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Adding Air conditioning to a 38 ft 2006 Hunter carriemeaway at 7:00am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1550 We own a 2006 38 foot Hunter. We would like to add air conditioning. The electrical panel has th
Dodger Jeff Scheid at 6:35am 08.13.18 Catalina 30 17/4055 Hi All, Looking for a Dodger pattern or and old dodger, so I can fab a new one. My boat 1980 C30 T
New 1/2"� genoa sheets. Hayden Watson at 9:41pm 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 8/493 I need to replace my genoa sheets and want something different than the stay-set that I am replacing
Universal diesel multiple sudden symptoms Skipper at 8:13pm 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 60/5477 UPDATED POST 8/25 page 2 UPDATED AGAIN 9/20 page 3 -- it was the air cleaner. Pretty sure I know w
Lawnmower-type battery for starting small diesel? Gene Neill at 4:02pm 08.12.18 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1268 My Beta 14 (Kubota) engine recommends 350-400 CCA for starting. To me, that's what I consider a lawn
Careful out there Ken Cross at 3:24pm 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 7/555 I heard a call this morning to the US Coast Guard. Seeing the name of the boat right near us we moto
O'Day 322 replacement sliding hatch Mickstr at 1:51pm 08.12.18 Bigger Boats 17/2889 Has anyone replaced their sliding hatch on a 322 or similar boat (the horizontal sliding hatch, not
Source for SeaLube jviss at 1:49pm 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 7/682 Greetings, I've heard people talk about this many times, as a lube for manual head pumps. Now that
EPOXY? CRobinson at 12:36pm 08.12.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/978 I have a 1995 MacGregor 26 C (swing keel and water ballast, conventional trailer-sailer and not the
Just bought a new to me a 1982 O'day 19 (1) bgstar19 at 12:30pm 08.12.18 Day Sailers 7/2254 I Just bought a new to me 1982 O'day 19. This is my first sailboat. I used to crew on a J29 for Wedn
Galveston Bay Night Race Bill19233 at 12:10pm 08.12.18 Racing 1/647 tADIYFPq0j0 Like WayneH said in his post, the first leg was into a 15 to 20 knots apparent wind wit
Preparing Catalina 30 for shipping johnb207 at 11:10am 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3830 I am considering buying a Catalina 30 that will need to be shipped about 200 miles. I see that I can
Galveston to Vera Cruz unhinged schoolboy at 8:48am 08.12.18 Destinations 20/5214 Scouring pilot charts and running predict wind models, wondering if someone had tips.
Furling lead blocks on stanchions Ward H at 8:47am 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 20/4751 Time to replace the original Hood furling lead blocks on the stanchions. They don't spin well and tw
M25 so Engine not throttling up past 2400 ChrisCall at 8:41am 08.12.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1543 Sorry its universal m25xp. Coming back a long trip I noticed my engine not throttling up past 2400 r
Went sailing on Galveston Bay Friday night on someone else's boat. WayneH at 8:06am 08.12.18 Racing 3/645 Connie and I are in Houston dogsitting for my middle stepson. I got invited to crew on Firewater (a
Autohelm 4000 peterbud at 5:56am 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 5/604 I have a auto helm 4000 and I am continually getting a reading of a course of 65 degrees no matter
Seeking pros/cons re 2000 Jeanneau 52.2 Hap at 9:56pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1358 My wife and I are considering moving up to a 2000 Jeanneau 52.2. Will be using as live-aboard, and
Wayfarer stability vs. Catalina 16.5 dave9137 at 7:33pm 08.11.18 Ask All Sailors 0/874 I used to own a Wayfarer Mark I GRP and found it to be quite stable and am now considering purchasin
1992 30T Out-haul, Reefing system, lazy jacks Rxsail at 6:45pm 08.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/486 The former owner rigged the outhaul with an interesting combination of bungee cords and small cords.

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Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 12:28pm 09.23.24
Fan inside fridge/icebox jssailem at 12:21pm 09.23.24 Moving the air in the box is a lot less taxing on your Batteries than if you push the freezer to chi
Oday 192 outboard bracket (1) Tawas Bay Sailor at 12:17pm 09.23.24 Greetings, I just joined this group. Last fall I purchased a 1984 Oday 192, nice clean boat. It c
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 11:57am 09.23.24 but I may need to find a used heat exchanger housing. Maybe drill and get a tiny "easy out" in th
Upgrading and Bedding Chainplates (5) pclarksurf at 11:57am 09.23.24 Hey George! Great question. I wouldn't be surprised if I end up replacing the rigging within the f
Extra line from boom...what is it? shemandr at 11:50am 09.23.24 Are you sure the topping lift line isn't a repurposed reef line? On my Hunter the topping lift ran t
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 11:48am 09.23.24 Have you tried the usual methods of penetrant, heating, more penetrant ....................... on
Fan inside fridge/icebox Capt J.D. at 11:47am 09.23.24 Hey, we all have the same issues with Refrig/frezzer combos packed into tight spaces without good ve
Upgrading and Bedding Chainplates (3) pclarksurf at 11:42am 09.23.24 my Squished example -- once you get some tension on them-- butyl will squeeze. I put a cone on the s
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 09.23.24 Have you tried the usual methods of penetrant, heating, more penetrant ....................... on
Extra line from boom...what is it? jssailem at 10:58am 09.23.24
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer (2) Moondawg at 10:37am 09.23.24 I replaced the oil and filter and replaced the impeller, which was definitely worn with at least on
My rudder broke off wardk at 10:37am 09.23.24 I have been in touch with Foss Foam, they are working on it. The questions I need answered are in my
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 10:30am 09.23.24 I replaced the oil and filter and replaced the impeller, which was definitely worn with at least one
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine WayneH at 10:15am 09.23.24 Heading to the boat tomorrow to get hauled out on Wednesday. I'm not there but hasn't Apalachicola
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 9:39am 09.23.24 Ok great, i thought so. Unfortunately the sheaves look really bad condition. I think i should repl
Extra line from boom...what is it? jssailem at 9:29am 09.23.24 :plus: on Reefing line. Tang or knotted around the boom (sometimes).
My rudder broke off (3) Deparlocean at 9:27am 09.23.24 When I bought my Hunter 28 the wheel was hard to turn and had lots of looseness when heeling. At ins
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge jssailem at 9:26am 09.23.24 While Jabsco pumps are used often, I like the capabilities and performance of the Whaler pump. http
Extra line from boom...what is it? Davidasailor26 at 9:23am 09.23.24 Took my mainsail off this weekend to do some maintenance on the boom outhaul track, replace cotter

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