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seacock corrosion (2) chaves188 at 2:25pm 11.17.21 Ask All Sailors 6/870 I need some advice with the holding tank seacock, it has some corrosion. Is the boat at danger? is u
Seacock Corrosion chaves188 at 2:15pm 11.17.21 Bavaria 0/17 I need some advice with the holding tank seacock, it has some corrosion. Is the boat at danger? is u
Universal M 25 fuel lines cdsailor at 10:45am 11.17.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/710 I have a universal M 25. For a long time I have had a problem starting the engine when it is cold.
Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 10:37am 11.17.21 Big Boats 8/808 Has any one removed the bow wood panels at the front of the v-berth on a Hunter 38 or similar setup?
Dinghy floor replacement sailcapt340 at 7:56am 11.17.21 Ask All Sailors 6/749 Last year I repaired my Achilles Dinghy plywood floor. The repair held up great, but now and why wo
WTB 23.5 or 240 in PNW PNWSailing at 7:39am 11.17.21 Smaller Boats 5/512 Not sure if this is right place. Did not see a wanted section in classifieds. I am looking for a cle
door kit for 1996 bennetau oceanis 400 bwagner187 at 6:24am 11.17.21 Parts Search 5/672 Ahoy, I just purchased my first sail boat . It is a beautiful one owner bennetau oceanis 400 and I
Looking for advice. Crusair supply valve (1) Justin_NSA at 6:05am 11.17.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/838 Looking for issues I ought to be fixing in the off season. I'm already flipping my fresh water press
Catalina 30 Terminal block? (1) Joe Perez at 8:17pm 11.16.21 Catalina 30 14/1701
Catalina 30 Terminal Block? Joe Perez at 8:12pm 11.16.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/473
PNW flooding, terrible.. DAVA390 at 3:29pm 11.16.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1305 Been seeing news reports of your storms, hope you guys are o.k. ..
C30 MKII main shaft pulley and v belt clearance with the M25XP (3) Captain.Olives at 3:18pm 11.16.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/620 Before I go and start cutting out a notch into the lip of the cabin sole/cabin settee, thought it pr
Surfing Cat DayDreamer41 at 11:51am 11.16.21 Ask All Sailors 9/801 ETir8OEdDrc
Winter Season & Project Plans (1) DayDreamer41 at 11:22am 11.16.21 Ask All Sailors 5/843 So the off season for many of us is here, :wahwah: and we see our vessels sitting in cradles or on s
Blister on Rudder (1) WasabiRush at 10:47am 11.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/835 My boat was hauled out last week for the winter. Upon inspection, I detected a blister about 3/4 up
Looking at a c30 this weekend SailingLoto at 4:11am 11.16.21 Catalina 30 5/961 I am driving to Stockton Mo to view a 1983 C30 this Saturday. Anything in particular I should look
Water Heater temp setting ricksoth at 6:50pm 11.15.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1249 I have an ancient square box type water heater (Seward, Atwood, etc) on my Cal 2-27 that I have been
Windlass for Hunter 340. mromanow at 5:48pm 11.15.21 Ask All Sailors 1/574 Has anyone tried to install a windlass on a Hunter 340? if so how do you get the anchor rode into t
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 2:58pm 11.15.21 Big Boats 56/5110 have been looking into this issue for two seasons and still have not been able to resolved it. A lit
oil pressure sensor quandry patfarrell1949 at 2:52pm 11.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/958 My 50CC has a Yanmar 4JH4-HTE with Teleflex i5501 engine monitoring. After erratic oil pressure read

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Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage (1) jssailem at 6:36pm 03.23.24 No experience with in-mast furling. Looking at the info from a sail trim point I think you are spot
Canadian dilemma Drinky Crow at 6:08pm 03.23.24 WM long gone.
Canadian dilemma jssailem at 6:03pm 03.23.24 I have been able to use the Petit Trinidad on my boat. First in 2017 and then again in 2024. It is i
Canadian dilemma twodzusfittings at 5:41pm 03.23.24 So here is some info for thought. I found this out whilst visiting my local WM. The producer of Peti
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Arbee at 5:05pm 03.23.24 Given our 306 has been bone dry since I last updated this thread (and through several big downpours)
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries jssailem at 4:26pm 03.23.24
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 4:04pm 03.23.24 Well, you could shock it more than once to be certain. Shock, rinse, repeat.
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. jssailem at 3:50pm 03.23.24 FunVideo Dave.
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? shemandr at 3:41pm 03.23.24
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Project_Mayhem at 3:23pm 03.23.24 The pump pressure is relatively low and the hose diameter small, so over pressure is not much of an
Capri 18 battery Project_Mayhem at 3:18pm 03.23.24 What are you using the battery for? Can you add up the amps that each device draws and how long you
outboard hoisting Project_Mayhem at 3:13pm 03.23.24 Good point. The center of the motor mount should be directly over a stanchion. A 1" tube is strong
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Stu Jackson at 2:37pm 03.23.24 We had a 1981 Catalina 25 w/7.5 hp outboard from 1987 to 1998 on SF Bay. Sailed it to HMB and Mont
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:30pm 03.23.24 All the contributors have given you good advice. I can tell you for coastal cruising, you are unde
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? Sandy Stone at 1:42pm 03.23.24 I second Gulfport Harbor. Very well protected, docks in good shape, and reasonably priced. You hav
Overboard discharge of waste tank? JoeWhite at 1:35pm 03.23.24 It appears that Odessy has never dumped it in the Great Lakes since he can not find the valve. Inste
Capri 18 battery JBP-PA at 1:19pm 03.23.24 Not all group 24 batteries are identical, they can vary in size a bit from brand to brand. They are
outboard hoisting PaulK at 1:06pm 03.23.24 awesome!! outboard is 15hp..... but I really like the concept and it's actually what I designed las
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. PaulK at 12:59pm 03.23.24 Cool experiment. He should try it on a paddleboard. Of course if he hits a wake in a paddleboard at
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 03.23.24 Adding just a bit of detail to @Tally Ho 's previous instructions, firstly, where is the leak occurr

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