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1995 Hunter Vision 36 Holding Tank lumberczar at 9:55am 08.18.17 Big Boats 18/2510 Help. Somehow my holding tank and/or hoses are leaking into my bilge. After trying to flush tank t
Adler/Barbour cooling systems mbaker at 9:17am 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 4/585 I need to replace the power module from my 1993 Adler/Barbour refrigeration system. I replaced it f
Lifesling2 on sale today (1) Justin_NSA at 6:50am 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1330 West Marine has a today-only sale on the Lifesling2 for $99. Do a lot of you keep them on board? Wou
Current Charts thetone at 2:10am 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 7/622 I am looking for a current prediction chart of Martha's Vinyard Sound. I remember having one a long
Experience with Electromaax External Voltage Regulators Bob R. at 6:55pm 08.17.17 Engines and Propulsion 10/5336 Does anyone have any experience with the performance and durability of Electromaax E-MAAX Basic or E
Hunter 375 (94) ALL fixed portholes cracked and 3 leaks.. (1) ari at 6:49pm 08.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/603 I went to see a 1994 Hunter 375 and there were 3 leaks below deck (and delam below the portside chai
1984 Oday 25 Restoration (5) noreaster222 at 1:22pm 08.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1307 Greetings SO. I'm new to sailing and I'm doing a restoration on my first sailboat. I have another th
Battery operation carriemeaway at 10:21am 08.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2121 My question is is it recommended to leave main battery and start battery activated while under power
Automatic Anchor And Chain Washdown jviss at 10:05am 08.17.17 Ask All Sailors 13/3850 I recall seeing, usually on larger vessels than we have, a couple of spray nozzles on either side of
MYOG lillia28 at 7:51am 08.17.17 Mariner 0/1512 Tory Salvia of The Sailing Channel has resurrected the Mariner Owner's Group. Check out http://marin
How to Furl Your Mainsail bob_pattison at 7:24am 08.17.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2724 As an offshoot of the presentations and lessons I have been doing at various Beneteau Rendezvous for
Upgrade to my V-berth area (4) Slartibartfass at 5:38am 08.17.17 Catalina 22 5/1927 On my Capri 22 i rearranged things for overnighting in the future and converted the V-berth area int
Lost Virginity Last PM... shemandr at 5:37am 08.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/525 ...That is my J24 virginity. In 30 some odd years of sailing I had never sailed on a J24 for whatev
Projects (1) All U Get at 10:40pm 08.16.17 Ask All Sailors 7/569 Lot of projects on the boat. Here's another my wife did recovering old cushions and a cover for the
New Macgregor 25 owner with lots of newbie questions GSmith116 at 10:14pm 08.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2226 I am thrilled to be a new owner of a 1982 mac 25. I have taken her out twice single handed and I ha
Skins and trim, screwed and glued? David Kelsh at 6:26pm 08.16.17 Catalina 30 3/995 Quick one for you guys before I go destroying anything this weekend. ... Anyone know if the teak pl
Bilge filling with water sockemdog at 5:53pm 08.16.17 Ask An Oday Owner 17/3511 I have a 1987 O'Day 272 that is suddenly collecting water in the bilge. It fills slowly...takes a c
Hurricane Harvey JamesG161 at 3:53pm 08.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 31/3034 I have been watching 3 storms leaving West Africa for 5 days. The first is a wimp, disorganized sto
Portlight screen sizes O'Day 34/35? jibes138 at 3:38pm 08.16.17 Bigger Boats 4/666 i measured my portlights thinking they were Beckson and the lenses are 4.75 x 11.0. None of the Bec
Bilge pump hose (3) Terry Houwerzyl at 2:54pm 08.16.17 Big Boats 9/2747 Last weekend my Hunter Legend 40 had a problem with the bilge pump. While attempting to correct the

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Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing David in Sandusky at 8:22pm 03.03.24
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Michael Davis at 6:07pm 03.03.24 To help in your decision: read Seaworthiness, The forgotten factor by C.A .Marchaj
Old AC compressor used for Refrigerator? Davidasailor26 at 5:47pm 03.03.24 I think you've covered the biggest concerns well. I don't know refrigeration systems well enough to
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . Davidasailor26 at 5:42pm 03.03.24 We've had bad luck with their tide clock movements and with the eyepieces on their binoculars. Luck
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing rgranger at 5:33pm 03.03.24
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . Terry Cox at 5:28pm 03.03.24 When we purchased our 1989 H28 in 1999, we equipped her with a Weems and Plath barometer and quartz
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? rgranger at 5:23pm 03.03.24 Looks like a lot of work for a three- or four-thousand-dollar boat. If doing the work would be "fu
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Richard19068 at 5:10pm 03.03.24 Has anyone heard as to whether West Marine will be offering a BOGO on Lewmar winches this spring?
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 4:55pm 03.03.24 Interesting. Looks like yours are coming along nicely. I like your idea of pre loading the curve. Wh
Bon Voyage! quadrille38 at 4:45pm 03.03.24 After 40 years of work, mostly in the railroad business, today was RETIREMENT day! At work, the te
Beneteau 423 Mast height measurement Riverdaze at 3:56pm 03.03.24 I like that scenario and will use it. ALready had my Brother in Law on our Catalina 36 in San Diego
Bon Voyage! Captain Larry-DH at 3:52pm 03.03.24 Disconcerting is how I put it, knowing little income coming in for the next xxx years (hopefully a
Beneteau 423 Mast height measurement jssailem at 3:47pm 03.03.24
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:40pm 03.03.24 You have been given some good advice and suggest walking away. I personally would not want that bo
Bon Voyage! Crazy Dave Condon at 3:28pm 03.03.24 After being a sailboat dealer, I chose to help fellow sailors mostly with trailerable sailboats and
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . PaulK at 3:20pm 03.03.24 We needed a replacement movement for a ship's bell clock which was destroyed by a leaking battery.
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Crazy Dave Condon at 3:14pm 03.03.24 As pointed out, Warren Luhrs, who owned Hunter was a global solo racer who enjoyed it on boats that
Replace keel Bolts on B 41S5 1990 kappykaplan at 3:09pm 03.03.24 I'm thinking of replacing the keel bolts on my 1990 Beneteau 41S5 wing Iron Keel. Why do you think
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? smokey73 at 3:08pm 03.03.24 Thanks for coming back on to give us your status. Glad is worked out for you.
Bon Voyage! Dalliance at 3:07pm 03.03.24

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