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Shore power decktosser at 1:49pm 11.30.18 Smaller Boats 10/958 Have added shore power to a number of boats but am looking for some advice on adding shore power to
Bayfield 25 prop size Howie at 8:37am 11.30.18 Ask All Sailors 3/684 Hi all, My Bayfield 25 has an oversized prop fitted by the previous owner. Do any of you know whic
Latest "Invention" Simon Sexton at 6:49am 11.30.18 Racing 22/2463 Hey Everyone, Good morning! Last year, my brother at age 15 purchased his first sailboat fo
Bleeding Yanmar Big Red at 5:46am 11.30.18 Ask All Sailors 40/8291 The diagram provided to me is difficult to read/faded. I changed the Raycor, primary filter as inst
Bleeding Yanmar 4JH4E Big Red at 5:34am 11.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/1063 Which of the three screws about the secondary Yanmar fuel filter is the bleed screw? I read it can
Happy to have a Hunter jwilcoxon78 at 5:24am 11.30.18 Smaller Boats 7/807 So I thought I'd share this experience, not to really bash other boats but to give the first hand ac
Short handed. The wave of the future. (1) Jackdaw at 7:01pm 11.29.18 Ask All Sailors 42/4491
Small holes in sides of keel (1) aaronaxvig at 5:54pm 11.29.18 Big Boats 7/2330 There is a small hole visible in the attached picture (boat is Hunter 376). There is an identical h
Moved my Macgregor inland but Hurricane Mike got it anyway. Sea la Vie at 5:38pm 11.29.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1333 I live in Panama City Beach, FL. Sea la Vie is on her side in Altha, FL. Looking for a boat repair
Detroit River travel Jshock33 at 9:35am 11.29.18 Ask All Sailors 7/827 I'm sure this has been talked about before, but all the posts I came across were about 18+ years old
A real Shackleton experience (1) Jackdaw at 7:08am 11.29.18 Ask All Sailors 41/3375 Every November after our official race season ends, our club sponsors an informal race series - ove
H326 with Yanmar 3YM30 Ken13559 at 9:16pm 11.28.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/1210 Has any H326 owners fitted a Yanmar 3YM30 on their boats? I'm keen to know if this 3YM30 engine will
Cleaning Product Suggestion: "Easy Dab" JetLaggedChef at 6:06pm 11.28.18 Ask All Sailors 3/961 The interior of my '83 Catalina 25 was pretty grimy, years of fingerprints, smudges, dirt, old tape
Trailer bow stop H26 Big Rog at 5:30pm 11.28.18 Smaller Boats 11/871 My names Roger and just bought an H26. Nicely equipped and plenty of new stuff to learn about. Howe
Do you stow your boom with the mainsail attached? PropellerHead at 2:16pm 11.28.18 Smaller Boats 21/3688 I've been doing this to save time rigging the boat but lately I'm finding that it makes handling the
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATUS? LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 12:25pm 11.28.18 Ask All Sailors 143/11354 here is an idea to keep us in touch, and perhaps steal a little wind from facebooks sails. if you ha
Boat Hook Stowage Terry Cox at 11:17am 11.28.18 Big Boats 10/1742 Published an article in the Boat Info section under H42 a short while ago and thought it might offer
Paint stripes touchup Justin_NSA at 8:51am 11.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/876 Does anyone have a preference on a source for color correct touchup paint for a Hunter? Before I spl
Re-bedding deck hardware. wing15601 at 7:23am 11.28.18 Bigger Boats 8/2144
Fuel Stabilizer catalanc at 6:02am 11.28.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/866 OK, stupid question ... do you guys add fuel stabilizer to ethanol free gas during the winter layove

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I may buy listing 5 degree H26, can water collect in hidden spots??? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:12pm 09.05.24 Hire a surveyor
I sealed gap at h260 water ballast hole area border, to get halffoot more height for water.. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10pm 09.05.24 There should be a washer with gaset facing underneath the wing nut. As for the air vent, you should
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing Crazy Dave Condon at 5:59pm 09.05.24 Let the engine run out of gas. Use ethanol free gas onlyh
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:23pm 09.05.24 Thinking about taking on this project. Prior owner removed holding tank and aft head all together
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes Tally Ho at 4:53pm 09.05.24 My question though is still in doubt: Before actually turning the engine start key (or pushing the
Tides sail track. Tally Ho at 4:46pm 09.05.24
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues dlochner at 3:27pm 09.05.24 Just from the looks of it I would guess that the pulpit had been run into something solid, not that
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues shemandr at 3:26pm 09.05.24 Those can be rough years. I considered raising the whole pulpit. But that would create greater lev
I need help with a "hairy" problem Rich Stidger at 2:52pm 09.05.24 Does your lavatory drain into the Same Sump Pump Box? Jim... PS : My refrig drains into mine too
Fuel locker on a 1976 Cat 22 Stu Jackson at 2:11pm 09.05.24 Howdy, neighbour. We had a 1981 #10496. IIRC, the port locker was huge, with a shelf on the aft e
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues LloydB at 2:05pm 09.05.24 Hi everyone, I recently purchased a Hunter 27 (1984) and have spent most of this season getting he
Pumpout Carts Suck kappykaplan at 1:10pm 09.05.24 Where is the barge pumping the effluent if you have to wade through it? That would be the bird stu
I need help with a "hairy" problem sailcapt340 at 12:45pm 09.05.24
I need help with a "hairy" problem JamesG161 at 12:43pm 09.05.24 My showers use a covered sump Does your lavatory drain into the Same Sump Pump Box? Jim... PS :
Pumpout Carts Suck jssailem at 12:28pm 09.05.24 I think I waded through as much s--t on the barge as I pumped (although it did have great suction).
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? Davidasailor26 at 12:04pm 09.05.24 What do you think we should do to people on the internet that simply use AI to answer questions in
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:00pm 09.05.24 Cost will depend on quality of tank and the size. Ronco Plastics is the best choice...they make TOP
I need help with a "hairy" problem Rick Webb at 11:50am 09.05.24 Shop Vac, alternating between sucking and blowing A snake may damage the hose leaving you no option
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? dlochner at 11:28am 09.05.24 There is nothing particularly new here with AI, except its name. Back in the mid 70s I had the opp
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 daveandsara2016 at 10:55am 09.05.24 Thinking about taking on this project. Prior owner removed holding tank and aft head all together a

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