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Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 Mike Oldak at 11:25am 06.22.20 Big Boats 17/2218 I'm going to up grade my traveler to a new Harken system. I'm thinking of leaving the existing rail
Unclogging refrigerator drain line jhickner at 11:02am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1182 My Beneteau 351 Oceanis refrigerator drain is clogged. Any suggestions for unclogging it?? Thanks. J
possible fix for cracked spreader? (2) CDGannon at 10:55am 06.22.20 Smaller Boats 3/1149 I've got a spreader that's cracked at the mounting bracket. I'm looking for replacements but, in the
How to lengthen the bottom of the furling jib on Capri 18? JonnyEp at 10:41am 06.22.20 Smaller Boats 3/775 (Please forgive me if I am not using the correct terms) I have a 1987 Catalina Capri 18 that I keep
How to measure for bimini? TideWalker at 10:22am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/500 I have a Hunter 28.5 and need a new bimini. The instruction for measuring are so vague, just wanted
Stuffing Box Adjustment odaydokay at 10:05am 06.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 18/2201 Those of you with inboards, in particular older ones, I was wondering how often you find you have to
Cotter pin sizes Artey1 at 9:31am 06.22.20 Big Boats 4/1070 Anyone know the cotter pin sizes needed for H34 standing rigging? I forgot to grab my bag while at t
First Trip of the Year MikeHoncho at 9:29am 06.22.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/537 My dad, brother and I are heading out on the 29th for a 4 day trip north. Hope to get to Port Towns
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? (2) patrickfarley at 9:22am 06.22.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/5076 I grew up on a ranch/farm in the central valley of California. I worked in the heat. The summer in
Bought a Morgan 250 Classic - rcolsen at 9:14am 06.22.20 Morgan 5/2857 It was time to get back into sailing and get something bigger than a dingy so we bought a 1975 Morga
GREAT TOOL !! sailme88 at 8:52am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1158 Hey all, Found a great tool. It's a hook knife. Sold as HOOKNIFE, by Sailboat Solutions in N.C.
Looking for Boat Trailer Jakegt117 at 8:37am 06.22.20 Trailer Sailors 4/1138
Deck organizer seized H340 Eli14312 at 8:21am 06.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/474 Most of the sheaves in my deck organizers have seized up. Has anyone found a solution? They're hidd
Maiden Voyage - The Soggy Dollar (4) TheSoggyDollar at 7:58am 06.22.20 Catalina 22 4/679 After 5 weeks on the hard, The Soggy Dollar cast off at McCotters Marina last night around 6pm after
New Rudder Diek at 7:21am 06.22.20 Big Boats 3/719 I need a new rudder for my Hunter 34. Any one have suggestions on where to purchase one?
All things Sunscreen rgranger at 7:21am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1180 I consider myself to be a sunscreen aficionado and wanted to share what I have learned... I also did
Rudder Diek at 7:20am 06.22.20 Big Boats 2/623 Damaged my rutter on my Hunter 34. Needs to be replaced. Anyone have suggestion on where to purchase
Legend 45 Prop. alankeene at 6:59am 06.22.20 Big Boats 2/512
Sahara Dust JamesG161 at 6:59am 06.22.20 Weather and Forecasting 7/1756 One part of the world I never wanted to visit... The Sahara Desert No worries, parts of the world'
Waste discharge pump. Better luck this time (2) Justin_NSA at 6:46am 06.22.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/444 Let's hope 3rd time is a charm as they say. My records show that the boat came with a Jabsco. I see

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PREVENTERS Foswick at 4:22pm 09.12.24 D) All of the above. I have rigged various permutations of a preventer on my previous boat (Catalin
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 4:08pm 09.12.24 That's just it, though. It isn't just your own, unless you have your own private pumpout station.
Keel paint shemandr at 3:58pm 09.12.24 We'd have to know how the keel has been treated in the past. But steel keels are vulnerable to rus
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 3:46pm 09.12.24 @Ralph Johnstone No, picture 1 is not upside down. It is looking down from the front of the engin
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower marcham at 3:39pm 09.12.24 We just repowered a Mirage 35 with a Beta 20. It's a 10 000 lb displacement and the Beta 20 pushes
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 3:32pm 09.12.24 I get it. But this is not public restroom poop, this is yours. That's just it, though. It isn't jus
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks jssailem at 3:18pm 09.12.24 When I first saw this company's product, I was impressed. It has been about a year, and they are sti
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E samjlord at 3:18pm 09.12.24 Thank you all!
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 3:13pm 09.12.24
PREVENTERS shemandr at 3:04pm 09.12.24 I am not an engineer, and didn't sleep at a ..... , but I don't see the need to run the preventer to
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. hug3kids at 3:03pm 09.12.24 I assume you're hitting the shore-power switch at the nav station that selects No power, shore power
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:03pm 09.12.24 but i understand that lower oil levels do result in lower readings. Absolutely not. Don't know w
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 2:46pm 09.12.24 @smokey73 . is your number one picture upside down ? Can't get my head around where we are. Do you
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 2:44pm 09.12.24 Trouble shooting some electrical issues on my 2007 45cc. I can not get my low voltage led's to work
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? shemandr at 1:57pm 09.12.24 All of my keelboats were deck stepped. A 1984 25', A 1972 29', and a 2002 35'. That spans 30 years
Prefer to trailer dlochner at 1:56pm 09.12.24 First, about that age thing. When I turned 70 I was in a small harbor in the Abacos about halfway th
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose dlochner at 1:47pm 09.12.24
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose jssailem at 1:46pm 09.12.24 More like a standard than unique. Hunter bought parts from the most efficient source rather than des
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:44pm 09.12.24 And I am so glad that the Maryland solution uses fix stations and not a cart I have to lug around. T
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:40pm 09.12.24 I have no idea how many times I have pumped out. About a dozen times per year for ... a lot of year

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