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Fuel tank in front of the gudgeons! Sailor216 at 8:14am 05.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/454 Hi all, We were anticipating the launch of our 272 this weekend, however a major snag came up. The g
Sailing and Camping April 2017 ShotgunSlim at 6:09am 05.18.17 Catalina 22 5/2181 I had "Kellie Marie" out for a short day sail earlier in the year and took two guests aboard who gre
Specific Gravity vs. Actual Ah Capacity Maine Sail at 5:30am 05.18.17 Musings With Maine Sail 7/2414 I hear it repeated endlessly on boating forums that the only "good measure" of a flooded batteries h
17'er St Ignace - Mackinaw Is Marty at 8:33pm 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 12/763 Would like to try to make this trip with our tiny Hunter 170. opionions / recommendations please.
Liability...... Good Samaritan or just a fool NYSail at 6:53pm 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 62/4018 so hypothetical. You're walking down the dock and see a boat banging against the dock causing damag
who trailer sails? piedpiperIII at 6:21pm 05.17.17 Catalina 22 23/2446 I was thinking of just trailer sailing when my slip lease is up as opposed to a new lease. Mostly b
Need Advice on Peeling Keel hoopcoach at 5:36pm 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1426 While attempting to chip away what I thought was some loose VC-17 from the front-side of the keel on
Oday 240 Purchase MaryEllaRose at 4:04pm 05.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1369 I'm considering the purchase of an Oday 240. Currently, I own a Catalina 22. The boat appears to be
Restoring O'day 15 Randy at 1:59pm 05.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2775 I have been given an O'day 15, hull number 24603; class 192 and my daughter is determined for us to
Cockpit cushions dgilley at 12:01pm 05.17.17 Smaller Boats 5/480 Anybody know how to remove the seat back cushions on a H26. Mine need reupholstered.
What do you clean your rubber dingy with? sailnewbie at 11:45am 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/518 Got my 8ft sea worthy out after sitting all winter and not only is it filthy but now I have white re
Hunter 34 masthead PThomas at 10:31am 05.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/930 Hello I have to climb the mast to replace my main halyard does anyone have any pictures of it or an
Stretching Antifouling Plymouth Sailor at 9:51am 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 25/3385 I realize I'll be told not to experiment or cheap out on painting my boats bottom however there's th
Offshore With the Hunter 35.5 John Nantz at 9:37am 05.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/774 Just posted this article "Offshore With the Hunter 35.5!!!" from an early issue of "From the Masthea
C30 MKIII mainsheet question AXEL at 6:38am 05.17.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/568 I bought a 2000 C30 MKIII last year. I don't think I had the mainsheet set up correctly last season.
Red flags when buying a used H260 Chuck C. at 6:32am 05.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/845 I'm viewing to buy a 2005 H260 this week-end and was wondering if anyone has any advice on what I sh
What dolphins think is cool (1) Jackdaw at 6:20am 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1353 Many of us have sailed and have had dolphins frolic of the bow wave. We think its cool, and assume t
Oceanis 45 Compass Light Power Source SteveInMD at 5:30am 05.17.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/887 Does anyone know when the nav lights and compass light wiring comes together and are powered?
Oday 23 core repair pics and leak question (5) Peter Sai-Ngarm at 12:49am 05.17.17 Day Sailers 8/1497 Hey all. I recently purchased an oday 23. I've gone sailing on it a few times now in the San Francis
Just Purchased a Hunter 33 MightyMike at 11:52pm 05.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1069 After more than 10 years ashore I have just purchased a 1980 Hunter 33. A non-sailing friend asked

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Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:34pm 01.21.24 Can only guess that a previous owner hoped that it would add to the flotation of the boat. Does it
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Dalliance at 2:14pm 01.21.24 I replaced mine in 2012 with the 6 gal Seaward brand. No problems to date. Check dimensions closel
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel kloudie1 at 12:37pm 01.21.24 A good machine shop can make an adapter plate that would allow the A4 transmission to bolt up to the
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel jssailem at 12:04pm 01.21.24 I would contact Yanmar and ask the questions. The simplest approach is inline. My boat came with a
Weather at your location currently and photo? (2) jssailem at 11:55am 01.21.24
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:34am 01.21.24 WOW, there it is in all of it's curious logic ! I don't see a Hunter label on this "always on" pane
Hunter misleading weights Crazy Dave Condon at 11:33am 01.21.24 As a dealer very much involved with the water ballast hunters, the 23.5 dry weight is 2,000 lbs with
Testing out my jump starter... dLj at 11:18am 01.21.24 This sounds contrary to most car mechanics that told me one way to check the alternator or battery
Testing out my jump starter... LaDonaMina at 10:42am 01.21.24 This sounds contrary to most car mechanics that told me one way to check the alternator or battery f
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel dlochner at 10:30am 01.21.24
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 jssailem at 10:25am 01.21.24 That looks similar to the unit I installed. Specs stated lots of insulation around tank yielding war
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Deleted member 117556 at 10:24am 01.21.24 Would like to see a picture because I cannot visualize the installation you describe. My AC is in th
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel MikeMowles at 10:24am 01.21.24 So the Yanmar has a sail drive? If you know the model number of the Yanmar, you can look up the ser
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel dlochner at 10:08am 01.21.24 So the Yanmar has a sail drive? If you know the model number of the Yanmar, you can look up the serv
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 10:04am 01.21.24 I have the Jeep JumpBooster and use it on the H285 and on my Sea Ray. When I start the engine it st
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Greg_D at 9:59am 01.21.24 Did the AC work when you looked at the boat? Did the owner show you the plumbing? On a boat that
Weather at your location currently and photo? LaDonaMina at 9:51am 01.21.24
Hunter misleading weights JoeWhite at 9:47am 01.21.24 I have been there, done that. With my H25.5 I towed it with my van and damaged the tranny. So I boug
Testing out my jump starter... (1) LaDonaMina at 9:46am 01.21.24 I have the Jeep JumpBooster and use it on the H285 and on my Sea Ray. When I start the engine it sta
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 JoeWhite at 9:38am 01.21.24 I am not sure about the amount of space you have for your existing water heater. For my C36, I remov

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