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We have launch! Justin_NSA at 7:24am 03.30.20 Ask All Sailors 10/818 Yesterday was a great spring day! It was warm but windy. Several sailors working on boats and plenty
h34 hose ties splax at 5:50am 03.30.20 Big Boats 12/964 Well, my backflow preventer has jammed up and deadheads my bilge pump. Taking the opportunity to cha
Hunter 23 reefing hook DrKGB at 5:20am 03.30.20 Smaller Boats 17/1623 I recently purchased a hunter 23 and as I get to know the boat more I'm realizing that some of the r
What the heck is: Loran 797 (1) Fidgit at 9:30pm 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 67/4416 Hey everyone! over the winter I bought my first sailboat! (Oday25) It's a bit of a project, but that
Durable teak finish for entryway stairs/ladder Manete at 6:41pm 03.29.20 Catalina 30 4/1683 Looking for suggestions on refinishing the entry stairs/ladder on our 94' Catalina 30. After a nine
Out with the old and in with the newer (2) RussC at 5:12pm 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/461 Early last summer I had the opportunity to pick up a 15' runabout pretty cheep. it needed a bit of w
Transom support (3) Milton.Audas at 5:10pm 03.29.20 Catalina 22 10/936 Hi guys. One of my seemingly never-ending upgrade list items is to install a support bracket or plat
New electric windlass Joe Papagni at 4:33pm 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1135 I have a 1995 Hunter 33.5 that's never had an electric windlass, or any windlass of any kind. I'm go
Cabinet work (1) Hydro Therapy at 1:35pm 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1127 I made this cabinet and installed it before my boatyard closed due to the virus. My neighbor threw a
Rust spots on my Pearson P26 cast iron keel (2) Mickeyv1949 at 1:08pm 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1273 What is the most efficient (effective) why to repair rust spots on my cast iron keel? Also, notice t
Mooring Pendant size JP at 12:35pm 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2831 Hi All, For several years I have been dealing with a mooring pendant that barely small enough in dia
Bukh 20DV- Cooling syatem issues: No water pumping out of the exhaust. OOC at 10:45am 03.29.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/891 New Issues: Bukh DV 20 engine: Had a mechanic work on the raw water cooling system.I'm familiar wi
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat (7) Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 49/3492 @Sefuller recently posted that he was looking for a 7/8" barbed hose adapter for his water heater.
Painting a Valiant. Brimptsman at 9:02am 03.29.20 Destinations 4/644 I have two issues on our recently purchased Valiant 40: Firstly inside the hull is lined with closed
Battery Orientation TimFromLI at 6:50am 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1123 I am replacing three 4d AGMs with 6 Trojan T-105s. Because of the height of the batteries, I have to
Are these blocks rebuild-able? (2) gtg at 6:18am 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/652 A rivet here, a bearing there? I was gonna just buy but it looks like I'll have to rivet what I buy
Cat 22 1998 swing keel Decham18 at 7:44pm 03.28.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/686 Curious if anyone knows of somone selling a swing keel for a 98 22cat or where to buy one? Very hard
Jib furling line seadaddler at 5:48pm 03.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2104
7/8" hose fitting Sefuller at 3:57pm 03.28.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2661 Our boat has 7/8" heater hose from the heat exchanger to the water heater. I need to replace them a
2002 Hunter 386 Compass (2) Gary Ryan at 2:19pm 03.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/347 Our new used Hunter 386 has a compass that is pretty fogged up. I cleaned it using Meguiar's #7 sho

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Extending Table Leafs artboas at 3:25pm 10.30.23 Hi I know this sounds too simple, but you just pull the table top apart. The brown clips are just f
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 3:14pm 10.30.23 Just bought a hunter 49 and wondered if anyone could help explain how to extend the table. Mine has
Its funny Friday! Davidasailor26 at 3:04pm 10.30.23
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 2:57pm 10.30.23 Hey George! That does help: this boat is definitely a learning platform for me, both to improve my s
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? ...3TacksontheWater at 2:47pm 10.30.23 Argh: I have made an ugly discovery. I thought I had a stripped out screw for the bottom fitting of
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:25pm 10.30.23 You have a dual switch. Manual should turn it on. Bilge is automatic. Otherwise it will need
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 1:40pm 10.30.23 @JamesG161 @Ralph Johnstone, the Jabsco pump in use is the 18590-0000, which is 12V. Agian, my bad f
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger George Braun at 1:32pm 10.30.23 we moved up from an Islander 32 to a Hunter 36 with the specific intent of NOT moving to a boat that
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 12:28pm 10.30.23 Ah, the good ol' days! :beer: I can remember $0.65/gal but... whooooo damn.... you must be old.:bi
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? (1) rgranger at 12:27pm 10.30.23 Keep a sponge on the boat to get the last little bit of water out of the bilge before you close up t
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location yak4fish at 12:11pm 10.30.23 I finally found the antenna coax - it was under the headliner near the back wall of the head. I tes
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? dlochner at 12:11pm 10.30.23 Bilge pumps, like the one you have, are centrifugal vane pumps. They work well at pumping water, not
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 11:44am 10.30.23 You could occasionally get gas for 25 cents a gallon when competing stations were having "gas wars"
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 11:39am 10.30.23 The bass are going to have a field day running your fishing line around those pontoons. :) Have fu
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 11:35am 10.30.23 :worthless: We need photos of the final product! So far I only have First Person pics. I hope to g
MaxProp prop arf145 at 11:23am 10.30.23 I love my MaxProp...I'm glad the previous owner of my boat was smart enough to purchase it, because
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? (1) Ranzo at 11:16am 10.30.23 Argh: I have made an ugly discovery. I thought I had a stripped out screw for the bottom fitting of
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 11:13am 10.30.23 You're young.... I recall seeing ads for those (dirt, bugs, and all!) paint jobs for 39.95.... ! :(
Its funny Friday! FastOlson at 10:53am 10.30.23
Engineering Help Needed Richard19068 at 10:49am 10.30.23 The bass are going to have a field day running your fishing line around those pontoons. :) Have fun

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