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Has anyone replaced the sanitation hoses in an H280 or similar-sized Hunter? matts997 at 5:22pm 03.09.23 Mid-Size Boats 8/1029
does anyone can tell me what is that for? (1) hunter bum at 1:21pm 03.09.23 Engines and Propulsion 20/2487 213614
Proper prop size tartan 33 yawstick at 3:13am 03.09.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1513 have tentatively agreed toto buy a 1980 Tartan 33... had the bottom cleaned and was advised there wa
Search issue HomeyD at 12:55pm 03.08.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/958 How do I search for particular topics? I don't want to ask questions which have already been discuss
Hunter 410 curved companionway step sailing gal at 11:52am 03.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/723 1 of my curved companionway steps on my Hunter 410 is breaking. anyone know where to get one?
TOO MUCH WIND? jssailem at 9:42am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2193 Is there ever too much wind? Watch what happens at minute 2:08. Later you can see the SloMO version.
Inverter Bilge query Jeff2650 at 8:50am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1994 Hello all, I just added a 1800gph AC bilge pump with garden hose to be placed temporarily as a disc
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Jeff2650 at 8:37am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1565 I'd rather ask than not ask, so I appreciate your knowledge on this subject. I just purchased a use
CG vessel renewal CYQK at 8:16am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 8/594 Just did my online renewal Could not find on the site an option for multi year payment. Had hoped it
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) tbolan at 5:33am 03.08.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2479 Any Beneteau Oceanis 34 owners with experience on rigging for an asymmetrical sail.
question on SEMCO teak sealer Erbardy at 3:24am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1549 Hi everyone, I used semco teak sealer for the first time (natural) and am not a fan. I would like t
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico vsfoster at 11:43am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2275 I have a buyer flying up from Cancun to buy and sail my boat back from Corpus Christi, Tx. He is aw
Anchors HomeyD at 11:09am 03.07.23 Catalina 22 25/3196 I have been a day sailor for several years and I am about to take my Catalina 22 out for some overni
Rutgerson clutch maintenance Kokomo42 at 10:31am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 4/754 Hello sailors - I have two banks of Rutgerson clutches one of which has a broken lever. I bought sev
Solar q's fred1diver at 8:52am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 22/1941 Hello again everyone. I am looking at solar panels and I have a few questions, first what size of so
Wind instruments fred1diver at 8:47am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2910 Hello everyone, what are you thoughts on wind instruments for a 30ft sailboat on the Ottawa river? O
gooseneck tack hook Karl240 at 6:51am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 9/2196 My Oday 240 does not have somewhere on the gooseneck to secure the tack,what am i missing?Should the
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps Michael K at 3:12am 03.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/500 My Hunter 22 has a swing keel with flaps. Not sure of the purpose of the flaps, but one of them came
Engine control panel modification (4) Scott T-Bird at 5:32pm 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1321 In my typical fashion, I plowed forward with a modification without knowing where I'm going entirely
Cleats?????? C_Level at 2:03pm 03.06.23 Catalina 22 9/1658 I am close to completing a total restore on 1975 cat 22 and am in the process of drilling and puttin

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Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? jssailem at 9:17pm 03.24.25 I think 30-40% up the mast (to the low spreader is fine. You need a decent triangle formed by the ja
Sunken Treasure azambella at 9:14pm 03.24.25 There is no way this is a GOOD DEAL. If you have time and money go for it but, the suggestions brou
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? Kings Gambit at 8:57pm 03.24.25 I just put the last couple of gallons of the old diesel fuel in my tank after having burned the rest
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 8:56pm 03.24.25 Thanks! Yeah, that whole circuit is a bit of a mystery to me. Not that the circuit design is confusi
Bowsprit Protection from Chain (1) jssailem at 8:06pm 03.24.25 Here is a simple diagram of a windlass circuit. The solenoid is sometimes referred to as a contactor
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 8:03pm 03.24.25 Does anyone know what this part is for, that I found on my new-to-me boat, that I just bought used
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 7:46pm 03.24.25 Does anyone know what this part is for, that I found on my new-to-me boat, Now, is that any parti
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:29pm 03.24.25 Does anyone know what this part is for, that I found on my new-to-me boat, that I just bought used f
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 7:12pm 03.24.25 Argumentum absurdum est. I kind of feel like you've either missed the point or you just don't beli
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat chuckwayne at 7:01pm 03.24.25
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? dlochner at 6:56pm 03.24.25 If the lazy jacks are too low, the top of the sail can fall outside the lazy jacks, which sort of go
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? (2) Tally Ho at 6:41pm 03.24.25 I have a Mack Pack with integral lazy jacks. I only have a single spreader on my mast, and Mack Sai
7 Years no haul out dLj at 6:30pm 03.24.25 Finite. The second law of thermodynamics. The second law of thermodynamics: The second law of ther
What is the "metal box" at the end of a rubber hose laying on my heat exchanger? Tally Ho at 6:04pm 03.24.25 Definitely need a photograph to help you. Greg
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 6:01pm 03.24.25 What is the life span of a fiberglass boat? Please give me the science. Finite. The second law of t
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this T J Furstenau at 5:55pm 03.24.25 Sawzall?!? If you're going to remove it, why be subtle? And that table looks like it's ALREADY bee
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Dalliance at 5:15pm 03.24.25 I have the same 2GM engine. The Yanmar engine panel tachometers are notoriously inaccurate. As Ala
7 Years no haul out dLj at 5:12pm 03.24.25 We probably shouldn't look at our boats as "investments" because they are holes in the water into w
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question T J Furstenau at 5:07pm 03.24.25 Thanks to all for the feedback and input. So, here's where I stand - I was able to find a hole dr
7 Years no haul out dLj at 5:04pm 03.24.25 That's not a concept. That is just a physical fact. Every non-living thing on a boat is worse off t

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