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Slogging out of the bay Jackdaw at 12:54pm 10.17.16 Racing 3/1300 Last weekend we had an around-the-lake Commodore Cup race. The start was straight into the teeth of
Ghunkholling Tips and Tidbits rgranger at 12:20pm 10.17.16 Trailer Sailors 22/3909 For all of us who have to put our boats away for the winter... I thought it might be nice to share s
H42 passage - dinette as a bed - mattress options Puesta del sol at 11:35am 10.17.16 Big Boats 6/863 I don't use this often- but when I do this setup seems awkward in terms of what cushions to put the
O'Day 28 Tiller to Wheel Conversion Apex at 10:49am 10.17.16 Bigger Boats 10/2453 I was able to score a pedestal with wheel, quadrant and turning block for a great price. Now for in
Testing Transducers cb32863 at 10:46am 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 4/4218 I have both a depth transducer and a knotmeter installed in the hull of my 235. The speed gauge was
Schooner Bay Marine experience PSR at 10:12am 10.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/2631 Has anyone bought a remanufactured diesel from Schooner Bay Marine? If so, or if you know about anyo
Universal M320 Bill Shep at 9:52am 10.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 14/5153 My engine starts normally, runs fine for approx. 4-5 minutes then suddenly dies. After cranking it
cracks in fiberglass dkuderka at 8:42am 10.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2066 My Hunter 23.5 is now 20 years old. This summer, she had more use and more sun exposure than ever.
Sailboat Armada Games - Laser Tag! kiteflyer at 7:55am 10.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2051 I've just been asked to joint the board of our sailing club, and one of our challenges is to get new
Sailing single-handed; what does the First Mate say? IH82BL8 at 6:19am 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 86/7508 Is your wife comfortable with you sailing single-handed? I'm particularly interested in hearing fro
Alternator Pompadi at 11:37pm 10.16.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2479 Hi all... We Recently had the engine service done, it was mentioned that the tacho was a bit errati
Deck Repair O'Day 222 (2) djmeaney at 8:53pm 10.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2418 I recently looked at a '84 O'Day 222 and it seems to have some damage to the deck near the base of r
Catalina 32 vs the 34 Jwhy at 8:12pm 10.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/8159 I'm thinking of moving up from my Catalina 30. What are the pros and cons of the larger designs ?
Pearson 303 Get's new head floor "Teak" (1) StargazerP303 at 7:40pm 10.16.16 Pearson 3/2305 129194 I always hated my feet getting wet on the fiberglass floor after a shower so I installed a re
Yanmar 1GM10 Diesel Fuel Out Exhaust and only 2400 RPM eusjim1 at 6:46pm 10.16.16 Engines and Propulsion 27/8168 I recently got a fixer upper Santana 3030 with an old Yanmar 1GM10. Recently started getting a dark
Help identifying fitting for oil change boilnh2o at 6:36pm 10.16.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/1839 IMG_6081 by boilnh2o posted Oct 16, 2016 at 8:32 PM Just got a new boat. This is the connecting end
Backing for Winch Pad on cabin house of 1979 Hunter 30 (1) Robert1224 at 6:32pm 10.16.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1796 Hello, I am adding halyard winches to the cabin house on my 1979 H30. Does anyone know what the bac
Freshwater washdown of engine Steverhnm at 3:23pm 10.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/742 So I had a leak on the water going into the exhaust elbow and it got the elbow as well as the back p
1984 Hunter 25.5 mast wiring SeanTX at 12:16pm 10.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/1315 Anyone know how the wiring is ran thru the cabin?
Solar panel supports Kommy000 at 11:29am 10.16.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1752 I was hoping someone built this and I could replicate it. Basically I'm trying to build an extra sh

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Catalina 27 outboard hp question Joe at 4:24am 05.22.24 As Kloudie suggests, switch to a high thrust prop. For a vessel whose max speed less than kts, the
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 4:20am 05.22.24 The through hull for the bilge is above the water line. Do we infer from this that the boat has a
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 4:16am 05.22.24 EV-100 Autopilot was installed last year, works great, but when not on or in standby there is a dec
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 4:10am 05.22.24 Thank you all. The through hull for the bilge is above the water line. I am going to add the Automa
Phasor genset exhaust Terry Cox at 3:58am 05.22.24 Hi Wayne. Different model boat and genset, but our exhaust port discharges at the waterline, starboa
Mosquitoes and Other bugs dlochner at 3:54am 05.22.24 Anyone have any experience using a commercial insecticide and spraying everywhere? Full treatment..
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Captain Larry-DH at 3:45am 05.22.24 Really, you will call for help with a cell phone. Then VHF. Then, just maybe, a flare. Yes, near c
Rodeo anchoring (4) Will Gilmore at 3:34am 05.22.24 Way back, the year the first Rocky movie came out, my family was helping a woman, who's husband was
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 3:15am 05.22.24 Thanks for responding. Tried to run water through the back in my sink but didn't seem to help. I d
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 9:25pm 05.21.24 Anyone have any experience using a commercial insecticide and spraying everywhere? Full treatment..
Outdated Flares of All Types..... thinwater at 9:11pm 05.21.24 Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon MikeHoncho at 8:07pm 05.21.24 Great write up Pepper!
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging dkinzer at 7:37pm 05.21.24 I was on an outing this past weekend with a group of sailors and I asked a well-seasoned sailor abou
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? dkinzer at 7:09pm 05.21.24 For many years (before I had a boat), I have used the Tide Times app when we were on a beach trip (O
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats (1) daydreamerh23 at 6:53pm 05.21.24 224914
anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend duck21 at 6:48pm 05.21.24 The 376 has a similar shallow anchor locker, but the windlass actually drops the chain/rode down int
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Dalliance at 6:45pm 05.21.24 I am in the electronic flare camp too. With DSC, GPS, Distress capabilities in our VHF radios, I
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41pm 05.21.24 Can you Oriya picture of the seats. Thanks
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! Crazy Dave Condon at 6:35pm 05.21.24 @Jimongee Call the forum store and speak with either Al or Mike Thomas. Both worked for Hunter a
anchoring Hunter 37.5 Legend jssailem at 6:28pm 05.21.24 The manual winch is certainly an option. The handling of the anchor from the cockpit is likely going

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