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Traveler bar (2) gtg at 2:33am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 5/915 What's the deal with a tiny 2' traveler bar in my boat? Is 1' in either direction, adding twist gonn
Bottom Cleaning/Painting OCSailor at 11:15pm 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/522 I had just finished cleaning the bottom of my H326 when a powerboat owner on my dock stopped by to t
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? (2) smokey73 at 8:31pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1637 Does anyone coat their bus bars with some sort of coating? I was chasing high resistance connection
Changing Oil in Perkins Perama M20 Scott2 at 7:44pm 09.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2194 does anyone have advise regarding changing oil in a Perkins Perama M20? I am trying to decide whethe
Awesome article on reading engine data Phil Herring at 7:33pm 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/286 Just posted in Owner Mods, worth a look. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article'mi
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. (2) Richard19068 at 6:59pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 14/901 I decided to check out the very hard to get to backing plate under the foredeck deck/anchor cleat on
M-25 oil pan hose "At Ease" at 6:01pm 09.11.20 Catalina 30 8/949 Just moved up to the C-30 so happy! is there a pump that comes with a suction hose connection that w
TD 19 Thoughts kappykaplan at 3:29pm 09.11.20 Weather and Forecasting 9/522 What do you guys think about TD 19? Tks. :beer:
Whisker pole on a Mac 25 jbrock at 1:52pm 09.11.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1286 Has anyone installed a whisker pole for downwind sailing on their Mac 25? What would be involved (be
plastic fuel tank repair Slipin Away at 1:37pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 26/6540 Has anyone had experience using a sealant or adhesive to repair a crack in a "poly" gas tank? I hav
Anchor locker for M25 jbrock at 10:55am 09.11.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1049
small boat halyard questions SailingLoto at 10:39am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 7/753 The main halyard on my sc22 is wire spliced to double braid and in very poor condition. Is there an
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? markwbird at 8:39am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 9/850 The manual pump for pumping out my holding tank is in the line from the tank to the deck fitting. T
minimum solar for battery maintenance over winter? richk at 7:02am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/334 I have two house and one starting battery, all AGM. House batts are 200 AH each. What's the minimu
Hunter 336 1995 manual? ipretender at 5:51am 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/831 Hi there! We are struggling to locate the full manual for our new boat. It is not here either Anyone
Great Salt Lake Fables j_schoenfeld at 9:11pm 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 4/543 My Oday 28 is on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It is a fickle lake with heavy salt water that some ye
Thru hull factory valves Calvin1Calvin at 6:33pm 09.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/908 I have a 1984 Hunter 27 that I purchased in 2013. Don't know the boat/owner history and whether the
Adventures in reefing (4) G0ri11@ at 6:08pm 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 51/3949 Trying to establish a simple reefing setup and hoping to avoid adding any hardware, if possible. Pi
Things are about to get tight... Project_Mayhem at 5:41pm 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 9/801 One of my sidestay turnbuckles is having issues with the threads. I figured now is a good time to re
H34 Mainsheet location (1) Greatdaner6 at 1:20pm 09.10.20 Big Boats 6/764 Hello! Quick question about the path of the running rigging for all the Hunter 34 owners out there.

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't SoSound at 3:54pm 12.15.23 :plus: Hooray! What a great Christmas present to get!
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Tally Ho at 3:49pm 12.15.23 I'm looking into various methods for creating new cushions. One of them utilizes a plywood backing.
Ceiling light issue on Beneteau 323 TimFromLI at 3:39pm 12.15.23 Maybe someone with another 323 can weigh in. If not , use a multimeter or tester to see if the switc
Clog in sanitation outlet dlochner at 3:24pm 12.15.23 Use a multitool saw to cut the old wire reinforced hose ends where they fit the barbs, being carefu
Clog in sanitation outlet Captain Larry-DH at 3:15pm 12.15.23
Yanmar question sailcapt340 at 2:52pm 12.15.23 A little confused by your question. You seem to indicate you understand there's two fluid reservoi
Clog in sanitation outlet SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:42pm 12.15.23 I have forgotten about using pressure!
Ceiling light issue on Beneteau 323 kappykaplan at 2:36pm 12.15.23 Any chance the bulbs in the galley fixtures are burned out?
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns (1) JamesG161 at 2:15pm 12.15.23 Hand Staplers work fine, but not the paper type.
How's my hull? LakeShark at 1:57pm 12.15.23 1. areas requiring attention 2. areas where attention would be advisable 3. areas where your eyebr
Clog in sanitation outlet Ralph Johnstone at 1:20pm 12.15.23 Thinking of plugging up the air vent and pressurizing the deck pump out fitting. Don't even dream
Yanmar question Stu Jackson at 1:18pm 12.15.23 To the best of my knowledge, no engine and transmission share the same oil supply. Doesn't matter i
Clog in sanitation outlet kloudie1 at 1:13pm 12.15.23 A diver with a fish tape could probably get it out from under the boat Wouldn't pressurize it unless
Yanmar question dlochner at 1:07pm 12.15.23 To the best of my knowledge, no engine and transmission share the same oil supply. Doesn't matter if
Clog in sanitation outlet dlochner at 12:57pm 12.15.23 You might try Sew Clean. https://www.trac-online.com/products/descalers/sew-clean
Yanmar question kloudie1 at 12:50pm 12.15.23 some of the "above 30 HP" Yanmars did take ATF the ticket is to look on the side of the transmissio
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns dlochner at 12:50pm 12.15.23 Higher quality tools generally yield better results. Our old buddy Issac Newton said, "For every act
The Sewing Machine Thread Rich Stidger at 12:46pm 12.15.23 Thanks for posting this. It lists Tex 70-138 for a sailcover. Which size is larger - 70 or 138? Do
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns rgranger at 12:41pm 12.15.23 Home Depot rents tools. You might be able to experiment with a different model before you have to l
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 12:31pm 12.15.23 Thanks for posting this. It lists Tex 70-138 for a sailcover. Which size is larger - 70 or 138? Do

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