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Reading light problems Reg M at 12:45pm 08.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/725 I am still doing upgrades and repairs to my recently acquired 1984 Hunter 31 and my latest project
Looking for a Macgregor on a trailer (so Cal) for film shoot Denise George at 10:12am 08.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/726 Would any 26 owner like to rent their boat for a one day shoot in the Oxnard area? need to know as
Identify this boat! (2) jimshipsky at 7:54am 08.12.16 Ask All Sailors 42/5707 126729 126730 I spotted this boat by the side of the road and am intrigued by her shape. I wonder i
Gross and Net weight Coddiwomple at 7:20am 08.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/957 Has anyone done a gross and net tonnage on their 40' Hunter legend 1986? I am trying to register my
Trailer Boat Launch timobrown at 3:33am 08.12.16 Trailer Sailors 39/6558 Hi: I just bought a used WWP 15. I hope it goes well. There are a lot of trailer boats I like and a
Brand-new Beta Transmission FAILS druid at 9:01pm 08.11.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/1869 What is WITH this boat??? I just put in a brand-new Beta 25 this spring - it's got 25 hrs on it. And
Loop (1) All U Get at 9:01pm 08.11.16 Ask All Sailors 8/622 Hi all, We had some time at anchor when the fog rolled in too thick to sail away so I got some dyne
Headsail trim Ted at 8:37pm 08.11.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1560 I was on a friend's boat recently and noticed an odd trim condition. There are three sets of telltal
Best sound insulation for a one-cylinder Yanmar? LakeMurraySailor at 6:04pm 08.11.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1060 I've got a Yanmar SB12 in my Catalina 30 and running the engine is a headache if you want to go belo
So, a humpback whale and a seal walk into a bar ... Calif. Ted at 5:20pm 08.11.16 Sails Call Lounge 16/1338 Have you heard the story about Humpback Whales being the Vigilantes of the Pacific and saving seals
H340 mainsail cover and pedestal grab bar questions steph_sails at 5:06pm 08.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/538 can anyone share photos of their mainsail cover and/or describe installation to be sure we are optim
New Hunter 34 owner needing help identifying items (3) jwerkjr at 3:29pm 08.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/737 I recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 34 and have been going over it in an effort to learn all the syst
H34 Sump Pump louistrotta at 1:10pm 08.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/949 The PO of my H34 removed the sump pump at some point. Does anyone have a picture of what was origina
mounting plate blunt at 10:38am 08.11.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/537 can someone out there tell me the size of the mounting plate for the stern light that attaches to th
Stuffing Box Get Hot! roniszoro at 10:21am 08.11.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3496 I have just had my stuffing box hose replaced and the stuffing box repacked. The stuffing box drips
Outboard HP/Weight Plymouth Sailor at 10:00am 08.11.16 The Cherubini Hunters 16/1367 Can anyone comment on the limit of HP/weight I can place on my Hunter 1976 25? I'm finding more and
Wet Bilge? Jack at 9:23am 08.11.16 Ask All Sailors 32/3624 Hi all, I am curious about the long term effects of water in the bilge. So I thought I would post a
Need some help on checking fuel pickup for screen (1) Rick486 at 8:59am 08.11.16 Big Boats 8/708 Hi all: I would like to check my fuel pickups for screen on my 2007 44 DS. Enclosed is a picture of
Shurflo 4901-4202 pump firmware?? Skip Gundlach at 8:18am 08.11.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/526 Shurflo 4901-4202 pump firmware?? My 4gpm, 4-diaphragm, pump cycles for no apparent reason. The or
Autopilot compass location tshall at 7:18am 08.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/426 Hello, can't find my autopilot compass in any easy access compartments. Any suggestions on where to

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45DS mainsail furling H30sailor at 2:25am 09.23.23 I don't do a lot of single handing, but when the going gets tough and it's just me and miles of oce
Disturbance off Florida (1) JamesG161 at 2:24am 09.23.23 A few Reporting Stations to view. NDBC - Station 41025 Recent DataNDBC - Station 41064 Recent Data
Disturbance off Florida (2) JamesG161 at 2:07am 09.23.23 Tropical Storm Ophelia? Station Home Page - NOAA Tides & Currents Dammit Jim...
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Hayden Watson at 11:26pm 09.22.23 I still have to say that I would tackle it with a 120v 1200psi pressure washer. There is nothing in
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (8) mikeracca at 10:26pm 09.22.23 So not much to report for this week, I spent most of it in Alaska. Today was the only day I got to w
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water jssailem at 9:59pm 09.22.23 I cannot imagine that the physics is uniquely different between the various seals used and the vario
Deck paint recommendations (7) RSHunter27 at 9:01pm 09.22.23 X3XwvsorsYw220176
Datamarine Instruments Kelsa at 8:41pm 09.22.23 Luna has a couple Datamarine instruments in the cockpit area near the companionway hatch. I have no
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway Techstyle at 8:35pm 09.22.23 I had a similar problem and found that the screen before the first fuel filter was completely clogge
Datamarine Instruments Kelsa at 8:29pm 09.22.23 Well by the look of the website they say a lot on one page, then the products page shows one small
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Kelsa at 8:23pm 09.22.23 As a side note, while in school for electrical engineering, I worked at a marine electronics place
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 7:55pm 09.22.23
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:45pm 09.22.23 These are obviously the instructions for a power boat : ral instructions had additionally included
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging (2) baycloud at 7:39pm 09.22.23 Thanks for the pics @SV Maverick. Interesting setup - different than mine. Gives me design decisions
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Davidasailor26 at 7:19pm 09.22.23 The one thing I do know is that a negative pressure supply is not what you want connected to the se
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 7:10pm 09.22.23 What about using the raw water intake for the head? What is the force which drives the water from
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 7:10pm 09.22.23 What about using the raw water intake for the head? my head is nowhere near my packing seal so can't
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Tally Ho at 7:02pm 09.22.23
Applying Cetol question Davidasailor26 at 6:58pm 09.22.23 Did you strip off the gloss before applying the satin finish or did you just apply the satin over t
Its funny Friday! RSHunter27 at 6:56pm 09.22.23 Not funny in the least. I hate to see politics show up on this forum. As far as Colbert, I rate hi

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