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Hunter 240 Centerboard woes con't... (2) waveform at 12:55pm 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 5/1591 Need to hear from those with 240 who have replaced the centerboard uphaul line (runs from centerboa
Hunter 23 Bilge water kc2bya at 12:50pm 04.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/926 I have a 1986 Hunter 23. EVERY spring I end up pumping a couple of gallons of water from the space b
Dry Rot Hunter 23 Billleathen at 10:47am 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 2/585 Getting ready to Launch. While cleaning and waxing I just spotted this dry rot in the locker on the
380 Cockpit drains CaptKimble at 10:06am 04.28.18 Big Boats 1/1136 I was relocating my bilge pump on my Catalina 380 from where the factory located it in the lazzerett
Capri 18 john6206 at 9:05am 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 9/5002 Hi Everyone - I checked the post that I had written about changing my profile information, and the
Marina etiquette john6206 at 8:42am 04.28.18 Smaller Boats 88/14549 Hi all - After something like 20 years of daysailing, we are going to be staying in a marina for th
Steering replacement edison windarra at 8:00am 04.28.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/649 hello I need to replace the steering cable ? Not sure about chain in my 1997 28 Catalina mako 2 any
SO HOW MUCH DOES ZEPHYR VIBRATE? Kyedmcc at 7:03am 04.28.18 Day Sailers 1/526 New owner of 25CB with 2 cycle 15hp zephyr saildrive and I have not ran it yet. I was wondering how
how to fix a scratch in the hull Boby_Hunter33 at 6:45am 04.28.18 Big Boats 10/1818 I have a hunter 45 ds 2010, white hull. scratched the hul a few inches above the water line. The scr
Tired of getting stabbed artboas at 8:35pm 04.27.18 Big Boats 6/809 On the 49 /50, there are wonderful transom lockers which give great access to steering, plus massive
Yahoo! new sails working great! Ken Cross at 4:38pm 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 8/497 I ordered some new sails from SBO. They are Doyle dacron loose footed main with 2 full battens, and
Tracking the Newport Beach to Ensenada Mexico Race Right Now Rick D at 3:55pm 04.27.18 Racing 0/468 See this to track the race and individual boats. First year for it. Pretty cool http://yb.tl/N2E2018
Rancor fuel filter (1) rbenyoung at 3:06pm 04.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/1398 I am having a problem with my rancor fuel filter. After the boat sits for a few days the fuel level
dagger board rope hopboat at 12:14pm 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 4/472 2009 mcgregor 26 going out for first sailing the previous owner had a knot in the dagger board rope
Furling line cleat marchem at 10:58am 04.27.18 Catalina 310 34/5169 There's an old (closed) post here about adding a furling line cleat to the stern pulpit: https://fo
Dinghy recommendations lingerfeltja at 10:58am 04.27.18 The Cherubini Hunters 35/8601 What are some thoughts on a dinghy for the 37C? I currently use an 8' fold-a-boat. Our new slip is
decipher how to mount masthead light tipsyravensailing at 10:31am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 4/487 heya! i picked up one of these https://store.marinebeam.com/smart-led-tri-color-anchor-light-and-st
What's in your mattress? (1) Phil Herring at 8:59am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 30/4635 Sailboat bedding can range from the cheapest of cheap open cell foam to high-end memory foam, Latex,
shower nozzle doesn't work scottmc59 at 7:11am 04.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/621 Our sink faucet works find but when switched to shower setting water barely trickles out. Same with
Oops! Where did my centerboard go? (3) agprice22 at 4:02am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 1/713 Here is the photo of the remainder of the old centerboard. Only the head remained. There was no dama

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R2AK 2024 jssailem at 11:32pm 06.13.24 Over the next 10 days they will have 2 Low cells bring in favorable winds and 1High pressure cell pu
R2AK 2024 jssailem at 11:16pm 06.13.24 The first leg is a jump across a pond, the Juan de Fuca. It tests the boats and crews.
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:49pm 06.13.24 It's not world ending, but $15 for an inline valve just before the filter feels like an easy way so
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 10:26pm 06.13.24 So, is that the reason - single handed sailing? Yes, principally.
Diesel fill cap/plug kbanman at 10:19pm 06.13.24 Thanks for all the helpful replies! I swear I looked in the store here first and couldn't find them
Leaking deck plate replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:06pm 06.13.24 Gentlemen, gentlemen. With all due respect to both of you, I'm going to have to say that the greate
The Sewing Machine Thread Skipper J at 9:33pm 06.13.24 Hi Ward, Thank you, this is very helpful. I'd certainly rather spend the extra money now for the pe
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Stu Jackson at 8:27pm 06.13.24 and I am awkward at best when using my VHF. It is an unfortunate reality, for some, Scott. When I
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 8:22pm 06.13.24 Congratulations on the Sailrite machine. It can save you a lot of money. After you do the Bimini, y
Halyard line catsails8 at 7:57pm 06.13.24 I think I went with XLS3
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 6:41pm 06.13.24 I just got an MMSI for my new radio from US power squadron, it was fairly simple. That's the same
2008 Hunter 33 ice box ADW-Canada at 6:33pm 06.13.24 I should have noted on my original post that these are indeed minor items (especially the trash can)
Leaking deck plate replacement dLj at 6:32pm 06.13.24 Not correct. With all due respect - bullshit dj
Bilge maintenance Project_Mayhem at 6:29pm 06.13.24
2008 Hunter 33 ice box shemandr at 6:25pm 06.13.24 You probably can restore the space but it may be non OEM. You can't have 100% in a used boat. Stic
Fuel Tank Algae (1) dkinzer at 6:24pm 06.13.24 Annual Fuel polishing is expensive. A fuel polishing rig is maybe $100-$150 if you buy the parts a
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI TimFromLI at 6:18pm 06.13.24 I just got an MMSI for my new radio from US power squadron, it was fairly simple.
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size duck21 at 6:11pm 06.13.24 You are correct, and that is what I am currently using when filters need changing. However, with the
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size duck21 at 6:07pm 06.13.24 Indeed, I found these in the manual as well. Unfortunately no reference to the feed/return line sizi
The Sewing Machine Thread Skipper J at 6:00pm 06.13.24 Thank you for starting this thread. I bought a Sailrite machine and plan to sew a bimini this summer

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