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A Sailor without a boat is like a fish with no water capejt at 11:37am 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1126 It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you all that I have joined the ranks of "ex-Hunter Owner
Stringer repair GEB at 10:55am 05.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/763 Have a 1986 Hunter 31. The aft stringer is damaged(cracked). Since this is part of the grid system (
Shore Power breaker popping off when plugging in jack6878 at 10:03am 05.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1903 Last year my marina "upgraded" our electrical service. Ever since I can not plug into a post (any po
What Is This Part Called? (1) GorillaToast at 9:56am 05.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1192 Does anyone know what this ring at the top of my rudder post is called so I can search for one? Hun
What Is This Part Called? (1) GorillaToast at 9:43am 05.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2114 Does anyone know what this ring at the top of my rudder post is called so I can search for one? Hun
C-22 North Gulf Coast Cruise CaptDon01 at 9:22am 05.21.15 Catalina 22 1/796 Posted a bunch of photos from the first couple days of the annual C-22 "North Gulf Coast Cruise" on
Dedicated Start Battery? jsalley at 9:17am 05.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2963 RC -- I'm planning to reconfigure the DC supply side of my boat, a 2012 Catalina 355. Current setup
External raw water strainer HBBIS at 9:13am 05.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/535 Has anyone added an external strainer for water input to engine? I have a continual problem with clo
H-34: When to deep reef YVRguy at 9:07am 05.21.15 Big Boats 13/2156 So, I need to cross the Georgia Strait today and the forecast is for 20kt winds. I'm curious about
Positive Foam Floatation JPM01100 at 8:13am 05.21.15 Day Sailers 2/1320 I am removing the positive foam from "Loose Lucy", my O'Day DS II. Does removing the foam material
Tilting trailer? (1) Drinkmilk at 7:13am 05.21.15 Catalina 22 6/1322 Bought our C22 last year and sailed her a bunch of times. Loved it! However, we skipped sailing a
Tecsew sprayhoods in England (5) jhastie at 6:24am 05.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1383 Does anyone know who can do these in the US?
Gelcoat Polishing FlimFlamII at 5:57am 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1002 I used a finishing sander with 440 grit paper on the hull and had excellent results. Any suggestion
Yanmar 3gmf a65sailor at 5:36am 05.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/1880 Have a Yanmar 3gmf and just replaced all fuel lines. Added a Racor filter and changed the the engine
Glasses Gatch30 at 4:12am 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 52/10173 What is the best eye wear to reduce sun glare off the water. I'm not looking for specific brand, unl
split shaft coupling paulj at 2:18am 05.21.15 Catalina 310 2/836 Truckman In mainsails directions he says not to hit the shaft towards the transmission when i
Rudder mount (1) FlimFlamII at 9:04pm 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/661 Any suggestions on what's the best material to use under the rudder mount?
Rudder specs 37 legend Newmoon at 7:56pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 4/957 Hey guys I'm new to this. I just got my first boat, a 37 legend. Really killer. It has a small probl
window sealant eianm at 7:42pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 3/1301 We had horrendous wet weather a few weeks ago that exposed a new leak! It is one of my main side win
E series vs a series dkaplan308@aol.com at 6:51pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 0/865 Does anyone have a good synopsis of the major differences between the new touch screen raymarine E a

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The Sewing Machine Thread Project_Mayhem at 9:40am 12.15.23 I use the recommendations from Sail rite... https://www.sailrite.com/Thread-and-Needle-Recommendat
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Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 8:35am 12.15.23 Define your boating needs before you go searching for the perfect hardware. The set up I have in
The Sewing Machine Thread Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 12.15.23 I hope I'm not veering this thread off course but can anyone recommend some decent thread for canvas
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (8) n0where at 7:35am 12.15.23 Making a note here for future p42s. I just bought a p42 and completed a complete sanitation system
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 7:24am 12.15.23 Progress Report.. Mechanic showed up at 13:20. Took a look at the fuel lines.. Yep they are leakin
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! jssailem at 6:36am 12.15.23 I sail have sailed the PacificNW waters, and will again soon, using a laptop as the navigation tool
(re) location of hot water heater kloudie1 at 6:17am 12.15.23 Couple of things to be mindful of: High point bleed.. makes it easy to get all the air out of the sy
(re) location of hot water heater jssailem at 5:39am 12.15.23 My Hot water heater sits above the engine. Hose run is approximately 6 feet to and then back to the
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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 4:45am 12.15.23 What an ordeal! Better take her out the first sunny day you get! She deserves a proper re-orienta
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:29am 12.15.23 Ah. A new day has arrived.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:19am 12.15.23 It was a great Christmas gift I received today.. Yay!!! Been a long time coming, John. You'll be
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (9) jssailem at 11:47pm 12.14.23 Progress Report.. Mechanic showed up at 13:20. Took a look at the fuel lines.. Yep they are leaking
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 12.14.23 Ken, can you take a close up photo of your existing hose to show its condition ? I believe your boa
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 12.14.23 "Stuffing box hose" is as good a name as you'll find. Check here : https://marinehowto.com/re-pack
Swim platform question stickinthemud57 at 6:16pm 12.14.23 Here's my solution for my 26S: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/swim-platform-for-my-26s.12
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High Sailgunner at 4:54pm 12.14.23 I usualy run from 175 to 190. It gets close to 200 if I push it hard and the sea water is warm.
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? chichiflys at 4:02pm 12.14.23 Kloudie1 and TFox - thank you for the feedback! Before rebuilding the failing compression post supp
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