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FINANCIALLY Speaking in which state should you retire? jssailem at 11:18am 12.03.18 Sails Call Lounge 84/7470 As I step on to the door step of retirement, I am getting barraged with information regarding the co
Kits discontinued ?? Justin_NSA at 10:39am 12.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 12/1709 TOAD marine has responded to say they can't get the gasket kit for my Racor 110 fuel filter. " but
What is this thru hole for? Tropicdawg at 8:15am 12.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/568 on my 1990 Hunter Legend there is a blocked off thru hole on port side of stuffing box. Opposite to
Wireless Kill Switches Captain Wind Song at 5:48am 12.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 8/1538 The major problem with the kill switches on the motors is no one uses them. When I single hand my bo
Holding tank hilarity Skipper at 5:30am 12.03.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1024 Without long details: Holding tank was pressurizing. Looked up inside vent on the hullside, appeared
Yanmar 2gmf 13hp cooling system Mattcia123 at 3:30am 12.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 14/6168 hey all, Got my first Diesel engine recently, yanmar 2gmf 13 hp, question about the cooling system
Holding take sensor on Hunter 44ds (2004) Lee Coller at 10:57pm 12.02.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1202 The level sensor on my holding tank has stopped working. After investigation I discovered that the
I have run into some trouble while refinishing the cabin table. (1) BenIodine53 at 9:05pm 12.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1671 New owner of a 1990 Hunter Vision 32. The cabin table had a few scratches in it, so I decided to ref
Battle Born batteries heritage at 4:56pm 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 8/4420 Anyone tried these so called, "drop-in" batteries? They are LiPoFe4 batteries manufactured in Reno,
Plastic water tank leaking Southpaw at 4:19pm 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 10/5393 Has anyone fixed a plastic water tank? I think it has a crack in the bottom net to the edge. We are
Bimini Replacement FlyorSail at 1:24pm 12.02.18 Catalina 310 11/2126 Hello Fellow Catalina 310 owners! My Bimini was torn during a storm late this summer and needs to b
Water buildup in v-berth Jdtran at 1:09pm 12.02.18 Catalina 30 12/2898 Hi. Just bought our boat and after getting into it a bit more, found a little pool of water that bui
Maine's shoreline is longer than California's? (9) TomY at 11:50am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2756 Maine has the fourth(edit) longest tidal shoreline in the United States. 3,478 miles. Longer than la
Evaluate my boat's wiring (1) aaronaxvig at 11:10am 12.02.18 Big Boats 6/874 Here is what I see behind the panel on my Hunter 376. What do you think? Do you see anything stupid
Surface Chip lehighsail at 7:42am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 12/763 Yesterday while putting the framework on the boat to support the winter cover I dropped a support wh
Considering a 79 Hunter 33 (1) Pilatus at 5:29am 12.02.18 The Cherubini Hunters 27/2604 I am looking at a 1979 H33 that is in decent shape considering its age. Current owner has had it for
New boat issues Ted at 8:41pm 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 65/5839 I saw this news report tonight about a new Beneteau that lost its rig on a delivery from Maryland to
Mercury 9.8 Thrust Washer (1) Tedd at 5:29pm 12.01.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/571 I'm overhauling a 1980 Mercury 9.8 that I got for free from a neighbour. I made a tool to remove the
Which Trailer sailer (cruiser) -Under 2000 lbs to consider? ArchivalAudio at 5:08pm 12.01.18 Trailer Sailors 144/38833 Currently an owner of a 1977 CBC Buccaneer 18, is a quick daysailer... but a bit too squirrely for m
Determining type of paint used Manny at 1:16pm 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/670 All, Kiriko's hull was painted a dark green color at some point in past. The broker had listed that

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Lazy Jacks ? Rick D at 12:21pm 10.16.24 I have used lazy jacks for 34 years on two boats. For your size, a three-leg system ought to work fi
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 11:47am 10.16.24 The 25mm vs 1 inch came up when ordering elsewhere and the question of tapering also came up, so I
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint Art12050 at 11:46am 10.16.24
How do you initiate an owners information page? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:46am 10.16.24 Matt ; There is no information under hunter resources for the Marlow Hunter 31 sailboat. Per the
Lazy Jacks ? Hayden Watson at 11:41am 10.16.24 I will address a couple of the posts. First I would say that my disdain for Lazy Jacks came from s
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 11:24am 10.16.24 The reason for picture of the shroud turnbuckles was to determine if the studs had been screwed all
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations StretchCT at 10:16am 10.16.24 In the short run the wallet doesn't like your decision, in the long run you will be happy you didn'
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations dlochner at 10:11am 10.16.24 I ended up ordering from Beneteau. Though it cost double the Michigan prop, they could get it quic
How do you initiate an owners information page? DRhoads at 10:05am 10.16.24 section 42 has many articles that I've submitted over the years since owning Belle-Vie. And I thin
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations StretchCT at 9:48am 10.16.24 I ended up ordering from Beneteau. Though it cost double the Michigan prop, they could get it quick
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 9:40am 10.16.24 I'm not finding benefits to be worth the cost. Perhaps once I have some longer passages in mind, I
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hello Below at 9:32am 10.16.24
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations hutch5151 at 8:56am 10.16.24 Kiwi 3blade feathering prop. same price as a replacement prop from Beneteau. Per previous post, I'
Teak black spots ? BigEasy at 8:49am 10.16.24 May of 2023 I sanded all my teak to bare wood and then applied 3 coats of Sikkens Cetal natural tea
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 8:47am 10.16.24
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration BarryL at 8:31am 10.16.24 Clarification on this point. With a B&G plotter system and Raymarine autopilot you can expect the p
Nav table BigEasy at 8:27am 10.16.24
New sailor, new boat, new concerns CrispyCringle at 7:54am 10.16.24 Im not understanding how the forestay came off okay, but is so short when going back on? One common
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:38am 10.16.24 I know, this is why I am posting here. I am relying on you. :-) Too much rain right now falling in
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SimiSAilor at 7:12am 10.16.24 Yes, just like the original it is up only. Did not want to get into a rewire project. Jeff

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