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Loss of power Yanmar 4jh4-hte smartchoice at 1:45am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/618 We have a Hunter 50 just 3 years old and are sailing in Malaysia. Coming up the coast to Rebak Islan
Need some Intel on keel winch placement: (5) pclarksurf at 10:43pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 11/2264 got the new DL 1200 and was taking a look at fit and placement and I have a conundrum: I don't have
Electric bilge pump sometimes fails to prime patrickkidd at 8:34pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/4046 Does anyone have problems with their sump pump priming in the bilge? Mine seems to sometimes get air
Removing Galley Faucet GorillaToast at 6:58pm 06.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1061 Does anyone have a picture, or a picturesque desription of how the galley faucet on an h27 is remove
LEWMAR OPENING PORT SEAL REPLACEMENT bsouza at 6:20pm 06.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/885 I have purchased new seals to replace two leaking Lewmar opening ports in my Catalina 36 MKII. My
O'day 23 storm jib? (2) Ziradog at 5:41pm 06.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/526 This came with my 1983 23-II, the seller said it was a storm jib. It is small (LP less than 4-1/2 f
shore power and 12 volt electronics fsarmast at 5:35pm 06.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2049 I have purchased a 2004 catalina 350 and the prior owner has been a great help. I want to confirm so
How fast will I go with.... ejet9999 at 5:22pm 06.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1186 I have a Venture 2-24 and a new Tohatsu 9.8 Hp. sail motor. With the mast up and the keel down it wi
Electrical Ground My Mistress at 5:18pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/380 I've been rewiring my Mac26C. All wiring goes to a common grounding point beneath the galley, but th
Additional jib winches? Kermit at 5:15pm 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 34/1765 Have any of you H260 owners added or thought about adding an additional pair of jib winches closer t
what in the world is this doing here? (2) jdub tn at 12:04pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 15/997 I've been posting about my '88 wing keep I just obtained, and am close to putting in the water. as
Mast Foot Riveting Question (1) Tim Moylan at 11:48am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 4/563 124843 I am repairing the split in my mast by the gin pole hole. I have removed the mast foot plate
Shroud tension shawanaga at 11:46am 06.19.16 Big Boats 4/896 I am wondering if anyone with a 1990 Hunter 35.5 can tell me what to tighten the three stays to I am
Other fresh water pressure issues MattObjects at 11:27am 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 28/2902 I know FriscoRon has a recent post about fresh water pressure issues but my problem is a bit differe
Drill Drainage hole in cabin lockers? newsailor130 at 11:01am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/1233 There are a couple of cabin lockers under the settee in my 1981 Hunter 22 that are part of the molde
Dinghy Tow Jpachill at 6:25am 06.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/964 I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I tried searching the forum and found lots of dis
Auto booster as batter for day sailor dobrosailor at 6:27pm 06.18.16 Catalina 22 8/886 I pulled most of the wiring out of my cat 22 since it was a rats nest. The basic wiring, running lig
gearbox lee oakley at 5:40pm 06.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/489 Hello , Anyone that could tell mewere to get a control cable for my gearbox? A 79 hunter with a yan
Most genius move for me sailnewbie at 5:06pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/987 Instead of my life lines tied off and need re-adjusted all the time I tied aprusic knots and just sl
Set Screwed!!!!! &%@(^$%$%#$$!!! topcat0399 at 2:29pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 33/3926 Grrrrrrrr Does anyone make a damn set screw that doesn't strip the 2nd time you torque it down??????*

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Weather forecast... (1) jssailem at 12:56pm 04.13.23 Yes... Sunday through Tuesday promises to be blowing hard enough to batten down the hatches and shor
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 12:55pm 04.13.23 "Ya know, I use to wish I could sing. Now I just wish you could." -Will HEY!!! I resemble that r
Weather forecast... Hello Below at 12:49pm 04.13.23 Got off the dock mid morning yesterday. Had a great sunny sail from Maple Bay to Bedwell Harbour. Yi
HBW50 Hurth (1) Hayden Watson at 12:19pm 04.13.23 Here is the bell housing drawing for the M-25XP. As Ward said, you need to remove the bell housing
I'm Back! Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 04.13.23 I have left it alone for now, so, no! You do realize the horrible danger to which you have exposed
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel (1) SailorShaggy at 11:56am 04.13.23 The bend is rather severe!
Hull/deck Leaks (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 11:54am 04.13.23 @jssailem got a good laugh
Funny Friday!!! JamesG161 at 11:38am 04.13.23 Ouch , I wish I had put on my .. Private-Ears for that Ditty. arrgggg Pirate Jim
I'm Back! Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 04.13.23 Hey, everyone. What did I miss? Ha, ha.... Who are you again ...................................
Please critique my masthead antenna! Gene Neill at 11:24am 04.13.23 Replacing what appears to be very old RG58 coax with new RG-8X would likely help more than antenna
I'm Back! jviss at 11:18am 04.13.23 Did you see the latest discussion on anchors? dj I did not. One of my favorite topics!
I'm Back! jviss at 11:18am 04.13.23 Welcome back. Have that new / old house electric sorted? Ha! I have left it alone for now, so, no
I'm Back! DaveJ at 10:42am 04.13.23 Did you see the latest discussion on anchors? dj
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 04.13.23 OMG. I would think your worst enema would be confusing "equate" with "Loctite".
I'm Back! Will Gilmore at 10:10am 04.13.23 Hey, everyone. What did I miss? Ha, ha.... jv Everything! o_O -Will
CapCut video editing Will Gilmore at 10:09am 04.13.23 Absolutely beautiful. That is why Maine is such a great place to sail. Loved the beginning with th
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) rgranger at 10:06am 04.13.23 Lactate won't work on the nyloc nuts because it won't stick to the nylon. Thats what she said....:
CapCut video editing Captain Larry-DH at 9:51am 04.13.23
HBW50 Hurth (2) Ward H at 9:46am 04.13.23 Yep, did mine last year. The bell housing has to come off. Then you can access the bolts holding the
I'm Back! Davidasailor26 at 9:45am 04.13.23 Welcome back. Have that new / old house electric sorted?

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