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Hunter 260 Lucky Day at 5:58am 07.19.11 Smaller Boats 0/1287
Drain blockage Scottr8873 at 5:21am 07.19.11 Pearson 2/2167 I'm a new owner of a 27 Pearson. I se to have an issue with both the floor drain in the head and th
Bad buying decision? stevestk at 4:59am 07.19.11 Big Boats 12/2207 I've posted a couple previous posts as my wife and I are considering buying a boat. We've kind of ze
replacement for a Standard Horizon 100 wind instrument? ramsdoc at 4:36am 07.19.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2912 Hello all: I own a Pearson 27 sailboat. My Standard Horizon 100 wind instrument panel has quit. I am
Mast hardware 1980 H 30 jphud at 3:17am 07.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1468 Is there hardware to close the sail track off? The plastic tabs want to pop out when raising the mai
Smoking Yanmar Dean Strong at 11:24pm 07.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/9642 The Yanmar 2GM20F in my 1990 Hunter 30 is driving me crazy. In 2007 the mixing elbow coked up, I pu
Smoking Yanmar Dean Strong at 11:21pm 07.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 13/6839 The Yanmar 2GM20F in my 1990 Hunter 30 is driving me crazy. In 2007 the mixing elbow coked up, I p
How much rake on 85 hunter 31? Jared1048 at 11:17pm 07.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1951 I'm just starting to get into tunning my standing rigging and doing a quick check of rake by droppin
Main Sail Questions Wes8377 at 9:11pm 07.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1190 Hello! My first post. I purchased a 93 mac 26S because the owners on this site seem to be happy
Draining the Water Tanks cjmatz at 9:01pm 07.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1415 We have a 1995 42 Hunter Passage with two large water tanks. Short of running the water pump all da
Mast bolt holes elongated Phaedrus at 8:49pm 07.18.11 Catalina 22 8/2832 Hello All, I have just purchased my first sailboat. A 1978 Catalina 22. I have a noticed the holes
Enjoying New Bern NC Marc Bergmueller at 8:30pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2883 I'm spending a few days in New Bern NC. It seems like a wonderful place for sailing. Nice resturan
Leaky hatch over dinette H33.5 WestCoastMike at 7:44pm 07.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1549 Hi all, I've got an 88 H33.5 and the hatch over the dinette table in the main cabin leaks. I was
Bandit 15 bailers plugged wingysails at 7:39pm 07.18.11 Other Sailboats 0/1846 The bailers on my Bandit 15 are plugged up , anyone know how the system works? tried blowing it out
Bimini for 27 Power sailor Shellback at 7:30pm 07.18.11 Lancer 6/2848 Hi, Has anyone put a bimini on a Lancer Yacht 27 Powersailor? Mine is a 1985. Just wondering where
C355 gholker at 7:28pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1511 I just read a magazine article about the C355. I currently own a C27 and have outgrown her, looking
Trailer dimensions dbonifield at 7:00pm 07.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1118 I am looking at having a trailer built for my Hunter 28.5, deep keel. Is there a specification for m
inspecting thru hulls, etc. YT at 6:51pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1225 Thoughts on how often a sailboat (32 ft, 1998) should be hauled out to have the bottom inspected? I
Taking a Catalina 30 around the Great Loop Bob4203 at 6:24pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4989 Big title........but we are strongly considering giving up the trawler idea and opting for using our
A Macgregor 26 on Lake Superior ryansande at 6:22pm 07.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1890 We are looking @ purchasing a mac and was wondering how one would fair if we used it in lake superio

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Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 5:15pm 09.29.22 ..What I discovered is that I do not have a strainer. ... Wow! I have found things ranging from 2
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust dlochner at 5:08pm 09.29.22 Lets go back to the beginning, do you have a heat exchanger or not? Not having a raw water straine
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 4:48pm 09.29.22 Thanks! I had all the standing rigging replaced last year. I will have to check with the River, but
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust heritage at 4:33pm 09.29.22 See if water comes out of the hose between the sea cock and sea water pump.
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:23pm 09.29.22 I was optimistic when I went to my boat this afternoon expecting to clean the water strainer which I
Sail cover identification help please Timm R Oday25 at 4:13pm 09.29.22 Thanks .What are the ears for ? How do I know what size spinnaker ?
What's this hole in the shelf for? Kwester at 4:09pm 09.29.22 If you wanted to follow Peggie's idea and use it for wet kitchen scraps, an 'emisis' bag would proba
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Don Guillette at 3:59pm 09.29.22 Nothing more to add about docking than what has already been said but how cool is that to be invite
Sail cover identification help please sail sfbay at 3:55pm 09.29.22 Spinnaker sock.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Leeward Rail at 3:46pm 09.29.22 midships springline should be mandatory on every boat. :beer::beer::beer::beer::waycool::biggrin:
Wobbly Fixed Keel shemandr at 3:18pm 09.29.22 Here I'm the contrarian: Why are we assuming it's the keel bolts. Have we ever watched a hauled boa
Wobbly Fixed Keel dlochner at 3:14pm 09.29.22 This is really what has me scratching my head. Its been meticulously maintained and upgraded so I
Wobbly Fixed Keel Nunami at 3:05pm 09.29.22 With a bilge that spotless you'd think the rest of the boat would be in fine shape, and if it is,
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) jssailem at 2:55pm 09.29.22 I like the Groco ARG 750 esigns of basket. Plastic, Stainless Steel, or Monel. I like the monel mod
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously Justin_NSA at 2:51pm 09.29.22 My water supply line to the pump got plugged and did the same thing. Most likely yours is starving.
Wobbly Fixed Keel dlochner at 2:48pm 09.29.22 How often should the keel bolts re-torqued? Depends. At least every 2 or 3 years or more often if
Wobbly Fixed Keel Stu Jackson at 2:48pm 09.29.22 Not too many folks here have owned Catalina 25 fixed keels. I have from 1987-98. You said the owne
Wobbly Fixed Keel dmax at 2:47pm 09.29.22 That's a good question. Some manuals say the torque should be checked prior to every launch. Some pe
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 2:47pm 09.29.22 Hi all. Hope your Fall is going well. Quick update: Had to defer the proper repairs until later th
transmission when sailing Tally Ho at 2:45pm 09.29.22 Gotta be careful here, Greg. I posted that once years ago and got banned, so now I say: RTFM, F st

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