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Launch day (2) balboa20#6 at 3:35pm 07.18.14 Balboa 1/2788 I all, An update regarding my year long effort to bring my 1968 Balboa 20 back to life. launch, sai
V belts sailfree20770 at 3:24pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 29/14664 Has anyone found a reliable cross reference for Yanmar belts. I suspect they would be available from
Swim ladder Myhunter216 at 1:27pm 07.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1758 I recently purchased a 2003 hunter 216. Can anyone recommend a portable swim ladder? Thanks, Tom
37C - Routing of cockpit drain hoses (1) FredV at 12:56pm 07.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2540 Can anyone describe how the hoses from the cockpit drains are routed in the aft end? After finally r
Kudos to ICOM and United Radio Service redhead78 at 12:40pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/898 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 11/3989 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 11/11052 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 27/15859 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 4/1505 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 2/813 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 20/4918 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 1/608 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 4/951 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 7/1275 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 7/5925 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 3/1090 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 2/1502 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 3/1342 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 23/4126 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 4/1014 I've got a real head scratcher that I'm hoping someone can shed some light on. I went to the marina

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Alder Barbour Refrigeration Hayden Watson at 6:08pm 08.21.23 Glad it's working. I have an AB cold machine from 1993. A few weeks ago, I noticed it wouldn't sta
Prop size for O 322? Mickstr at 5:59pm 08.21.23 Good luck! I went the other way on my 322. Boat came with a feathering prop, which was OK, but a bit
Sails up at the dock ? Mickstr at 5:51pm 08.21.23
Removing Aft Cabin "Headboard" MattieJo at 5:47pm 08.21.23 I do think it is screwed into that Moulded fiberglass. Are there accesses at the bottom of the tray
Wema tank level sender Screen Saver at 5:32pm 08.21.23 Yea the slider isnt leaking or absorbing fluid, its simply losing its magnetism. I can slide a magne
Sails up at the dock ? jssailem at 5:11pm 08.21.23 You will be among the many sailors that raised sails while tied in their slip. Use you head. No wi
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. kappykaplan at 4:58pm 08.21.23 @JamesG161 and @jssailem , thanks for the science. :beer:
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. (10) jssailem at 4:54pm 08.21.23 Jim and I have examined the available data relevant to storm development in the Atlantic. We are loo
Sails up at the dock ? (1) Tally Ho at 4:36pm 08.21.23
Alder Barbour Refrigeration baycloud at 4:32pm 08.21.23 Glad it's working. I have an AB cold machine from 1993. A few weeks ago, I noticed it wouldn't star
7.3 Gooseneck assembly replacement Tally Ho at 4:00pm 08.21.23 You could try Rig-Rite and see if they can help. They will need to know the maker of the spar. htt
Stowing Winch Handles Tally Ho at 3:56pm 08.21.23 I picked up 2 of mine at a nautical flea market. They needed a good scrubbing, but functional. Gr
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 3:48pm 08.21.23 Here I made a quick video in case anyone is interested NwdLkVghbqQ
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 3:48pm 08.21.23 I have a non working M25XP with new injectors, cylinder head and a fairly new exhaust manifold if y
Difficulty raising the main Project_Mayhem at 2:51pm 08.21.23 To make things slide freely you must not only lubricate but clean the track and slugs. If you just l
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? MikeHoncho at 2:50pm 08.21.23 It would help if the OP narrowed down his prop requirements/wishes. Currently it is open to many m
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 2:42pm 08.21.23 I have finally got the system working. As of this moment it has been running for 5 days straight.
Stowing Winch Handles Project_Mayhem at 2:40pm 08.21.23 Many winch pockets also double as a beer can holder in a pinch :beer:
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 kappykaplan at 1:46pm 08.21.23 And this for Storm Surge which is tricky, depending on where your boat is. This is not good for ou
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement Rick486 at 1:43pm 08.21.23 I suggest making contact with Selden and bring them on board this discussion.

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