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2001 Hunter 420, solid or cored hull? Persy at 11:52am 06.07.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/441 I always understood the hull on my boat was solid fiberglass below the rub rail and cored above it.
DockSliders Emergency Tx... shemandr at 10:07am 06.07.18 Ask All Sailors 35/2061 I'm leaving for a weekend regatta early tomorrow AM. Last night my deck shoes proved themselves too
SAILING AT ANCHOR (2) Valerio at 8:28am 06.07.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/1908 Hi to the group, i would like to show my home made sail to stabilize my hunter 41 at anchor, for the
COMPRESSION POST Help ! (2) FlyingAloha at 6:38am 06.07.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/478 Just starting a new thread as I found some new issues. This is my First go around. Everyone has bee
Foamy water from water heater Paul Mermelstein at 10:09pm 06.06.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/830 This is puzzling. Recently we've been getting foamy water thru the faucets but only for hot water. I
Introducing Ourselves and our new-to-us Catalina 22' (10) Siren at 7:21pm 06.06.18 Catalina 22 61/4583 I think it's time to properly introduce ourselves and our new-to-us sailboat! My name is Amanda (S
Hunter 410 - able to be hauled with hydraulic trailer? chriscycles at 6:18pm 06.06.18 Big Boats 17/1797 I know the season just got started, but this is my first full year with my 2001 Hunter 410. We left
Acr / alt installation..... almost there! NYSail at 6:14pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/227 hello folks...... at first I was going to hire someone to install my new charging system, however a
Beneteau 393 EPIRB placement Hoverjocki at 4:11pm 06.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/480 Hi Was wondering where any of the Beneteau 393 owners have attached their EPIRBs to. Not sure the b
Legend 37 and genset BobHorn at 2:49pm 06.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/515 Looking at a Legend 37, has A/C but no genset. Will be located on the Gulf Coast, LA or AL. Any over
Electric Scooters jviss at 1:57pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 20/209 Never mind
Golden Globe race - to qualify! (1) Jackdaw at 1:18pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 88/8016 My friend Nabil is one of the skippers in the 2018 Golden Globe Race. Like most of the boats, this s
Rigging Sailingaway22 at 12:26pm 06.06.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2192 I am fairly new to sailing. My wife and I are actually taking our second lesson today! We purchased
Is There a Potential Problem With These Rivets? (2) GorillaToast at 12:21pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 4/382 151486 151487 Either these were badly installed at the factory, or they are gradually working their
hot water heater thermostat woes, twice? MitchM at 12:07pm 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1007 so the old boat had a raritan made in NJ that lasted 25 years. the new - to - us boat
Replacement M-25 Universal engine instrument panel? LouisMK at 11:17am 06.06.18 Bigger Boats 20/6486 Howdy folks- So my aged instrument panel (amps/ fuel, no tach) panel for my M-25 is showing it's age
Grade of Aluminum Used for Mast and Booms Adam D at 10:53am 06.06.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/881 I cracked the boom on my 1986 Catalina 22 and need to do some welding repairs. Does anyone know what
Water Pump Noise Sailgunner at 10:09am 06.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/998 Posted this in Cruising Forum but may get more responses here. Has anyone figured out how to reduc
The sign posted at Kermit's marina... (1) rgranger at 10:04am 06.06.18 Sails Call Lounge 54/3523 https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/lSn-iIloG1xnFPywmkyqmimaEOHUTaSbVQiv_zPR5b7HinG9mfFYbaD_ICGC
Hunter 23 WK crane launch Juan Maritime at 10:00am 06.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/519 Anyone have first hand experience launching an H23 WK with a crane? Specifically which keel bolt(s)

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a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Captain Larry-DH at 6:14pm 04.27.24 The whole towel is just not going to fit inside the filter housing. A brilliant response but I hav
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 6:12pm 04.27.24 Hi all, 42' sailboat, ready to head to NYC next week. First season on the water with a "big' boat.
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb kbgunn at 5:46pm 04.27.24 Assuming they are Spinlock, There is a service kit with all you need to service these clutches: Serv
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:14pm 04.27.24 I've seen runaway diesels suck in a metal plate specifically designed to stop a runaway Time to
Self tacking jib Will Gilmore at 5:01pm 04.27.24 Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 Sailgunner at 4:38pm 04.27.24 If you have to replace the tank, you probably need to remove the settee and the floor boards.
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Michael Davis at 4:36pm 04.27.24 I've seen runaway diesels suck in a metal plate specifically designed to stop a runaway, so I doubt
Outboard depth in water. morbidfollower at 4:30pm 04.27.24 Up position while trailering 8 Bottom position, only when it gets snotty, doesn't look much lowe
Outboard depth in water. (3) Gene Neill at 4:25pm 04.27.24 Up position while trailering sition 224438 Bottom position, only when it gets snotty, doesn't lo
Self tacking jib thinwater at 4:08pm 04.27.24 The image provided by @thinwater provides a clean/clear look at the rig. Definitely as described.
Stern anchoring Tom J at 4:05pm 04.27.24 Never a dumb question. Yes. The anchor doesn't know where it is tied. There my be many cases wher
Florida to NYC on a sailboat kappykaplan at 3:10pm 04.27.24 xavpil, when I brought my boat up to the Chesapeake from Ft. Lauderdale in 2008, I determined where
Florida to NYC on a sailboat smokey73 at 3:04pm 04.27.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. Great for speed and upwind but a problem fo
Florida to NYC on a sailboat shemandr at 3:02pm 04.27.24 We took a boat from St. Lucie to Greenport in the ocean non-stop. 6.5 days. I think that you wait
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb Don S/V ILLusion at 2:47pm 04.27.24 They are indeed bolted into backing plated imbedded in the glass
Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement wmacken at 2:37pm 04.27.24 I did this last year, very easy once you take off the alt. Mine starts like a new boat now.
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 tfatland at 2:17pm 04.27.24 The boat is a 2002 Hunter Passage 420 with a plastic tank. Thanks.
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) Stu Jackson at 2:11pm 04.27.24 I am actually going from NYC to Milwaukee, if direction matters. :) Given your other question to
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 2:03pm 04.27.24 I watched a you tuber who was bumping the bottom with 6' draft. I think he was on the Mohawk when
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Stu Jackson at 2:02pm 04.27.24 I hate to burst your bubble, but the reality of your question is that you can't do both, i.e., harbo

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