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Throttle / shift cable broken 2013 Hunter (1) RuddyDuck at 6:45am 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/904 Throttle / shift cable broke inside shift pedestal where it enters shift housing. This plastic piece
Mains halyard Ken13559 at 1:17am 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1643 I'm planning to replace my Mains halyard but isn't sure what size I've after measring it with a veni
General observations Ned Ludd at 9:48pm 10.11.16 Newport 1/1011 OK, I purchased a 1976 Newport 28 on Sept 11th in Portland OR. Kind of ironic since my current boat
#2130 one nice thing (6) Sacto Dave at 9:16pm 10.11.16 Catalina 22 5/900 As I saw KClancy's first post, http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/new-cat-22-owner.1
Wind RussC at 7:04pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2500 Now that sailing season is grinding to a halt for most of us.............. . We came across the (199
Solar Panel Output. Franklin at 4:43pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1877 I thought I understood my solar panels pretty good - I've had them for 5 years now and watch the gau
Hurricane Mathew put my boat on the hard.. What do I do? (5) End80 at 4:30pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 269/32947 On the south end of Tybee Island we had confirmed 96mph winds , and a 12.5 tidal surge which broke r
Practical dream boat? Jackdaw at 2:08pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 90/13631 OK everyone, poll time. What is your PRACTICAL dream boat? Image you have you choice of a boat, new
Rudder mount for trailer judgeyoung at 1:41pm 10.11.16 Trailer Sailors 10/2314 I am certain this has been discussed, but I can't seem to find a correct thread. I built a new rudde
ST70 problems--autopilot course computer GWG at 12:35pm 10.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/988 I have a 2012 B40 with RayMarine E90 chart plotter and ST70 autopilot. When my autopilot is on it s
How does the Catalina 375 compare to the C36? Bob S at 10:03am 10.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/633 I don't know who or where to ask this. Can any of the C36/C375 sailors here give any insight on how
Kingston, Ontario Anyone? Chanlmee at 6:21am 10.11.16 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 3/2592 Hello All, I'm planning a sailing move from Ottawa area to Kingston. Is anyone on these forums fr
30 Rescued After Boat Capsizes in San Francisco Bay vimocam at 7:37pm 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1544 http://gcaptain.com/30-rescued-after-sailboat-capsizes-in-san-francisco-bay
Slight leakleak (2) Kommy000 at 5:52pm 10.10.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/769 Hi, Was hoping someone had the same problem and fixed it. I had multiple leaks on my "new" 81 hunter
New old boat with bad cracking (3) John Montgomery at 5:47pm 10.10.16 Trailer Sailors 12/1854 Hi, I'm new here, poked around and didn't see a topic with my issue. So here it goes. I bought a 73
Electronics for a Mac My Mistress at 5:33pm 10.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1241 "Mistress" came with an old Hummingbird electronic depth sounder/water temp sensor. I have been co
RPM change when boat pitches Skipper at 5:17pm 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1300 This is odd. In neutral at idle, the motor RPM dips when the stern pitches down in swells. It's ins
Wind Speed Meter defect Viktor Eysselein at 3:22pm 10.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5854 One quick question: on my Hunter 45CC during sailing all of a sudden the wind speed meter showed onl
Whats up with my interior bulbs? freeheelbillie at 1:21pm 10.10.16 Catalina 30 29/2530 I bought some LED replacement bulbs and they wont turn on. I put the incandescent back in and they f
MaxSpeed Bow thruster on my B43 Dave9854 at 1:14pm 10.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/2367 My bow thruster turned on the other day but had no response from either button. Battery checks out f

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My last boat - probably higgs at 9:45pm 03.19.24 I also like "Last Call". But if you want a sailing term that means about the same thing you could
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car (1) Gene Neill at 7:55pm 03.19.24 Hey Shabby, if you haven't bought your Bimini yet, I strongly suggest getting one with rigid aft leg
Water Line higgs at 7:42pm 03.19.24 On my larger boats with running water I always had good luck with plastic hose from my local hardwar
outboard hoisting higgs at 7:38pm 03.19.24 I sent you a private message about a possible solution
Black stuff all over a boat? Ted10028 at 7:38pm 03.19.24 I think you can probably do a lot better at cleaning than you think, with the right products. Pain
outboard hoisting chuckwayne at 7:30pm 03.19.24 the garhauer outboard lifts work great! ours is mounted on our stern radar mast, has a built in very
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 7:16pm 03.19.24 Ditch the accumulated and get a Shurflo pump. Propylene glycol is good bacteria food. After 7 year
outboard hoisting dlochner at 7:11pm 03.19.24 Take a look at Garhauer Marine. They have several lifting davits that work vey well. https://www.ga
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:00pm 03.19.24 10 gallons is such small tank that recommissioning the system would be more trouble than it's worth
Black stuff all over a boat? jssailem at 6:32pm 03.19.24 Give it a good cleaning and scrub down. Soap & water. It could be carb TSP is often used as prepara
outboard hoisting jssailem at 6:27pm 03.19.24 Here is a product that might help. The Outboard SwingLift. Kd2hP_MvXrA
Black stuff all over a boat? thinwater at 6:25pm 03.19.24 I think you can probably do a lot better at cleaning than you think, with the right products. Paint
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? jssailem at 6:13pm 03.19.24 I suspect the chlorine commissioning program identified by @Peggie Hall HeadMistress would be worth
Water Line jssailem at 6:09pm 03.19.24 Good query. I have not heard of mold in pex pipe as an issue. It is a plastic so suspect it is a min
Water Line Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 03.19.24 Is PEX less likely to develop mold/mildew than vinyl tubing if air gets in during winter layup?
Polycarbonate Bimini Window jssailem at 5:34pm 03.19.24 I know the challenge. My boat has been sitting for about 14 months while I did the engine rebuild. 2
outboard hoisting (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:32pm 03.19.24 I'm envisioning an arm coming off of the arch like this. the arm swings to help position the block a
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 5:09pm 03.19.24 Ok, its been two years of use. A lot has changed........After my trip to the islands and getting a
How to identify Lewmar pedestal model (H33) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 03.19.24 Call the forum store and speak with Mike. They have a copy of the build list of parts for your boat
Does anybody recognize this? Ted10028 at 4:58pm 03.19.24 That goes into the slots in the walk thru portion of the transom behind the wheel by the swim ladde

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