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Plug thru hulls to svc seacocks Skipper at 7:10am 05.17.16 Ask All Sailors 8/857 Have tapered cone seacocks. Some are getting dry/threatening to seize. Serviced them 2 years ago on
Instrument Panel Question rjhicks at 6:34am 05.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1058 Hey, first time to post here. We are new owners of a 1985 Hunter 28.5. Really enjoying it so far a
Multi state fishing licences ?? suttonwt at 4:46am 05.17.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2295 Hello, We are planning to fly into Ft Lauderdale, pick up a boat and sail her north up the east coas
2000 Hunter 340 Furlex sailcapt340 at 3:51am 05.17.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1007 I have just finished replacing all my lines on my 2000 340. Most were just getting to hard to the t
Large well just aft of nav station johnm5858 at 10:41pm 05.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/809 I have a 1982 Hunter 27 and am curious to know of a good use or purpose for the large well inside th
Rubber hooks (1) Leatherneck at 8:37pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1069 Greetings sailors. The PO of my boat had these rubber hooks installed in the cabin. I want to buy mo
What type Ritchie compass for O'Day 322? Mickstr at 8:15pm 05.16.16 Bigger Boats 1/776 Got myself a new-to-me '87 322 that needs a compass. PO placed a bulkhead Ritchie in the binnacle. L
MMSI ? lost radio JohnShannon at 7:52pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 15/3423 Well I was sailing along out by the Farallone Islands grooving on the new situational awareness that
Wood rotting in cabin of 1978 Catalina 27': How to fix??? Charrob at 7:41pm 05.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1399 We've had our 1978 Catalina 27' for a few years now. This is our first boat and are learning as we
Kid in a candy store-West Marine San Diego Texas Gun-Man at 6:50pm 05.16.16 Catalina 22 13/965 This Texas boy's working in San Diego this week. I couldn't resist but to use my off hours to visit
Ok woodworkers - what the heck is on this teak? (1) Chris & Lenore at 6:11pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 8/992 The pic shows where the finish stops. I want the bare teak to look like the finished teak. I have tr
Wood rotting in cabin of 1978 Catalina 27' Charrob at 6:02pm 05.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/2762 We've had our 1978 Catalina 27' for a few years now. This is our first boat and are learning as we
Shower Sump filter kimelmore at 5:16pm 05.16.16 Big Boats 3/1191 Thanks to all that offered advice on my shower sump filter. I found the filter beneath the sink and
OH NO MR. BILL! kimelmore at 5:14pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 34/1952 So I go buy a new steaming light bulb from WM. They don't have a regular bulb but oh look, an LED fo
Bulkhead compass recommendations for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 5:05pm 05.16.16 Day Sailers 4/1757 Hi all, I have an O'Day 23 and need to replace the bulkhead compass. The old compass had a 4 inch d
Replacing plywood below the cockpit fiberglass on Oday 28 suggestions please jeff23clayton at 4:27pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1452 I have a Oday 25 1985 Anniversary Edition I recently purchased. Got the motor out for repairs and de
What is this ? (1) Kopite at 4:23pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 5/512 I've been keeping this piece of metal since it came with the boat, thinking that one day its purpose
Yanmar problems higgs at 3:22pm 05.16.16 Ask All Sailors 31/4007 It is a one cylinder GM Yanmar that last year fired right up, like most Yanmars do. Once running it
VENT COVER replacement (1) Ciarabc at 2:51pm 05.16.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1051 I need to replace our vent cover and found that is costs $250. Is it imperative that I get the exac
Water-based bottom paint DianaOfBurlington at 2:11pm 05.16.16 The Cherubini Hunters 19/8796 This is a newish matter so I didn't look if it's been addressed somewhere else in the boards. Curre

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Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 03.26.24 Not clear (to me) from reporting if tugs ARE or ARE NOT required when transiting that channel. One
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 7:53am 03.26.24 I listened to one report that the ship had a power outage. Then tried to reverse (Thats the black sm
Fridge: 12V or DC BarryL at 7:52am 03.26.24 Hello, Congratulations on the new boat. I have a SO 409, very similar to your 419. I'm very happy w
Overboard discharge of waste tank? xavpil at 7:44am 03.26.24 It appears that Odessy has never dumped it in the Great Lakes since he can not find the valve. Inst
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel william24424 at 7:16am 03.26.24 Similar situation I was sailing in wider channel pinned up against buoy, made the starboard to starb
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . dLj at 7:11am 03.26.24 What a major disaster. My heart goes out to all involved. dj
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 03.26.24 Really remarkable and big news in the Chesapeake area. This was the Francis Scott Key I695 bridge o
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:21am 03.26.24 In more detail - the question you are asking will often fall into the engineering realm of "fitness
Welding Flaw? dLj at 5:44am 03.26.24 Rough to the touch sounds like improper use of cleaning or lack of polishing. Yes, rough to the tou
outboard hoisting (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:28am 03.26.24 That design will work to lift the motor, but when you swing the arm forward to move the motor to th
Welding Flaw? (2) LakeShark at 4:55am 03.26.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... knotclewless at 3:27am 03.26.24 Thank you Jim for taking the time to speak with me on the phone. I appreciate you taking the time to
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 3:24am 03.26.24 Thanks for your input, much appreciated. Just for context - the bottom is clean, the wheel center (
Balmer sg200 problem jssailem at 8:54pm 03.25.24 The manual beginning on page 9 talks about the set up/configuration of the SG200 https://balmar.net/
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 8:48pm 03.25.24 However, based on the chart you posted, there was lots of deep water on the starboard side of the c
Balmer sg200 problem Dave at 7:56pm 03.25.24 This thread was moved to Ask All Sailors for increased visibility. More members will see it here tha
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Clutch Cargo at 7:51pm 03.25.24 I will try to add some insight as I work with boatbuilders and have also spoken to Rudy Nickerson re
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) thinwater at 7:31pm 03.25.24 You were in the channel, he was crossing, so that potentially makes you stand-on to crossing traffic
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question KCofKC at 7:22pm 03.25.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in t
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Rick Webb at 7:02pm 03.25.24 Seems to me the further south in Florida you go the more Yankees you find. Venice has always been a

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