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Harbor Island Bahama's (5) seadaddler at 11:57am 07.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1499 Spear fishing for lunch today.
vented loop for head Ericl at 11:14am 07.10.10 Catalina 30 5/2797 My Catalina 30 does not have a "vented loop" between the head and the holding tank as recommended by
Mainsheet slider/traveler for OD25? Solitude25 at 11:04am 07.10.10 Ask An Oday Owner 10/4789 The previous owner of my 1976 Oday 25 re-rigged the mainsheet, moving everything above the cabin top
mast support troutsmustang at 10:57am 07.10.10 Smaller Boats 4/1653 I think that I am getting a hauler to move my H26 that I am buying due to not having a trailer. I d
Another Pop Quiz Warren Milberg at 10:16am 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2709 I've been sailing all day on a dead downwind run. Full main out to port and the 150 genoa is pulling
Dusty Engine John in Edmonds at 9:21am 07.10.10 Catalina 30 11/3137 The engine compartment in my 1989 Catalina 30 is full of rubber-like dust, presumably from the serpe
alternative porta potty tdaulton at 8:05am 07.10.10 Ask An Oday Owner 12/8416 Hi all- We want to take our Oday 22 for some extended trips (maybe a week or so) and are wondering i
Anyone familiar with Montego 19 (weekender)? Snowdog2 at 7:42am 07.10.10 Trailer Sailors 10/18724 Hello, My wife and I are looking to buy our first sailboat. Locally there is a 1986 Montego 19 f
TV Antenna Issue AyeSea at 7:14am 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 22/5057 Hi all, as a full time cruiser I recently installed a amplified antenna at the top of the mast. As a
Anyone know of source for H26 centerboard pads? (2) sea_casper at 6:57am 07.10.10 Smaller Boats 0/1124 I am looking for source to replace pads on bottom outside of H26 centerboard bracket.
How to tighten keel bolts on an H450? ltempleton at 6:07am 07.10.10 Big Boats 3/2910 The keel on our H450 has come slightly loose. We want to torque the bolts. The boat is in the water.
Aqua signal map lamp. Bulb Replacement (1) AndrewB at 5:44am 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1940 Does anybody know how to get into this unit to replace the bulb. I can't see any screws.
Original prop for Cal33-2 fsprigman at 5:36am 07.10.10 Cal 0/1991 My son has a 1987 Cal33-2. The fixed 2 blade prop is marked 16x15. This seems like too much pitch
Where to locate A/C in a Oday 28 tloftis at 5:35am 07.10.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1179 Looking to install an air conditioner and having a bit of a problem figuring out where to locate the
Replacing a Transducer while in the water paiscool at 9:06pm 07.09.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/3950 I have a 1995 320 with ST50 instruments and want to replace the depth and speed transducers.They don
Head Issues tdooley@gci.net at 8:32pm 07.09.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1180 Does anyone have something (anything) from the First 47.7 owner's manual that describes or illustrat
Keel saga part 3 (final post) (4) CharlieCobra at 8:21pm 07.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1984 After not having access to the crane yesterday, we got it this morning and pulled the hull off. The
Rudder progress (2) sailaway78 at 8:01pm 07.09.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2534 Finally making some visible headway. What a project. Who ever designs boats has to be a sadist or
Re-align aluminum mast? jrale at 7:42pm 07.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1543 Since I bent my mast at 45 degrees ,can I straighten the mast or would the structural integrity of t
Split backstay mods dwgifford at 6:55pm 07.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2002 I have a split backstay on my 1979 H33 that runs thru my bimini and is a real pain in the cockpit.

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I sailed a Sunfish! MikeHoncho at 12:37pm 06.24.22
Dock line noise. Ralph Johnstone at 12:35pm 06.24.22 creaking/groaning? If it's the result of friction on the hull, try a few drops of liquid hand soa
37.5 Anchor locker Latch bar svblackcloud at 12:26pm 06.24.22 Is it either of these 2?: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=376&c=8&p=55082 https://shop.
Bimini mount solar panel install advice Secret sail at 12:21pm 06.24.22
Piling Extensions Rick Webb at 12:11pm 06.24.22 Generally, you are much better off anchored out rather than in a marina banging into pilings.
Alberg Daystar 22' Epic1969 at 12:00pm 06.24.22 Has anyone here ever sailed one of these? https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/alberg-22 There is on
Piling Extensions ggrizzard at 11:46am 06.24.22 I've lived in Florida for 40 years, been in several marinas from Pensacola to Ft. Meyers and Miami t
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Marmalade at 10:35am 06.24.22 Good Luck! Exciting month to be on Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. BYC Mackinac Race starts in Port
1985 Pearson 303 odaydokay at 10:27am 06.24.22 Injectors can be re-built. Did so on my Universal M12 in 1995 after previous owner overheated engin
37.5 Anchor locker Latch bar Dave Groshong at 9:05am 06.24.22 Is it either of these 2?: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=376&c=8&p=55082 https://shop.h
1985 Pearson 303 Old Fashioned at 8:27am 06.24.22 If they didn't care for the motor... then the rest of the boat is likely a mess too. Run.
Dock line noise. Hello Below at 8:08am 06.24.22 The most effective treatment is Nic Wax water replant treatment. It soaks, replaces the spinning lu
Battery for Tank Watch Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:49am 06.24.22 I wouldn't try to re-activate the TankWatch...I'd replace it with a system that uses sensors that ar
Thetford / Tecma Comfort Mate waste valve (joker) replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:44am 06.24.22 One more possibility: The Italian mfr who originally made Tecma wasn't impressed with Thetford's v
Tass fittings and sea water..... JamesG161 at 7:20am 06.24.22 Nice unit and well laid out for access to allow service. The heat exchanger for raw water is made f
37.5 Anchor locker Latch bar svblackcloud at 7:20am 06.24.22 Can you please post a photo of what you have? It's a 3/8 diameter stainless bar 10" long with two
37.5 Anchor locker Latch bar sail sfbay at 6:49am 06.24.22 Can you please post a photo of what you have?
Good exercise of older boaters Justin_NSA at 6:41am 06.24.22 Man... you guys know how to kill a joke. That is SOOOOOOO Depressing. I might just get a potato lau
Fridge time-on measurement JBP-PA at 6:36am 06.24.22 For $30 you can get a cheap charge monitor and it will log how much power you use, but not cycle tim
Starting my LFP build. (2) jssailem at 6:28am 06.24.22 You think it looks like a model? You been reading the wrong magazines.... Battery Magazine oks very

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