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Heater suggestions? patrickkidd at 10:41pm 11.22.15 Catalina 30 21/5320 I have a C30 in in the San Francisco Bay Area and am looking for a low-profile, quiet/silent, A/C or
Cruising To Vendovi Island Terry Cox at 8:23pm 11.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/2070 To all my shy PNW cruisers, have any of you been into the small bay on the NW corner of the Island?
Survey eMail gpd955 at 7:30pm 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 1/419 Just received and read the survey result email and would like to thank the forum staff for their ama
Officially mine! (1) SailShannon at 5:27pm 11.22.15 Catalina 22 24/2382 Hi all. First let me say thank you for all the feedback and guidance I've received from this team ov
Hunter 25.5 depth sounder and bilge pump marksteiger at 4:14pm 11.22.15 Smaller Boats 5/2704 Have been searching the forums for information on placing depth sounder transducer for 86 Hunter 25.
Interior Structural Cracks (3) JamesG161 at 2:54pm 11.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1423 I have noticed these cracks after inspection I did following heavy seas and pounding my keel once i
Winterizing the Mermaid Pat at 2:39pm 11.22.15 Bigger Boats 2/706 We have a 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272. Prior to this I have had our club Property Man
Volvo: Pirates of the Sea? Rich Stidger at 1:10pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 22/2631 After 18 years of service and just over 2400 hours of operation, I feel that it would be a good idea
Tampa Area Surveyor BayMan at 12:45pm 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/544 Please recommend a trusted and thorough marine surveyor working in the Tampa/St.Pete area of Florida
Is this pump rebuildable? (1) Rich Stidger at 12:40pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 45/8799 This is a water pump that was installed on a Volvo MD22L-B. The seal was leaking water, and since I
In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Perfect Excuse at 11:29am 11.22.15 Big Boats 45/24446 I have tried everything suggestion in forums except to buy a new sail which I hesitate to do unless
Hunter 340 forestay tension and adjustment Robert1224 at 6:39am 11.22.15 Big Boats 4/2117 Hello, What is the procedure for tensioning the fore stay on a Hunter 340 with a B ' R rig? Decided
The Frog is Back Kermit at 6:34am 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 20/1581 At least for now.
Traveler Upgrade for Hunter 36 (9) Alctel at 11:42pm 11.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/702 Cross posting from my blog, as I hope this may be helpful to someone else. I pretty much copied Rard
Pop top hardware 222 mcginn m22 at 10:53pm 11.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1538 well I've been putting it off in hopes of coming across the arms in the compartments somewhere but i
Removing strut to change cutlass bearing? LeGe at 9:30pm 11.21.15 Ask All Sailors 49/23433 We're proud new owners of a 1993 Hunter 33.5. One of our motivating factors for buying the boat wa
I got to go sailing today... rgranger at 6:14pm 11.21.15 Smaller Boats 12/1060 Hey All: So it is my third week with my new-2-me 1995 H26... and after the test sail with the P.O.,
Brand New Sailor...New Boat Terry Luck at 5:51pm 11.21.15 Trailer Sailors 6/3937 I am in need of some guidance. I have a Seafarer 26. I need to step the mast. I have never done th
Hunter 25.5 bilge pump and depth sounder placement marksteiger at 4:58pm 11.21.15 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 4/2702 any suggestions on placement of bilge pump and transducer for depth sounder. Thanks
Javelin Trailer Size John Stevens at 1:37pm 11.21.15 Day Sailers 0/761 Can someone give me the width of their trailer under the Javelin from frame to frame? TIA, John

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Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 artboas at 5:44pm 03.02.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Clean Out Oil Pan Justin_NSA at 4:23pm 03.02.24 On my Universal 5416 I have a drain plug. After running the engine, then sucking out 90%, I remove
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 4:08pm 03.02.24 I'll be interested in seeing what you end up with. Those windows are on my list (but a ways down at
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:40pm 03.02.24 Shipping from D&R is very high. I am also thinking to get rounded ends. Not the original look. I've
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 2:30pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:22pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'd
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 2:10pm 03.02.24 You have probably seen these but if not I thought I would point them out. I don't know how much the
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Tally Ho at 12:52pm 03.02.24
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:45pm 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 12:45pm 03.02.24 I went down this road a couple of years ago. The hoses on the Yanmar are metric, not SAE. That means
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 12:42pm 03.02.24 I assume you have frameless ports. Plexiglass, generically Acrylic, is a better choice than Lexan,
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to kee
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Sounds like you'll miss them, and vice-versa. Hope for you that the watch would have been more usef
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:39pm 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 11:48am 03.02.24 If you read the 1/2B article you will see I still advise an ACR. That combiner is just a version of
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:31am 03.02.24 Looking at big boats, I once imagined owning a 50ft Maple Leaf that was for sale near my home. Noth
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 11:00am 03.02.24 Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I have their
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 10:55am 03.02.24 For my education, why would you keep the combiner instead of going to a 1-2-both switch wired as yo
Midship spring line cleat on 315 sailme88 at 10:40am 03.02.24 What SJN said !
Midship spring line cleat on 315 andrewbredow at 10:32am 03.02.24 Bought a pair of these last year, fit perfect on my 310: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K3Y2N

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