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How to bleed the water heater heat exchanger on 2003 H326 stuendan at 12:43am 07.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1188 Have replaced engine coolant in H326 and every thing seems ok engine wise. Pretty sure that the pota
H44 anchor light wyctoronto at 7:15pm 07.06.21 Big Boats 4/669 Does anyone know OEM the anchor light used on H44-2005? Trying not to waste a trip up. Thanks
1 month of sailing, update Orbweaver at 6:58pm 07.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/956 We have now had Serenade on the water for a month, and roughly 50 miles logged. she is a pleasure to
Ameriseam Crazy Dave Condon at 4:06pm 07.06.21 Smaller Boats 1/538 I was advised Ameriseam is under new ownership as Jim Larsen has retired. Ameriseam now under new o
Transom Replacement Jerk McGerhkins at 11:17am 07.06.21 Day Sailers 8/1616 Hello all, I recently purchased a new (to me) 1969 O'Day Javelin.Super excited for this new adventur
JY14/Hunter140 crack under mainstay mount (2) mrisjor at 10:58am 07.06.21 Day Sailers 7/1794 I've read through the posts about crack repair on a Luran S hull, but I haven't seen anything like t
Shaft alignment Mike Mc at 9:54am 07.06.21 Catalina 310 6/1469 Just installed new shaft, cutlass bearing, PYI Dripless, coupling, damper plate, transmission, and e
Fresh water pressurization time lapse ricksoth at 9:26am 07.06.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1147 Our boat has a PO fresh pressurized system that seems kludged together. The '77 Cal has solid coppe
Reefing furling main while running down wind? ramoore at 8:27am 07.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3823 Hi, I'm still getting used to the furling main on my 44 DS. The short version of my question is ca
Replacing shower drain hose on Beneteau 351 sognatore at 8:07am 07.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1382 Hi Everyone My first time posting I just purchased a Beneteau 351 and in investigating a smelly he
Inflatable recommendations Jim22207 at 6:46am 07.06.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1523 My 21 year old Aqua Pro 310 is ready to be replaced. I am looking for a light inflatable that will p
Update Electronics Tywanon at 5:19am 07.06.21 Big Boats 10/1729
Simple Reef Hook (2) pclarksurf at 11:35pm 07.05.21 Catalina 22 5/1904 Saw a couple of recent discussions on reefing and found myself lacking in that mechanical arena as w
reinforcing the lower shroud chain plates mtarcher1 at 9:02pm 07.05.21 Catalina 22 1/709 The C22 Tuning Guide says, "To minimize shroud flex due to deck flexing it is advisable to reinforce
Macgregor 25 standing rigging question whudatt at 7:50pm 07.05.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1260 Hello all, can anyone tell me if a 1/4" difference in the length of my upper shrouds (from one to th
Hunter 240 aft lazarett drains Arnie53 at 7:49pm 07.05.21 Smaller Boats 4/574 Has anyone installed drains and throughhulls in the lazaretts in a 240? Ours get so full of bugs th
Hunter 420 Fresh Water Cooling normanjj at 7:00pm 07.05.21 Big Boats 3/506 I have a 2004 Hunter 420. I think I may have a freshwater coolant leak. Does anyone know how many
Antifreeze in hot water tank Matt wants to sail at 6:31pm 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 2/566 Any tips on getting rid of the smell associated with having antifreeze in the hot water tank? I bypa
Black water in Bilge !I have a 1999 hunter 310. FOLLOWING SEAS at 5:15pm 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/825 I have a 1999 Hunter 310, there is some water in the bilge pump area and the keel bolt space! It sme
OUTHAUL END CAP mjsb at 4:28pm 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/826 Has anyone had to replace the outhaul end cap on their boom. i have an 87 Hunter 31 and after inspec

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Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! roowhyduh at 8:21am 12.09.24 Oh nice! Do you know anyone who has a boat that would be willing to take me out?
Route & weather planning CrispyCringle at 8:16am 12.09.24 I use PredictWind. It seems to do a pretty decent job, with a max forecast of 10 days out. You can b
Route & weather planning BarryL at 8:01am 12.09.24 Hello, I believe that all of the serious racers use Expedition Software https://www.expeditionmari
Interior wood slats for C30? Calif. Ted at 7:10am 12.09.24 The original supplier in California was a place in Rancho Dominguez that closed about a decade ago.
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 12.09.24 Ahh that does make sense though I don't know how effective the cups would be. I had a racoon get int
Route & weather planning Davidasailor26 at 7:04am 12.09.24
Route & weather planning dLj at 6:59am 12.09.24 Sounds like you want a computer to drive your boat. Weather prediction is darned good 3 days out,
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? dlochner at 6:50am 12.09.24
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? kappykaplan at 6:45am 12.09.24 To prevent mice from climbing up? Yes, a poor man's rat guard.
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:45am 12.09.24 That would be my guess, to slow down critters from climbing up the lines. That said, in 40 years of
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? dlochner at 6:29am 12.09.24 To prevent mice from climbing up? That would be my guess, to slow down critters from climbing up
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) william24424 at 6:25am 12.09.24 To prevent mice from climbing up?
Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! Allowishish at 5:58am 12.09.24 Lake Pueblo stay open year round. We had a boat down there for 5 years and only one winter could not
How do I access nuts to remove prop shaft strut on 1984 37c ?? Jim Legere at 5:14am 12.09.24 There's a pic floating around out there that shows the end result. Basically the glass needs to be
Yanmar Engine mounts. kloudie1 at 5:06am 12.09.24 I changed out my 1985 mounts in 2012 with Yanmar but that was before the price got outrageous! Based
Capri C-15 Coronado parts needed dlochner at 4:48am 12.09.24 The gasket looks like a piece of Dacron sailcloth. Flying Scot, Inc may be able to help you as they
Capri C-15 Coronado parts needed Joe at 4:34am 12.09.24 Here's a parts page from CatalinaDirect.com There is also a customer service department at the
Yanmar Engine mounts. Rodsails at 4:14am 12.09.24 Even though they looked okay they were probably wasted 10 years ago. I learned the hard way. I have
How do I access nuts to remove prop shaft strut on 1984 37c ?? sailme88 at 3:46am 12.09.24 There's a pic floating around out there that shows the end result. Basically the glass needs to be
1989 Hunter 335 Rubbing strip fixing Help Johnny Perrin at 3:36am 12.09.24 Hi Greg, Many thanks, that all makes sense. It appears at some point past it was repaired using s

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