436 Good Evening, I hope everyone is doing well. I need some major assistance with a 1979 Venture 22 th
Sailing and restoring "Avalon" - 1984 C-22 #12640 (1) AndreInPortland at 10:32pm 06.16.19 Catalina 22 41/8094 Hi all, I've seen a few other threads like this one, so I'd thought I'd start one about my 1984 C-2
Lead or shot ballast higgs at 6:23pm 06.16.19 Ericson 1/1656 Did Ericson use shot, rather than solid lead in any of its boats?
Corrected time was our friend this time! Scott T-Bird at 6:12pm 06.16.19 Racing 19/1534 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 17/1746 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 12/1807 Crazy Dave Condon
Dredging Lake Tashmoo Channel Rick486 at 3:34pm 06.16.19 Destinations 3/770 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 6/2345
Ignore this accidental post. Leaving hot water heater turned on (AC) marchem at 3:28pm 06.16.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/471
Would You Consider Dinghy Rings vs. Davits sail sfbay at 1:10pm 06.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2942 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 14/1783 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 7/1573 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 4/1330 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 5/1164 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 9/11989 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 0/1112 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 3/903 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 14/3291 Just applied Maine Sails handy tips to connect my old 200 mhz? Data Marine transducer to a new Rayma

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Buying 423? ldd at 5:51pm 12.02.24 Thanks Greg, great information. I had to pass on this boat. Had no AC. I live in Florida. I was told
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. shemandr at 5:36pm 12.02.24
Hunter 34 - how big are these issues? jssailem at 5:33pm 12.02.24 When selecting my boat, it helped to define what I wanted to do with the boat. Where and how I wante
P42 engine sump Terry Cox at 5:32pm 12.02.24 That area under the stuffing box on our 1991 boat must have limber holes, since our box drips end up
Hunter 34 - how big are these issues? Marauder at 5:28pm 12.02.24 Thank Claude, yeah agree the chainplate rod is most dangerous issue. One of those issues that seems
Dogs Onboard Forum? quadrille38 at 5:25pm 12.02.24
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. (10) Boanerges at 5:03pm 12.02.24 Thanks for the comments and useful information. I spent a day cleaning and doing a closer inspection
Mast base plate replacement Hunter Legend 35.5 -recap kappykaplan at 4:56pm 12.02.24 What is that small line that is tied off used for? My guess would be something like a downhaul or
Mast base plate replacement Hunter Legend 35.5 -recap DYFLWD at 4:50pm 12.02.24 What is that small line that is tied off used for? I have one on my boat and have no idea what it is
Battery reconditioning? TimFromLI at 4:41pm 12.02.24 Submerged or not they are 4 year old neglected west marine batteries. They are good for a core excha
Hunter Legend 35.5 shower drain DYFLWD at 4:38pm 12.02.24 crickets
Dogs Onboard Forum? john6206 at 4:24pm 12.02.24
CNG Tank DYFLWD at 4:21pm 12.02.24 I purchased a CNG refill auto adapter on ebay and fill it at out local CNG station. Theres a video o
Dominic escapes the social calendar garymalmgren at 4:11pm 12.02.24 Hi DJ There is a part two of arriving, looking around and repairing and a part three of the sail bac
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor captcoho at 3:48pm 12.02.24 Hi everyone, The 9.9 hp that came with the Hunter 26.5 doesn't work, and we can't seem to find a u
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. David in Sandusky at 3:05pm 12.02.24 Description of the Precision 165 on their website says it has a "hinged mast step." The web site is
Hunter 356: leak from drinking water system Tally Ho at 2:18pm 12.02.24 P.s. -- would you explain what you mean by an inside connector? I would assume a coupling (male-ma
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor thinwater at 2:17pm 12.02.24 I've used nothing but ethanol gas since it came out, 30-odd years ago. Once I learned a few things,
Hunter 49 Swim Platform artboas at 12:40pm 12.02.24 After imagining for years how much better our Hunter 49 would be with a proper swim platform, we fi
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities DRhoads at 12:36pm 12.02.24 Thank you, Gentlemen. Also, for those looking forward to the boat parades this weekend best bundle u

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