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Portable Generator fbcoache at 6:45pm 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 57/15046 I have a 92 30T Hunter and was planning to get away for a week or so sailing in Oklahoma. I want to
Hunter 36 Fridge Replacement acevedolc2 at 5:37pm 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/715 I own a 2008 Hunter 36 and the refrigerator is not cooling enough. It maybe time to replace. It has
Shakes Tiller MaryEllaRose at 5:30pm 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1131 The tiller on my Cat 25 started shaking today whenever I reached about 4 knots. Did it under power a
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? eianm at 4:35pm 06.29.20 Big Boats 21/4592 I have a 1991 H42 that i simply love! I also have a current Raymarine axiom MFD. Does anyone know of
New Life for Old Instruments (1) Georgedoyle at 3:46pm 06.29.20 Big Boats 1/691 This post is for all of those boaters out there with old Raymarine ST 60 instruments. I've had troub
Whitlock engine control bracket (volvo) (1) OWI at 3:10pm 06.29.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/845 The bracket holding the throttle cable for a volvo penta 2002 broke and i need a new one. Did anybo
Anchor hatch/door Waggs1 at 1:56pm 06.29.20 Smaller Boats 2/864 Purchased a 1986 Cat 22 about a year ago. Looks good except for forward locker storage hatch/door.
New tiller for Oday 27 (1974) (1) sbcwolff at 1:21pm 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/842 We just restained and varnished our tiller from our "new" boat (1974), and it snapped when we went t
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot Sofraniaeth at 12:59pm 06.29.20 Engines and Propulsion 31/7157 On my last two 8-10 hour passages when I started heading in to the dock I noticed the engine RPMs to
Trading No kaboom for BIG KABOOM!!! Converting stove from CNG to LPG. TomY at 12:54pm 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 26/5283 The New England supplier for the CNG exchange, Corp Bros out of Mass, was sold. The new owner won't
Method for attaching external portlights for V222 RevRol at 12:35pm 06.29.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/968 Anyone have any experience/recommendations for affixing portlights externally on any model boat? My
Expected performance JohanSweden at 11:39am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3928 Hi sailors! I'm looking into buying a boat in the 45 ft range. Beneteau O 46 or Jeanneau Sun Odyssey
How does a roller furler work? John G. Davis at 11:32am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5120 I recently purchased a new to me boat and the roller furler has a single line. I thought they had to
Cooler Upgrade ('86) (1) TheSoggyDollar at 11:05am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 0/520 Thought I would share: The cooler/step that came with our boat was probably as old as the boat and w
Kink in Line Tantor at 10:59am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1654 what double braided line kink or twist minimum... actually i am using it for inside forestay with do
Windlass wiring Charlie98117 at 10:59am 06.29.20 Musings With Maine Sail 18/7757 I'm finally getting around to installing a windlass on my H34. I have a question regarding the fact
Refrigerator - Compressor and Evaporator gscottnelson at 10:47am 06.29.20 Catalina 310 13/4086 Boat team, I have a 2002 Catalina - that has a 18 year old Adler Barbour - C100, and the fan starts
The WTF Thread ontherocks83 at 10:40am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 49/6161 I thought it would be fun to start a thread where people can tell stories (i.e. gripe) about how th
New chaps (3) All U Get at 10:01am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1107 Hi all, My wife finished the chaps for our new dinghy. She added a lot of nice touches like chafin
Tack shackle ? Ron20324 at 9:10am 06.29.20 Catalina 310 6/1722 My slip neighbor lost their tack to roller shackle or whatever was there. Can you tell us what is th

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Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel JBP-PA at 6:21am 04.04.25
Cracks in the bilge colemj at 6:17am 04.04.25 To me, that just looks like what happens to really thick gelcoat if there is the tiniest amount of f
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution EnamrdSalr21 at 6:00am 04.04.25 Yeah, that's a given, get something to support the keel. I recommend something that can be easily r
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame (1) colin.w at 5:57am 04.04.25 Hey all, has anyone had any luck replacing the fragile interior ivory frames for the old standard h
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit degas at 5:56am 04.04.25 Forgive me for starting with the obvious: Is the engine getting fuel, air, and spark? Make sure they
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 5:39am 04.04.25 Have you tried any combination of choke, no choke, partial choke, or twisting the throttle open and
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit Sailor Sue at 5:30am 04.04.25 Have you tried any combination of choke, no choke, partial choke, or twisting the throttle open and
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Will Gilmore at 5:03am 04.04.25 Sounds like you had an adventurous trip. It is beautiful in the keys. I've sailed my hobie 18 at B
Microwave lapetinaa at 4:40am 04.04.25
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution Indysailor at 3:17am 04.04.25 If I end up grabbing this boat, which I plan to, I was thinking I could try and make some minor adj
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Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? (6) MKennon at 10:57pm 04.03.25 Thanks for all of the reply's! We finally got to make the trip last weekend! (Last week of March) Wo
Aqua Lift muffler C310 jssailem at 9:07pm 04.03.25 :)
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? MarcinS at 9:07pm 04.03.25 I have seen this file, unfortunately it does not contain the RAL color codes. I have written to the
Keel Bolts Jan_H at 7:21pm 04.03.25 The keel-bolts are usually torqued well beyond what is necessary to support the weight of the keel w
Sailing Tender shemandr at 6:52pm 04.03.25 I built a 7' "Peanut Pram" and it was a great tender for many years. Stitch on glue, plywood panels
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 6:46pm 04.03.25 George I've replaced Lewmar size 44's on a 320 and it was simple, holes matched but some were strip
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? (1) marcham at 6:41pm 04.03.25 I have this file from Hunter.... Attached! Remember to polish the nearby gelcoat before colour match
Keel Bolts shemandr at 6:27pm 04.03.25 Take Dianaofburlington's advice to heart. If you have a sailboat specific problem do not have a yar
Down the (New Design) Hatch! Calif. Ted at 6:22pm 04.03.25 George I've replaced Lewmar size 44's on a 320 and it was simple, holes matched but some were stripp

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