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Prop shaft material? chrisyse at 12:03pm 01.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/1023 Hi, Anyone had experience ordering a prop shaft from deepblueyachtsupply? Their price is $350 better
Rigid Boom Vang instead of topping lift fortunare at 11:44am 01.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3264 After installing my Bimini on my Macgregor 26M, I noticed that the boom doesn't clear the top of the
Job Opportunity - Youth Sailing Coach - Seattle (1) pfadoul at 8:15am 01.04.16 Ask All Sailors 0/614 Great opportunity for part-time seasonal employment coaching youth sailing team on Lake Washington:
Hunter 34 Dodger lakesailer22 at 7:43am 01.04.16 Big Boats 6/2198 I am looking to find a dodger for my H34. The frame work is there as well as the snaps. Is there a s
Door Bag Franklin at 6:25am 01.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/772 My 1996 Hunter 376 came with a bag with 4 compartments that is hung from the door. I really like it
Converting to LED lighting MrNoSmiles at 5:32am 01.04.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1419 Hey all! I am a new yacht owner and liveaboard, and some of the lights in the cabin have been conv
Recommended water pump? patrickkidd at 10:36pm 01.03.16 Catalina 30 3/1589 Hello! My shurflo 2088-423-344 is dying and I'm wondering if any of you have any recommendations? At
Best 'O" ring lube? Biobob Catalina 27 at 8:04pm 01.03.16 Ask All Sailors 13/14475 I work on medical equipment .including anesthesia equipment, that uses "O" rings, and a product call
Crossing The Border Into British Columbia, CA Terry Cox at 5:29pm 01.03.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/5071 Over the years our extended two-month plus cruises have tended to take us either west from Eagle Har
Oil pressure alarm jscardam at 4:26pm 01.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/2069 I have a 1990 Hunter 30T with 2 cyl Yanmar Diesel inboard. At the end of last season I performed th
Beneteau 49 - Rudder Tiller (Part 082184) Rust - How big a problem? (2) CaptainSV-SecondStar at 4:10pm 01.03.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4912 Greetings all, We purchased our 2007 B49 Second Star in late summer 2015 and yesterday (Jan.2, 2016
Hunter 28.5 Roller Furling SteveMontgomery at 10:31am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/3174 I'd like to add a jib roller furling/reefing system on a 1985 Hunter 285. It's a $10k boat so, does
Winterize Yanmar 2GM Hunter 31 On the Hard Dfisher at 9:55am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/1078 Hi everyone. I have a 1986 Hunter 31 that is currently on the hard for the winter and the diesel is
Catalina 27 position on cradle Kopite at 9:17am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/2560 Hi, I have an '84 Std fin keel which came with a Catalina design cradle. I'm going to be unbolting t
Greatful for his site!! Karyon at 9:11am 01.03.16 Trailer Sailors 7/1027 Man the last couple of days I'm so grateful that this site is available, My poor boat (hunter 23.5)
Cost of new cushion covers? IH82BL8 at 6:52am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 13/6151 I have an '84 H31 and want to have new covers made for the cushions in the salon (the v-berth and th
Hunting Parts Lee Blume at 6:38am 01.03.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/521 I have a 22' O'Day that I recently purchased. I would like info on parts places. I need a mainsheet
Teak Floorboards / Minwax Paste Finishing Wax Monterey385 at 6:30pm 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 12/4129 A family member who is an accomplished wood-turner suggested that we use MinWax Paste Finishing Wax
Confusing directions capta at 5:22pm 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1669 Have any of you hooked up the Blue Seas Systems M2 OLED 1834 DC Multimeter? The included instruction
Replacing my electric stove sashaproctor at 3:56pm 01.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/3252 Hi I purchased a 1976 Catalina 27' last summer that came outfitted with a two burner electric stove.

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Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller Roland5048 at 12:09pm 09.13.23 I brought my old main and jib to a shop that made totes out of them. They made me a really nice tot
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? plenny7 at 12:08pm 09.13.23 @wony I didn't drill any holes. I sucked out the liquid through the weep holes which were already t
Raritan PHII long term review Richard19068 at 12:00pm 09.13.23 Thanks for the details Ralph! Very helpful. As you mentioned, the manual doesn't specifically addre
27 Mast Gate Options shank at 11:53am 09.13.23 Looks like I'll have to try and make one. The mast on the 27 is a unusual in that the track protrude
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Terry Cox at 11:46am 09.13.23 Been a solo sailor for years, even with crew on board. Our boat has an electric windlass and a shall
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 09.13.23 There is no simple solution to this problem unless you want to rebuild the anchor locker and then ex
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 11:22am 09.13.23 What you are referring to is a DIN connector . I do not believe that is correct. The 5 pin DIN's
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. MikeHoncho at 11:17am 09.13.23 Regarding AC power....I would consider not removing the AC circuits or capability. Most owners use
Mast up winter storage Sailor Sue at 10:59am 09.13.23 Thanks for all the responses. The consensus seems to be that lots of people store boats with the ma
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX Benny17441 at 10:54am 09.13.23 A most distinctive characteristic is weigh, a Mercury 9.9 HP 4 stroke engine will weigh around 85 l
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 10:52am 09.13.23 What you are referring to is a DIN connector . DIN is a set of european standards that specify the
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 10:33am 09.13.23 The windlass doesn't pull the boat, it picks up the chain from the bottom until the catenary is gon
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 10:25am 09.13.23 All good advice heere, but the OP wanted to know how to keep the anchor chain from piling up and ja
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Rich Stidger at 10:15am 09.13.23 All good advice heere, but the OP wanted to know how to keep the anchor chain from piling up and jam
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:11am 09.13.23 I deleted the sound, but it does get idea across of the Ride they get inside the aircraft. Heroes f
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 10:08am 09.13.23 A quick movie on the Hurricane Hunters flight into Hurricane Lee,''
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 10:05am 09.13.23 Yeah its the strong wind/current situations that will be a problem. I certainly don't want to pull
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 10:01am 09.13.23 I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done wit
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 9:40am 09.13.23 So I did look into some options to add the second teef to my existing 23 year old main sail. Sailri
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 09.13.23 made sure full water flow is getting to the pump Are you able to see how much water is coming fro

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