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Smell Under Cabinet in Galley Pkb57 at 6:12am 11.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/4563 We just bought our first sailboat a Hunter 33 :) We had been sailing a Catalina 22 every so often t
Replacing antifreeze IH82BL8 at 6:06am 11.23.15 Ask All Sailors 19/5303 I need to replace the antifreeze in my Yanmar 2GMF. This is the internal side of the heat exchanger
Cal 35 C. anyone have experience with a cutter rig? jssailem at 5:36am 11.23.15 Cal 4/2010 I know from the plan designs and brocheres I discovered that the Cal35 Cruiser from 1974 had a cutte
Interior paint LakeMurraySailor at 3:01am 11.23.15 Catalina 22 13/1461 Everyone has been so helpful on this site and I cannot thank you enough! I have question about inter
Preventing condensation in forepeak after sleeping patrickkidd at 10:45pm 11.22.15 Catalina 30 15/4075 The forepeak on my 1984 C30 has no natural venting and so everything is moist and covered in condens
Heater suggestions? patrickkidd at 10:41pm 11.22.15 Catalina 30 21/5103 I have a C30 in in the San Francisco Bay Area and am looking for a low-profile, quiet/silent, A/C or
Cruising To Vendovi Island Terry Cox at 8:23pm 11.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1992 To all my shy PNW cruisers, have any of you been into the small bay on the NW corner of the Island?
Survey eMail gpd955 at 7:30pm 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 1/402 Just received and read the survey result email and would like to thank the forum staff for their ama
Officially mine! (1) SailShannon at 5:27pm 11.22.15 Catalina 22 24/2328 Hi all. First let me say thank you for all the feedback and guidance I've received from this team ov
Hunter 25.5 depth sounder and bilge pump marksteiger at 4:14pm 11.22.15 Smaller Boats 5/2684 Have been searching the forums for information on placing depth sounder transducer for 86 Hunter 25.
Interior Structural Cracks (3) JamesG161 at 2:54pm 11.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1387 I have noticed these cracks after inspection I did following heavy seas and pounding my keel once i
Winterizing the Mermaid Pat at 2:39pm 11.22.15 Bigger Boats 2/656 We have a 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272. Prior to this I have had our club Property Man
Volvo: Pirates of the Sea? Rich Stidger at 1:10pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 22/2450 After 18 years of service and just over 2400 hours of operation, I feel that it would be a good idea
Tampa Area Surveyor BayMan at 12:45pm 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/536 Please recommend a trusted and thorough marine surveyor working in the Tampa/St.Pete area of Florida
Is this pump rebuildable? (1) Rich Stidger at 12:40pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 45/8515 This is a water pump that was installed on a Volvo MD22L-B. The seal was leaking water, and since I
In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Perfect Excuse at 11:29am 11.22.15 Big Boats 45/23736 I have tried everything suggestion in forums except to buy a new sail which I hesitate to do unless
Hunter 340 forestay tension and adjustment Robert1224 at 6:39am 11.22.15 Big Boats 4/2063 Hello, What is the procedure for tensioning the fore stay on a Hunter 340 with a B ' R rig? Decided
The Frog is Back Kermit at 6:34am 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 20/1561 At least for now.
Traveler Upgrade for Hunter 36 (9) Alctel at 11:42pm 11.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/690 Cross posting from my blog, as I hope this may be helpful to someone else. I pretty much copied Rard
Pop top hardware 222 mcginn m22 at 10:53pm 11.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1490 well I've been putting it off in hopes of coming across the arms in the compartments somewhere but i

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Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud jssailem at 1:34am 01.23.24 Not sure of the exact repair action taken. It sounds like this winter down time would be good to add
Noisy boats (2) jssailem at 1:14am 01.23.24 I now pull the flag before retiring for the night. Flag etiquette ning Colors (at sunset) is a tra
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel KCofKC at 10:19pm 01.22.24 A couple of considerations, you can make an extension that will also put the trailer farther in the
320 dink KCofKC at 10:12pm 01.22.24 I would suggest you consider how your going to be using it as well as measure the foredeck. If your
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 9:49pm 01.22.24 Yes the increase was all the way. First I checked that the whole in the deck plate, that is set in t
HP fuel pump on M35 SycloneDriver at 8:39pm 01.22.24 I just watched you video. I think your injector pump is good. Check the lift pump for proper volum
HP fuel pump on M35 SycloneDriver at 8:35pm 01.22.24 I've been working on a 2cyl and a 3cyl universal diesel a lot lately. A friend/customer has a 1980
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation BigEasy at 8:00pm 01.22.24 I had a Hunter 33.5 that had a reverse cycle AC & heater with only one duct into main cabin; definit
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame BigEasy at 7:43pm 01.22.24 Try the usual; penetrating fluid or PB blaster. Be patient & apply for several days. Hopefully it
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud Davidasailor26 at 7:09pm 01.22.24
Noisy boats Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 01.22.24
Noisy boats Tally Ho at 6:52pm 01.22.24 My stern also can be noisy if the waves are slapping that direction. And I had some nuisance noise
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? TimFromLI at 6:52pm 01.22.24 Removing dead wires from 30 years of upgrades, and I'm still not done.
Noisy boats shemandr at 6:40pm 01.22.24 Halyards/wires slapping in the mast were a problem. Noodles/zip ties cured that. Other than that i
Hunter 306 fresh water leak jdrutten at 6:33pm 01.22.24 My h306 has a port-side midship leak, and if the rain comes in at the right angle and intensity, I g
Noisy boats quadrille38 at 6:32pm 01.22.24
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame dLj at 5:55pm 01.22.24 Your picture does not show the screws you are asking about, but maybe it's because I'm looking on my
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( (1) Richard19068 at 5:33pm 01.22.24 Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 01.22.24 My project is to get people to understand that not everyone lives up north where winter implies not
Acoustic guitar and boats. Allowishish at 5:01pm 01.22.24 I have 3 mandolins. I keep one on the boat. It used to be my cheap mando but when I bought my 3rd m

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