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Did OxyClean Ruin My Hatch Lenses? ggrizzard at 4:12pm 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2596 After the post about Simple Green causing such havoc, I got to thinking about my three year old hatc
Raritan PHii / how do I get this cap off? (1) Skipper at 3:30pm 09.28.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1475 Part 1204B in the picture. It's the cap under the flush selector. It won't budge. Can't get a grip
New Dock Lines versus Older Dock Lines Rasselas36 at 3:04pm 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 52/4685 During Hurricane IRMA I secured my boat with both new 5/8" 3-strand lines and older 5/8" 3-strand li
Mast replacement Tim22 at 10:17am 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 17/15861 We had a little storm here yesterday evening that dropped a large tree branch onto my mast (it was o
Dead battery wing15601 at 7:32am 09.28.17 Bigger Boats 19/1490 I purchased my O'Day 28 3 years ago and don't know how old the batteries are. One will not hold a ch
Removal of W21 Replace with W27 SailorRory at 7:04am 09.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/534 I am not necessarily looking forward to pulling my old Westerbeke 21 out of my Hunter 34 ('83) and k
1997 h40.5 floorboard removal Rich Stidger at 6:53am 09.28.17 Big Boats 17/1292 Have any of the 40.5 owners removed the floorboard under the port side U-shaped settee? The inner-m
"Tow" insurance (2) Justin_NSA at 6:14am 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1118 After hearing the tales of fellow sailors, I decided to get one of these. It's a cheap insurance pol
BULKHEAD REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT ODAY 222 BAB97TIE at 5:45am 09.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1225 The chain plate on the starboard side of my Oday 222 ripped off the bulkhead and through the deck la
Hunter 170...Anything to beware of? JimInPB at 7:36pm 09.27.17 Day Sailers 109/41118 I may purchase a used Hunter 170 in the next couple of days. Do these boats have any known issues t
For Kermit...... (1) Rich Stidger at 5:42pm 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 23/3405 I thought of you.....
Olive Oil And Balsamic Vinegar For Marine Heads jviss at 4:24pm 09.27.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1156 Peggy, I've heard from marina-mates that olive oil with a dash of aceto balsamica is great for mari
Moving the tiller and Lines Out of the Cockpit of my Javelin? cobright at 2:32pm 09.27.17 Day Sailers 10/3541 I've been given an O'Day Javelin and I would like to make it a little more family friendly. Right of
Two "free" boats! (4) dbk0630 at 12:18pm 09.27.17 Catalina 22 4/1709 I'm not trying to sell anything myself... but I came across this yesterday... which seems like it co
C310 Lift Muffler jparks at 11:15am 09.27.17 Catalina 310 8/1136 The lift muffler on my 2002 Model year Catalina 310 has failed at the inlet port. This fiberglass m
Westerbeke Preheat Power by Key 'On' Position GRM at 10:19am 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 37/5960 I'm a new owner of a 1997 Catalina 380 with a Westerbeke 42B engine. I'm not completely confident of
Singlehanded MOB Procedure AlastairLC at 9:58am 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 82/7793 Like many of us, I was taught the ASA's standard MOB procedure: broad reach for 6-8 boat lengths, ta
How many lugs on starter? (1) marchem at 8:52am 09.27.17 Catalina 310 9/1360 How many 1/0 lugs will fit easily on the starter? My wiring plan uses a separate battery for the st
Thermostat rating / actual operating temp Skipper at 7:58am 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1311 Since my high school hot rod days, I've "thoroughly understood" thermostats. ;-) However, I've been
Hunter 34 main halyard sheaves PThomas at 7:44am 09.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/658 Good morning on my 84 Hunter 34 I have two sheaves for the main halyard on the aft side of the mast

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Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 8:26am 06.20.24 The Jabsco macerator pumps from our era of Hunters (early-mid 2000s) had material problems. Mine wa
Battens Ward H at 7:57am 06.20.24 Actually, I just realized how simple it would be to buy a couple of lengths of PVC pipe, glue them t
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working American_Mainsail at 7:45am 06.20.24 It was the Macerator. I had a brand new spare, after some further investigations, I figured it was
PTC One (1) JamesG161 at 6:22am 06.20.24 Storm Surge alert.
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 06.20.24 @isaksp00 Picture of pole please? Anyone with a 260 please take a photo of the mast raising struts
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. Terry Cox at 4:07am 06.20.24 Then seal the drips with some Silicon. Nooooooo! Had a similar problem awhile ago. Here is what I
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. (1) sailcapt340 at 3:18am 06.20.24 Do you have one of these on your deck? ver is the access way for the mast cables to enter the boat.
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 3:17am 06.20.24 The boat has now sat in the water for three weeks and the bilge is completely dry. Great news! :be
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 3:01am 06.20.24 Thank you. That is good information I had not considered, but those thru-hulls do appear to be in g
B&G Vulcan 9 to monitor engine NMEA2K Cederholm at 1:30am 06.20.24 Very helpful - thank you
Mooring and bilge pump Sunbird22358 at 10:26pm 06.19.24 There should be at least 3 thru-hulls in addition to the already added manual pump. The Galley Sink
Help with wiring for new engine slorandy at 8:26pm 06.19.24 Thank you very much for the input and suggestions. Very helpful to understand the existing configur
Missing Reef Hook? Occasional Heeler at 8:14pm 06.19.24 Indeed .. many thanks for the pic.
B&G Vulcan 9 to monitor engine NMEA2K dlochner at 6:31pm 06.19.24 In the B&G go into settings, and tap the option for network. One of the menus there is for a Device
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 6:29pm 06.19.24 I still think that more than likely there was a lack of volunteerism or the organizer retires and no
Battens catsails8 at 6:25pm 06.19.24 Thank you all for the ideas! Making some type of tube and attaching it to the boom is what I like th
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot jamesstrobel at 5:59pm 06.19.24
B&G Vulcan 9 to monitor engine NMEA2K Davidasailor26 at 5:01pm 06.19.24 In the B&G go into settings, and tap the option for network. One of the menus there is for a Device
What's the best way to remove & replace in-line air blower on B331 inside transom compartment (1) rgranger at 3:49pm 06.19.24 Is there a convenient place to install one of these?
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. rgranger at 3:47pm 06.19.24

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