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Interior Paint Recommendations jmce1587 at 6:09pm 11.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/399 i have my interior out for my H31 and want to paint and touch up dings and do an overall refresh of
Choey Lee 44 Keel construction Ropeburn at 4:17pm 11.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/363 There is a neglected Choey Lee 44, with none or little chance of recovery. It had 3-4 feet of water
Boat Wash! Brian D at 3:18pm 11.28.17 Ask All Sailors 60/6950 OK, I want to know what you use to wash your boat. Specially the brand of the soap or whatever you
What is this called. BanjoMike at 1:36pm 11.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/870 I bought a Macgregor 25, but it is pretty much disassembled. I'm slowly trying to figure out where
Worth Fixing? (2) Berto at 12:26pm 11.28.17 Catalina 22 29/2382 New guy here. Been shopping for a C22 and found this near by. wasn't looking for a project but, this
Cracked mast tabernacle hunter 26 (2) Moment23 at 10:50am 11.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1874 I am the proud new owner of a hunter 26 swing keel sailboat. I purchase the boat this spring and had
Water ballast intake port not closing (2) Moment23 at 10:33am 11.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/503 Thanks to some improper handling by the boatyard at our marina ( I believe the water ballast valve m
And now they have a Go Fund Me page cb32863 at 9:46am 11.28.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1841 Seriously..... these two need to just stop while they are light years behind.... EDIT: Link Remove
Profurl Halyard Swivel jammed KennyBene at 9:42am 11.28.17 Ask All Sailors 9/3678 1999 Beneteau 352 with Profurl headsail furler. The halyard swivel is jammed at the top of the foil
Yanmar 3gm 30 engine seized hunter healer at 9:11am 11.28.17 Engines and Propulsion 95/14154 Hi, I'm trying to un seize a yanmar 3gm 30. I have a loaded the engine with marvel Mystery oil, sq
851 Miles in One Day (1) Simon Sexton at 8:18am 11.28.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1536 https://media04.adonnante.com/media/2016/04/record-ultime-francois-gabart-macif-the-transat-2016-jea
Cabo Rico Tiburon owners Ricardo Henderson at 8:04am 11.28.17 Ask All Sailors 1/637 I purchased an old but great Cabo Rico Tiburon that needs lots of restoration however there are no s
Hunter three GM 30 hunter healer at 5:30am 11.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/383 Hunter three GM 30 In trying to get my engine on frozen my crank shift and that keeps backing off I
Quieter Silencer/Muffler/Water locker than stock? Tipsynippertoo at 3:34am 11.28.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/923 Hi Guys, I have a Hunter 356 2002yr Yanmar GM30 and get fed up with engine/exhaust noise when we hav
222 vs a 25 mccadamsoday at 5:12pm 11.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/839 Can anyone tell me the galley/cabin height of a 25 compared to a 222. My 222 is around 4 feet. Wond
hunter 23 / Jib sheet cam cleat size drewsyntax at 4:26pm 11.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/379 Hi All I am looking to replace the original 2 cam cleats on my h23 - I didn't see a set available i
How much distance from forestay to asymmetrical tack? danstanford at 11:56am 11.27.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/2896 Currently my boat does not have any rigging for a Code 0 sail and I am trying to get ready for event
Screws into deck pulled out... Allowishish at 10:27am 11.27.17 Ask All Sailors 44/5781 The dodger on my catalina 27 was screwed into the deck (fiberglass only and not very thick) and has
Super Cheap Yachting fritz3000g at 10:05am 11.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 67/5892 I've been reading lots of articles on affordable cruising which seem to suggest that $15,000 is an "
Which deck organizer for B361 Ben4195 at 8:12am 11.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1460 Hello folks, does anyone happen to know what a good option for a three-line deck organizer would be

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150 genoa vs 135 Siamese at 8:13am 01.20.24 For how I sail and where I sail (Lake Michigan), a 135 is a much better choice. On a day where I'm
Odd Yanmar issue Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 01.20.24 If your engine has an electric stop button, it would be a simple matter for your fire suppression sy
Odd Yanmar issue (1) quadrille38 at 7:34am 01.20.24 I guess the key would lie in where that white/brown wire leads (purple if a Volvo engine). It doesn
Testing out my jump starter... kloudie1 at 6:51am 01.20.24 If you can see and easily access the large "hot" starter lead, you can connect the jumper positive t
Odd Yanmar issue Scott T-Bird at 6:40am 01.20.24
Leroy Somer Windlass dmdiehl64 at 6:38am 01.20.24 Do you have the contact info of the previous owner? A short call would probably lead to an answer.
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel Scott T-Bird at 6:30am 01.20.24 Well, also the reason I asked is because the 10 hp reference seems to indicate that he is putting in
Selden mast information George Braun at 6:15am 01.20.24 it's really kind of stupid the way Selden does it - you should find a part #/configuration code at t
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 5:24am 01.20.24 This assumes there is not a blocking diode on the cables that prevents charging the battery from th
Testing out my jump starter... dlochner at 5:17am 01.20.24 As @davidasailor said, just don't take the jump cables off until you shut down the engine. The alte
Replace Radar sailme88 at 4:55am 01.20.24 I upgraded from a Furuno gray monochrome screen to a Raymarine digital color Chartplotter with rad
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 4:38am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the alter
Testing out my jump starter... dLj at 4:36am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the alter
Testing out my jump starter... sailme88 at 4:31am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the altern
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 4:28am 01.20.24 I agree - sounds good. Be sure not to disconnect the jump pack until you shut the engine down, or yo
150 genoa vs 135 jssailem at 3:37am 01.20.24
Replace Radar jssailem at 3:18am 01.20.24 I read the review when it came out. For less than $2500 these systems are very helpful in providing
Testing out my jump starter... jssailem at 2:07am 01.20.24 Sounds like a logical approach. Positive to positive. Negative to negative. Like sticking a new batt
Selden mast information marcham at 8:31pm 01.19.24 Did you check near the base of the mast?
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel FastOlson at 6:37pm 01.19.24 Why are you suggesting the Yanmar? Is that what you have available (what model)? How do the dimen

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