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Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 9:22am 08.08.23 Smaller Boats 10/785 Looking at a 2002 212. It has a hull crack from the shear line down to the keel and has a mirroring
AC Fridge overconsumption. henri at 6:00am 08.08.23 Ask All Sailors 15/558 Hello, On my hunter I have a fridge in AC with water cooling. This type of compressors usually take
engine will not get up to temp. brad minda at 11:04pm 08.07.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/689 85 Catalina 30 univ. m25. did some major work on the engine such as new motor mounts, new trans, cle
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) (2) colocass at 3:47pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 7/343 Hello, I have recently acquired a vessel (Leif 8') made by Shell Boats LLC, made in 1987. I am pr
Miami to Bimini Rkelly44 at 2:57pm 08.07.23 Destinations 0/606 I am having a difficult time tracking down a bareboat catamaran from southern Florida (Miami) to Bim
Instrument panel (2) Rkelly44 at 2:50pm 08.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/513
A gentle reminder about duplicate threads and selling. Dave at 1:39pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 2/303 Folks, Just a gentle reminder about selling items in the forums. Forum rules prohibit advertising i
Hunter 45 CC Enclosure KILOTRADER at 12:54pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 0/6 In October of 2004, my wife and I bought a 2000 Hunter 45' CC in New Orleans on Lake Pontchartrain.
Bedding Genoa Track Dean Strong at 12:52pm 08.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/366 I'm chasing down a longstanding leak, and believe it could be coming from the genoa track, so I'm go
Bedding Genoa Track Dean Strong at 12:51pm 08.07.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/5 I'm chasing down a longstanding leak, and believe it could be coming from the genoa track, so I'm go
c 16 leak bankshortonia at 12:30pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 3/327 just bought a late '80's C 16 and have a significant leak but can't find it. The plug in the back i
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... (1) Justin_NSA at 12:27pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 10/526 Since we can't sail because of the drought, I'm catching up on some projects. I need a jam/clam clea
Searching 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:43am 08.07.23 Catalina 310 0/19 Anyone looking for a fresh water Catalina 310?
Best Way To Find C&C 30 MK2 For Sale? coventgardenmartin at 10:04am 08.07.23 C&C 6/839 Hi, I've been race crew for five years now and finally I'm looking to buy a boat and this is the mo
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? (3) christophermoorkelly at 4:20am 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 10/388 I've spent the last year restoring this odd 16' racer. It seems like she's something of a custom kit
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 4:06pm 08.06.23 Ask All Sailors 19/622 Just got the sails on today and took a short sail. Wow, what a feeling! It's been two years - divo
1993 Passage 42 waste tank replacement (2) SailorShaggy at 3:21pm 08.06.23 Big Boats 2/372 I have discovered the connections to the aluminum holding tank have less the 50% of the metal so I h
Interior wood lacquer finish repair (3) kbgunn at 3:10pm 08.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/508 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. The brochure calls the interior wood finish a gloss "Cherry" woodwork. But
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine DH31 at 11:59am 08.06.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/598 Thinking of getting a new mainsail for my 2007 Hunter 31 with in mast furler. Has anyone replaced t
identify sailboat mark allen at 8:41am 08.06.23 Ask All Sailors 22/1260 I acquired a 16 foot wooden sailboat. no mast or sails and unvarnished. I cant locate a manufacturer

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New Catalina 22 Owner Questions ShawnL at 10:58am 06.16.24 I got some plastic ammo cans from Harbor Freight. Small enough to tuck into storage lockers, etc.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? FastOlson at 10:41am 06.16.24 The pecking order of issues is interesting altho not unexpected. I would have listed the drive train
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 10:31am 06.16.24 It was the Macerator. I had a brand new spare, after some further investigations, I figured it was
Bomar hatch hinge pin Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 06.16.24 I can order new pins. Do you have a source for those ?
Bomar hatch hinge pin LloydB at 9:45am 06.16.24 There isn't a big enough hammer. You need to align the last knuckle of the hinge so the pin can slid
Water Trapped Between Floor Liner and Hull danooxnard at 9:43am 06.16.24 If it is on a trailer, try to angle it so that the water runs out. A hair dryer on low temperature m
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions danooxnard at 9:40am 06.16.24 My Cat22 has no bilge pump, but I cannot see may reason not to make holes so things will drain to th
Large Frame alternator in M25XP jssailem at 9:03am 06.16.24 Applied Science electrical science. Who says STEM education does not provide paybacks. :biggrin:
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 8:53am 06.16.24 @Hayden Watson, thanks for the write-up. Looking good. I agree with not powder coating anything tha
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head JamesG161 at 8:38am 06.16.24 If you find the Serial number on your AutoPilot, you can Register it with RayMarine. When done, ev
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? JamesG161 at 8:31am 06.16.24 In the world of Pleasure Crafts... Boat Size does Matter Jim... PS: John = 35 , Jim = 43, Don = 5
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head jssailem at 8:26am 06.16.24 As they say in sailing... It is a journey.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:22am 06.16.24 A subject about which people have written books. You would be best served finding a friend who you t
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? JamesG161 at 8:21am 06.16.24 The best advice, from that Article, is hire of these when your choice is narrowed down. Society of
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot isaksp00 at 8:14am 06.16.24 I think the part that goes in the bottom of the mast extrusion is what's needed. Looks like the link
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head dkinzer at 8:09am 06.16.24 Have you seen this 2018 discussion on Raymarine forum. Thanks. I had not seen that and it is helpf
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head Captain Larry-DH at 7:59am 06.16.24
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head jssailem at 7:53am 06.16.24 Have you seen this 2018 discussion on Raymarine forum. https://forum.raymarine.com/showthread.php?ti
Engine Overheating (2) SV Watercolor at 6:54am 06.16.24 On the older Yanmars I find there are typically a combination of factors and not always a silver bul
Boom vang blocks (2) jssailem at 6:52am 06.16.24

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