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Possible Hurricane this weekend. Need Advise. pateco at 12:44pm 08.26.15 Ask All Sailors 48/4330 Forecast is calling for possible category 1 storm late Sunday/early Monday. This will be my first st
Thoughts and comments about my Long Trip I'm planning (4) allen-deckard at 12:20pm 08.26.15 Catalina 22 20/2831 Hey guys I've been wanting to take this trip for the last year and am finally working up the nerve I
Repairing Teak/Holly Cabin Sole Floor Dents kvalerio at 11:36am 08.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/5427 I made the rookie mistake of momentarily storing our hatch boards on the top stair of the cabin. My
CDI Furler Halyard Tension (1) cb32863 at 10:49am 08.26.15 Ask All Sailors 11/3674 For you all that own a CDI furler, you know that the halyard situation is not the best. I find mine
Owner's Manual for 1983 H31 SFS at 7:35am 08.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/832 Bought a 1983 Hunter 31 yesterday, and I'm spending this morning accumulating manuals, etc. I nee
climbing an installed rollor reefing.. Needosh at 5:07am 08.26.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1179 Hi Folks,I am just wondering if there's a way to get up the furler on the forestay.. one screw worke
Before Boat Ownership (1) Kermit at 4:43am 08.26.15 Sails Call Lounge 8/2536 This explains a lot! Or Since you're thinking of a project boat... Or You will NEVER see this
Mast wiring/electronics install taboni at 4:34am 08.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/3280 Mast wiring/electronics install cost Just trying to get a sense of how much a job like this costs t
Dropping the rudder ODay 31 Okia42 at 3:58am 08.26.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/618 Hello from Long Island New York. Just purchased an Oday 31 need to drop rudder this fall during th
Is $5k reasonable for a rough 78 C30? dailytrek at 9:36pm 08.25.15 Catalina 30 24/3915 I'm looking at a C30 which has all the original sails, rigging and interior. It therefore needs, sai
Determining Tall or Standard rigging dailytrek at 9:24pm 08.25.15 Catalina 30 15/5645 I'm viewing a C30 which the owner is uncertain if its a tall rigging or not. How would I determine?
Yamaha 33 would you buy one today? Oysterpirate at 6:14pm 08.25.15 Yamaha 16/16945 Hello All Looking at a 1978 Yamaha 33. It is outfitted with all fairly new electronics, set up f
Kent Narrows, current conditions? njlarry at 4:02pm 08.25.15 Destinations 11/2760 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 10/5133 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 4/1585 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 2/1059 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 7/1391 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 0/851 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 1/1362 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 24/2623 My new to me H290 has something I do not remember seeing before and I don't see in the manuals. Wher

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1981 Hunter 30 Rudder problems Roland5048 at 10:30am 01.19.24 Lots of speculation here on what the problem is. There should be about an inch or so gap between th
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) LakeShark at 9:39am 01.19.24 Wind chill was -37F on Monday. Took this following my morning 3 mile walk with the boat in the back
Raritan Superflush Apex at 8:54am 01.19.24 ok everyone.......Guido needs to vent about being unhappy with a recent repair cost, and is hoping f
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Media again at 8:52am 01.19.24 Status Update: Removed Head Gasket to find that it was intact but someone had applied a sealant on t
Is separation for the best? dmax at 8:41am 01.19.24 Thanks for the confirmation. I've never seen it separate like this before. It's always emulsified,
California King Tide Fail Timm R Oday25 at 8:30am 01.19.24 Dave very clearly a foe ..A good bottom paint keeps them off . They tend to clog inlet strainers on
California King Tide Fail (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 8:26am 01.19.24 @Tally Ho If my pea brain can recall, you have zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. Are they friends
Replace Radar Hello Below at 8:02am 01.19.24 A little disappointing review of 3 radars but worth a read. Enclosed radars compared, including Garm
Replace Radar buddybear at 7:46am 01.19.24 GMR 18. Mast mounted above spreader, the cable should be long enough to go into bilge area easily,
California King Tide Fail fstbttms at 7:38am 01.19.24 Wow. What marina is that? (Our moorage would sand in worse than that if we stopped annual dredging,
Bent rudder gudgeons on a c18 Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 01.19.24 On my O'Day you can by removing a panel to access the stern. Hopefully someone with the same boat as
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 7:29am 01.19.24 Thanks for the confirmation. I've never seen it separate like this before. It's always emulsified, e
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 7:03am 01.19.24 When the system detects a heat event the fire suppression agent is dispensed, and a relay engages to
Odd Yanmar issue Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 01.19.24 How do these fire suppression systems actually work? We know that when triggered it doesn't disenga
Replace Radar BC Bernie at 6:24am 01.19.24 Is it the 24 and was the cable long enough it says 49' I measured around 50' with adding several fe
Raritan Superflush dlochner at 5:40am 01.19.24 WHY WOULD YOU ASSUME I'D CLEAN WITH SOMETHING THAT STUPID? AND YOU ALSO "ASSUME" I REPLACED A JABSC
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy JBP-PA at 5:25am 01.19.24 In British English, spray hood.
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) JBP-PA at 5:16am 01.19.24 It's kind of sad that kids no longer get snow days. It was practically an order to go outside and pl
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy shemandr at 5:14am 01.19.24 Dodgers, or crash hoods, are usually custom made. What might be right for one sailer may not work f
Weather at your location currently and photo? dLj at 5:04am 01.19.24 C'mon, we rarely get that hot in the summer up here. I will admit, my sweat glands have had a seri

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