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Battery isolation? (1) Nick Philips at 6:27am 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1818 We are having problems with our batteries. Last night we drained all the batteries and couldn't sta
New Cracks in my 170 Shorefun at 5:09am 11.21.19 Day Sailers 3/693 So I pulled the cover off to place a spacer to keep water from pooling. In the rear port side top (s
Can't get there from here... Brian D at 7:45pm 11.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/645 (It's winter and you know that means I start playing the games!) Assume for this discussion that th
Mohawk spray varnish for 2002 hunter Passage 456 discovery at 7:23pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/510 Can someone point me to the Mohawk varnish product to touch up the interior varnish in my Passage 4
Seeking a leak on Hunter 23 (1) Mac Bentley at 6:30pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/425 I've got water dripping from the rear of the sliding dark plexiglass (?) on the cabin roof. I'd like
been seaching for info on installing raymarine rudder position sensor on my 34 sailor832 at 6:16pm 11.20.19 Big Boats 6/905 I am wanting to install a RPS on my boat but I cannot see a good way to mount it to the quadrant I
adding a bypass and pex to polybutylene fresh water setup (3) cdnmurse at 5:43pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/958 hey all; I will be running pex after the water pump to a three way pex tee, then to a pex shut off
Hot Prop gfrazzle at 3:44pm 11.20.19 Big Boats 11/1209 My diver cleans and inspects my hull every month. Last week he reported that I had a hot prop- sever
Idle to high when cold but too low when hot Project_Mayhem at 9:18am 11.20.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/508 I have a two cycle 1996 Evinrude Yachttwin 9.9. The PO said it had been sitting around a while befor
Preventing Rope Mould And Rot Riptide at 9:00am 11.20.19 Ask All Sailors 9/3176 Have had issues for years with mould on lines / ropes, especially on the ends. Synthetic ropes it is
Sun Cat vs WWP19 CharlieRN at 8:56am 11.20.19 Trailer Sailors 12/5387 Greetings all. I started a thread a while back asking for advice on trailerable cruisers and got so
A Bunch of Free Service Manuals for Download Project_Mayhem at 8:48am 11.20.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/673 Looks like a mix of outboard and motor boat inboard manuals manuals
Hunter 340 brand of the packless shaft seal (1) ger123 at 7:29am 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/797 Hi! I am looking for a maintenance kit for my dripless shaft seal on my hunter 340 (2001). The dea
O'Day 22, 1976. Free. Tandem axle trailer the boat is on will be $200. Boat sat outside with water inside the cabin. Solid hull and hardware. (3) Capt. Joe King at 7:11am 11.20.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/4 Interior moldy and cushions are junque. Good jib and genoa, but main was pretty weak when boat was
Bilge question. I have no life Justin_NSA at 5:43am 11.20.19 Ask All Sailors 8/887 While I was crawling around under the aft berth tracing out my sanitation system, another story in a
epoxy for the bilge jnielsen at 3:13am 11.20.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1225 I've always heard grp hulls need to breathe through the bilge. Is an epoxy paint a good choice for
Article on Strange AIS Spoofing Rick D at 8:56pm 11.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 2/505 Ghost ships, crop circles, and soft gold: A GPS mystery in Shanghai
B24 (2) Member 131497 at 7:41pm 11.19.19 Bristol 2/1022 I got clean the hull(which was painted 2 years ago) and there's mold imprints left behind as shown i
Code Zero TWA JRT at 6:22pm 11.19.19 Racing 17/3126 While I really want a full set of new sails, the reality is I have a lot of improvements to work on.
H 33.5 Port side deck organizer turning block installation (1) MarkSails21 at 5:13pm 11.19.19 Mid-Size Boats 6/930 Has anyone made this upgrade to their H 33.5 ? I have seen other 33.5's that have the turning block

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No holding tank options? jssailem at 9:45am 02.19.24 dumping pee overboard is still illegal That agrees with what I read.. But just airing your junk ou
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (4) bugsboat at 9:45am 02.19.24 Well, Titan Manufacturing in Ft. Myers, Fl finally got the compression post sleeve and weight remove
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole (3) danooxnard at 9:25am 02.19.24
Western L.I. Sound marina danm1 at 8:34am 02.19.24 I like Barron's, and if you moor there you get priority for winter storage which you should consider
Portlight hatches for 1981 ODay 34 Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 02.19.24 As @dmax mentioned, they can be replaced with other models as they're a universal part assuming you
Interfacing of analogue sensors to NMEA Leeward Rail at 8:11am 02.19.24 I have in mind NKC42. What could be diagram of connection to sensors? Should I disconnect existing
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole danooxnard at 7:55am 02.19.24
Experience with Campbell Sailor propeller on a Hunter 36 FastOlson at 7:54am 02.19.24 Watch out for common "assumptions" too. I once bought a new name-brand prop that, when checked, was
H212 Centerboard raising rope broken kappykaplan at 7:52am 02.19.24 Alan Backus, the OP hasn't been seen since 27 Sep 2021.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar east coaster at 7:52am 02.19.24 When you say 30 heel which compressor are you referring to, the Engel or the one you mention? Just f
Western L.I. Sound marina dlochner at 7:50am 02.19.24 Barrons on City Island has moorings. It is a pretty low key, old school boatyard. https://www.barro
YANMAR replacement FastOlson at 7:49am 02.19.24 A Pearson 303, is a "modern" design and for many owners would be their Last Boat. I note that this
Portlight hatches for 1981 ODay 34 lynno at 7:46am 02.19.24 What's the issue with the hatches? Parts are available for most hatches and there are companies out
Portlight hatches for 1981 ODay 34 dmax at 7:43am 02.19.24 The originals were made by Beckson - they make similar ones today. I replaced mine with Lewmar Stand
WINDLASS dlochner at 7:43am 02.19.24 Depends on the anchor weight, rode weight, is there an anchor locker, etc. etc. Most Windlass manuf
Western L.I. Sound marina JCH4 at 7:36am 02.19.24 Thanks for the replies. I live in northwest Queens, so the north shore of L.I. as far as Port Washi
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar Leeward Rail at 7:19am 02.19.24 Heeling ? These compressors typically allow up to 30 degrees of heel. The same as the icebox conver
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? Scott T-Bird at 7:00am 02.19.24 From the responses, it sounds like the choice between jack stands and a cradle is pretty nebulous an
H212 Centerboard raising rope broken Alan Backus at 6:53am 02.19.24 Hi Tim, I have the same problem with replacing the centerboard lift line on my Hunter 212 (not water
YANMAR replacement Scott T-Bird at 6:39am 02.19.24 What assurance do you have that either one will last as long as you intend to keep the boat? How mu

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