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Kent Narrows, current conditions? njlarry at 4:02pm 08.25.15 Destinations 11/2273 Hello All, Have a trip planned that will involve the infamous Kent Narrows channel. Just realized t
Hunter 38 Water Leaks Seadaze38 at 3:54pm 08.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4742 Hello, My recent purchase of a 2007 Hunter 38 keeps turning up problems, so I am wondering if t
2001 Hunter 410 autopilot Jim D at 1:50pm 08.25.15 Big Boats 4/1490 Hi Looking to install the original autopilot drive designed on a h 410. its a Raymarine drive moun
Power issues Craig Cook at 12:25pm 08.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/976 Hey all, we just purchased a very lightly used 2008 Hunter 27. It was ordered with the shore power
Water problem aliebnick at 10:57am 08.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1275 I have a 1986 Hunter31. I recently noticed that there is blackish water acccummulating in the area w
Mast carengin at 10:46am 08.25.15 Parts Search 0/809 I am looking for a used mast for my first 32. The original was a Isomat NG 46 the replacement can b
Led bulbs for cabin lights. gsherwood at 9:15am 08.25.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1297 Does anyone have a source for led bulbs to replace the standard bulbs in the cabin overhead lights?
4" Rubber hose on engine exhaust to under water danstanford at 9:13am 08.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2367 My new to me H290 has something I do not remember seeing before and I don't see in the manuals. Wher
Propane regulator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:57am 08.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4218 Hi All, Propane stove inoperative due to no gas at stove. Have turned on all 3 burners with solenoi
Standing Rigging HMT2 at 8:05am 08.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/720 Hello Kemah/Clear Lake, Texas sailors, I am about to replace my standing rigging and want to know i
X-Change-R oil change system Jim Beck at 7:28am 08.25.15 Big Boats 5/2835 The MH-40 I recently purchased has the built in oil change system. I have been told that it is diffi
Rigger in Kemah Clear Lake HMT2 at 7:00am 08.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1164 Hey Kemah/Clear Lake area sailors, I am about to replace my standing rigging. Have any of you used
Lake Erie Rendezvous Alansails at 6:24am 08.25.15 Catalina 310 3/757 We have just returned from The 310 Lake Erie Rendezvous which was attended by 8 boats!:dance: It was
standing rigging brad minda at 6:06am 08.25.15 Catalina 30 39/5964 As a new owner of a Catalina 30 I plan to replace the standing rigging. I used Catalina direct for
510 Companionway support Post GDub at 5:41am 08.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/505 Where can I locate the support post for the center island of my B510?
Exhaustelbow.com review Dfisher at 3:28am 08.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/4423 Came across exhaustelbow.com which makes a aftermarket stainless steel mixing elbow and exhaust mani
2 burner Princess alcohol stove on S2 9.2a SundancerII at 10:03pm 08.24.15 Parts Search 2/2551 I need to replace both the burners (all parts) on my 1982 S2 9.2a stove ("Princess" alcohol 2-burner
Joining the "I dropped my Keel club" and a question: pclarksurf at 10:01pm 08.24.15 Catalina 22 19/1457 Nice to be accomplishing tasks so many have already done and were willing to share their collective
Refinishing the Teak hensonrick5 at 9:32pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3486 I'm restoring a Sun Cat. What is the best product for refinishing the teak and should it be removed
Maybe dad will come around yet? Macboy at 8:46pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/739 So I spent the evening with dad tinkering with the boat (had to tear apart carb and clean up a coupl

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Electric Sailboat Drives kappykaplan at 10:49am 07.25.23 There is a paddle which doesn't work very well as it runs on Wheaties and is becoming outdated. I
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 10:41am 07.25.23 I will follow up. I do like the idea of removing the cables and trying by hand. My transmission is
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Scott B at 10:39am 07.25.23 Did the exact same thing with mine 15 yrs. ago. Poly tank, took out hose fitting into tank and inst
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Rich Stidger at 10:34am 07.25.23 Easiest- Remove the input hose from the macerator. Connect a short piece of PVC pipe with a glued ca
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 10:30am 07.25.23 Great idea. I need to take mine off for rehab also.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? capta at 10:21am 07.25.23 I would just tell the person asking for your experience to go sailing with you on one of their boats
Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 07.25.23 Burn no bridges..... .......................... or toilets :yikes: .
170 Motor Mount Fasteners stickinthemud57 at 10:12am 07.25.23 Cool! Perhaps goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: Be 100% sure that mount is solid and secu
Electric Sailboat Drives LloydB at 10:07am 07.25.23 I have convinced myself that I have a hybrid boat. I carry a very small electric trolling motor that
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 07.25.23 I did change the fluid out of the transmission this year, as the previous owner had put in the wron
How do you prove you can sail a boat? LloydB at 9:28am 07.25.23 Ask your original certificate provider to send you a replacement. An alternate method is to name dro
170 Motor Mount Fasteners rsmithfh at 9:25am 07.25.23 Figured it out and the wood was seemingly not rotten! Trying out the new Suzuki four stroke 2.5 this
Jub roller furler setup beerlover at 9:11am 07.25.23 Thank you!
Jub roller furler setup Timm R Oday25 at 9:05am 07.25.23 Good morning . The Furler you have is a CDI FF2 . The design is very differant from a standard furle
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Calif. Ted at 9:05am 07.25.23 Is there some sort of boaters card or operators card required for your state, usually low cost onlin
How do you prove you can sail a boat? stickinthemud57 at 8:38am 07.25.23 I would put the question to them. My guess is that their biggest concern is satisfying their insuran
Electric Sailboat Drives sailme88 at 8:33am 07.25.23 There is now a push on to establish a taxing system for EV cars.. Road tax on fuel isn't being paid
Electric Sailboat Drives (1) WayneH at 8:25am 07.25.23 Very nice post, thanks. Wow, that's a ton of solar on a boat that size! How many square feet, do
Life Is Good (1) Jacktar at 8:16am 07.25.23 Nice sunset sail
Life Is Good morbidfollower at 8:14am 07.25.23 Dry Tortugas, Christmas 2018

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