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My Intro and need some help. (5) LesserZ at 12:19pm 05.17.14 Day Sailers 6/1013 Hey my name is Jeff, aka: LesserZ, and I know very little about boats. (Sorry but this might seem li
Type motor needed for Ranger 18 billinseattle at 11:39am 05.17.14 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/7763 Just purchased 1980 Ranger 18 fiberglass. What do you recommend for a motor? I have been told a sm
Tap faucet knobs Adamt24 at 11:04am 05.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/866 Help! Need to get hot tap faucet knob off the shower faucet on my 386 but can't work out how to do i
Towing on water hook-up. Regular Guy at 10:02am 05.17.14 Smaller Boats 13/2359 For the case the boat has to be towed on water, what is the recommendation for hooking up a tow boat
Visiting Maine waters for the summer. Tax? PDReynolds at 9:30am 05.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1341 Hi All, We are considering sailing to the Bar Harbour area for the summer from our home port in R
Delamination on the foredeck pfinn at 9:14am 05.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/814 Recently had boat surveyed and discovered there is delamination on the foredeck area between the cha
Outboard motor charging upgrade (1) $tingy Sailor at 8:41am 05.17.14 Catalina 22 0/857 If you don't already have a charging circuit on your outboard, but you're lucky enough that it alrea
Any thoughts on this leak? (1) planoron at 7:47am 05.17.14 Big Boats 4/1588 Hello All and thanks in advance. We are looking at a Hunter 386 and in looking it over there is a l
Quieting Engine Noise Buzzlovelace at 6:49am 05.17.14 Catalina 30 3/1355 Good morning, I would appreciate any prroduct info to cut down on noise in my engine comartmeny,at a
Raymarine Chartplotter and Autopilot off by 180 Degrees? Bowedtoothdoc at 5:14am 05.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3261 Recently I noticed that on my Raymarine autopilot my COG is off by 180 Degrees. Dead south is 0 Degr
Battery box lid, what is the purpose? TropicalSeattle at 11:38pm 05.16.14 Ask All Sailors 26/8211 ONe of the covers for my battery boxes is cracked right down the middle. I tightened the straps on t
Rope tidy bag Pompadi at 10:13pm 05.16.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1820 Are the rope tidy bags on the 309 available somewhere as a spare part The ozy sun has just about d
Lazarette Stabbing curt309 at 7:03pm 05.16.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1330 Anyone changed out the Lazarette locking system for the new push button? Tired of getting the bayone
Help PirateGirl1 at 5:38pm 05.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/643 Cannot find a way to change profile on here? Need to change mine as it's not correct. Does anyone k
Raymarine autopilot PirateGirl1 at 5:20pm 05.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1755 Booted up instruments today and Raymarine Autopilot instrument showed message, "Reset Pilot". Nee
Head Teak Grates Doug4bass at 5:15pm 05.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1341 I bought the Admiral a set of grates for the head for Mothers day. We already have a set for the coc
L25 Rigging Question ghoppeh5 at 4:02pm 05.16.14 Lancer 6/1933 Hi There, I'm a new lancer owner, and pretty new to sailing as well. I've noticed that my L25 has
Killer clutch (2) Stan Linado at 1:04pm 05.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/867 I am working to set-up my '89 tall rig Catalina 25 for single handed sailing and have worked out mos
Traveler Car 2004 Hunter 33 (2) MichaelStacy at 12:19pm 05.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/963 I was in the process of replacing the lines for the traveler and noticed a black rubber (spacer?) th
swapping out Sherwood pump for new Oberdorfer c130king at 11:56am 05.16.14 Catalina 310 13/3093 In the process. Having some issues. If anybody reading this has done this I would appreciate a cal

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CHI-MAC today Apex at 3:36am 07.27.23 I raced on Fishtales (Shock 55). The start was sleet and high winds. Our competition popped up on
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 3:15am 07.27.23 Well said, and I agree :)
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:37am 07.27.23
Storm Damage kappykaplan at 2:33am 07.27.23 The storm pulled the sail out like it was a box off Kleenex. It shredded what ever was not rolled u
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? jssailem at 10:06pm 07.26.23 Look for leaks. Water damage. Water lines near the cabin deck. Aged rigging. Sloppy rigging. Soft de
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 jssailem at 10:00pm 07.26.23
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) jssailem at 9:51pm 07.26.23 I used surgical tubing to center the tiller. Tension the tubing. Then balance the sails. I had my 15
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:47pm 07.26.23 Les says Hi. It looks to me as it is leaking from the bottom of the cover. Not sure why. I tried to
How do you prove you can sail a boat? BigEasy at 9:24pm 07.26.23 Now that is potentially reasonable. Since this is only a temporary solution, I don't want to go inv
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 9:04pm 07.26.23 The raw water pump is leaking still. At the risk of admitting to not going back to find out if you
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 9:02pm 07.26.23 That sounds like progress is being made! Soon ,John ,soon.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:40pm 07.26.23 I have been at the boat for 2days. While the engine is in the boat and the shaft basically aligned,
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 7:32pm 07.26.23 For me I took the state boater safety course (online). Seems like it was free and some small amoun
Newport anchorages TimFromLI at 7:22pm 07.26.23 Last summer, we stayed on a mooring at TPG Conanicut marina in Jamestown, they have a ferry over to
Hunter 38 Cowl Vent quadrille38 at 6:39pm 07.26.23 218180 218183 SS everywhere. The toilet seat is the absolute worst on cold mornings :yikes: . 21
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 6:28pm 07.26.23 Mid-July, shimd-July. How goes the adventure, John? Inquiring minds and all...
Newport anchorages Bob S at 6:27pm 07.26.23 Greg How crazy is Block? Thinking of heading there Monday. The weather looks nasty Thursday gusting
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 6:27pm 07.26.23 Thank you, Rick!
I need a good chili recipe... Rick D at 6:18pm 07.26.23 Please, let me know your best chili recipes! I will ultimately eat it with beans, and prefer con c
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 6:11pm 07.26.23 is this to be served while under way? No, not necessarily.

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