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Portable fuel polisher (1) Sefuller at 6:11pm 01.04.19 Ask All Sailors 4/498 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 11/1812 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 6/987 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 11/2567 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 10/1874 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 12/1651 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 4/663 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 20/2316 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 9/4191 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 3/1323 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 58/6589 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 12/1404 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 28/2828 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 27/2104 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 12/1007 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 5/819 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 15/3173 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 42/3759 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 3/803 The exhaust hose on my 1993 Oceanis 400 2-cabin is due for replacement but I can't figure out how to
One oar in the water (1) NotCook at 1:24pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 21/4104 While rowing ashore this morning, between showers and while the wind was still piping up, about half

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New sailor, new boat, new concerns pgandw at 4:34pm 10.17.24 When I bent my lower shroud terminal (like yours are) raising my mast, I chose to replace it before
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware marchem at 4:27pm 10.17.24 Interesting. Are you the original owner or did a previous owner maybe add the nuts underneath? I di
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 4:17pm 10.17.24 Thank you so much for your reply. Everything does seem to be quite tight. I referred to the bend in
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware PlaneTom at 4:10pm 10.17.24 Interesting. Are you the original owner or did a previous owner maybe add the nuts underneath? I did
Protection for Tailing Well Edges MFD at 4:09pm 10.17.24 For items like this, I have used McMaster-Carr online. Their shipping & handling fee can be a littl
New sailor, new boat, new concerns CrispyCringle at 4:08pm 10.17.24 The mast has a awful lot of prebend in it if you ask me. Looks like a racing boat tune. I can see wh
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware (2) marchem at 3:37pm 10.17.24
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (1) SteveHughessails at 1:24pm 10.17.24 Look at the colour of our lake. It's calling my name :-)
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (4) SteveHughessails at 1:16pm 10.17.24 Yikes, falling from this far, as young as I am, no thanks. Glad you didn't come down with it. I actu
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 12:03pm 10.17.24 When we did our 2023 Desolation cruise, we headed out after a few days at anchor from Susan Its towa
Fiberglass crack by winch Davidasailor26 at 11:50am 10.17.24
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 11:12am 10.17.24 You have a specific question on a Catalina, try going to the best site for yours catalina30.com goo
Fiberglass crack by winch Steve_Catalina at 10:29am 10.17.24 You have a specific question on a Catalina, try going to the best site for yours catalina30.com good
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Project_Mayhem at 9:56am 10.17.24 No, the first thing we had to do was pull the main cover and main sail and put it away. Then we pul
Fiberglass crack by winch FastOlson at 9:47am 10.17.24 I'm leaning more towards this being a deep gelcoat crack since there's no cracks on the underside.
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 9:43am 10.17.24 No, the first thing we had to do was pull the main cover and main sail and put it away. Then we pull
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Project_Mayhem at 9:09am 10.17.24 Fixing this issue is easier than you'd think. Here's a good article on diagnosing the issue https://
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 9:06am 10.17.24 Is the area solid glass or cored there? From the looks of the crack and your statement that the und
Lake Superior morning (1) SV_DonPapa at 9:06am 10.17.24 Stockton Island - Lake Superior sunset. I was still on my MacGregor 26S but I bought that Hunter 26
New to me H26 - Doesn't seem right... SV_DonPapa at 9:02am 10.17.24 Mine sits like that. I crossed Lake Michigan twice like that and spent two weeks on her while doing

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