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Hull mildew above boot stripe Solmansail at 8:00am 09.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1173 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 and for the last three years I have been having problems with mildew growing
H260 Steaming Light Futsal Fred at 7:38am 09.21.09 Smaller Boats 4/1823 As a novice, I have a question about the standard lights on a 260. It's my understanding that techn
Ronco seathumper at 6:48am 09.21.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2441 Peggy, in June I entered a thread on replacing my 1992 Legend 43 holding tank. I had the original m
lead keel wireland at 5:11am 09.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1574 Has anyone ever scrapped a Catalina, removed the 2,700 pound lead keel and sold it for scrap? I see
Itinerary - Erie to North Channel David in Sandusky at 3:43am 09.21.09 Ask All Sailors 16/5319 Next summer, we will take six weeks, and sail Lady Lillie from Sandusky Bay to the North Channel and
New YouTube tag Phil Herring at 9:42pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1734 Based on Maine Sail's suggestion, we have added a tag that will let you embed a YouTube video in you
Great Deal at the Boat Show HukilauMike at 7:24pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1520 Went to the Newport Boat Show today. I don't think the weather could have been any better, and for
battery overheating? tantie67 at 7:18pm 09.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2115 I have a Catalina 30 tall rig. After plugging into shore power overnight, my starter battery got su
hunter 340 air conditioner arnie at 6:57pm 09.20.09 Big Boats 4/3975 I just bought a 2001 hunter 340, I would like to put in a air conditioner on board. When i was looki
Closing the engine seacock while sailing? Bob S at 5:58pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 21/6248 The closing seacock thread has been interesting and it seems it's much safer but maybe not always co
What boats have a PHRF rating of 0? rpwillia at 5:55pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 14/7390 Doing up some race results and my wife was asking about PHRF ratings and who would have a zero (0) t
Macgregor Rudder Float? SW Fla Guy at 5:39pm 09.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/7256 I recently purchased a 1984 22' Mac. I pulled the rudder to fix some dings and noted that it is of a
use barbor hauler when reefing roller furler? ChuckThomas at 5:27pm 09.20.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/9394 One of the problems when reefing my genny is trying to move the blocks forward. What are pros and c
Leaky fuel fitting Tom23352 at 4:35pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1697 is making me crazy! The banjo fitting on the intake side of the fuel feed pump on my Yanmar 2GM20F
Cleaning the bilge Smitty at 3:40pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 29/24635 Over 1800 hours my Westerbeke has dripped a little oil and sometimes when I change the oil filter, I
Another fuel topic-340 tank Andy1237 at 1:58pm 09.20.09 Big Boats 1/1143 I think the fuel sending unit in our 340 is caputz!. Anybody know how deep the tank on the 340 is?
Wind meter tommy at 1:07pm 09.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1147 I have a WS50 wind meter. Is there any significance in the first 60 degrees highlighted in "red and
Elegance on H356 Shawn93 at 5:34am 09.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2705 Does anyone have any experience installing a Raritan Elegance on a Hunter 356? I've taken measureme
A Back Up Bilge Pump? Ducati at 4:00am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3458 We race on a 2 ton/IOR which has no bilge pump. We suck out the H2O on race night with a wet vac. It
Adding a bail to an O'Day 222 for a vang (1) Mich222 at 2:39am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1962 I made the leap and drilled larger holes at the base of the DAMCO (Dwyer Aluminum Mast Co) mast on a

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hunter 49 steering quadrant (1) Screen Saver at 7:17pm 03.31.22 Ok, I went aboard today, and here is the correct linkage attachment to the quadrant Unless there w
Reuse shrink wrap? shemandr at 6:49pm 03.31.22 Oh yeah. Humping that cover up the boat ladder and lifting it over the boom was at the limit of my
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:39pm 03.31.22 Thank Johnson and Johnson for senior diapers. It could have been worse. :eek: -Will
Its funny Friday! lehighsail at 6:34pm 03.31.22 It was an entertainment night at the Senior Citizens' Center. After the community sang along led by
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Will Gilmore at 6:33pm 03.31.22 I know absolutely nothing about engines, but I like a good puzzle. coming down from high idle or wh
Hunter 35.5 bilge NCBrew at 6:30pm 03.31.22 If it is same as mine it is under the curved helm seat. It needs a handle
Beneteau 35.2 Keel bolts TORQUE VALUES. Alex S at 6:28pm 03.31.22
Air conditioning BarryL at 6:24pm 03.31.22 Hello, How large a boat are you looking for. If it's a 30' or so, then using a smaller window type
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:59pm 03.31.22 203983 wPO8PqHGWFU -Will
Air conditioning Ward H at 5:52pm 03.31.22 As @Scott T-Bird said, for the first 3 years of owning my C30 I used a 5k BTU window unit sitting on
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal BigEasy at 5:51pm 03.31.22 Hello, I recently purchased a 2002 Beneteau 473 and one of the required items I have to repair from
Beneteau 361 - Replacement of cockpit teak BigEasy at 5:48pm 03.31.22 The stern platform and some other pieces were damaged in hurricane Isaias with the stern 2/3 lifte
Beneteau Spare Parts John Dibb at 5:45pm 03.31.22 Thanks for the information. Any recommendations for a reliable dealer? My boat is in New Bern NC (
the great lakes are open. the season is underway jssailem at 5:23pm 03.31.22 Is the Anderson the first to break their way free of the ice? Looks like there are still a few floa
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S quadrille38 at 5:22pm 03.31.22 The attached photo shows the scrap of bolt rope that the sail loft gave me. Happily, it hoisted all
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 5:14pm 03.31.22 Not sure how this is going to render when I hit "post reply". Here goes. Happy Friday (early)
Reuse shrink wrap? quadrille38 at 5:07pm 03.31.22 Better check prices. My custom cover for the H356 was more like $3,000. I was a well known East C
Beneteau 35.2 Keel bolts TORQUE VALUES. Davidasailor26 at 5:05pm 03.31.22
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard SailSarkisian at 4:03pm 03.31.22 First, to all the responders in my ORIGINAL STATEMENT - and questions ref to WHY THE GFCI ON THE SHO
Propane tank solenoid threads mesmith1122 at 4:01pm 03.31.22 If it is the hose that connects to the tank, it is either a left-hand male thread that screws into

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