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Mosquitos on board john6206 at 1:27pm 06.17.18 Smaller Boats 13/3089 Hi All, Only day sailed so far, first overnight cruise coming up. The drop board and compaionway ha
Air conditioning refill seasthemoment at 12:33pm 06.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/620 I own a Hunter 40 Legend from 1989. My AC is not cooling anymore. Where are located the refill valve
Any Bergen Norway Hunter Owner on the Site (1) Allan12210 at 12:04pm 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 0/242 Oops, duplicate.
Deck cracks in cockpit area (3) Mikestpaul at 11:53am 06.17.18 Catalina 30 5/1822 Hi Guys I own a 1995 Catalina 30 MKIII and recently found several cracks on the floor of the cockpit
Any Bergen, Norway Sailors Out There? (1) Allan12210 at 11:50am 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 0/262 152264 It's Sunday, June 17 aboard the Viking Sun in Bergen Norway. A Hunter 33 just cruised past. M
A Great Selfie (1) jssailem at 10:43am 06.17.18 Sails Call Lounge 12/1189 Now here is a selfie that not many can take... Not my selfie. But pretty cool.
Asking the important questions - is it wrong to use a silver dollar when stepping the mast? HanBan at 10:05am 06.17.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 31/5056 Hello again! OK, so the mast will be here soon, and I've been told that it's a requirement to place
Barnegat Bay Yacht Clubs with 5 ft Draft Monterey385 at 8:23am 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2509 Looking to plan a cruise including Barnegat Bay ... are there any Yacht Clubs In Forked River or sou
Oday 26 manual Kellie in Maine at 7:45am 06.17.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/970 Hi , Just picked up a Oday 26 who needs a lot of attention inside and out ~IE project boat. Does an
H212 Gudgeon Repair JimInPB at 7:19am 06.17.18 Smaller Boats 0/601 During a 30 mile sail about a week ago, my gudgeon started to separate from my transom near the top.
1993 C30 MkIII Tall Rig w/ Wing Keel - Update (6) Ward H at 7:17am 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 51/3161 I posted a lot of questions asking for help while we searched for, bought and prepped our 93 C30 TR
Acronyms and texting codes (1) BlowMeAway at 6:35am 06.17.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/2408 As with any forum, email, or text there are always presented some level of acronyms which I struggle
Replace Side Screens. RoyS at 5:49am 06.17.18 The Cherubini Hunters 0/460 If you find a torn screen on your side port lights they are easily repaired. Remove the entire scree
Updated Catalina 22 History Book EditorC22NSA at 5:47am 06.17.18 Catalina 22 0/405 As the 50 year anniversary of the Catalina 22 is quickly approaching, the Catalina 22 National Saili
Do you have Hunter Passage 42 Hull No. <22? Sean5306 at 8:52pm 06.16.18 Big Boats 10/1915 I'm looking for definitive evidence that Hunter Marine started manufacturing Hunter passage 42's ear
Aft shower not draining Big Red at 8:07pm 06.16.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1389 I have cleaned the sump pump regularly and used a strainer over the drain to catch hair. Yet after y
Door latch to aft cab Big Red at 8:03pm 06.16.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1357 The door handle latch lock broke to aft cabin. The handle does not spring back into place or secure
Not a question, more a "hell yea"! Captmayhem at 7:22pm 06.16.18 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1112 Owned No Hurry, an O'day 23-2 for 3(this is our 4th) years. Today was the first time we "raced" no c
Tried to work on the boat today, but the smell - oh my. HanBan at 5:59pm 06.16.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6071 Guys, Is there a way to manage the smells on the boat? It's kind of like a moldy smell and today it
Does this Furler look Familiar? Cmackg at 4:55pm 06.16.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/590 IMG_2950 by Cmackg posted Jun 16, 2018 at 7:53 PM I bought the boat last month, it's a 1986 Mac 25.

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Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:10pm 08.04.24 There's actually a much easier way that doesn't require installing anything but a tee in the sink dr
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Ralph Johnstone at 2:09pm 08.04.24 Is this true? For you and me it's true. Any reason for your concern ? If you look on the interi
Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 2:06pm 08.04.24 How many hours on the engine? Have you checked the oil level yet?
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass Ralph Johnstone at 2:04pm 08.04.24 Ritchie makes a ton of different types. Ritchie also provides dimensioned drawings of their compa
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations jviss at 2:04pm 08.04.24 One shouldn't get so worked up about blisters. For a boat that's spent a lot of its time on a trail
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge Ralph Johnstone at 2:01pm 08.04.24 I'm sorry but your post appears to be one contradiction after another. Could you please answer the
Yanmar 2gm engine died dlochner at 1:58pm 08.04.24 Same as above.. the switch turns the light on at 1-4 psi, .. They do go bad occasionally.. Addition
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) dLj at 1:46pm 08.04.24 Bits, Sorry for your loss. I am new (today) to this forum and will take ownership of a broken down
O'day 22 kappykaplan at 1:42pm 08.04.24 Kudos to Kappy for his 5 minute response time! :thumbup::)
O'day 22 shemandr at 1:39pm 08.04.24 That one looks broken. Replace it with a metal one and with a cap. For example:: https://www.wholes
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 1:36pm 08.04.24 If this be the case, how do you know when it is time to replace the barrier ? I was 23 years young
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Marty P. at 1:33pm 08.04.24 Bits, Sorry for your loss. I am new (today) to this forum and will take ownership of a broken down 1
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 1:27pm 08.04.24 It is the "throttled back to idle" and it died that has me a little concerned along with the other a
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast LakeShark at 1:24pm 08.04.24 I always recommend waters sails. Joe waters is the best sailmaker for a Catalina 22 by far. Great sa
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? JoeWhite at 1:23pm 08.04.24 Shawn, to be sure, pull the spark plugs, clean them and install them. They may have collected carbon
Yanmar 2gm engine died (1) Tally Ho at 1:18pm 08.04.24
Hard to raise mainsail Tally Ho at 1:10pm 08.04.24 I assume you used two people at the winch; one to operate the drill and the other to tail? Yup, th
Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 1:06pm 08.04.24 Took my Hunter 285 out for the first time last night. Ran fine for several miles. I pushed the thr
Invest 97L (1) Tally Ho at 1:05pm 08.04.24
Rudder Removal smokey73 at 12:22pm 08.04.24 Hoping it was Foss Foam in Florida? Don't know about the 41 but I replaced my rudder with a rebuilt

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