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Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Orbweaver at 3:08pm 09.26.22 Smaller Boats 14/2520 Greetings all. Last week we had a fair amount of rain (at least for Montana). Yesterday I thought I
Ken Gepner Passes Away Terry Cox at 12:40pm 09.26.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/987 Ken Gepner, a long time PNW sailor, passed away recently. Patti and I went with him and his son on a
Hunter 25 hatch cover Gordo at 9:38am 09.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/931 Does anyone know where I can get a hatch cover for my 1979 Hunter 25?
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive (1) HeelBoy at 5:39am 09.26.22 Trailer Sailors 7/1844 Has anyone replaced their winch with a worm drive type? They're cheap and the don't back-drive. No m
Boom kicker or topping lift? fred1diver at 4:48pm 09.25.22 Ask All Sailors 56/4992 Hello everyone, I hope all is well, getting tired or my pigtail at the end en the boom, wondering if
Modified Traveler 23' Hunter (1) Harley215 at 4:40pm 09.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/685 Just completed a nifty modification to my traveler that allows me to micro or macro adjust the trave
Gooseneck Vision 32 (3) teacherspet at 4:11pm 09.25.22 Parts Search 4/816 So, when I was getting the boat ready for Tropical Storm Ian. I discovered the goose neck. I do not
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 12:13pm 09.25.22 Catalina 22 22/2292 How necessary is painting the bottom where you're in a freshwater lake?
Gray Enterprises Portlight lens replacement H33C justustoo at 9:28am 09.25.22 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1932 I'm assuming that this is fairly straightforward, and I'm primarily talking about the larger ports.
Hurricane prep in mast furling NYSail at 9:17am 09.25.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1346 So always take all sails and canvas off boat when storms come rolling through. Bunch of folks I know
fix boating123 at 5:00am 09.25.22 Ask All Sailors 5/713 What is the best type of fuel tank
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed (2) SoSound at 8:49pm 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1357 Battery chargers... :banghead: This was supposed to be a followup to provide updates on a good custo
HELP (2) Jamesiv1 at 8:18am 09.24.22 Catalina 22 21/2054
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 6:44am 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1359 Interested in a Boat located in Summerside PEI. I am 90% the way to sending a check but would love t
vagabond/holder/hobie one 14 mast step rph3 at 6:23am 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1307 I suffered a stay failure that also caused my mast step to bend. Looking for suggestions on replaci
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:35pm 09.23.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2904 Hi again... Things I could do to my 1985 Pearson 303 to make it safer for Bahamas/Caribbean journey
Two Holder/Hobie 12s (6) HenryHester at 10:20pm 09.23.22 Trailer Sailors 3/1054 After just one outing on my landlords sunfish she bought for $400, I got the bug back. I wanted a sm
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 6:06pm 09.23.22 Catalina 310 15/2595 To save money over having my yard to it, I am contemplating rebedding the chainplates on my 2002 Cat
halyard wrap Mike8193 at 11:20am 09.23.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1011 I was taking my sails off today. Ran into a problem taking the genoa down. It was a little windy(bo
More 26S vs 25: Height above the waterline? (2) HeelBoy at 5:14am 09.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1656 I'm about a month away from pulling the trigger on a Mac, unless some other epic deal presents itsel

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Powering starlink marcham at 9:35am 12.27.24 Yup, that one puzzles me as well. . I haven't found a cable with a 2.5mm socket.
Puerto Rico Ralph Johnstone at 9:35am 12.27.24
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 12.27.24 On a 150+ it makes sense but I'm skeptical for a sailboat. Overtighten your packing on an engine
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step SeaDogGo at 9:25am 12.27.24 Hi Kappy, thanks for the reply, photos posted to original. Am thinking I will fab a ss ring around t
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Dalliance at 9:12am 12.27.24
Packing hose vs exhaust hose dlochner at 9:08am 12.27.24 I'm also seeing heavy duty shaft log hose. Is this really necessary on a 23hp motor? On a 150+ it m
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Project_Mayhem at 9:06am 12.27.24 I'm also seeing heavy duty shaft log hose. Is this really necessary on a 23hp motor? On a 150+ it ma
H42P - Factory specs of the thru hulls below the water line 1992 Hunter Passage 42 (1) n0where at 9:04am 12.27.24 Forward Head Intake 0.75 Aft Head Intake 0.75 Engine 1" (I ordered 1.25), But I think this is the on
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 JBP-PA at 8:51am 12.27.24 One possible cause for the window cracking could be the adhesive used was applied too thin. Adhesiv
H42P - Factory specs of the thru hulls below the water line 1992 Hunter Passage 42 n0where at 8:26am 12.27.24 This is exactly the information I was hoping for thank you both! We do have a generator but no heat
H42P - Factory specs of the thru hulls below the water line 1992 Hunter Passage 42 n0where at 8:22am 12.27.24 We just did most of the thruhulls on our 42p. let me try and find the list. The only catch is that
Packing hose vs exhaust hose dmax at 7:47am 12.27.24 It's also very stiff and wants to stay straight, which helps when trying to get things aligned.
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Dalliance at 7:34am 12.27.24 Shaft log hose is designed to resist the constant torquing that occurs on the packing gland. Unlike
Packing hose vs exhaust hose dlochner at 7:29am 12.27.24 Shaft log hose is designed to resist the constant torquing that occurs on the packing gland. Unlike
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Dalliance at 7:24am 12.27.24
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41am 12.27.24 Spoke with poster. As it turns out the boat is across the mountain from me. I spoke with chuck
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel (2) Claude L.-Auger at 6:35am 12.27.24 It's been 5 years so my recollection of how I removed it is not the best ! I don't remember any maj
Puerto Rico Will Gilmore at 5:07am 12.27.24 Ah, Cabo Rojo, there are some cool "hidden" little beaches below the bluffs by the light house. Nor
Powering starlink Hello Below at 4:23am 12.27.24 Note that many of the usb cables on Amazon have the wrong connector size for the starlink side, it
Water in Bilge! CrispyCringle at 3:44am 12.27.24 Depending on your climate, you can get lots of water build up just from condensation. Especially whe

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