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Vision 32 Mast Wiring SonnyMarshall at 11:05am 10.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/361 I am replacing wind transducer, anchor light and VHF antenna on top of the mast(Vision 32 freestandi
Adhesive Non-Skid (1) Simon Sexton at 9:36am 10.01.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2555 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I wanted to ask if anyone knows where I can get my hands on some adh
Federal flexible coupling LakeOntario270 at 8:44am 10.01.18 Engines and Propulsion 0/665 Some boaters swear by Federal flexible coupling on their Catalina34s. What problem is it suppose to
Nice quick easy wind indicator with a baby BOB for hunter 170 Photoman369 at 8:31am 10.01.18 Day Sailers 9/1343 i have put a few more hours in sailing Betty and its all coming together. Started on smaller lakes a
Battery Modifications GdlPaul at 8:21am 10.01.18 Catalina 310 13/3902 To date I have had no battery issues spending one night away from the dock, but I would like to star
Flexglue Franklin at 8:12am 10.01.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1213 Anybody try that stuff for anything? The commerical is interesting.
Keep the Precision-23 or buy the O'day 26? Gene at 7:18am 10.01.18 Ask All Sailors 10/5073 I've owned the 1990 Precision 23 for 8 years and like the boat. It's in great shape, always stored
Ahoy! Sorry I couldn't resist. Fatbutter Pancake at 5:56am 10.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1233
Balmar Smart Gauge and my AGMs. weinie at 5:27am 10.01.18 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1770 Boat originally had 3 identical lead acid batteries (2 house, 1 start). I replaced them over last w
Transmission fluid jonelli at 8:52pm 09.30.18 Catalina 30 15/2582 I installed new fluid today according to the instructions I've read. I used an electric pump to suck
Any Sea Pearl 21 sailors in the Pine Island Lee County area. videorov at 7:12pm 09.30.18 Other Sailboats 0/853 Just wonder if anyone is sailing one of the Sea Pearls 21 in that area I will be moving to in the fu
Last Rum Race of 2018 on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 5:53pm 09.30.18 Racing 3/893 Weather cleared up enough for us to race in the last GBCA Rum Race of 2018 yesterday. Figured out ha
DC Ammeter Identification (4) Monterey385 at 3:23pm 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 5/580 My 500A DC Ammeter suddenly started providing current readings as high as 900 Amps with no decimal a
It is a sad, sad day flynhi4u at 2:57pm 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/969 Today was the end of our sailing season, if it can really be called that. The state run docks shut d
More 170 Notes. Shorefun at 12:48pm 09.30.18 Day Sailers 3/760 So I was just doing some basic clean up, no time to get more involved today. Found the peeled up an
Anyone know where to ge a BUZZ BEER jssailem at 11:17am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/736 Right on the heels of "Drink a Beer Day" :beer:we see National Coffee Day 29 September and InterNati
Any golfers on this board? Rick486 at 11:08am 09.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 39/3799 Did you follow the Ryder Cup competition? I was so disgusted by the American golfers performance I j
Stainless Steel Rivet Size for boom cap? jjsbiggs at 11:08am 09.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/641 Does anyone know what size stainless steel rivets I need to secure the cap on the end of the boom on
Sherwood Pump "weeping" water odaydokay at 10:44am 09.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 13/2520 This summer I put an impeller in this old style Sherwood pump (OE on my Oday 85) after seeing weak w
Battery Water Level Randall Schmidt at 7:20am 09.30.18 Ask All Sailors 28/5876 I had my local shop (Zimmerman Marine at Herrington Harbor North in Deale MD) replace two batteries

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Winter Wet Storage Prep Calypso413 at 4:11pm 10.03.24 All great tips so far. What about the exhaust, I have read something about ice build up there when i
Sailing to Avalon, Catalina Island. Ralph Johnstone at 4:05pm 10.03.24 Nice video and warm. Thanks.
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ...3TacksontheWater at 3:12pm 10.03.24
Rudder Removal james2034 at 2:52pm 10.03.24 Hi Jim - another, basic thought I had last night that I thought I would pass on. I'm not sure if yo
Rudder Removal james2034 at 2:48pm 10.03.24 Mine came to me through Hunter as it was a warranty replacement. And the bearings came to me throug
Matching chain to Maxwell VW800 xbrennan at 2:24pm 10.03.24 I assume you had a look at this Catalina 36 forum site? Chain jumps off windlass - Catalina36.org
Matching chain to Maxwell VW800 Hello Below at 2:17pm 10.03.24 I assume you had a look at this Catalina 36 forum site? Chain jumps off windlass - Catalina36.org
Oday 192 outboard bracket pgandw at 2:01pm 10.03.24 There was no "stock outboard bracket" on the Mariner, the Mariner was built to have the outboard cl
What's the story on the 280? (1) Brian M H23 at 1:57pm 10.03.24 Well - it was a good morning on the dock visiting boats. The 280 is probably a dud; there's a lo
HELP! with outhaul line replacement Rick D at 1:50pm 10.03.24 1994 Hunter 40.5. I started to replace the outhaul line on my 40.5, which is looking pretty ratty.
Scam Alert dLj at 1:40pm 10.03.24 Similar crap is happening over on Cruisers and Sailors... Disgusting... dj
HELP! with outhaul line replacement stickinthemud57 at 1:37pm 10.03.24 Trained rat? Sorry for being facetious. I really did give it some thought, but it looks like major
Matching chain to Maxwell VW800 xbrennan at 1:33pm 10.03.24 I did reach out to them and they told me they do not have any replacement chainwheels for my windlas
Matching chain to Maxwell VW800 dlochner at 1:31pm 10.03.24 Have you contacted Maxwell? For reference on my Sabre362 I have a Maxwell VW 1500 which may be a m
Monoceros back on the water! shemandr at 1:00pm 10.03.24 She looks good!
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Foswick at 12:58pm 10.03.24 I can sail from my marina in the WA state for 2 days southwest and arrive in Canada. Or, I can sail
New Cat 22 owner (1) David W at 12:48pm 10.03.24 After scouring the local classifieds for boat stands everyday, four Brownell stands came up nearby f
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 12:33pm 10.03.24 Thats why I had to find a fabricator that knows much more about metals than I, plus the extreme tem
hunter 280 main sail effort rhwins at 12:22pm 10.03.24 This thread is pretty old, now; have you discovered the problem yet? It may be the pre-bend of the
Taking the mast down DArcy at 10:04am 10.03.24 John, One other thing. If the mast is going to stay outside all winter, plan to get a 2 gallon pa

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