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Pau Hana dry and Pau Hana wet (2) richk at 12:21pm 04.29.21 Big Boats 4/740 She went in this morning and is now at home. Rich
Bug Pants stephen_i_w at 10:34am 04.29.21 Ask All Sailors 48/4692 Has anyone tried bug pants to deal with those awful biting flies in the Great Lakes and other places
Wilcox-Crittenden Skipper problem Anchor clanker at 10:06am 04.29.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/687 Several months ago I rebuilt my Wil-Critt Skipper with the parts available at the time. I was able t
Ignition switch johnstreatfeild at 9:01am 04.29.21 Mid-Size Boats 19/2825 I have a 1989 Hunter 335 with a 2GM Yanmar. Should I leave the ignition key in after the motor star
Looking for Water Ballast 260 Hunter / 250 Catalina 2000-2005 John Marrone at 8:59am 04.29.21 Smaller Boats 3/830 Still looking after 2-years, now. Live on West Coast of North Florida where Tide is typically shallo
Portable charger options marchem at 8:05am 04.29.21 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2710
Seaward 19RK? FiguredItOut at 7:46am 04.29.21 Seaward 4/2300 I'm new to the forum and in the early stages of a search for a Pocket Cruiser. Seaward has caught m
Hull crash (6) miguelgdelrey at 7:17am 04.29.21 Big Boats 27/4188 Yesterday some captain going out of the marina where I keep my boat, lost control and crash my boat
Accessing hose from freshwater tank because of suspected leak (3) MikeTheHunter at 7:07am 04.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/694 On a 2000 Hunter 340, I have sudden losses of water from the freshwater tank in the V-berth - meanin
Are You Ready????? jssailem at 6:59am 04.29.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1282 It is nearly the 1st of May. Who could have imagined last October 2020, when boats were being hauled
Hunter 34 pierced galley sink Claude L.-Auger at 5:50am 04.29.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1707 Upon commissioning my water system yesterday I discovered that the galley sink (double) was leaking
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 5:31am 04.29.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3000 Good morning. Is anyone using a 3rd Generation (2014+) Dodge Durango, AWD, V6, with factory Tow Pack
Stern vents - screen options? jonelli at 7:32pm 04.28.21 Catalina 30 6/1298
remove siezed motor mount bolt Hayden Watson at 6:00pm 04.28.21 Ask All Sailors 23/4218 I am replacing the motor mounts on my Universal M25XP and the port rear post is stuck in the hole.
Outboard Motor Mount on Stern Pushpit - 2005 Hunter 36 (1) drm1 at 5:53pm 04.28.21 Big Boats 34/5231 Hi everyone, I'm just wondering what mount works best. i've got a 6 HP Tohatsu (~57 lbs). I tried th
Delightful decisions in New England coast dLj at 4:27pm 04.28.21 Destinations 10/2362 So I'm faced with the delightful decision making process of when and where and how to sail the New E
Recommend a broker in Deale, Tracey's Landing, MD IH82BL8 at 12:00pm 04.28.21 Ask All Sailors 1/389 I want to list my Hunter 31. Does anyone have a experience with a broker in this area that they can
2000 Hunter 260 No Registration (3) John Marrone at 9:23am 04.28.21 Smaller Boats 3/790 I recently bailed on a sale of this boat after receiving my survey and noticing this: n Kick Up Rudd
Using a trolling motor on small boat PK Harvey at 8:38am 04.28.21 Trailer Sailors 43/18714 Hi, all. After years of sailing medium-sized Hunters (sold my last of those after a move a few years
Need a new mast edj54 at 6:37am 04.28.21 Catalina 22 5/1937

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Home Pumpout System dlochner at 7:26am 01.30.25 Mine had smooth ports as well. The vintage hose was like aquarium or bilge hose with a reinforced p
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:10am 01.30.25 It looks like some are still being sold with the RC Marine name on them https://defender.com/en_us/f
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 7:07am 01.30.25 Couple of throw pillows and blankets are handy when it gets chilly, in addition to your regular sle
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 7:00am 01.30.25 We owners are a penny pinching lot. For various reasons between 1994 and 2024 the boat challenged t
Home Pumpout System Project_Mayhem at 6:58am 01.30.25 Hi @Project_Mayhem , Yes, the Guzzler pump I bought has completely smooth ports--no barbs or textu
Outfitting a little bare boat JBP-PA at 6:48am 01.30.25 Couple of throw pillows and blankets are handy when it gets chilly, in addition to your regular slee
Handcrank starting a small engine. PaulK at 6:40am 01.30.25 After trying hand-cranking several times on the Yanmar 3GM in our J/36 we got a battery jumper pack.
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks jssailem at 6:21am 01.30.25 I'm wondering why I have an RC branded valve on a 94 Catalina. We owners are a penny pinching lot.
Handcrank starting a small engine. dlochner at 6:19am 01.30.25 Are electric fuel pumps necessary once the engine is running? Perhaps a bulb could be used just for
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 6:14am 01.30.25 Gary -- thankee. Enjoyable to watch; very interesting the difference in craft down under.
Handcrank starting a small engine. Project_Mayhem at 5:55am 01.30.25 Nice! I love your PVC cleat! On one of the big ocean races a boat had a dead starter on their new en
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 01.30.25 I think I'm most nervous about overtightening these plastic threads. The resistance increases very l
Handcrank starting a small engine. Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 01.30.25 hand cranking is non starter. I see what you did there. :biggrin:
Handcrank starting a small engine. garymalmgren at 4:54am 01.30.25 RE: Hand cranking only works on engines that are entirely mechanical Yep. Handcranking only works o
Handcrank starting a small engine. dlochner at 4:19am 01.30.25 Hand cranking only works on engines that are entirely mechanical, no electric fuel pump, no glow plu
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks colemj at 4:18am 01.30.25 The one I pulled was made by RC. I looked them up and discovered that Forespar had bought them in t
Handcrank starting a small engine. Terry Cox at 4:12am 01.30.25 Nice tip, but of no help for our 4J. Several years ago we experienced a dead start battery while out
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail colemj at 4:11am 01.30.25 I think Joe is on the right track, and that mast (and sail) isn't original to the boat. I think the
Handcrank starting a small engine. Jim Legere at 4:08am 01.30.25 While this is creative and fits my ethos, it is anachronistic in today's world. Today, one just ca
Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 3:41am 01.30.25 While this is creative and fits my ethos, it is anachronistic in today's world. Today, one just car

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