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Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) jonelli at 7:13pm 05.16.23 Catalina 30 16/2208 215744 Just saw this. Any tricks on dealing with this aside from pulling out the whole cabinet and m
2004 Raymarine C80 Display (1) MichaelStacy at 3:07pm 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3069 Anyone have experience with an intermittant display on their Raymarine c80 chartplotter? I have the
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff PeteT at 2:16pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/2431 I purchased the 3.5HP for the dinghy. It was used and supposedly out of the shop. Oil Site glass was
Harken Furler maintenance Tim22 at 1:50pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 2/889 My Harken Mark IV unit 1 lower drum has developed a bad squeak when rotating which I would like to
O'Day 302 Wheel Suri at 1:45pm 05.16.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1233 I want to buy/install an autopilot on my O'Day 302. Any Brand Names and Model recommendations? Als
Keel Bolt Cleaning Lee Hadjiosif at 12:15pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 9/2565 I want to clean and re-coat my rusty keel bolts and nuts. The SS backing plates are like new! What i
Grunert AC450 Refrigeration Nauticlops at 11:57am 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1082 Hello, The next thing on the list to repair is my refrigeration system. It's been struggling to
Great Deal On Transom Shower Accessory (1) jviss at 11:29am 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 1/468 The Scandvik stainless steel transom shower covers are available from Defnder for 58% off, at $41.17
Water heater sailmandan at 10:46am 05.16.23 Yamaha 8/1385 Anybody have ideas on location of a propane hot water heater on a yami 33 Trying to avoid going with
Y30 Settee Problem gouldx at 10:41am 05.16.23 Yamaha 6/1221
Water Leak fishman at 9:17am 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/387 Just posted a water leak problem on my 45CC. I forgot to say that I also checked the manifold snd t
Fresh Water leak fishman at 9:08am 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1414 I have a 2006 Hunter 45CC. I have checked the water heater, both heads, the toilets connections bot
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) Tedd at 4:45pm 05.15.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 16/3296 I'm thinking of anchoring overnight in Coward's Cove, at the mouth of the north arm of the Fraser Ri
Insurance question xavpil at 4:23pm 05.15.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1256 I am contemplating buying a 2014 Catamaran, 36'. I never owned a boat this expensive and therefore I
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) MysticBlue at 1:42pm 05.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/6677 1996 Hunter 336 Shoal Draft Wing Keel Yard Chronicles Day 5: 6 months after our survey haul out we
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 12:47pm 05.15.23 Ask All Sailors 27/4966 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
Mast Gate Woes jviss at 4:23am 05.15.23 Tartan 6/1925 @Sean K , maybe you can help me with this. My mast gate, the widening of the slot for the sail slid
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Johnb at 8:55pm 05.14.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3831 About 10 years ago I bought a lifetime supply of Odorlos. I seem to be living longer than expected a
Engine compartment ventilation BabuBoat at 6:22pm 05.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/7557 1993 Hunter 42 CC Passage: There are two small forward-facing (air) scoops either side of the cockp
Crack in mast post base fiberglass azambella at 5:41pm 05.14.23 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1413 Our 1983 Hunter 33 has a deck stepped mast, The pole inside the cabin runs down to the base/keel?. T

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First Day out on the Hunter 240 CrispyCringle at 6:54pm 09.13.25 I always just opened the ballast valve just after loading on the trailer. Then load up and pull her
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Stu Jackson at 6:33pm 09.13.25 from condensation inside the engine block Plus a (very?) small amount from combustion that may co
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? dLj at 5:44pm 09.13.25 Just an observation. The oil takes a very long time to degrade. There are diesel engines used in rem
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Rich Stidger at 5:35pm 09.13.25 Thanks for all of your opinions. I decided to change the oil, and I dumped the oil out of the filter
have a leak can't find it Clutch Cargo at 5:09pm 09.13.25 Can you explain what the "center pocket" is? Better yet, can you share an image or 5?
Rigging Arrgh at 5:05pm 09.13.25 For my 35 I paid less than $1.5K in 2019 for all new rigging, except the headstay, from Rigging Onl
Question About a Keel Masted Boat GeneraiT001 at 5:03pm 09.13.25 Very nice looking interior.... what is the boat? Hi, Its a 1989 Bayfield 36. I just moved here fr
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 Hello Below at 5:01pm 09.13.25 Did you make any progress with your sprit? I'm looking for the same solution and the image posted b
Question About a Keel Masted Boat marcham at 4:57pm 09.13.25 Very nice looking interior.... what is the boat?
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Scott T-Bird at 4:42pm 09.13.25 Update: Repair is done. See photos. That looks like a very professional repair. You seem to have
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Michael Davis at 4:28pm 09.13.25 I change the oil / filter every 100 hours but we use the boat all year long. May not get to many ho
Access to water heater ( C 320) Scott T-Bird at 4:21pm 09.13.25 I've never heard of an anode for this tank. If there is one, that's news to me. Looks like it
Access to water heater ( C 320) (2) Scott T-Bird at 4:13pm 09.13.25 I've thought of replacing my heater but it has been functioning well so I have left it alone for now
Permission To Come Aboard!! (1) rgranger at 3:41pm 09.13.25 234354 :beer: :beer::beer::beer::plus::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
First Day out on the Hunter 240 rgranger at 3:36pm 09.13.25 I read somewhere folks are using an air pump to blow air in and the water out. Is this ok to do? Ho
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:35pm 09.13.25 I'm not an engine guy but I would change the oil. Over the layup it would drive me crazy thinking
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? shemandr at 2:41pm 09.13.25 I'm not an engine guy but I would change the oil. Over the layup it would drive me crazy thinking a
1972 Ranger 29, in 2025 shemandr at 2:36pm 09.13.25 I had a Ranger 29 for several years back in the 90's. The manual wasn't much. And it didn't need t
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Rick Webb at 2:10pm 09.13.25 At least change the oil You could get by not putting a new filter on but if yours usually comes off
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Davidasailor26 at 1:32pm 09.13.25 from condensation inside the engine block Plus a (very?) small amount from combustion that may con

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