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Water Water Everywhere MLampner at 7:53pm 08.20.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2375 Well for those who followed the water in the engine pan and the bilge saga, yet another tale of whoa
Threading a depth finder cable ljcraigie at 7:13pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1157 I am installing a shoot through the hull depth finder in my Hunter 280. What is the best path to th
Hunter 212 jib info Yves09 at 6:56pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1033 Hello, Last week I bought a hunter 212 2002. There was no jib with it. I thought that it was easy to
Unexpected water, multiple failures shipwreck66 at 6:31pm 08.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1914 Finally got my C27 back in the water Thursday afternoon. Spent the past month in the boat yard getti
Wanted 26X Trailer ikipupule at 4:26pm 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1460 I am looking for a used trailer fro my MacGregor 26X on Long Island. Any suggestions?
Help! What are we doing wrong? ikipupule at 4:22pm 08.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2133 I sometimes find myself having to dock my 26X in very low tide and have to raise the swing keel. If
Sailing Upstream on the California Coast ??? pkdailey4 at 4:00pm 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2221 Any body know how long it takes to motor sail up from Long Beach to SF ? I'm looking at a 30 ft Isla
wireing solar panel, controller, batt switch. Leftfield at 3:14pm 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/7242 I put a 100w solar panel on our Mac 26S. My intention was to have enough juice to run an LED anchor
Bridging a heat pump across circuits prroots at 2:58pm 08.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1518 We recently purchased a Beneteau 411 which came with two 30 amp shore connections. Connection 1 powe
285 First Bimini Andreas.M at 2:11pm 08.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2058 To Any First 285 owner: Any recommendations for a bimini which will fit the 285 first? My boat d
Missing fitting on mast?? (1) guidera48 at 1:14pm 08.20.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2220 Getting ready to spray the mast. Prepping and sanding the mast I found a location about 3ft above t
sailing on the southern chesapeake bay for labor day weekend thomasgoodmaniii at 12:52pm 08.20.11 Destinations 0/2711 If anybody is up for some buddy sailing or group rendezvous on the lower bay Sept 2-5. I normally pu
Slipping Line Raising the Main rachelmackenzie at 11:01am 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2189 We are getting the hang of sailing our 336 and are also figuring out the 'nuances' of the boat. Spe
lost my tohatsu lanyard newsailor72 at 10:51am 08.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 8/5624 the mac 22 sailboat I bought recently came with a 6 hp 4 stroke tohatsu outboard, but I lost the red
Sealant for side ports Oday 34 Sail Imagine at 7:07am 08.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1980 Have purchased new side ports for my Oday 34 from DR Marine can anyone recommend the best sealant to
Oriental,NC Steve Kamp at 6:53am 08.20.11 Destinations 2/3147 Cruiser's Net (Claibourne Young) reports that the Oriental Trading Company, closed for several month
What motor oil for new 4 stroke? RECESS at 6:29am 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 16/14910 I have been trying to get over a cold so I can go mount my new 9.8 Tohatsu. I need to add oil to it
Where to drain A/C condensate Chuck Creel at 5:27am 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4910 I noticed the other day that my builge pump was running every couple of minutes then off coming on a
Anchoring Roger Long at 3:28am 08.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5301
temp alarm after coolant change Ken13559 at 2:29am 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1334 I helped a friend to change his coolant for his 3YM30. We drain the coolant totally then top up the

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How to raise a one-piece mast? jssailem at 4:34am 09.13.22 The Javelin is a 14ft boat. These small boats while a whole lot of fun can be a puzzle to figure out
Trailer Tongue Question Rick Webb at 4:32am 09.13.22 HOW TO RETRIEVE A BOAT USING A TILT TRAILER - YouTube
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 4:18am 09.13.22 Marmalade I did not realize those requirements. I will see what I can find out there and position
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 4:17am 09.13.22 Davidasailor26 Thanks for your comments. Beautiful boat I might add.
Unknown part on my 18.5 jssailem at 4:15am 09.13.22 my phone is saving photos in an HEIC format that I have to convert to jpg and for some reason I am
Sail Numbers Davidasailor26 at 3:25am 09.13.22 Sailrite has them... all sizes up to 18". Sailrite Although the numbers on the mainsail of @David
Unknown part on my 18.5 Marmalade at 2:57am 09.13.22 Two ideas: 1) pennant for using a headsail with a short luff/hoist, particularly if you have a rolli
Sail Numbers (1) Marmalade at 2:48am 09.13.22 Sailrite has them... all sizes up to 18". Sailrite Although the numbers on the mainsail of @Davida
Sail Numbers (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:36am 09.13.22
Bavaria Rail Tracks - New vs Old CruiserS at 2:15am 09.13.22 Ok thanks rgranger
Trailer Tongue Question mikeracca at 9:58pm 09.12.22 It looks to me like it may have been part of a tongue extension mech. Pull back and drop the extensi
Trailer Tongue Question (1) Skipper J at 9:35pm 09.12.22 Thanks for your suggestions. I am driven a little nuts by it. It's like a door opening to a brick wa
Identify 6M O'DAY? Will Gilmore at 9:28pm 09.12.22 Hello Mike, it is good to welcome you to our forums. These guys are the best, and you just also fou
37.5 1991 mast base plate PAC3142 at 9:09pm 09.12.22 Hans, The chances are you have an Isomat mast and base, like I do. The turning blocks screw into a
How to raise a one-piece mast? markwbird at 8:43pm 09.12.22 One piece mast?
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 8:41pm 09.12.22
Traveling alongside Crusty Ol Salt at 8:23pm 09.12.22 This would be exacrly my response as well .Coming from a blue collar background myself ,the driver
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Crusty Ol Salt at 8:01pm 09.12.22 What kind of shaft seal is he working with. If it is an old school packing gland, they will sing whe
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? dlochner at 7:57pm 09.12.22 He was unsure. Knows it is a 3 bladed fixed prop. The fixed blade prop will spin when in neutral.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? sail sfbay at 7:57pm 09.12.22 3 bladed fixed propeller on the Hunter 46.....no big deal to sail in neutral.

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