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Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) (3) jssailem at 10:17am 11.02.23 Sails Call Lounge 5/787
Shrink wrapping a sailboat in the water in New London, CT. SVAngelina at 10:00am 11.02.23 Ask All Sailors 3/250 Can anyone recommend a business that does shrink wrapping of sailboats in the water, in the New Lond
Replacing main sail halyard Slipin Away at 8:29am 11.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/816 I need to replace the main sail halyard on my 45cc with Selden in mast furling. The portion of the
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 8:04am 11.02.23 Pearson 14/743 I think the epoxy barrier coat is coming off my rudder, It looks like this part of the rudder is bro
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light PK123 at 8:13pm 11.01.23 Ask All Sailors 22/1266 OK ...next project on the refurb ...the steaming light half way up the mast is working just fine ...
Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working Ted10028 at 6:18pm 11.01.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/733 I'm told line needs to be bled. Unit come on, water cycles through unit, air comes out of ducts, bu
New Code 0 needs an genoa block attachment (2) Rafael8008 at 12:51pm 11.01.23 Big Boats 2/473 I have been noodling the notion of adding a Code 0 or A 60 as a light air reaching sail for a few ye
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Davenport at 12:44pm 11.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/492 What material do people use to help over up small scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few.
Seaward keel winch Tom E RK26 at 12:42pm 11.01.23 Seaward 0/273 My winch on my 26 RK does not auto stop going up or down. When it goes up it pulls the deck plate o
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 rgranger at 11:30am 11.01.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/973
Engine Sensor ID (3) DyverDown at 10:31am 11.01.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/685 Can anyone help me deterrmine what I need to replace this broken sensor on our engine: It is locate
Teleflex i5600 multifunction display Toomuchmoney at 10:00am 11.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/267 My 2009 Hunter 49 is equipped with a Teleflex i5600 multi which I use as an engine function gage whi
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Tater at 8:56am 11.01.23 Day Sailers 15/1718 I have a small OB for my 170. I hate outboard motors for all the various reasons. I have tried usin
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 7:17am 11.01.23 Weather and Forecasting 0/529 Late Storms in the HEAT loaded Caribbean bears watching.
27 foot Winter cover frame info? Bents at 7:10am 11.01.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/369 Does anyone know where I can find the measurements for a winter cover frame? 27 footer. I have a met
Eelgrass focus group discussions jssailem at 4:19am 11.01.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/832 If you cruise in the PacificNW you will hear about the importance of Eelgrass to the survival of sal
H50 master cabin headliner ceiling (3) Gianni65 at 2:10am 11.01.23 Big Boats 5/487 Hello. It looks like the frame supporting the headliner in the fore cabin, port side detached from
hello colin59 at 8:20pm 10.31.23 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 11/2454 new to hunter with a 2000 h290 and on lake onrario. anyone have any insights to this model? thanks C
winterizing ysm12 142 riverview at 5:44pm 10.31.23 Ask All Sailors 15/742 not able to start motor to winterize. Is there a way to drain raw water from yanmar ysm12 to keep bl
Contact Crazy Dave Condon at 5:19pm 10.31.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/508 I no longer accept personal emails due to security except for those who I know. I received an emai

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Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:34am 06.27.24 An accurate and reliable digital voltmeter is a useful tool. I'm not sure you'll find one that meet
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:31am 06.27.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:30am 06.27.24 No biggie if you can't start your engine to go back to your slip. That's how we all learned to sail
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 3:43am 06.27.24
Mooring and bilge pump Arrgh at 3:36am 06.27.24
What are these screw things called dlochner at 3:17am 06.27.24 The boom is aluminum, use aluminum rivets not stainless steel. The SS rivets will corrode.
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 1:47am 06.27.24 Thank you I know that I'm unsure how to unscrew it from the boom im not sure what I need to use Th
What are these screw things called bearnance at 8:54pm 06.26.24 That is a clam cleat with a fair lead. He has one similar to it for sale at defender https://defen
What are these screw things called rgranger at 8:50pm 06.26.24 That is a clam cleat with a fair lead. He has one similar to it for sale at defender https://defend
Mooring and bilge pump Project_Mayhem at 8:47pm 06.26.24 All good info, except I'm not sure I would install a check valve on the bilge pump... For multiple
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Project_Mayhem at 8:44pm 06.26.24 I got bored with the Sunfishes pretty quickly as a kid. It was too easy to reach their limit
Best Place to post " boat for sale" jssailem at 7:56pm 06.26.24 Another idea. In some locations there are non profit groups that acquire boats. Some expect a donati
Mooring and bilge pump Arrgh at 7:25pm 06.26.24 All good info, except I'm not sure I would install a check valve on the bilge pump...
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:18pm 06.26.24 This project looks awesome! Want to come do mine next? :)
Yanmar 20gm starting issue dlochner at 6:49pm 06.26.24 I suspect the new batteries I had didn't have quite the charge I needed. After a day on the trickle
Yanmar 20gm starting issue rgranger at 6:42pm 06.26.24 @jssailem recommended you check the battery connections... That is sound advice. Let me share two
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) pgandw at 5:14pm 06.26.24 On my ODay 25 (1979?), the through hull for the sink in the head was above the water line by a coupl
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. SFS at 4:19pm 06.26.24 Sending you a PM.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 3:55pm 06.26.24 Pulling the cable will stop all fuel, making it impossible to start, Been there, done that! :beer:
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) kappykaplan at 3:54pm 06.26.24 The thru hull is definitely below water line. The missing hose is an indication that the thru hull

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