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I`m investigating Solar for a Hunter 466, seem everyone has a different opinion capi6289 at 11:58am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 8/783 Hunter 466 has 4 AGM house batteries, One Start battery, Refrigeator, Frezzer, TV, AM/FM Ice machine
A little help with a Hunter 28 stuffing box (1) johnlfox at 11:50am 08.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4400 New member here looking for a little help. I bought a 1990 Hunter 28 a few months ago, and on the l
2016 Clipper Cup - a couple of "Firsts" Apex at 11:00am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 4/454 ...well hopefully a bullet as well, but I am really speaking to "personal" first times. First - "re
When Should Medical Conditions Prevent Sailing -- Mate (or Self Even)? rardiH36 at 10:57am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 28/2938
Time to decide - Fixed jib block or install track system? Ward H at 10:33am 08.08.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/6218 My O'day 25 has a fixed jib block on the deck. Have always heard the position is a compromise. I jus
Hunter 23.5 Transducer Info evan709 at 10:31am 08.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/779 Bought my 1993 Hunter 23.5 two years ago. Starting to tackle major upgrades. Top of the list is to
Water Tank H34 louistrotta at 7:44am 08.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1335 Anyone have a picture of the original Port water tank In a Hunter 34? This is a 1983 vintage and was
Balance plenny7 at 7:39am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 36/6677 First a wordy post about how we found balance in the sails this past weekend, finishing with a somew
Oceanis 45 Water Heater (1) JoeRickard at 7:25am 08.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1418 Does anyone have the technical manual (or Manufacturer name) for the water heater installed in a 201
Raising the boom on a C25 tall rig Stan Linado at 7:03am 08.08.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3282 I finally installed a bimini purchased from CD on my tall rig C25. Now, the problem is that the bimi
Teak Cleat spacers for Oday 30 jrocheleau at 6:56am 08.08.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/431 The teak spacers between my center deck cleats and the deck are badly worn. I want to make some new
Hunter 23.5 Hulu/deck/rudder cored? travelingjerryb at 6:18am 08.08.16 Smaller Boats 44/3375 Hi all. Can anyone tell me if the 23.5 has solid or cored hull/deck/rudder? (Dave C :-))
Non-Skid Deck Surface new coating depot430 at 5:24am 08.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/729 Is there a product to restore the color of a non-skid deck that does not fill in the non-skid (groov
Can't get up wind sailnewbie at 3:04am 08.08.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/2482 224 venture and no matter what I do I can not get up wind. Best I can do is slightly above 90 degree
Autopilot for Oceanis 323 clipper dynamitten at 1:30am 08.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/5069 Hi. Just bought a Beneteau Oceanis 323 clipper from 2004. There are no autopilot in the boat, and I
H42 fuel tank drawing eianm at 12:25am 08.08.16 Big Boats 3/677 Does anyone have the drawing for the fuel tank for a series one H42 passage please? EIan
Shaft is shot tomgrigsby at 5:23pm 08.07.16 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1209 I have a bronze shaft that is corroded and eating up the cutless bearing. She's on the hard for bot
1 � week until my trip fred1diver at 4:58pm 08.07.16 Trailer Sailors 21/2516 hey everyone, well, it's almost time for my trip to the georgian bay, I just checked this weeks weat
Delo 100 30wt oil Mark Maulden at 1:27pm 08.07.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/1480 So, Chevron quit making this oil. It tried the Delo 400 and i get some smoke and a bit more usage.
Yammer White Smoke Question Dfisher at 1:25pm 08.07.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/919 I had an odd smoke situation today with my yanmar 2gm and was wondering if anyone can shed some ligh

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:27pm 02.29.24 223252
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replacem
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint LakeShark at 12:36pm 02.29.24 Hello, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 22 a couple of years ago and need to spot finish the keel. It ha
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 12:16pm 02.29.24 Not clear what you are looking for. Here is a review from 2006. https://www.boats.com/reviews/grand-
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 10:59am 02.29.24 Second that, they are excellent to work with - I think just business wise at the time they didn't wa
Midship spring line cleat on 315 jssailem at 9:36am 02.29.24 @Bill Russell I would encourage you to install a midship cleat on both Port and Starboard sides of
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 9:19am 02.29.24 Not sure of the history of what they did in 2007 or why. I had mine rebuilt in 2022 and I talked to
Midship spring line cleat on 315 Bill Russell at 8:53am 02.29.24 Sorry - just noticed the posts from October 2023 on this very topic. Don't mean to waste people's t
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:10am 02.29.24 Sorry but I am not a fan of bronze seacocks. I have seen too many of them that turn to dust from
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A Mark Maulden at 8:06am 02.29.24 Im parting out an MD-17 and a guy in Scandanavia bought some new coppers I had on hand. They are (a
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? LloydB at 7:39am 02.29.24 Use your portable wet/dry vac to push air into each vent separately to find out where it goes by lis
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 7:23am 02.29.24 "They rebuilt mine for about half the cost of a new rudder. " That's interesting, they had stopped r
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A jssailem at 7:20am 02.29.24 You might check Pacific Power Group in Ridgefield. They are the distributor for the west coast. THey
Any small shallow water sailboat clubs in the Saint James City, Fla area??? BILLNPR at 7:00am 02.29.24 Hopefully you have found the West Coast Trailer Sailors by now
In search of bailer for Javelin Rick Webb at 6:46am 02.29.24 Andersen Automatic Bailer \| Defender
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Timm R Oday25 at 6:18am 02.29.24 Perhaps you could tape a string to a ping pong ball and use a leaf blower to blow the ball !
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification flightlead404 at 6:07am 02.29.24 Is there a procedure to remove the whiteish staining you get on the top of a locker when you leave t
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 5:58am 02.29.24 Foss Foam is in Williston FL and they will rebuild your rudder if the stainless shaft is still in go
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question Project_Mayhem at 5:46am 02.29.24 I don't recall seeing any posts about rudder failures on O'Day 28's. That doesn't mean that the ones
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions barnstormer at 5:13am 02.29.24 Congrats on your Catalina acquisition. Since your in RI, I am guessing you have your boat on the ha

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