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Glad to be in Maine Roger Long at 5:22am 06.07.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3107 Aside from a day sail in perfect weather the day before yesterday with a walk around stunning Richm
Finished alcohol stove cabinet project today RECESS at 9:39pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2260 Completed a boat project today that I have been working on for about three weeks. Our Pearson 323 ca
Toilet pump switch problem (1) bradleyheathhays at 8:55pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1407 Hey everybody. First time trying to pump the toilet this spring on my '92 Hunter 27 after the below
Neighbour's sailboat on the rocks Nom De Guerre at 6:04pm 06.06.13 Sails Call Lounge 5/7032 I was reading an article in the local paper about a skipper who called a mayday yesterday evening. A
Overhead plugs needed jshanley at 6:00pm 06.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/10245 I am looking for a few of the off white plugs which cover the access holes in the overhead of my 198
What type gauges do I need? HillbillyWanderer at 5:40pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2345 Have a catalina 22 and guess what, it's my birthday! Thinking of buying some gauges for my boat. Man
Marina etiquette dive7mmwet at 5:19pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 32/3859 marina etiquette question, moved into new spot and a neighbor came over next night to let us know we
Mast cleat henrysri at 4:53pm 06.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1647 Ta cleat on the mast of my 331 broke. It was plastic, about 7 inches long. Does anyone know where
I need expert diesel engine help thoranfly at 2:41pm 06.06.13 Catalina 30 10/2432 I need expert help. I am relatively mechanically inclined, but the problems I am experiencing have b
securing mainsail tack? iangraham at 2:05pm 06.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2046 Just bought an old 23.5 hunter. What is the recommended shackle/method to secure the mainsail tack?
Injector pump shims Waybad at 12:28pm 06.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1204 Older Yanmar 3HM35F, Injector shims in manual it reads coat shims face with some sort of Lock tight
Jib Fairleads Adjustment Don Guillette at 12:11pm 06.06.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/10250 Our good friend Shermandr has provided us with a topic. He made two statements. The first one was "p
Mac 25 Sail Numbers fwild3 at 10:15am 06.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/961 I just used adhesive insignia cloth to replace the peeling Mac 25 insignia on my old mainsail. Do M
long beach to catalina (1) glasplyowner at 9:59am 06.06.13 Destinations 2/3907 I'm headed out to catalina from long Beach on my 19' in board out board on Thursday the 27th of June
Poly X hose wittmanns at 9:17am 06.06.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/7855 We have a Gulstar 50 sloop with three heads and lots of sanatation hose. We installed poly x 2 years
"Have you seen my daddy" The Black Pearl at 8:00am 06.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/966 Okay, where do I begin? I guess thats how all boat stories begin. I recently bought a Hunter. I am
Compass options? Ken Secor at 7:49am 06.06.13 Catalina 22 4/852 My 37-year old C-22 has a compass mounted on a bracket on the starboard bulkhead. The location is f
Wacky Temperature Readings odaydokay at 7:40am 06.06.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1253 I have been seeing erratic readings on my M12 Universal Water Temp gauge. Min readable is 120 degre
Seacocks?? (4) Dennis Kitchen at 6:47am 06.06.13 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2465 I know from reading these forums that most of you Cherubini owners are well schooled on your boats b
1983 H34 Sole Replacement rsears54 at 5:48am 06.06.13 Big Boats 0/876 Getting ready to install new sole - have Teak and Holly sealed on all sides with epoxy. To those of

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Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 07.21.22 Take the carb off. Take it apart. Do not adjust settings. Clean out the jets with 2 plus 2 carb cl
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 jviss at 6:42am 07.21.22 "Blue Grey Plastic Fab" in Marshville NC (near Charlotte) In my virtual Rolodex now! Thanks!
Thoughts on 27-2? Who has sailed one? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:38am 07.21.22 There is a trick to find tootsie leaks Any thru hulls in the boat Any pictures Price has to lo
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dlochner at 6:24am 07.21.22 Maybe I was lucky because the post appears to be make of lead? I don't know. Probably copper or b
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware Brian D at 6:15am 07.21.22
Water maker install on H38 - Any experiences? flightlead404 at 6:07am 07.21.22 How much water do you figure you need? A Spectra Ventura 150 Deluxe while consuming 9 amps at 12 v
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware thinwater at 4:56am 07.21.22 A thread file can be very handy in the tool box. Not a replacement for taps and dies, but good for m
Sailors awning Ward H at 4:49am 07.21.22 My C30 has an awning like Higgs and Dmax posted. Works well enough and I have sailed with it.
Hunter 356 side boarding step? shemandr at 4:44am 07.21.22
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Ward H at 4:44am 07.21.22 I don't think that sliver of light indicates an issue. On the deck does the mast step show signs of
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 rhiggins at 4:26am 07.21.22
1984 O28 starting issues wmacken at 3:56am 07.21.22 I have the 5411- 630hrs and yes cleaned everything first. Only pia was removing alt first to gain ac
Funny Friday!!! All U Get at 3:17am 07.21.22 Well I just saw a blurb on local news, counter-clockwise fans use less energy. I really should have
kids And Sailing jssailem at 9:57pm 07.20.22 One of the good stories, Don. Thank you for sharing.
There goes the neighborhood! jssailem at 9:54pm 07.20.22 oh i've got boating bad It must feel. Oh so good.
kids And Sailing Will Gilmore at 9:26pm 07.20.22 English class would be particularly amusing You could call it, 'Two Semesters Before the Mast'. -
kids And Sailing Tedd at 8:42pm 07.20.22 @Will Gilmore , A person could probably build almost an entire curriculum around sailing: physics,
1984 O28 starting issues Project_Mayhem at 8:29pm 07.20.22 What motor do you have?
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 8:28pm 07.20.22 The compression post is fiberglassed into the bilge on my 25 so I assumed it was the same on the 23.
kids And Sailing Will Gilmore at 8:03pm 07.20.22 Love the story. I've always thought sailing would go very well in a science class. A hands-on appl

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