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Water Tank leak CJ1100 at 4:39pm 09.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/368 My Hunter 460 seems to have a water leak in the forward starboard tank. I have filled the tank up co
Feelin' foolish at Barnegat Light Scott T-Bird at 3:12pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/4384 Sue ' I took Friday afternoon off to get down to the boat and anchor out for the night. Knowing tha
What is/was this L bracket for? (2) SFS at 2:20pm 09.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/1063 127769 127770 1983 H31. This bracket sits on the quarterberth ceiling, just forward of the rudder p
Knock down fred1diver at 2:18pm 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2896 hey everyone, I was wondering what does it take to knock down a sailboat? I'm being overly cautious
Who knows what is the function of this water connector in the chain well (2) seasthemoment at 1:50pm 09.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2468 Please see picture. It has a male / outside water thread with a black cap marked Perko. Also what is
Heat and AC cover (1) seasthemoment at 1:41pm 09.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1137 Hello, I am looking where to find the missing cover of the Air Conditioning /Heating on a thermostat
Battery problems/questions? marchem at 11:12am 09.05.16 Catalina 310 67/10767 2000 C310, hull #31. 2, 4D batteries (stock configuration), no idea how old they are. Promariner P
Sailing drones Alan Gomes at 10:51am 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 48/7863 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/technology/no-sailors-needed-robot-sailboats-scour-the-oceans-for-
leaking port lights and siezed pump out deck fitting dawniewilson at 10:49am 09.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1015 Anybody out there know the size of a beneteau 310 portlight? Leaking and looking for new gaskets.
So Deep Blew is for sale, but... Piotr at 8:14am 09.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/60 ... not sure where to post it on this site. Can somebody help me with the posting process? BTW, app
New fiddle block (1) JohnVTX at 7:53am 09.05.16 Ask All Sailors 32/12267 I have never liked the setup Catalina used for mid boom sheeting. Trimming it was not easy or conven
should I unclip line from mast to end of boom? jyjohnson at 7:12am 09.05.16 Smaller Boats 12/2551 Took our 25.5 yesterday in light air yesterday. There is a wire cable with a simple spring loaded sh
Assym hardware. Clydo at 7:07pm 09.04.16 Catalina 310 3/1101 Wonder if snap shackles are strong enough to use on Tack and for sheets on clew? I usually use cow
Access stanchion nuts behind cabinets 86 C36 kloewit at 4:48pm 09.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/638 need to replace stanchions midship on my C 39 1989. Does anyone know how to get to the nuts behind t
Things to look out for when buying a 2006 36 Mk II sashaproctor at 4:44pm 09.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1010 I recently sold my 1976 Catalina 27 and have put an offer in on a 2006 36 MK II. I have a survey/se
Yanmar leaking seawater pump; metric not SAE/inch kip at 4:34pm 09.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/1137 I was getting a Yanmar 3HMF started after not running for several years. One of the things I was tol
Shakey Perkins Diesel Marc Robic at 3:20pm 09.04.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/3732 (I have a Perkins 18HP, 3 cylinder) Sometimes, at idle, the engine will shack a lot. But I give it
23.5 attaching topping lift to masthead travelingjerryb at 3:13pm 09.04.16 Smaller Boats 18/2549 OK, one more stupid question. Replacing all my running rigging. What knot (or other attachment metho
shift cable removal blunt at 2:40pm 09.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/655 any suggestions on removing the shift cable?i have detached it from the motor and have opened up the
C30 MKII Docking Challenge Finn1 at 2:09pm 09.04.16 Catalina 30 7/1614 Hi All...I've got a challenge I'm hoping you can help me with. I recently moved to a new slip whe

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Insurance Windpilot at 8:03pm 05.13.24 For liability only you won't need a survey, but they'll still want to know your boating knowledge an
Winch placement Scott T-Bird at 7:11pm 05.13.24 Everything is a compromise, including the position of the winches. If the set of primaries are set
Insurance Dalliance at 7:00pm 05.13.24 I have mine insured by Chubb. The best advice is to read the policies closely and shop for quality
Northern Light Show - Possible (2) MikeHoncho at 6:55pm 05.13.24 224781
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Captain Larry-DH at 6:36pm 05.13.24 In the last year I sailed from southern New England up to Penobscot Bay Maine, then south throughout
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dlochner at 5:57pm 05.13.24 Things change fast in Elon's world. The Hexagon Maps have been history for a month or so. The latest
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest jssailem at 5:56pm 05.13.24 This link may be helpful regarding Cell Service. https://www.planhub.ca/british-columbia This link
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 4:54pm 05.13.24 Thanks for the hexagon info. I wonder if there's a map we can see of the pattern overlayed on the l
Insurance jssailem at 3:45pm 05.13.24 Upon buying my 40 plus year boat, I contacted my homeowners policy agent and the company issued a bo
Insurance Sailgunner at 3:41pm 05.13.24 Progressive is good. One claim years ago and great service. Guy buying my boat went with State Farm.
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it twalker H260 at 2:32pm 05.13.24 Assuming that is a cdi flex furler - it can also be an issue with the sheave at the top. On severa
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 desodave at 2:16pm 05.13.24 Sorry ... no pictures left. I deleted them soon after buying the current boat and selling the H38.
Insurance Tally Ho at 2:00pm 05.13.24 I use State Farm for my boat insurance since I already had home & auto with them. I have never had
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) (1) Tally Ho at 1:57pm 05.13.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) kappykaplan at 1:48pm 05.13.24 I niver graid on schpelling :banghead:
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) rgranger at 1:46pm 05.13.24 @rgranger probably didnt help that I was spelling it wrong. I niver graid on schpelling
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? artboas at 1:45pm 05.13.24 Here is an option for you. I wouid suggest using brass or stainless inserts. 1 wouid suggest 10-24,
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 1:35pm 05.13.24 @rgranger Thank you! I did try google first, I found all kinds of stories about haserot beach, but
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 12:31pm 05.13.24 We had an 2005 H38 with the E-W berth and didn't like it for the mentioned reasons. I built a remo
1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging Scott T-Bird at 12:31pm 05.13.24 How long did the previous owner have the boat? Obviously P.O. never replaced rigging. My first ins

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