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Lateral Keel Deflection (1) Bulkhead at 11:13am 05.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1430 As part of survey to purchase 2004 Hunter 33-2, able to push firmly on side of 4'-6" shoal keel with
Water coming from head Roger Holloway at 10:58am 05.13.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1404 I have a plastic spacer between the head and motor that pumps out the head. There is a slot on the
DC Wiring Orbweaver at 8:59am 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1491 Greetings all, I'm slowly going through all the systems on my Hunter 26.5, and next up is the electr
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice LRsunnyB at 8:52am 05.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3820
Anchor locker issue RobAL at 6:42am 05.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2762 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 326and found a loose piece of wood in the anchor locker and disca
Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat John Marrone at 6:35am 05.13.21 Smaller Boats 11/1582 How does the boom traveler not impacted when the Bimini is fully retracted. The placement in the Coc
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? wdonovan at 6:32am 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 14/4609 Want to buy a coil in case I need tow rope. Chose PP because all accounts say it floats. Shopping ar
Mast light - LED Replacement (1) AwwShucks at 8:21pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 5/1372 194079On my way back from an afternoon / evening sail I noticed that the light on top of my mast was
Mooring - Boat to Bouy (3) ricksoth at 7:34pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1591 I have moved my day sailing Cal 27 to the mooring ball "out back" as my wife would say.... (I think
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? CROOKATILLY at 6:59pm 05.12.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1664 I AM RETIRED ON LIMITED INCOME. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A 7.5 HONDA HP ON THIS LOVELY LITTLE DAY SAI
Sealing cabin top seams rukidn at 5:16pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 12/2698 A while back I posted the rebuild of our companionway hatch cover. Moisture damage. Now I need to re
Freshwater Plumbing System Capt. Papa John at 4:02pm 05.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/911 Can someone provide me with a Freshwater System Plumbing Diagram for a Hunter 34?
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question (1) Maddog1927 at 1:32pm 05.12.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1728 I recently acquired a beautiful 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The boat has never been bottom painted
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 12:24pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 31/3193 I must relocate my boat a gift , Catilina 30, w/ factory diesel . I am going to sail it under power
What boat is this? (1) dLj at 7:18am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1360 Does anybody know what this boat is? Interesting keel. dj
Relocating and recharging Cold Machine Closing Time at 6:54am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 10/1722
New Prop Deleted member 117556 at 6:36am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 8/2128 Just had a new fixed 3 blade 15 x 10 prop installed replacing the original 13 x 9 prop that came on
Water in keel? Mattcia123 at 6:04am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 3/629 Hello all, I was installing a new bilge pump yesterday, located center line about mid ship. I drille
2005 Hunter 27-3 Steaming/Anchor light wiring solved (1) CharlieSea at 5:31am 05.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/549 First time motoring at night, turned on the Steaming light and it lit and so did the Anchor light.
A Global View Will Gilmore at 5:29am 05.12.21 Weather and Forecasting 7/1477 Found this interesting site with an interactive 3D weather animation. earth :: a global map of wind

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Lead Keel Cracking Project_Mayhem at 11:03am 06.08.25 Is it the keel cracking or what has been applied on it giving way? If it's the keel send the photos
Nav light wiring Barnacle Bill at 11:03am 06.08.25 The masthead light is an all round white light for anchoring only. The steaming light is not a ma
Adding a Bimini Barnacle Bill at 10:50am 06.08.25 #3 is my vote as they would measure your specific boat and get it right and if they didn't you can f
Spreader loose Barnacle Bill at 10:46am 06.08.25 Need more info. The spreader moves how? If the outboard end is moving up and down, the shroud is n
Unreliable shore power dlochner at 10:46am 06.08.25 In the past few years there have been changes in the electrical code that affects marina wiring. As
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast Barnacle Bill at 10:43am 06.08.25 I haven't read all the posts, so sorry if I repeat something, but one post did catch my eye when the
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Barnacle Bill at 10:22am 06.08.25 Having hauled boats for decades of all sizes, the law states that the load is to be secured. So, so
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Barnacle Bill at 10:16am 06.08.25 Make sure your seacock is open.
Hand swaging lifelines. Barnacle Bill at 10:12am 06.08.25 There are fittings designed for machine swaging and for hand crimping. CS Johnson calls their hand
Unreliable shore power Barnacle Bill at 10:03am 06.08.25 Breakers get old and fail and need to be replaced. Marina responsibility. Or, as you have not reveal
Lead Keel Cracking Barnacle Bill at 10:01am 06.08.25 Is it the keel cracking or what has been applied on it giving way? If it's the keel send the photos
Hunter 49/50 alternator wiring JR19454 at 10:00am 06.08.25 I had to take out my alternator to change the impeller, not having done the Boas Fix yet. When putt
Lead Keel Cracking Project_Mayhem at 9:35am 06.08.25 Thanks everyone for the overwhelming response. Everyone agrees on this it appears! We have West 404
Unreliable shore power Don S/V ILLusion at 9:32am 06.08.25 I like your mindset of personal responsibility but why not (get whoever runs the club) replace the b
Unreliable shore power Stu Jackson at 9:32am 06.08.25 Perhaps you could work with the marina to address the power interruption issue. FWIW, I treat my bo
Launching a Precision 18 vs. a Precision 23 Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 06.08.25 If there are waves in the bay, the 23 will be significanly more pleasant on the water
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? (1) skunther at 9:19am 06.08.25 This seems a legitimate concern. Has anyone experienced one of these cableclams failing in this way?
Unreliable shore power (1) SycloneDriver at 9:14am 06.08.25 Forgot this screenshot.
Mac 22 rigging questions SteveHughessails at 9:10am 06.08.25
Mac 22 rigging questions (1) newsailor72 at 8:57am 06.08.25 Is the forestay at the correct attach point, the two curvy piece of metal seem very flimsy, or is th

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