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1989 Hunter 28 Skip Spires at 9:01am 01.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1982 My wife and I are purchasing a 1989 Hunter 28 this week. The plan is to leave Portsmouth Va on Jan 1
Got resolutions? (1) Phil Herring at 7:53am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 41/3887 Happy New Year everyone! What's your boating resolution for 2017? Upgrades, refits, major repair
White Drainage Build up on Awlgrip Paint (1) SailMaster at 7:32am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/463 While playing catch up with the brightwork on Thalassa I am doing our annual wax job on the awl grip
Portable fuel tank Paul and Judy at 7:21am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1504 I have to move my hunter 33.5 from the marina to a friends dock. My problem is my diesel tank is da
Sail Bag Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:44am 01.02.17 Catalina 22 21/3321 i want to buy a sail bag for my jib from Sailrite. What size do you recommend.
Galley Bench for a Beneteau 370 collins3184 at 5:37am 01.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/391 I'm looking for a galley bench for an Oceanis 370 (1992). Some models came with the bench others do
Buying a Dinghy Steverhnm at 8:16pm 01.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/872 OK, so it's time I buy a new Dinghy for my boat. Tired of patching, tired of leaking water, tired o
Review of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard for Sunbrella Zeus2012 at 7:55pm 01.01.17 Ask All Sailors 22/4184 I bought a gallon of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard because our bimini was leaking like a window screen.
Structural Importance of Liner? AaronD at 5:35pm 01.01.17 Catalina 22 5/1628 As I was cutting more holes in my interior liner the other day (mounting a couple electrical compone
Anyone else get out for a New Year's Day Sail? (1) tomgrigsby at 5:29pm 01.01.17 The Cherubini Hunters 16/827 New Year's day race onboard my 1979 H30. We're overtaking a 1981 H30 in very light air on James Riv
Trailer Sailer Capri 22 Wing keel? MEM626 at 5:27pm 01.01.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1688 I've been shopping for a Capri 22 with a wing keel with the intention of trailering it to lakes in t
Sheet coloring CapnGL at 3:38pm 01.01.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/599 When I put new rigging on my new to me boat all the sheets were the same color so I replaced with al
Odd size on anchor chain? SFS at 2:08pm 01.01.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1124 OK, here is today's puzzle. I measured my anchor chain today with my calipers, in preparation for o
Water under the galley sink tgrass462 at 12:27pm 01.01.17 Smaller Boats 39/3298 We have a 1999 260 that has a tiny amount of water entering the space beneath the galley sink. It l
Bose 321 System not turning on: al simonson at 10:51am 01.01.17 Big Boats 42/14340 I have a 2009 41DS that I keep in Tortola, BVI. I bought it new in 2010 and it came with the Bose 32
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439 shallow draft keel - anyone seen pictures? RichW9603 at 8:54am 01.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1811 Hi all, I am considering upgrading my boat to a Jeanneau SO 439. Unfortunately being in Texas I wou
3GM30F Raw Water Pump Mike Kegley at 8:12am 01.01.17 Engines and Propulsion 19/10458 Hoping to get a little assistance/clarification regarding sourcing a replacement raw water pump for
How to drain Antifreeze from Yanmar 3ym30. Caspurr at 6:49am 01.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/12748 Looking for information on how to replace my existing antifreeze in my 3YM30 Yanmar engine. Is there
Port Light Trim Ring Removal (1) KZW at 3:17pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1315 How does one remove the aluminum trim rings from the port lights without damaging them (or the gel c
Reefing the jib ChrisNY at 2:20pm 12.31.16 Sirius 21/22 6/2141 Took the Sirius 21 out for a sail yesterday. It was blowing 10-15kts with gust up to what seemed to

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Engineering Help Needed Tater at 7:52am 10.19.23 Project complete: all that remains is strapping it on and testing. Maybe I can go play tomorrow.
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) william24424 at 7:22am 10.19.23 I prefer the room on the high side while tacking on my larger boat. Two people maneuvering around ea
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger RoyS at 6:53am 10.19.23 I'm intriqued . How does the line inside the clear tubing come out ? Is there a slit ? No slit. Ve
Whisker Pole Seahawk345 at 4:59am 10.19.23 Thanx for the reply's....very much appreciated.......
'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube RBilly at 3:33am 10.19.23 Thanks for reply. Haul out time here. Will tackle that next Spring.
Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 2:42am 10.19.23 was thinking about cam cleats with fairleads, that's another option
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Tom J at 9:38pm 10.18.23 Discovered short circuit at the panel (which was a total btch to open with the wheel/autopilot sti*
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 8:08pm 10.18.23 The solenoid pulls the wire that is attached to the high pressure pump lever. You said that much b
Man the Boats... jssailem at 8:07pm 10.18.23 Good question. Last Saturday I had planned to head to the boat. Unfortunately the rain storm we had
Diesel shut off pull jssailem at 8:01pm 10.18.23 On my 4.107 Perkins, I have a solenoid that I push a kill button on the cockpit engine panel. The so
Put-In-Bay? David in Sandusky at 7:47pm 10.18.23 Put-in-Bay is the Harbor with big restaurants and night-time entertainment in bars. They have a big
'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube Mickstr at 7:19pm 10.18.23 On my 272 and 322, it's a small maybe 3/4" diameter plastic tube that is connected to the fitting fe
Diesel shut off pull Richard19068 at 6:57pm 10.18.23 I see. The OP has a Yanmar. The thread has become a bit confusing when a question is asked about a
Misc repairs and changes Ward H at 6:31pm 10.18.23 I can't think of a reason not to use 5/16" thru out the boat. You could use cam cleats on the 1/4" l
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22pm 10.18.23 Your description of the gin pole is correct but what made it difficult to identify was the photo was
Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 6:20pm 10.18.23
Misc repairs and changes (1) Ward H at 6:13pm 10.18.23 I had an O'day 25 for 6 years. Here's the list of lines I used on my O'day. The last column is qty
Saildrive MH40 Yanmar SeaDrive at 5:49pm 10.18.23 I also own a MH40-2013 and have had the main window leak problem. I removed them and resealed, them
Man the Boats... Michael Davis at 5:19pm 10.18.23
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 5:13pm 10.18.23

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