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Another concern about the compression post (1) Ye old salty captain bob at 10:57am 11.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/484 I am a new owner of a 1994 Hunter 29.5. I am concerned about the bottom of the post: it looks like i
Air Conditioner in Beneteau 311 DOCKHAND at 10:41am 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2871 I have a 311 without AC and in my manual it only shows a 331 on where to install it. Also in my manu
Renault RC8D & Salt Water Kilojolts at 10:28am 11.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/731 Hi, I'm a newbie to diesel and was "gifted" a Hunter H27. The boat's in good shape but it came with
Yanmar valve adjustment swank at 10:04am 11.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/10904 I'm adjusting the valves for the first time on a 2gm20f the book says align the 1t Mark for first c
Newbie Hunter 260 Headstay Foil Extrusion & Winterizing h2o_snow at 9:59am 11.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1401 Idaho greetings - brand new H260 owner - just towed up from CA this weekend (1,045 miles w/ 20mph cr
Stepping 35.5 Mast stevemac at 9:44am 11.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/583 Hi All... I have a 1994 35.5 that the stick has never been removed. Getting ready to haul out and w
Universal Atomic Diesel - Transmission Oil Dipstick (Picture?) will.smith.312 at 8:48am 11.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/1359 I recently purchased an '85 Cat27 Tall Rig (first sailboat), and it's time to put it up for the wint
Engine knocks at Idle john mendolia at 6:55am 11.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 11/1495 Hi All, I own a 2003 Hunter 306 that i just purchased in September. My Yanmar 2gm20 is idling rough
Some people are way too trusting... and clueless (2) rgranger at 6:38am 11.28.16 Ask All Sailors 45/2938 So, I was at my marina yesterday doing a little cleaning on my boat.... and a guy on the neigboring
Must be a story here... (2) rgranger at 6:26am 11.28.16 Sails Call Lounge 37/2820 I was at the marina this afternoon and saw this....Im guessing it sunk and was floated but I don't k
Black Friday/Cyber Monday boat deals? (1) Justin_NSA at 6:04am 11.28.16 Ask All Sailors 2/393 Anyone find any? I picked up a new Little Giant 22' ladder on sale. It's going to help me on my proj
Found Crack in Internal Hull (1) Lu Sea at 5:28am 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/857 I'm not sure I am describing the location correctly, but it is in the cavity aft of the bilge at the
Leak in head Lu Sea at 5:23am 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/426 Our boat is being winterized. We lifted up the floorboard at the foot of the companionway to find ab
Looking at a 27 Penceler at 4:48am 11.28.16 Pearson 0/704 I'll be taking a long hard look at a late 80's 27 in a few days. Anyone know of specific areas I sh
First Sailboat and first post (1) Bryan L Collins at 8:47pm 11.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1631 Wanted to post and say thanks to all of the previous posts and posters that have helped me in gettin
Finally. A final sail! (4) Jackdaw at 8:33pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 10/741 After 4 sunday sails in November, half of them in shorts, we head out for a final trip across the la
Port side.... DaveJ at 6:41pm 11.27.16 Catalina 310 3/613 I was at my Dr last week for a checkup, I complained about a sciatica pain, he said which side, I sa
outboard kickup gbrian at 5:49pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 2/295 when in reverse gear, my 9.9 mariner outboard wants to kickup to the point where the prop will come
jump starter packs njlarry at 5:47pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 5/702 Looking to buy a new jump start power pack for both my bow rider and tow vehicle. Local true value s
Suggestions for new Catalina 30 owner...??? 4sandybutts at 4:06pm 11.27.16 Catalina 30 24/10168 I am the proud new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 tall rig.I want to upgrade many things on the boat as

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Coronado 15 Rigging rgranger at 12:38pm 02.09.24
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:38pm 02.09.24 Bleach is corrosive and damaging to rubber and plastics (parts in pumps, hoses etc)... and it reacts
Sprit idea I found thoughts? Stu Jackson at 12:09pm 02.09.24 Do you really want to "test" the strength of the ss tubing on your pulpit? How much "faster" could
Shaft Diameter, T3800 jssailem at 10:28am 02.09.24 Randy, that was a helpful response. As I have learned, with all things boat, it is helpful to learn
Getting into Boat Chartering tfox2069 at 9:26am 02.09.24 I'm realizing that there's two takes on the OP's question: 1. What qualifications do I need to cha
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose jamesrbrown999 at 9:25am 02.09.24 Peggie, reading your book "Get Rid of Boat Odors", lots of good stuff in there!!! ...highly recommen
Builder's Plaque Hayden Watson at 9:13am 02.09.24 I think you posted this in the wrong thread. Perfect place for the pirate Arg! :hijack:
Builder's Plaque randydandy at 9:03am 02.09.24 I think you would want to redo that. I find that I need every last inch at times.
Shaft Diameter, T3800 randydandy at 8:59am 02.09.24 I bought a Tartan 3800 (named Sanguine) 1998, deep keel. I need to replace the prop but need to kn
Coronado 15 Rigging David Reinhart at 7:49am 02.09.24 Does anybody have the dimensions or specifications for "Spreaders" on a Coronado 15 sailing mast tha
Coronado 15 Rigging David Reinhart at 7:45am 02.09.24 David, If you can get an example of the spreader, then Ballenger Spars of Watsonville CA maybe able
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. Scott T-Bird at 7:44am 02.09.24 Hello, My plotter is a B&G Zeus 3S. It supports forward scan, but those transducers are big $. Ins
My, how time flies! w4swk at 7:34am 02.09.24 You're making all these wild claims with no pics of the plane?? :biggrin: Actually, I have thousa
Electric Motors Scott T-Bird at 7:17am 02.09.24 I do!! It's a good option! Check the power ratings (volts amps). Unless you buy one of the b*
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 5:27am 02.09.24 Looks good. Try to keep it out of the sun when not in use to extend the life of the plastic as it's
Instrument panel (1) jssailem at 5:19am 02.09.24 The black panel is likely held in place by the 4 corner screws. The appear to be stainless screws. B
Sprit idea I found thoughts? Davidasailor26 at 2:32am 02.09.24
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. marcham at 2:09am 02.09.24 Had the forward scan on my last boat, we really miss it. Best anchoring tool for BC waters....
My, how time flies! w4swk at 9:42pm 02.08.24
Instrument panel Tally Ho at 8:19pm 02.08.24

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