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Keel material mhbelser at 10:40am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1073
Leaking galley faucet chriscampbell at 8:37am 04.24.23 Smaller Boats 5/1297 My manual pump galley faucet is leaking at the arm. Does anyone have a link or specific brand they k
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 5:03am 04.24.23 Musings With Maine Sail 35/3890 I want to go to LiFePO4, but life got in the way lately. I'm wondering if any folks here have recen
Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? skob1014 at 3:10am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/918 I just bought a 1991 Hunter 28 and the only seacock I can find is at the starboard side of the stern
Irwin 33.1 SailingLoto at 1:54am 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 6/687 Any knowledge on these old boats? It's a freshwater boat with an atomic 4 that is getting water in t
Towing a Portland Pudgy? SailorElliot at 5:28pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/897 Hey, I'm looking for a dinghy for a Flicka 20 and I've stumbled across the controversial Portland P
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED (1) Matt DV at 3:16pm 04.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/869 Going on the visual alone, I evidently have to replace this piece. Any suggestions on parts supplier
Problems with early 310s paulducham at 2:52pm 04.23.23 Catalina 310 14/2214 I thought I remembered reading here that there were some design flaws in the first couple of years o
Crew finder Coboaters at 1:43pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/785 Hello Sailors, How do you find crew when you need to deliver your boat or want to sail more?
Want to Buy Hunter 30' - 33' 1988 to 1996 vabchbrewer at 12:56pm 04.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/728 I am in Virginia Beach, VA and am looking for a nice Hunter, ready to sail. I'm retired and getting
Abandoned vessels, what's the solution? (1) T-Schwan at 11:25am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 60/5739 More and more boat owners, no longer able to afford (or care about) maintenance of their vessels, ar
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 10:52am 04.23.23 Seaward 15/1645 My 2000 model Seaward 25 has shore power, but I have never had the occasion to use it until now. Wit
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Wm. Gill at 9:08am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 57/5459 I am just returning to sailing after over 25 years. During that time, I had a twin-engine powerboat
What to do above the water line??? Dil at 6:42am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1728 I am getting ready to redo the bottom of my 1991 Hunter 30, there is a lot of info on this and produ
Maxprop Grease jviss at 5:47am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 5/84 Never mind. Some members here find it necessary to mock or insult people for asking a question, or
iOS Notifications are back! Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 04.23.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/842 The one feature of the long-deprecated SBO iOS mobile app that I missed was push notifications. Hap
Rudder Bearing thetone at 9:06pm 04.22.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1316 Hello Friends,I'm trying to drop the rudder on my 35s5. It will not come out! Help me please! theto
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 4:50pm 04.22.23 Ask All Sailors 15/2887 Our boat has nine of the standard bronze through hull valves. Some are getting a bit stiff to operat
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Don S/V ILLusion at 12:59pm 04.22.23 Weather and Forecasting 31/3354 I understand forecasts are just that and not always correct, however, my question is - why are fore
Overheat buzzer buzzing continuously - Yanmar 3HM35F SailMaster at 6:26am 04.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/1229 Upon starting when cold, our overheat buzzer or the sensor is buzzing constantly with the switch on.

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Exhaust water flow FastOlson at 10:20pm 02.19.25 The OP has basically 3 choices, live with the exhaust as is, move the exhaust outlet above the wate
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak Project_Mayhem at 9:36pm 02.19.25 I tried them. They work but I didn't like how they loosen up all the time. dj As in they stretch
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing jssailem at 8:56pm 02.19.25 I am going to suggest that the halyard diameter appears to be larger than the sheave on which it is
Hunter 376 Halyard sheave (1) jssailem at 8:53pm 02.19.25 is access and change easy once up there? own, I would check the other sheaves and all mast fitting
Wrap around jib on a furled genoa garymalmgren at 7:18pm 02.19.25 Hi Greg. That is where the inspiration came from. There were some other considerations. I often sail
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted (2) danm1 at 5:36pm 02.19.25 229901229902 Previous owner installed them, but I think they are great for day sailing and weekendin
Exhaust water flow dlochner at 5:19pm 02.19.25 The various visual, auditory, and tactile methods of monitoring exhaust water outflow will work at a
Exhaust water flow heritage at 4:45pm 02.19.25 My H27 has the exhaust port under the stern and at the level or slightly below the waterline. I can
Exhaust water flow Ralph Johnstone at 3:14pm 02.19.25 I would contact aqualarm manufacturer and ask how it should be installed. They will confirm if it w
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak stickinthemud57 at 3:06pm 02.19.25 I, too, have read about the downsides of covering stainless steel cable. Not recommended. I replace
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak jssailem at 2:44pm 02.19.25 There is one other old school approach. You could build solid SS pipes all around. It is like having
Exhaust water flow jssailem at 2:41pm 02.19.25 The Catalina 36 in the slip across from me exhausts about a foot under water at the stern port quart
Exhaust water flow dlochner at 2:37pm 02.19.25
Exhaust water flow jssailem at 2:30pm 02.19.25
Exhaust water flow Johnb at 2:17pm 02.19.25 On my boat: 1 I can quite easily using lung power blow from the downstream side of the raw water pu
Exhaust water flow Leeward Rail at 2:04pm 02.19.25 I would contact aqualarm manufacturer and ask how it should be installed. They will confirm if it wo
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak jackhart at 2:03pm 02.19.25 Folks, I really appreciate this information on the lifelines! My 22 has the old covered lines. Looks
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 1:33pm 02.19.25 There is no exposed exhaust pipe the engine exhaust come out a hole in the aft hull about a foot u
Exhaust water flow Leeward Rail at 1:20pm 02.19.25 is to touch the water coming out of the pipe. Your boat likely has an exhaust system that looks l
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 12:42pm 02.19.25 This is kind of like mine But mine the exhaust an the exhaust water discharged under the boat abo

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