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Yanmar YSB-12 Start Problems (1) solesurchin at 9:42am 07.27.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/3400 Hi All, I sail a Miura, a 31' South African built boat form 1975. My dream boat, solid and capable
Zodiac raft parts source odaydokay at 9:35am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1048 Having trouble locating a replacement piece of braided poly cord. You know, the two that run along
VP MD7B waterpump Renegade135 at 9:14am 07.27.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/755 Trying to keep my 40 year old Volvo alive.. the water pump is leaking where it bolts to the case, on
Hudson Florida Guystapo at 9:11am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 3/410 We just purchased a home on the water in Hudson Florida ..We plan to move our Catalina 30 full draft
ranger 16 mast step bospoort at 8:27am 07.27.20 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/1606 Hi, I just bought an old Ranger 16 that needs some work. Making decent progress, but the mast step
Making Donations cb32863 at 8:12am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 25/2114 We have been out on the boat 3 times in the last seven days. Not too bad considering it has been pre
Passage 450 sanitation hoses jamesrladd at 7:39am 07.27.20 Big Boats 1/367 I'm biting the stinky bullet and replacing all my sanitation hoses in my 1999 450. The mid head pump
Hunter 42 Refrigerator Evaporator replacement Sergio G. at 6:41am 07.27.20 Big Boats 0/501 We liveaboard a 90' Hunter 42 Passage with a Adler Barbour CU100 Cold Machine for the refrigerator,
Is my Gooseneck cooked? (1) odaydokay at 5:24am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1072 Just happened to be up on the deck yesterday and notice this "C" shaped ring lying on the deck right
How to locate a rigging manual Strugglebundle at 4:58am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 3/636 Hello all, recently bought a vanguard volant, which I had to pretty much excavate from a landfill. W
Email Link Problems (2) dlochner at 4:47am 07.27.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/514 Since Last night, the links in the notification emails don't seem to be working. The link yields a
Email notifications are not working (1) rgranger at 4:45am 07.27.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 10/1499
How do I test AGM batteries for damage from overcharge? Captain Larry-DH at 7:38pm 07.26.20 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2906 A solar charge controller failed on my boat allowing high output from one 50w solar panel to reach t
Jerks! rgranger at 5:31pm 07.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/4146 So I have been prepping to pull my boat and put it on the trailer. I keep the trailer in a gatted l
Finally found (and fixed) that pesky leak (1) rgranger at 5:29pm 07.26.20 Smaller Boats 0/667 So this seems like it might be helpful to a lot of the owners of smaller Hunter sailboats and I want
Real chance of capsizing? srimes at 5:27pm 07.26.20 Ask All Sailors 34/10632 Here's a short clip of yesterday's sailing. Was using the heavy air jib and 2 reefs in the main as t
Raymarine EV100 Rudder Reference install Mickstr at 5:15pm 07.26.20 Ask All Sailors 26/5034 Has anyone installed a rudder reference upside down? I tried to get away with it on my O'Day 322 by
bunk lube (1) srimes at 2:35pm 07.26.20 Trailer Sailors 5/1669 I've heard of people using toothpaste or Liquid Rollers $20 spray. I remembered I had paraffin wax b
cherubini lost blunt at 1:34pm 07.26.20 The Cherubini Hunters 18/2682 well hurricane hanna claimed our hunter 33 yesterday.i understand she was de masted first and then s
Manual pump faucet parts - '78 27 Jerdavis77 at 11:10am 07.26.20 The Cherubini Hunters 3/638

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End Stops for the self tacking jib traveller Joe at 7:52am 03.22.25 Is it Harken track? (which is proprietary). There's a bunch on this page.......... ..... see anyth
7 Years no haul out Rich 35.5 at 7:42am 03.22.25 When planning transits on the ICW, be aware that some bridges will not open if the wind is above a
Astronauts to Return in good weather. jssailem at 7:29am 03.22.25 How about if anyone at Space Station gets critically ill in need of surgery, are they out of luck?
Astronauts to Return in good weather. Benny17441 at 7:22am 03.22.25 Didn't NASA plan for such a contingency? Two Astronauts travel to the Space Station and get strand
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass buddybear at 7:20am 03.22.25 Mark, I was able to upgrade the windlass on my boat. Due to the shape of our chain locker it does
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 7:00am 03.22.25 With a rigid extension, you can do all the prep in the boat ready area instead of on the ramp. Some
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop colemj at 6:51am 03.22.25 I put a dial indicator on the shaft and measured .1 inches if I recall correctly (engine off, by ha
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop colemj at 6:47am 03.22.25 That's not too bad, but the holes in the blades are starting to wear. It isn't causing any alignmen
7 Years no haul out dlochner at 6:40am 03.22.25 When planning transits on the ICW, be aware that some bridges will not open if the wind is above a
Stuck Seidelmann 245 centerboard dmax at 6:30am 03.22.25 You need to make sure there isn't any growth, rocks or anything else in the centerboard case, this i
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like dmax at 6:25am 03.22.25 Water may be forced up the column through the centerboard slot when sailing - this is not unusual, m
7 Years no haul out smokey73 at 6:23am 03.22.25 When planning transits on the ICW, be aware that some bridges will not open if the wind is above a c
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? capta at 11:14pm 03.21.25 Have you considered a used marine handler? I've noticed a lot of hatches in those shops, usually che
Hunter 356 rub rail removal jdrutten at 6:32pm 03.21.25
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? thinwater at 5:39pm 03.21.25 I'm planning to sell the boat soon, so I'm looking for the quick and easy. If I decide to keep the
Sanitation hose again BigEasy at 5:32pm 03.21.25 Mike, One final thought (that you probably don't want to hear)! If you're going through all the
Mini Globe Race 2025 heritage at 5:04pm 03.21.25 Josh Kali's boat is the only one built and sailed from the USA. He trailered "Skookum" from the wes
Hunter 240 Matt stepping plate reinforcement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:48pm 03.21.25 Order a new mast plate from this forum store as the owner of SBO WAS a former Hunter employee and th
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Urban Hermit at 4:44pm 03.21.25 This might help -- if you're brave enough. When I trailer sailed years ago, as I am about to resume
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop Ralph Johnstone at 4:36pm 03.21.25 I put a dial indicator on the shaft and measured .1 inches if I recall correctly (engine off, by ha

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