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The Log of the Record Run (1) Roger Long at 5:13pm 01.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/8038 I think that title is already taken for a poem or song about the Schooner Ernestina but I sure feel
Marinium Fuel, Water and Holding Tank Caps (2) Euphoria2011 at 4:28pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 1/1379 Hello, I have 3 deck ports that say Marinium on them and I was thinking I might look into getting ne
End Slip? unclemoey at 4:08pm 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1576 Hello, the harbor has offered me an end slip for my father's 42' sailboat. I don't have too much of
RN300 gps raymarine (2) Navicula at 3:45pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 3/4119 I have this RN 300 Raymarine GPS that I want to use with my standard Horizion VHF with AIS.........a
Reliance on modern technology kpgraci at 3:04pm 01.13.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/3220 I found this interesting when compared to our modern reliance on gps. In "Sailing alone around the
Water Heater replacement (1) bobmorning at 1:32pm 01.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1963 Just pulled the original water heater out of our 1985 Hunter 31. Attached is a photo. It appears
Fishing for Newbies merlinuxo at 12:26pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1817 Took a neighbor out for a couple hours today. He's late forties and never been sailing but wanted to
1976 Oday 25 cabin leaking. seabrooksailor at 12:09pm 01.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3798 Hello all, I noticed last week that my cabin roof was letting in quite a bit of water, it has never
correct prop size Mikey in Westbygodseattle at 11:28am 01.13.13 Catalina 30 21/13229 looking to replace the 2 blade prop on a Catalina 30 with a 3 blade. The boat is an 1988, Universal
Hatch Covers Eric3626 at 10:53am 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2801 Any suggestions where I can obtain hatch covers for outside of opening hatches on my Beneteau 473?
Question regarding sanitation hose size and length (1) padozary at 10:16am 01.13.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/16400 I recently purchased a 2006 H44. The boat has the the original sanitation hoses which I want to rep
Need owner's manual for 11.0C fruivita at 9:49am 01.13.13 S2 6/1942 I just purchased a 1985 S2 11.0C and while there's a boatload (pun intended) of manuals on various c
Custom Rudders JasonC at 9:11am 01.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2507 Anyone who have built or installed custom rudders, can you please share you specs, I want to build s
Asymetrical Spinnaker Furling - Experience (1) Nodak7 at 7:49am 01.13.13 Big Boats 8/3986 OK I must admit that I love flying our Asym. :dance: The Admiral not so much. ;) But It is a pain in
Knot meter has two transducers? drumbeater at 7:42am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1010 My old boat has two speed transducers in the bow. They are not in the thru hulls right now, the dumm
Ben 423 Shaft Seal bwasileski at 6:48am 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2988 Hi. I'm seeking some advice from someone who as changed the shaft seal on a 423. My Ben is 8 years
Tips for closing the purchase of a sailboat PDReynolds at 6:28am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 30/7445 Hi Everyone, I am ready to submit an offer on a boat and think that I need some assistance in cra
CNG tank -CNG soon to be available in Savannah GA smokey73 at 6:21am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2119 I was hoping someone who has replaced their CNG with Propane might have a CNG tank with current date
battery connections gettinthere at 5:57am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 0/962 I need to make a new connection to my house bank. We have solar ' wind. Do I need to disable these b
Furlex 100S lost its bearings (2) Ken13559 at 1:17am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/7137 I've a Selden Furlex 100S that losses all its lower ball bearings when I raise the headsail. Apparen

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Warped Rudder sbrogden at 5:02am 11.30.22 Thanks!
CDI FF2 patbratton at 4:51am 11.30.22 I went to the sail loft today and Kim had the luff rope sewn in the jib. She still has to cut and se
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues Captain Larry-DH at 4:47am 11.30.22
Boat is Hibernating SawyerCurt at 4:44am 11.30.22 Where/how are your mast wiring connections made up? I will need to unstep and replace the VHF cable
Raymarine Axiom Phil McCall at 4:36am 11.30.22 https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article&mid=31&aid=100239&mn=34 I myself used this.
Warped Rudder rgranger at 3:24am 11.30.22 Glass would protect it. Especially if you put an epoxy barrier coat and then painted, but where I
Side Stay Tension (1) Joe at 1:49am 11.30.22 There are two phases of rig tuning. At the dock first, the main purpose is to get the mast straight
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice (1) Benny17441 at 8:32pm 11.29.22 Dave, I don't question your knowledge about the Hunter boats, but with all due respect trailer sway
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:40pm 11.29.22 The rudder in the above pic was varnished. Do you think a rudder made of alternating pieces of wo
Warped Rudder rgranger at 7:38pm 11.29.22 The rudder in the above pic was varnished.
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues rgranger at 7:34pm 11.29.22
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 7:27pm 11.29.22 Good advice. Thanks. I use -100 just to be safe. We have very mild winters here in Ches Bay land so
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Hayden Watson at 7:20pm 11.29.22 You can greatly reduce the quantity of antifreeze needed to get full protection by draining the wate
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? njlarry at 6:57pm 11.29.22 Follow Maine Sail and you wont go wrong. I have learned so much from his how to web site.
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Eileen14284 at 6:46pm 11.29.22 It turns out I found a septic pump out company who could manage our steep driveway so he came and pu
Passage 42 bulkhead Jim_H42 at 6:01pm 11.29.22 Dan, I removed the prop shaft and replaced the shaft log hose, packing and skeg bushing while on the
Fisher Panda 12 mini tkwhalen at 5:26pm 11.29.22 Fischer Panda considers the part to be a "wear" item. I bet it wouldn't be a wear item it it were m
rewiring the mast jssailem at 5:17pm 11.29.22 We can offer suggestions. The beauty is it is your boat and you get to decide. What a country... Ame
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? Tally Ho at 4:56pm 11.29.22
Boat is Hibernating (1) Tally Ho at 4:54pm 11.29.22

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