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Sailing an '85 Hunter 22 Setsail51 at 7:36pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1298 Agreed to price on an '85 Hunter 22, all in all seems very solid and well taken care of. Yet did no
I'm buying a mid 2000s Beneteau Cyclades 443 remotely tomasv at 5:12pm 09.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1492 Hello Beneteau owners, we're in process of buying a 2000s Beneteau Cyclades 443. We are in north ame
Stowe anemometre 51RD55 at 4:49pm 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1472 Hello All, My husband recently purchased a used set of STOWE instruments for our boat. The boat curr
For SoCal boaters LA and South Brian D at 2:58pm 09.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/446 Received an email from my YC regarding weather information. Thought it should be posted here as well
Mast Gate cover for Catalina 30 (2) OS2Dude at 2:54pm 09.13.16 Catalina 30 0/817 After researching many sites, I made my own Mast Gate covers. I need to perfect the fit a little, b
Coolant in bilge E�one at 2:44pm 09.13.16 Big Boats 8/3678 Hello all, We have a 2012 Hunter 39. Whenever we run the engine the bilge ends up with pink coolant
Using 1981 O'Day Genoa Ttack Capri at 1:15pm 09.13.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/548 Hello. My previous boat didn't use a head sail. My O'Day came with a small head sail (not sure what
I have aHunter 336 The Irish Wake at 1:00pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/379 I have water between the inter hull (salon package) and the outer hull. I have dried the bilge and f
Original cockpit wood seat for Hunter Legend (1) seasthemoment at 12:59pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/586 Hello, My boat, a 1988 Hunter Legend, has lost its original seats in the cockpit (see catalog photo
Washdown Pump for Anchor and chain sailorskier at 12:05pm 09.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1569 I have a 2004 456 Passage and interested in installing an anchor wash down pump and hose. I have a
Attention getter cb32863 at 11:51am 09.13.16 Racing 7/1288 Definitely gets one's full attention.... 1121955454551620
Hunter 216 deck crack at chain plate (1) Kent P at 11:29am 09.13.16 Smaller Boats 24/3921 First time on the forum and glad to have the resource. I run a youth sailing program at my yacht cl
How not to trailer a sailboat cb32863 at 11:10am 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 17/2690 Wish I could have swung this when she was for sail last year but..... I have met the previous owner
Powerboater !! alexco38 at 10:49am 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1010 pMsJ3v4QzxU They comes in all sizes.
Difficulty raising mainsail CptnRn at 9:45am 09.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2246 I went sailing this last weekend, for the first time in several months. I encountered significant
Trip video - San Juans and Gulf Islands forbin at 9:07am 09.13.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/2007 I finally finished the video! This is three weeks in seven minutes round trip from Seattle up throu
Light Air Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 9:02am 09.13.16 Racing 1/626 Racing our Hunter 340 on Galveston Bay after a thunderstorm had just passed last Saturday. rnPBGjhF
Petty Officer in the RCN, just bought an Ericson MK1 (newb to sailing) ROSE at 8:53am 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 6/559 I just bought a 1970 Ericson MK1, it is ready to sail although I do not have a motor at the moment.
410 cockpit table extension Michel C at 4:45am 09.13.16 Big Boats 1/585 Hi there. Love my boat. My only wish is if the cockpit tables could extend to accommodate comfortabl
New Cal 20 Owner Sambo420 at 1:24am 09.13.16 Ask All Sailors 22/7869 I got a really good deal on a Cal 20 that is sail ready! Hooked up my old trolling motor now just wa

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Finding cabin leaks with pressure? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:55pm 03.13.24 @kappykaplan thank you for mentioning what I have advocated on how to find topside leaks crazy da
Lombardini marine engine garymalmgren at 4:48pm 03.13.24 One question. Does your Yanmar gearbox bolt straight onto this engine? gary
Found a 2003 C310 leo310 at 4:38pm 03.13.24 I change out to 4 lithium batteries and stayed with 1 agm starter (the agm is 7 years old) so far n
Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 3:34pm 03.13.24 Before my trip to the San Juans last year, I marked my anchor chain and rope every 25 feet using fou
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 3:28pm 03.13.24 Seal the companionway with a piece of plastic with a hole in it to accept the nozzle of a leaf blowe
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points spadaforaj at 3:23pm 03.13.24 Thanks - this sounds good if you have some photos it woudl be great
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:32pm 03.13.24 In my industry we do blower door testing on houses and buildings and duct testing on HVAC ductwork.
Simple Anchor rode markings (1) thinwater at 2:22pm 03.13.24 Yes, many sailors over-mark the rodes. We're not the US Navy. Just a few markings will do, since mo
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? justsomeguy at 2:13pm 03.13.24 Any suggestions ? Yeah, @Crazy Dave Condon would advise sealing up everywhere with plastic, then b
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 1:57pm 03.13.24 Not much to update, have had only a couple of sail days and honestly feel bad about RoseLeigh sitti
Rudder Sensor mjsb at 12:38pm 03.13.24 Here is what I did in my H-34; similar but not identical to the setup on the 31: it is mounted inve
Jib car assembly replacement Stu Jackson at 11:11am 03.13.24 Garhauer
House Battery Upgrade Help Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 03.13.24
Venting Battery Compartment FastOlson at 9:59am 03.13.24 I have always found their customer service nonexistent. If you have a telephone number that someone
Battens or no battens? Davidasailor26 at 9:54am 03.13.24 Neil Pryde claims an unbattened in mast furling main loses about 15% of its sail area versus traditi
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 9:49am 03.13.24
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 9:37am 03.13.24 That's a good question, but since our boats are over 20 years old, the previous owner made modifica
Venting Battery Compartment Scott T-Bird at 9:31am 03.13.24 I have always found their customer service nonexistent. If you have a telephone number that someone
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? BAD ORCA at 9:27am 03.13.24 if by chance you had pictures of the outboard mounted to your 36 ' boat I would love to see them.
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 9:25am 03.13.24 I am surprised the battery compartment is not sealed off with vents leading outside? Apparently ca

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