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Spider Control Buzz Brown at 5:46am 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3205 Has anyone tried using those insect foggers to rid boats of spiders? I was thinking of waiting until
Where is the 757 pilot? CYQK at 5:13am 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 1/322 Miss seeing his posts on the Hunter40 project
Tilt lock for Hunter 26.5 Nissan 9.9 outboard Xstream at 9:31pm 09.27.20 Smaller Boats 5/1696 Does anyone have a solution for getting the outboard out of the water and holding it in place? My s
How to get and keep good crew for racing? markwbird at 9:07pm 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1876 I am admittedly a casual racer. Beer cans and the occasional regatta. One of the main obstacles to g
Mac 25 Gelcoat cracks and leak into v-berth (5) jbrock at 8:53pm 09.27.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1360 I have a couple of substantial rain water leaks into the v-berth from the deck. It appears to be fro
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates (1) jbrock at 8:39pm 09.27.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1686
New sailer Glsawyer at 6:18pm 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 120/8300 Looking to pick up either a cal 28 or a newport 27. I'm leaning towards the newport due to a little
Boats, projects, and people. (10) jssailem at 12:35pm 09.27.20 Sails Call Lounge 16/1241 SV Hadley has nearly completed 46 seasons. Five of them under my care. have experienced, enjoyed b
1984 Hunter 31 quarter berth headliner leak. Jpachill at 12:31pm 09.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/879 I'm sorry if this has been covered. I can not find a way to search this forum easily, if I'm overloo
'88 Legend 35 bow seat CarmenK at 11:27am 09.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/898 Hurricane Sally blew my bow seat away. There is only one bracket left and I can see where others we
Adding a whisker pole topping lift HD74 at 11:08am 09.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2801 I am adding a whisker pole to be used with my asymmetrical sail on my hunter 340 (1999). The boat is
Oday 34/35 shower sump mister_j at 8:09am 09.27.20 Bigger Boats 9/1758 Anyone have experience with accessing the shower sump pump on an Oday 34 or 35? Mine has been clogge
DLOCHNER - we laughed at your lies sir. I have well over 20 years sailing and am a US Coast Guard Captain. SailingFree at 7:55am 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 0/20 DLOCHNER - we laughed at your lies sir. I have well over 20 years sailing and am a US Coast Guard Ca
Thermoelectric cooler All U Get at 6:59am 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 19/3015
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Artoes at 5:24am 09.27.20 Ask All Sailors 26/6091 We've got a 2004 Hunter 41 and cover it with a mishmash of tarps. It is time consuming and they ofte
Engine fan sgiarc at 6:33pm 09.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1443 What controls the engine fan on my Beneteau 461
Hunter23 Water under floor boards (2) DrKGB at 4:26pm 09.26.20 Smaller Boats 14/1694 I've have an 87 Hunter 23 and I keep finding water under the floor boards in the cabin. It seems to
Back-up Depth Sounders? Kings Gambit at 9:29am 09.26.20 Ask All Sailors 58/4382
Trailer noise Tsam at 9:28am 09.26.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1605 On a six year old Karavan trailer for a 17 ft fishing boat, one eyed slipper springed and hinged ton
Lewmar folding wheel problem - Solved! (1) Sefuller at 7:41am 09.26.20 Ask All Sailors 24/4661 The tension balls the hold the wheel together when folded have lost their elasticity and I don't see

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Winter cover q's David in Sandusky at 11:34am 02.20.25 I also don't bother with a cover. 48 winters on Lake Erie, and no problems of any kind from freezing
Clogged toilet Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 02.20.25 Are you using hard pipe or flexible sanitary hose ?
Winter cover q's Don S/V ILLusion at 8:53am 02.20.25 I don't bother with a cover. Neither do the majority of the 100 boats in winter storage here. D
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 8:48am 02.20.25 Great Thanks Rick
Exhaust water flow dmax at 8:45am 02.20.25 That is like i would want to put on her does the band an sensors just fit around the inboard exhau
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 7:58am 02.20.25 Ok Great Thanks will get going an keep her running cool Thank Rick
Exhaust water flow jssailem at 7:54am 02.20.25 It is a sensor that fits around the metal exhaust pipe after the water injection point but before th
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak jssailem at 7:49am 02.20.25 Rope issues include stretch, Creep, Elasticity, and viscoelastic extension. Dyneema also experiences
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 7:35am 02.20.25 That is like i would want to put on her does the band an sensors just fit around the inboard exha
Exhaust water flow dmax at 7:22am 02.20.25 I put one of these on, inexpensive, alarm goes off if exhaust temp exceeds 200 degrees: https://defe
Winter cover q's fred1diver at 6:55am 02.20.25 I personally use a tarp, it has ventilation, but my customer wants a winter cover for here in Ontari
Winter cover q's Leeward Rail at 6:47am 02.20.25 I don't bother with a cover. Neither do the majority of the 100 boats in winter storage here. If I
Exhaust water flow Hayden Watson at 6:30am 02.20.25 If your strainer has a see-through top, you can usually see the water moving in it. Of course, all
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak Hayden Watson at 6:26am 02.20.25 As in they stretch or your knots are coming undone? One interesting thing about Dyneema is that it
Winter cover q's dlochner at 6:08am 02.20.25 Canvass. It's heavier and when wet it shrinks up a bit making it more secure. That's what Fairclough
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 5:39am 02.20.25 Thanks' Guy's I think I will put in it a clear visual water flow meter an a electrical temp gaug
Exhaust water flow dlochner at 4:09am 02.20.25 Geez Dave, you let us get to 29 replies before revealing the answer... This is the sort of logica
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak dLj at 4:05am 02.20.25 As in they stretch or your knots are coming undone? That's a good question. I doubt my knots were
Exhaust water flow FastOlson at 10:20pm 02.19.25 The OP has basically 3 choices, live with the exhaust as is, move the exhaust outlet above the wate
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak Project_Mayhem at 9:36pm 02.19.25 I tried them. They work but I didn't like how they loosen up all the time. dj As in they stretch

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