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Irwin 23 snowtop62 at 3:28pm 04.15.11 Irwin 3/6487 Hi, I,m new to the forum and am looking for other owners of the Irwin 23 on the East Coast. I have a
cutlass bearing size, Hunter 30 1989 stevevoyce at 3:17pm 04.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1361 I am putting my boat on the hard to do the bottom in May and would like to have a new cutlass bearin
the most awesome thing just happened!!!! zeehag at 3:09pm 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2684 my boat's packing gland was repaired and my boat no longer leaks-- she is perfect!!!! the probl
Steering With The Sails Don Guillette at 1:56pm 04.15.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 31/17293 Suppose you're sailing along closehauled in about 10 knots of wind just enjoying a great day on the
Advice on tracking down the source of a knock robertsapp at 1:10pm 04.15.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/3795 I have a knock coming from my number one cylinder on my 3GM30F. I know it's coming from number one,
A "Refit" year, final decision. Ed Schenck at 12:43pm 04.15.11 The Cherubini Hunters 79/12974 That's my final decision. Life dictates that the boat stay on the cradle this year. Kind of sad be
Maybe this one will pass the muster for ya Ctskip at 12:39pm 04.15.11 Sails Call Lounge 1/3966 Best Card Trick Ever Keep it up, Ctskip
radar Irene9616 at 12:06pm 04.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1450 I have a Hunter 33 2005 and I would like to add a radar to the arch . Any advise would be great. Al
Boats and cars Sandy Stone at 11:09am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 21/4745 This is really more of a wintertime - type aimless discussion, but a short exchange on another threa
Windlass for Catalina 309 lucienl at 11:03am 04.15.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/3997 Just purchased a 2007 Catalina 309. It does not have a windlass. I want it in the anchor locker.
1966 Coaster 30 Rudder repair Rollercoaster at 9:43am 04.15.11 Pearson 1/2794 Hello - We bought our Coaster 30 last year and are undertaking repairs before the season. We in
Yanmar YSE 12 Question foolproof at 8:37am 04.15.11 Catalina 30 2/3503 Hello All: I am upgrading my engine panel to one that has tach, oil pressure ' temp, and water temp
What's up with the trailering crowd? dscribner at 7:36am 04.15.11 Trailer Sailors 43/13743 Catfish gut yer rudder? This forum was fairly active, nay, vibrant at times. Now, nothing gets p
Replacing 4D Battery kenreed at 7:20am 04.15.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2630 I have spent a lot of time this winter trying to track down a deep-cycle, maintenance-free 4D batter
Please welcome Roger Long as a Featured Contributor Phil Herring at 7:12am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 15/7384 We're proud to announce that Roger Long has agreed to join us in a new capacity, with a special foru
Aft Rail / Main Sheet Conflict? nemosuit at 7:06am 04.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1263 Pardon a newbie question, but I'm designing an aft railing setup for my 78 Mac 22, which never had o
Spring Commissioning, Water Heater ChuckH at 6:42am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 14/5046 The previous owner had disconnected the water heater (Attwood 6 gal.) when the boat was put up last
Ferrite Noise Reducer/Filter Mike G. at 5:53am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2401 When I removed my GPS for the winter, a ferrite noise filter fell off of one of the cables. Was it
Hull Cleaning Without Water mcrow33 at 5:27am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5176 Hi, my new to me boat is in a waterless yard. I would like to clean, polish, and wax the hull before
oday swift bob kimble at 5:08am 04.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/3072 I'm looking for original specs for an Oday swift. I bought a swift and the sails are completely un-r

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Single-handed docking Len Ingalls at 6:09am 05.30.22 As others have said-Install midship cleats just fwd of cockpit so you can reach them from cockpit. I
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? Rick Webb at 5:32am 05.30.22 Our local Home Depot sells the cull lumber at 25% of the list price. I imagine most places do someth
Emergency bilge pumps(s) shemandr at 5:28am 05.30.22 I would test it more often than annually or semi annually. And it's common to need to replace the d
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Crusty Ol Salt at 4:59am 05.30.22 On my H280 it would be the manual bilge pump operated for the cockpit. https://i.postimg.cc/4x9Xh6Y
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? Bluenose at 4:38am 05.30.22 Interesting, thank you, that looks like a great coating.
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon kgray9 at 4:07am 05.30.22 the one you talk about? My guess from your description that there is something happening in the mec
Emergency bilge pumps(s) senang at 3:38am 05.30.22 I know bilge pumps and high water bilge pumps. What is an emergency bilge pump?
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter senang at 3:36am 05.30.22 Somebody put sugar in your fueltank? Sugar is a known sabotage act of petrol engines.
Shower pump wont operate Caboteur at 3:31am 05.30.22
Shower pump wont operate mermike at 3:01am 05.30.22 Sounds like a poor electrical connection.
H34 Jib Halyard cleat Mike Oldak at 2:42am 05.30.22 This looks like a winner! Thanks for the ideas.
Single-handed docking danstanford at 2:41am 05.30.22 The best thing I ever learned about this was the use of a mid-ship line so you can connect her in on
Single-handed docking BigEasy at 2:23am 05.30.22 Learn to use spring lines and midship cleat. There is no reason to have to jump off boat when docki
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? (2) philiefay at 11:58pm 05.29.22 I just replaced the original floor in a Hunter 260. Luckily I managed to get it out in one piece so
Shower pump wont operate lauris67 at 11:46pm 05.29.22 On my 331, there is a Y valve below the sink that flips. One way is for the ice box, the other for
Single-handed docking philiefay at 11:42pm 05.29.22 Prior to arrival, drop sails, prepare all lines on cleats, lower cable rail, install fenders, lift c
Cracked hull Hayden Watson at 11:12pm 05.29.22 I've used G-flex to repair a plastic crosslinked whitewater kayak and also a paddle with good resul
Heater Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 05.29.22 Do you not have a diesel fired heater to supply antifreeze hot water to the heating circuit ? To he
Zinc Placement Ralph Johnstone at 9:34pm 05.29.22 new to me Hunter 29.5 and I'm wondering where the zincs are located? I presume you're referring t
Single-handed docking Ralph Johnstone at 9:28pm 05.29.22 Do you keep lines on the dock? Definitely have dedicated lines permanently tied to our dock so th

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