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Air conditioning breaker question on 456 discovery at 6:43pm 07.20.21 Big Boats 6/807 We have a 2002 passage 456...tonite the shore power AC breaker poped. When I opened the panel and lo
Companionway sliding hatch Ktneff22 at 4:55pm 07.20.21 Catalina 22 7/1987 Lots of damage to my companionway sliding hatch (is this the correct term for the sliding roof door
Hunter 260 Water System Ranger Dave at 3:17pm 07.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1011 I have a 2002 Hunter 260. Last season was my first sailing season of ownership. Unfortunately, I d
Alternator Battery Charging Project Issues/Questions duck21 at 12:41pm 07.20.21 Ask All Sailors 2/588 Hi all, This past weekend I was helping my dad, who owns a 2000 Hunter 340, and who recently update
Sailing from Forked River, NJ to Cape May dhodge at 9:39am 07.20.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1727 Purchasing a Cape Dory 26 and sailing her solo from Forked River to Cape May. Just daylight sailing
Sailing Hammock YVRguy at 9:13am 07.20.21 Ask All Sailors 19/6015 No, this is not about my onboard choice in swimsuits. I've long thought about buying a hammock for
Hunter 38 Refrigerator hunter0838 at 9:08am 07.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2012 We are new to us 2008 Hunter 38 owners. We purchased the boat without the original refrigerator (it
1978 O'Day 30 Lost my swing keel, lost sliding hatch cover. Losing my mind! Boat name "Happy Days" Gary Marquez at 7:46am 07.20.21 Parts Search 2/437 My mission is simple total refit sounds simple. If you say it slowly. My biggest problem has been f
Autopilot Options for Hunter 326 garageguy23 at 7:09am 07.20.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/529 Hello...I purchased a Raymarine EV-100 Wheel pilot for my 2002 Hunter 326. I have had it for just o
Barrier Coat or Not? tobackpack at 3:39am 07.20.21 Trailer Sailors 2/614 I recently purchased an older Precision 15K. The boat had been sitting in the water for some time a
Yanmar 3GM white smoke (1) Brucegra at 11:39pm 07.19.21 Engines and Propulsion 17/3183 Has anyone experienced this on their engine? The engine is 18 years old and the meter shows 1100 hou
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 David Digby at 7:56pm 07.19.21 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2497 I have a 6 teenagers and 2 other adults who want to sail on the lake. Can i take 8 passengers? The b
Boom Vang Strap (Hunter 19) (1) Wilco at 7:02pm 07.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/406
h 41 couch glandry924 at 7:01pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 2/632 Does anyone know how to remove the couch in the saloon on a hunter 41, 2007 model?
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 6:16pm 07.19.21 Catalina 30 19/5278 I am trying to learn how to reef my mainsail with my current setup on a 1990 MKII TR. I have a to
ISO Surveyors - NH area Apex at 5:41pm 07.19.21 Ask All Sailors 5/562 Looking at a sailboat, ONLY 900 miles away......Anyone have recommendations for a surveyor in lake w
Getting the H34! (2) DeniseO30 at 4:22pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 7/1195 I was really blown away with the good condition of this boat! It doesn't smell, Comes with AC, a
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? flightlead404 at 3:15pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 13/1342 I'm looking at putting solar on my H38. I'm thinking of 4 x 180W panels over the davits just aft of
Need help on bulb type for a Catalina 309 head light (1) sailingdeac at 2:19pm 07.19.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/892 I see no manufacture id. the 'bulb" is an odd oblong glass tube with steel points on each end that
Hunter Passage 42 forward hatch hinges fixed, for now. (2) BBC16385 at 12:44pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 5/888 I recently posted on all three forward hatch hinge pins breaking on my 1997 boat. No one seemed to

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TD 14 (1) JamesG161 at 7:58am 10.06.24 Just in for TS Milton... ...
What's the story on the 280? chp at 7:46am 10.06.24 I'm a 280 owner and really like mine. Its just my wife and I so it works great. Also I single hand a
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control kappykaplan at 7:35am 10.06.24 My first guess would be to check the mixing elbow. Was there a black sheen on the water? What spec
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (3) jdrutten at 7:32am 10.06.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard FastOlson at 6:51am 10.06.24 There have been no reports of keels falling off C30's due the smile. If you mean 'no reports', you
Deck Core Repair dmax at 6:45am 10.06.24 As LLoydB says, if there's any way you can do this from the bottom vs. cutting your deck, you will s
TD 14 (1) jssailem at 6:28am 10.06.24 Sorry Greg. With the two storm Kirk and Leslie off in the Atlantic, I shut down the computer and wen
HELP! with outhaul line replacement jssailem at 6:05am 10.06.24 If they had just dead ended the line at the boom end block then it would be a simple task to use th
TD 14 sailme88 at 3:46am 10.06.24 Dammit Jim, I'm a sailor not a meteorologist......relax Bones.... you're neither......
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 3:29am 10.06.24 Milton now forecast to come ashore as a Cat 3 and will bring a lot of rain with it.
Insulation Project_Mayhem at 9:47pm 10.05.24 A lot of RVers use foil lined bubble wrap. I believe @Timm R Oday25 insulated his boat with another
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Project_Mayhem at 9:43pm 10.05.24 She looks beautiful! There have been no reports of keels falling off C30's due the smile. Water see
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Project_Mayhem at 9:39pm 10.05.24 I agree with everything @Crazy Dave Condon said except for braking or speeding up to reduce sway. I'
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (3) SteveHughessails at 8:21pm 10.05.24 We took the Hunter out on the lake today. Our goal was to raise the Mast set the Boom up and have lu
Purchase questions 38 quadrille38 at 6:18pm 10.05.24 I would like to add a couple more questions please. boat has 2 new agm batteries. The boat actually
Advice on replacing standing rigging ...3TacksontheWater at 6:13pm 10.05.24 Turnbuckle designs have changed over the years. I think replacing the turnbuckles with the rigging i
Rudder Removal james2034 at 5:12pm 10.05.24 226587 The first time I removed my rudder, the stainless pin was seized into the aluminum tiller an
Rudder Removal james2034 at 5:10pm 10.05.24 Thank you to all who provided excellent information and help with rudder removal and measurements. A
TD 14 BigEasy at 4:51pm 10.05.24 Are the weather gurus following this one? Looks like it will clear out before I head down on the 14
TD 14 Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 10.05.24 I thought M meant Cat 3 or higher. Has the M been demoted to above cat 1? No, The M is still for M

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