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Unknown HID Daysailer oday414 at 9:49am 06.29.15 Day Sailers 12/3535 Greetings and salutations. Recently purchased a lovely Daysailer and was told that it was a "1980" D
Oregon Umpqua River Bar fgraham at 9:31am 06.29.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1075 I'm thinking about mooring my 27 at Winchester but I am concerned that this bar might make it too di
Annapolis Area Rigger Recommendations kvalerio at 8:23am 06.29.15 Ask All Sailors 16/6088 We are in need of having our '89 Hunter 27 rigging evaluated and adjusted. Would appreciate any reco
Need to replace Windows (2) dknape at 7:56am 06.29.15 Smaller Boats 1/664 I've just discovered a crack in my port side window on my 1987 Hunter 26.5. Any suggestions on wher
Wire/Rope halyard to all rope halyard ZKissack at 6:53am 06.29.15 S2 11/6014 I have a 1987 S2 9.2c. I need to replace the mainsail and jib halyards. I would like to convert to
Thousand Islands Canada side chp at 5:57am 06.29.15 Trailer Sailors 5/2379 For anyone trailering to the Thousand Islands I thought I would put in some advice on where not to l
Water leaking thru steaming/deck light wire bshock at 5:47am 06.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1269 Hi All, this is an odd one, and something new that wasn't happening last year; I have what I conside
stanchions for 222 kdmjme at 3:05am 06.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/552 Hi, we had a big blow yesterday in Duxbury and moorings were dragged forcing another boat to slam me
Experience in buying boats in the med? PeterGade at 2:40am 06.29.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2940 Hi I am looking into buying a boat next year, and have a budget on approx. max 70.000 $. In the D
Where did you wire in your solar panels? jimlarsen at 9:55pm 06.28.15 Big Boats 18/2508 I have a 2004 Hunter 36 and I want to add solar panels. I am curious how other people have attached
Access to cabin light bulbs? matts997 at 9:06pm 06.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/4767 Recently bought a '96 H280 and need to replace a bulb in one of the overhead cabin lights. Tried tu
Key wont start Hunter 26.5 Nissan 9.9 OB (1) dknape at 8:12pm 06.28.15 Smaller Boats 10/1812 Hello everyone, I did something and I am not sure what it was. I have a 1987 Hunter 26.5 with a
Raritan pumps wet when DRY selected... (1) malyea at 6:56pm 06.28.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 33/5404 Having a couple problematic symptoms with my Raritan. 1) With DRY selected, water is introduced int
Solar panel on cabin roof Syversens at 6:41pm 06.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1837 Hey all, we have a 99 361 and lately I've been looking at solar panel options. I'm sure there are as
Sailing San Diego Bay this week CaptDon01 at 5:54pm 06.28.15 Catalina 22 36/3555 Sailing out of Mission Bay Tuesday morning and sailing around Pt Loma into San Diego Bay until 7-6-1
bad smelling water frankies56 at 5:44pm 06.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/828 Hello freinds. about a month ago I filled my fresh water tanks. about a week later I was talking wit
M25 Motorola 55 Amp Altenator question OS2Dude at 5:36pm 06.28.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2063 I am trying to update the wiring in my new (to us) 1985 Catalina 30. It has an M25 engine with a 55
mainsheet rigging marto at 5:31pm 06.28.15 Newport 2/1705 Helllo out there I need help my newport 17 dose not have the rigging for the mainsheet the traveler
axle on top or bottom of springs? piedpiperIII at 5:10pm 06.28.15 Catalina 22 12/2336 My boat sits very high but there is no way to lower the boat but what if I put my axle on top of the
Gap between deck and headliner (3) Sailorjack at 4:55pm 06.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1014 I removed the companion way hatch and the trim that holds the washboards in place. The space in betw

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what make engine? dmax at 7:12am 11.26.23 One design flaw in this engine is the crankcase ventilation. The hose attaches to the air filter an
2GM20F engine issue kloudie1 at 7:02am 11.26.23 If you are sure the sea water side is free flowing, you could have a bad thermostat, water pump, loo
ID this old boat please kloudie1 at 6:38am 11.26.23 One of the "1/4 Ton" class racers from the 80's-90's.. I don't know what it is.
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. Gene Neill at 5:51am 11.26.23 @Gene Neill has a Catalina 22 with an outboard ... The prudent course of action would be to discon
2GM20F engine issue Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 11.26.23 One other thought on the transmission - do you have a feathering prop? If so it could just be that t
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 4:57am 11.26.23
2GM20F engine issue Davidasailor26 at 4:23am 11.26.23 1. Have you checked the mixing elbow itself? It could be clogged and explain why all the hoses up to
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib caverun at 3:31am 11.26.23 For what it is worth I had the dimensions of my original Doyle jib from my '98 260. This is with the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:18pm 11.25.23
1991 H42 with Heart interface Freedom 20 inverter charger- I think i have a problem! Stu Jackson at 8:48pm 11.25.23 How is it wired into your system? For my Freedom 15, I use the ATS for all incoming and sent the ou
what make engine? dlochner at 6:52pm 11.25.23 Hey this one has a vacuum attachment! More engines should come with this! :facepalm:;) ucked into t
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 6:48pm 11.25.23 I an not a fan of Battle Born or Dakota. But they have good marketing departments. :biggrin:
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. AaronD at 6:32pm 11.25.23
what make engine? mermike at 5:47pm 11.25.23 Hey this one has a vacuum attachment! More engines should come with this! :facepalm:;)
Hunter 35.5 David in Sandusky at 5:40pm 11.25.23 There are 59 owner reviews of the Hunter 35.5 here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/reviews.php?m
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 4:52pm 11.25.23 A couple of new relevant articles from MaineSail recently posted. https://marinehowto.com/an-excit
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 4:42pm 11.25.23 It would be very nice if Wakespeed and Zeus got into a price war. They are both rather spendy.
Which are the best good old daysailers? dLj at 4:01pm 11.25.23 How did that work out? Did you all just get purple faced? It was delightful, both deciding what wi
CLosed must be postponed. georgetheleo at 2:31pm 11.25.23 I recently added a "CODE ZERO" sail to the 41S5 ! attached a 26" long 3" alum channel to the port s
Hunter 140 frame Crazy Dave Condon at 2:09pm 11.25.23 There is no wood frame in the hull just blocks of wood encapsulated in the transom. First, post s

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