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Catalina Rendezvous 2018 Roche Harbor leo310 at 11:03am 04.07.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/2069 Catalina Rendezvous 2018 Roche Harbor May 3-6 Thursday: Roche dock wizards will assist you to the d
National BEER Day!!! (1) JamesG161 at 10:07am 04.07.18 Sails Call Lounge 30/2725 Going to begin this celebration soon... ompanionships. Jim...
H41 folding/feathering propeller performance dakno at 9:56am 04.07.18 Big Boats 29/2982 Hello skippers I have a 08 H41 purchased May of 15. We did a sea trial, completed purchase. Boat cam
Steadying Mast While Raising Tedd at 7:50am 04.07.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4713 My Mac 26S came without a mast raising system, so I've made something myself that works quite well.
Solenoid aft head on 42 hunter passage centre cockpit Hunter passage 42 at 7:42am 04.07.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1354 Can any of you wise folks tell me exactly where this is. Is it easily accessible. I read that it i
Pawleys Island day sail search jssailem at 7:42am 04.07.18 Ask All Sailors 2/323
10 years ago today, I bought an engine in a PU truck, for my boat. (7) TomY at 7:17am 04.07.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/2707 The diesel engine, an Nissan SD-22 was in a 1983 Nissan 720 PU. My boat had a Chrysler Nissan CN4-3
Aft Head Solenoid - 1990 Hunter passage centercockpit Hunter passage 42 at 6:11am 04.07.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/548 Need help finding this. I read it is in the engine room, behind a bulkhead. Anyone have a diagram
Hunter Passage 42 PSS shaft seal Zaya at 6:05am 04.07.18 Big Boats 17/2853 Thinking of installing PSS dripless shaft seal on my 1994 Hunter Passage 42. Question for someone wh
Bottom Paint End-of-life Chris87 at 8:48pm 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 26/2643 Good evening, I'm looking at a boat that's been in the water for the past four years, rarely used, w
trailer build for 25.5 fin keel (9) chad72302 at 7:24pm 04.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3109 I was given a 1985 Hunter 25.5 last june. I'm a contractor. a few months prior i had done some wor
CBP Float Plan All U Get at 6:34pm 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1464 Hi all, My new record for updating my US Customs float plan, three hours and twenty three minutes.
Boat photo SY Altair (5) jssailem at 6:25pm 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1070 Tied up to the water front of Savannah is the Sailing Yacht Altair. She is a 41meter Classic Sailing
95'430 legend single line reefing bortiz at 4:10pm 04.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/332 i recently purchased a 430 legend and am looking for a diagram of how the lines and block or blocks
Fun with apps (3) Jackdaw at 3:15pm 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 9/798 Kinda fun what you can do with apps these days. I was in San Fran yesterday for a meeting and walke
Floating an Anchor Patrick17430 at 12:09pm 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 3/568 I don't have a windless so I ordered a Rewht White anchor puller model # 15932213 at WM on sale for
O'Day 20 Mast Rake CHris F at 11:26am 04.06.18 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2586 I am (finally) getting our 1976 O'Day 20 ready for launch this season here in Southern New Hampshire
Hunter owners talking about losing their rudder. bortiz at 11:20am 04.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2916 Recently i have been reading accounts of other Hunter owners losing their rudders. We have a 95' 430
So where's the coolant Leak? SirMichael at 10:22am 04.06.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/1152 I have a 1988 Hunter 28.5 with a Yanmar 2GM20F engine. Incidentally, I'm in Minnesota, there is sti
Southern England Sailors? suvh8er at 8:38am 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/300 Hi Everyone, its been a while since I posted since I sold my Mac 25 but I was wondering if anyone on

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Genset capta at 8:32am 07.21.24 Installing a permanent Genset on a 29' boat isn't very practical, what with the need for a seawater
P42 radar mount HoosierSailor at 8:14am 07.21.24 Hoosier, I have a 1990 P42 and just replaced my origional radar and deck/steaming lights this sprin
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Ward H at 7:40am 07.21.24 Realistically, I don't see off shore cruising in my future. Hopefully near shore cruising where we
Boat build list? Davidasailor26 at 6:57am 07.21.24 Our Beneteau came with a limited time subscription to Vessel Vanguard and the account was pre-loaded
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Davidasailor26 at 6:38am 07.21.24 Now here's a fun request - I'd like to see this test done around 2000nm from any coast line. I onl
P42 radar mount Csw1742 at 6:30am 07.21.24 Hoosier, I have a 1990 P42 and just replaced my origional radar and deck/steaming lights this sprin
Iphone Sat-phone feature? dLj at 6:22am 07.21.24 I tried the demo. It worked as expected in my backyard. The initial satellite connection happened w
Boat build list? dLj at 6:18am 07.21.24 Hello all. I have just acquired a 2004 Hunter 326. Does anybody know if it is possible to. get a li
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West Tally Ho at 5:58am 07.21.24 Some very solid suggestions above. My notes would say that winds on Lake Michigan are anything but
Yanmar 2gm20f Throttle Coyote at 5:43am 07.21.24 very helpful, many thanks!
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Ward H at 4:55am 07.21.24 I hadn't heard about this feature. Sounds like another safety feature to have when cruising off sho
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine dmax at 4:18am 07.21.24 It stays slushy by design.
What wood to use for motor mount? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 07.20.24 226180 Time to get practical. 226181 For a lousy $40.00 and no surface treatment ? How can you
What wood to use for motor mount? Dave at 6:51pm 07.20.24 I'm surprised this thread hasn't been locked yet As a general rule SBO doesn't lock threads beca
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 6:28pm 07.20.24 Laminated wood with epoxy as the glue is not exposed to the sun inside the joint it is hidden betwe
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Davidasailor26 at 5:56pm 07.20.24
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine Tally Ho at 5:16pm 07.20.24 Certainly looks like a freeze plug. Probably saved you from bigger issues (cracked block) from free
Yanmar 2gm20f Throttle Tally Ho at 5:11pm 07.20.24
Yanmar 2gm20f Throttle heritage at 5:03pm 07.20.24 Look at where the throttle cable attaches to the throttle linkage on the engine. Without the engine
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves mermike at 4:32pm 07.20.24 These used to be decent. Now the ends pop off very easily. Spend the extra $15 for the Ideal or Kle

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