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Hunter Owners Store Response tfatland at 11:05am 10.19.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/410 Good morning. I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with the Hunter owners store respondin
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (2) JBP-PA at 9:21am 10.19.25 Damage Repair 7/654 I'm starting on a project to restore a Trinka 10 I bought. The rudder blade had a small Crack that g
Considering buying a Beneteau Oceanis 37 (or 373) shday8 at 9:20am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/277 Hello, I'm planning to visit a few 3 cabin versions and was wondering if there are any potential pr
FRESH WATER FLUSH (1) Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:03am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 0/186 Here's an easy mod to eliminate salt water in the holding tank. It only takes one 'T', one straight
TRAVELER UPGRADE (2) Doug on Long Island Sound at 8:44am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 4/246 I wanted to eliminate the friction that was being caused by the part of the cam cleat that captures
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 2:39am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/527 Hello, could anyone help me with the lines. My boat has a Selden 304S Furler and in mast main shee
Hull preparation (4) unclejack3 at 10:21pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 19/987 Hi. Need to repaint hull so am sanding it down with 40 grit,,quite hard to get paint off, is the bla
Sleeping offshore capta at 6:27pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1719 It is very difficult to say this nicely to cruisers and other distance sailors. Why in the fracking
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:38pm 10.18.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/18 Have a boomaroo 22 (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There seems to be
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:26pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 6/474 Have a boomaroo 22 Australia (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There se
Potential damage to alternator diodes (1) Scott T-Bird at 1:19pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 9/532 Yesterday, I was pushing my boat along at WOT for about a 5-minute spell and I detected slightly dif
Invest 98L --> TS Melissa --> Hurricane Melissa (3) JamesG161 at 10:49am 10.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 22/1396 All models are to many days out to predict this Tropical Wave, but.... GFS runs head on to Dry Ai
Mixing oil....... NYSail at 8:10am 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 4/302 So doing my annual oil change. Unfortunately I put oil into a clear container (leftover from last ye
How To: Removing fuel tank on Catalina 310 (8) max_sailing at 1:07am 10.18.25 Catalina 310 5/468 Hi 310 folks, I recently had a fuel tank leak on my 310. It took me a while to figure out it was t
Placement of engine cover cable eyestrap PEMS at 5:59pm 10.17.25 Catalina 310 5/398 The cable that holds the engine cover/cabin steps when angled forward was removed by a previous owne
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions MeandmyCal29 at 5:10pm 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/473 Hey, folks. I've finally let stupidity take over and broke my vow to never own a boat. I was given a
Bookmarks unclejack3 at 1:56pm 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/495 Hi. I can save a thread by saving a bookmark but where can I find them to retrieve it? Thx
flushing long shaft outboard tilted (1) newsailor72 at 9:21am 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/505 have a Macgregor 22 with a tohatsu 6hp sailpro that has a flushing port. boat is in a slip. With th
C350 Howard Jones at 8:14am 10.17.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/325 I'm going to have a survey done on an 06 C350. Does anyone have any first hand experience with this
Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle? JimHansen77 at 2:16pm 10.16.25 Big Boats 15/873 2002 Hunter 356. The clearance between the end of an 8" winch handle for the jib and the SS dodger

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Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 10:56am 11.21.25 You can set up your boat any way you want to - it's your boat. Think about the systems you will run
Introduction rpwillia at 10:51am 11.21.25 I dunno, that sure sounded like grand story.
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Don S/V ILLusion at 10:50am 11.21.25 Just a couple observations: Anyone with a well water - how many of those users do you think actu
EFOY Fuel Cells - Thoughts? jssailem at 10:20am 11.21.25 Beyond expensive initial costs... Trigger wording for me regarding METHANOL : Toxic Colorless Vol
EFOY Fuel Cells - Thoughts? dLj at 10:16am 11.21.25 Aside from being pricey...$5,000 - $8,000 does anyone have any experience or thoughts on these? ht
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock dLj at 9:37am 11.21.25 I think we have about 200 gallon storage capacity. With 4 aboard, it lasts a few days at most, some
Introduction kappykaplan at 9:36am 11.21.25 I wish there was a grand story behind it but the truth is that Aisling was due for some surgery any
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 9:06am 11.21.25 @Ruthine Your boat info shows you as owning a Hunter legend 42.5 rather than a 40.5. I am assuming
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing SteveHughessails at 8:56am 11.21.25
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Don S/V ILLusion at 8:12am 11.21.25 You must have small water tanks... In my case, i'd never consider putting in a line from the dock.
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler dLj at 6:53am 11.21.25 Is there a difference between different pigments such as pigments for household paint vs gel coat?
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock (1) UpperPintle at 6:48am 11.21.25 No, only when I open valve that allows water to flow. I added it to the revised crude diagram. When
outboard motor run tank DIY Project_Mayhem at 6:44am 11.21.25 I've always wondered if I got a complete flush in a rinse tank without being in gear. Does anybod
Rotten egg smell on first flush Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 11.21.25 It sounds like this means you are afraid of exercising your seacock? Is that the case? It is. The
Introduction Project_Mayhem at 6:41am 11.21.25 I wish there was a grand story behind it but the truth is that Aisling was due for some surgery any
Launching a Precision 18 vs. a Precision 23 Project_Mayhem at 6:34am 11.21.25 I would love to see that. I sold the boat but I'll create a drawing of it in the next few days. Se
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler Project_Mayhem at 6:32am 11.21.25
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls Project_Mayhem at 6:11am 11.21.25 Future you or future owner would hate you for it. Like my PO turned re-bedding a couple of chainpl
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Project_Mayhem at 6:09am 11.21.25 I have dock water plumbed into my lines. Boat connection is in the cockpit, where there is a press
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 6:06am 11.21.25 I tried to use my midship cleat for docking but if it needed to stop the boat at all, it would spin

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