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winterizing ysm12 142 riverview at 5:44pm 10.31.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1132 not able to start motor to winterize. Is there a way to drain raw water from yanmar ysm12 to keep bl
Contact Crazy Dave Condon at 5:19pm 10.31.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/931 I no longer accept personal emails due to security except for those who I know. I received an emai
What it the bridge clearance for a hunter 50' ac? hunter bum at 2:50pm 10.31.23 Ask All Sailors 4/587 Does anyone knows the bridge clearance for the hunter 50AC?
Pacific NW Cruising weather Fall is here. (2) jssailem at 8:10am 10.31.23 Weather and Forecasting 4/981 Well here it is. Halloween time. For many this marks the end of the cruising season and time to put
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? (4) Davenport at 10:21am 10.30.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1628 Am trying to figure out h260 bilge pump and electronics. On my boat it is installed about 6 inches t
Help a beginner rayinfe at 7:05pm 10.29.23 Ask All Sailors 4/976 Does anyone out there have access to a 1977 Vinyard Vixen 29 Operations Manual. Have found info on
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? (9) Davenport at 12:28pm 10.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1409 Trying to avoid scratching my new h260 I cut up 2 "pill" rubber fenders and sailbungeeball thingies,
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose artboas at 11:09am 10.29.23 Big Boats 22/3121
Bottom Paint HomeyD at 9:25am 10.29.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1135 I am new to having work done at a marina. Up till now I did most of the work myself. I just had the
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 4:29pm 10.28.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1328 Does my shower drain directly into the main bilge? The shower drain pump (located opposite side of b
Need help with a 1980 Snipe boat built by McGaughlin regarding rigging of traveler. rwflyboy at 3:06pm 10.28.23 Trailer Sailors 2/1356 I had a friend give me a 1980 Snipe sailboat I was able to find the proper boom for the cobra two ma
Trim and angle under assymetric. danstanford at 9:34am 10.28.23 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2020 Recently watching a TouTube video of a J/111 racing downwind and they had someone on the mid-bow tri
Online source for acrylic window supply? JBP-PA at 7:45am 10.28.23 Ask All Sailors 6/976 It's time to replace my windows. Big box hardware stores don't seem to carry 3/8 cast tinted acryli
Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover colin59 at 7:34am 10.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/1057 Hi has anyone found a supplier for the origional attatched sail cover? thanks Colin
Hunter 290 leak in aft berth stern corners (2) colin59 at 7:21am 10.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 13/1714 Hi Have found a leak where h2o concentrates in the aft corners of aft berth causing wood paneling to
Marine AC Unit Deleted member 117556 at 6:07am 10.28.23 Catalina 310 6/1469 We replaced the original Dometic AC/heat unit with the same about 5 or 6 years ago. Went with a new
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA twodzusfittings at 5:16pm 10.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/1125 Hi all, thought I might just mention to the forum some information. I need to remove and replace my
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access visser07 at 10:04am 10.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1164 The refrigerator drain line on my Oceanis 331 fell off the drain fitting. I have crawled around the
Winter Project (4) Bents at 9:29am 10.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1134 Just seeing my new to me Cat 27's underside for the first time. Looks like I know what my winter pro
Fuel lift pump feels hot question (1) mforum at 8:10am 10.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 11/1366 I have a Universal M-18 diesel engine in a Catalina 27. I changed the oil recently and noted that w

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Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 marcham at 5:30pm 08.03.25 On my 380, there's no need to access a nut from the bottom.... all the stanchions have embedded meta
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 5:20pm 08.03.25 The most interesting part of that repair article was the use of gelcoat over an epoxy repair. Yeah
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat colemj at 4:43pm 08.03.25 The most interesting part of that repair article was the use of gelcoat over an epoxy repair. I've
Close-hauled -- how close? colemj at 4:19pm 08.03.25 Light, shifty and gusty winds are not the right conditions to make any conclusions about your boat,
Close-hauled -- how close? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 08.03.25 Not familiar with C22 rig. Vang and sail track (traveler) available to trim the main?
Close-hauled -- how close? Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 08.03.25 The best way to tell is to measure your tack angles. If your tack angle is close to 90 degrees it me
Close-hauled -- how close? JoeWhite at 2:59pm 08.03.25 With my C36 after many years running around with reefed main and 110 jib and not being able to match
Recommissioning head and holding tank Tally Ho at 2:45pm 08.03.25 I picked up a boat that had been on the hard for a couple of years. We splashed and found some blac
Recommissioning head and holding tank (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 08.03.25 But, but, but, that's exactly what I mean. The holding tank contents are "properly treated" by th
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Tally Ho at 2:28pm 08.03.25 Actually, without cutting through the head liner, not the hull. Hunter may have put a piece of alu
Furling line Q's BigEasy at 2:16pm 08.03.25 If your furler operates satisfactorily & the line only needs replacement, the best method of determi
Furling line Q's fred1diver at 2:02pm 08.03.25 Thank you
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises rgranger at 1:56pm 08.03.25 Legit
Furling line Q's rgranger at 1:52pm 08.03.25
Hunter 22 (80s) questions rgranger at 1:49pm 08.03.25
Recommissioning head and holding tank Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 08.03.25 O You're told by WHOM??? Definitely not by me! It's oxygen, not treatment, that creates the aero
Recommissioning head and holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:49pm 08.03.25 You're told by WHOM??? Definitely not by me! It's oxygen, not treatment, that creates the aerobic
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 12:31pm 08.03.25 This article describes a very different sort of repair than what is needed here, but I ran across th
Recommissioning head and holding tank (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 08.03.25 Will the contents of the holding tank smell if properly treated? We're told that the contents of
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? kappykaplan at 11:59am 08.03.25 I believe the older units could handle more since that is what we used before our "upgrade" :plus:

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