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Mooring Hunter 140 on buoy Napper at 2:15pm 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/461 Can someone recommend a set up for mooring a Hunter 140 on buoy? I recently was given an old Hunter
O'day 20 Capsize - How Likely? SUMB44 at 1:41pm 06.26.18 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2572 Many years ago while still a young man in the Navy, I learned to sail on a sunfish and capsized a fa
Strengthen cockpit table H41 leemarkadams at 12:02pm 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/540 Hello all and has anyone found a decent way to add some extra support to the cockpit table legs in a
First real road trip Texas Gun-Man at 10:52am 06.26.18 Catalina 22 22/1473
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair (3) H216sailor at 10:39am 06.26.18 Day Sailers 138/40968 By now everyone is aware that the thermoplastic JY15, Hunter 146, 170, ' 216 are all prone to cracki
Cetol tips odaydokay at 10:18am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 11/4658 I have used the Cetol varnish product for 25 years or so. Lasts 3 seasons maybe, then it chips and
Autohelm 2000 - No Power lostintime at 10:11am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 0/371 Hello to all, I just purchased a 1977 Catalina 30 which came with an Autohelm 2000. On the sail home
Autopilot Bob S at 9:54am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 34/1964 My new to me 2003 B393 has a RayMarine ST6001 with linear drive, probably dealer installed. It was f
Need wind indicator/instrument advice Jimongee at 9:15am 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/651 Hello, We have a 2002 356. For all these years we have managed with a non instrument mast mounted w
Navigation Lights on Hunter 27 HarrisOutdoors at 9:05am 06.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/466 So... My Masthead and spreader lights don't work. and I need to replace the spreader boots... Looki
My keel lock bolt is stuck. Yippee Skippee at 6:00am 06.26.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/703
2013 Oceanis 45 Bilge Pump DRosen at 5:37am 06.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/886 Since day one, the bilge pump cycles every 15 minutes. The bilge well holds approx. 1/2 gallon, ha
Kopr Shield Conductive Grease or Never Seize? Blitz at 5:23am 06.26.18 Ask All Sailors 16/3623 I recently read a article in Sail magazine about tools you should have on a boat and it noted that t
Upgrade to a 25 from a 222 mccadamsoday at 7:46pm 06.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1035 Hello experienced O'Day sailers. I've been an O'Day sailor of a 222 for two summers now and have the
85 H23 keel stuck down... DanFleig at 5:48pm 06.25.18 Smaller Boats 3/582 The keel on my 1985 H23 seems to be stuck down. It's been in the water for a year now, and I've lef
Cunningham interferes with Vang on Zuma (1) sshev at 3:47pm 06.25.18 Ask All Sailors 17/3291 New to this group and pretty new to sailing, and find myself in need of advice. I've got a little
Hatch Arm broke (1) Macmanjams at 12:52pm 06.25.18 Cal 1/985 Rookie move, I opened the hatch a little to get air below on windy day on the bay. Jib caught the ha
Overhead lamps and heat (2) jviss at 12:06pm 06.25.18 Musings With Maine Sail 16/1523 Hi MS, I have seven Scandvik "traditional" dome ceiling fixtures in the over head and under cabinet
Hunter 18.5 Passenger Capacity Jody at 11:42am 06.25.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 35/2270
Rustler's Hitch Kermit at 11:34am 06.25.18 Ask All Sailors 23/3381

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Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 3:34pm 03.13.24 Before my trip to the San Juans last year, I marked my anchor chain and rope every 25 feet using fou
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 3:28pm 03.13.24 Seal the companionway with a piece of plastic with a hole in it to accept the nozzle of a leaf blowe
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points spadaforaj at 3:23pm 03.13.24 Thanks - this sounds good if you have some photos it woudl be great
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:32pm 03.13.24 In my industry we do blower door testing on houses and buildings and duct testing on HVAC ductwork.
Simple Anchor rode markings (1) thinwater at 2:22pm 03.13.24 Yes, many sailors over-mark the rodes. We're not the US Navy. Just a few markings will do, since mo
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? justsomeguy at 2:13pm 03.13.24 Any suggestions ? Yeah, @Crazy Dave Condon would advise sealing up everywhere with plastic, then b
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 1:57pm 03.13.24 Not much to update, have had only a couple of sail days and honestly feel bad about RoseLeigh sitti
Rudder Sensor mjsb at 12:38pm 03.13.24 Here is what I did in my H-34; similar but not identical to the setup on the 31: it is mounted inve
Jib car assembly replacement Stu Jackson at 11:11am 03.13.24 Garhauer
House Battery Upgrade Help Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 03.13.24
Venting Battery Compartment FastOlson at 9:59am 03.13.24 I have always found their customer service nonexistent. If you have a telephone number that someone
Battens or no battens? Davidasailor26 at 9:54am 03.13.24 Neil Pryde claims an unbattened in mast furling main loses about 15% of its sail area versus traditi
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Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 9:37am 03.13.24 That's a good question, but since our boats are over 20 years old, the previous owner made modifica
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Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? BAD ORCA at 9:27am 03.13.24 if by chance you had pictures of the outboard mounted to your 36 ' boat I would love to see them.
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 9:25am 03.13.24 I am surprised the battery compartment is not sealed off with vents leading outside? Apparently ca
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