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Swing keel hing bolt hunter sa Jmrbill at 2:38pm 09.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/539 Anyone have one of these bolt or have the specs or even picture is.
h260 lost my rudder gudiss at 2:37pm 09.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/626 Saturday we were out in the ocean city nj inlet with about 15-18k of wind and 4' surf on a close hau
Mast Step Recommendations: (2) pclarksurf at 2:15pm 09.12.16 Catalina 22 8/1712 Anyone currently running the so called "improved" mast step in conjunction with the Halyard plate? H
Alarm sounds even before glow plugs warmed OS2Dude at 1:38pm 09.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1245 I recently installed a newer engine panel in the cockpit of our 1985 Catalina 30 similar to this one
Shipping dimentions Jerry21707 at 12:58pm 09.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/562 Can anyone help me with some dimensions for shipping? I have a 2007 Hunter 31 with a shoal draft kee
Coolant temperature monitoring for Yanmar 3ym30 Sailor_D at 10:30am 09.12.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/8958 I like at add a coolant temp gauge to my Yanmar 3ym30 with comes factory equipped with an over temp
Copper in Water JamesG161 at 9:45am 09.12.16 Sails Call Lounge 46/6693 I found this is a better place to talk about stuff that was part of this post... http://forums.sailb
Can the "boxtop" be a source of bilge water? drdanj at 9:16am 09.12.16 Big Boats 11/2154 Every time I go out, I come back with about an inch of salt water in the bilge. All the throughhulls
2-Burner alcohol stove - Cabinet Randall Schmidt at 7:47am 09.12.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3864 I have a 1984 Oday 28. I need to replace the 2-burner stove with a new Origo 3000 that happens to b
The Venture 17 Hollywoodwierdos torch has been passed sasjzl at 7:28am 09.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/833 Hi all, Brand new to the forum and humbled to be in the much larger footsteps of Hollywoodwierdos V
Copper Free Bottom Paint Ken Cross at 7:30pm 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 55/6654 I need to pull my boat out for new bottom paint. It has an awful beard. It's been about 16 months si
MacGregor 22 (1) $iRe408 at 6:53pm 09.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3085 Hello, I am new to yachting and new to the forum. I recently acquired a 1982 MacGregor 22. It did no
How to Set a Genoa Sail Car catalanc at 6:50pm 09.11.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/17213 Hi Guys, I am relatively new to sailing and sail on Lake Dillon, CO. Wind speed and direction chang
Hull repair required? (1) supermatt2 at 4:07pm 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 9/979 I noticed these marks on the side of the hull of a very well used sailboat I am thinking of purchasi
Freshwater Tank CHris F at 4:00pm 09.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1781 I have just purchased a 1976 Oday 20, and am in the process of cleaning it up in preparation for sai
Hunter 23.5 Storm Jib (1) VT Fitz at 3:43pm 09.11.16 Smaller Boats 12/2200
WHO MADE THE STEERING PEDESTAL ON THE 1984 HUNTER 31? Reg M at 3:34pm 09.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1488 I want to install a pedestal guard on my 84 H31 but I can't read the name of the manufacturer of the
23.5 forestay tension travelingjerryb at 3:11pm 09.11.16 Smaller Boats 2/650 OK all you 23.5 owners (and crazy Dave :-) ) Exactly how tight should my forestay be? I think I have
Uship Karyon at 12:15pm 09.11.16 Trailer Sailors 26/3514 Anyone ever used uShip to ship a boat? How was your experience. I found a H26 in Ontario and I want
Hailer Location? BayMan at 11:31am 09.11.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1556 The salesman talked me into a hailing horn to go with my new VHF. Now I am wondering where to locat

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Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 4:38am 05.12.24 Type of house batteries and capacity. Age of house batteries Type of refrigerator (if we know the m
Refrigerator/Solar Captain Larry-DH at 4:30am 05.12.24 I also have a basic converter which attaches to a battery and then has a standard three prong plug
Refrigerator/Solar east coaster at 4:11am 05.12.24 I have an Adler Barbour 50 and it runs great especially since I changed its controller to the 500 se
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Occasional Heeler at 10:54pm 05.11.24 A million thanks to all! Got 'er started nice and easy and managed to avoid the many pitfalls menti
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 MFD at 10:17pm 05.11.24 I have a 41DS, with an athwartship berth aft. I think there are actually some benefits. Offshore, an
Universal M 3 20 Stu Jackson at 8:30pm 05.11.24 In ADDITION to this fine advice, there is this: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve F
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 shemandr at 7:09pm 05.11.24 We like that!
To cut or not to cut pushpit PaulK at 6:59pm 05.11.24 We have a short section of lifeline across the top opening there, secured with a pelican hook, inst
Stove Cover PaulK at 6:43pm 05.11.24 The cover on my boat is OEM. It fits over top of the stove and pot holders and has two latches to k
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 dlochner at 6:41pm 05.11.24 If they smeared epoxy into the slots on the screw heads, they probably smeared it all over the thre
Flickering House Lights dlochner at 6:30pm 05.11.24 A common practice, which does not imply a good practice, by boat builders is to stick more than one
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 6:00pm 05.11.24
Universal M 3 20 Davidasailor26 at 5:58pm 05.11.24 In the adage that diesel engines need fuel, air, and compression your symptoms seem to make it unlik
Universal M 3 20 JoeWhite at 5:43pm 05.11.24 Sounds like fuel starvation. Replace both fuel filters. Then clear the fuel hose from tank to prima
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 Brian and Anne on Princess 18 at 5:14pm 05.11.24 Many thanks for your excellent advice and for opening my eyes to the concept of the tabernacle.
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 4:38pm 05.11.24 I wondered about that, but I don't know how to test that. Really strange. I wonder if they are in se
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 4:32pm 05.11.24 If the shaft has not worn evenly, i.e., the shaft is no longer round, it will be more difficult to
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 3:53pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 3:36pm 05.11.24
Refrigerator/Solar Tally Ho at 3:34pm 05.11.24

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