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Sea water filling holding tank tadd5181 at 6:50pm 10.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/673 I own a 2000 Hunter 420. Recently the rear holding tank guage has show full when it should not be f
Hunter 23.5 Trailer Fender Source Tom L at 6:46pm 10.10.22 Smaller Boats 2/638 The fenders on my trailer for my Hunter 23.5 have rusted out and are starting to crumble. The trail
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 2:39pm 10.10.22 Big Boats 12/925 On my 2004 Hunter 36 the steering gear cover just behind the helm is held down by coarse threaded sc
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 1:42pm 10.10.22 Catalina 30 24/2774 Hi all, excited to join the group here. After restoring and enjoying a Catalina 27 for many years I
Boat damaged by IAN (3) dave_and_dd at 1:08pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1562 Well, in spite of damage, we were VERY lucky in IAN. I'm in Port Charlotte and were pretty much hit
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 9:30am 10.10.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 60/9185 My Dometic 975 MSD no longer pumps water into the bowl and has sprung a leak between the bowl and th
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy cryptotech at 7:18am 10.10.22 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1170
maybe a dumb water heater question.... Banooma at 6:44am 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 5/481 I am planning to drain the water heater tank and bypass it for winterizing before the boat is hauled
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? smo10018 at 4:44am 10.10.22 Engines and Propulsion 20/2448 Am in the process of selling a smaller sailboat and looking for a larger (38 to 40 foot) boat. For
Hole in Keel Hunter 25 2008 (2) Richardd at 4:28am 10.10.22 Smaller Boats 5/796 Hi All, I have noticed hole in my keel of Hunter 25 2008 ( Shoal Keel) pictures attached, is that
Hunter 40 Series Davits (1) mpearce at 7:51pm 10.09.22 Big Boats 1/771
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? HeelBoy at 7:09pm 10.09.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1190 Found an 84 Mac 25 boat that I want to be mine, and I would have given asking price tonight if not f
CDI FF2 patbratton at 1:35pm 10.09.22 Smaller Boats 45/5639 I am getting ready to pull the trigger on roller furling for my H240. I have settled on a CDI FF2 (p
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main fred1diver at 12:07pm 10.09.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2350 Hello everyone, yesterday we removed my mast, so I raised the main for the last time this year to le
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? (1) Jamesiv1 at 10:31am 10.09.22 Catalina 22 45/3284
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) (3) Rich Stidger at 8:32am 10.09.22 Ask All Sailors 52/3727 I have a 1997 Hunter 40.5 and I have a broken roller on both mid-ship cleats. I have machined new r
Tongue Extensions (1) Tedd at 7:46pm 10.08.22 Trailer Sailors 26/3629 My trailer has a very short extension capability--just a couple of feet. I'm planning to modify it f
Marine head on a 1972 Macgregor Venture 24 Kenflyet at 4:40pm 10.08.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/816 I am looking at purchasing a 1972 MacGregor Venture 24. It has a marine head. A couple of question
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 4:31pm 10.08.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 22/3553 Posting in PNW Cruisers on the assumption that there are greater proportion of Canadians on this for
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 2:09pm 10.08.22 Smaller Boats 50/5325 I've never been sailing, and never owned a boat. I've done a fair bit of research on what in general

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275 questions jb cruzan at 7:39pm 08.20.24 Thanks for that
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 6:52pm 08.20.24 Sails with slides have bolt ropes sewn into the luff too. But if the very luff of the sail is as lo
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Davidasailor26 at 6:45pm 08.20.24 The sail has plastic slides that feed into the mast. Sails with slides have bolt ropes sewn into t
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 6:37pm 08.20.24 No, no no! Something's wrong. I think the simplest thing to do is lower that boom. Headroom on a
As H26 floor sags does this decrease ballast tanks so boat rides higher? Davenport at 6:32pm 08.20.24 Good thoughts.. I just figured out front tank is full of water, probably sitting full 2 years. That
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 6:30pm 08.20.24 Thanks! The sail has plastic slides that feed into the mast. I am careful to release the mainsheet
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 6:26pm 08.20.24 The scallops on the luff would seem to indicate the sail may be too large for your boat. How old i
Megayacht Bayesian sank BigEasy at 6:01pm 08.20.24 Water spouts. A Devil's Water Tail... In August of 1969, Hurricane Camille swept across Virginia b
Megayacht Bayesian sank BigEasy at 5:51pm 08.20.24 [QUOTE="shemandr, post: 1824540, member: 77923 I've heard of many waterspouts but they seem like a
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shemandr at 5:14pm 08.20.24 No, no no! Something's wrong. I think the simplest thing to do is lower that boom. Headroom on a
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Davidasailor26 at 4:52pm 08.20.24
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel AndyBC at 4:43pm 08.20.24 I have a 98 Catalina 34 with the Universal M35B engine, so different than yours. I engage the glow
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? kappykaplan at 4:34pm 08.20.24 The scallops on the luff would seem to indicate the sail may be too large for your boat. How old is
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 4:24pm 08.20.24 You can also drill several holes on the nut to "crack" it. On the thick part of the nut use a smal
Merit 22 owners RussC at 4:10pm 08.20.24 Hey Russ, Thanks That is a very interesting way to fix the problem. Infact it is probably somethi
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? jssailem at 4:08pm 08.20.24 Check the transom for a number. Possibly located on either side of back of the transom near the top.
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage Tally Ho at 3:56pm 08.20.24 There is no connection between dirty cooling water lines (either raw water or AF) and the engine sh
Heavy weather sailing Stu Jackson at 3:41pm 08.20.24 Simply put: go try it out in progressively windier conditions; i.e., practice, practice, practice.
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard Stu Jackson at 3:36pm 08.20.24 I agree, no problem. When you do get back in the water, just make sure you have water at the pump b
Heavy weather sailing jssailem at 3:23pm 08.20.24 Great question. It depends on how well you can trim the sails to get her to hove-to. Can you stall t

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