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Sailing an AquaCat 12.5 in Sarasota, FL Kermit at 9:44am 03.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4513 Wife and I will be in Sarasota, FL this coming June. We decided not to take our Hunter 23. (Dang I
To catch a Thief .... MrBee at 9:10am 03.22.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3698 We keep our boat at Owens Landing marina in Perryville, Md near Havre De Grace. Last Thursday the
Welcome back, Jim Seamons Steve Kamp at 8:03am 03.22.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1663 Welcome back to the mainland Jim. I have enjoyed following your adventure in Java's Blog. You basica
For those with older aluminum fuel tanks robertsapp at 6:58am 03.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2640 Just thought I'd pass on a recent experience of mine. I pulled the 30 gallon aluminum fuel tank on
Advice on vinegar or acid to clean heat exchanger robertsapp at 6:51am 03.22.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/61548 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F. I read somewhere that a good periodic maintenance chore for a freshwater co
Web Site Help?? Maine Sail at 6:13am 03.22.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4083 Hi All, For obvious reasons I need to move my web site to my own domain and makes some changes to i
Missing Trim (2) guidera48 at 6:07am 03.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2259 I am finishing the main cabin and I noticed I am missing some trim. The two rails that support the b
Angle of heel geehaw at 3:25am 03.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4600 So I am just a bit curious at what angle of heel others are comfortable with in their Oday 25's? New
2GM20F Fuel economy Taroona at 10:25pm 03.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2087 I have recently come into owning a Benny 323 and was wondering if anybody can give me some idea on h
SPRING is here!!!! higgs at 9:50pm 03.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2512 The Welland Canal connecting Erie to Ontario opened today. The only vessel in transit is the Seahou
Britton Chance 33-30 doneright at 9:33pm 03.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/8885 Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of the Britton Chance 33-30. I know Allied made a 30-30
Battery/Electrical Woes cworksail at 8:50pm 03.21.11 Catalina 30 10/2170 O.k. I am befuddled. Two two weeks back, batteries worked fine. Started engine and charged for an
Cutlass bearings Yamaha 25mkII Pakele at 8:18pm 03.21.11 Yamaha 3/2845 Hi there Yamaha 25mkII owners! I'm replacing my prop shaft and found that I have 3 cutlass bearing
oem solar panel hunter 40.5 iron horse at 7:34pm 03.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1712 i am in the process of buying a hunter 40.5-wonder what the OEM solar panel on the deck is charging
Pelican Poop! carboman at 6:29pm 03.21.11 Smaller Boats 1/1549 Just a quick note to see what people do to try and keep saltwater bird poop to a minimum on their bo
'85 swing keel nylon bushings/washers (1) Tallgrass Sailor at 6:26pm 03.21.11 Parts Search 0/3026 '85 h23 swing keel nylon bushings/washers Does anyone know where replacements for these might be av
Pelican Poop! carboman at 6:23pm 03.21.11 Smaller Boats 0/4 Just a quick note to see what people do to try and keep saltwater bird poop to a minimum on their bo
New boom Blaise at 6:16pm 03.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2028 Five weeks before the Mexico race, we broke the boom on Midnight Sun racing Sunday. It failed at the
About my mast KLT904 at 6:09pm 03.21.11 Precision 1/3347 Hello, I have recently acquired a 1987 precision daysailer. It is 16'9" long. It is a very clean l
Mast step Sailinnsc at 5:34pm 03.21.11 Catalina 22 12/4883 Hello all I am the proud new to me owner of a 1882 swing keel cat 22 My to do list is currently al

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Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather kappykaplan at 4:52pm 07.30.22 Can't hurt to try.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 4:45pm 07.30.22 Actually no. But the resistance is so tight in the cold that I can barely open it without throwing
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather kappykaplan at 4:30pm 07.30.22 Have you tried to lubricate with something like McLube Sailkote?
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly (2) Hello Below at 4:25pm 07.30.22 Well that is odd. Don't rule out galvanic corrosion eroding the prop nut and then having the prop s
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly Hello Below at 3:51pm 07.30.22 Yup it happens. That was going to be my next question after you told me there is no th in both forw
Water dripping through bimini at ends of the traveller (2) Hello Below at 3:18pm 07.30.22 207821 This pic shows the underside of the traveller on the starboard side. The line is for the main
Winch replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 2:56pm 07.30.22 The biggest winches you can fit
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? rajhnsn at 2:24pm 07.30.22 Thank you all. Good ideas. I've been looking for Mainesail's information on this. I knew it was o
Winch replacement kappykaplan at 2:18pm 07.30.22 Why two posts with the same question? :beer:
Bow ladder for First 35 (1) Hollyberry at 2:08pm 07.30.22 Not an answer, I know.... but I find it interesting that while here in the PNW we would typically st
Hunter Legend 40.5 (1993) Sdiring at 1:25pm 07.30.22 The classic indication that the tank vent is blocked. All tank vents have two main functions: to
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly dlochner at 1:21pm 07.30.22 Thanks for the responses. Update, took a dive under the boat and no propeller? How we lost the pro
Adding portable general. NCBrew at 1:12pm 07.30.22 my A/C runs on a 20 amp breaker so I purchased a WAN 3800 watt generator and also changed the 110 v
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly Milt Fuehrer at 12:57pm 07.30.22 Thanks for the responses. Update, took a dive under the boat and no propeller? How we lost the prop
Hunter 356 side boarding step? danm1 at 11:55am 07.30.22 "The fore and aft lines would not be even so it was far from ideal." I've thought of a fender step,
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) (1) DeniseO30 at 11:20am 07.30.22 207819I managed to take a better picture with the Flash I'm impressed with myself because I've alway
Isla Holbox, Mexico dLj at 11:16am 07.30.22 Got home from Boston's Logan Airport at midnight and had to load our jeep for two markets the next
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) (5) DeniseO30 at 10:42am 07.30.22 Well it took a year to finally get it done in case you didn't see my other thread we did clean the t
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (3) JamesG161 at 10:21am 07.30.22 Not until PIC does my New Generator , waiting on them to decide what is next. PIC did decide the d
Isla Holbox, Mexico (4) Will Gilmore at 10:18am 07.30.22 Between my unfortunate condition and my son's work demands that kept him as tied to his phone and a

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