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Water Leaks Near Shower Sump Pump Steve at 9:52am 04.02.06 Big Boats 7/932 Tranquility is a 2003 H356 which we recently acquired and we are slowly learning its little quirks.
Spinnaker Peter at 10:21am 04.02.06 Smaller Boats 4/916 Have any H26 or 260 owners put a spinnaker on their boat? Since the fore stay is so low on these bo
Nav Pod Paul Aubrecht at 11:02am 04.02.06 Big Boats 6/2240 I want to add a Chartplotter and radar to my boat,a 356.Can someone tell me what they bought for a n
Deck - Hull Joint (P36-2) NYSail at 11:05am 04.02.06 Other Sailboats 4/982 Removed the rub rail Saterday. The entire length did not have any adhesive on the deck. You can te
Acrylic latex caulk? Stephen O'Brien at 11:28am 04.02.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2203 Has anyone used acrylic latex caulk on their boats? If so, for what kinds of applications is it goo
Electrical Layout Mike at 11:13am 04.02.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/814 I recently purchased 1988 26D. No battery or electrical panel. I installed a new battery and electri
Cruise control ex-admin at 3:25pm 04.02.06 Ask All Sailors 30/2302 All right, winter is declared officially over (even for those lucky enough to be spared sub-zero tem
Repairing a broken mast danlin at 5:32pm 04.02.06 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1902 Has anyone repaired a mast thats in multiple sections? I bought my boat from someone who had his mas
Cabin Leak Pete at 11:38am 04.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/873 We have a '88 Hunter 33.5 and have apparently developed a leak at either the mast or the skylight ??
Propane tank problem jaysweet at 8:50pm 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1375 This isn't really a sailing question, but here goes. We have a fairly new Hunter 306 (used 1 1/4 sea
SPINNAKER SIZE KEVIN REHKOPF at 8:31pm 03.31.06 Smaller Boats 2/1165 LOOKING TO ADD A SPINNAKER TO MY INVENTORY, ANYBODY KNOW SOME MEASUREMENTS? DONT HAVE THE BOAT HANDY
BVI Charter Boat Electronics David at 8:22pm 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 3/942 What type of electric connections do Sunsail charter boats have? We are bringing our I-Pod and batte
Questionable Cutlass Bearing Workmanship Lawrence at 8:18pm 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1012 My cutlass bearing is being replaced. The propshaft has to be taken out so a new bearing can be inst
ATTACHING TO MAST OR BOOM fastscot at 9:41pm 03.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/987 I am planning to add a boom vang to my 1983 23'. What is the preferred method of attachment to the b
Engine Overheat Horn King Elliott at 11:15pm 03.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1471 The engine overheat horn sounds a lot, and the engine does not appear to be hot. The boat is a 30'
holding tank suds22334 at 11:26pm 03.31.06 Catalina 30 1/1054 I have 1990 30ft. the only thing missing is a holding tank for wast,Does any one know where it shoul
Sailing on the Hard (1) Gary Wyngarden at 11:46pm 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 6/975 We spent a few days this week in Long Beach, WA on the coast just north of the Columbia River with t
Rigger in Texas (Houston)? Moody Buccaneer at 11:47pm 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1226 mjd Seafarer posted for some help getting a too short mast to work. Does anyone here know a rig shop
Congratulations, Phil and Bly! Gary Wyngarden at 11:37pm 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 2/942 It's been a terrific ten years with much growth and improvement. The site is both a lot of fun and
Porta Potti Chuck Turner at 1:01am 04.01.06 Smaller Boats 3/1635 I posted on another forum, inquiring about the height of a porta pottie that will fit underneath the

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1986 Capri 18 sailboat. Need spreader ends caps. any help please! kayjayyou at 8:52am 04.03.21 The item I have insert into the end of the spreader, is black hard nylon or PVC and is held by two s
Prevent engine starting in reverse Davidasailor26 at 8:49am 04.03.21 Hang your keychain on the gear lever. Taking it off the lever to put it back in the ignition will re
Prevent engine starting in reverse Calif. Ted at 8:36am 04.03.21 Now that you are aware I'd bet you'll always check position of shift AND throttle before starting.
Why does Hunter have a bad name? Kings Gambit at 8:01am 04.03.21 Yes. Thinking more about it, the yachts the folks owned with which we cruised (cruising club) in FL
Prevent engine starting in reverse smokey73 at 8:00am 04.03.21 Another thought - its one more thing to "fail" and keep you from starting your engine whey you reall
Land Transport Recommendations? Chesapeake Bay to Lake Champlain VT TomY at 7:57am 04.03.21 First post! New to site. Our Cape Dory 36 is currently on the Rappahannock (mid Chesapeake Bay) and
Prevent engine starting in reverse smokey73 at 7:53am 04.03.21 On my Hunter 40.5 the Yanmar will start in gear and I don't really see that as much of a problem as
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 7:41am 04.03.21 Oh, John. You're such a wet blanket. Ireland is not on my itinerary. :D
Land Transport Recommendations? Chesapeake Bay to Lake Champlain VT dLj at 7:41am 04.03.21 Cape Dory 36 - nice boat. What condition is the boat in? How's the engine? Of course I'm going to
Prevent engine starting in reverse Terry Cox at 7:34am 04.03.21 Hmm. Never have started our engine while in gear. Whether it has a setup to prevent it, no idea. Mig
Spring Cruise 2021 jssailem at 7:34am 04.03.21
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? dLj at 7:26am 04.03.21 The bungee would work for a while but not UV tolerant, might last a season ?. Get UV resistant bun
Prevent engine starting in reverse SFS at 7:21am 04.03.21 If the transmission manual says "either is okay", why not just leave it in neutral? You've solved t
Replacing windows, H31, 1987 Northshore at 7:15am 04.03.21 I will reach out to Marks Plastics, but was hoping to do the project myself.
Prevent engine starting in reverse jssailem at 7:10am 04.03.21 My friend @LeslieTroyer owns a Catalina 36 and was working on adding a way to stop his boat from s
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? Monterey385 at 5:41am 04.03.21 Here's another option. https://marinehowto.com/installing-a-solbian-semi-flexible-solar-panel Dav
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? Joe23455 at 5:32am 04.03.21 dlochner, thank you for posting the Solbian how to. I saw that a while back and could not locate whe
Why does Hunter have a bad name? Kings Gambit at 5:18am 04.03.21 They are not the most well constructed. Cheap components. Cheap hardware. Poor construction in man
Equalizing batteries dlochner at 5:11am 04.03.21 The 14.6 v charge is also low for most FLA batteries. Check with the manufacturer, typically the cha
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? dlochner at 5:08am 04.03.21 Here's another option. https://marinehowto.com/installing-a-solbian-semi-flexible-solar-panel

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