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Kudos to ICOM and United Radio Service redhead78 at 12:40pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/831 Hi all, Hats off to ICOM and United Radio in E.Syracuse NY. I have an ICOM- m36 hand held VHF for pr
23.5 swing keel line replacement (1) KrustyKrab at 12:34pm 07.18.14 Smaller Boats 11/3603 Hello All! first of all, I am delighted to find a forum with other 23.5 owners! I hope that I can o
Walmart Batteries? Loads of questions ... Scott T-Bird at 11:59am 07.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 11/9481 I seem to recall that you (MS) gave a favorable review to Walmart batteries. I recently noticed tha
What to do with trailer tongue extension? (1) KrustyKrab at 11:31am 07.18.14 Trailer Sailors 27/13896 Wow! First let me say how excited I am to find a forum with other Hunter 23.5 owners in it! Some o
catlina 25 motor Brousseau at 11:03am 07.18.14 Smaller Boats 4/1090 I have a 1984 catalina 25 and I believe I need a new outboard. I am looking at around nine hp four s
Battery Drainage DonW at 7:56am 07.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/713 Bought new batteries end of season last year. Have solar panels. When returned to boat this year,
How to check sail condition? kito at 7:18am 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4018 My 79 H30 project boat is coming along. Need to start thinking about my main and genoa condition. I
Looking for OD34 door clip (1) Harlan at 7:13am 07.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/527 My 1983 OD34 has a number of plastic clips that secure locker doors, table drop leaf, etc. Several h
Update from Maine, S/A Yuginots yuginot at 7:02am 07.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/826 Hello everyone. It has been a LONG time since I was last on here. Yuginots family has had a tough fe
stern sits low Catalina 22 slowtype at 5:51am 07.18.14 Catalina 22 7/1162 This comes up annually on these boards. The solution is to try and move weight forward such as the b
26S - 30 minute centerboard removal/replacement (on trailer) (4) holdech at 5:26am 07.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4936 Thought I'd mentioned this as I've seen many solutions that are way too difficult and/or dangerous.
Fluxgate compass went bonkers... DougM at 4:41am 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1018 Odd thing yesterday, the Fluxgate compass in my autopilot decided to point every way but the correct
Capri 18 starboard cockpit locker (1) smallboatrestoration at 4:08am 07.18.14 Smaller Boats 2/1276 Does this plastic hose in the starboard locker go down to the keel bilge? If so, what did the manufa
Need help with 1983 Hunter 31 Mast davejet at 7:28pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1195 I finally got a MastMate and climbed to the top of my mast. I purchased the 1983 Hunter 31 a litt
Lightning Strike's? ttac at 7:12pm 07.17.14 Ask All Sailors 23/3319 We were struck by lightning one month ago! Still getting all the repair quotes back! I wanted to as
Fuel Leak rkssail at 6:47pm 07.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/887 I've got a real head scratcher that I'm hoping someone can shed some light on. I went to the marina
Osprey Bird Roosting on Spreaders davejet at 6:12pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/781 Well you can see the Pix an Osprey decide to relocate from another nearby sailboat and trees to the
Hunter 23 Boarding or Swim Ladder carboman at 6:00pm 07.17.14 Smaller Boats 9/2691 I had a west marine special but it broke after a few months. May get another one as a temporary fix
1983 Hunter 31 Wood Rot in Floor Advise on fixing davejet at 5:58pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1072 Any advice is really appreciated. There is wood rot and a hole next to the stern small floor access
Depth Finder and Speed Indicator davejet at 5:43pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/738 Got a little carried away with the jib lines and it ripped off the cover of my depth finder. It was

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Anchor Chain jssailem at 9:48pm 10.29.22 What if I fill it with molten lead? Let it harden. Then use it on the anchor rode. Would be a good u
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 BigEasy at 8:56pm 10.29.22 You can order replacement panels from Beneteau spare parts through your local dealer ($$$). There ar
Anchor Chain (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 10.29.22 A Kettle is a way to add weight to your rode The kettle is for tea. Much too light to attach to
Loading boat on trailer Orbweaver at 7:04pm 10.29.22 No story, but it's truly amazing slippery things get until the bunks dry out again.
Dual engine controllers confusion Ralph Johnstone at 6:59pm 10.29.22 Thanks for your concern, but no shocking experiences so far! That's good to hear. Maybe now we c
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 6:20pm 10.29.22 Wow!!! Thank you for doing all the math lol. I think your right, im gonna cut the bulb off and fair
Looking at an s2 7.9 quadrille38 at 6:17pm 10.29.22 My first boat was the 6.7 (22ft) version of this boat. S2 built the 22s first and then later upsize
Rudder Bearing and Steering Quadrant Lady FIO at 5:58pm 10.29.22 Thanks for reply. Unfortunately those drawings are wrong and I cannot seem to find the correct drawi
Refilling CNG Tank MikeHoncho at 5:55pm 10.29.22 How long does a tank last for you?
Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 5:47pm 10.29.22 Good to know. It's a 7.9 drop keel. I checked it out today. Should get a look at it next weeken
Dual engine controllers confusion jviss at 5:13pm 10.29.22 Oh, how can you even suggest that :eek: ? Anyone else notice how dull it's been of late ? I'm wor
Anchor Chain Terry Cox at 4:52pm 10.29.22 Kettle Kellet or Sentinel. Sorry for being such a pic, John.
Wing Keel repair bil1215 at 4:51pm 10.29.22
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil Justin_NSA at 4:16pm 10.29.22 Darn! I got all worked up for nothing. I took a look at my 2GM20 oil pan and I don't have a drain pl
Furling genoa cover seems too small? (1) Qorgyle at 3:37pm 10.29.22 Holding it as tight as I can fairly high up. It would probably fit ... another 6ft higher. :P Next
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 2:35pm 10.29.22
Rudder Bearing and Steering Quadrant JamesG161 at 2:31pm 10.29.22 So why do you need to replace the lower bearing? You will find it very difficult or almost impossi
Wing Keel repair bil1215 at 2:17pm 10.29.22
23.5 replacement parts MrEd at 1:41pm 10.29.22 Time to replace those lifelines. In all likelihood the amount of corrosion beneath the plastic will
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes MrEd at 1:36pm 10.29.22

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