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We finally made it to the Dry Tortugas! (5) Gene Neill at 6:53pm 01.04.19 Catalina 22 64/6264 Share my joy!! :beer: It only took five years of me whining about wanting to go, and weather window
Portable fuel polisher (1) Sefuller at 6:11pm 01.04.19 Ask All Sailors 4/474 I have finally gotten around to making a fuel polisher using an old Racor I got on Ebay a few years
Aft Cabin Ceiling Leak aaronaxvig at 4:13pm 01.04.19 Big Boats 11/1774 I have this leak that is coming from the ceiling in my aft cabin above the bed on my 1996 376. It is
Finally a leak RNC725 at 2:52pm 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/980 We bought our 2002 Hunter 326 in August of 2018. Opened her up today after a ton of rain days over
VHF with built in AIS class B transceiver Ken Cross at 11:42am 01.04.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2502 I'm wondering why we haven't seen anyone manufacture a VHF with built-in AIS class B transceiver. It
Hunter 49 keels Laid-back at 10:46am 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1820 I understand that some, but not all Hunter 49 models have lead keels. Does anyone know what year/dra
Any idea how to address anchor light problem? Perhaps LED? (1) Sailingbum at 6:40am 01.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1599 I could use some help. I have a Hunter 42 Passage and had to send one of my buddies up the mast rec
Jib size on a Hunter 23.5 Bob Fry at 5:19pm 01.03.19 Smaller Boats 4/652 I am getting new sails for my 1996 hunter 23.5. The sailmaker quoted me on a 115 jib.My boat runs a
Hoses in the wall Sailgunner at 2:50pm 01.03.19 Big Boats 20/2261 Replacing head hoses on my 410 and while the boat was partially torn apart I found two 3/4" hoses be
V-belt for Yanmar 3GM30F fresh water pump Summatime at 1:32pm 01.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4070 Hi all, I recently bought a Hunter 336 with a Yanmar 3GM30F Diesel engine, I'm getting ready for th
Motor for Capri 18 john6206 at 1:04pm 01.03.19 Smaller Boats 3/1298 Hi All, Used boat came with Mercury 6hp. Pushes the boat really well, but under certain circumstan
Backstay for a Hunter 216 H216sailor at 12:06pm 01.03.19 Day Sailers 58/6371 Has anyone ever added a backstay to a Hunter 216? I'm considering a backstay with a fiberglass flick
430 water in forward medicine cabinet Monty VM at 11:35am 01.03.19 Big Boats 12/1371 the bottom shelf of the medicine cabinet in the fwd head collects water. I cannot find an active dri
Boat hauling Drinky Crow at 10:03am 01.03.19 Ask All Sailors 28/2702 Cheapest way to get a 25'er hauled across country? (TO to Van) Getting quotes from 98 hun to 25 gran
Do refrigerators explode? Because I think mine may have done. limbodog at 7:38am 01.03.19 Ask All Sailors 27/2031 Hiya, Hopefully I'm in an appropriate sub-forum for this question. Apologies if not. Anyway, my 1
When it rains, water enters the cabin through the pipe and damage my wood table. Hunter 260 Pichin at 5:42am 01.03.19 Smaller Boats 12/990 Hi, Happy new year.!! I have a 2005 Hunter 260, every time it rains, water enters through the pipe
Not a racer, but... Will Gilmore at 4:56am 01.03.19 Racing 5/791 I don't race, not really interested in direct evidence that I suck as a sailor. I sail to explore a
Manual Bilge Pump Needed jamieFL at 6:06pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3033 I would like to install a manual "hand" Bilge Pump on my 25 ft Watkins. It is equipped only with a "
What does this symbol mean? (1) Knot Stressin' at 2:39pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 42/3610 This symbol is on one of my Genoas, and I have no idea what it means.
Oceanis 400 Exhaust Hose Replacement 4arch at 1:27pm 01.02.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/779 The exhaust hose on my 1993 Oceanis 400 2-cabin is due for replacement but I can't figure out how to

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Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX BigEasy at 9:11pm 09.09.24 Right up the ol' miss. A big enema. I can't remember another with that track. The only one tha
Navigation Instruments Power Outage Tucson Sailor at 6:44pm 09.09.24 Thanks Jssailem, I'm working with Geico right now. They seem supportive. We'll see. Tim
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 duck21 at 5:58pm 09.09.24 For a while Hunter was including a small built-in solar panel that trickled charged the start batter
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Johnb at 5:47pm 09.09.24 That looks pretty much identical to my Yanmar qm series panel, also most likely on a Cherubini if it
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 5:22pm 09.09.24 Can't even start until we know what model the Yanmar is. Yanmar 2GM20 has different overheating cau
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes dlochner at 5:17pm 09.09.24 The jump pack will start to discharge into the good battery and the rate of discharge will depend on
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes twodzusfittings at 4:54pm 09.09.24 If I start the engine with the switch in the "OFF" position How are you starting your engine with
Sailing an AeroRig dLj at 4:51pm 09.09.24 That is very low head room for a boat that size... Nice looking though... Even I'd have to bend over
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes rardiH36 at 4:44pm 09.09.24 As the original poster of this thread, I thought to finish it up. I do realize the I am overthink
Shrink wrapping details? dLj at 4:40pm 09.09.24 Greg, Great you didn't need a frame, that sure helps keep the initial cost down. Do you have a zip
1980s Oday Sunbird22358 at 4:37pm 09.09.24 You won't find any information on the selling price for a used 1980s O'DAY Sprite. The Sprite was on
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Mikem at 4:25pm 09.09.24
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 4:16pm 09.09.24 Marinas are going to be hard pressed to pay $50 a foot for something that costs less than half of t
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 4:14pm 09.09.24 That "Water" alarm probably means "high temperature" in the engine cooling system. I can't imagine
Sailing an AeroRig (2) Neck9000 at 3:44pm 09.09.24 There was around 2 inches or less of clearance above the aluminum bimini. I found 2 inches of foamul
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer smokey73 at 3:34pm 09.09.24 That "Water" alarm probably means "high temperature" in the engine cooling system. I can't imagine
Water in the bilge Arrgh at 3:23pm 09.09.24 Yep, I do that sometimes too
Water in the bilge eherlihy at 2:59pm 09.09.24 I have never put ICE in the ice boxes. I put a frozen gallon water bottle in the ice box. No mess, a
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 2:51pm 09.09.24 Good luck with your quest. Edson sells a 25' pumpout hose and fittings for $479, less than the cos
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX shemandr at 2:33pm 09.09.24 Right up the ol' miss. A big enema. I can't remember another with that track. Usually they head mo

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