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Tach quits when battery full gettinthere at 3:27pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 3/336 When the battery bank is totally charged up full, my tach gets a bit wonky and then quits. I believe
S2 6.8 PrairieSailor21 at 2:55pm 05.22.17 S2 8/2351 Hoping to connect with other 6.8 owners or those that have sailed on them. I picked up the shoal dra
Changing keel cable and lifting boat. pulsewave at 2:41pm 05.22.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/983 Hi, I have a macgregor 22 and will be changing out the keel cable soon. A friend has a way to lift
Upgrade Origo 3000 to heater? (3) Jackdaw at 1:32pm 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 10/3798 Last weekend was COLD here in Minnesota, windy, rain and in the upper 40s. And we sailed. It starte
Has anyone replaced a rub rail? Leatherneck at 12:30pm 05.22.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/931 Had to do some fiberglass repair on a 10 inch section under the rub rail. That portion of the rail w
Has anyone repaired Cross beam crack On Hunter 34 (2) Capt Robbie at 11:39am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2668 136849 I have had what I thought was just a delaminated gelcote section on the forward fiberglass cr
Why Those Troublesome "Rubber" Impeller Type Pumps? rardiH36 at 11:25am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1134 I've often wondered but haven't been able rationalize an answer why the seawater pumps for our small
Yoga on land is hard enough... (1) Brian D at 10:54am 05.22.17 Sails Call Lounge 18/1365 I was at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad, Ca., on Saturday and saw this lady doing Yoga on a p
Irwin 25 - boom vang and bilge pump seansports at 10:53am 05.22.17 Irwin 0/1246 Does anyone have experience with an Irwin 25? I have two main questions (and 100,000,000 other quest
Vision 36 Solar Panel Replacement Donald6433 at 9:44am 05.22.17 Big Boats 15/1485 Has anyone replaced the solar panel on the Vision 36? The wiring has to be upgraded for the new pan
Stern rail cushions wflowe2 at 9:31am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 1/332 I have vinyl (formerly BottomSider) cockpit cushions on my 2008 Catalina 320. The straps that hold t
Condensation AWW at 9:10am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/869 I have a 1999 Hunter 340. Moisture has been accumulating around the lower part of the teak that fra
Be sure to check electrical system before towing (1) Walt Carper at 8:40am 05.22.17 Trailer Sailors 9/988 I was prepping my Macgregor 25 for spring sailing and taking it to the reservoir when tragedy struck
Help With Nasty Odors when Flushing jeff356 at 7:01am 05.22.17 Big Boats 33/5638 Experiencing unwanted nasty odors in the aft cabin after flushing the head although I can see or fin
Hunter 26 and marine head jbreland at 6:15am 05.22.17 Smaller Boats 1/967 Can you put a marine head in a hunter 26 water ballast. They claim they raised the floor in the new
Cleaning the inaccessible? Ned Ludd at 5:52am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 6/794 I've been working on my '76 Newport 28 and have cleaned every space I can reach. There was lots of g
Post Maine Sail Great Buff & Wax problem - Grey streaks in wax - advice please (1) tmjb at 4:57am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1061 Last Spring I used Maine Sail's procedure to restore the gelcoat on my '81 Hunter 36 with what I tho
Lynch Mob Coming Soon! RoyS at 4:37am 05.22.17 Ask All Sailors 11/979 Moved to a new marina. Several boats down from us is a newish Catalina 40. That boat sounds like a c
Antenna missing part on Legend 35.5 (2) Michael-Louis at 3:47am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/483 The Legend from 1992 and the technician made this picture. Anyone has a clue what is missing and whe
380 Rollers For Running Rigging Under Turtleshell planoron at 10:43pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/544 Thanks in advance. I am finishing a refit and while restepping the mast I found that the nylon(?) r

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Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 9:20am 07.08.24 Thanks for the advise. The last time we were down it was stuck as well. I was able to slowly move it
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 9:16am 07.08.24
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 9:15am 07.08.24 ar? -Will Not sure how this diagram offers any insight to using the term "pulley" in sailboat rig
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 9:10am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 07.08.24 I think that you may still have a conflict if you run the line directly from the mid-boom to the ba
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 8:57am 07.08.24 Thanks Rich. I am going to have a closer look today. Since moving and retiring it's nice that the
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 8:44am 07.08.24 Former dealer who introduced that sailboat now retired. Get rid of that motor bracket and get a s
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 8:33am 07.08.24 @jviss - If your pump uses a gasket, then it is the old style #33636 and it uses the #34440 impeller
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? jssailem at 8:33am 07.08.24 It will alos be handy for looking in my fuel and water tanks as well. Just be sure to carefully cl
Stuck seacock question dlochner at 8:31am 07.08.24 John's seacocks show evidence of pinking, which happens when zinc in the bronze leaches out resultin
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 8:27am 07.08.24 I am sure pleased with mine. The pull on my midship cleats uses there strong designed side. I have n
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jviss at 8:25am 07.08.24 Unfortunately, several years ago no one was selling replacement shuttle blocks in the USA, so I had
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 07.08.24 Friction is bad. You increase friction with the blocks but you gain mechanical advantage. The fric
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 8:23am 07.08.24 Way to GO @Screen Saver . Now looking forward to seeing you sail that boat. Pictures of you blastin
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Sailfanatic at 8:22am 07.08.24 Ah, gotcha. Mine was not rigged when I got it, and both shuttle blocks were gone. I was fortunate
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 8:20am 07.08.24 It's back to being difficult to start. I am working down the chain. Cables are the next to be replac
Stuck seacock question (2) jssailem at 8:15am 07.08.24 He recently reported that the seacock for the forward head is stuck Couple of queries... What typ
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break Crazy Dave Condon at 8:04am 07.08.24 @philiefay the forum store should know the length of the cables. Running the cables through the ped
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? john6206 at 7:55am 07.08.24 The Suncat is smaller, not larger than the Catalina 22. It does have an awful lot going for it - esp
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. jssailem at 7:52am 07.08.24 CDI is not far removed from our SBO family. It was purchased last year by non other than our "JudyB"

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