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so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s danstanford at 4:08am 06.14.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2043 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 7/792 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 3/751 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 16/1203 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 21/4679 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 42/9965 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 50/8278 Hello All Thought I would share a really bone-headed mistake I made.... just in case it helps someo
Tidying up the engine doghouse Justin_NSA at 11:04am 06.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/751 While I have the transmission separated from my Yanmar so I can replace my flywheel ring gear, I tho
Invest 91L 2018 JamesG161 at 10:44am 06.13.18 Weather and Forecasting 3/1054 A new point of INVESTigation is showing up for models to kick in. I mentioned it in my last post in
Installing Air Conditioning in Hunter 28 xianbarnard at 10:23am 06.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/758 Has anyone installed an AC unit in a 1992 Hunter 28?
New Orca Exclusion Area LeslieTroyer at 9:26am 06.13.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/897
Introduction Monomachos at 8:39am 06.13.18 Catalina 22 12/1061
Head Games...Oh No! (1) Jtcf78911 at 8:03am 06.13.18 Ask All Sailors 33/2543
Swedes sink USS Reagan jssailem at 8:03am 06.13.18 Sails Call Lounge 11/1161 Virtually in war games.... https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a19784775/gotland-cl
cleaner for algae on aluminum spreaders sailor5017 at 7:23am 06.13.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1186 whats a good cleaner spray to use on aluminum spreaders to get rid of algae build up etc. ?
Need a pre-sale Survey rpell1@msn.com at 6:32am 06.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/659 Hi all, I found the boat to replace the one I lost to a launching accident and need a referenced Sur
Active Captain functions Ken Cross at 5:53am 06.13.18 Ask All Sailors 24/5900 Many people use Active Captain. I was disappointed that it quit working in my apps. I emailed MX Mar
Eastern Lake Erie Weekend Destinations dkerphunter at 2:06am 06.13.18 Destinations 1/689 Hi. We recently got a cruising sailboat in Buffalo, NY. We have a few more weeks before taking her t
What type of rope or line can be cauterized Jimongee at 7:21pm 06.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2895 I need to purchase a few different diameters of rope or lines to be used to secure my dinghy out of
Bigger wheel on a 320 RPethoud at 6:06pm 06.12.18 Mid-Size Boats 18/2290 Looking at a 40" wheel to replace my 32" on our new (to us) 320. The seller says its fits a 1" shaft

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I joined the club. NEW BOAT! (1) Tally Ho at 4:35pm 09.10.24 Congrats Mayhem, Looks like a nice C30. My buddy took me out on his, and I was hooked! That w
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 jssailem at 4:13pm 09.10.24 Since it's leaking I was also wondering if it shouldn't be resealed. Yes, it should be resealed.
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! jssailem at 4:05pm 09.10.24 It looks like you found a charmer. Congrats. :clap:
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (3) adamv at 3:50pm 09.10.24 okay i think the hive mind here was absolutely correct... i spotted some oil on top of the transmiss
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Allan12210 at 3:40pm 09.10.24 Must be an older Beneteau thing. Back in 1993 my wife and I chartered a Beneteau 38 from the Mooring
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 3:22pm 09.10.24 Now that we know it's a raw water cooled engine, check the following for starters : 1. Check the
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX JamesG161 at 3:04pm 09.10.24 Hurricane Hunter link and post. https://x.com/NOAA_HurrHunter/status/1833626504132960621 "Miss Pig
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 09.10.24 Looks like a well maintained beauty.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 2:57pm 09.10.24 Now that we know it's a raw water cooled engine, check the following for starters : 1. Check the v
Hunter 41 fuel gauge doesn't calibrate samjlord at 2:47pm 09.10.24 I've been in communication with Tech-Edge Manufacturing, who is giving me pointers on how to calibra
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 2:22pm 09.10.24 We use a Doyle UPS in a sock - you can also use a furler - and it works great in the situation you
Winterizing Small Outboard duck21 at 1:51pm 09.10.24 If you have the room, since the 2hp is pretty small, see if you can store it inside. That way no wor
Nice restoration Project_Mayhem at 1:45pm 09.10.24 I'll leave this here "Chip Ahoy" Homeport
Winterizing Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 1:44pm 09.10.24 Run pink RV antifreeze through it if storing in freezing temps. Ask how to do this if this is the ca
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX kappykaplan at 1:22pm 09.10.24 Dammit Jim... :plus:
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! kappykaplan at 1:21pm 09.10.24 Congratulations!!! :beer:
Winterizing Small Outboard shemandr at 1:08pm 09.10.24 If it has a gear box you should replace the fluid in it. I used to put some Marvel Mystery Oil in t
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX (1) JamesG161 at 12:42pm 09.10.24 Storm track shifts east ward
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! David in Sandusky at 12:37pm 09.10.24 A great boat! We walked away from one 25 years ago, because we needed the shallow draft of our Hunte
Prefer to trailer David in Sandusky at 12:30pm 09.10.24 We are at a slip on Lake Erie. Here is my take on Tedd's list: Plenty of time for maintenance ashor

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