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O'Day gray hull (4) Tally Ho at 12:03pm 05.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/825 I bought my O'Day 322 3 years ago, and have not done much to the hull except wash it off before laun
How to fix bow pulpit? s/v Mariah at 11:12am 05.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/3697 Hi there, my bow pulpit on my 1981 H25 has gotten bent out of shape due to getting caught on part of
Water, water, water....... (7) dlochner at 11:01am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1170 While most of the boating world is discussing important boating topics, around my marina the convers
Lewmar hatches (2) Ken_Smith343 at 10:40am 05.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2909 have a 2006 Beneteau 343. One hatch cover is loose and will not stay where I put it. Don't know how
1982 Hunter 33 replacement windows HM25LB at 9:19am 05.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2201 Hi folks, I am looking at replacing my original windows on my '82 Hunter Cherubini 33. Some of them
HELP Removing Stuck Oars From Inflatable Dinghy (5) Paul LeMenager at 9:13am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1762 Do you know how to remove stuck oars on an older Nisson inflatable dinghy (no longer made). Please l
ST 6000 vs ST 7000 gettinthere at 9:00am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 1/418 My ST 6000+ is beginning to show a fade area in the center. I just read about Dan Gerhaert and I cou
37c moving shrouds outboard Loyalist at 6:59am 05.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/552 Has anyone who owns a 37c moved the shrouds to the outside of the hull instead of having them come u
New propshaft - need to replace 2 year old Gore-Tex dripless packing (GFO)? tmjb at 5:53am 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 4/360 2 years ago I replaced the stuffing box on my new-to-me sailboat. I installed it with Gore-Tex virtu
Bilge Keels - Horizon 23 Robertashie at 4:14am 05.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1575 Hello, Can you help please? I have just purchased a road trailer originally built by RM Trailers for
Beneteau 45f5 propane locker slavanaway at 7:17pm 05.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1504 Me and the admiral are very serious about a 45f5 we found. The PO (previous owner) took out the buil
Forget About It For Boats RHUMB RUNNER at 4:13pm 05.28.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1080 Found an ad for Forget about it for boats. Has anyone tried this product and is it better than KO, s
O'Day 222 forestay length? jpniewski at 4:06pm 05.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/874 I just bought a new jib and CDI FF2 furler. I need to cut the plastic luff foil 12.25 inches shorter
AC Races jibes138 at 3:49pm 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 13/901 anyone watching the AC races? Pretty amazing boats and action. Lots of lead changes. Any slight erro
Safe to fill the ballast tanks on the tailer? PropellerHead at 3:12pm 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 28/4275 I'm trying to find the water leak in my 23.5. it doesn't seem to be any of the through holes. I was
Vetus nlp 40 muffler assembly alfred bog at 2:42pm 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 4/330 I split the 2 halves of my vetus waterlock muffler last fall to do some engine work (draincock repla
Rigid boom vang placement curious1 at 2:06pm 05.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/817 While out sailing my Hunter Vision32 the cotter pin holding the rigid boom vang at the Mast came out
H26 and 260 where can you sleep? jbreland at 10:49am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 13/1525 Realistically, where can you sleep an adult on the H26 or 260. I know you can put 2 in the aft birth
Pearson 303 added new teak cockpit floor! (3) StargazerP303 at 10:40am 05.28.17 Pearson 0/1925 137053 137054 137055 Yesterday I added a new project to my vessel before my launch set for June 6th.
Hunter 260 in long beach harbor, long beach mississippi jbreland at 10:13am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 2/368 any one on here own, or know who owns the Hunter 260 on pier 3 of long beach harbor, Long Beach Miss

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Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues morbidfollower at 9:52am 06.22.24 They are pretty sweet, just haven't been able to get over the cost. Nice setup
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 06.22.24 Follow all details as reported above. I had to chime in here as I noticed you've changed your avi
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 9:06am 06.22.24 The panel is option B.
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood PaulK at 8:36am 06.22.24 You are having problems with English boat vocabulary. A through-hull fitting is a seacock that allow
Could use some help! jssailem at 8:36am 06.22.24 Welcome @tomthrasher to the Sailboat Owners Forums. Congratulations on your new adventures in sailin
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? (1) kloudie1 at 8:17am 06.22.24 Check the ground wire connections.. in the main harness.. especially where the grounds connect to th
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Davidasailor26 at 7:52am 06.22.24 A digital multimeter is indispensable.
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Davidasailor26 at 7:51am 06.22.24 Must be a false bilge. If those were traditional garboard holes with the boat in the water things wo
Downsizing to a 260 JoeWhite at 7:48am 06.22.24 If you are getting a trailerable sailboat, you must lower and raise the mast. If you can do that, yo
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

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