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Are you prepared for a fire? Justin_NSA at 8:42am 10.09.17 Ask All Sailors 39/3200 Just got a feature newsletter from Practical Sailor on fire extinguishers. I confess, I don't check
Winning one for us old farts.... (1) Jackdaw at 7:37am 10.09.17 Ask All Sailors 5/665 Last weekend WYC held our big J/24 U-gotta regatta.... made even bigger because this year it was an
Winterizing stanj at 7:23am 10.09.17 Catalina 22 16/1088 I am a new owner of an older 22 getting ready to winterise the boat which will be stored on land in
Happy Columbus Day! Gene Neill at 4:43am 10.09.17 Sails Call Lounge 16/1029 A great man, and a life worth celebrating. I shall drink to his memory ... just not yet, it's only
Stern Rail seat wooden strip Ken13559 at 10:08pm 10.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2427 After 15 years, the Stern Rail seat wooden strip on my H326 looks very tired. I would like to replac
Is this a problem? (1) Jwhy at 9:21pm 10.08.17 Big Boats 22/3878 While changing the furler line on my Catalina 34 I saw the crack in the chain plate for the forestay
Just when you thought you'd seen it all..... RussC at 7:05pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 14/959 https://salem.craigslist.org/boa/d/mini12-millimeter-boat/6310820973.html I guess there are large fl
Transiting boat in heavy wind Hayden Watson at 6:57pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1390 When you need to move the boat and the wind is heavy (20+) what is your preferred method? I talking
Removing a Through Hull Transducer catalanc at 6:39pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 24/5758 Hello all, I have a Catalina 22 MK II and there is presently a non-functional in hull (shoot through
Chain plate repairs jmce1587 at 5:01pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 5/920 hi all. I need input on how to perform a chain repair on a mid eighties Hunter. Looking for info f
Custom 44! Drakenkade at 4:25pm 10.08.17 C&C 13/2207 I'm looking to purchase a C'C custom 44 (1988) Im trying to gather as much history about her as poss
Oday 22 free items rogjack2 at 3:45pm 10.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/711 Oday 22mainsail. Original 1980. Functional. 18ft 10 inches,7 ft7 inches, 21ft 1 in. Oday insignia.
To wing keel or not to wing keel Mark O'Connell at 3:19pm 10.08.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/1352 I appreciate that some may be tired of this question but please bear with me. My career took me awa
Claytor Lake VA sailors rgranger at 1:57pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 1/373 Hello to any Claytor Lake Sailors. I have an odd situation. Due to some unfortunate work related
Dodger Grab Bars Slow Dancin at 1:16pm 10.08.17 Mid-Size Boats 10/4414 I want to add grab bars to the sides of my dodger. Have seen on other Hunter models and want to know
Installing Tank Level Sensors - Waste and Water jviss at 12:01pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4522 How do you install a sensor in a plastic tank? I have an under-v-berth water tank and a waste tank,
Bumps on hull (1) DLB at 10:07am 10.08.17 Bigger Boats 28/5454 finding these bumps on hull of my 332. About the size of a pencil eraser, hard, and not fluid filled
Shroud Tension Hardhead at 9:56am 10.08.17 Catalina 22 8/2816 I wanted to ask what the more experienced members here think is the proper shroud tension on the C22
Source For This Chock? jviss at 9:32am 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 2/843 New boat has one of these on the port bow. I really like it, and it seems more rugged than the roll
Older Medallion Gauges jviss at 9:25am 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 0/371 I'm interested in adding a couple more of these, one for the second water tank, and one for the wast

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Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:47am 06.22.24 Even sitting at rest a battery should read closer to 13 volts than 12. You may want to use a multim
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Davidasailor26 at 7:34am 06.22.24 Even sitting at rest a battery should read closer to 13 volts than 12. You may want to use a multime
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 7:26am 06.22.24 Boat is floatting, I removed the plugs but will replace soon. If the water does not drain through a
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:25am 06.22.24 Yes, it should be, but keep an eye on your voltage. Maybe carry a battery pack to jump start the e
Could use some help! Joe at 7:23am 06.22.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Tally Ho at 7:21am 06.22.24 Yes, it should be, but keep an eye on your voltage. Maybe carry a battery pack to jump start the en
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Tally Ho at 7:18am 06.22.24 Ok, but through a through-hull? No, not normally. The plug creates the seal. Are the plugs in?
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 7:12am 06.22.24 Ok, but through a through-hull?
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:12am 06.22.24 Should be . . . Thanks for your prompt reply. It was the answer I kind of expected and definitely
Head treatment thinwater at 7:10am 06.22.24
260 trailer question Rick Webb at 7:06am 06.22.24 There is a very good sailboat trailer outfit near Columbus Sail Trailers LLC \| Columbus GA \| Facebo
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing kappykaplan at 7:03am 06.22.24 Is it safe to use it this way, as long as I keep the 2 group 4d batteries charged up. Should be .
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood kappykaplan at 7:00am 06.22.24 So I think it's to drain the water through the hull Garboard plugs are removed when the boat is in
Head treatment thinwater at 6:51am 06.22.24 That seems counterintuitive. Urine itself is nearly sterile and, in fact discourages a lot of bacte
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues pgandw at 6:42am 06.22.24 I finally got rid of my starting anxiety with my 5hp Honda - I sold it and bought an EPropulsion Spi
Downsizing to a 260 dlochner at 6:36am 06.22.24 I'm a little older than you and have a 36' boat like you. Downsizing will be less expensive and easi
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 6:25am 06.22.24 Thank you for your feedback, the holes did indeed include garboard plugs. So I think it's to drain t
260 trailer question rbyham at 6:15am 06.22.24 Will call MT but sounds like patience may be the key. Found a 260 for great price but no trailer. My
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 06.22.24 Also, do you know whether you have the Type A panel or Type B? The differences are shown at Control
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Tally Ho at 6:01am 06.22.24 I am a bit confused.. Is the boat in the water? Salt or fresh? The photo shows some bolts with

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