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Hunter 23 Moved Traveler (1) saddlesore at 11:12am 08.02.16 Smaller Boats 7/1347 FYI, I moved the traveler back from the cockpit doorway and love it. It is a huge improvement in sai
Bilge Pump location and drainage Tonya at 9:25am 08.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/5916 Hi, I am a new boat owner. Am really glad I thought to check the bilge compartments yesterday and do
Best placement of fans inside main cabin? RichW9603 at 9:04am 08.02.16 Ask All Sailors 22/3288 Hi all, I recently bought a 1989 Hunter 33.5. It does not (yet) have A/C installed and the boat is
Bilge Pump location and drainage Tonya at 9:04am 08.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/251 Hi, I am a new boat owner. Am really glad I thought to check the bilge compartments yesterday and do
Does anyone know the brand of faucet used in H380 (2002) head lavatory and galley? ncbrydon at 7:41am 08.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/491 My H380 head faucet is leaking. I took out the valve stem, but could not find any match- even at a s
More of the Same Issues on Scope and "Anchoring" Kings Gambit at 6:39am 08.02.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1752 So, I've deduced from various readings that a boat lying to a single hook is anchored; whereas, one
water in my 26 gbrian at 6:18am 08.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/551 We had a torrential rainfall two days ago. My 26' was parked in the drive facing east. 40-50 knot wi
Happy Birthday Woodster!! JamesG161 at 5:34am 08.02.16 Sails Call Lounge 32/1994 OMG... I just saw it and congratulations.... Wa9FVhrLaOo 7DxMUczzHEE 2RSP28Q6uRw And many more..
40.5 Fuel Polishing Question Michael G at 4:26am 08.02.16 Big Boats 7/880 I recently had my fuel pickup tube clog due to stuff in the bottom of my fuel tank. My problem is I
Cockpit mats Citadel89 at 9:32pm 08.01.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3792 I recently repaired a small area in my cockpit floor fiberglass and wanted to add a floor mat, mainl
Long question, bottom line about holding tank vent. Zeus2012 at 9:29pm 08.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1109 We liveaboard a 2012 Beneteau Sense 43. We very recently replaced the head hose and the two joker va
Electrical issues Ben Anderson at 8:51pm 08.01.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/2425 Recently purchased a 1983 Catalina 27 but having some electrical issues. The issue I'm trying to add
Teak trim replacement Patrick Damman at 8:12pm 08.01.16 Catalina 30 3/925 I have a 78' Catalina 30 with the compass and depth sounder mounted on the cabin bulkhead, With wood
Fuel Gauge Install Patrick Damman at 8:08pm 08.01.16 Catalina 30 3/956 has anybody installed a fuel gauge in a older Catalina any tips would be help full
Rub rail insert replacement struggle (2) Sacto Dave at 7:54pm 08.01.16 Catalina 22 19/4093 126473 126474 maybe it is my heat intolerance, but this rub rail insert is a pain. Two inches at a t
Correct Outboard HP Citadel89 at 7:43pm 08.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2875 I know that the outboard rule of thumb is 1 HP per 500 lbs, but is that based on the "displacement l
60 HP 3 cyl Johnson 1994 Head-scratcher Issue Rick D at 6:36pm 08.01.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/641 I jointly own a pontoon boat. It has a 1994-ish 3 cylinder 2 cycle oil-injection Johnson. Anyhow, on
Understanding 12V system on 2008 Oceanis 40 Captpete12 at 5:48pm 08.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1767 Does anyone know where I can get a schematic drawing for the 12V system on my 2008 Beneteau Oceanis
Zipper Care jmce1587 at 5:41pm 08.01.16 Ask All Sailors 10/862 have zippers on both Bimini and dodger. Can you advise what is a good product to maintain them for
Solent stay AaronD at 5:11pm 08.01.16 Catalina 22 24/3638 So, I'm hoping someone can tell me just how crazy I am (ideally, by providing a simpler solution). W

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Disturbance off Florida kappykaplan at 9:19am 09.21.23 enough to rain out the weekend of east coast sailors. :confused: :plus::plus: :plus: :poop: We hav
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 9:15am 09.21.23 Preface: Apologies to the OP for thread drift... To the relief of many, I am sure, I have no video
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". jviss at 9:10am 09.21.23 Did you try taking it apart and putting it back together again? :) Seriously, it's probably assemb
Alternator output to..... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:09am 09.21.23 Justin, have you ever played with one of these : a/Network-Finder-Handheld-Tracker-Diagnose/dp/B0BZ
Disturbance off Florida Davidasailor26 at 9:06am 09.21.23
Disturbance off Florida (1) JamesG161 at 8:47am 09.21.23 Forecasting this... S: Fast moving North at 9 mph:clap:
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Timm R Oday25 at 8:23am 09.21.23 On most of the otboards I've owned ,there is a short rubber hose from the block to a clip on the fra
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 8:12am 09.21.23 @Any Sea I've done a small repair to my rudder - it had a crack and wet, rotted wood. But that has
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. (3) rgranger at 8:09am 09.21.23 You cannot turtle a sailboat with wind alone. It has to be hit by a wave to turtle. So the lock-do
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 7:53am 09.21.23 Hey, I'll go you one better. I actually captured it on video. Stand by while I find it and post it.
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Any Sea at 7:39am 09.21.23 GMS Homer- It sounds like you have some comfort level working with resins etc. Its been my experienc
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 6:55am 09.21.23
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 6:33am 09.21.23 :worthless: Hey, I'll go you one better. I actually captured it on video. Stand by while I find it
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? Justin_NSA at 6:32am 09.21.23 The 26 mast gets very "heavy" from about 60 degrees or so until the side shrouds come into play. I r
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? rgranger at 6:22am 09.21.23 I've owned both Macs and Hunters. Everything about the Mac is a lighter build.
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:20am 09.21.23 With only one exception, every time I capsized a boat it was with the mainsheet cleated off. I lost
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Justin_NSA at 6:19am 09.21.23 spiders
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 6:18am 09.21.23 Don't waste your time looking for a copy of the charging system of a Hunter. This is mine from my 1
Disturbance off Florida kappykaplan at 5:32am 09.21.23 No sailing for me this weekend.
I've raised Macgregor 26c mast just by hand, why need gin pole for smaller Hunter 23 or 26? isaksp00 at 5:10am 09.21.23 The 23 mast is actually kind of heavy and long. There's no way I think any one person (well, maybe T

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