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Fresh water system leak Jwhy at 10:04am 05.28.17 Catalina 30 19/3259 Problem- fresh water in the starboard locker under the tank, fresh water pump cycles frequently (sev
Jib pulley -seized TheTY at 8:14am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1268 I have a 2000 Hunter 380 and the pulley in the mast that the topping lift for the jib goes through t
what is this tri hull? (1) RussC at 8:06am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/661 We made a last minute day trip to the lake yesterday in Tweety and saw this tri zipping around in li
mysterious leak mortyd at 7:53am 05.28.17 Catalina 30 17/2679 a mysterious leak. during the winter, while my boat is on the hard, the bilge fills up, eventuall
Memorial Day Chief RA at 7:05am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/349 Take a few minutes to stop and remember the dead and missing servicemen and women on this special oc
Memorial Day weekend (1) seadaddler at 5:20am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 8/400 We are at Pelican Bay ' Boca Grand and lot's of Boats for sure.
423 in mast main furling (1) NYSail at 5:17am 05.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/4261 So yesterday was first time sailing new boat which also meant first time using an in mast furling. R
23.5 Jib Sheet Cleats Tony_Furst at 4:07am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 15/1432 Has anyone replaced the original jib sheet jam cleats with rope clutches or something else? If so wh
Finding my grandfathers boat samueljamess at 3:20am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/647 Hello everyone, my Grandfarther built the boat in the early 1970's. It has recently come to my atten
Where to get a dodger Hunter 31 at 6:25pm 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4539 I have a 31 Hunter. It has the frame and all the snaps for a dodger but no fabric. Does anyone know
Next best thing (2) LeslieTroyer at 5:50pm 05.27.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1132 Docs say stay off the boat till Tuesday. My heart surgery went great but lifting, squating are not
URGENT Captmayhem at 3:47pm 05.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1375 I'm sinking, well, not me per se, the boat is though. Went down to the boat today to work on the spr
Micron size rblevens at 2:36pm 05.27.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2460 On a diesel Racor filter for our Yanmar engines... what micron size do you run? Anyone run 30 micron
H216 Drain Plugs Richard_J at 2:25pm 05.27.17 Smaller Boats 2/678 Over the winter I purchased a 2003 Hunter 216. I am going to put it in the water soon. The Owners
Hunter Vision Pic SqPeg at 12:34pm 05.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/494 I'm looking for a picture of the cover for the engine gauges and ignition in the cockpit. Any help o
Hunter 27-3 Faucet Heads VT Fitz at 7:50am 05.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/901 As we continue to get our new-to-us 2007 H27-3 ready for launch, I seem to have a broken transom sho
Cheap Stainless Steel Fittings???!!! Beware! (1) Nodak7 at 7:33am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2261 As I am sure many of you have I like to go to big Boat Shows. On a number of occasions there has bee
Shaft alignment jibes138 at 4:56am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 7/878 How come boat shafts aren't connected by a universal joint like in a car? Seems like the automotive
Weekend Sail motivation pics...... ilance at 10:07pm 05.26.17 Catalina 22 34/4782 It's killing me already.......I know that I'll enjoy the refurb process......but it's going to take
Sailed to CAT Island (1) JamesG161 at 6:42pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 15/3638

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Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing kappykaplan at 7:03am 06.22.24 Is it safe to use it this way, as long as I keep the 2 group 4d batteries charged up. Should be .
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood kappykaplan at 7:00am 06.22.24 So I think it's to drain the water through the hull Garboard plugs are removed when the boat is in
Head treatment thinwater at 6:51am 06.22.24 That seems counterintuitive. Urine itself is nearly sterile and, in fact discourages a lot of bacte
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues pgandw at 6:42am 06.22.24 I finally got rid of my starting anxiety with my 5hp Honda - I sold it and bought an EPropulsion Spi
Downsizing to a 260 dlochner at 6:36am 06.22.24 I'm a little older than you and have a 36' boat like you. Downsizing will be less expensive and easi
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 6:25am 06.22.24 Thank you for your feedback, the holes did indeed include garboard plugs. So I think it's to drain t
260 trailer question rbyham at 6:15am 06.22.24 Will call MT but sounds like patience may be the key. Found a 260 for great price but no trailer. My
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 06.22.24 Also, do you know whether you have the Type A panel or Type B? The differences are shown at Control
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Tally Ho at 6:01am 06.22.24 I am a bit confused.. Is the boat in the water? Salt or fresh? The photo shows some bolts with
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 5:34am 06.22.24 No, there should be no alarm when I power on. That means switching the battery from off to on for t
C&C 30Mkii Folding Prop Apex at 5:19am 06.22.24 I have an 88' C&C 30-2 Martec folding RH16Dx10P.3 which I believe was OEM. It is mated to Yanmar 2
Could use some help! Apex at 5:09am 06.22.24 or if they have come off and wedged next to the sheaves. Lots of options, dropping the mast and spe
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 5:05am 06.22.24 No, there should be no alarm when I power on. That means switching the battery from off to on for th
Could use some help! rgranger at 3:45am 06.22.24 :plus: what @Justin_NSA said:beer:
mast attach points rgranger at 3:44am 06.22.24 When you say a hole, do you mean a grommet? Or is there a actual tear in the sail cloth? And when yo
mast attach points kappykaplan at 3:02am 06.22.24 sorry no pics at this time. We really need photos to help you.
Could use some help! LloydB at 12:33am 06.22.24 Could both halyards be tied together in a knot and hung up on a through bolt or something inside the
Could use some help! Justin_NSA at 9:45pm 06.21.24 Is it hard to drop the mast on this boat? It's just me, but I would change out the sheaves, convert
Could use some help! tomthrasher at 9:03pm 06.21.24
Could use some help! rgranger at 8:01pm 06.21.24

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