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small boat halyard questions SailingLoto at 10:39am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 7/861 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 9/1318 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 4/485 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 9/1186 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 4/617 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 7/1238 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 51/4893 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 9/861 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 6/886 Hello! Quick question about the path of the running rigging for all the Hunter 34 owners out there.
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 (3) Copper Harbor at 1:12pm 09.10.20 Catalina 30 10/2554 Hello - Last weekend I was out sailing with a buddy and we had a steady 22 knot wind. With both sai
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 12:48pm 09.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/3842 Is the problem Covid-19 or are sailboats our size just not selling? We have listed our H380 with a b
Merit 22 cockpit drain. sloughsailer at 12:32pm 09.10.20 Trailer Sailors 8/1628 I just bought a Merit 22 and have been sorting it out and fixing problems. One problem is the cockpi
How to work my inverter/charger Jeanneau01 at 11:50am 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 2/329 Hello all - great site and this is my first post. I have a Freedom Marine Series Combi Inverter/Cha
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 Tpoo at 11:34am 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2529 Hi all - new member here, having recently purchased a 1989 Catalina tall rig. Still learning the bo
What is the best swim ladder for a Hunter 170? H Adam1990 at 11:03am 09.10.20 Trailer Sailors 2/877 Hi Folks Looking to put a swim ladder on my Hunter 170. Does any one have any suggestions?
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F (1) Scott T-Bird at 10:48am 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 13/3715 I pulled the cover off my heat exchanger yesterday and this is what I found. I penetrated the holes
How much anchor chain should I have in Carribean? efimki at 7:45am 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 8/947 I've got 2005 Beneteau 373 with 45' of anchor chain and 150' of 3-strand rode. It works ok in New E
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue! (1) Nodak7 at 6:33am 09.10.20 Big Boats 15/3672 OK I am turning this one over the the brain trust to give me a clue as to what is happening. I keep
Pacific North West and Wind Problems (3) JamesG161 at 8:19pm 09.09.20 Weather and Forecasting 0/438 There are wild fires from Northern CA to Washington State that are being fanned by a major LOW press
Battery Planning Time Monterey385 at 8:01pm 09.09.20 Ask All Sailors 4/488 At the end of this month we mark 5 years of our original manufacturer installed battery bank (2 205A

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Lubricate exterior through hull ball valves (1) jssailem at 3:36pm 08.30.24 :plus:. I get it in the small 3oz tube. Provides easy application to the Raritan PHII pump assembly
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 Rich 35.5 at 3:32pm 08.30.24 If you want to save a few bucks, Amazon has knock off Racors for $36.00. They use the same filter
What kind of propane regulator to use? (5) Tally Ho at 3:30pm 08.30.24
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? jssailem at 3:27pm 08.30.24 It is a beautiful thing when a balance trimmed boat sails herself.
What kind of propane regulator to use? jssailem at 3:25pm 08.30.24 Rich SureMarine up here in the PacificNW woods is the Seaward distributor. I called them and Todd sh
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? charisma850 at 3:16pm 08.30.24 This is not that weird. With the sails eased well off, the direction of pull was from well to port
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? charisma850 at 3:03pm 08.30.24
What kind of propane regulator to use? (4) Rich Stidger at 2:58pm 08.30.24 Maybe chuck the super safety device and go back to a normal connection. My propane delivery hose c
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? charisma850 at 2:57pm 08.30.24 Check your rig tuning. Did you notice a difference between port and starboard tack? Make sure the m
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? thinwater at 2:56pm 08.30.24 This is not that weird. With the sails eased well off, the direction of pull was from well to port o
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? charisma850 at 2:53pm 08.30.24 Sounds like you understand the relationship between trim, balance and helm. Especially with a ketc
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 2:21pm 08.30.24 Now back to my parts search. This doesn't look promising so far. Maybe chuck the super safety dev
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 2:12pm 08.30.24 my standard labor rate for friends and relatives is 18 cents per hour. YIPES ! There go my dream
2014 Marlow Hunter e33 Issues Hello Below at 1:31pm 08.30.24 Unfortunately they recently shut down the Marlow Hunter website. The only resources I've found are
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? wfonger at 1:14pm 08.30.24 Thanks everyone. Ended up having to pass on this one. No paperwork...
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 1:13pm 08.30.24 May be a new oven is due. That is a looming possibility.
What kind of propane regulator to use? JoeWhite at 1:08pm 08.30.24 May be a new oven is due.
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 12:36pm 08.30.24 Thank you for choosing our service. Please expect to find our invoice in the mail. No problem, I
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? jssailem at 12:34pm 08.30.24
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 08.30.24 Good luck with locating the replacement part for the oven control. Now, there's the small matter of

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