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Help, I can't input "0" for my mmsi into my vhs George_NJ at 6:49am 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 19/2287 I bought a new Standard Horizon GX1300 and finally got an mmsi number. I go to input my number and t
37 Cutter Portlights sandpiper10471 at 6:18am 09.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2550 Three times I have replaced the lense of the portlight over the galley stove. This particular openin
Hunter 42 Stephen M at 4:57am 09.24.20 Big Boats 7/1187 h
If you're familiar with a coffee roast named, Lobster Butter Love, odds are good that you're from Michigan or you've been to Frenchboro Maine lately. (2) TomY at 4:21am 09.24.20 Destinations 4/1228 We've never seen so many people at Lunt's Dockside Deli in Frenchboro as we did in season 2020. We h
Sea Cork FlimFlamII at 9:19pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 0/366 I have to replace some teak decking on the benches in the cockpit. anyone have any experience with
Smith Island, MD to Crisfield jaysweet at 7:08pm 09.23.20 Destinations 5/2026 I'm planning to sail roughly 90 miles from White Rocks Marina MD, down to Smith Island MD. But I'll
"Sad Coincidence" but Inexcusable Hello Below at 5:23pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/719
She's creaking at 40 Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 22/2107 I'm starting to get a bit of delamination in a couple of high traffic areas. Would adding a teak ste
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 2:39pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 19/4277 Hey everyone, still working hard on the boat, today I replaced a halyard ( main) And I removed the o
Time to replace standing rigging (1) karellen at 2:02pm 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1090 I have a 2003 356 with the original standing rigging. I've never gone through replacing standing rig
H26 bow Hatch port hardware Chiriqui at 11:17am 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/417 Its been 8 months since I replaced this plexiglass but I didn't get the hardware installed before th
Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries Charlie98117 at 10:25am 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1636 I'd like to expand and relocate my house bank batteries. Currently I have 2 batteries, and the stan
Free Catalina 22 mark 1 overbored at 8:09am 09.23.20 Trailer Sailors 8/3234 Hi all cat 22 owners, This is my first post. I have the opportunity to acquire a Catalina 22, hull n
Windlass Seized Clutch (3) HandsOnTech at 7:17am 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/4295 The windlass motor is running, and it will pull rode just fine. The problem is that the clutch mecha
C&C 44 pole topping lift astegall11 at 7:05am 09.23.20 C&C 0/557 At some point the pole topping lift got pulled all the way down on my 44 and I just though ok, later
1991 - 28: Bulkhead Delamination? dmdiehl64 at 6:20am 09.23.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/836 Hello, I'm looking into a 1991 28' TR which appears, at least over photos, to be in decent shape (h
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD rickleyard11 at 6:04am 09.23.20 Engines and Propulsion 15/2357 For starters, M25 universal diesel on my Catalina 30 is old and rusty. We were motoring along, at a
Cradle measurements Don Crowther at 5:45am 09.23.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/2109 I'm looking for the measurements for a cradle that I need to have built. It's for a 33.5. The boat i
Simple 33.5 sheets and halyards question. dbreedlove at 5:33am 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/498 New owner of a weathered 1988 33.5. Bringing her back. Most of her running rigging was pulled off.
ProNautic 1230P installation in Beneteau 331 (1) sf34dtw at 10:20pm 09.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3950 I am in the process of upgrading my battery charger to a ProMariner ProNautic 1230p. I am a little

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Opinions on "best" outboard motor Don S/V ILLusion at 10:56am 02.19.25 The OP required a 20hp engine. These do exist in electric format, but they also require a minimum
Exhaust water flow dlochner at 10:41am 02.19.25 That's the question I thought you had, the last comment had me puzzled. If the seawater pump isn't w
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please Jwall0703 at 10:27am 02.19.25 Good Afternoon @crazydavecondon - Where can one purchase this water ballast valve? I recently purch
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak jssailem at 10:17am 02.19.25 Hi Rick. It sounds like the boat buy discussed in December went through successfully. re is a reas
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 9:59am 02.19.25 Hi Dave No i am not losing coolant / antifreeze that is in the engine cooling side of the heat ex
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak dLj at 9:47am 02.19.25 Some folks are using Dyneema for lifelines I tried them. They work but I didn't like how they loos
Exhaust water flow dlochner at 9:45am 02.19.25 Well yes there is exhaust coming out from under the aft hull tell me how to tell if there is coolin
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak Timm R Oday25 at 9:11am 02.19.25 Some folks are using Dyneema for lifelines
I need another vagabond 17 LloydB at 9:03am 02.19.25 You might also look for a Holder 17 which is according to the Internet a very similar boat although
Opinions on "best" outboard motor pgandw at 8:43am 02.19.25 Agreed that a 20hp electric outboard is not in the current sweet spot for electrics, due to battery
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak FastOlson at 8:33am 02.19.25 Best (and safest) to consider your lifelines as a part of a boat's standing rig. Any wire/fitting t
Hunter 170 crack down to keel stickinthemud57 at 8:31am 02.19.25
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 7:44am 02.19.25 I think it's the same masthead - the cover is the piece with the anchor light attached. There are tw
A new boat supply resource jdhohmann at 6:12am 02.19.25 In my neck of the woods, we only have a couple marine supply stores, the rest are online, but my que
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (2) CodeGrue at 6:04am 02.19.25 Here is my masthead and a view of the main halyard coming out the rear where it would head down to t
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 5:38am 02.19.25 Well yes there is exhaust coming out from under the aft hull tell me how to tell if there is cooling
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak Hayden Watson at 5:26am 02.19.25 In the safety regs for racing in my area, coated lifelines are not allowed. This is because they de
Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak frenzy13 at 5:16am 02.19.25 On my 3GM30f the crush washers on the fuel pump are thicker than the others in fuel line.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor colemj at 4:32am 02.19.25 Missed it in the spec for the Elco 20hp - operating at 2/3 throttle will give ~1.5hrs of use with th
Opinions on "best" outboard motor colemj at 4:27am 02.19.25 The OP required a 20hp engine. These do exist in electric format, but they also require a minimum o

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