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Anyone from the Coos Bay,Oregon area? JCraig68 at 10:34am 02.26.21 Ask All Sailors 13/577 Looking for an experienced person to sail with this summer on the Oregon coast. Willing to pay for y
Free Hood 810 for 43'-8" forestay Hayden Watson at 9:42am 02.26.21 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 5/1181 I replaced my roller furler and have the old Hood 810 complete if anyone wants it. It is fully func
Servicing the Maxwell Winches Bolander at 7:25am 02.26.21 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3727 Getting ready to tear down and service the Maxwell self-tailing winches on our 37C. It's my underst
Consolidating primary fuel filters Jim_H42 at 6:10am 02.26.21 Big Boats 6/554 My P42 has two Racor 110a primary filters - one each for the generator and engine. To save space
Can I list a free boat bit that I am giving away? Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 02.25.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/688 If I have a complete fully functional boat bit such as foresail handling gear that I have removed fr
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. (5) skipperclaud at 4:50pm 02.25.21 Ask All Sailors 51/3520 Dear friends, I am the happy owner of a Hunter 320, 2001, the Dua Jazz, this boat is all refit, as b
Scupper drain question Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 10:41am 02.25.21 Big Boats 14/1304 Mnmpizza, replied recently about the flange fittings on the scupper cockpit drain on Hunter 34 and I
Hatch lens replacement Puget Sound area mermike at 5:51am 02.25.21 Ask All Sailors 36/3721 I'd like to replace the hatch lens on my Y33. Does anyone have any recommendations for shops in the
New Genoa Opinion StanleyJ at 4:24am 02.25.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1183 I am considering purchasing a new 135% headsail for my O'Day 272LE. I only cruise around on a loca
Terminology mwbard at 4:47pm 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1250 I apologize for the newbie question, but I have been searching for an answer and I think I just need
Any Idea What This Is? (1) duck21 at 4:31pm 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 12/905 Hi all, I'm going through our pictures that we took of our new (to us) boat after we closed last we
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI (4) Prestonrockstar at 2:42pm 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 26/1979 Hi All, I searched the forum and didn't see anything on this topic. My 1988 Catalina 36 MKI, I've o
Bottom paint (Catalina 22j langfordja at 12:51pm 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 3/394 I bought Pettit Trinidad (hard) because I thought the old red paint was hard. I lightly sanded the h
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery Nauticlops at 12:22pm 02.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1481 Hello, Long time lurker here with a question. I bought my H450 4 years ago with a set of west marine
C310/315 IA Membership and BoatUS Discount Termination SawyerCurt at 8:21am 02.24.21 Catalina 310 4/1028 As members of the C310/315 International Association know, our members have been receiving a discoun
Coach roof core replacement 1978 H27 Jon Elliott at 7:38am 02.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 6/819
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:43am 02.24.21 Ask All Sailors 41/7018 Question: What boat/boats should I be looking for? I am very new to sailing. Currently learning t
Hunter 310 1999 Necessity at 8:46pm 02.23.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1221 Hello All, Tired of wireless speakers and was interested in installing a stereo with 2 speakers aft
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands duck21 at 7:38pm 02.23.21 Destinations 38/5447 Hello! We just purchased a new (to us) Hunter 376. The boat is currently in Benton Harbor on the s
Boat Insurance Orbweaver at 7:14pm 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 6/924 The other thread warning about boat insurance has me thinking. I've never had boat insurance and rea

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Testing out my jump starter... Ken13559 at 2:14am 01.23.24 I used to carry NOCO GB40 Jump Starter. One got to remember to charge it. So finally I gave up and
Is separation for the best? Ken13559 at 2:07am 01.23.24 Your subject title could have been better. My 1st thought was yah seperation before divorce.
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 2:04am 01.23.24 ....... Is there anyone nearby to look at repairing the Kiwi prop or is that a whole 'nuther kettle
2GM20F engine issue (3) Ken13559 at 1:48am 01.23.24 This probably why my engine overheated after sailing. SCW pump needs priming each time when engine s
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud jssailem at 1:34am 01.23.24 Not sure of the exact repair action taken. It sounds like this winter down time would be good to add
Noisy boats (2) jssailem at 1:14am 01.23.24 I now pull the flag before retiring for the night. Flag etiquette ning Colors (at sunset) is a tra
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel KCofKC at 10:19pm 01.22.24 A couple of considerations, you can make an extension that will also put the trailer farther in the
320 dink KCofKC at 10:12pm 01.22.24 I would suggest you consider how your going to be using it as well as measure the foredeck. If your
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 9:49pm 01.22.24 Yes the increase was all the way. First I checked that the whole in the deck plate, that is set in t
HP fuel pump on M35 SycloneDriver at 8:39pm 01.22.24 I just watched you video. I think your injector pump is good. Check the lift pump for proper volum
HP fuel pump on M35 SycloneDriver at 8:35pm 01.22.24 I've been working on a 2cyl and a 3cyl universal diesel a lot lately. A friend/customer has a 1980
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation BigEasy at 8:00pm 01.22.24 I had a Hunter 33.5 that had a reverse cycle AC & heater with only one duct into main cabin; definit
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame BigEasy at 7:43pm 01.22.24 Try the usual; penetrating fluid or PB blaster. Be patient & apply for several days. Hopefully it
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud Davidasailor26 at 7:09pm 01.22.24
Noisy boats Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 01.22.24
Noisy boats Tally Ho at 6:52pm 01.22.24 My stern also can be noisy if the waves are slapping that direction. And I had some nuisance noise
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? TimFromLI at 6:52pm 01.22.24 Removing dead wires from 30 years of upgrades, and I'm still not done.
Noisy boats shemandr at 6:40pm 01.22.24 Halyards/wires slapping in the mast were a problem. Noodles/zip ties cured that. Other than that i
Hunter 306 fresh water leak jdrutten at 6:33pm 01.22.24 My h306 has a port-side midship leak, and if the rain comes in at the right angle and intensity, I g
Noisy boats quadrille38 at 6:32pm 01.22.24

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