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Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Gary Ryan at 5:16am 09.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2391 Guys, temp is dropping here this weekend. Learning all the systems on our 386, I forgot to look and
Need repair shop in TX bank222 at 8:32pm 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/385
Rigging life? Mike Oldak at 5:22pm 09.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3908 I have an '84 H34 and heard on Sail Life that rigging lasts about 15 or 20 years. My rigging is alm
Raymarine Wheel Pilot Actuator rpwillia at 5:10pm 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1482 So it looks like my Raymarine autopilot wheel actuator needs to be replaced (the outer cover is crac
Norcold Icebox Conversion Kit - SCQT-6407 - NOT WORKING (2) ErikHunter30T at 1:14pm 09.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/713 Hi all, I have a Norcold SCQT-6407 Icebox conversion kit installed on my Hunter 30T (1991), which do
A little help? Krausser at 10:43am 09.17.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1046 Hello! I've got an '82 C38 and the main salon hatch is leaking. It's an old Bomar, looks like stee
Stuck anchor LagunaJay at 9:27am 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1871 Please read this and tell me if I should have done something differently: https://sqoopsailboat.blo
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? deltaten at 8:48am 09.17.20 Ask All Sailors 44/11054 I solo a majority of the time on my W27 in the far N.Chesapeake. Rapid changes in wind direction is
Victoria 18 rudder missing (1) Daniel Y. at 4:05am 09.17.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1989 I just acquired a Victoria 18 which is missing the rudder completely, is there a design or pattern s
Listing of all "Special Anchorages" as designated by the USCG for the US and its Territories smokey73 at 10:01pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2568 Just stumbled on the official listing of all Special Anchorages in the US and it's Territories. Thi
Repair to hull / deck seal AndrewJ at 7:18pm 09.16.20 Day Sailers 1/806
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift HD74 at 5:55pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 12/4317 I have a 1999 hunter 340 and have just added a vertical whisker pole car track on my mast. I need to
SV Hadley 2020 Labor Day Cruise (6) jssailem at 5:22pm 09.16.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/1084 SV Hadley 2020 Labor Day Cruise - Part 1 It has been a long summer. Planned sailing experiences wer
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person patrickkidd at 4:22pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 17/3033 Has anyone ever figured out a clever way to tighten or loosen nuts for stanchions or other deck hard
Hello from Upstate NY FuzzyBadger at 3:04pm 09.16.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1833 Hi all, My wife and I are new to all of this and seriously looking at a 1990 26D. I would like to ta
TS Beta <--- TD 22 <--- Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 2:49pm 09.16.20 Weather and Forecasting 9/1557 Just when I was starting to relax, @kloudie1 asked me about this beauty yesterday.:banghead: eep.
Stop Control Cable on First 35S5 KGarvey at 2:34pm 09.16.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/720 I'm looking for information on how to access the stop Control cable on a Beneteau First 35S5 so I ca
A Chesapeake Bay Pilot's video... MitchM at 2:06pm 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 10/977 i have great respect for the professionals who navigate to bring those huge cargo sh
Marinas... Member 131497 at 8:48am 09.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/997 Hey guys What would be a good app to look into marinas? Or a website... Thx to all C
Any Recommendations on a Bimini (C25)? kjdoyle1 at 8:24am 09.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1002 Hey all, wondering if anyone had any recommendations on an affordable bimini for a 1982 Catalina 25.

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Lithium cold storage question jssailem at 10:55am 04.02.25 How far South are you willing to go? :biggrin: Out of the COLD zone and into the HURRICANE zone?:yi
Lithium cold storage question ice breaker at 10:54am 04.02.25 I think the best solution is to move the boat south!
1986 Hunter 23 mast crutch alternatives? Brian M H23 at 10:45am 04.02.25 It's been a while, but my mast crutch for the trailer was essentially a 2x4 rectangle that sat on th
Keel Bolts teacherspet at 10:10am 04.02.25
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 10:08am 04.02.25 jassailem - great idea. Thanks a bunch. Clyde Thorington Clyde, this is a BAD idea. Why? Becau
Lithium cold storage question marcham at 9:49am 04.02.25 Unfortunately not. Thanks for the idea. In that case, irrespective of what any manufacturer says,
Hunter 23 cloth color Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 04.02.25 Here's a link that will put three small samples of your variously selected materials in your hands a
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (1) majorkong1 at 9:19am 04.02.25 Thank you, this is super helpful. So my measurements were relative to the bow of the boat, not 1 fo
SPRING BREAK - Weather Ralph Johnstone at 9:17am 04.02.25 In the Northwest, it is good to remember that Spring is the time of rain showers that bring April f
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (1) Tedd at 8:45am 04.02.25 There's a recent thread by someone with a similar boat trying to work out the same thing. You might
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:36am 04.02.25 One idea is to close the raw water through hull while trying to start a stubborn engine. This stops
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:34am 04.02.25 Doesn't sound like enough to need to even thinking about draining. What engine? Stu - M25 XPB -
Rope clutch replacement stickinthemud57 at 8:20am 04.02.25 A few years back I outfitted my boat with Lewmar DC1 clutches and cannot imagine an easier-to-use op
SPRING BREAK - Weather kappykaplan at 7:58am 04.02.25 Not that I'm in your neck of the woods, but my bottom paint is going on today and confirmed the boat
Aqua Lift muffler C310 jssailem at 7:41am 04.02.25 One idea is to close the raw water through hull while trying to start a stubborn engine. This stops
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 7:32am 04.02.25 Doesn't sound like enough to need to even thinking about draining. What engine?
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (2) majorkong1 at 7:09am 04.02.25 Thank you. Below are some photos of the trailer and extension. This is the only place where I could
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Timm R Oday25 at 7:00am 04.02.25 Off the top of my head I'm going to say pretty close to the 46" . As you already found out the angle
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame JamesG161 at 6:41am 04.02.25 I spray painted my old ones to match. Jim...
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame (1) sailcapt340 at 6:18am 04.02.25 Are you asking about this type of interior frames?

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