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H44DS brown ooze, exterior window overhang (1) kyoung27 at 12:12pm 05.23.17 Big Boats 6/859 Has anyone had this happen? A brown ooze has been dripping from several spots on the underside of th
9.8 Tohatsu. Karyon at 10:34am 05.23.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1432 I have a 9.8 tohatsu ob , from what I hear and gather is that the 9.8 mercury's are the same as well
new member with question mrl.md at 10:32am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 1/315 First off, want to say hello, I just joined this forum after having been lurking for a while. I have
Swim Step Ladder/Lag Bolt Question - Revised rfrye1 at 9:40am 05.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1680 I plan on installing a folding/telescoping on the swimstep on my H376 this weekend. I'll be using 42
H260 Centerboard up-haul lower line diameter Tom2909 at 7:57am 05.23.17 Smaller Boats 3/592 Hi All, I need a new line for the lower section of the centerboard up-haul rig and want to verify th
H260 roof softness Mathieu Fortin at 7:39am 05.23.17 Smaller Boats 5/578 Hello everyone I've owned a 260 with my dad for the past 2 years. I always felt a soft spot on the
New outboard motor (1) Dionysis at 6:49am 05.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/441 Guys, I have a problem... I recently bought a new Mercury 15 hp 4 stroke outboard for my 14' john bo
1984 Beneteau 345 RIDAVIDK at 6:26am 05.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/605 HI all I am new to the forum, so hello. I have been sailing a 1975 Pearson 28 for the last 4 years
Hatch drop boards Dimensions (3) tempest1964 at 6:25am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 4/776 I have been reading a lot of the old posts on here regarding drop board dimensions and couldn't find
Time management - Fog LeslieTroyer at 6:07am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 58/2761 For those of you who travel in fog - what percentage of the time is spent looking at AIS and RADAR
Nyloc brass prop nut or not ?? Brahmany at 3:46am 05.23.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2913 Currently undertaking an opportunistic antifoul and am changing the cutlass bearing while on the har
Outboard stand (3) kimelmore at 10:29pm 05.22.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/618 I used some scrap lumber I had around the garage to make this outboard stand. I thought I would shar
Hunter 29.5 SL Coastin at 9:00pm 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/465 Looking at a 29.5. I have a few questions regarding the boat. What are the trouble spots to look fo
Attempted Shaft Sleeve Remedy For Leaking Jabsco 2760-003 Seawater Pump (2) rardiH36 at 8:55pm 05.22.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1011 In a recent thread, Kloudie1 shared that SKF makes a product called Speedi-Sleeve. It is a very thin
Fresh Water Pump on O'day 28 tlv1231 at 7:17pm 05.22.17 Bigger Boats 10/2519 Doing some research and figured I'd reach out to see if anyone here had any knowledge about this...
Already to go cruise... then FOG... Then (3) jssailem at 7:10pm 05.22.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/902 It started out simple and got very complicated... I am attaching my story of a fateful event as I wa
Free to a good home BAT SAVER 8 Charger (2) bawlmer at 4:17pm 05.22.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/514 This is an 8 amp 2 bank charger that came with my Catalina 270. I am sure it is original equipment (
Webasto hydronic issue Tricky at 4:05pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 1/424 Hi there! So we have a Webasto S90 hydronic heater onboard that hasn't really work since we bought
Sail Trim Forum Don Guillette at 3:58pm 05.22.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/2071 Today I received a phone call from a FL sailor. Normally, it's about a sail trim question but this c
Tach quits when battery full gettinthere at 3:27pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 3/339 When the battery bank is totally charged up full, my tach gets a bit wonky and then quits. I believe

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Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 4:18pm 07.10.24 Looks like a great place to drop the hook! Tks for sharing. :beer:
HIN location(s) on my Hunter 380 (1999). kappykaplan at 4:17pm 07.10.24 Did you check the port aft? The PO of my boat had dyslexia and engraved the HIN on the port side of
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 4:14pm 07.10.24 The next day we motored to Kent Island in the Walker Group in preparation for our trip around Cape C
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) shemandr at 3:57pm 07.10.24 Nice pic!
What are these screw things called jviss at 3:57pm 07.10.24 This is an interesting discussion to me, as I like the controversy, and it seems people have prefere
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? LakeOntario270 at 3:56pm 07.10.24 I had a similar problem. I purchased a 30 watt panel from Amazon that came with a controller. The
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 3:55pm 07.10.24 The next three days saw some long hours. It looked like a good weather window so we got an early sta
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? dlochner at 3:26pm 07.10.24 A solar system consists of 3 basic elements, the PV panel, a controller, and a battery, along with a
3GM30F Service Issue MitchM at 2:49pm 07.10.24 any mechanic re using any copper washers in a yan mar is a big NO. they'll never
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 2:30pm 07.10.24 Hello All, As it turns out the swivel and bracket for my Forespar Boom Vang are not OEM parts. I was
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. MitchM at 2:28pm 07.10.24 2 separate issues: 1/ did running engine to get off the sandbar degrade and destroy
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? (1) jviss at 2:23pm 07.10.24 C.S Johnson Handy Lock Turnbuckle "The 01 Series Handy Lock turnbuckle is one of our oldest product
EV-100 auto helm issues gary16188 at 2:18pm 07.10.24 My autohelm has been acting up and I just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and may pos
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 1:38pm 07.10.24 If the part is listed on ebay or Amazon with a brand name not found anywhere else but in that ad, I
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rick Webb at 1:29pm 07.10.24 If the part is listed on ebay or Amazon with a brand name not found anywhere else but in that ad, I'
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? JoeWhite at 1:24pm 07.10.24 You do not need any thing if you are going to lower the mast at the end of the day. To prevent the b
What are these tracks used for? Rick Webb at 1:10pm 07.10.24 A line is a piece of rope with a designated purpose. Rope is stored in the rope locker until it is d
What a day! JRacer at 12:59pm 07.10.24 wow! none of that on lake michigan!!! Or, here in Kansas, Toto!
Boom connection woes? jviss at 12:51pm 07.10.24 CTY used a washer and cotter pin to hold the swivel shaft in the end cap. Yes, that's what I had o
Boom connection woes? Ward H at 12:32pm 07.10.24 I know that on the C30's CTY used a washer and cotter pin to hold the swivel shaft in the end cap. A

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