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Atlantis resort in Nassau Bahamas kbgunn at 2:54pm 04.05.25 Destinations 2/368 I'm going to Atlantis resort in Nassau at the end of May. I'd like to have a bareboat daysail charte
Selden in mast question (2) Believe H46 at 2:52pm 04.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/748 Rigger took mainsail out then ghosted. Went to put it back in (1st for this newbie), which appeared
Galley sink project (5) Scott T-Bird at 12:27pm 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 6/411 The other project I got started on was replacing my galley sink and faucet. I mentioned before that
Water fill replacement cap azambella at 10:24am 04.05.25 The Cherubini Hunters 1/133 Has anyone replaced the water deck fill cap on their 82 Hunter? The markings are WC. 1 1/2. I tri
Hatch boards vents (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:14am 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 24/791 In an effort to keep the dampness to a minimum And reluctance to put any more holes of any type in
Catalina 22 Carpet bebling at 8:55am 04.05.25 Catalina 22 4/543 Does anyone have a source for carpet for a 1988 C22? I did not see any carpet listed on the Catalin
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 (1) Seneca at 8:40am 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 14/517 Both of the skylights on my 2002 Hunter 356 are needing to be replaced. It sounds like they no longe
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material 4lane at 6:10pm 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 6/268 Martec folding props have a small cotter pin that goes through the hub and nut. I believe they are M
Catalina 310 market value sailboat sabbatical at 11:07am 04.04.25 Catalina 310 6/736 So I bought a Catalina 310 a few months ago with the intention of sailing/motoring up the ICW for si
What's this? (1) DinghySailor at 9:45am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 7/485 After a light-air sail yesterday, with the asym on the reach home, my crew found what appears to be
The holy grail of all questions nautical Timm R Oday25 at 9:23am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 34/1563 I've looked everywhere . Scoured the earth I have . Here goes . "how does one keep toilet paper fr
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (5) Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1037 My Catalina has 1" studs and the torque is specified to be 235 ft-lb. There are 9 of them. My bilg
Starting battery MattA at 9:40pm 04.03.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/715
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 6:03pm 04.03.25 Catalina 22 13/1006 On the old "to do list" for Waffle House was to replace the lens on the fore-hatch. Why replace? It
Cracks in the bilge (1) HermanHunter at 5:58pm 04.03.25 The Cherubini Hunters 7/447 Hello, I've bought my first sailboat, Hunter 33 1980 Cherubini. She was sitting on the ground for a
How to fix weeping keel bolts? shaant01 at 5:45pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 0/255 I own a Siren 17 (trailerable sailboat) and find that the bolts on the retractable centerboard tend
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA (2) Sneed at 4:37pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 6/417 I was replacing the centerboard uphaul on my h240 and this is the condition of the bracket. I reali
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? MarcinS at 11:17am 04.03.25 Big Boats 4/328 Hello, I'm starting to repair the gelcoat spiders/stars on my boat. I can't find the gelcoat color n
Wiring a combo deck/steaming light jcockrell at 10:21am 04.03.25 Catalina 22 2/359
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:27am 04.03.25 Ask All Sailors 28/901 Our 2021 Honda 5hp outboard has developed an annoying habit, it likes to take afternoon siestas afte

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Shower Sump Pump Woes (1) Rich Stidger at 7:51am 05.17.25 Here is a picture of my shower sump(s). I will look at the gulper pump again. But I still don't un
Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 Davidasailor26 at 7:22am 05.17.25 Wouldn't be the only recent case of PS "borrowing" a picture. https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog
Hunter 45cc AC Issue Don S/V ILLusion at 7:01am 05.17.25
Add fluid into my compass Don S/V ILLusion at 6:57am 05.17.25 Depending on the manufacturer, it should have a fill hole in the base. Filling it serves no purpose
What to use to seal windows kloudie1 at 6:54am 05.17.25 I agree.. I installed new modified H-34 side ports with VHB and caulked all around with 795.. all go
What to use to seal windows BigEasy at 6:23am 05.17.25
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise BigEasy at 6:14am 05.17.25
Mystic 30 help (3) jssailem at 6:05am 05.17.25 Welcome to the forum. Congrats on finding a piece of sailboat history. There were 24 Mystic 30 boat
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise jssailem at 5:12am 05.17.25 Yes that looks more like a vacation than a delivery. It will give you time to become on good terms w
Coppercoat in low fouling area colemj at 5:12am 05.17.25 Mark, thanks for your input. What area are you in? You experience seems to indicate that I would be
What to use to seal windows SailingLoto at 4:54am 05.17.25 DOW 795 if youre putting acrylic lenses back in metal frames for opening hatches. This stuff works
Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 SailingLoto at 4:53am 05.17.25 A friend of mine is trying to sell his 27-2 and he ran across a video with a picture of his boat in
Shower Sump Pump Woes colemj at 4:46am 05.17.25 Ive read of some Hunters using a macerator instead of a bilge pump to eliminate issues with cloggin
Boat Dog Foswick at 4:33am 05.17.25 It depends on why you want the dog. I would say that, in general, get the dog you want, then adjust
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise kappykaplan at 4:25am 05.17.25 That looks much more doable. :beer:
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 4:23am 05.17.25 Based on input from this group we have a second draft. It adds two sailing days, but makes almost al
Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 dlochner at 3:58am 05.17.25 Not surprising, given the new direction that PS sunk to. The editor's big claim to fame was a YouTub
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast Captain Larry-DH at 2:21am 05.17.25
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Brian M H23 at 1:04am 05.17.25 My good sir, I leave the positioning of motor mounts in your capable hands. Based on specification
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (4) Brian M H23 at 12:47am 05.17.25 this was definitely my issue, all of them had rubber/metal separation and both starboard mounts had

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