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Boat Preparations for Storms JamesG161 at 8:55am 08.22.20 Weather and Forecasting 25/4242 John and I did a quick check list. Just a start and simple. Check you boat lines for Hurricane str
Center board (1) Bernie3 at 8:01am 08.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1671 184062When my boat is at the dock should I leave the center board up or down? Sometimes it stays th
Rudder removal and repair on hunter 340 HD74 at 7:25am 08.22.20 Big Boats 3/1344 the Top of my rudder on my 1999 hunter 340 is touching the bottom of the boat. The last time I check
Mixing elbow question (1) Deleted member 117556 at 7:24am 08.22.20 Catalina 310 7/1290 Anyone know what this insulating material is that is wrapped around my mixing elbow? Am wondering wh
S2 Decals Rick Ciraulo at 7:16am 08.22.20 S2 2/1049 I am reconditioning an S2 26 and am looking for S2 decals. Does anyone know where I might find thes
cabin paint SailingLoto at 7:45pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 5/610 I removed my headliner and most of the plywood bits that held in place along with the glass that bed
Crimped lead to raymarine st60 speed transducer Banooma at 6:23pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1999 Hi, My knotmeter has been reporting 0.00 for some time, so I pulled out the transducer. The paddle
Roller furling track brake? Aaron B at 3:47pm 08.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/572 Hi everyone, I pwn a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40, my outhail on the mainsail furling pulls almost strai
O'Day 40 Owners Manual DonEvans at 3:11pm 08.21.20 Bigger Boats 11/2362 Hi there, just recently purchased an 87 O'Day 40. looking to track down an owners manual as a start
Electric/butane stove verdiales at 1:48pm 08.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/942 What type of butane cylinder and how to replace it on 2005 hunter 27
Couillard Enterprises Inc. thrashbarg at 1:41pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 1/593 I am having difficulty with finding any records or information concerning a boat manufacturer called
Sail Rigging Diagrams? Pkeller at 12:28pm 08.21.20 Smaller Boats 19/11941 Hello, I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 sailboat. The boom and sail was stored in the boat so
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) S/V Honu at 11:38am 08.21.20 Engines and Propulsion 9/1822 The boat i bought in February had not had basic maintenance done for the entire tenure of the previo
Fuse ConFUSion (1) Suncatcher at 9:18am 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1402 I have a cartridge fuse connection that when the fuse is twisted the connection will disconnect then
Ignition switch headache... rpell1@msn.com at 8:07am 08.21.20 Catalina 30 15/3040 Hi all, While tackling the "Bear" of a job changing out the throttle and shifter cables on my '97 MK
PULL THE BOAT OR NOT jbreland at 7:02am 08.21.20 Smaller Boats 14/1828 All you weather watchin peeps seeing these 2 storms approaching the gulf of mexico..... I have a hun
Hunter 33 -- rudder stops demasow at 6:42am 08.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1270 I'm new to my 1982 Hunter 33. I discovered that the chain was disconnected from the sprocket inside
A wee bit of Scotland. (1) TomY at 3:14am 08.21.20 Destinations 2/1012 Calderwood island is owned by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust. We were last here about 20 years ago.
Proper way to flush XDMusic at 2:32am 08.21.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/783
Rub rail caulk Dan Wray at 10:16pm 08.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1430 Just acquired my 25 and while sanding the hull found old caulk coming out from under the rub rail. G

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Emergency Manual Stu Jackson at 11:11am 03.28.25 Absolutely unnecessary and useless. Why? It's because of whenever I hear this story: "We expl
fresh water flush Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea w
Emergency Manual BigEasy at 9:46am 03.28.25 I'm only familiar with outboards. What is the reason for this? Supposedly, turning off a d
Emergency Manual JoeWhite at 9:30am 03.28.25 My US SAIL bareboat chartering certification course instruction for MOB is to use figure 8 maneuveri
7 Years no haul out dLj at 9:10am 03.28.25 I kind of feel like you've either missed the point or you just don't believe in entropy. Every phy
Emergency Manual MFD at 8:51am 03.28.25 I'm only familiar with outboards. What is the reason for this? No spark plug with a diesel and oft
Emergency Manual Gene Neill at 8:40am 03.28.25 "Do not use key to shutoff engine, push and hold the black rubber button. AFTER engine is off, turn
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40am 03.28.25 We have fresh water flush on both of our toilets. They just use the existing water tank. Unless you
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? Gene Neill at 8:35am 03.28.25 Any luck with Catalina?
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:32am 03.28.25
Need New Spreader Bracket and Spreader for 1982 H25 David in Sandusky at 8:27am 03.28.25 What John said above.
Emergency Manual Captain Larry-DH at 8:25am 03.28.25 Not what you what you have in mind - but instructions for guests on conserving water: Water Conserv
fresh water flush David in Sandusky at 8:24am 03.28.25 Peggy Hall is our "go to" gal for all things smelly. Her book is great, and she is very responsive o
New Sails David in Sandusky at 8:20am 03.28.25 Hi, Bill! Glad to see you one this meeting place. My first question is where are you? Lake Perry, K
Emergency Manual (1) MFD at 8:17am 03.28.25 Keel over... Not a submarine for diving though.
Cliffside sails FastOlson at 7:26am 03.28.25 Admittedly having Zip experience with the named vendor, I can say that back when I was rep-ing for a
H33 Cherubini: total number built and manufacture sequence DianaOfBurlington at 7:21am 03.28.25 Step 1. Mold Hull Step 2. Install water tankless, water heater & motor. Step 3. Seal all of the ab
7 Years no haul out Bob1992 at 6:08am 03.28.25
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location LouisMK at 5:43am 03.28.25 That is one seriously robust tiller arm Don! Smooth sailing, wish you could join us for the Rondezvo
1986 Hunter 23 mast light connector? jssailem at 5:41am 03.28.25 Simple answer yes. Your on an inland lake or river reservoir, is that correct? VHF radios are line o

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