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Has anyone repaired Cross beam crack On Hunter 34 (2) Capt Robbie at 11:39am 05.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2667 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 0/1244 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 15/1481 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 33/5637 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 5/543 Thanks in advance. I am finishing a refit and while restepping the mast I found that the nylon(?) r
Straightening Rolling furler track azsailing at 9:45pm 05.21.17 Trailer Sailors 11/3142 Anybody have any ideas about how to straighten a plastic rolling furler track that has a bit of an s
looking for heavy-duty mast cleaner njlarry at 8:47pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 3/368 About to pull our mast and among the many tasks planned is a good cleaning. It is really dirty espec
Parts I can't buy (1) Ken Cross at 6:08pm 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 53/3464 I broke a small clamp that holds the autopilot ring on the wheel. I didn't find a ready supply of pa
Battery installation - Any suggestions El Jeffe at 3:40pm 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 10/3610 I'm a brand new owner of a 2001 C16.5. Can't wait to get it in the water. I'm interested in any ad
Locals Only! surfforce 1 at 2:36pm 05.21.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/623 Anyone out there in the Long Beach California area who wants to go sailing this week? I'll host! Cap

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Auto Pilot Simrad issues Stu Jackson at 10:55am 07.07.24 then connects to a copper wire (larger gauge) in the engine room before going into the circuit brea
Auto Pilot Simrad issues jviss at 10:43am 07.07.24 Yikes!
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 (1) svseacucumber at 10:43am 07.07.24 Looks decent. Look carefully at the bulkheads that the sidestay chainplates attach to. Particularly
A Little Story About Our GPS JRacer at 10:43am 07.07.24 It was trying to deceive you! :biggrin:
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Anchor Lady at 10:31am 07.07.24
Auto Pilot Simrad issues jviss at 10:26am 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS Stu Jackson at 10:02am 07.07.24 Good news, Terry. Gee, I actually tried to help in 2014, but was unsuccessful? Just so you know,
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Anchor Lady at 9:13am 07.07.24 Update: re attached all wiring from autopilot to circuit breaker using crimping tools. Same issue, s
The most explosive week in boating! dlochner at 8:34am 07.07.24 Untied the lines and headed north to the St Lawrence River and points beyond for a long anticipated
Yanmar 20gm starting issue Indysailor at 8:33am 07.07.24 Somewhat related, although you seem to have gotten the beast started, Walter Shulz...yes, of Shannon
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. Indysailor at 8:28am 07.07.24 Yeah, can't go wrong with a CDI. You will need to have a luff tape added to your sail (choose the Ge
What are these tracks used for? jssailem at 8:12am 07.07.24 They appear to be placed so that they provide adjustable positions for control of sails on the bow.
Blown exhaust not enough I guess jssailem at 8:07am 07.07.24 Yes working out, running up hill when it is hot always tends to heat me up and I start to sweat.
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Johann at 8:03am 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS (1) jssailem at 8:03am 07.07.24 You got magic sauce and played the keys. It suddenly was alive... Do you know what caused the vagre
What are these tracks used for? sailcapt340 at 8:01am 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 7:51am 07.07.24 Those fireworks can be very frightening. Agree, John.
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 7:45am 07.07.24 I don't think Westerbeke, or any engine or pump manufacturer makes their own impellers. I use Johnso
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? kappykaplan at 7:30am 07.07.24 when it is a "mission critical" item, I pay the extra for the OE part. :plus::plus::plus::cool:
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 7:30am 07.07.24 I learned over the weekend that some of the high temps I saw could have been from going up river and

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