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Help! I wanna get out! capta at 12:40pm 09.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/556 Mathew is just a memory. We haven't had a squall since around 3AM and the rain stopped at 9AM. The w
Yanmar (Hitachi) 80amp alternator output question Fortyeighter at 12:11pm 09.29.16 Big Boats 8/9267 I noticed that my batteries were not charging very much after running the engine several hours betwe
Endeavour 33 dry weight. Ara at 11:35am 09.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/876 Does anyone knows the dry weight of Endeavour 33 1985? Looked all over the place and I can't find t
Soft squeaky spot (1) Dubo at 11:30am 09.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/544 One of my ports had a leak that the PO didn't take care of which allow water to make its way into th
Thanks Maine Sail (1) Ken Cross at 9:44am 09.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/728 Mainsail I took your advise for polishing our hull and it worked great, but my arms are killing me.
1976 O'Day 25 Centerboard Pendant Replacement OrcaSailor at 8:22am 09.29.16 Bigger Boats 3/1664 I have read numerous threads regarding the replacement of O'Day centerboard pendants. Let me pass on
Best iOS charts app CapnGL at 6:55am 09.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1067 Depth charts etc for inland lakes and coastal waters? thanks Greg
Fuel additive Dee-Zol / Off road diesel TFlight at 6:55am 09.29.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/2354 Anyone have any experience with Dee-Zol diesel marine fuel additive to combat effects of water in t
Winter project planning (2) flynhi4u at 6:26am 09.29.16 Trailer Sailors 1/744 Now that we have our girl home and tucked away in the garage for a 7 month nap my mind turns to skii
Perkins Perama M30 Fiddler's Green at 9:00pm 09.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/2178 Hello! I just bought a 1993 Catalina 320 and have some questions about the Perama M30 engine; I hav
Best weekend ever (2) RussC at 8:30pm 09.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/893 And it wasn't even a weekend ;) Jennifer and I are just back from a 3 day/2 night trip to our local
Need a source for cabin table support dblakey at 5:28pm 09.28.16 S2 2/830 Turns out my new-to-me 9.2A only has one of the tubular steel supports, of which two are needed to s
4JH4E Yanmar NYSail at 4:41pm 09.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/3826 engine is a 2005...... opinions and is this self bleeding.
To Trailer or not to... agprice22 at 1:01pm 09.28.16 Ask All Sailors 51/3092 I have a line on an older J/30 for very little money. It is 4 hours away from my house. I have a dua
Relocated Battery Charger (2) Bill19233 at 11:17am 09.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/474 I just replaced and relocated the battery charger on my Hunter 340. I put it on the shelf under the
Copper bottom (1) Windtherapy at 9:20am 09.28.16 Ask All Sailors 28/4286 So I still have my 26' but bought an O'Day Daysailer a few weeks ago and have been having fun with t
Universal M25 transmission leak? patrickkidd at 9:15am 09.28.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2820 hi there! I have a Universal M25 in my Catalina 30 and the transmission is leaking into the bilge. A
Cheap Ebay SLA batteries (1) PropellerHead at 8:43am 09.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1835 I would like to install a trolling motor on my Hunter 23.5 for the purpose of navigating in/out of d
Mast for C250 Jacob Herman at 8:40am 09.28.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/620 Hello everyone, First time post, and first time sailboat owner. I purchased a 2002 C250 WK. It needs
Understanding Weather Forecasts? Kings Gambit at 8:32am 09.28.16 Ask All Sailors 44/3068 It's not uncommon to hear from sailors about how NOAA's weather forecasts are often wrong and cannot

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Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement Bill19233 at 10:01am 04.25.24 Found this, but $282! This light is different, 225 degrees shines for the steaming light, then an ex
Self tacking jib KayakUpgrade at 9:58am 04.25.24
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 9:57am 04.25.24 Thanks for pointing out the orientation. I could not tell which way the photo was, as I though the d
Access to windlass marchem at 9:52am 04.25.24 There is salt water intrusion from the deck. Remove the vertical portion and replace the seals on t
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 9:40am 04.25.24 There is salt water intrusion from the deck. Remove the vertical portion and replace the seals on th
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 anelso29 at 9:28am 04.25.24 You want to be careful not to break or move the P bracket. Having someone to lend a hand working
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Fred at 9:00am 04.25.24 Recently replaced mine for open turnbuckles, I could never get anything but pins to fit in them. I'
Not perfect launch day... dLj at 8:40am 04.25.24
hull port (windows) leaking Joe at 8:29am 04.25.24 Ted...thank you so much for your response. Aren't they recommending silicone tho? Why don't you l
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 lakesurfsailor at 8:26am 04.25.24 If you have any questions afterwards, feel free to send a private message to me former Hunter deal
Access to windlass (1) marchem at 8:23am 04.25.24 Switch/breaker is fine. Opened small access port and found a lot of corrosion. Removed the front p
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 Joe at 8:17am 04.25.24 ...... So now the quest is to find marine grade aluminum rivets I'd be surprised if rig rite didn't
Not perfect launch day... FastOlson at 7:31am 04.25.24
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate pgandw at 7:28am 04.25.24 Thank you very much for the additional information and history. I like the Crosby rig, but the mid
Correct size packing for stuffing box? dkinzer at 7:17am 04.25.24 3/16" or 1/4". How do you know? You can calculate the size by taking two measurements: the diamete
Correct size packing for stuffing box? shemandr at 6:39am 04.25.24 Compass Marine has a comprehensive video on this. Well worth the time to watch if you are going to
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Syntonos at 6:22am 04.25.24 Hello, considering a 25 MK2 for sf bay and coastal cruising and racing. Can any of you share any exp
Rivets Used JamesG161 at 6:20am 04.25.24 help prevent bimetal stainless/aluminum corrosion. Aluminum and Iron will still corrode to final O
Brackets on Pop Top Opening citabria131 at 6:04am 04.25.24 Thanks to the responses, it definitely clears things up for me and confirms they are for holding dow
Windlass and thruster Battery question Scott T-Bird at 5:41am 04.25.24 how do you know what group battery to pick? I'd start by measuring the space provided for the batt

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