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Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? (1) MKennon at 11:01pm 03.13.24 Trailer Sailors 16/1157 Hi all, I have searched, and here are the questions I can't find answers for, I hope you can help.
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE K5 Sails at 2:36pm 03.13.24 Ask An Oday Owner 5/321 I'm heading out to look at a1987 O'Day 272 LE . It caught my eye because it's trailerable, and pres
Beneteau 36s7 galley sink drain hose (1) John12643 at 1:09pm 03.13.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/374
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 11:55am 03.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 13/601 Has anyone pressured up the cabin to find deck leaks? how did this go? Any suggestions ?
Wall carpet cleaning azambella at 11:54am 03.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 1/210 Our 82 Hunter 33 has the carpet on the inner hull. What is best way to do this? Thanks for any inp
Descaling Yanmar 2GM azambella at 11:52am 03.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 9/554 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
Jib car assembly replacement Fudsdad at 8:22am 03.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/225 Anybody know how I can source a replacement car assembly for my 36? The roller is all I need in fac
Battens or no battens? Dr. D at 7:47am 03.13.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/406 I'm considering ordering a new mainsail. My boat has in mast furling. The current mainsail has three
Stuck Marelon seacock bob45 at 7:00am 03.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/432 Any tips or tricks to unstick a Marelon seacock? Preferably from the outside. The boat is out of the
Lombardini marine engine The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:40am 03.13.24 Ask All Sailors 11/304 Ok.... Here we go again... Since buying a used engine proved to be caos regarding opinions, well wit
What's the PRHF Rating? dlochner at 7:19pm 03.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 3/552 Some exciting sailing in Hawai'i. iXtR0sszr_A
Rudder Sensor mjsb at 4:20pm 03.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/345 I am planning to install a Raymarine rudder sensor on a Hunter 31. Has anyone installed one before?
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 2:09pm 03.12.24 Ask All Sailors 34/981 Bumped into a guy on the docks today who said my battery compartment should be vented. He said when
Simple Anchor rode markings PK123 at 9:06am 03.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/807 In theory yes, look at the depth, add the freeboard, adjust for tide and weather and conditions, set
Is it real or not? JamesG161 at 5:40am 03.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 5/612 HK6y8DAPN_0 Jim...
bow stemhead 351 redege at 1:35am 03.12.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/380 Hi! Someone ran into my bow/anchor and the aluminium? stem head snapped and broke on my Oceanis 351.
And I Complain About 12' Tides (1) Hello Below at 7:57pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 14/567 A screen capture from a Facebook post. This little town is about a 25 minute drive from where I was
Spreader Replacement bolt seized chelsabella at 7:17pm 03.11.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/299 I am replacing my spruce spreaders with CD Aluminum. Having difficulty removing the bottom bolt on t
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 7:02pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 26/1140
Capri 18 battery claudesapp at 6:21pm 03.11.24 Smaller Boats 12/832 I have a 1989 Capri 18 and the next project is to upgrade the electrical. Owned her for a few years

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How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Rich 35.5 at 1:55pm 07.07.24 Just wanted to post an update for future searchers... I was lucky enough to find the shuttle car at
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 1:50pm 07.07.24 I have the pump that uses the 48500 impeller, but even so, there's an updated pump for this engine t
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JamesG161 at 1:41pm 07.07.24 All Mississippi Gulf Coast Marinas have Mandatory Evacuations for Hurricanes. Choose Wisely :cool:
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Rick Webb at 1:20pm 07.07.24 Point Cadet This may be dated information but something to check on wherever you end up. When we l
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 eherlihy at 1:16pm 07.07.24 I would place a fixed cleat in line with the center of effort of the boat... Basically slightly aft
Yanmar 20gm starting issue capta at 1:15pm 07.07.24 You haven't reported your progress, which would be nice for those who tried to help you. "What's it
A Little Story About Our GPS capta at 1:02pm 07.07.24 For someone who emphatically stated, "I'm not going anywhere without a working GPS", I find it inter
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 12:53pm 07.07.24 Then I found an aftermarket kit on eBay for $17, so I bought that, too. Any horror stories @jviss
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 12:20pm 07.07.24 Just so you know, I haven't gotten any better since! Nonsense, Stu. You've always been very helpfu
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 12:14pm 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 12:03pm 07.07.24 In case it was the GPS, I found this on ebay... Hi John. Thanks for the tip. Saw that on the e-bay
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 11:38am 07.07.24 I do not have that pipe below the motor mount. From your other photos it doesn't look like there is
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Davidasailor26 at 11:10am 07.07.24 I learned over the weekend that some of the high temps I saw could have been from going up river an
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Davidasailor26 at 10:59am 07.07.24 Update: re attached all wiring from autopilot to circuit breaker using crimping tools. Same issue,
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 10:58am 07.07.24 I do not have that pipe below the motor mount. From your other photos it doesn't look like there is
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Stu Jackson at 10:57am 07.07.24 I don't think Westerbeke, or any engine or pump manufacturer makes their own impellers. I use Johns
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Stu Jackson at 10:55am 07.07.24 then connects to a copper wire (larger gauge) in the engine room before going into the circuit brea
Auto Pilot Simrad issues jviss at 10:43am 07.07.24 Yikes!
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 (1) svseacucumber at 10:43am 07.07.24 Looks decent. Look carefully at the bulkheads that the sidestay chainplates attach to. Particularly
A Little Story About Our GPS JRacer at 10:43am 07.07.24 It was trying to deceive you! :biggrin:

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