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leaking wet exhaust on Pearson 36-2 BubbleCuffer at 8:31am 10.31.11 Pearson 7/2139 My wet exhaust tank below the companion way has pitted and cracked. Has anyone had any experience, g
Windlass for Pearson 36-2 BubbleCuffer at 8:28am 10.31.11 Pearson 12/5319 Has anyone fitted a windlass on their 36-2? I am considering a Maxwell RC10-8 horizontal windlass, s
O'Day 272 glow plug question gjaffess at 8:24am 10.31.11 Bigger Boats 4/1923 I have an O'Day 272 LE with a diesel engine. Since I have this boat (about 5 years) it has taken al
Shoot thru hull peter hall at 8:04am 10.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1614 I am wanting to fit a shoot thru hull transducer on my 1981 hunter 33. Does anyone know if the hull
We Have Returned to Patagonia Sequitur at 7:50am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/13387 After a relaxing four-month break back in Vancouver while winter happened in southern Chile, we have
Info on Siddons & Sindle Barnegat 17 (1967) Jim Sinkowski at 7:26am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 0/3027 Looking for info/comments relating to my above sailboat, ID tag #57. S ' S was listed as a Central
Caulk For Leak Repair On Wet Surface BrianW at 6:48am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 4/16756 I have several small leaks/seepages in my Hunter 26. Currently, the boat is in the water. Are there
Mooring Pickup Stick mcrow33 at 6:10am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 23/8032 Hey all, I removed my mooring pickup stick from my mooring yesterday since my boat has been pulled
In deep on my V17 Hollyweirdos at 5:08am 10.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 285/39259 Well I am up to my usual overkill routines. In order to get all the leaks on this V17 I ended up cu
Happy halloween (1) Bill1565 at 4:33am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1204 I'm not much for "sharing", but I saw this on our club web site.
Coast Guard rescues two sailors berner73 at 4:26am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1138 Successful rescue off Cape Cod, 37' was out of Halifax. http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011
Water ballast valve leaks Capchas at 3:57am 10.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2257 No matter how tight the wingnut, water still comes out of valve cosiderably when hauling. Rubber gas
Replacing depth, speed transducers? neilmcc at 12:15am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1833 My Hunter 336 currently has Raymarine ST (30 I think) depth and speed transducers fitted in brass ho
1978 Hunter 27 Tiller Size Traylor67 at 10:35pm 10.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1721 Friends, does anybody out there have a tiller steering 78 hunter 27? The currently installed tiller
Nasty Boat Odor Robert 47 at 10:27pm 10.30.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1748 I just came home from a weekend on our 1987 Hunter 31. As I was leaving this afternoon, my wife noti
Genoa in-haul jaming on drum rk6johnson at 8:33pm 10.30.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2569 I've had trouble with my in-haul line jamming on the furling drum on my 2008 Catalins 309. The guid
Yanmar water pump question Ted at 8:32pm 10.30.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1636 On a Yanmar 2GM (raw water cooled) and 2GMF (fresh water cooled) are the raw water cooling pumps ide
Drain for the Cockpit Drain? suds at 7:37pm 10.30.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2789 Hello All, I have a 1974 Hunter 25 that I've been doing some repairs on over the last year. I'm cu
Mast Rising Sys for V25 (1) Jim25 at 7:17pm 10.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2892 Just put it together its been siting around now for a while getting ready to paint the deck so thoug
The Great Pumpkin Regatta (1) stephen Penny at 7:11pm 10.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/891 Today, just east of the Golden Gate Bridge in the SF Bay my sailboat found itself ahead of these rac

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Stuffing box repack SawyerCurt at 6:36am 09.11.22 If it helps, I did This job a couple of years ago.
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Crusty Ol Salt at 5:43am 09.11.22 Hunter embedded aluminum plates. I used one on my deck to add a second set of organizers on my de
Silicone Heater Hose kloudie1 at 3:48am 09.11.22 It would work fine, probably would outlive rubber hose.. Kinda expensive, but perfectly fine for tha
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) Dalliance at 12:18am 09.11.22 I added both a new weather station with clock and an Electronic SOS Beacon this year and have no con
Traveler Replacement on 37C Dalliance at 11:34pm 09.10.22 I replaced my traveler with a more robust one from Garhauer about 10 years ago. Very happy with it.
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule Benny17441 at 10:34pm 09.10.22 It is a matter of convenience. It is better to replace at the comfort of your dock vs. the interru
DC Circuit Breaker Failures Benny17441 at 10:27pm 09.10.22 A breaker may remain limp as long as there is a short circuit in the wiring or appliance. Make sur
Electric panel Ralph Johnstone at 8:57pm 09.10.22 Now that you've become proficient with the use of the new multimeter, what have you seen for voltage
DC Circuit Breaker Failures Ralph Johnstone at 8:39pm 09.10.22 I've had three Airpax DC breakers slowly give up but they simply were tripping at lower and lower am
S2 9.2 head door sticking - compression post issue? Baytrek at 8:31pm 09.10.22 I am looking at a 1976 S2 9.2 that appears to have a compression post problem. How difficult was it
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? capta at 7:18pm 09.10.22 Unlike Hollyberry, the only place I've had any serious deviation on any GPS unit has been in the ICU
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? rgranger at 6:57pm 09.10.22 Will you have cell service, If so the Navionics app works and you just download the charts you nee
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) rgranger at 6:47pm 09.10.22
Traveling alongside shemandr at 6:35pm 09.10.22 Few people do their best work while being directed by some else. If I were the truck driver I would
2008 Hunter 36 - anchor/steaming light - DayDreamer41 at 6:08pm 09.10.22 I was looking for this pic earlier. This should be what your looks like! I believe what is picture
Re-bedding H41DS Salon Deadlights - Screws or No Screws dkinzer at 5:35pm 09.10.22 the picture is of an 41AC not a 41DS. Well, I'll be ... Looking back at the surveyor's report it c
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? Hollyberry at 5:27pm 09.10.22 6 or 7 years back we were anchored in 50 ft of water off the beach at Tenacatita, north of Manzanill
Traveling alongside Leeward Rail at 5:26pm 09.10.22 The world has changed in this area for the worse in the 40 odd years I have been serving customers
2008 Hunter 36 - anchor/steaming light - karellen at 5:15pm 09.10.22 At least on our 356, we found the "Aqua Signal Series 34 Masthead/Anchor Led Light W/White Housing"
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? dlochner at 5:07pm 09.10.22 Putting aside the diversions about boat systems, this ^^^ is your question. You should do some res

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