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Windicator for Escape Mambo NorCalSail at 8:20am 07.31.18 Parts Search 3/2898 Hi- I recently purchased an Escape Mambo and am looking for a "windicator " or another Escape owner
New Tow Vehicle w4swk at 7:28am 07.31.18 Catalina 22 26/3651 Soooooo, after 250,000 miles on my pickup, I think I will look for a new tow vehicle. I've always ow
Can't post in Owners Mods (1) pateco at 7:06am 07.31.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/851 I wanted to add a project in Owners Mod's, but when I go to submit an article, it says I need to log
Hunter Legend 40.5 water in oil S.V. Windshadow at 6:22am 07.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/621 Yesterday we found brown thick oil up about 4-5 quarts. How can water get in there? My mechanic said
Water in the oil S.V. Windshadow at 5:58am 07.31.18 Big Boats 36/4663 2 hour sailing in following winds. Then 30 minutes of motoring to a slip. After sitting 4 days, our
Seawater Pump Identification? jviss at 5:23am 07.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 8/1505 I replaced the impeller on my Westerbeke seawater pump, part number 33636. Now the back of the pump
Hood furler bugsboat at 3:30am 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 4/474 I have a 1995 Hunter 37.5. The bearings in my Hood 810SL are good. But I had to use a vise grip to h
Block Island sunrise. (1) TomY at 3:19am 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1319
Does anyone know what the 36 was designed for? Alctel at 12:07am 07.31.18 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2685 The 36' cherubini hunters seem to be a bit of an odd ball out of the whole series - only made for 2
Has anyone tried digital /wireless radar? Kings Gambit at 10:03pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 25/2109 The radar was swept off me boat in a weird collision that I may come back to someday here. In the m
Finding the elusive oil leak (2) LeslieTroyer at 9:55pm 07.30.18 Big Boats 3/1200 in the middle of my 3week Cruise I noticed oil leaking from the engine. It was very hard to pinpoin
Orca tows a sailboat plenny7 at 9:00pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1319 This would have been something to see https://bnqt.com/2018/07/30/orca-tows-sailboat-across-harbor
Electric winch to raise mast for 18.5 Olive Gardener at 8:53pm 07.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/360 Does someone has a simple way to set up an electric winch to step up the mast? I am getting older a
Engine coolant temp monitoring on a Vulcan 7 jwerkjr at 4:48pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1457 I have been researching a way to hook up a second sending unit in the hot water line going to the ho
Weekend Fun! (4) w4swk at 4:42pm 07.30.18 Catalina 22 3/490 cell that moved through causing a little scramble to get the sails down! We are prepping the boat
Can anyone identify this electrical connector? (1) jwerkjr at 4:10pm 07.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1205 This connector is on my 1984 3GMF engine. One lead attaches to the altenator. The other leads into t
Bimini Hater Alert (3) BlowMeAway at 4:04pm 07.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 14/1451
Finally got the boat wet JohnGill at 2:10pm 07.30.18 Smaller Boats 37/3623 Yesterday I launched the Hunter 23 and moved it to the slip for the rest of the season. In doing so
S2 8.5 Cradle needed Buzz Brown at 11:15am 07.30.18 S2 6/1456 Any ideas on acquiring a cradle for a 1980 S2 8.5? Boat is located in southeast Michigan.
Hunter 34 Boom Brake (2) Allan12210 at 10:40am 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 2/465 In reply to Ilanortho, I re-purposed my soft vang as a cunningham with the addition of a hook. (I us

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Large Rectangle Hatches dLj at 1:53pm 08.14.24 The opening is still 18"x24", the current hatch is about 21"x27". Neat idea making a Plexi lid a
What's happening on the Indian River ...? Davidasailor26 at 1:42pm 08.14.24 It looks like the damage has been spread out over the course of about a year, so probably not the re
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment nightowle at 12:24pm 08.14.24 I got a bit off track my first time coming into Mystery Bay. Luckily I was going slow and a fellow
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move BigEasy at 11:53am 08.14.24 Gulfport Municipal looks pretty nice. Arguably, Gulfport marina is the nicest marina o
Large Rectangle Hatches Project_Mayhem at 11:33am 08.14.24 Neat idea making a Plexi lid as a DIY hatch. Could easily add a riser arm and a twist handle to loc
Mast Tabernacle Project_Mayhem at 11:30am 08.14.24 Even with all the shortcuts, it still took me about an hour to rig my Starwind 19. My current boat l
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 10:56am 08.14.24 Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 9:52am 08.14.24 Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
Old Sailboat Winch cylon60 at 8:16am 08.14.24 Thats great .. Many thanks... FYI the boat was built by Boatbau in Rugen in 1979 in the former East
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 8:14am 08.14.24 Here is a news article about the Seattle King of the boot leggers. https://www.king5.com/article/ent
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Timm R Oday25 at 8:12am 08.14.24 Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 8:06am 08.14.24 Great write up Dave
Putting a hole in the transom Jorob at 6:45am 08.14.24 As a former dealer for Tohatsu, I strongly recommend using ethanol free gas to prevent the small j
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 jssailem at 6:45am 08.14.24
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 duck21 at 6:38am 08.14.24 I had this same issue on my 376. We re-sealed the frame gaps on the aft cabin ports and that took c
Old Sailboat Winch (1) jssailem at 6:33am 08.14.24 Sailor Sue nailed it. here is a more modern version of a classic winch.
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:26am 08.14.24 Two guesses - one or both ports or the toerail. Try the hose test.
Putting a hole in the transom Joe at 5:39am 08.14.24 Hi Joe, Thank for the response. The reliability is definitely something that I'm after, and the pe
Catalina 310 cradle pads DaveJ at 5:37am 08.14.24 I have a 4 pad, and an additional support behind the keel. Most of the weight is resting on the keel
Old Sailboat Winch Sailor Sue at 5:16am 08.14.24 Hi, does anyone recognise this winch - Its on a 1979 VILM 36B Halyard winch for wire or wire to ro

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