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Fuel tank size on a 1992 Hunter Vison 36 MPaul at 4:50pm 07.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/804 I purchased my Hunter 36 at the beginning of the year and I am taking it on its first real voyage wh
Spinnaker Question (1) colb218 at 4:42pm 07.06.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1470 Hello All - I am hoping someone can help me with my Spinnaker. The way the sail is labeled it would
Traveler for B281 Xstream at 4:23pm 07.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/458 Trying to find out which traveler was made for the B281. I have the cabin top/boom system and want
boom attachment on mast Southampton 22 at 4:07pm 07.06.22 Sirius 21/22 5/1738 Something fell off my mast during transport to marina. so i cant remember what it looks like so i ca
Cheap Fuses/Breakers be careful! (1) Maine Sail at 2:56pm 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 3/760 My brother found this in a zip lock bag near the door to my shop. Inside it had the business card
The one armed electrician... (3) Maine Sail at 12:57pm 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 24/3006 OK so not a boat but everything I used is "marine".. I got sick and tired of not working with my ha
P-18 Centerboard too wide for the centerboard channel Moot-18 at 12:38pm 07.06.22 Precision 2/1111 The centerboard on the P-18 hull #33 I bought sticks inside the centerboard channel when I raise it
Mast gate for old Precision 18 ? Moot-18 at 12:32pm 07.06.22 Precision 2/1687 My P-18 hull #33 has two sail stops to prevent the slugs on the mainsail from falling out of the lug
Lines Aft on an old Precision 18 Moot-18 at 12:12pm 07.06.22 Precision 2/1371 I just bought P-18 hull #33. It's in pretty good shape but I usually solo and want to bring the hal
Bahamas Boat Yards, Bahamas Big Mack at 11:01am 07.06.22 Destinations 0/958 Can anyone tell me of a reliable boat yard for a haul out On or Near Nassau, Bahamas ?
RC8D Impellers for Free (1) Tomgrandy at 10:31am 07.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/413 Obviously, this is not a selling post as much as a sharing post. I have two impellers that I purc
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 chriscampbell at 7:27am 07.06.22 Smaller Boats 35/5519 I've been troubleshooting my front nav light for a while. I replaced the bulb. No dice. Then I figur
New 146 owner with question about reefing Eric S. at 6:34am 07.06.22 Day Sailers 1/930 Hi, I recently acquired a 2005 146 and am looking forward to my first sail on it this weekend. I've
Remove headliner to replace clutches (2) arthur.goldberg at 6:07am 07.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1494 Hello Beneteau Owner As I've written before, I recently bought a 2002 Beneteau 331. The cabin-top
Sailing without a depth finder Crusty Ol Salt at 4:57am 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 43/4849 Can it be done? I will not go into how the PO really did not keep up with things, anything.... He
What Shade of Blue Awlgrip Have I? (1) jviss at 4:57am 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1345 Stupid question. I need to touch up the transom. Can anyone say which blue they think I have from
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 4:51am 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2614 My bilge and sump pumps are "protected" by small, Jabsco "Pumpguard" strainers. Well, it seems my b
Captiva 240 Sam20896 at 6:53pm 07.05.22 Islander 0/1002 I am in the process of refitting a 1986 Captiva 240 and would like to connect with other owners to s
Mast Raising j30Trouble at 6:06pm 07.05.22 Trailer Sailors 1/883 I owned a J30 that I trailered to regattas. It had a 46 ft keel stepped mast. I was able to become s
2003 Hunter 356 Hot water tank to engine, hose replacement (2) Richardckrug at 5:21pm 07.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1294 Has anyone replaced their hot water heater hose on a Hunter 356 that runs from the Hot water heater

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50,000 kilometers........ in a kayak! Foswick at 9:39pm 08.07.25 Isn't that like.. 1,200 miles? It's about 1000 miles, but it's all downhill.
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 8:49pm 08.07.25
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:43pm 08.07.25 Can you elaborate on your response. Maybe it does need a little more elaboration than what I've s
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 8:40pm 08.07.25 Have you read this article? https://marinehowto.com/seacock-backing-plates
50,000 kilometers........ in a kayak! Richard19068 at 8:35pm 08.07.25 Well, my wife and I were thinking we would kayak down the Columbia River next summer from the Canad
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (4) Michael Davis at 8:20pm 08.07.25 Aug 7 to bring us up to date was Santa Gertrudis to Hootla-Kootla in Sydney Inlet. We bypassed Hotsp
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (3) Michael Davis at 8:14pm 08.07.25 After a couple of days kayaking around Bodega Cove we decided to position ourselves better for the n
Mast crack hunter 23 (1) rgranger at 8:02pm 08.07.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (4) Michael Davis at 7:59pm 08.07.25 The next morning we motored through Tahsis Narrows and down Tahsis Inlet to Bodega Cove. .Cove
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (1) Michael Davis at 7:52pm 08.07.25 233551 We got an early start from Dixie Cove and headed for Esperanza Inlet. Motor down Clear Passag
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 7:47pm 08.07.25 Len, what are you saying. Better to not know the Apocalypse is happening?
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 7:20pm 08.07.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (3) Michael Davis at 7:10pm 08.07.25 The next step is to Kyuquot Sound. Sun Gypsys fuel tank is only 35 usg so I like to top up wherever
50,000 kilometers........ in a kayak! Foswick at 7:09pm 08.07.25 Well, my wife and I were thinking we would kayak down the Columbia River next summer from the Canadi
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue SailingKD at 6:27pm 08.07.25 The gauge you show is the water temp gauge as the scale is not linear. Oil gauges are linear. Her
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue jssailem at 6:17pm 08.07.25 You may be able to use a plastic cleaner to polish the lense so that you can read the gauge. Exposur
Re Route mainsail halyard to cockpit (1) jssailem at 6:13pm 08.07.25 For a keel stepped mast you need a collar. here is an example. to turn the lines from coming down th
Terminal connectors jssailem at 6:02pm 08.07.25 I use a spray of Corrosion Block to slow down the corrosion.
Boom tents to keep deck clean (2) jssailem at 6:00pm 08.07.25 This boat owner had kept his boat clean using some customized tarps. Ideas for you
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 5:34pm 08.07.25 Would carriage bolts work? dj I'll check them out!

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