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O'day 222 LED lights Nearside at 3:44pm 03.05.17 Day Sailers 3/1674 Just converted all my lights to LED. It took a bit of research and I thought maybe I could save some
Bottom and zinc inspection Full Circle 473 at 3:14pm 03.05.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 21/2631 How often do you inspect you zincs and bottom paint, and how often do you clean the hull? When we w
Battery Exploded Full Circle 473 at 3:04pm 03.05.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1218 One of the house batteries exploded. Would like some advice as to what I can check before I replace
Restore a "free"...Quicksilver Dinghy freeheelbillie at 1:56pm 03.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/651 I know there's no such thing as a free boat...but when I went to look at this https://detroit.craigs
I need two spreaders for my newly acquired 19.2 Oday ranman at 9:41am 03.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/637 Can anyone help me find some? ran2man@earthlink.net Or text (850) 685-1934
Harpswell ME to Cape Cod Canal Bob S at 7:06am 03.05.17 Destinations 8/1774 How long time wise do you think it would take to sail form Cape Cod Canal to Harpswell ME. would hea
I'm the owner of a Beneteau 393 2004 (since 1 year) I noticied that, at anchor, in calm water, this Cado at 6:56am 03.05.17 Ask All Sailors 14/4401 I'm the owner of a Beneteau 393 2004 (since 1 year) I noticied that, at anchor, in calm water, this
Inverter install tutorial? Rodd at 6:54am 03.05.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3389 Maine: Still wondering if you might be getting around to a tutorial on proper install practices for
Injector fuel pump assembly peterbud at 4:38am 03.05.17 Parts Search 1/674 I am looking for a complete fuel pump assembly for a universal M320 diesel. If anyone has pulled an
Installing a new exhaust in an Alden Challenger. (2) TomY at 3:53am 03.05.17 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 11/5938 CHRISTMAS, a 1961 Challenger - on her third engine, has the original exhaust. A drawing dated 1958 s
March Madness shemandr at 8:01pm 03.04.17 Ask All Sailors 17/863 OK. I've done winter without diagnosed insanity. But March looms dangerously ahead. I've read all
MAX PROP - FROZEN - HELP Puesta del sol at 7:23pm 03.04.17 Big Boats 16/2035 Went to work on the boat today :-) Max Prop Feathers are stuck in place :-( Any suggestions? I di
Me and outboards... Brian D at 7:08pm 03.04.17 Engines and Propulsion 80/12479 So here we go again. Seems that I have somewhat neglected my Suzuki DF2.5 outboard. I "think" the la
What size are H31 cabin top winches? Reg M at 4:38pm 03.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/1798 I am in Florida for the winter and my boat is in Canada. I am looking at getting a self tailing win
Internal Lines Hunter 34 Mast JACKHEAPE at 4:18pm 03.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2111 Trying to figure out what each of the lines on my mast are for on my Hunter 34. I have the tall rig,
A swivel tv mount for a flat screen smart tv in my Catalina 310 (4) Tom & Deb at 11:49am 03.04.17 Catalina 310 7/2589 133788 133792 133793 133794 By pure luck I found a swivel tv mount that would take my flat screen fr
Life Got Tougher catalanc at 10:37am 03.04.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/664 Some folks are having a tough time of it. http://www.theonion.com/article/rising-income-inequality
Wetsanding Cat Girl 70 at 8:38am 03.04.17 Catalina 22 14/1646 We bought our first boat last year, an amazing 1970. We thought she needed to be repainted until I s
Cherubini 27 number sequence? TooCoys at 3:53am 03.04.17 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1472 Hello all, first post. I've just purchased my first sailboat, a 1981 Hunter 27. The hull number is
Rudder mount (1) paulj at 9:57pm 03.03.17 Catalina 310 11/1578 Leo Which diameter are you talking about. I can not get this picture on the private message.

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universal M18 3 point front mount bracket jssailem at 10:17am 06.01.24 Adam It sounds like you would like an OEM part, yet when you discover the Westerbeke price of OEM, y
Fuel tank sender gasket Calif. Ted at 10:04am 06.01.24 Sender gaskets are available in various materials, a common sender is the VDO, most (if not all) use
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 06.01.24 OUCH ! I would hazard a guess and say that every prop shaft for the Hunter 386/380/376 is differe
Fuel tank sender gasket Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 06.01.24 The black stuff is most likely Permatex 2 which is the only stuff in the universe which will stick t
Portlight Polish jssailem at 8:44am 06.01.24 I've used that stuff on my car headlights. It worked as advertised. About a year later, they needed
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... thinwater at 8:38am 06.01.24 Sleeve will probably actually be simpler. The compression load is not hard to figure out. Typically
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 JamesG161 at 8:10am 06.01.24 Call the Stores on this site. They will respond. They help every Hunter owner. Simply use my lin
Fuel tank sender gasket MikeHoncho at 8:01am 06.01.24 You can buy Viton gasket material sheets on Amazon for less than $20. I woudn't depend on some blac
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 Hamish_s at 7:54am 06.01.24 Thanks James. I'm in Canada and while the pricing for the actual shaft and coupling is very good, t
Propeller shaft length 376/380/386 JamesG161 at 6:52am 06.01.24 Call the Stores on this site. Hunter 386 3 blade propeller SailboatOwners.com customer service M
Portlight Polish (5) rgranger at 6:40am 06.01.24 <p>
Are your PFD's ready? Jim Legere at 3:19am 06.01.24 I manually inflate my PFDs every spring using the oral inflation tube. There should be no noticeable
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 10:57pm 05.31.24 The 2/0 has a rating of 330a outside of an engine space and 280 in an engine space. Assuming a 300a
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? skunther at 9:28pm 05.31.24 Thank you!
Love Hate relationship Leeward Rail at 8:42pm 05.31.24 I like a Bimini that's plenty wide enough to span from one outboard genny track to the other, with
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? Leeward Rail at 8:28pm 05.31.24 Here's my thread from ages ago when I repaired the hatch on our c22 https://forums.sailboatowners.c
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? Salty79 at 7:29pm 05.31.24 I've got a metal plug on order, will report back! Thanks all.
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jibes138 at 7:28pm 05.31.24 https://www.grainger.com/product/4VRV4?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:4P7A1P:20501231&gad_source=1&g
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jibes138 at 7:23pm 05.31.24 A coping saw blade might fit in the little hole so you could cut a slot on each side for a screwdriv
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount jibes138 at 7:08pm 05.31.24 Unscrew the traveler. Add your brackets, then screw it back down. You might need a few washers betwe

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