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Chain locker -- H49 Bizbat at 1:51pm 10.14.16 Big Boats 3/678 Are there any H49 owners here have more than 300' of 3/8" chain in your locker? I would like to m
Watercraft Insurance Kristy Win at 9:03am 10.14.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/41 Hi Sailors! As a Floridian it is absurd that only in the event of a disaster do people think about i
Hull deflection winter storage H35? IvanRBS at 8:18am 10.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/574 I have an 88 Hunter Legend 35 on the North Channel of Great Lakes and time for winter storage on six
Yanmar 4jhe rear crankshaft seal leaking bc worn tayana42bluewater at 7:03am 10.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/1003 Hey everyone I was hoping maybe somebody had some info I'm looking for. I have a yanmar 4jhe and I
Navico WP10 Autopilot bawlmer at 8:53pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2316 Fellow Sailors. My Navico WP10 autopilot got stuck suddenly today. An internet search shows it is pr
Replace Roller Furling on 92 Hunter 30 ChrisHunter at 5:24pm 10.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1136 The Seafurl unit has seen better days and I am looking to replace it. Any recommendations? Also, I
Matthew and Me... Skip Gundlach at 3:13pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 8/993 Matthew and Me... We arrived in Beaufort SC from Charleston, our last stop, in moderate weather. A
Off Set Prop Shaft : Pros and Cons 51RD55 at 2:33pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 14/7089 Someone expressed interest in buying our boat and there is a 1972 C'C 35' for sale that was recommen
New owner 2005 T2 agprice22 at 1:47pm 10.13.16 Telstar 10/3458 Hi. I just picked up a 2005 T2. I will spend this Winter fixing her up, and we will sail her out of
Looking for feedback from 05-06-07 Hunter 33 sailboat owners Maurice Doran at 1:35pm 10.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2280 I am looking at roughly 10 year old Hunter 33s and want to hear from owners. What's the good - bad
What's going on with Marlow-Hunter? Maurice Doran at 1:31pm 10.13.16 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 28/28175 I went to the Annapolis Sailboat Show last week and there were no Hunters to be seen. The rumour wa
Bladder Fresh Water Tank Member 81826 at 1:25pm 10.13.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/677 Greetings, I am looking to replace my old rigid plastic tank with a larger bladder tank. Going to in
C30 MkII vs. MkIII joebeach at 12:54pm 10.13.16 Catalina 30 14/6480 Looking at a couple of C30s for daysailing and coastal cruising in western FL. One is a '89 TRBS/WK
Web Link for Harvest Moon Regatta - Galveston to Port Aransas BlowMeAway at 10:46am 10.13.16 Destinations 3/1073 If anyone is interested, I have a buddy sailing out of Galveston that sent me a link to the race in
Northwest - Puget Sound Storm LeslieTroyer at 8:35am 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 75/4897 with the storm coming tonight thru the weekend are folks doing anything to prep their boats. I'm pl
Recommend a microwae freeheelbillie at 8:29am 10.13.16 Catalina 30 4/927 Looking for a good microwave to fit to the left of the ice box in the galley. 12v obviously. 1992 Ca
Huricane Mathew prep critique wanted (5) pateco at 8:15am 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1873 We were lucky, and survived Mathew with no damage, but this was our first time prepping the Stargaze
Passage 42 original mainsail furling / outhaul line sizes and sheave sizes Wanderwind at 7:30am 10.13.16 Big Boats 0/689 This is on my new-to-me '94 passage with Z-SPARS in-mast furling rig. The owner's manual seems to s
H 34 Ball Valves hunter healer at 4:33am 10.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/752 Hi there, Im in the middle of replacing thru hulls and I was wondering if I could get some feedback
Bought a cheap PVC dinghy, can I reinforce the bottom? mz4wheeler at 5:14pm 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 3/713 OK, bought a brand new PVC Silver Marine 8ft dinghy, 5HP, 660lbs capacity. I bought it for it's lig

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new engine? Rebuild? Make do? capta at 10:12am 05.29.24 Not having seen it in person, if it was mine and it is as I picture it from your description, I'd bu
The falling c - Clip Richard19068 at 10:02am 05.29.24
Love Hate relationship (1) LakeShark at 10:01am 05.29.24 Or there's the portable solution of a beach umbrella! It fits the winch handle just perfect!
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 9:58am 05.29.24 I see a little bit of wobbling on the fan blades when I spin it. I think it got hit by the belt when
Leaky windows Berkeley 30 at 9:43am 05.29.24 It seems to me that it would be a LOT easier to have new windows cut to the correct size. I don't
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? adamv at 9:40am 05.29.24 Thanks David and yes I am convinced there's life in the engine- it's just that someone has to do the
Help with seized fresh water pump JoeWhite at 9:39am 05.29.24 Yes, it is worth the trouble. I am curious why are you replacing the alternator?
Damned generator Mark Maulden at 9:28am 05.29.24
Damned generator Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 05.29.24 Relax and let's work this through methodically. That is exactly what a marine certified electrici
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? scouper at 9:21am 05.29.24 It looks to me like you found a good place to drill through the deck so that the waterproof outlet
macerator hose removal advice Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 05.29.24 Nice job. No need to let the Permatex cure as it doesn't. It remains soft for keeps, which is what
Leaky windows shemandr at 9:14am 05.29.24 It seems to me that it would be a LOT easier to have new windows cut to the correct size. I don't t
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator kappykaplan at 9:09am 05.29.24 If you don't already have one, you need to get a Raymarine Rudder Reference Indicator to show rudder
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 8:50am 05.29.24 @JoeWhite, I just recently installed a couple of Victron battery monitors. ( I hated not knowing wha
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? flightlead404 at 8:47am 05.29.24 I don't want to hijack the thread, but I find myself in possession of a brand new, never even unfold
Help with seized fresh water pump JoeWhite at 8:39am 05.29.24 Afraal, if you have battery monitor, there is a shunt that is connected to the negative terminal of
Merit 22 owners jefstr at 8:39am 05.29.24 Thanks for the quick answer.
Damned generator dlochner at 8:30am 05.29.24 Also with main battery switch on I have 13VDC to the main engine starter only 0 VDC at the gen moto
Damned generator JamesG161 at 8:29am 05.29.24 Ok Clay, check your private messages and Call me , please.
Damned generator Clay Smith at 8:27am 05.29.24 Calm down. Take it easy. Relax and let's work this through methodically. To start with Clay, we do

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