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At sea for 1152 days, returns home! Brian D at 7:28am 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3138 A long LONG range cruising sailor is back on dry land after more than three years continually at se
And another thing...where is the fuel shutoff?? PrincessoftheLake at 5:21am 06.19.10 Big Boats 7/2307 I know there has to be a fuel shut off valve somewhere but where would it be on Hunter 1995 40.5? O
Seawater Leak duncanhoo at 5:04am 06.19.10 Bavaria 13/5078 Owner of 2003 B44. Got it second hand and have had numerous water in the bilge issues. Got the fre
Light Fixtures need new switches PrincessoftheLake at 5:01am 06.19.10 Big Boats 4/1373 My 1995 Hunter 40.5 has two bad switches in light fixtures. One is the overhead light in the aft ca
23.5 Bimini Bill Jones at 4:41am 06.19.10 Smaller Boats 8/2661 Yesterday, my wife and I installed our new Ameriseam bimini on our H23.5. It took a call to the com
force 10 hot water heater newboatowner at 4:29am 06.19.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1851 After two seasons of no hot water, I found an easy method to bleed the heating lines off the engine
Selden Mast rake Broke Sailor at 4:20am 06.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4483 I had my Selden in mast furling rig tuned. The man in charge told me that the mast rake was excessi
how to clean fresh water tank cabos at 9:54pm 06.18.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3146 Hi, I got little white rocks in my fresh water tank. Hunter passage 42. these rocks keep on blocking
Spinnaker Furlers nick at 7:56pm 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1382 I'm headed up the coast to do Hamilton Island Race Week in August and am thinking of investing in on
HOT no wind piedpiperIII at 7:36pm 06.18.10 Catalina 22 15/2278 We have been in the 90's even 103deg. the other day but it's only windy when I am at work RRRRRGGGG
Keel sail510 at 7:24pm 06.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2250 My husband and I both have always wanted a sail boat so we bought a MacGregor 26". Can you tell me w
Deck Drain is clogged rpearlberg at 6:10pm 06.18.10 Pearson 6/3533 Pearson 303. The port side deck drain is not draining! Is there a valve somewhere that controls th
Hunter 25 1979 quintash at 3:58pm 06.18.10 Smaller Boats 0/1118 Hi ive had my boat for a season after 10 years of no love at all .. it seems my information regardin
42 Passage Inverter Matt at 2:19pm 06.18.10 Big Boats 5/1408 I have been refitting a 1990 passage and am working on the electrical panel now. I have a freedom i
42 Passage windless Matt at 2:13pm 06.18.10 Big Boats 3/1425 I am thinking abouting adding a wired handheld remote to my windless that will be both power up and
CNG to propane on Hunter 42 Matt at 2:11pm 06.18.10 Big Boats 2/1538 Has anybody switched out the CNG system to propane on a Hunter 42?
Missing Information? Clark at 1:33pm 06.18.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3081 At one time I thought there was some information linked to by the "Downwind sailing" link shown abov
shroud lines bad_com_pany at 1:24pm 06.18.10 Smaller Boats 3/1469 hey folks just splashed my 1993 23.5 and have a question second year with this and after raising the
Advice requested: launch H23 with bare iron keel? isaksp00 at 12:48pm 06.18.10 Smaller Boats 5/2467 I bought mine ('91 H23) about 2 months ago. Boat had not been used for two years, on trailer. So I
Swing Keel leak where the saftey bolt goes through jglibbery at 12:42pm 06.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2735 I have a 1980ish Mac Venture 22 and have a leak where the small bolt that goes through the keel (wh

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Tacoma Narrows MikeHoncho at 3:27pm 05.02.22 Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge? If so I would go to Blakely Harbor just south of Eagle and anchor there.
2022 PacificNW Weather Update jssailem at 3:08pm 05.02.22 When you think Spring in the NW it means changing weather. These past two weeks have been sure a rem
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 3:06pm 05.02.22 I have this feeling that somewhere in the past there is a picture of halverns boat that looks a lot
New to me o'day mariner 19' steve_hayes_maine at 3:03pm 05.02.22 Your post took me back to the time between 1980 and 1995 when I owned a Mariner. Sailed it on Casco
Chart Plotter Location Ward H at 2:53pm 05.02.22 Very nice!
AH 3000 belt Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 05.02.22 Thanks Stu. Doing a 100nm delivery in a couple of days and not looking forward to holding the "mule
Catalina 27 Keel Bolts dmax at 2:29pm 05.02.22 Are they stainless or plain steel? A magnet may help to determine. If they are plain steel, I would
Help, Please, with Link2000-R Programming Stu Jackson at 2:23pm 05.02.22 Ugh. I'm so frustrated with all of this. Is there a way to utilize LiFePo4 technology without rippi
AH 3000 belt Stu Jackson at 2:21pm 05.02.22 From my inventory log: 20-Jan-99 58 in. circum. D039 $29.23 WMP 142919 27-Apr-13 Polytech 58
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Brian D at 2:21pm 05.02.22 Is the belt you have on there the correct belt? I don't know what the WP30 uses, but I am sure it is
Deep stick Udi at 2:10pm 05.02.22 FUA Thanks.
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) Hello Below at 2:00pm 05.02.22 To each their own. I'd wait and do it on dry land. Or a licensed mechanic that has done it many t
Help, Please, with Link2000-R Programming Davidasailor26 at 2:00pm 05.02.22 And then, the Victron stuff is not N2k or CANbus, as far as I can tell. At least some Victron stuf
Help, Please, with Link2000-R Programming jviss at 1:38pm 05.02.22 Ugh. I'm so frustrated with all of this. Is there a way to utilize LiFePo4 technology without ripp
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Richard19068 at 1:32pm 05.02.22 The belt might look perfect but could be stretched. I would probably first try replacing it with a n
Tacoma Narrows Hello Below at 1:32pm 05.02.22 We plan to anchor and will shoot for Gig but plan to make it at least to Eagle Harbor. Any local a
MaxiProp on 37c? pipedream at 1:30pm 05.02.22 You have the HP rating and the shaft diameter, but you need more information in selecting your prop
Help, Please, with Link2000-R Programming jviss at 1:19pm 05.02.22 Even when brand-new &charging lead acid they were wonky at best. Thanks, that's good to know. Yes
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) Siamese at 1:19pm 05.02.22 To each their own. I'd wait and do it on dry land.
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 1:12pm 05.02.22 Local knowledge would come in real handy here. So South Sounders please pass along your experiences

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