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Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:07pm 11.20.22 Big Boats 11/1902 I bought a 2002 456 last November and am winterizing for the first time this season. I'm almost com
Looking for Hunter 410 Parts EmeraldCoastSailor at 3:39pm 11.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/804 I am helping to refit a 1999 410 that was damaged in Hurricane Michael. We need stern pulpits, laza
Refinish Cabin Sole ChrisHunter at 9:37am 11.20.22 Mid-Size Boats 9/2981 I need to refinish the cabin sole of my 92 Hunter 30. There is no water damage, just need to keep m
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away Urban_Guy at 9:29am 11.20.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2516 Does anyone know if I flush the engine cooling system using diluted Salt Away with seacock closed vi
Your greatest meal aboard Phil Herring at 6:22am 11.20.22 Ask All Sailors 30/2860 Whats the most elaborate meal you or your crew has prepared on your boat? A beautiful rack of lam
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Coffee Girl at 9:01am 11.19.22 Catalina 30 21/5309 Hello All, It has become time for me to replace my Edson Steering quadrant due to corrosion. I see
Are you ready to go to sea? jssailem at 6:26am 11.19.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1141 I find it amazing and hard to believe, 2 years ago I was planning for a 1500 nm sailing adventure wi
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter (1) towchristopher at 7:11pm 11.18.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1641 When I was taking my Hunter 26 out of the water for the season and de-stepping the mast, my roller f
1982 H36 Fuel Tank Leak chichiflys at 2:55pm 11.18.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/915 It would appear we have the dreaded pin holes leak in our aluminum (36gal?) fuel tank. Went for a sa
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 (2) Nachismo at 11:27am 11.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/939 Anybody know a brin ' mortar source for these? I broke a couple of the very important parts. Bumme
Hunter 280 mast Question RLynnRea at 12:06am 11.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1490 Sorry that I don't have a picture to post, but my Hunter 280 has a sizable hole in the starboard sid
Hunter 30T issues before buying? KevinKirby at 7:31pm 11.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3096 Hey all! I am looking at a 1991 Hunter 30T for possible purchase. My question to you guys is are the
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. AlastairLC at 5:45pm 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1880 My stalwart crew (age 75 like me) has just been diagnosed with hypertension and told not to indulge
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard RussellBeckner at 5:00pm 11.17.22 Destinations 11/2382 Looking for any experiences from folks who may have sailed in Coast Rica. My wife and I plan to visi
Looking for a captain to sail my boat William Brunes at 1:41pm 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1577 I am looking for someone to sail my 27 ft Catalina from New York to Florida. Looking to have it move
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Evan Williams at 12:00pm 11.17.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1579 From my reading, the inboard Universal has a closed internal cooling system with a heat exchanger us
Replacing wire/rope main halyard stanirish at 10:49am 11.17.22 C&C 4/2754 My 1975 31' C'C 1/2 Ton main halyard needs to be replaced; there was only 12 of these boats made but
Lazarette Pad Locks: Battery, Fuel and Companionway John Marrone at 8:51am 11.17.22 Catalina 22 6/986 Locker Latch Pad Locks and Companion Way Hood are not lasting. Looked at Abus and Master. WD and any
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks Project_Mayhem at 8:38am 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1010 Can anyone recommend a solution to clean two stroke exhaust marks from the back of the hull? My old
winterizing puzzle George Braun at 8:34am 11.17.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/1226 new-to-us 2008 Hunter 36 with a 3YM30. Why would a diesel that has run perfectly since we acquired t

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Columbia 36 parts JLBrackett at 5:50am 06.27.25 Except for the spreaders, I would be sailing her today. My to do list is ongoing so, based on the we
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 5:49am 06.27.25 Your sink is below the water line. I'd have to inspect your thru-hulls to offer an opinion. dj I
Old Lewmar Fly Screens duck21 at 5:47am 06.27.25 @dlochner Thank you! I was also able to confirm with a third party that, despite the different atta
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 5:43am 06.27.25 I'm located in Virginia on the Hampton roads harbor. The boat has been around the world and had man
keeping a 26D in a slip? Nashville_Blues at 5:41am 06.27.25 We keep our 26C in a slip year round (on a fresh water lake), have had no problems keeping the water
looking for a Rhodes 19 boom and Spinnaker shemandr at 5:31am 06.27.25 Ditto with regard to cool. There are marine salvage yards where parts go after a vessel is deemed to
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 5:24am 06.27.25 Your sink is below the water line. I'd have to inspect your thru-hulls to offer an opinion. dj
Columbia 36 parts JLBrackett at 5:12am 06.27.25 Yellow pine gets pretty hard when it ages. But it could be something else. Of the three you mention
Constrictor Clutches (1) colemj at 5:01am 06.27.25 Hey Mark! Do you have any pictures of your system? I am looking for a way to make these, just not c
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (3) testingthewaters91 at 4:58am 06.27.25
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 4:28am 06.27.25 @garymalmgren that's amazing! Here i volunteer at what's called "The Repair Cafe". People bring in a
A SMALL ITEM ON A UNIVERSAL DIESEL 5614 twodzusfittings at 3:41am 06.27.25 ps: is that a 5416? (not 5614) LONG DAY!!!!!
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 sailme88 at 3:31am 06.27.25 ughhh - has anyone used these ? Amazon.com Necessity is the mother of invention.... Why not make
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 sailcapt340 at 3:30am 06.27.25 Just getting back to this one - wow - how on earth to get in there and correct that ! What's abo
Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM Will Gilmore at 2:36am 06.27.25 Welcome back, Crazy Dave. Hope you post a few pictures of the spectacular Alaska coast. -Will
Columbia 36 parts garymalmgren at 1:52am 06.27.25 Right, you have the wood and the template. But, I don't have the tools to make the spreader or the
looking for a Rhodes 19 boom and Spinnaker dLj at 8:35pm 06.26.25 What a cool project! Is the current mast wood or aluminum? The boom would likely be the same materia
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 8:27pm 06.26.25 This seems to be too hard to be pine. I have access to Cypress, White oak, and Teak but I don't hav
A SMALL ITEM ON A UNIVERSAL DIESEL 5614 Stu Jackson at 8:22pm 06.26.25 Yellow is for the starter solenoid. IIRC I used a 20A fuse. But start out smaller and build up unt
SVEclipse ShotgunSlim at 8:02pm 06.26.25 Wow, what an awesome find in the C22 world: stored indoors and rarely sailed. Keep us posted on al

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