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Outboard Power DJ MKE at 8:55pm 09.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/911 Please excuse this novice question. I recently completed sailing lessons. The Ensign boats we used
Boat Insurance Texsinbad at 8:42pm 09.09.15 Trailer Sailors 14/3596 I recently purchased my first daysailer, 1982 Vagabond 17 Weekender, and I was wondering about boat
VHF Field Day sullyj020 at 4:50pm 09.09.15 SSB and Ham Operators 1/2472 VHF this weekend 09/12/15
Port Helm bias while under motor power only. tigue at 3:29pm 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/978 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Anyome have experience with sunbird 16? (1) Zu13 at 2:34pm 09.09.15 Day Sailers 7/5441 I am looking at buying my first sail boat and this seems to be a great option with my limited budget
need hull measurments jgrimmjs at 1:20pm 09.09.15 Bigger Boats 2/868 Oday 272 le, I need hull or trailer measurements for bunks or support post. This is the second trail
Sizing a roller furler and head sail CHSN WND at 11:27am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 18/2715 I've been in contact with a gent who has a roller furler and 130 jib he'd like to sell. I'm interest
hydraulic gangway nmenkes at 7:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/606 hello all sailors I tried this question on two other threads with no luck !!! may be someone can h
C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:34am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 2/1010 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:33am 09.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/810 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
need a dodger ? fgraham at 8:24am 09.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1660 nEED A DODGER ON A 27?
Replacement of a Yanmar 1gm Marijo at 8:19am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6874 Does anyone know if it is possible to replace a Yanmar 1gm by a Yanmar 2gm on a 1990 Hunter 27? Than
Painting prop shaft & strut Crazy Dave Condon at 8:17am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1601 As a former dealer in North Carolina, I was taught a trick on painting the metal under water more sp
Cetol vs Varnish. Which is better? markwbird at 7:55am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/9004 So I am refinishing the wood trim on the exterior of my H-34 and I am trying to decide between Sikke
running solar feed wires through topsides? danstanford at 5:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1864 The previous owner of my 290 put on a solar panel on the arch and has simply fed the feed wires down
Prone to lightning strikes or less prone? Nodak7 at 5:37am 09.09.15 Big Boats 7/1122 Ok.... I think I just got struck by lightning and here is the situation. My boat is on a lift and w
Washdown pump (1) All U Get at 4:10am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/954 Hi all, We finally anchored out and had a little issue while raising 110 feet of chain. Our wash
Hurth Transmission Repair CYQK at 2:50am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2019 Have a Hirth 25 transmission on the perkins 4.108 Anyone have experience which company is best at
Replaced my exhaust hose jmish at 12:10am 09.09.15 Catalina 30 8/2402 I replaced the exhaust hose on my 1988 Catalina 30 MkII, and I'm posting my project notes here in ca
New Autopilot Suggestions planoron at 10:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/701 OK,,,I am sure this will generate a lot of opinions and hopefully so:) We purchased our boat a y

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Thru Hull Replacement? Scott T-Bird at 7:49am 12.27.23 Here are shots of the thru hull I cannot close I had the same fitting on my Starwind 27. I never
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust HOLLYALYSSA1288 at 6:12am 12.27.23 Thank you all! Worked on the engine yesterday and got it sorted out (the elbow was blocked up with
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience All U Get at 3:57am 12.27.23 Cruising friends had installed two of them on their boat about four years ago and preferred them to
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience (1) TomY at 3:29am 12.27.23 After our second full season with the OGO, my mate still says it's the best thing we've put on board
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 1:29am 12.27.23 If your shelf in the starboard locker is available, where is your refrigerator compressor? our co
Christmas cruise 2023 Alan Gomes at 9:46pm 12.26.23 Even the entry level Pelagic looks really super nice. Please talk me into one. Where would a guy li
Christmas cruise 2023 Gene Neill at 8:57pm 12.26.23 Indeed it is! When I glanced at photo 758 it looked like a Pelagic actuator. But I see now clearly
Christmas cruise 2023 Gene Neill at 8:44pm 12.26.23 I think even the British Navy had bigger grog rations. I'm actually a little embarrassed to say h
He's on his way shemandr at 7:56pm 12.26.23 I'd like a dozen - Ice cold, with liquor in the shell, lemon wedges, hold the cocktail sauce. And a
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 dlochner at 7:29pm 12.26.23 Thank you all for your input and recommendations, very helpful! I think this is definitely a projec
Yanmar SB8 no water out of exhaust MitchM at 5:42pm 12.26.23 it would help to know the following : (I note your 1st email was sent at 2:22 am) were yo
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 YankeeViking at 1:47pm 12.26.23 Thank you all for your input and recommendations, very helpful! I think this is definitely a projec
He's on his way Roland5048 at 11:10am 12.26.23 It has to be a bushel ard they are a help to the libido. A bushel of oysters, fresh lemon wedges,
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 10:54am 12.26.23 As a follow up I ended up gettin the Saniflex from Defender. Had headed down to visit some friends
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 10:53am 12.26.23 Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ! Now you tell me. Had exactly the same experience as you, starting three yea
Yanmar question arf145 at 7:48am 12.26.23 To the best of my knowledge, no engine and transmission share the same oil supply. Doesn't matter i
I have an 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, Aft Built-in Holding Tank Information (2) Crothers99 at 7:33am 12.26.23 On our 1989 Legend 40 the holding tank is in the aft cabin which you may want to consider doing. W
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass dchipley at 7:05am 12.26.23 I should have added I placed the shaft in the freezer and the bearing in the oven to make assembly e
He's on his way sailme88 at 6:00am 12.26.23 pic
He's on his way dLj at 5:49am 12.26.23 While I prefer Dungeness or Blue Fin crabs to Oysters, I have heard they are a help to the libido.

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