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Ken Gepner Passes Away Terry Cox at 12:40pm 09.26.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/917 Ken Gepner, a long time PNW sailor, passed away recently. Patti and I went with him and his son on a
Hunter 25 hatch cover Gordo at 9:38am 09.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/897 Does anyone know where I can get a hatch cover for my 1979 Hunter 25?
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive (1) HeelBoy at 5:39am 09.26.22 Trailer Sailors 7/1673 Has anyone replaced their winch with a worm drive type? They're cheap and the don't back-drive. No m
Boom kicker or topping lift? fred1diver at 4:48pm 09.25.22 Ask All Sailors 56/4119 Hello everyone, I hope all is well, getting tired or my pigtail at the end en the boom, wondering if
Modified Traveler 23' Hunter (1) Harley215 at 4:40pm 09.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/631 Just completed a nifty modification to my traveler that allows me to micro or macro adjust the trave
Gooseneck Vision 32 (3) teacherspet at 4:11pm 09.25.22 Parts Search 4/751 So, when I was getting the boat ready for Tropical Storm Ian. I discovered the goose neck. I do not
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 12:13pm 09.25.22 Catalina 22 22/1945 How necessary is painting the bottom where you're in a freshwater lake?
Gray Enterprises Portlight lens replacement H33C justustoo at 9:28am 09.25.22 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1755 I'm assuming that this is fairly straightforward, and I'm primarily talking about the larger ports.
Hurricane prep in mast furling NYSail at 9:17am 09.25.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1126 So always take all sails and canvas off boat when storms come rolling through. Bunch of folks I know
fix boating123 at 5:00am 09.25.22 Ask All Sailors 5/580 What is the best type of fuel tank
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed (2) SoSound at 8:49pm 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1206 Battery chargers... :banghead: This was supposed to be a followup to provide updates on a good custo
HELP (2) Jamesiv1 at 8:18am 09.24.22 Catalina 22 21/1800
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 6:44am 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1218 Interested in a Boat located in Summerside PEI. I am 90% the way to sending a check but would love t
vagabond/holder/hobie one 14 mast step rph3 at 6:23am 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1156 I suffered a stay failure that also caused my mast step to bend. Looking for suggestions on replaci
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:35pm 09.23.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2545 Hi again... Things I could do to my 1985 Pearson 303 to make it safer for Bahamas/Caribbean journey
Two Holder/Hobie 12s (6) HenryHester at 10:20pm 09.23.22 Trailer Sailors 3/959 After just one outing on my landlords sunfish she bought for $400, I got the bug back. I wanted a sm
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 6:06pm 09.23.22 Catalina 310 15/2353 To save money over having my yard to it, I am contemplating rebedding the chainplates on my 2002 Cat
halyard wrap Mike8193 at 11:20am 09.23.22 Ask All Sailors 6/966 I was taking my sails off today. Ran into a problem taking the genoa down. It was a little windy(bo
More 26S vs 25: Height above the waterline? (2) HeelBoy at 5:14am 09.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1397 I'm about a month away from pulling the trigger on a Mac, unless some other epic deal presents itsel
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? MitchM at 7:18pm 09.22.22 Engines and Propulsion 14/1896 brand new 1 GM 10. Mechanic said 'it ran fine after install in late April. '

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O'day 302 bow piece. dlochner at 3:08pm 08.19.24 If you have the pieces and money is not a big object you can have a new one cast by an aluminum foun
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? dlochner at 3:06pm 08.19.24 So the take home message is old diesel is probably OK if it was taken care of in the beginning with
Waste Cap vent? danm1 at 2:47pm 08.19.24 It's a Hunter 356. Tank is in the starboard aft swim platform locker and the vent is above it on the
Waste Cap vent? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:37pm 08.19.24 I couldn't get to the hose to change the deck fitting because the PO installed the davits so I can'
Waste Cap vent? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:33pm 08.19.24 Are you saying that the screen is really not necessary or just that the risk of insects is the lesse
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable Schwarz633 at 1:43pm 08.19.24 I have added some new pictures to the album: YS Pedestal Removal of the compass wasn't that diffic
Yamaha 25 bilge pump / packing Nunavut at 1:02pm 08.19.24 Found the previous thread on installing an electric bilge pump; thanks!
Navigation Instruments Power Outage Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 08.19.24 You may want to check with your psychiatrist, because I never posted anything in this thread. :)
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Scott T-Bird at 12:47pm 08.19.24 Actually, I put some thought into @jviss reaction and I still have a question. Were you weaving thr
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Scott T-Bird at 12:37pm 08.19.24 We were in the area of Annapolis when a very large number of small boats, apparently racing, were i
Waste Cap vent? danm1 at 12:36pm 08.19.24 I couldn't get to the hose to change the deck fitting because the PO installed the davits so I can'
Navigation Instruments Power Outage dlochner at 12:35pm 08.19.24 Thanks Stu & Dave, The affects of an EMP sound likely. I've been reviewing manuals online and Stu i
Navigation Instruments Power Outage Tucson Sailor at 12:23pm 08.19.24 Thanks Stu & Dave, The affects of an EMP sound likely. I've been reviewing manuals online and Stu is
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker Scott B at 12:21pm 08.19.24 If you remove the small wood access panel in the bulkhead in aft cabin, it's right behind the readin
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? jssailem at 12:11pm 08.19.24 So maybe my simple, naive approach did not destroy my engine.
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 08.19.24 There are links in this link which can lead you to the various studies: Interesting is all I can
O'day 302 bow piece. (1) jssailem at 12:09pm 08.19.24 I had this bow roller on my boat. Now it sits in my garage.
Waste Cap vent? Dalliance at 12:08pm 08.19.24 Is the vent thru-hull the standard 5/8" that's the same as the ones on your water and fuel tank ven
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 12:05pm 08.19.24 Interesting. Doing a little research, I found this report. https://www.mainecoast.tv/2023/06/07/eth
Distress Call jssailem at 11:58am 08.19.24 WOW, Bob, it sounds like you had a maritime experience. That is an interesting document. It has a gr

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