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New Hampshire State Seal shemandr at 3:31pm 01.23.24 Ask All Sailors 13/996 Now that we've had endless coverage of the NH primary, at nauseam, I've been noticing the state flag
Instrument location Hukilau_5039 at 9:37am 01.23.24 Catalina 30 6/1150 New to me 1986 Catalina 30. Adding new instruments; raymarine autopilot and wind/speed/depth (P70s/E
Recore deck around chainplates. monocerosin at 8:09am 01.23.24 The Cherubini Hunters 3/794 Since the mast is keel-stepped can I remove all the shrouds or do it one side at a time?
Strange phenomena seen while boating? LaDonaMina at 8:09pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 20/2593 Ok I will start with my story of strange lights and activities I (we) seen while on the waters off t
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud SwerlyD at 6:51pm 01.22.24 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1142
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame (1) Brinky63 at 5:26pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 2/370 I recently bought a new seal and acrylic for my two Lewmar MKII hatches on my Hunter 306 and found t
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (4) Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 41/3515 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful becau
Noisy boats T-Schwan at 12:57pm 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 33/3566 Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabinet
Rub rail Pearson 28 JILLYM at 11:44am 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/706 who do y'all recommend for a new rub rail ' insert for a Pearson 28? 6-8 feet of material needed? 19
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (3) logon9 at 10:19am 01.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1781 My surveyor said that I must remove and inspect my chainplates and his Idea was to unscrew the decks
What's under the fuel injectors NCBrew at 9:41am 01.22.24 Ask All Sailors 4/794 What parts (I need numbers) goes under the fuel injectors
Vagabond 42 vinceweeks at 5:30am 01.22.24 Parts Search 2/678 Hello all, I've recently purchased a 1983 Vagabond 42. The hatches are of a terrible design - hard t
Vagabond 42 - bowsprit vinceweeks at 5:28am 01.22.24 Parts Search 0/341 Hello all, I've recently purchased a 1983 Vagabond 42 - the original bowsprit has been replaced with
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Arbee at 6:09pm 01.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1470 We've owned our beloved 306 for 4 years now and it's been a very dry boat (since I had a PSS fitted)
To Pearson 303 owners The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:38pm 01.21.24 Pearson 2/887 Hello Im way away from my boat and need a some numbers... Distance between safety line and deck(im
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? (4) Rxwoman at 2:20pm 01.21.24 Trailer Sailors 10/1522 Hi all, Total newb here, desperately looking for a trailerable boat with a cuddy cabin, in my price
320 dink agrunsky at 10:50am 01.21.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1374
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump (4) dkinzer at 10:41am 01.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1967 A month or so ago I was poking around the Yanmar 4JH4E engine on our 2007 H41AC and I found what loo
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 (1) Stephen Dale at 8:54am 01.21.24 Mid-Size Boats 22/2717 I am looking to replace with a Kuuma 11811 6 Gallon 120v Front Exchanger Stainless Steel Water Heate
Hunter misleading weights massnspace at 5:13am 01.21.24 Smaller Boats 15/1858 Hello Hunter trailer sailors. My wife and I actively cruise a Hunter 23.5 out of Seattle. Wonderful

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Circumnavigating Vancouver Island dLj at 3:38pm 06.23.25 For sure updates will be most appreciated! May you have an amazing trip! dj
How to tell gelcoat was damaged by paint remover shemandr at 3:37pm 06.23.25 Did you apply it to the bottom or topsides?
Halyard keeper Joe at 3:20pm 06.23.25 The elastic line used will degrade quickly, especially if exposed to sun and weather. I liked the
Fuel tank removal? Steve_Catalina at 3:13pm 06.23.25 Cowboyway, most (I always assumed all) tankage on Catalina's can be removed without cutting the tan
A blessing or a curse? stickinthemud57 at 2:55pm 06.23.25 This reminds me of a plakard my Dad kept in our Columbia 22 - "Like a woman, the rigging costs more
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Halyard keeper (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 06.23.25
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring American_Mainsail at 2:50pm 06.23.25 Hi @Davidasailor - where are you currently at with the monitoring system? This thread came up on a G
Diesel Fuel Additives... Necessary? PaulDaniel at 2:33pm 06.23.25 Thanks everyone for the input! I have decided to use Biobor JF and Startron Enzyme treatment.
Musing on DC Electrical Changes Intrepid-II at 2:13pm 06.23.25 Since you have space constraints, why not go with a FLA start battery and house bank consisting of
A blessing or a curse? Tally Ho at 2:00pm 06.23.25 My wife still holds a grudge against the friend who took me on his sailboat the first time! So I a
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch Crazy Dave Condon at 1:43pm 06.23.25 Is the fixed keel a wing bulb keel or just a straight keel? I will ask for several more poctures.
Mast Rake or PreBend Rleiby at 1:28pm 06.23.25 I'm only going on what the sail folks thought who repaired it.
Hunter 170 Spinnaker Install stickinthemud57 at 1:24pm 06.23.25 You are welcome. Just to clarify the hole-stopping-the-crack thing, the proscribed method is to dril
Step-in (hands-free) boat shoes? RussC at 12:35pm 06.23.25 I recently purchased a couple pair of Olukai (moku pae) no-tie boat shoes. so far there working grea
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch pgandw at 12:31pm 06.23.25 There are 2 state ramps on either side of Edenton, both on the west side of bridges. Both are good
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 11:59am 06.23.25 Thai River rednecks: Thai raver red necks
2008 Beneteau 43 Solenoid Troubles capted at 11:46am 06.23.25 Frustrating! But I think you demonstrated what the problem is when you reseated a connection, and it
Musing on DC Electrical Changes colemj at 11:34am 06.23.25 Yes, if you are going to rewire, use YELLOW for the NEG cables. Black is too easy to confuse for A
Mast Rake or PreBend colemj at 11:25am 06.23.25 In the past I didn't have enough tension on the backstay and somehow, with a gusty conditions I pre

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