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Last Saturday we got caught in a deep fog in Long Island Sound (no problem, happily), but it go me t
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Hello eveyone, My refrigerator unit is a Grunert passagemaker ac450 and i'm having a hell of a time
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Fellow Sailors. My water heater gave up the ghost last week. It started leaking from unknown places.
CMF Hunter 27 at 6:12am 06.09.20
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This is my 1st sailboat and would like to get sailing sooner than later but would like to start havi
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Looking at a 1994 Hunter online. Did model come with pelican gates port and starboard for boarding o
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I just renovated my 1974 catalina 22. Looks great and I remounted all the hardware. I do notice wa
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Hi helpful forum! I repaired the down drain on the sink in the head. When I turn the water pump on,
SeanP at 5:40pm 06.08.20
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I have a 31 Hunter 1986. The port fill cap near the bow is marked Water. When I open up under the v-
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STORM JIB   (2)
Cptstarz at 2:16pm 06.08.20
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I am trying to find the measurements for a storm jib on the 1982-22' Hunter sloop. Can you help me?
IASailor at 1:56pm 06.08.20
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I was out sailing my Catalina 22 and talked to this guy with a boat. He said it was for sale. I don'
Sailboz at 1:39pm 06.08.20
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I don't know if this topic has already been beaten to death, so my apologies if it has, but does any
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Who among us is sailing with hank on jibs. My brand new auto pilot, not even used yet had to go in f
twodzusfittings at 1:04pm 06.08.20
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I've finally gone sailing with my 30 Oday. I put the Vang on, had a great day. Put the hook down, st
twodzusfittings at 1:00pm 06.08.20
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Where do you put your plexi glass cabin slats while sailing. Mine fit between the hand rail and the
Armonia1 at 12:48pm 06.08.20
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Hurricane Maria devastated the island . Fortunately my vessel Armonia, a 1993 hunter 43 Legend, only
JAC1 at 11:21am 06.08.20
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Hi all! I recently purchased a Sirius 21. It has the original sail, and I noticed that even with the

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What's happening on the Indian River ...?   (1)
jssailem at 6:43pm 08.14.24
WOW...There sure are a lot of Nav Aids laid waste. Structure/Destroyed warnings. I was interested in
Putting a hole in the transom
ShawnL at 3:54pm 08.14.24
I have a '72 Catalina 22 (so what do I know) but when we are sailing, we throw the fuel tank on the
Ranger 29
shemandr at 2:40pm 08.14.24
I'm a former R29 owner but I didn't have leaking windows. I'd probably go with the rebed option. If
The Sewing Machine Thread
Hayden Watson at 2:34pm 08.14.24
We got tired of restiching all our outdoor sunbrella projects at least two times before the fabric n
Large Rectangle Hatches
dLj at 1:53pm 08.14.24
The opening is still 18"x24", the current hatch is about 21"x27". Neat idea making a Plexi lid a
What's happening on the Indian River ...?
Davidasailor26 at 1:42pm 08.14.24
It looks like the damage has been spread out over the course of about a year, so probably not the re
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment
nightowle at 12:24pm 08.14.24
I got a bit off track my first time coming into Mystery Bay. Luckily I was going slow and a fellow
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move
BigEasy at 11:53am 08.14.24
Gulfport Municipal looks pretty nice. Arguably, Gulfport marina is the nicest marina o
Large Rectangle Hatches
Project_Mayhem at 11:33am 08.14.24
Neat idea making a Plexi lid as a DIY hatch. Could easily add a riser arm and a twist handle to loc
Mast Tabernacle
Project_Mayhem at 11:30am 08.14.24
Even with all the shortcuts, it still took me about an hour to rig my Starwind 19. My current boat l
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet!
Project_Mayhem at 10:56am 08.14.24
Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet!
Project_Mayhem at 9:52am 08.14.24
Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
Old Sailboat Winch
cylon60 at 8:16am 08.14.24
Thats great .. Many thanks... FYI the boat was built by Boatbau in Rugen in 1979 in the former East
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment
jssailem at 8:14am 08.14.24
Here is a news article about the Seattle King of the boot leggers. https://www.king5.com/article/ent
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet!
Timm R Oday25 at 8:12am 08.14.24
Mayhem , I beleive your 25 is a '79 correct ? Our's is a'81 . We have the cockpit drain in the rear
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment
jssailem at 8:06am 08.14.24
Great write up Dave
Putting a hole in the transom
Jorob at 6:45am 08.14.24
As a former dealer for Tohatsu, I strongly recommend using ethanol free gas to prevent the small j
Water leak in Aft Cabin, Hunter 386
duck21 at 6:38am 08.14.24
I had this same issue on my 376. We re-sealed the frame gaps on the aft cabin ports and that took c
Old Sailboat Winch   (1)
jssailem at 6:33am 08.14.24
Sailor Sue nailed it. here is a more modern version of a classic winch.

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