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Dinghy for Catalina 34. How big is too big? Dave2424 at 1:22pm 01.03.15 Big Boats 3/3425 Hey Folks My 8.5' dinghy finally died this year. Boat show's coming up and I'm trying to decide wh
Water in the cabin Frednick at 11:50am 01.03.15 Catalina 22 9/1968 Hello Friends, We just bought the boat (year 1976) a few days ago, and we now have it in the back y
Team Raggamuffin DAVA390 at 11:33am 01.03.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1301 I don`t know how to get it to here but on my F/B feed is a stunning video of the Australian boat Rag
Anchoring, St Johns river, Jacksonville mrducks at 8:23am 01.03.15 Destinations 6/3841 I will need to stop at a Publix Pharmacy a couple of hundred Feet from River drive, just South of th
H28.5 fuel tank replacement timtim at 5:46am 01.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1999 I need help in finding a fuel tank to replace my old plastic tank. I have been finding fuel in the
Where do a find a replacement bow rail? Pospisil71 at 2:17am 01.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3467 I have a 1985 Hunter 23 and am looking for a replacement for the bow rail. The welds have popped whe
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Water piling up in my back lazerets kingsailor at 5:30pm 01.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1123 Has anyone found where the water is getting in from the stern of the 456 while under power. I get a
Java is having fun (1) Jim Seamans at 3:16pm 01.02.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1679 I'm currently in Dinner Key, Fl. Life is good, enjoying warm weather. Happy New Year everyone...
Rudder Issues (12) SkipperTHB at 1:40pm 01.02.15 Big Boats 10/4760 First let me start by saying I am not trying to condemn, point fingers or stir the stink pot with th
Prop shaft length frankiedogs at 1:23pm 01.02.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1344 We just purchased our 80 37C and while I was moving it across florida it decided to eat the prop sha
Port side cabin light wiring gsifford at 12:42pm 01.02.15 Big Boats 1/1202 Hi. The port side cabin lights in my 1983 Catalina 36 are out. Can anyone tell me where the wires cr
Table Addition Alansails at 12:16pm 01.02.15 Catalina 310 12/2520 Has anyone added a "Leaf" onto the table in the cabin for the person sitting on the starboard side?
POLL: are you a US Sailing member? Jackdaw at 7:26am 01.02.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2985 I just got an email informing me that my US Sailing membership just auto-renewed for 2015. I'm a mem
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Fridge Replacement 1985 Hunter 40 (1) GThorne at 6:47am 01.02.15 Big Boats 4/2611 Hoping some of my fellow Hunter 40 owners can provide me with some information. We are away from our
Cleaning out my digital closet (1) inarathree at 6:20am 01.02.15 Smaller Boats 17/1683 Im cleaning up my digital closet (hard drive), and thought I would post information for the 1980's H
Another solar question... (1) weinie at 5:02am 01.02.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2198 New Jeanneau comes with the following setup. 2x80AH house batteries 1x80AH engine battery The
Impellers (5) seadaddler at 4:43am 01.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/5073 Well I went to check my Yanmar recently and checked my 2 belts and changed the water pump belt after

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Hunter 216 in light air (1) rgranger at 1:55pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... o senter line.
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 1:50pm 10.23.23 Two sets of reef points.... very nice! :clap:
Lantern Advice dLj at 1:49pm 10.23.23 OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't loo
Hunter 216 in light air shemandr at 1:47pm 10.23.23 It sounds like lee helm. Have you tried changing the mast rake? A longer forestay will increase th
Plugged Waste Vent Line Hayden Watson at 1:46pm 10.23.23 I rinse my vent line every time I pump out. I get the pump running and then hold the rinse hose so
Racor filter size jssailem at 1:03pm 10.23.23 You can always check with Universal. recommended filter #298854 is a 10 micron filter not a 2 micro
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 12:38pm 10.23.23 A traveler will help but... try this. Just before you come about, fall off a few degrees... pick
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 12:32pm 10.23.23 It can be frustrating trying to get used to a different boat. I had an 18 foot sloop that I built
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 12:25pm 10.23.23 Yup. Happened to us when we first purchased her. Wrote an article about that experience awhile ago.
Serial numbers/year built. dlochner at 12:18pm 10.23.23 Ya, hard to tell for sure. I found some stuff online for how to interpret old serial numbers, but
Serial numbers/year built. CliffA at 12:07pm 10.23.23 Ya, hard to tell for sure. I found some stuff online for how to interpret old serial numbers, but i
Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 12:03pm 10.23.23
Plugged Waste Vent Line dmax at 11:57am 10.23.23 I disconnected the vent hose at the tank and hooked up the inflatable dinghy foot pump - cleared it
Plugged Waste Vent Line Terry Cox at 11:51am 10.23.23 but I thought maybe someone has had this happen before and came up with a better way! Yup. Happene
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 11:39am 10.23.23 Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to read
Square top main on water ballast? (2) SkookumZac at 11:37am 10.23.23 I'm happy to report that my square top sail has arrived and it is spectacular.
Lantern Advice dlochner at 11:31am 10.23.23
Lantern Advice rgranger at 11:29am 10.23.23 Uh, that photo was taken just out side Elizabeth City, NC. :biggrin: Nice... :thumbup: The Albem
Hunter 216 in light air rgranger at 11:27am 10.23.23 A traveler will help but... try this. Just before you come about, fall off a few degrees... pick
Lantern Advice dlochner at 11:27am 10.23.23 @dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... Uh, that photo was taken just out side

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