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broken handle on thru hull Barry at 1:07pm 07.23.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2424 I just opened the thru hull on the head sink and the handle broke off in mmy hand. Luckily, it is s
Tow Vehicle for Hunter 26 Water Ballast ray55125 at 12:55pm 07.23.02 Trailer Sailors 7/2015 I am thinking of buying a Hunter 26' water ballast but am concerned about my tow vehicle. I have a
Info on the GPSMAP 176 Garmin Jim Seamans at 11:48am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1138 Hi Everyone,I'm thinking of upgrading my gps to the gpsmap 176, not sure if color or not. I have r
Throttle Control Tom at 11:35am 07.23.02 Bigger Boats 0/1057 Is there a simple way to tighten the throttle lever on an O'day 34?
Sneak Circuit MarcP at 11:30am 07.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/802 We continue to work out some of the bugs on our 1985 Catalina 30TR and have had some excellent saili
Leaking Dripless Packing Tim at 10:56am 07.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/879 Our 1990 Catalina 28 had a dripless packing gland installed before we purchased her in the summer of
356 Mainsheet Rigging Upgrade Niels de Terra at 10:55am 07.23.02 Big Boats 2/775 To minimize having to put the mainsheet on a winch to bring the main in, has anyone tried replacing
Centerboard not going down Matt O at 10:33am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1302 My boat has been sitting for several years and the centerboard won't go down. Does anyone have any s
wayne oaster Bob Blais at 9:20am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/691 I am looking for Wayne Oaster or anyone else out and about who may have the internal zinc plug from
A well traveled O'day 37 and a nice web site Olivier at 9:15am 07.23.02 Bigger Boats 1/1060 I recently came across a nice web site by some folks with an O'day 37. Check it out!http://www.ex
CDI luff twist Ron Baer at 8:48am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/945 I have had my new CDI develop a twist in the luff. CDI suggested that I stored it wrong on the mast
Hunter 260 vrs Catalina 250 WB Calvin at 8:37am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 17/9134 Currently I own a Catalina 250 WB. For a number of reasons mostly having to do with headroom and per
Fuel Gauge Tonja at 7:41am 07.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1599 I have an 85 Catalina 27 and the fuel indicator in the cockpit does not register the amount of fuel
Battery Equalization John Richard at 6:28am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/817 There was a recent discussion on this topic. My particular 410 configuration has a Heart Interface
Transmission getting hard to shift John Visser at 6:20am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 10/1315 (yes, everything's happening at once - see my other posts)The Hurth tranny on my C36 seems to be g
Universal M25 problems John Visser at 6:15am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2729 Coincident with a high-temperature event (clogged heat exchanger) my M25 developed a lower idle spee
Fuel return line falls off = MESS John at 5:30am 07.23.02 Big Boats 1/856 My fuel return line on my H380 filter fell off while we were motoring and emptied about a quart of d
Adding A Heat Pump Billy Martin at 5:11am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/871 We have an ODay 39, 1984/85 and wish to add a heating/air conditioning unit. It is the 3 cabin vers
Weather helm h26/260 David R. King at 5:05am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/966 At what wind speeds does your h26 or 260 start to be heavy on the helm? My 1997 h26 has the origina
Looking for my bilge pump Robbin at 4:31am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 4/863 My electrical panel has a switch for an automatic bilge pump. Can some one shed some light on this

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The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Michael Davis at 7:28pm 04.12.20 this on the other hand is like sailing into it, driving up an unknown bay in a light breeze Leonar
Filler..... advise needed dlochner at 7:25pm 04.12.20 So having a fiberglass guy look this over when he is filling 2 abandoned thru hull fittings. at, I
Marina Del Rey to Paradise Cove Kings Gambit at 7:23pm 04.12.20 The CI National Park is evidently open for boaters to go ashore. Santa Barbara Island Dock Closed;
Filler..... advise needed (1) NYSail at 7:13pm 04.12.20 So having a fiberglass guy look this over when he is filling 2 abandoned thru hull fittings.
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks jon hansen at 6:44pm 04.12.20 listen to the doctor!
Marina Del Rey to Paradise Cove PaulK at 6:43pm 04.12.20
yanmar 1gm10 engine and shaft alignment Ralph Johnstone at 6:37pm 04.12.20 As far as value adjustment, recommendations? You may be able to find a copy of the maintenance ma
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing jon hansen at 6:34pm 04.12.20 then there's this after we're all tied up Es3Vsfzdr14 i like this version
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing jon hansen at 6:28pm 04.12.20 M9R6FBEe_10 this on the other hand is like sailing into it, driving up an unknown bay in a light br
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks DrJudyB at 6:26pm 04.12.20
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing jon hansen at 6:20pm 04.12.20 _PQYVbd1Gwg i love this stuff. happy easter :) it sorta sounds like sailing with a spinnaker in a
Beneteau 325 1994 the stuffing box seal was leaking Mechone at 6:19pm 04.12.20 So was my boat made in South Carolina , trust me your 25mm and the outside of your tube is 42mm
Beneteau 325 1994 the stuffing box seal was leaking Davidasailor26 at 6:08pm 04.12.20 Yes, but my Beneteau was build in South Caroline...So the shaft is 25 mm or 1 " ?? just want to ma
Hunter 410 refrigerator Don Lucas at 6:07pm 04.12.20 Three pics attached. Copy of purchase order, pic of the coil and pic of recently installed electron
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (1) Kermit at 6:07pm 04.12.20 @Meriachee
Beneteau 325 1994 the stuffing box seal was leaking sirocovzla at 6:04pm 04.12.20 The Volvo seal is used regardless of the engine manufacturer. Our Bene is a Yanmar engine but still
Hunter 40.5 - Prop Upgrade jssailem at 6:02pm 04.12.20 the line pulls tight against the cutting edge. A few years ago we were headed towards out home por
Beneteau 325 1994 the stuffing box seal was leaking sirocovzla at 5:58pm 04.12.20 The 352 and the 351 are the same boat, and my boat has a perkins M30 also. That is the correct P/N
Canvas winter cover Rich Stidger at 5:50pm 04.12.20 Curious if it reduces air circulation Myn canvas cover is actually "duck canvas". It is not a hea
New Running Rigging: bothered by what is probably a non-problem rgranger at 5:38pm 04.12.20 I have been meaning to replace all the running rigging on our 2005 Hunter 306 for some years now, a

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