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Trouble downloading pdf file to General Downloads jmce1587 at 4:06pm 08.11.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/434 anyone having trouble loading pdf files to general downloads? error message I'm receiving is the fi
Sails to live for. (2) TomY at 1:29pm 08.11.20 Destinations 10/1199 After a much needed (Isia,..what?) and peaceful night off the Torry Islands at the eastern end of th
LITTLE TO NO WIND Don Guillette at 12:51pm 08.11.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/13025 Hope all you sailors are staying safe and Covid free. Years ago, during a cruise to Australia and
Covers and the Plastic Boat.... Shorefun at 12:07pm 08.11.20 Day Sailers 2/644 I made an observation the other day. During the winter I had a grey cover on my H170 and noted the
Need a boat club near Baltimore ebsail at 9:30am 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1025 Moved to Maryland recently and am now looking for a boat club to join. One that allows working on y
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 8:40am 08.11.20 Smaller Boats 19/1615 What adhesive would you recommend for replacing my water ballast valve gasket underneath the boat?
Looking for a boat club nearby ebsail at 7:37am 08.11.20 Day Sailers 1/347 I recently moved to Owings Mills Md. and am looking for a boat club between Annapolis and Baltimore,
Hunter Interior Molding (2) mnmpizza at 7:30am 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 1/376
Do more zincs last longer? ontherocks83 at 6:38am 08.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 22/2018 My boat has been in the water for about two months now. I checked the heat exchanger zinc yesterday
Coast guard boarding. Hardtail70 at 5:23am 08.11.20 Ask All Sailors 36/2687 How often do you get boarded and how "snoopy" do they get? Not too crazy about the idea of strangers
Dufour 35 Classic 1998 crbboca at 9:39pm 08.10.20 Dufour 3/1695 My upper spreaders were lost while my boat was being transported.It is a two spreader mast.I am unab
Dufour 1998 35 Classic Help crbboca at 9:24pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 2/353 .....The upper spreaders were lost during the transportation of my boat. It is a two spreader mast.
Beneteau certification or CE of the Boat merlera at 9:19pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/325 please anyone knows where or how i can get the CE of my boat ocean clipper 361 of 1999 or a nenete
Dufour 35 Classic Help crbboca at 9:11pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 1/8 I need the Upper spreader length on a two spreader mast 1998 35 classic. Mine were lost during tra
Honey, where are the shrunken kids? (2) SoSound at 7:30pm 08.10.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/1064 Has anyone installed a tilt davit system (or snap davit) on the swim step of a recent vintage (small
Sad day, and no way to fix Daveinet at 6:59pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 59/3419 As a matter of a couple of hours ago I lost my sailboat. We got a very abrupt tornado warning. I pre
im trying to locate the pin that holds the keel on a 1969 mcgrager 21 ft i need to re due the keel any help would be great thanks howard2383 at 4:45pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 7/323 i have a 1969 macgrager 21ft sailboat,Im need to remove the keel but cant find pi locating to remove
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve (1) Stu Jackson at 4:05pm 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 34/10444 On September 20, 2019, I was motoring back from a few enjoyable nights at my favorite local anchorag
I am looking for a mainsail for an 77 oday 22 sandmfhb at 4:03pm 08.10.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/416 Hello, My Wife and I just bought an 77 oday 22 and we are looking for a mainsail for it. That was th
H-34 Manual Fuel Check YVRguy at 2:34pm 08.10.20 Big Boats 15/1358 We have a Hunter 34 with no fuel gauge. (The PO had installed a Snake River system but it has never

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Break out your Rain Coats... (2) jssailem at 10:23am 12.06.23 With the rain showers comes water run off. Here is a picture of the normally placid year round creek
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 12.06.23 Another possible test would be to move the wire from the existing breaker to another 10A breaker. I
Width of wing on wing keel cokomo at 9:54am 12.06.23 Thank you all. Not sure how I would contact a Hunter employee. Marlow Hunter does not support boat
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump gt Ken at 9:30am 12.06.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress and others - Our new to us Catalina Capri 26 has a smelly head. I've lea
Lantern Advice American_Mainsail at 9:27am 12.06.23 A friend gave me an oil lamp that's bulkhead-mounted (for safety). It's on a gimbal (also for safety
Cockpit Locker Size? Stu Jackson at 9:21am 12.06.23 The builder has the opening currently at 14" (w) x 3' (l) and I don't know if my BBQ will fit throu
Single private mooring rentals American_Mainsail at 9:12am 12.06.23 Consider talking to some local businesses in the area that are renting moorings to see what permits
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 9:00am 12.06.23 I think the best ideal of all is to put a solar powered in-take fan in the main cabin roof. And mayb
st60+ wind ind, speed hull spd colin59 at 8:45am 12.06.23 Thanks everyone, will scan ebay and see whats available. Colin
New MaxProp came today! dlochner at 8:38am 12.06.23 2.- The anode that PYI supplies obviously fits over the barrel nut. I have only ever found one othe
Engine Water Drain Plug? dlochner at 8:35am 12.06.23 In the Owner's Resources section of SBO (on the landing page) is a copy of the service manual. See l
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' rgranger at 8:31am 12.06.23 I sent you a possible lead in the other thread you started on this same topic. r
Need Mast for 1991 Hunter 42. Lost the entire rig this last weekene rgranger at 8:29am 12.06.23 I recently saw this boat on FB marketplace. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/19928469877607
Charts recommendation BarryL at 7:38am 12.06.23 Hello, The original poster is looking for charts for a Raymarine Axiom chart plotter. This means a
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' deanM at 7:28am 12.06.23 No one was hurt just a big shock. it was the 1" steel bar from the hull to the deck sheared off
CONFIRMATION PLEASE twodzusfittings at 6:53am 12.06.23 Thanks everyone for your input. You seem all to confirm my thoughts.
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:52am 12.06.23 elves get into a house that doesn't have a chimney. That's Snorkle the elf, I recognize him. -Wi
The Sewing Machine Thread American_Mainsail at 6:31am 12.06.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' American_Mainsail at 6:25am 12.06.23 Worst case scenario - so sorry to hear (and see) about your misfortune. Was anyone hurt? Do you kno
Continupus mainsail furling Ward H at 5:49am 12.06.23 @Seahawk345 When I was fitting out my first boat I bought new jib sheets. Using the adage bigger mu

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