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Life is better with a Boat victorhoisington at 11:54am 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1568 Sorry, slightly off topic since this shows only motor boats but, anyone who enjoys the water and the
Defender's indifference to Canadians DinoKanuck at 11:54am 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 46/6868 Defender.com 's indifference to Canadians I'm dealing with Defender Marine and finding they take Ca
At least my intentions were good Scott B at 11:49am 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1180 At the boat on Saturday and watched a fellow Hunter 33 putting on his sails after just launching a w
Head Odors fmitch1952 at 11:40am 06.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1301 For the last two weekends, the first time we flush the head we are greeted with a terrible odor. At
reducing weather helm on stock rigs willsnow at 11:24am 06.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3867 I saw on BWYs site that they suggest shortening the forestay as much as the straps allow to reduce o
Got Mast Pin? (1) rickwarner at 10:57am 06.25.13 Smaller Boats 9/3597 You know how it goes - you are two days from spring launch, you have gathered all of your equipment
Bag of regular service parts.... (1) Delawaredave at 9:11am 06.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/838 Newbie. Hunter 27. 1GM Yanmar. Found a bag in the boat with parts list - image below. Any ide
Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers John T1594 at 9:11am 06.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1447 I have a couple of those dry powder fire extinguishers on board and every year the Coast Guard inspe
do you believe in gremlins ? pugetsoundsailer at 9:01am 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1922 it's got to be user error right ? when something goes wrong it usually is right or? I've been rigg
when and how to reef Wayne Steinhour at 9:01am 06.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2452 I finally got my boat in the water for the first time this year. We got out in some conditions that
Fulex Furler Problems KenK13623 at 8:38am 06.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/4283 I have a 2000 Hunter 310 with the original Furlex furler. A couple of years ago, I started to have
How to mount depth finder? mark2 at 8:32am 06.25.13 Day Sailers 3/1914 Hi all, thinking about mounting a depth finder on our Hunter 170 (Hummingbird HDR 650). Our 170 has
Replace or repair - 13 year old Raytheon radar jviss at 7:43am 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/5971 This year my radar wouldn't work after connecting the mast wires. It's a Raytheon R70 (green CR
two quickies - dacron and AC questions Piotr at 6:00am 06.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2426 First question - what is the "best" (i.e. most efficient, smallest, and cheapest) portable regular A
How to use the head?! emergpa1 at 4:45am 06.25.13 Ask All Sailors 48/5365 I feel really stupid for asking this but here goes anyway: How do I use this head? Do I fill with w
Battery Question csd0606 at 4:35am 06.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1103 Being a new boat owner, the battery thing is confusing to me. 1. When we leave the boat, we shu
Engine vibrations at low rpm Philip_Oceanis 361 at 11:33pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1137 I get some engine vibrations at low rpm, from idle to around 1400rpm. Above that everything is quiet
Deck winches FARMHAND at 10:32pm 06.24.13 Catalina 30 4/1048 My Catalina 30 is an '83, and the stripper ring on the starboard #40 winch has to be replaced. Any
Sailing from Waikiki OfflineTN at 9:24pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1772 Hi! I am staying in Waikiki for the next three weeks and have never sailed in Hawaii. Does anyone
bathtub in the back. jimgreen8c at 8:59pm 06.24.13 Catalina 30 2/1261 I've got an old Catalina 30 Tall Rig. While at Emerald Bay this weekend I opened the lazarette to fi

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Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? HD74 at 2:01pm 01.25.23 Lol dam I can confuse anybody
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 1:57pm 01.25.23 Actually this Torqeedo Cruise is well reviewed and is equivalent to a 6 HP. My next pocket cruise
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option rgranger at 1:53pm 01.25.23 The only time I have ever had an in-mast furled main was on a chartered boat so I only have one week
What did he mean when he said this? Serenity on Hudson at 1:44pm 01.25.23 Love the wing on my Capri 22. Let me keep the boat at a cheap shallow water marina. May point up les
Below deck auto pilot (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:38pm 01.25.23 The boot looks like the perfect solution regardless of where it's mounted as long as the vertical mo
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Serenity on Hudson at 1:33pm 01.25.23 The French!
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? rgranger at 1:32pm 01.25.23 The forward one is the one that attaches the back of the sprit at the point that you want the forw
Solar panel question/Recommendations rgranger at 1:23pm 01.25.23 Yea it is, I dont plan to move to LiFEPO4 but I wanted an electric outboard originally just not too
Yanmar engine console - yuck dmax at 1:14pm 01.25.23 You could sand it down to remove all the old paint, repair the crack (Kitty Hair would work) and rep
Below deck auto pilot kbgunn at 1:08pm 01.25.23 On a Hunter 38, the linear drive passes through the interior to the tiller arm under a deck plate in
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? HD74 at 12:58pm 01.25.23 The sprit attaches in the back to a type padeye. the sprit comes with 2 of these padeye. The forward
Mast cleat jssailem at 12:54pm 01.25.23 Identical means they look the same in shape, color, hole spacing and design...i.e. squared off horn
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 12:41pm 01.25.23 You know.... this rabbit hole is deeeeep! We could start talking about electric outboards, LiFePO4
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 12:40pm 01.25.23 One other possibility: a failed discharge impeller caused by running dry. That is one reason why I
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 12:39pm 01.25.23 Here are some more ideas and products... https://www.custommarineproducts.com/marine-solar-panels.
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 12:38pm 01.25.23 A couple of thoughts . We also have 25 Oday . A 200 watt solar panel is going to take up an enormou
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 12:38pm 01.25.23 You forgot to mention a blocked tank vent that's pressurized the system, Terry Hi Peggie. The clog
LPG tank Hunter 39 (1) jssailem at 12:34pm 01.25.23 The boat has 1 LPG tank onboard. Do you think the 1 tank should be enough to make the trip? Tough
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 12:34pm 01.25.23 I didn't realize the site blocked excel files, probably because of macros that could hide malicious
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? 4Winds at 12:20pm 01.25.23 I recently added a selden bow sprit to my hunter 340. Like you I tried to do a lot of research but

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