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6HP outboard engine sputtering Adam D at 3:12pm 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 47/11391 I have a Suzuki 6HP 4 stroke outboard that I am having issues with. It starts fine but will sputter
Up the stick pictures Roadking Larry at 2:32pm 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 30/1724 Had to go up the mast to replace spreader boots a few days ago. Managed to get a decent pic after I
Mooring Hunter 140 on buoy Napper at 2:15pm 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/425 Can someone recommend a set up for mooring a Hunter 140 on buoy? I recently was given an old Hunter
O'day 20 Capsize - How Likely? SUMB44 at 1:41pm 06.26.18 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2092 Many years ago while still a young man in the Navy, I learned to sail on a sunfish and capsized a fa
Strengthen cockpit table H41 leemarkadams at 12:02pm 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/408 Hello all and has anyone found a decent way to add some extra support to the cockpit table legs in a
First real road trip Texas Gun-Man at 10:52am 06.26.18 Catalina 22 22/1358
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair (3) H216sailor at 10:39am 06.26.18 Day Sailers 138/35197 By now everyone is aware that the thermoplastic JY15, Hunter 146, 170, ' 216 are all prone to cracki
Cetol tips odaydokay at 10:18am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 11/4222 I have used the Cetol varnish product for 25 years or so. Lasts 3 seasons maybe, then it chips and
Autohelm 2000 - No Power lostintime at 10:11am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 0/347 Hello to all, I just purchased a 1977 Catalina 30 which came with an Autohelm 2000. On the sail home
Autopilot Bob S at 9:54am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 34/1769 My new to me 2003 B393 has a RayMarine ST6001 with linear drive, probably dealer installed. It was f
Need wind indicator/instrument advice Jimongee at 9:15am 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/608 Hello, We have a 2002 356. For all these years we have managed with a non instrument mast mounted w
Navigation Lights on Hunter 27 HarrisOutdoors at 9:05am 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/438 So... My Masthead and spreader lights don't work. and I need to replace the spreader boots... Looki
My keel lock bolt is stuck. Yippee Skippee at 6:00am 06.26.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/581
2013 Oceanis 45 Bilge Pump DRosen at 5:37am 06.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/756 Since day one, the bilge pump cycles every 15 minutes. The bilge well holds approx. 1/2 gallon, ha
Kopr Shield Conductive Grease or Never Seize? Blitz at 5:23am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 16/2822 I recently read a article in Sail magazine about tools you should have on a boat and it noted that t
Upgrade to a 25 from a 222 mccadamsoday at 7:46pm 06.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 8/907 Hello experienced O'Day sailers. I've been an O'Day sailor of a 222 for two summers now and have the
85 H23 keel stuck down... DanFleig at 5:48pm 06.25.18 Smaller Boats 3/550 The keel on my 1985 H23 seems to be stuck down. It's been in the water for a year now, and I've lef
Cunningham interferes with Vang on Zuma (1) sshev at 3:47pm 06.25.18 Ask All Sailors 17/2861 New to this group and pretty new to sailing, and find myself in need of advice. I've got a little
Hatch Arm broke (1) Macmanjams at 12:52pm 06.25.18 Cal 1/902 Rookie move, I opened the hatch a little to get air below on windy day on the bay. Jib caught the ha
Overhead lamps and heat (2) jviss at 12:06pm 06.25.18 Musings With Maine Sail 16/1211 Hi MS, I have seven Scandvik "traditional" dome ceiling fixtures in the over head and under cabinet

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87 hunter 34 value dlochner at 11:10am 07.28.23 The numbers in the JD Powers database seem to be a good starting place for the asking price. How a
Wind sensor error fix needed smokey73 at 11:07am 07.28.23 Help me understand why Speed through the Water (STW)is used for the calculation of true vs apparent
Wind sensor error fix needed dlochner at 11:05am 07.28.23 Your wind instrument only sees Apparent wind angle and Apparent wind speed. True Wind Speed and Di
87 hunter 34 value JamesG161 at 11:04am 07.28.23 what needed to be done what market value could be obtained... Look here https://www.jdpower.com/b
Not sure where this belongs, but it is great! capta at 11:02am 07.28.23 When I circumnavigated in the '70s, my then wife and I raised our daughter as we sailed. At that tim
Wind sensor error fix needed Techstyle at 10:54am 07.28.23 Your wind instrument only sees Apparent wind angle and Apparent wind speed. True Wind Speed and Dir
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 10:51am 07.28.23 At this point why not just buy and slap in a new water pump His issue is the Sherwood G65 water p
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) dlochner at 10:46am 07.28.23 I also have yet to find a boat yard that reinstalls my max prop properly Marathon Boatyard in Mar
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 10:44am 07.28.23 That looks like the RF jib is on a halyard, no worries there. My impression is she is in OK shape
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Will Gilmore at 10:38am 07.28.23 jib standing rigging needed to be tightened. That looks like the RF jib is on a halyard, no worrie
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) SVConfianza at 10:05am 07.28.23 We had a boatyard do this to us once. They took off the shifter lever arm to get it out of the way
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? (5) Anchored87 at 9:22am 07.28.23 218261218262
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? (10) Anchored87 at 9:20am 07.28.23 Good use trailers are hard to find especially when it comes to a trailer built to fit a specific bo
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:57am 07.28.23 At this point why not just buy and slap in a new water pump and then rebuild the old one at your lei
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 8:24am 07.28.23 I have to drop the mast on my Merit 22 by myself. Other times I had friends helping and a place to
What about our Medicine? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:46am 07.28.23 Not to bad on H466. One couple put down outdoor carpet on the swim platform and harnessed the dog's
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 kbgunn at 7:43am 07.28.23 Good or bad boats are an individual judgement. I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and really enjoy the boat. It
New to me C&C 25 MKI kappykaplan at 7:24am 07.28.23 Easiest to remove the skin on top to remove the rotted core. Then install new core and re-skin the
Not sure where this belongs, but it is great! kappykaplan at 7:21am 07.28.23 Nice find. Probably belongs in the Sail Calls forum. :beer:
What about our Medicine? JamesG161 at 7:10am 07.28.23 The more problematic issue is cruising with a dog. Not to bad on H466. One couple put down outdoor

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