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Eight month old water pump has changed colors (1) karellen at 11:01am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/599 Replaced the water pump on my 3GM30F last winter. Was doing some maintenance today and saw that it's
Keel Bolts BillGr at 10:57am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 0/12 I have a 44 year old 26' Grampian keel sailboat. I plan to put new bottom paint on starting 7/20/20.
Keel Bolts BillGr at 9:58am 07.06.20 Grampian 3/1836 I have a 44 year old 26' Grampian keel sailboat. I plan to put new bottom paint on starting 7/20/20
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive ArcticFarx at 9:44am 07.06.20 Smaller Boats 14/1263 Hey all! I've had some great years with my H260 and have completed many upgrades including, new sol
Recommendations for Diesel Engine Mechanic in Vancouver BC Guan at 9:41am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1151 Can anyone recommend a good diesel mechanic in Vancouver BC
Day Sailing in the Florida Keys swishmister at 8:51am 07.06.20 Day Sailers 6/1769 Hey Y'all, I want to see if you guys can give me some insight. A couple of years ago I bought a Hun
USCG NVDC Vessel Documentation Search Question jviss at 8:44am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 2/890 Greetings, I recall not too long ago when performing a vessel search via the Coast Guard's National
c-18 boom height john6206 at 6:42am 07.06.20 Smaller Boats 3/1000 Hello All - When I have my sail fully raised, and the luff taught, my gooseneck is right in the mi
25.5 Poptop delaminating Urchin at 6:33am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/494 My poptop on my 1985 25.5 is delaminating. It seems to be absorbing water in between the upper and
Boom alignment on Hunter 41ac (2) Tucker67 at 5:52am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/652 I have replaced my topping lift on my hunter 41 ac and noticed that unless I really hoist the boom u
ProSine Inverter Charger Help Marc14857 at 5:05am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 1/524 ProSine 2000 Watt inverter charger after 5 hours of charging my 490 AmpHr AGM battery bank is still
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 7:20pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 24/4190 About one month I managed to get the Cruisair 12,000btu turbo air conditioner working on my new to m
Bimini top for 26S Russ Ward at 6:33pm 07.05.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/858 I am in search of a bimini top for my 26S. I have read the past posts and reviewed Sumner's site ma
Raritan PH Super Flush Water leak (1) ontherocks83 at 6:11pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2392 I recently installed a new Raritan PH Super Flush Head. I am very happy with its performance, but I
Using nylon or Dacron sailcloth as peel-ply LagunaJay at 5:07pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 0/1141 For anyone doing a fiberglass project, if you ever wondered if you could use scrap nylon or Dacron s
My old stuffing box is shining like a new penny. I think that's a bad thing. (1) IH82BL8 at 3:55pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2125 Isn't the stuffing box made of either brass or bronze? I'm no expert on galvanic corrosion, if it l
Raymarine Rotary drive? scottdube at 3:19pm 07.05.20 Big Boats 11/2318 Over the years I've had a couple of times where the autopilot would stop working. I'd get a "Drive
2002 Hunter 386 Bimini Gary Ryan at 3:03pm 07.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1303 Our Hunter 386 has 2 Bimini covers. One that covers the helm attaches at the backside of the arch,
NPS threads question pbknowles at 3:00pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/4180 Hi, new to the forum here. I have been reading up on seacocks and thru hulls as i will be replacing
So what are you? (1) Brian D at 1:03pm 07.05.20 Sails Call Lounge 19/1691 181977

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Hunter 34 Refit Help jk kudera at 7:01am 09.17.24 hi, welcome , I had leaks from the 100 bolts that hold the jib tracks, make sure you check them for
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. Tally Ho at 6:12am 09.17.24
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. Concordia at 6:00am 09.17.24 Feminine or female? (A useful distinction also when tasting wines.)
2012 50' Hunter - where is the bow thruster fuse? sailme88 at 3:54am 09.17.24 On occasion seaweed will wrap on our prop. Simply sailing thru it can cause it to attach. Could be
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier Terry Cox at 3:52am 09.17.24 Thanks for the tip, Stu. I'll look into it.
2012 50' Hunter - where is the bow thruster fuse? MFD at 10:17pm 09.16.24 Not sure what you mean by 'power', there is often a 'black box' or 'brain' electric module involved
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling Ralph Johnstone at 10:08pm 09.16.24 @Ralph Johnstone do you remember that thread in the last coupe of weeks. What made it difficult t
Edson steering, Catalina 250: conduit blocking rudder chrbrown at 9:38pm 09.16.24 I have a similar push-pull on my 96 C250. It was also loose like yours with the rubber bushing broke
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 9:06pm 09.16.24 Polarized wrap around sunglasses. These block the glare from almost all directions and reduce the a
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 8:58pm 09.16.24 Polarized wrap around sunglasses. These block the glare from almost all directions and reduce the a
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling Ralph Johnstone at 8:44pm 09.16.24 Interesting device : https://federalmarinemotors.com/how-it-works
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 8:43pm 09.16.24 Sunblock rubbed into your eyes? I dont think so. Its been a recurring problem for a few years now
Cruising the Ditch will be getting easier Stu Jackson at 8:31pm 09.16.24 Hey, thanks for the article, John. Good to know info. Terry, somehow I got on Waggoners' email li
How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail? shaant01 at 8:24pm 09.16.24 It is hard to tell from the photo you posted, but it looks like there may have been a swivel piece/
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? JRT at 8:18pm 09.16.24 I'm not as experienced, but after talking with Precision sail, I went with a Code 0 made for my boa
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling Schwarz633 at 7:04pm 09.16.24 That's it. The website works, they must still be in business. Thanks for the help.
Sore eyes after day of sailing. dlochner at 6:01pm 09.16.24 Polarized wrap around sunglasses. These block the glare from almost all directions and reduce the am
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling dlochner at 5:44pm 09.16.24 Search Engines are your friends. https://www.ebay.com/itm/375639822443
Mac 26C - Traveler / 135 Jib stickinthemud57 at 5:40pm 09.16.24 I added a 3:1 Viadana traveller to my 26S. I did not feel the 2:1 offering from BWY would give me en
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling jssailem at 5:12pm 09.16.24 @Ralph Johnstone do you remember that thread in the last coupe of weeks. Fellow, I think , was in Fl

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