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Is my fiberglass hull okay? (1) skins189lbs at 9:25pm 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1290 I tried to drill a screw into the top of my fiberglass hull from the interior. I did a pre drill and
B24 Corsair forward porthole Member 131497 at 7:44pm 01.28.21 Bristol 2/2687 Well, all 6 portholes were taken down ect, when time to put them back came up last week.. SHAZAAAM!
What time is it? Kings Gambit at 6:24pm 01.28.21 Sails Call Lounge 19/1538 Big question. If Spain lies west of the Prime Meridian, how can Madrid be one hour ahead of Greenwic
Valve adjustment our M25 XPB engines Clydo at 4:37pm 01.28.21 Catalina 310 5/2253 Owner's manual reads "adjust valves 500 hours. I just hit first 500 hours. Friend of mine has Kab
Winter Generator Dan Kelly at 3:32pm 01.28.21 Big Boats 6/1217 My, new to me, Passage 42 is on the hard for the winter. I would like to set up a generator to charg
2021 Photo Contest -- Winners Announced Monday Phil Herring at 12:24pm 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 137/13694 The time for voting has passed, but watch for the winners to be announced Monday, February 15th.
Solar Panel Mounting Roy 845 at 10:42am 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2183 The past 3 seasons here in Connecticut I've had a standard 100 watt Solar panel lashed to my Starboa
Deck paint Member 131497 at 10:06am 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 13/3280 Hi again After 2 days of painting the non skid i came back to peel off the blue duck tape and while
MOB System Heads Up Rick486 at 9:28am 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 31/3621 Hi all: Well, I had a very unpleasant surprise today that I thought you might benefit from, particul
More on Red Tide shemandr at 7:17am 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 1/483 I letter from my Congressman, Brian Mast, led to look online regarding toxins from algae blooms. In
Replacing The centerboard line on a Hunter 19-2 Panotaker at 6:05am 01.28.21 Smaller Boats 6/1085 I bought a used Hunter 19-2. All the lines where dry rotted. Especially the line going to the center
Mast Height and Rigging Letta at 7:35pm 01.27.21 Sirius 21/22 6/2846 Hey guys! Soon to be joining the Sirius 21 club! The issue is that the not have no mast and no ri
Hunter 34 parts Randy Church at 4:39pm 01.27.21 Big Boats 1/725 All, I own a 1984 Hunter 34, hull #610. 2020 was active year for things breaking and need the follo
Hunter 49 Staysail T J Furstenau at 4:35pm 01.27.21 Big Boats 21/3958 Curious whether any of the H49 owners here have a staysail rigged on their boats? I know it was an
Universal M-25XP Question cstats at 11:12am 01.27.21 Catalina 30 13/4353 So when I start my engine, I turn on the key, hold the glo-plug button down for about 30 sec. (for a
Are you Bi? rgranger at 10:50am 01.27.21 Ask All Sailors 57/4235 Bi-boater I mean....(Okay that was click bait... ) :biggrin: I am wondering how many of us on this
Catalina 22 bottom paint dilemma langfordja at 8:38am 01.27.21 Catalina 22 7/2685 Background : I have a decades old 22, currently trailered in my garage. I want to move it to a wet s
Sanitation question Steve760 at 7:36am 01.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/3792 Hello all. It's time for me to do the job we all love of replacing my sanitation lines on my 450. I
Xantrex Freedom Marine Charger/Inverter issue Captain Mateo at 7:28am 01.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1015 I currently have a Xantrex Freedom Marine charger/inverter on my Hunter 460. Periodically when AC po
Looking for a C250 for sale NINEv2 at 12:30am 01.27.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2580 Good morning all. I've been kicking around on the site here for a few months now, mostly lurking, tr

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Add fluid into my compass justsomeguy at 8:13pm 05.16.25 do I try drill hole to add fluid I wouldn't. Try to remove it from the helm.
Coppercoat in low fouling area PaulDaniel at 8:08pm 05.16.25 Mark, thanks for your input. What area are you in? You experience seems to indicate that I would be
What to use to seal windows seadaddler at 7:57pm 05.16.25 Mine are in frame so 795 is what be using
Hunter 376 Hatch Gaskets-Hatch Part Numbers jmarty32 at 7:54pm 05.16.25 Thanks, i checked each of the acrylic lenses and could not find any part number. I took out a piece
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast jssailem at 7:48pm 05.16.25 Wow. That is a lot of technical supposition. Nothing I question in that the things you are saying ar
Dome lights marcham at 7:38pm 05.16.25 Can you post a picture of the dome light?
Hunter 376 Hatch Gaskets-Hatch Part Numbers marcham at 7:35pm 05.16.25 Your lewmar hatches should have a model number inscribed in the glass, that should get you to the ri
Just Do It kloudie1 at 6:57pm 05.16.25 Thatlooks great
Horizontal Prop shaft Alignment duck21 at 6:27pm 05.16.25 This is the info I needed. Thank you!
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location Project_Mayhem at 6:15pm 05.16.25 I have removed the stairs many times to work on the engine and I did hope to find an access, but al
Shower Sump Pump Woes Project_Mayhem at 6:13pm 05.16.25 Ive read of some Hunters using a macerator instead of a bilge pump to eliminate issues with clogging
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box jssailem at 5:04pm 05.16.25 May Good luck and Angels follow your path. :biggrin:
Shower Sump Pump Woes colemj at 4:01pm 05.16.25 We have spent years with the Rule drain boxes like shown above, and while they do trap the gunk, the
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box Zoom767 at 3:54pm 05.16.25 Thank you all for the advice. I decided to take a chance and lift the boat in yesterday without doi
Shower Sump Pump Woes Rich Stidger at 3:24pm 05.16.25 I should have attached a picture of my sump and pump. It is under the shower floor and the pump suck
Shower Sump Pump Woes Rick D at 3:12pm 05.16.25 The last pumps (Rule) I installed have a back flow valve. However, much like the in-line valves I in
Shower Sump Pump Woes Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 05.16.25 We had a strainer like the one dlochner linked on a previous boat with a centrifugal pump. It worked
Shower Sump Pump Woes (1) JamesG161 at 2:22pm 05.16.25 nice air trap too
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast shemandr at 2:19pm 05.16.25 A mast is just a mast, of course, except if it's ... tapered or has a wider foot print, or a thick
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing dlochner at 2:11pm 05.16.25

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