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another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... rpludwig at 2:38pm 03.16.23 Catalina 22 12/1621 '84 C22, no soft decks, no leaky windows, no leaky poptop, solid leak-free restored volcano, drains
410 Owners with Y-Valves for aft head? VanIslandGuy at 2:08pm 03.16.23 Big Boats 4/883 Does anyone have a Hunter 410 with the aft-head plumbed with a Y-valve? Ours wasn't fitted with one
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. Hayden Watson at 12:59pm 03.16.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/2883 My M-25XP has a coolant temperature gauge but no audible alarm. This is fine if you constantly watc
Everett Fuel Dock colb218 at 10:14am 03.16.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/1943 Hello All- I know there are some Everett Marina neighbors here so I am hoping for some help. This i
mast lights (1) Duluthwinger at 8:04am 03.16.23 Big Boats 23/6819 Hi, While the mast is down I was thinking about replacing the mast lights with LED except the steami
Hard or Soft Bimini height Rowbert at 7:39am 03.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1352 I am contemplating a hard Bimini, for the ease of solar panels and overall ease of cleaning, but I d
Oil Leak buddybear at 6:30am 03.16.23 Catalina 310 9/1646 Every time I run my engine M25XPB I get a puddle of oil on top of the secondary spin on fuel filter.
B&G Vulcan 900 & Airmar DST810 issues Cederholm at 5:45am 03.16.23 Ask All Sailors 8/2461
Hunter 340 console (pedestal) removal (1) floridahunter340 at 5:20am 03.16.23 Big Boats 2/874 My first post, bought 1999 H340 last year. It has Edson CDi geared steering inside fiberglass cockpi
Keel hoisting line Oday192 (1986) replacement tuna boat captain at 2:20pm 03.15.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/977 Not currently having a problem but would like to replace the keel hoisting line before the season st
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) (3) bonkle at 11:43am 03.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4296 I'm researching but need an answer asap as it's at the yard right now. There's 2 pics of the raw ste
Mast step (4) JoMa at 10:38am 03.15.23 Big Boats 3/1100 Need some help. I have just purchased a 2003 Hunter 386(sold as Hunter Legend in the UK). The boat s
Macerators lehighsail at 10:33am 03.15.23 Ask All Sailors 26/3224 My 3 year old Jabsco 18590-2092 which got very little use stopped working at the end of last season
Enclosure for a halyard electric winch (4) jimlieder at 7:22am 03.15.23 Ask All Sailors 4/580 I recently installed a electric halyard winch on the cabin top on my NONSUCH 30 and the next step is
Halyards and Such Mike8074 at 11:21pm 03.14.23 Catalina 275 12/2373 Hey Team, I finally got my new to me Catalina 275 from the boatyard. Overall I love the boat, but
Outboard for a Widgeon? BVLew at 6:59pm 03.14.23 Day Sailers 5/1536 I'm the proud new owner of a 1982 (or so) Widgeon. Though sailing is the point, I've had a couple of
Life Lines tailboom at 5:02pm 03.14.23 Catalina 22 5/1274
Location to install solar vent in Catalina 250 cabintop telder at 2:20pm 03.14.23 Ask All Sailors 2/462
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint dkinzer at 1:43pm 03.14.23 Ask All Sailors 29/5962 One of my seacocks is slightly stiff to operate. I've put light oil on the valve stem and let it sit
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel Crazy Dave Condon at 11:57am 03.14.23 Smaller Boats 7/1907 Good afternoon, @tomoncapeced just joined the forum but advises there is a waiting period before h

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50,000 kilometers........ in a kayak! Michael Davis at 12:06pm 08.09.25 It's about 1000 miles, but it's all downhill. Then for a challenge you could paddle back to where
Mid boom traveler use? dlochner at 11:59am 08.09.25 Sail trim is a dynamic process with a number of controls available to optimize sail trim. Focusing o
Mid boom traveler use? rgranger at 11:58am 08.09.25
Mid boom traveler use? (1) Foswick at 11:52am 08.09.25 The traveler determines the angle of attack of your mainsail. That's an often-repeated statement tha
Prop Halo? Foswick at 11:18am 08.09.25 All I know about it is that it showed up in a search at: Log into Facebook Someone just up the road
Mid boom traveler use? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 08.09.25 We used a traveler more on smaller boats than larger ones. The smaller the boat, the more it can aff
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence Stu Jackson at 11:00am 08.09.25 Matter of fact Stu's narrative of his delivery up the West coast was both interesting and informati
Mid boom traveler use? Stu Jackson at 10:57am 08.09.25 Inasmuch as the traveler is one of the key components of mainsail trim, I recommend that you learn h
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence FastOlson at 10:53am 08.09.25 I've sailed the Pacific for decades, but admit I'm not so dumb so as to expose myself to conditions
Mid boom traveler use? dLj at 10:50am 08.09.25 I've owned several boats that didn't have a traveler. Unless I were to be racing, I wouldn't be con
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence FastOlson at 10:44am 08.09.25
Prop Halo? Tedd at 10:43am 08.09.25 @Foswick , It's a bit like that but the Prop Halo is a hoop of plain round tubing. (Or possibly rou
Trump Companion 21 cpn eric at 10:43am 08.09.25
Prop Halo? (1) Foswick at 10:37am 08.09.25 <p>
Mid boom traveler use? Foswick at 10:33am 08.09.25 You'll get varied answers on this. But, single-handing especially, I think the best general statemen
Outhaul and traveler basic help please BigEasy at 10:30am 08.09.25 Those don't have a flat. I use a Phillips (aka round shaft) screwdriver through the hole. Note also
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 08.09.25 I'd track the wiring back to the engine, Rather than tracing the wire back through a bramblebush
Prop Halo? Tedd at 10:05am 08.09.25 Excellent tip, @Hello Below ! I'll call them on Monday.
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence Stu Jackson at 9:17am 08.09.25 a flanged fitting + backing plate + shutoff valve for serviceability I just looked: WM has a 1 1/
Prop Halo? Hello Below at 9:01am 08.09.25 Tedd, when you next get to the big city, drop by or phone Victoria Propellers. They have 2 location

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