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Help- h40.5 leak at light over salon table Rich Stidger at 5:36pm 09.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1434 I guess I am lucky- almost no leaks in my 1997 40.5. However, just yesterday I find dripping from t
Autohelm 3000 power plug (1) bcollis at 4:26pm 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3870 I recently purchased an autohelm 3000 from eBay. It did not come with the boat side power plug. It l
Why should we care about pumping out... (2) FourPoints at 4:16pm 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 21/4480 These pics were taken less that a quarter mile from the city waste "treatment" facility. Whenever it
Help with Hunter 18.5 mast stepping and mainsail attachment Green Arrow at 3:44pm 09.07.11 Smaller Boats 1/2434 I bought a used Hunter 18.5, and I can't figger out if the mast is supposed to sit flush down on the
Hunter 260 Holding Tank Vent Plugged jimfrankelly at 3:13pm 09.07.11 Smaller Boats 4/2051 It appears that the vent on our holding tank might be plugged. Has anyone been able to unplug the v
Re-sealing Lewmar Port Windows cymeyer at 2:19pm 09.07.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/11392 Have read some older threads on the above subject, but nothing recent. I am getting water inside t
Hawaii, anyone? justsomeguy at 1:16pm 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2117 http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/2586752226.html I'd go, if the boat is well founded..
Using Jet A in a diesel? Inter20sailor at 1:04pm 09.07.11 Catalina 30 11/8947 A friend of mine offered 5 gallons of Jet A for use on the boat. (Universal MX25). I know that J
Spreader end cap AllanA at 12:58pm 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4492 Good afternoon , I am looking for a "Spreader end cap" for a spreader that was broken during Hurrica
Engine Oil In Bilge Blue Hull at 12:30pm 09.07.11 Catalina 30 13/7458 I have a 1981 C-30 powered with a Universal 5411 2 cyl diesel. I ran the motor for 3-4 hours last we
Stuck Oil Filter Ducati at 11:36am 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3569 I was told that you should only hand tighten an oil filter. If I had only known this info before
macerator cap/ hose plug The Very Thought of You at 11:17am 09.07.11 Big Boats 2/2214 I recently identified the source of an odor in the very aft lockers of our 356. The macerator cap (I
Information Request on Installing Single Line Reefing arknoah at 11:06am 09.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/7320 I need to install single line reefing on my 1984 MacGregor 25. Does anybody have specific recommenda
centerboard problem on a 23 Wayne Steinhour at 10:32am 09.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 52/9180 Hello all, I'm a novice O'Day 23 owner (just bought it last fall, been out for 3 weekends this yea
Comparison questions... Doug/Karen at 9:45am 09.07.11 Big Boats 0/935 Since we sail the only H356 on our lake, I occasionally feel the need to ask our Forum H356-specific
Thank you. hero4theday at 8:42am 09.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1999 I would like to say thank you to everyone that ask a question and those who answered. There where m
Problems with anti-syphon valve sailamaryllis at 8:01am 09.07.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3335 We have Jabsco electric fresh water heads. About every two to four weeks the anti-syphon valve stops
Columbia 43 hull Valiant43 at 7:42am 09.07.11 Columbia 0/3030 Can anyone give me an idea as to the composition of the Columbia 43 hull. Solid Fiberglas, cored wit
What to do when the lake dries up rgallagher at 6:18am 09.07.11 Ask All Sailors 53/11536 I currently have my Hunter 28.5 docked on a big lake in Texas. With our drought continuing, and no r
New Head RForst at 6:04am 09.07.11 Big Boats 4/1405 Had a fun cruise this past weekend to the Baltimore Grand Prix. The Inner Harbor is fun! But our o

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Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 Laid-back at 12:15pm 10.31.22 On our Hunter 50 the main anchor is a 33kg Rocna with 12mm chain. We stay in the Caribbean and I nev
Looking at an s2 7.9 Scott T-Bird at 12:05pm 10.31.22 It's a very nice boat design and quality wise and surely a more desirable boat for sailing performa
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads serenisea at 11:57am 10.31.22 Actually Peggie, I did exactly that. I was trying to remove the stains on the bowl where the raw wa
Cable port replacement senang at 11:56am 10.31.22
Fender covers- Yes or No? dmax at 11:55am 10.31.22 Read a tip somewhere along the way that you can make fender covers from sweat pant legs - buy some c
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 11:51am 10.31.22 Scott, I have found the T-Handle Allen wrenches and an electric impact wrench with an Allen wrench
OEM Bimini support structure senang at 11:44am 10.31.22 In Europe a lot of boatbuilders use "NVEquipment" in the Netherlands for everything they install on
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Tedd at 11:30am 10.31.22 It doesn't take much physical activity before I become too warm. Once this happens and I start to p
Refilling CNG Tank kappykaplan at 11:21am 10.31.22 Fresh baked bread, muffins, etc., with butter and jam slathered on. Yum. :plus::plus::plus:
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 11:05am 10.31.22 Ok ok, to help all of you winterization people you can use this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro
Bottom in great shape Dr. D at 10:57am 10.31.22 How many coats? What is the typical frequency between bottom paint in the mid Chesapeake Bay? If it
Port shades/covers Scott T-Bird at 10:56am 10.31.22 My boat neighbor has these on his Catalina 34. His claim is that it is the only way to keep Leaky L
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 10:51am 10.31.22 Like moving south. :biggrin: Of course, only one issue we have here like ... Hurricane Ian Jim..
Gloucester 22 Centerboard 31seahorse at 10:50am 10.31.22 Whatever you choose to "do" to this boat, you will need to offer a realistic and convincing explanat
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? JamesG161 at 10:45am 10.31.22 Ask my friend @jssailem , who I nicknamed Mr Mummy, about his Foul Weather gear. Warmer in the Sout
4.108 winterizing dLj at 10:43am 10.31.22 Heathen! Only drink gin and vermouth.. No vodka. :) Snob.... Of course, me, I'm an equal opportu
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 10:38am 10.31.22 Heathen Only drink gin and vermouth Ok pickled Onions for you then! Your last name must be... Gib
Port shades/covers dLj at 10:32am 10.31.22 I've been thinking of getting some of these for my boat also. They look quite nice. They are low on
4.108 winterizing Leeward Rail at 10:30am 10.31.22 You must bring the Olives. Heathen! Only drink gin and vermouth.. No vodka. :)
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 10:30am 10.31.22 back in he day when we would campaign aeolus pretty hard all over the the great lakes, with 5 to 8

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