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322 Mooring lines don't clear anchor on roller Mickstr at 4:24pm 11.07.24 Bigger Boats 4/694 I keep my 322 on a Mooring, and have a CQR I'd like to hang on the bow roller. However, due to the a
Looking at a Catalina 36 MKII Jim Nortz at 3:40pm 11.07.24 Big Boats 9/2555
Oil Leak Randy Miller at 12:26pm 11.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1015 Hi...I have a 1987 Hunter 34' sailboat with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine in her. The last time I took the
A little dingy rsrguy3 at 4:25am 11.07.24 Trailer Sailors 1/783 Managed to pick up my first boat in quite some time yesterday, a hobie holder 12. A bit of wear and
Plumbing Randy Miller at 5:55pm 11.06.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1067 I have a 1987 Hunter 34'. I am having some leaking problems on some of the hose coupling and T-fitti
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions Shokunin21 at 10:34am 11.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/686 Considering purchasing a Passage 42cc (1990-97) and researching refits/upgrades to make it more 'blu
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Justin_NSA at 7:14am 11.06.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1614 I have a Camco TastePURE Water Hose (Contains No Lead, No BPA ' No Phthalate) I bought several years
Steering cable Newport28 at 5:46pm 11.05.24 Newport 6/1029 Hi there, my steering wheel is rough, I think I may have to replace the steering cable, does anyone
Heat Pump Winterizing Sdiring at 9:14am 11.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/892 I have a Hunter Legend 40.5 with two heat pumps. They have a common intake and separate discharges.
Which boat is the best boat for me? jssailem at 8:47am 11.05.24 Ask All Sailors 2/502 This query often appears each year, in many forms. New to sailing dreamers with visions of sun dre
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 8:17am 11.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/624 Does anyone know the fairly accurate center-to-center dimension of the steering pedestal railing on
C30 MKIII Stanchion Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 11.05.24 Catalina 30 4/1037 Does anyone know how the stanchions on the mk3 are mounted? Are they through bolted or is there an e
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:29am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/704 Does anyone know what size wrench to use for the lower, larger bolt on the flange that the riser is
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:12am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 61/9211 My new to me C30 has a plastic through hull, plastic winterizing port and plastic raw water strainer
Beneteau Oceanis 311 vs Parker 325/335 LK andyb28 at 1:06am 11.05.24 Ask All Sailors 0/317 Good Morning, I am looking to move to a Lifting Keel boat from a smaller twin keeler and have my l
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 11.04.24 Smaller Boats 22/2964 Road King no longer builds trailers for sailboats. Not sure about Magic Tilt but waiting on a respo
Left over Cetol up for grabs (1) kemsa51 at 10:38am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 11/749 Having no prior experience refinishing teak and being someone who never fully grasped the concept of
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) DRhoads at 9:30am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 9/846 Having a data issue w/ the L1250. I know old unit and NOT supported by Raymarine anymore. Raymarin
Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 7:35am 11.04.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/951 Recommend a retrofit generator for a 2004 Hunter 326. Willing to consider, carry-ons and lazarettos
oil pressure light beeping while engine running? yanmar 3JH4E. Lusitano at 5:44am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1004 Today while starting the engine I heard a small bang sound and it didn't start only after a third at

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Waterlogged (2) DolphinNewbie at 5:39pm 10.13.25 Cleaned the cockpit and found a patch and spider legs.
Waterlogged (2) DolphinNewbie at 5:36pm 10.13.25 Gave the rudder a scrub. Can this be painted?
Waterlogged (1) DolphinNewbie at 5:33pm 10.13.25 Seen the sail for the first time and tried to clean it. Not sure if this can be saved???
Waterlogged (1) DolphinNewbie at 5:29pm 10.13.25 Discovered I have two daggerboards at different lengths. Now I need to know why?
Waterlogged (1) DolphinNewbie at 5:27pm 10.13.25 I pulled the rudder plate and rudder bracket and cleaned up. Gonna replace the cotter pin with a hai
Waterlogged (5) DolphinNewbie at 5:21pm 10.13.25 @Crazy Dave Condon and @rgranger aft, fire and mid pics.
Waterlogged (1) DolphinNewbie at 5:17pm 10.13.25 @Rick Webb i put this little guy in the ice tub. She is about 200 lbs lighter now. Still weeping.
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dLj at 5:01pm 10.13.25 He lists Erie PA as his home port. Read his post #13 dj
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Richard19068 at 3:10pm 10.13.25 Can you describe the process you followed? We are also in Ohio. We are also working with ODNR.
Replacing injectors follow-up - Racor filter upgrade? (1) Kenbobb at 2:43pm 10.13.25 Absolutely check the hose connections from your Low pressure Riser pump to you RACOR filter. If thos
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 Rudiger at 2:30pm 10.13.25 Thanks for replying. It seems that you have the "standard". But on your boat you can see the centerl
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dlochner at 2:03pm 10.13.25 Since the OP is in Ohio (at least I think that's where) this may be the better link from that websi
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dLj at 1:54pm 10.13.25 Since the OP is in Ohio (at least I think that's where) this may be the better link from that websit
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed dlochner at 1:51pm 10.13.25 If @Peggie Hall HeadMistress could check with Raritan on this that would be great. I have reached o
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dlochner at 1:38pm 10.13.25 This should not be a particularly difficult process. Marinas everywhere are stuck with abandoned boa
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 1:33pm 10.13.25 Mark, all I can say is your experience has been much different than mine and if you're paying $100 f
Hunter stern and bow seats PAC3142 at 12:05pm 10.13.25 This is the cup holder I bought: https://www.westmarine.com/whitecap-recessed-cup-holder-with-drain-
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 (1) Davidasailor26 at 11:28am 10.13.25
Replacing ALL of the plumbing colemj at 11:10am 10.13.25 Not to put too fine of a point on it, but I just had to redo the plumbing today around our watermake
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 10.13.25 Then there are the many plumbed areas of our boat where getting a crimp tool into them at all is im

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