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Do we need yacht, or yachting, protocols and do many folks really care about them? Kings Gambit at 8:37am 02.14.17 Ask All Sailors 42/3075 The yachtsman's world is rich with protocols, it seems. We have flag protocols, communication proto
Broke Steering Cable c130king at 7:28pm 02.13.17 Catalina 310 10/1651 Broke the steering cable tonight. Guest turned the wheel too far with too much muscle and broke the
Raymarine ST60 Wind Speed Indicator Sluggish wstockho at 4:33pm 02.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3183 I own a 2005 Hunter 33 with ST60 instruments. A few months ago, the wind speed indicator stopped wo
h34 oldsman41 at 4:17pm 02.13.17 Big Boats 18/1477 new guy here ive been sailing for years but never a big boat. that being said i have a chance at buy
Upgrading My Freezer on my Hunter Mainehunter426 at 2:44pm 02.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2652 We have a stock 12 volt refrigerator and a stock 12 volt freezer on our 2003 - 42' Hunter. The refr
Bottom Job with a cast iron keel markwbird at 1:30pm 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 4/486 I'm getting ready to do a bottom job on my 1984 H34. I plan to do it myself. It's been three years
February in Minnesota (1) cb32863 at 11:49am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 6/376 Hell, at this rate, we are going to launch in March! Though, I am sure we will get a reality slap up
First 435 Strut rebed ddrewry at 7:57am 02.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/537 Anyone know how the strut is attached on the First models? Mine had a small amount of play at the l
My keel Jorge Guerra at 7:01am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 3/611 I having a problem with my McGregor I have already finished the bottom it's all painted and nice now
Looking for identification (1) Mtman1021 at 6:39am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 23/4314 trying to find out who made my boat. Title says it's a 1969 Bristol but I suspect that's not what it
Question about paint filler Les Pendleton at 6:34am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 8/662 I've just completed a massive re-coring of my front and rear decks. I'm putting down on Kiwi Grip on
Anyone know good Yanmar mechanic near Dallas-Ft Worth? RichW9603 at 5:38am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/559 Hi all, I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 with an older Yanmar 2GM engine. The original engine that came wi
West Marine bulk rope sale...today! rpludwig at 4:10am 02.13.17 Catalina 22 7/665 Just a heads up, got the email on the WM sale notice that Luke has mentioned a while back...bulk rop
keel to hull joint Mike8193 at 8:34pm 02.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/4688 I have a Beneteau 323, iron keel. Where the keel and hull meet is a small gap. This is part of the
C-22 Association Web Site Down (1) CaptDon01 at 3:56pm 02.12.17 Catalina 22 1/426 You'll see this notice when you go to the C-22 Association web site: Catalina22.orgTed McGee for al
Another electrical question jdub tn at 2:32pm 02.12.17 Catalina 22 15/4244 I am getting started on some electric projects on my '88 wing keel. One of which is to replace the
Shower Sump On 1985 H31 (1) Capt-Jack at 12:19pm 02.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2426 My 1985 Hunter 31 has a shower sump that starts in the sole inside of the head and extends to the so
1987 interior lights Chuck Powell at 10:49am 02.12.17 Bigger Boats 3/776 I have a 1987 272LE and want to replace the lighting in the cabin with LED bulbs. I'm having trouble
Mid Winter Cruise Terry Cox at 8:16am 02.12.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 34/3687 Okay weather gods, time for a break. Week of February 19th is sailing time, so heading out as soon a
Oday 322 cabin floor wilf at 7:13am 02.12.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/991 Anyone with an oday 322 know if the lager part of the cabin floor right at the bottom of the stairs

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Hunter 36: water in bilges - is it normal? karellen at 1:42pm 06.06.24 If the boats had air conditioning, the factory install drains condensate into the bilge. One common
M-12 Oil Change dmax at 1:40pm 06.06.24 Yeah, the bracket fits M-18 and M-25 so like was said earlier, you might not need it with the 10 HP
Water Pump Impellor karellen at 1:37pm 06.06.24 If you don't know when it was changed, I would suggest replacing it. Then you can get on a regular s
Rudder crack dmax at 1:34pm 06.06.24 You might find someone but more likely you'll have to pay someone to take it away.
Rudder crack (1) mbefus at 1:27pm 06.06.24
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 1:15pm 06.06.24 The deck is very strong and I would add backing plates. backing plates on a deck not built to wi
M-12 Oil Change odaydokay at 1:13pm 06.06.24 Word of advice: look into replacing your alternator bracket with the upgraded version - the origina
The falling c - Clip odaydokay at 12:54pm 06.06.24 Mine came apart too. A couple of times. I think over the years the back and forth motion of the bo
Moving the traveller questions PaulK at 12:47pm 06.06.24 You will also need more mechanical advantage to trim the sail. If you're moving the sheet attachmen
stripping cetol from teak odaydokay at 12:44pm 06.06.24 Thanks jssailem. I saw this response on the thread you referenced: Re: Removing Sikkens Cetol or H
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery SPLETS at 12:23pm 06.06.24 Rod thank you so much for all your help!! You are such an incredible resource as most of us are do
Moving the traveller questions FastOlson at 11:08am 06.06.24 Note also that moving a mainsheet connection forward on the boom may likely required changing to a m
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 10:26am 06.06.24 The deck is very strong and I would add backing plates. I looked into getting a Bimini but the driv
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 10:04am 06.06.24 I would think you should have been able to get higher RPM's towards the end if indeed your rings wer
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:50am 06.06.24
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:48am 06.06.24
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 06.06.24 Among the considerations here is the structure where you intend to move and support it as the load o
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 9:20am 06.06.24
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 9:14am 06.06.24 My main application is for a fore and aft spring line whilst in a slip with a secondary use for con
Curiosity might be making me overthink dmax at 9:04am 06.06.24 As has been said, a difficult project. Though not as convenient, a much simpler way would be to add

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