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Rule 18 Is Hard Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 06.14.18 Racing 12/1139 Just got home from Thursday night beer can racing. I was called as a witness in a protest between tw
Going from Raymarine to B&G... jviss at 7:03pm 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 7/7961 (@Phil Herring , surprised there isn't an electronics forum under "Forums for All Owners.") Anyone
Rusty Mast Rivets SirMichael at 6:53pm 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/538 I have an 88 Hunter 28.5. While sailing yesterday with a family of 3 boys (teaching them how to sai
Furling main question Valerio at 5:40pm 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/577 This weekend on the way back of a very good sailing day, we were hit by a 3 hours of very high (for
Main furling line question Valerio at 4:33pm 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/483 on my 41 the main furling line is an endless loop. Is that correct? How do you call that join in eng
H34 Mast: Need More Halyards mnmpizza at 1:27pm 06.14.18 Big Boats 17/1620 I will be hauling the H34 early next month to get the bottom done and compression post repair. Durin
holding tank rmagown at 11:37am 06.14.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3655 I am the proud new owner of a 2003 Beneteau 423. It is the 2 cabin/2 head layout. The holding tanks
Turning Block, Cabintop Apex at 10:37am 06.14.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1612 What have others used to reroute halyard from clutch to the other cabintop winch. For port leeward
Hunter 260 Hella Marine 158 Mast Light Replacement mgtomasic at 10:03am 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/916 I am looking for suggestions for my Hunter 260 Hella Marine 158 Mast Light Replacement, which I have
Self tailing winch ? (1) Hydro Therapy at 9:22am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1158
Halyard line not holding in rope clutch SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:02am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 15/4079 After raising my main sail and setting the rope clutch, the line does not hold but slips back about
ISO/WTB Maptech Region 2 Chartbook Skip Gundlach at 5:21am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 0/280 ISO/WTB Maptech Region 2 Chartbook We have everything else for our East Coast trip (offshore to nor
Humming Drive Shaft lehighsail at 5:04am 06.14.18 Ask All Sailors 22/2606 Hunter 33, Yanmar 3YM30 engine. Yearly change of engine and transmission oil I was out yesterday a
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s danstanford at 4:08am 06.14.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1431 Was looking at the photos and footage of the VOR boats beam reaching if the waves were showing the w
45CC aft head trickle Bogart at 4:02am 06.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/705 The aft head on Bogart has developed a trickle, in that there is a very small flow while the water p
c22 pop top enclosure boatbug at 4:14pm 06.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/693 Hi, I own a 1974 Catalina 22 pop top, and I am looking for an enclosure. Catalina direct said they c
A Fun Week Ahead (2) HMT2 at 3:48pm 06.13.18 Ask All Sailors 16/941 I have a fun week coming up next week. A friend who sails with me at least in the Annual Harvest Moo
Replacing propeller shaft cooling hose barb Beneteau 305 (2) Salty Tradewinds at 1:50pm 06.13.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4151 Hey Folks, Like a lot of you, my propeller shaft hose barb broke off, leading to a small hole in t
Engine Compartment Insulation - Recommendation? jviss at 1:50pm 06.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 42/7773 The engine compartment insulation on my Tartan 3800 is coming apart. It's self-stick foam with a fo
Epic Fail (5) rgranger at 12:29pm 06.13.18 Trailer Sailors 50/6755 Hello All Thought I would share a really bone-headed mistake I made.... just in case it helps someo

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Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? jssailem at 9:21pm 03.09.24 That may be his auxiliary. You can see the depth of the motor when down. Not very deep. Going throug
How do you clean through hull while in water? Allan12210 at 9:08pm 03.09.24 mine seems to overheat only at full throttle. I assume if the thermostat were not opening it would
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:25pm 03.09.24 "If you move a few decades forward in time, the law was amended in 1982 to make a distinction betwee
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07pm 03.09.24 @Kermit never flew using that Beenie Weenie Propeller hat. Thanks for the reminder you green fro
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES chuckwayne at 7:00pm 03.09.24 Thanks for all you help over the years, Dave, and congrats for setting a new milestone for Hunter Ow
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES (1) Kermit at 6:43pm 03.09.24
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas PaulK at 6:39pm 03.09.24 Been in effect since 13Feb. No fishing or anchoring. Ecosystem must be getting badly damaged to war
How do you clean through hull while in water? dlochner at 6:30pm 03.09.24 mine seems to overheat only at full throttle. I assume if the thermostat were not opening it would
Painting the Boat PaulK at 6:30pm 03.09.24 If you don't want to have to repaint again soon, take @dlochner's advice about 2-part paint. One-pa
Changing batteries marcham at 6:15pm 03.09.24 Upgrades escalate quickly. 1. What alternator do you have? 2. How do you use the boat? Dock to doc
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES Will Gilmore at 6:14pm 03.09.24 That lady is my wife We've met. Tell her I said, hi. -Will
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:30pm 03.09.24 @Will Gilmore That lady is my wife who has patience with me as I am called Crazy Dave. She encour
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 4:47pm 03.09.24 Thermostat not opening mine seems to overheat only at full throttle. I assume if the thermostat we
How do you clean through hull while in water? JoeWhite at 4:44pm 03.09.24 Thermostat not opening
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 4:39pm 03.09.24 That works too. You could pull the hose off the mixing elbow and catch it there inside the boat if
How do you clean through hull while in water? Allan12210 at 4:34pm 03.09.24 I suppose I could hang a 5 gallon Home Depot bucket over the side and get a measure of how much wat
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 3:45pm 03.09.24 Or why they drilled at least 6 extra holes (not filled?) in the transom. Greg Yes I saw that. Pe
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Tally Ho at 3:36pm 03.09.24 this appears to be about a 27 foot sailboat. I am not sure why he left the outboard on all winter
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket NYSail at 3:34pm 03.09.24 Yes that is the part that attaches to the door, if the original door had the seal. Now you have m
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 3:04pm 03.09.24 this appears to be about a 27 foot sailboat. I am not sure why he left the outboard on all winter

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