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Hunter 240 Sail Size & Other Options (1) Chucktown Charger at 6:29am 11.21.22 Smaller Boats 4/2196 Hi folks! I have a 2000 Hunter 240. Love my boat. She has taken anything I've thrown at her in str
23.5 bottom paint question RTsailsJ29 at 5:46am 11.21.22 Smaller Boats 6/1535 Group, I just purchased a 23.5 that has never had bottom paint, I wanted to know if the factory scri
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem (1) MichaelStacy at 5:20am 11.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1640 Anyone find a 'cure' for this growth? We wash and scrub it away only to find it back in a few weeks
New friend is a crow? (1) Gene Neill at 6:55pm 11.20.22 Sails Call Lounge 16/2374 This little fella just flew down to the ground, hopped up to me, and opened his beak. Lucky for him,
Holiday Decorations Crusty Ol Salt at 5:16pm 11.20.22 Ask All Sailors 5/828 I know many people one here pull and winterize their boats for the winter. Many of us how live south
Winterizing the A/C Semper Sailor at 5:07pm 11.20.22 Big Boats 11/1964 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 4/847 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 9/3081 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 7/2715 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 30/3047 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 21/5643 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 7/1192 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 10/1688 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 0/928 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 4/959 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 11/1628 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 11/3340 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 20/2030 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 11/2512 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 11/1608 I am looking for someone to sail my 27 ft Catalina from New York to Florida. Looking to have it move

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Water Tank Paulam at 7:08am 07.31.25 Thanks for getting back to me. I blew the vent line out with compressor. Then I blew through by mou
Water Tank Paulam at 7:07am 07.31.25 Thanks for getting back to me. I blew the vent line out with compressor. Then I blew through by mout
Albin Vega 27 first time owner jssailem at 6:57am 07.31.25 I would suggest reviewing the video works of Andy at BoatworksToday.com He is a talented individual
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) Tally Ho at 6:34am 07.31.25 Just to be clear, I have not removed any nuts yet. I'm not sure how people are gathering that the w
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance testingthewaters91 at 6:28am 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance kloudie1 at 6:05am 07.31.25 The wheelpilot drive should be "fixed" by drilling through the little wheel mounting screws and repl
Water ballast sailboat rudder uphaul lined patbratton at 5:54am 07.31.25 I purchased the blocks and new line for the rudder and have never gotten around to installing. I fou
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance dlochner at 5:38am 07.31.25 I'm not sure how people are gathering that the wheel shaft nut has already been removed. Because
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance testingthewaters91 at 4:24am 07.31.25 I completely removed my ST4000 drive and replaced all of the belt bearings and bearing pins. Fun j
Water maker in the Salish? colemj at 4:16am 07.31.25 I just looked at that link. While it does give the basics about watermakers, the list of the 5 best
Unexplained situation last night dlochner at 4:10am 07.31.25 The boat will lie to whatever force is stronger, wind or current. In your case the wind was having a
Water maker in the Salish? colemj at 4:05am 07.31.25 I can't speak to whether a watermaker makes sense on your boat, your cruising areas, or they type of
Unexplained situation last night Foswick at 3:58am 07.31.25 Yeah, we see that all the time. It's kind of a problem because powerboaters plop down too close to s
AI and sailing decision making. colemj at 3:54am 07.31.25 If the part about the advisories being lifted was factually true, then the answer provided seems rea
Unexplained situation last night colemj at 3:44am 07.31.25 Seems quite normal, and happens to us all the time in wind and current from different directions.
AI and sailing decision making. Foswick at 2:51am 07.31.25 Looks like a fun day on the water. (The rest of this response has nothing to do with sailing and go
3d printing for boats. garymalmgren at 2:46am 07.31.25 Colour me impressed. blowing cooling air right where it is needed. Well done. Gary
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation Mark Maulden at 10:48pm 07.30.25 At anchor in the Walkem Islands, Johnstone Strait, BC. I have long wanted to circumnavigate Vancouv
3d printing for boats. (8) Hayden Watson at 10:38pm 07.30.25 Final system installed in boat. 233331
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated �?iban at 9:51pm 07.30.25 Snug fit. She looks at home. Yeah the gate had to be removed and in the end there was about an inc

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