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Economical Hot knife solution (5) flynhi4u at 12:06pm 04.06.16 Trailer Sailors 30/7192 121512 I have been busy sewing a pop top tent for our Hunter 20 and was in need of a hot knif
5-7 foot itus OdayDave at 11:53am 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 26/2683 I'm looking at a couple of boats now that 5-6 foot-itus has set in. I currently sail an O'Day 25 wit
No Fuel Shut Off Valve on My 2007 Hunter 33 Caspurr at 11:32am 04.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2322 I have recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 33. I wanted to change the Racor fuel filter but could not l
Yanmar Pricing Gabor15908 at 11:08am 04.06.16 Ask All Sailors 9/5016 I tried to search the entire internet to find an approx. price for a NEW Yanmar 4JH5E.. But it looks
Water heater thermostatic mixing valve marchem at 10:33am 04.06.16 Catalina 310 29/6527 Has anyone added a thermostatic mixing valve to their hot water heater? Because there's no adjustab
Anacapa Island in Springtime Kings Gambit at 8:00am 04.06.16 Destinations 4/1078 No snow around here this past weekend! Saturday, although light for wind, was a gorgeous, sunny day
Original LP location on P36 (1) Richard Theyerl at 7:37am 04.06.16 Pearson 4/1185 Hi all; I have a 1973 P36 sloop that has been previously used in a sailing school. It has not had LP
Rail Mount for Outboard Motor tgrady at 7:31am 04.06.16 Mid-Size Boats 29/11421 I have a dinghy with a Merc 5 hp 4 stroke motor. Both motor and dinghy are hanging off davits on my
Scuppers on Catalina 30 Guystapo at 7:15am 04.06.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2892 I just bought an 1986 Catalina 30 standard and one of the scuppers does not drain at all. The other
Prop Walk rvoigt40 at 7:11am 04.06.16 The Cherubini Hunters 31/4370 Hi all I just bought a 37c 1979 in September I haven't been out on it to much this winter but spring
Maybe a Tank Change, Catalina 27 philwsailz at 9:26pm 04.05.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1811 I posted this question in my "big" thread but I'll post here as well. My C27 is inboard powered wit
Proper installaton of anti-syphon valve Robert1224 at 5:19pm 04.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/740 Ahoy, I have seen to approaches to installing an anti-syphon valve on an diesel with a heat exchange
Wiring harness nightmares Casagf66 at 5:18pm 04.05.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1819 Hey gang, Can anyone recommend a solid marine diesel electrical mechanic in Long Island. I need som
Cockpit Scupper replacement? pclarksurf at 5:16pm 04.05.16 Catalina 22 1/1027 As I brace for the upside down epoxy job and replacing the cockpit floor entirely I realized that th
Transitioning inland... braol at 1:26pm 04.05.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/36 Well, this will be the last season for the venerable H27 for me. This will be the last year (retiri
Oxalic acid IH82BL8 at 11:51am 04.05.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1334 Where can I buy Oxalic acid in central Maryland? Thanks
Going up a furling mast Phantom154 at 11:35am 04.05.16 Big Boats 11/1892 I have a Selden furling mast and need to use the halyard to haul me up to fix/replace my anchor ligh
Water System Fittings still at it at 10:28am 04.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1600 The fresh water system in my 1986 Beneteau First 405 is fitted with 16mm hoses and fittings which I
Hunter 306 Only: Minimum wind conditions to cruise? Bedouin at 9:37am 04.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1694 Hello all, So, I calculated my 2002 Hunter 306's SA/D at 16.6 (probably more like 16.0 with the fam
Main sheet block/swivel/cam cleat Wakulla212 at 9:28am 04.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2647 Help please. I need to replace the main sheet block, swivel cam cleat (there is probably a technica

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Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 5:10am 11.22.23 Ivw3njap1QQ I got your Frog Trouble right here, buddy! CVO0fRpens8
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 4:49am 11.22.23 Ivw3njap1QQ Oh my! This is definitely new to me. Thank you!!!
Thanksgiving Cruise Terry Cox at 4:28am 11.22.23 The oysters were fabulous. Nice sail write up. Were the Kumamoto oysters better than our Willapa B
The cutest thing I've seen NYSail at 3:17am 11.22.23 Now cute is relative. Those boats are interesting, but this ranks high on my Cute scale, as seen fr
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 9:31pm 11.21.23 Himm, I Was on the beta program for Raymarine Testing, tested a few GPS's. The date issue originall
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 9:04pm 11.21.23 Thanks to all who responded. We had a lovely sail to Bell Harbor, intending only to stay the night.
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Rich Stidger at 8:53pm 11.21.23 Thanks Rich, I tried all the above and even bought brand new extension cords (heavy duty gauge). I
Water /humidity? jssailem at 8:40pm 11.21.23 Slow learning skills?
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H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass marcham at 7:55pm 11.21.23 We have the same concern on our H380, except with the rope (100' chain, 250' rope). We just use a bo
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cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.21.23 Steam cleaners are awesome. If you find a "broken" one for cheap, they can usually be "fixed" by run
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Boom eye - What is this called? Project_Mayhem at 7:22pm 11.21.23 Thanks everyone, yes this one is definitely not coming off without force. Screw heads are mostly
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Project_Mayhem at 7:12pm 11.21.23 I had a 12v 36lbs trolling motor on my Starwind 19. It worked great on calm days on Lake Michigan. N
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Blitz at 6:56pm 11.21.23 While it true that there is no "use by" date, it is also true that the various GPS units have used d
Water /humidity? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 11.21.23 There could be a couple of issues. You are new at the use of a forum. You get up the courage to po
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dkinzer at 5:53pm 11.21.23 I have seen a suggestion of putting a small traffic cone in the anchor locker. I haven't tried this
Water /humidity? jssailem at 5:41pm 11.21.23 There could be a couple of issues. You are new at the use of a forum. You get up the courage to p
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard artboas at 5:34pm 11.21.23 Thanks Rich, I tried all the above and even bought brand new extension cords (heavy duty gauge). I

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