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Sailing movie on Amazon Prime Sailor Sue at 9:19am 04.10.20 Sails Call Lounge 23/7384 We just watched The Boat last night - not to be confused with Das Boot. I won't make any comments a
Hunter 33.5 Winch Question Scott T at 8:46am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/664 Looking for Barient Jib Winch Size used on a 1989 Hunter 33.5 Legend. Cannot get to the boat at thi
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 7:45am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 50/4224 Hi everyone, this post may be rather long, but I'll try to keep my questions somewhat organized. I'm
SoCal being hammered Brian D at 7:33am 04.10.20 Weather and Forecasting 18/2768 Puts a serious damper on any boating activites. We've had almost 2" of rain so far. Still not over.
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness jaysweet at 7:17am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 46/8555 Hi folks. I'm trying to refit our 2005 Hunter 306 after it's been sitting on land for 3 1/2 years. I
Starter problem on my Hunter 380: Help! GALIOSTRO at 2:11am 04.10.20 Big Boats 10/1483 Hello! Yesterday my starter motor burn... Impossible to stop the motor... I cut electricity etc... B
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice (1) Lucky17 at 1:40am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 27/3025 Hello everyone I'm looking into getting into sailing on the weekend/ getting a project boat. So I'm
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jssailem at 8:46pm 04.09.20 Weather and Forecasting 17/2802 We have talked about wind and weather mostly about managing our exposure and avoiding dangerous sail
Catalina 310 lists to port jmaresh at 8:01pm 04.09.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 44/7286 We are looking to buy a 2002 Catalina 310 and found one in good condition except it lists to port.
Honda Generator recall (1) BigEasy at 6:13pm 04.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/631 Received this safety recall notice today from Honda. Apparently there are certain EB2200i and EU220
Who do you go to for sewing supplies fred1diver at 5:58pm 04.09.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1115 Getting ready to tackle the soft side of boating, I need to redo my dodger and I know sailrite has a
very worrying anode problem! eianm at 5:06pm 04.09.20 Big Boats 9/1338 I have been chasing a problem in my Hunter 42 for months. I used to get 14>18 months out of a set of
Removal of oil filter on Beneteau First 38 JuanMarcos at 2:38pm 04.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1728 The oil filter on my Beneteau First 38 is stuck hard, and I am having trouble finding any leverage w
Legend 40.5 - transom compartment lid (1) fero at 12:55pm 04.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/878 Hello again, The lids have some cracks around the hinges. I just removed one and it looks like the a
Removing Companionway Plexiglass Slide klbloxom at 11:37am 04.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/839 My slide was cracked when my boom fell on it. How do you remove it, what catches it from just pulli
1985 Catalina 30 M-25 Transmission shifting smkinna at 10:30am 04.09.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1810 So I just picked up this 1985 Catalina 30 with a Universal Diesel M-25 engine. The heat exchanger an
Source for Galley Cutting Board (Cooler Cover) (2) rgranger at 9:56am 04.09.20 Smaller Boats 4/871 Hello Hunter Onwers... I wanted to give a shout out to this compmany. If your Hunter is like mine,
Shaft trough hull log parts (2) SergioA at 8:09am 04.09.20 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2146 My 1982 Hunter 27 is getting ready for an electric motor. Does anyone know what parts are missing in
The future is here: Spirit 111(feet), the most sustainable Super Yacht to date has launched. TomY at 5:50am 04.09.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2396 https://www.superyachttimes.com/uploads/store/photo/100849/image/extra_large-631d9d89bdba78439893efa
Autopilot Recommendation jev7337 at 6:06pm 04.08.20 Ask All Sailors 19/2925 I'm up for a new autopilot and thought id see what others are using with similar boats. My boat is a

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Engine Overheating Straycat22296 at 10:59am 03.12.25 You most likely already checked but I have not seen anyone address checking the water intake filter
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 10:48am 03.12.25 You guys are having one awesome trip!!! dj
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? Johann at 10:46am 03.12.25 That said, it is now possible for an amateur to spoof GPS if they can get close enough to the targe
Sailing courses in Thailand (6) Will Gilmore at 9:21am 03.12.25 230205 230206 Never saw the water. It is pretty cheap to visit here, but it is disconcerting to tal
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main DArcy at 9:10am 03.12.25 The reef line tensions the foot the same way the outhaul does so it does need some purchase. Typical
Engine Overheating (1) kloudie1 at 9:07am 03.12.25 Quick note: The Yanmar thermostat in the GM motors are kinda strange and if replaced by a "Will Fit"
Source for replacement sheaves BAD ORCA at 8:19am 03.12.25 You might try Zephyr Werk, " the sheave factory." Zephyrwerks.com They offer sheave rebuilding
Diesel Leak Injection Pump colemj at 8:18am 03.12.25 That is what I was thinking, to have it rebuilt. I am in Florida a shop quoted me $440. It definetl
Toilet Issue kappykaplan at 8:15am 03.12.25 you should know where all of the thruhulls and other holes are in your hull. This includes transduc
Diesel Leak Injection Pump (1) buddybear at 8:14am 03.12.25 If it is a marinized Kubota, then it is likely a Kiki injection pump (I think Bosch bought them yea
adding electrical stove dlochner at 8:02am 03.12.25 Rick, Are you sure that stove is USA 240V vs europe 240v. I am not totally certain, but the usa us
VHF SWR results... colemj at 7:40am 03.12.25 Since my posting I discovered that there are marine antennas that are not adjustable and other mari
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 7:21am 03.12.25 Thanks all, I was going to look at the fuel injectors anyway since I noticed som fine soot on the s
Source for replacement sheaves colemj at 7:21am 03.12.25 Besides sun, nylon swells with water - something you do not want a sheave to do. Why make them? Yo
Diesel Leak Injection Pump colemj at 7:12am 03.12.25 If it is a marinized Kubota, then it is likely a Kiki injection pump (I think Bosch bought them year
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 7:12am 03.12.25 I should write out a flow chart on what excessively hot or cold temperatures on the mixing elbow in
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 7:11am 03.12.25 On my Hunter 40.5 the reef line is not on a shuttle system. The Outhaul is on a shuttle but the sin
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Captain Larry-DH at 7:06am 03.12.25 Thanks for your input. The two videos I've seen this being used indicate that it's fairly straight
adding electrical stove ice breaker at 7:02am 03.12.25 Rick, Are you sure that stove is USA 240V vs europe 240v. I am not totally certain, but the usa use
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main PAC3142 at 6:59am 03.12.25 On the shuttle reefing systems I have seen, you can reef up to maybe 9% of the length of the boom.

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