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Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 6:18am 05.13.20 Racing 41/7927
Old Failing Raymarine Electronics jaysweet at 6:14am 05.13.20 Ask All Sailors 23/3890 Our Hunter 306 was fully outfitted in 2004 by the dealer with a Raymarine C80 chartplotter, ST60 win
Terminal block connection (1) RitSim at 5:51am 05.13.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1571 I don't see how to engage the connector on this terminal block.
First Disturbance of the 2020 Atlantic Season JamesG161 at 5:33am 05.13.20 Weather and Forecasting 12/1314 I was researching what to expect for the 2020 Hurricane Season this morning and a big Whoops... A
compression fittings-- ARE TINY! (4) pclarksurf at 11:58pm 05.12.20 Catalina 22 4/872 of course the manufacturers video shows them assembling the largest fitting of all time-- and of cou
C310 Bulkhead replacement cost? (5) CowboyWay at 7:28pm 05.12.20 Catalina 310 8/3093 I'm looking at a 2000 C310 that appears to have a significant leak at the chainplates that have dama
Chainplate Eyebolt question pclarksurf at 6:21pm 05.12.20 Catalina 22 2/525
Puget Sound sailing and the Vessel Traffic Service - How to play nice... (1) jssailem at 6:19pm 05.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/2162 A post in the Sailors lounge regarding small sail boats and large freighters, got me thinking but sa
Running wire for masthead light Souellette at 5:14pm 05.12.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1642
Well it's official, No sailing this season fred1diver at 4:52pm 05.12.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1959
Hunter212 (4) 1ibsailin at 4:33pm 05.12.20 Smaller Boats 4/985 Hunter212; dropped the centerboard (keel) while pulling the boat out of the lake. As the trailer ca
Heat Exchanger Support Jac123 at 4:22pm 05.12.20 Catalina 30 7/1959 When I was changing out the pencil zinc I noticed 1 of the supports had broken free. Any suggestions
True Wind Discussion Redux Scott T-Bird at 2:13pm 05.12.20 Ask All Sailors 70/8253 I thought I'd start a new thread so that we don't take the wind speed topic (which is related to his
Bottom Paint Sanding P12nash at 1:56pm 05.12.20 Ask All Sailors 33/10155 I'm going to be sanding and applying bottom paint this weekend for the first time and one of the req
Port light/windows 1979 Hunter 27 (3) CMF Hunter 27 at 1:38pm 05.12.20 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1764 This post is to document the removal and reinstallation of port windows and answer some questions al
High Seas Home Depot Muttondressedaslamb at 1:15pm 05.12.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1975 While the manufacturers and sellers of products labeled as marine grade would love you to think that
There's a hole in my boat! (2) Project_Mayhem at 11:24am 05.12.20 Ask All Sailors 23/4132 I'm removing a through hull on the bottom of my bow. I'm interested in advice on how to approach thi
Hunter 240 centerboard issue mcpedersen at 10:52am 05.12.20 Smaller Boats 3/983 Hello All, I have my centerboard out, the sheeve operates correctly, the pin and sheeve are in the c
b1g1 Lewmar winch conversion dakno at 10:37am 05.12.20 Big Boats 3/628 Hello all, 08 41ds, I want to electrify my starboard side cabin top Lewmar winch. This was a option
Shower sump pump envisionvenicefl at 9:30am 05.12.20 Bigger Boats 8/2295 Oday 28: previous owner removed this pump. Is it basically a bilge pump? Electric wiring still there

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Early 80s H36 Strut chichiflys at 11:23am 03.06.25 Ah, all makes sense! I was looking at shaft grounding brushes as well the other day as a work around
deck organizer access - Vision 32 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:08am 03.06.25 Hunter is known for using 5200 sealant on the deck making it much harder to get screws out. Suggest
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! sesmith at 11:02am 03.06.25 I'm assuming you're working on a boat with a pss seal? If so, I had a really tight fit on one of my
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Rick Webb at 10:41am 03.06.25 You guys think boats are expensive? We have to replace the injectors on our tractor, all three are
Early 80s H36 Strut rardiH36 at 10:31am 03.06.25 Side note - I noticed you have a wire connected to a bolt for the strut - do you have a whole-boat
Need roller furling system info Murph13 at 10:00am 03.06.25 I am in touch with CDI now. Thank you "just some guy" and "Barnacle Bill" for the info pointing me i
Yet Another Docking Challenge LloydB at 9:23am 03.06.25 First thought that came to mind was to get a 10 foot easy to handle flexible sanitary hose that you
Rudder flaps Marmalade at 9:12am 03.06.25 I realize this a hi-jack - but is that a copper coat bottom paint job? If so - you happy with it s
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 8:36am 03.06.25 VHF is line of sight, so you won't get greater distance from improved cabling and fittings. About t
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 8:20am 03.06.25 I have this one and it works well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D86IKIQ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_
260 rig tuning ? twalker H260 at 6:55am 03.06.25 Essentially the same procedure as was on the previously linked page is located at link below. Along
Jib needed Hunter 216 AlwaysSailing at 5:51am 03.06.25 I did find Jim and his son. Great folks. I had heard of them before but hard to find if you have no
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? colemj at 3:14am 03.06.25 I have this one and it works well. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D86IKIQ?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b
Oday 22 structural question colemj at 2:49am 03.06.25 That picture was helpful. I don't think there is a compression post, as that end piece just looks l
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BigEasy at 9:45pm 03.05.25 Do you need a digital SWR meter, or is an analog OK ? Greg The one that I puchasd approximate
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Michael Davis at 9:37pm 03.05.25 Radios can be funny things. A couple of years ago we were sailing off the west coast of Vancouver Is
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53pm 03.05.25
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Tally Ho at 7:16pm 03.05.25
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Ken13559 at 6:52pm 03.05.25 having the fuel system clean and leak free makes for a happy engine. Happy "wife" happy life
Early 80s H36 Strut chichiflys at 5:51pm 03.05.25 Good evening Rardi! Yes I most certainly referenced your posting from several year ago. In fact I

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