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Come sail away...God Bless You! BlowMeAway at 7:17pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/450 My simple contribution to the beautiful family lost at sea near Sanibel, FL. My heart aches, new les
Polyurethane thinning ejet9999 at 7:14pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 9/10594 I know Pettit says to thin the topside paint with"120 brush thinner" but at the price I thought I wo
Another Loss at Sea Rick D at 6:04pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 37/10150 This has not been a good week for boating. Now three lost, four rescued (injured) from the back side
Hunter 460, is the refrigerator/freezer supposed to work on batteries? Brad Gielissen at 5:25pm 06.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/5093 Okay, I am confused on this subject. I purchased my 2001 Hunter 460 in December. I was under the imp
Anyone recognize these stains on my hull (2) shanker at 4:31pm 06.25.16 Smaller Boats 1/491 Not sure what these are. They are localize on the port hull and only on one area. Is this blistering
Installed R&D Motor Mounts Dfisher at 2:53pm 06.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/2162 Over the past six months I have known that my mounts were bad and kept going back and forth from buy
Racing in the Rain again (almost) Bill19233 at 12:25pm 06.25.16 Racing 4/718 The rain didn't actually start this time till after we finished the race and were docked. Three legs
It's the Feds (1) Meriachee at 11:39am 06.25.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 13/1361 Pull over buddy!
2gm20f High Pressure Fuel Pump Re-Assembly Capn Mike at 9:57am 06.25.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/7000 Hello, I am trying to re-assemble the high pressure fuel pump (pn 728271-51101) on my Yanmar 2GM20f
Marine - Bondo Spence at 9:17am 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 22/20798 Has anyone used regular car body filler on the topsides of their boats? I'm re-bedding all my stanch
Is it worth getting a Genny? Karyon at 9:07am 06.25.16 Smaller Boats 13/1220 I only have 2 sails for my H23.5 a main and a jib would it be worth it getting a genny for it for t
I am missing parts or can ID. Please help me ID and/or find for sale. (6) Joeniver at 8:42am 06.25.16 Chrysler 1/1697 Dear Sailboat Owners members: First, let me know if I am in the right spot! Chrysler Mutineer 15,
Yanmar Control Panel Cover! (1) Mantus 1 at 7:49am 06.25.16 Big Boats 0/30 I purchased 4 new covers to replace our Engine control Panel cover. I got a better price by getting
Changing user name. Karyon at 7:28am 06.25.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/589 Just curious is there a way to change the user name?
Engine Cover Attachment b.nelson at 6:54am 06.25.16 Catalina 310 10/2511 The hinge screws that attach the engine cover to the sole plate have pulled out. It does not seem t
How much rake for unter 31 mast? Reg M at 4:42am 06.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1429 I am trying to tune my "new to me" 1984 Hunter 31 B'R mast and I have found a couple of very useful
2000 340 Outhaul Replacement sailcapt340 at 3:15am 06.25.16 Big Boats 3/823 In my seemingly never ending line replacement project, I am now replacing all the lines controlling
Snap goes the boot clamp odaydokay at 6:07pm 06.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/920 One of the four hose clamps securing the rubber boot behind the stuffing box broke. Probably makes
Charging a sailboat fridge cymeyer at 5:20pm 06.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3503 Read the article in Sail Magazine on how to recharge the fridge. Can't find the hoses with a gauge.
Beneteau First 305 Update + More Questions GregorLuv at 4:41pm 06.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/867 Hi Guys, So I made an offer on and it was accepted for the Beneteau First 305. Did the inspection a

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2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard Don S/V ILLusion at 8:13am 04.16.24 The 41 is deck stepped. No water coming in that way. The mast cable feed through for a deck stepp
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Ringydingydo at 8:10am 04.16.24 Not sure about the Legend series, but at least some Hunters have an aluminum plate embedded in the
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Ringydingydo at 8:04am 04.16.24 Hello, I believe the most popular line clutch is from Spinlock, with the XTS and XAS being the mos
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 7:54am 04.16.24 A post that @jssailem sent me suggests that the PreHeat Solenoid operates as follows: 1) with the c
Stem Fitting (3) mashmaster at 7:47am 04.16.24 Inspected and took pics, looks like a prior owner put in a fix. I am thinking that I just need to r
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 7:39am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) jbmia at 7:21am 04.16.24 Yep... that one, the vent fitting, is different.. it has it's own built in flange... the actual ven
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) Tally Ho at 7:13am 04.16.24
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 BarryL at 7:09am 04.16.24 Hello, I believe the most popular line clutch is from Spinlock, with the XTS and XAS being the most
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (4) jbmia at 6:59am 04.16.24 I initially thought the flange should thread on the suggested way as well.. but there appears to be
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 04.16.24
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Calif. Ted at 6:48am 04.16.24 It's usual for builders to embed an aluminum plate under the mounting pads for clutches so they are
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard ice breaker at 6:48am 04.16.24 The 41 is deck stepped. No water coming in that way.
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Joe at 6:39am 04.16.24 Actually, I agree with Terry above. With the vang equipped boom, you don't need a topping lift to s
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Tedd at 6:36am 04.16.24 It looks to me like the intent is for the glow plugs to go off as soon as there's oil pressure. Some
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Davidasailor26 at 6:35am 04.16.24 Not sure about the Legend series, but at least some Hunters have an aluminum plate embedded in the d
The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 Rick Webb at 5:59am 04.16.24 One suspected reason the S.S. Eastland capsized with 2500 passengers (844 were killed), was instabi
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Ward H at 5:38am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) Tally Ho at 5:19am 04.16.24
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Terry Cox at 4:31am 04.16.24 My 5 clutches cover: main halyard, genoa halyard, spin halyard, main topping lift, spin pole uphaul

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