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Truly bored - or sniffing acetone (3) Jim Seamans at 1:33pm 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1646 On our H356, the captains bench/swim platform was open and collected water. Admiral states, I'm tire
Hauling boat - Bottom Washing Browndog68 at 1:17pm 11.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1445 WHat happens if I pull my boat of the lake and don't power spray the bottom until Spring? Will the
YSM12 Troubles Captain_Bill at 1:01pm 11.16.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/1864 I am sure this topic has been discussed but I have not found it in the search so here it is again, m
1979 Glastron Spirit 28 Sailboat russlmiller at 11:11am 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 7/10725 Hello. I am going to be looking at a 1979 Glastron Spirit 28. It has been hard to find much info on
leaky windows chaser2 at 9:59am 11.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3401 I bought a Hunter 44DS new in 2006. I have a leak in the main saloon windows. One is port side the o
Winter cover allen-deckard at 8:53am 11.16.13 Catalina 22 5/836 I've always kept my boat in the barn during winter. Am in the process of buying a condo in the
Third Time's A Charm? Mr Mac at 7:39am 11.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/985 This was the second try at hauling our H25 out of the water to put her on the hard and the second ti
update from costalegre, mexico.... (2) zeehag at 6:06am 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 35/3732 ok so i went into marina here in barra de navidad in june, towed in, ignominiously, by panga
Fuel Tank Gauge and Engine Hours Counter jackzimmerman at 5:26am 11.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2522 Hi all, I'm a new owner of a 2005 423 and the fuel tank gauge and the engine hours counter eithe
Fabric organizers in the forword berth Hobartwoodworks at 4:50am 11.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/886 We are the proud owners of a 1981 Hunter 22. When we were still shopping for a Hunter, I saw photos
Unexpected water in head - Seacock question on Hunter 28 Huntja at 10:33pm 11.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1437 I have a 28 foot Hunter 28 (1992) and have a problem I'm not sure how to solve. I was sailing in ab
Auxiliary Main Halyard EdWard3 at 9:40pm 11.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1621 I have a 1980 Hunter 30, and would like to add an auxiliary main halyard to the mast. Has anyone do
Help. No "attach photos" link.... centerline at 8:52pm 11.15.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/3047 what happend to the "attach file" (photos) link?.... i cant attach photos, although I have an option
C27 spinnaker crane Joel H. at 7:55pm 11.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1134 So the spinnaker crane I bought from C.D. (designed for a C22) just wasn't up to the task on my 27.
H410 PS Review (1) SailorDick at 7:54pm 11.15.13 Big Boats 34/6307 I am looking at buying a H410 which we are in love with here in Michigan. While hunting, I came acro
Prop shaft strut Replace now? (1) ingeanous at 5:40pm 11.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1716 Hello all! New to me 1990 Hunter 335. Here's the prop shaft strut while pulled out of the water. R
Coleman cooler bebling at 4:24pm 11.15.13 Catalina 22 12/2040 I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 22 and am in the process of cleaning and renewing the boat. My
Engine Oil bawlmer at 2:45pm 11.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/4014 Fellow Sailors. I just changed the oil on my Westerbeke W20B. I used SAE 30 which is the manufacture
Show your Holiday boat lighting sfgary at 2:30pm 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1592 As we come up to the Holidays we have several lighted boat parades here in the bay area. I'm thinkin
Marina Etiquette Sailm8 at 2:21pm 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 26/4815 We all know that sailors have a reputation of sometimes being a little, shall we say frugal, (cheap)

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:37pm 07.01.23 Thanks Mark
35s5 Backstay Adjuster jssailem at 4:37pm 07.01.23 I use this backstay adjuster. It is manual. all I could find was a 12 mm pin. They may make others.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 4:28pm 07.01.23 Great news!
35s5 Backstay Adjuster Ted at 3:07pm 07.01.23 At one time Harken offered a high quality backstay adjuster that uses a standard winch handle to add
Boatyard mishap Terry Cox at 2:39pm 07.01.23 I appreciate all the observations, and the feedback about retaining a surveyor to independently ass
O'day 28 Head Finished Jtcf78911 at 2:07pm 07.01.23 Very nice install. Particularly like the tubing leading away from the vacuum breaker vent before i
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery stephen_i_w at 2:04pm 07.01.23 I'm in the process of changing from LA to LFP batteries. A few general comments. "Drop-In" LFP bat
Boatyard mishap jssailem at 1:37pm 07.01.23 . I hope this thread is a sort of wake up call for a lot of owners who are underinsured. i.e. they
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 1:09pm 07.01.23 The boat valuation under my insurance policy is $30,000. The boat (1982) is solid and in fine condit
VHF Antenna installation jssailem at 1:05pm 07.01.23 Post #9 And self-amalgamating tape around the connector. :facepalm:
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 jssailem at 1:01pm 07.01.23 They have a dream, just a lack of Practical DNA in their genes. :facepalm:
Which Bomar Gaskets ? kappykaplan at 11:16am 07.01.23 Sikaflex would probably work better than contact cement.
fuel gauge Dalliance at 11:12am 07.01.23
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 capta at 11:02am 07.01.23 I don't understand how folks with little or no marine boat building knowledge (that includes electri
Which Bomar Gaskets ? (1) spadaforaj at 10:26am 07.01.23 only thing I could read - I could make out the Bomar logo on the lens, barely You can see the like
Install New Winches? Dalliance at 10:24am 07.01.23
VHF Antenna installation dlochner at 9:43am 07.01.23 A couple of years ago I replaced the coax in the mast with a low loss coax, new connector, and wrapp
VHF Antenna installation Don S/V ILLusion at 9:40am 07.01.23
VHF Antenna installation Tally Ho at 9:11am 07.01.23 Curious how long that PL259 has been there with no protection from water intrusion? I have owned t
Boatyard mishap FastOlson at 9:10am 07.01.23 If the mast is damaged and can't be safely repaired, the replacement cost might well exceed the val

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