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Hunter 34 Maxwell winch service Ilanortho at 7:39pm 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3102 Hi all; Just purchased H34. All 4 Maxwell winches badly in need of lube/ service. Before I disassem
Oops Newport Bob at 7:20pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/910 MainE, Sorry for the mistype Love your state - and have sailed from Maine to Florida
Amp Meter Newport Bob at 7:17pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1612 Main, Took your advice and installed a smart gauge last spring. THANKS Gives the essential info! Cer
Universal 25 XPAC running hot mytime at 5:59pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 5/1164 My (new to me) 1994 Catalina 30 (#6242) is running hot 210 degrees at 2500 rpm's. New hoses, sea str
Gib Sice for a Hunter 37 margotec at 5:32pm 07.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1772 Hello, our gib unrolled during a storm and shattered. Now we have to buy another and I would like to
AIS, VHF antenna/s? Ken13559 at 4:42pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1101 I've a questions to those with class B ais and vhf, do you use splitter to share single antenna at m
Problem of return water in the motor when i do sailing fastbreak30 at 3:15pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 4/883 I have a problem of return of water in my diesel universal m -25. When the engine is off and I do sa
Missing S/V Kera Jane macdaddymark1 at 2:04pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 4/873 I don't know if this is the right place to start this but, Does anyone know or have you heard anythi
Microwave fxg88k at 1:23pm 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1146 I recently bought a Hunter 310 built 1999. It has a Gold Star One Touch microwave but no manual for
Mast Step Macruairidh at 1:00pm 07.07.15 Big Boats 3/1201 Cant anyone help. I am looking into purchasing a Hunter Legend 45, 1986 or 1987. I am trying to find
C22 Mark II wobbly keel mermike at 11:04am 07.07.15 Catalina 22 15/2715 Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a 1998 Mark II with a wobbly keel. I haven't dropped the keel b
Papillon 37 CB feather54 at 7:30am 07.07.15 C&C 1/1624 Trying to contact the previous owner(s) of Papillon in the Newport Rhode Island area. She is now 9
Hunter 33.5, Where to post? Ch0pp3r at 7:16am 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1101 I own a Hunter 33.5. I have not been able to determine where to post in the forums. Up to 33'? or 34
Engine not cranking EWARREN at 6:36am 07.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1355 I have a Perkins 30 engine. After out sailing for some time and I try to crank the engine, nothing
loose throttle linkage Harry1110 at 6:34am 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/905 I have a 1990 Hunter 30 with Edson console (see link) but the throttle linkage is loose and doesn't
Water pressure issues chrisings at 6:15am 07.07.15 Catalina 30 3/1241 So... Our fresh water pump gave up. It would continually run and not build pressure. Looked to be p
Water tank location Harry1110 at 5:59am 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1475 I have a 1990 Hunter 30 with the potable water filler located in the bow anchor locker. Trying to f
Rudder post Leaking? Scott NIelsen at 5:38am 07.07.15 Big Boats 4/1595 I am getting water in the aft section of my 73.5. It is not coming from the engine wet exhaust or ma
Good week at the office (4) Jackdaw at 5:14am 07.07.15 Racing 8/4342 Last week was the annual Bayfield Race Week, Lake Superior's largest racing event with over 50 boats
Turtled dinghy and lost my mast Seanjkavanagh at 5:04am 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 16/6088 I was given a johnson boatworks 12 ft scow to use on lake in NH. Turtled and couldn't right the boat

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How dispose of sailboat? rwsandersii at 4:24pm 12.20.23 I was in charge of the Marine Environmental Response Unit at one of the USCG Marine Safety Offices o
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 3:44pm 12.20.23 I'd bet money that only the white Trident 102 is the culprit. It's the same hose as the black 101,
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 3:10pm 12.20.23 I am curious about what kind of instructions were sent with the new sail. I ask because these days
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows kyoung27 at 3:05pm 12.20.23 My 2003 44DS side windows starting leaking this year - but all I had been able to find on the web we
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 2:56pm 12.20.23 Buried somewhere in the other Selden manuals I sent you was mention of a slight tension on the outh
H41 DS access to starboard jib block ice breaker at 2:46pm 12.20.23 I would look at the port side via the huge generator locker to see how it is attached. If it is jus
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review arf145 at 2:29pm 12.20.23 I find modern designs like that attractive, so the 34.1 looks great to me. Chartering one sounds lik
Fore Stay Bow Connection Project_Mayhem at 2:28pm 12.20.23 Many bolts have a non-threaded part. This is going to be much stronger than the threaded section. 1/
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 2:26pm 12.20.23 Ritdog , the bulkheads were not tabbed to the hull from the factory . There are a lot of conflictin
Trident 101 rubber smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:08pm 12.20.23 I'd bet money that only the white Trident 102 is the culprit. It's the same hose as the black 101,
Fore Stay Bow Connection tailboom at 2:04pm 12.20.23 Tailboom, oddly enough I am in your area and sail a Catalina 28. Like most have said most often it
2005 H36 freshwater distribution manifold Ralph Johnstone at 2:01pm 12.20.23 Beautifully detailed video and nice piping layout.
H41 DS access to starboard jib block kloudie1 at 1:31pm 12.20.23 Most likely screwed into an aluminum plate which is embedded into the combing
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 1:20pm 12.20.23 Although it's possible to replace all the cables with the mast insitu, as mentioned earlier, I don
Prop rotation question dlochner at 12:54pm 12.20.23 Tempted! You better than anyone here knows YOLO. Go for it, its only the kid's inheritance.
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 12:52pm 12.20.23
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 12:35pm 12.20.23 Dryloc might work. Or a hard acrylic paint Thanks for suggestion. I will try those as a last
Trident 101 rubber smell rgranger at 12:24pm 12.20.23 Dryloc might work. Or a hard acrylic paint
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 11:32am 12.20.23 Because rubber and plastics dry out, becoming hard, brittle and prone to cracking, 10 years is the
Selden in-mast furling questions Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 12.20.23 I'm hoping our initial issue was just due to the stiffness of the brand new sail. Buried somewher

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