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95'430 legend single line reefing bortiz at 4:10pm 04.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/301 i recently purchased a 430 legend and am looking for a diagram of how the lines and block or blocks
Fun with apps (3) Jackdaw at 3:15pm 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 9/718 Kinda fun what you can do with apps these days. I was in San Fran yesterday for a meeting and walke
Floating an Anchor Patrick17430 at 12:09pm 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 3/530 I don't have a windless so I ordered a Rewht White anchor puller model # 15932213 at WM on sale for
O'Day 20 Mast Rake CHris F at 11:26am 04.06.18 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2337 I am (finally) getting our 1976 O'Day 20 ready for launch this season here in Southern New Hampshire
Hunter owners talking about losing their rudder. bortiz at 11:20am 04.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2701 Recently i have been reading accounts of other Hunter owners losing their rudders. We have a 95' 430
So where's the coolant Leak? SirMichael at 10:22am 04.06.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/1075 I have a 1988 Hunter 28.5 with a Yanmar 2GM20F engine. Incidentally, I'm in Minnesota, there is sti
Southern England Sailors? suvh8er at 8:38am 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/276 Hi Everyone, its been a while since I posted since I sold my Mac 25 but I was wondering if anyone on
Marine head strokes to tank Rxsail at 8:23am 04.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/453
H26 Rail Diameter? rgranger at 8:06am 04.06.18 Smaller Boats 5/539 Hey H26 and H260 owners. A quick question. Is the stern rail on the H26 a 1" rail? I'm ordering s
Need wiring digram for 1993 Beneteau 352 Barry Long at 7:50am 04.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/406 I have a Beneteau 352 with a navigation light issue. Need wiring diagram. Can anyone help?
Collecting parts for my mast rewire and work - 2 mystery bits and opinions requested (3) tipsyravensailing at 7:28am 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 15/844 Hello all Getting very close to getting this mast rewired and i was hoping you might be able to hel
Tall Ships Galveston!!! (6) Simon Sexton at 7:11am 04.06.18 Ask All Sailors 6/598 Hey Everyone, Good morning, y'all! Just wanted to share with everyone the amazing experi
Gas tank cleanout Rodd at 6:21am 04.06.18 Musings With Maine Sail 25/3166 I had water in the fuel and was not able to use the tank last season-- I operated from 2 six gallon
Maiden "Voyage?" Eberline at 3:51am 04.06.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/760 I'm about a month away from launching my Macgregor 26D for the first time. I was told that it had s
Petit sea gold..... NYSail at 7:24pm 04.05.18 Ask All Sailors 5/2651 so wife does all bright work and has always used varnish. New boat toe rail will be stripped and wif
Checklist for Recommissioning ("summerizing") the diesel system (1) DennisonBerwick at 7:13pm 04.05.18 Engines and Propulsion 2/1002 It's easy to overlook some of the steps to recommissioning the diesel system, so I've put together a
Companion way cover (1) Jimmy at 4:59pm 04.05.18 Smaller Boats 7/666 Just installed cover fit great thanks sbo store
Finally splashed (2) Jimmy at 4:54pm 04.05.18 Smaller Boats 2/366 Thanks everyone for the help getting me this far
Perko door lock on head peterbud at 1:25pm 04.05.18 Ask All Sailors 13/3011 I have an unusual problem the door for my head on my1993 Catalina 28 swung closed and the door locke
Catalina interior wood and stain peterbud at 1:19pm 04.05.18 Ask All Sailors 1/422 Does anyone know what type of wood and stain Catalina uses for the interior on a 1993 Catalina 28 ma

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Lombardini marine engine (1) Marmalade at 11:12pm 03.13.24 Assume you are referencing the one on eBay? The seller has multiple engines/sizes. I saw those lis
Simple Anchor rode markings thinwater at 10:09pm 03.13.24 The OP has a rope rode. Paint does not wear off of rope unless the rope is chafing hard on the botto
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (6) Rich Stidger at 8:27pm 03.13.24 Thanks - this sounds good if you have some photos it woudl be great Here are pictures of my dingh
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:25pm 03.13.24 I'm thinking AGM, do you have some info on that build? Saving weight on the port side would help wi
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 8:15pm 03.13.24 I'll offer one other thought. Of all the motors I've had on boats, the most reliable have been well
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? ggrizzard at 8:03pm 03.13.24 You also need to soap down the deck so that escaping air will show bubbles.
Wall carpet cleaning ggrizzard at 8:01pm 03.13.24 If it's original, you may need to replace it. I had to on my 79H30C. You could try "Renuzit" spray-
Found a 2003 C310 (1) Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 03.13.24 I also swapped out AGM for LFP. Two years ago I built a DIY 560Ah pack which fits in the space of t
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE Don S/V ILLusion at 7:32pm 03.13.24
Changing batteries artboas at 7:10pm 03.13.24
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE shemandr at 7:00pm 03.13.24 By definition buying an older sailboat is buying someone else's problem. Do your best diligence to
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Captain Larry-DH at 6:39pm 03.13.24 Does it have a sail drive? If so does it use one of those gate valves that take 22 half-turns to ope
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 03.13.24 I was a Catalina dealer too. The owner of Catalina yachts, Frank Butler and I were close friends. Ye
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 6:28pm 03.13.24 Thanks. I am going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. Thanks all....
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue MitchM at 6:15pm 03.13.24 when was the last time your turbo was serviced ? boat diesel.com (50$/year ) has a numbe
Battery combiner, is this best? MitchM at 6:08pm 03.13.24 on Mainesail's advice on this board 4 years ago, I got the ProCharge Ultra , a 3 stage c
Hunter 170 quiggers at 5:50pm 03.13.24 Yes, I really am stoked to find such a perfect combination of sedate afternoons with the family and
Simple Anchor rode markings Terry Cox at 5:28pm 03.13.24 Our boat has 50' of chain, which has no marks and 150' of 5/8" nylon three strand rope. Found and sa
Simple Anchor rode markings PaulK at 5:18pm 03.13.24 Thanks for the ideas!
Mattress for aft cabin artboas at 5:17pm 03.13.24

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