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Raymarine ST60 Depth Instrument Errors ssbowen at 4:40am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/903 I have recently purchased a Hunter 36 and have found that the ST60 depth unit only works when in dep
Are these the Access Hole Plugs? (2) Macboy at 9:04pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1521 We've got quite a few spares on board and in effort to help a fellow sailor we were going to offer u
Should Spreaders Clamp In Upper Shrouds Tightly? (5) DinoKanuck at 7:16pm 05.23.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/17165 Question on standing rigging. Should the end caps of the spreaders capture the upper shroud and h
Line diamensions Yellowjeepman at 4:15pm 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/793 Can anyone steer me to information on sail handling line replacement sizes and lengths ? I have had
Oh no Leatherneck at 4:02pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3636 My mast fell when I was trying to lower it. Now it's bent. Is there such a thing as mast repair?
Brown Water Leak Under Cockpit Rich6705 at 3:18pm 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/921 Hello all. I have a 1981 O'Day 25 that has been leaking brown water into the bilge since I bought i
Broadside docking protection Ted at 1:24pm 05.23.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3066 My new docking arrangement this season has me docking my boat broadside to a fixed dock. I don't par
4JH3E Transmission Compatibility DivinaVitae at 12:15pm 05.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 9/7230 I have a Yanmar 4JH3E (European) that needs a marine transmission. In my quest to find and procure t
Yanmar parts GThorne at 9:36am 05.23.15 Big Boats 5/1759 Any suggestions on parts suppliers for an old Yanmar 4JHE engine? I am looking for a lubricating oil
Videos of O'day 26 hard to reach areas mlindberg1 at 8:19am 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/657 Please do not get seasick watching these videos. Armed with my old ass and an Iphone I crawled aroun
alternator for H 54 worldfest at 7:46am 05.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1038 Howdy from Houston! Our 1982 H54 is still sailing, but the alternator went out. The Universal dealer
Plexiglass Windows Sailor_Jeff at 7:23am 05.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/1871 As anyone here actually used headlight polish to clear up an old plexiglas window on a hunter sailbo
dirty main piedpiperIII at 7:19pm 05.22.15 Catalina 22 7/1092 I have been looking around on this computer for ways to clean my dirty main sail. The jib looks very
Help with mast rigging (6) mlindberg1 at 7:18pm 05.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1443 I am new to sailing and have a few questions regarding rigging on Oday 26. Looking at the mast head
shaft size jotruk at 6:25pm 05.22.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/804 I have a 1979 hunter 27 and need to know what the shaft size is. also need the size of the prop that
No water in exhaust! Txlawdog at 6:14pm 05.22.15 Catalina 30 10/3586 I have a 1985 Catalina 30, with a Universal M 25 which was just rebuilt. I installed the rebuilt eng
Furler opinions? JerryA at 5:47pm 05.22.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1082 Looking to add a jib furler to a 29 foot sailboat. Thinking CDI or Snapfurl. Any opinions on either?
New ports (2) TENACITY CS36T at 5:06pm 05.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2901 http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k440/pmcneilvw/TENACITY%20CS36T/image.jpg14_zpswzbvdyxl.jpg Repl
Hull cleaner Mike Kane at 4:57pm 05.22.15 Catalina 30 1/795 I am looking a a hull cleaner to remove waxy buildup from the winter canvas cover and other water st
Need replacement Deckwash nozzle Davefromoregon at 4:29pm 05.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/618 The spray nozzle needs to be replaced. It basically looks like the nozzle you would find on a kitche

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Chafe guards Ward H at 9:28am 10.27.23 Your lines look like the same "Buccaneer" gold & white lines I bought through Defender. They feel m
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Ward H at 9:15am 10.27.23 I use the ones Dave shows in his post from Catalina Direct but I sure didn't pay the $154 they are c
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 9:03am 10.27.23 Hmmm. Sea trials for the wife? The man lives on the edge. :yikes:
Fuel lift pump feels hot question WayneH at 8:59am 10.27.23 My $0.02 worth and I take wooden nickels. :) At first glance, I'm with you about being concerned abo
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Sailgunner at 8:55am 10.27.23 You don't have any cable at your nav station? On my 410 that's where it goes. From my Nav station I
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement LloydB at 8:41am 10.27.23 So I somewhat want to disagree with a couple prior posts because I've fastened a lot of stuff to wal
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 8:17am 10.27.23 Yep that is the leak I bet. Crazy place to put pump out vent anyway. I have a vent in almost the
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 8:13am 10.27.23 Remove the fittings, check the ply core, and clean like mad the inside of the celling. Use a magic
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Jacktar at 8:06am 10.27.23 Yep that is the leak I bet. Crazy place to put pump out vent anyway.
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:54am 10.27.23 I agree with John...replacing the tee with a y-valve should solve the problem. However, depending
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 7:14am 10.27.23 It would seem to me that a day sailor looking to get in and out of a marina when calm could carry a
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) jssailem at 7:09am 10.27.23 You could also look at a boat scrap heap after a big storm. There is often lots of scrap 1" pipe fro
MaxProp prop FastOlson at 7:07am 10.27.23 We used a two blade feathering prop for a decade. The gain in sailing performance was both in speed,
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) dlochner at 6:25am 10.27.23 Garhauer makes functional and affordable cleats, Schaeffer makes attractive, elegant, and expensive
macerator doesn't have enough oumph JamesG161 at 6:15am 10.27.23 What is the model number and age of your macerator pump? Jim...
macerator doesn't have enough oumph RoyS at 5:55am 10.27.23 Be sure to pump about a gallon of raw water through your toilet after your holding tank reaches empt
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) (1) Ward H at 5:51am 10.27.23 I've bought SS tubing from sail rite.com and Amazon. I've bought many connection pieces from Amazon
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) rgranger at 5:06am 10.27.23 Is there a diver who cleans boat bottoms in your lake? If so, see if he will dive for your lost tu
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? rgranger at 4:57am 10.27.23 I think you would be very happy with a tohatsu sail pro 6 Hp that is what many of us switched too.
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) Joe at 4:34am 10.27.23 What brand and type of adjustable spring cleats are are people using on C315 Genoa tracks? More co

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