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Need help diagnosing outboard running issue. Ward H at 7:08pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 13/685 Need a little help diagnosing an issue I am having this week with my Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke OB. New in
Forward show sump hose (2) Joe Wienecke at 5:56pm 06.06.17 Big Boats 2/457 I have a 2005 DS. The forward shower drain hose is leaking. I have tried to get to the connection
hunter 420 aft cabin shower seahunter at 5:30pm 06.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/319 I have just purchased a 2005 Hunter 420. After initially working the shower in the aft cabin stopped
Disconnecting a Forestay DougM at 4:57pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1737 I have to possibly detach the forestay on my Beneteau323 to increase its length slightly by adding a
Port Gasket Repla Slow Dancin at 4:34pm 06.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/314 Need to replace port gaskets on a 2006 H38. Purchased a Lewmar replacement gasket it fit the perimet
Alternator and regulator wiring Lenny at 4:31pm 06.06.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/2440 Hi forum. (Hopefully correct area) I am about to install a M.Grasser 140A Alternator coupled with a
Question regarding older ProMariner 60 battery charger john986 at 4:10pm 06.06.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/1107 I purchase a 1993 Hunter 33.5 and have a question about the ProMariner 60, completely automatic 12VD
AC Wipe Out shemandr at 2:41pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1177 Just saw video of Team NZ planting the bows at the start of race 2 against Britain. The announcer c
Port Lights surfforce 1 at 2:40pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 0/311 Hello Skippers! I have just completed my sixth port light or windows on my Catalina 27' and I'm good
Applying the rolling hitch when jumping the main halyard at the mast? Kings Gambit at 12:18pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2572 We see many yachts where all lines are led aft to rope clutches at the cockpit. You can hoist (i.e.
Waxing for seniors gypsy spirit at 10:37am 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 28/1944 I have read many different accounts of how to wax a hull but at my age they are all extremely tireso
Outboard Bracket mfourn20 at 10:30am 06.06.17 Catalina 22 18/5922 This is my first sailboat big enough to require an outboard so I'm not familiar with any over outboa
Lubricated Spinlock Clutch lehighsail at 8:38am 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2951 At the end of last season I washed and lubricated my Spinlock clutches. Now I find that when I try
1986 P33 Replacing diaphragm water pump twittP33 at 8:29am 06.06.17 Pearson 0/622 Need to replace my original Shore Flo Diaphragm water pump Model 225-3000, any compatible replacemen
Main sail pocket sailnoproblem at 7:35am 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 4/571 I am a very casual sailor, don't race just cruse and enjoy. I do have a question in reference to my
Do you have Fishing stories? (1) Ken Cross at 6:28am 06.06.17 Sails Call Lounge 37/1975 Have you a good sailboat fishing story? Unfortunately, I have no great story for this picture excep
Refrigerator Recharging Kit Big Red at 5:49am 06.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/492 We have a Waeco refrigerator. After reading several posts, it seems to be a good idea to purchase a
What are these? Symmetrical underside patterns near keel (1) SeanP at 3:55am 06.06.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/946 I have just had my newly-acquired H31 1986 hauled for bottom paint. I noted these strange, but regul
Forward show drain Joe Wienecke at 6:27pm 06.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1072 I have a 2005 41 DS. There is a forward head/shower. The drain in the floor drains to a space unde
Help & Information needed for my Sirius rebuild for retirement use tomp at 6:27pm 06.05.17 Sirius 21/22 6/1746 I have purchased my first 21 foot sailboat.Sirius It appears this boat sat more than it was used. I

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Mooring ball pennant question jssailem at 8:32am 05.20.24 To some folks... Words Matter. It does help to clarify what is being said. How to manage your boat
Merit 22 owners RussC at 8:17am 05.20.24 I'll never forget the owners manual I once saw, translated from Japanese, that literally said: "tig
Fresh water pump Allan12210 at 8:01am 05.20.24 Has anyone found an alternative fresh water pump to the Shurflo Aqua-King II 3 gpm pump for their C
Mooring ball pennant question carlc376 at 7:49am 05.20.24 Thank you for the advice. The pickup bouy is a great idea. On the "Pennant" usage, the marina used
Mooring ball pennant question dLj at 7:39am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Mooring ball pennant question dlochner at 7:37am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Mooring ball pennant question Joe at 7:34am 05.20.24 Boys... don't go all twitchy faced:yikes: with this sailor geek lingo comment, but it's always been
Dufour 500 GL jssailem at 7:34am 05.20.24 I am giving serious thought to acquiring a Dufour 500 GL. I would value any insights or experience
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) dLj at 7:34am 05.20.24 I've always assumed that the mooring balls at Hasserott Beach were privately owned. My friend said
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) dLj at 7:29am 05.20.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off. I don'
Mooring ball pennant question dLj at 7:23am 05.20.24 What @dlochner said! I highly recommend getting the pick-up buoy. I used to keep a previous boat o
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 05.20.24 The Hunter 260 came with a mast raising system as part of the original equipment that even a 11 year
Fabric search JBP-PA at 6:34am 05.20.24 Close, but not quite. Courtesy of Google image search. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174943109140 htt
Mosquitoes and Other bugs kloudie1 at 6:31am 05.20.24 Welcome !! Inside the cabin, I use No Pest Strips. (big box or Amazon or Ace) They pretty much kill
Mosquitoes and Other bugs shemandr at 5:48am 05.20.24 The short answer is no. There are measures you can take but if the bugs are on the boat more than yo
Dufour 500 GL shemandr at 5:38am 05.20.24 ..Seemingly, the boat reviews provide optimistic praises regarding the boats sailing performance.
Mooring ball pennant question dlochner at 5:28am 05.20.24 Yes. Just drop the pennant and go sailing. Attaching some kind of float to the pennant will make p
Dufour 500 GL PaulK at 4:39am 05.20.24 Hi and thanks. Seemingly, the boat reviews provide optimistic praises regarding the boats sailing
Fresh water pump dlochner at 4:29am 05.20.24 Johnson makes some similar sized pumps, don't know if they are drop-ins. I've had an Aqua-King pump
Mosquitoes and Other bugs dlochner at 4:18am 05.20.24 Spiders are a fact of life in a freshwater marina. After 40 years of Great Lakes boating and a decad

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