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Chart Plotter Replacement Jerry21707 at 4:08pm 04.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1218 Looking to replace the original equipment Raymarine RC 435 chartplotter on our 2007 Hunter 31. The
Back in a Hunter avi8torny at 3:12pm 04.13.17 Smaller Boats 3/460 Thanks for all those who were of great help to me with info and private messages....especially Dave!
How Do I Stop The Boat Don Guillette at 2:45pm 04.13.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/4298 Yesterday, I was talking to a Aussie friend from Sydney. He was telling me about a discussion he had
TILLER CLUTCH OR LOCK? C.Daniels at 1:03pm 04.13.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1350 Hi I'm just new in this forum and as a sailor. I just bought a Catalina 22 to sail it in the South o
Where can I get a replacement pump handle? greeneyedjack at 11:30am 04.13.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1001 While working on the refit for my 1984 O'day 28'. The handle to the manual bilge pump has disappeare
Getting rid of Oday kdnichols at 11:11am 04.13.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/963 I bought an Oday 23 years ago and sailed it for a few summers.
Comic Relief Ron20324 at 10:55am 04.13.17 Sails Call Lounge 8/880 The comic strip "Arlo and Janis" has a continuing thread on boats. Today, Janis enjoys that cute "ki
Without bottom paint Brian Buzz at 10:26am 04.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1898 About how long can I leave my boat in the water without bottom paint? I know that it depends on the
Rebuilt injector pump peterbud at 10:17am 04.13.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1482 Has anyone had a injector pump rebuilt? If so were you happy with it? I have a M 3-20 Universal with
Bow Plate Capri at 9:00am 04.13.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/493 Hello, Everyone. I have an O'day 22. I would like to know which hole on the bow plate you use for th
Hi Don Teagno at 8:02am 04.13.17 Sabre Sailboats 0/1041 Is this chat group still active?
Source for cabin fabric? Brian S at 6:51pm 04.12.17 Ask An Oday Owner 27/3490 My cabin cushions are covered with the dark blue velvet with little pairs of light flecks in it. I
Worlds cheapest air conditioning njlarry at 5:59pm 04.12.17 Ask All Sailors 37/3909 Reading recent comments about air conditioning has got me thinking :yikes:. Since there may only b
Rub Rail Replacement (1) shank at 1:36pm 04.12.17 Catalina 22 7/2939 Happy Spring (sort of in VT). I have an 87 C22 and I'd like to replace the original beat-up, brown
Redondo Beach Sailboat into Pier rfrye1 at 12:07pm 04.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/538 Its amazing no one was hurt or killed. Watching the video, the guy couldn't get the head sail tight
Hunter 340 HVAC (1) mistrotech at 11:58am 04.12.17 Big Boats 8/2606 After 16 years we are going to have installed (or diy) Heating and AC in our 1999 Hunter 340. When o
Pamlico & Albemarle Sounds Late June????? rgranger at 11:03am 04.12.17 Ask All Sailors 4/279 Hey SBO sailors.... Is anyone planning to be in the Pamlico or Albemarle sounds during the third o
Hunter 23.5 Spinnaker Setup Questions CrispyCringle at 9:06am 04.12.17 Smaller Boats 4/1988 I have a 23.5 that I purchased last fall. Spring is here and shes back on the water. Im trying to le
center board problems Captmayhem at 8:14am 04.12.17 Ask An Oday Owner 9/858 Ok, launch from hell yesterday, O'day 23 , forgot to make sure the center board line was tied off, i
Bracket woes & stopping the engine (1) rblevens at 7:12am 04.12.17 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1587 135257 My 3QM30H did not come with a throttle bracket- I can make one easy enough (part 74 in the di

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Finding cabin leaks with pressure? Rafael8008 at 11:50am 04.27.24 Question was "Has anyone pressured up the cabin to find deck leaks? how did this go? " Short answer
Access to windlass (1) Tom J at 11:20am 04.27.24 my 2004 has same locker access and has never been any issues. I check it once a year in spring to m
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:19am 04.27.24 The heavy red wire was cut by firemen, who also sprayed the entire boat with salt water. They even o
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 11:19am 04.27.24 One of many challenges you will encounter dropping the rudder, I believe. I believe that is a set
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 04.27.24 Our 47-gallon water tank has started to bulge and pushed up the floor boards. How do you replace th
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Kings Gambit at 10:07am 04.27.24 Not clear from where you are departing or your destination. FL rocky? Most of it is beach coastline.
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 10:06am 04.27.24 looking at a map it seems Canal Erie is in fact the Tomahawk river, right?... Part of the canal i
Engine fire BAD ORCA at 9:20am 04.27.24 Third picture from the left; That green copper really suggests a chafe that let seawater in under t
How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Rick D at 9:19am 04.27.24 I think the prior owner has to cancel the TIP. I believe that can be done at a counsel office or emb
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 8:55am 04.27.24 looking at a map it seems Canal Erie is in fact the Tomahawk river, right?...
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 (1) JamesG161 at 8:35am 04.27.24 This a picture from our H430 s that Stainless Pipe that vents under a removable deck Cover. No ven
Self tacking jib jssailem at 8:34am 04.27.24 The image provided by @thinwater provides a clean/clear look at the rig. Definitely as described.
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 JamesG161 at 8:25am 04.27.24 Our 47-gallon water tank has started to bulge and pushed up the floor boards. Your water tank air
Access to windlass marchem at 8:15am 04.27.24 my 2004 has same locker access and has never been any issues. I check it once a year in spring to m
How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Stu Jackson at 7:56am 04.27.24 www.latitude38.com has covered this very well over the years. I'd also go ask on www.cruisersforu
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 7:55am 04.27.24 What about the PLB's from ACR or other brands? I like the feature that after activation by the MOB,
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 7:36am 04.27.24
The Great Lakes.... Tally Ho at 7:22am 04.27.24 As both a sailor and a diver , that list left off some very interesting facts about the shipping hi
Hand held Radio ? Kings Gambit at 7:09am 04.27.24 Are you talking in a lake or in the sea? In a lake with little fetch and low wind you might be able
The Great Lakes.... Timm R Oday25 at 6:45am 04.27.24 As both a sailor and a diver , that list left off some very interesting facts about the shipping his

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