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What type of line is this? (1) Ward H at 8:17am 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1560 Anyone know what type line the black flecked line is? The green fleck is Samson XLS Yacht Braid.
Motor controls in cockpit Windtherapy at 7:50am 05.10.15 Day Sailers 12/3654 Has anybody added motor controls to the cockpit on a 26' O'day or could be a 23'-30" as well. Just
v belt rubbing on hex bolt newboatowner at 6:07am 05.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/752 Welcome back to boat season with the run on aspirin. I have an annoying problem that has existe
Temp gauge resistance range? flipcorp at 5:04am 05.10.15 Bigger Boats 2/841 O'day 37, Yanmar 3QM30H I am having the devils own time getting my temp gauge to work. The PO fit
ODay 322 Packing Gland Wrench advice PatTormey at 4:34am 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/717 The Packing Gland on my 87 ODay 322 seems to have crown nuts and is badly gummed up by the dreaded g
looking for auto helm 4000 control unit steve marsh at 3:47am 05.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/1250 I have a 27 foot hunter 1979 that came with an auto helm 4000 and the control unit is missing intere
Sink hose below water line. NYSail at 3:46am 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6042 Hello all Need to replace sink hose..... 1.5". What do people typically use. Guy at west says reinfo
Backing Stanchion Bolts judsonj at 10:35pm 05.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3786 Hey All, Last Fall I took off the stanchions from my Mac 22 so that the tarp would lay better al
Yard Sail (3) Daveinet at 9:18pm 05.09.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/3461 Yard Sail (formerly sail twist) So, Spring has arrived and it has been time to get the boat in orde
Hairline Cracks in Gelcoat around Exterior Drain langstraatp at 5:01pm 05.09.15 Smaller Boats 10/1415 I have a series of semi-circle hairline cracks in the exterior gelcoat around the head sink drain on
Raw water discharge Tim22 at 4:47pm 05.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/999 It is almost a year now since I bought my Hunter 310 and so far it ha been a great boat for us. Whil
My 25xp taking up smoking..... rpell46 at 4:38pm 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 27/5729 Before I start a project that might not be on the right track....I thought it might be a good idea t
Racing on 3gm yanmar diesel shelby scott at 3:41pm 05.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/3284 I have a 1996 yanmar 3gm. Races out of control. Sent fuel pump to be cleaned, changed out governor
Shround tensions catalina 25 Richiesails at 3:01pm 05.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1452 Anyone know what my tensions should be
Jib sheets Richiesails at 2:59pm 05.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1281 What's the smallest job sheets I can use on my Catalina 25.
oday 25 owners manual mzych at 2:30pm 05.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2097 I am looking for an owners manual for a 1976 oday 25. If anybody has one or could steer me in the ri
hand held search light paulj at 1:42pm 05.09.15 Catalina 310 18/2584 Well would you believe my 10 year + Brinkman hand held search light died of corrosion... My l
westerbeke 30 alan carlson at 1:27pm 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1588 I have a westerbeke 30,and have a broken tappet, any ideas on where i should start looking
Delmarva MLampner at 1:17pm 05.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/941 Asst year we sailed Islander to NYC, this spring the plan is to go round Delmarva. Everybody I have
Thru hull 3M 4200 Windtherapy at 11:48am 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1513 Just a question on thru-hulls. I have to replace my head thru-hull due to getting rid of the head a

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Spontaneous combustion Bob S at 6:32am 09.09.23 This happed to a neighbor from fresh bark mulch. It was caught in time to prevent a disaster. Not ju
Spontaneous combustion dlochner at 6:10am 09.09.23 Another storage option is a covered metal garbage can filled with water.
How do I sail from one point to the other? dlochner at 6:08am 09.09.23 The wind is not your only concern and it is the easiest to manage. In coastal and ocean sailing tide
Spontaneous combustion thinwater at 6:06am 09.09.23 Electrical - more specifically, unfused battery cables, IMHO The one fire I actually saw start wa
I have an 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, Aft Built-in Holding Tank Information tkwhalen at 6:06am 09.09.23 I don't have any pictures but I repaired mine twice back when I had an 85 "40". It is no fun. As you
How do I sail from one point to the other? Tally Ho at 5:56am 09.09.23
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 5:53am 09.09.23 Like Nate I would be happy to discuss with you what I did. One difference is I decided to use a lith
Spontaneous combustion RoyS at 5:43am 09.09.23 Electrical - more specifically, unfused battery cables, IMHO
Florida Marina reconciliation? dlochner at 5:20am 09.09.23 Try searching with Dockwa.com or Snagaslip.com. The 2 months probably won't be an issue, the $600 a
How do I sail from one point to the other? (1) garymalmgren at 5:05am 09.09.23
How do I sail from one point to the other? (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 09.09.23
Winter Cover - Midwest LakeOntario270 at 4:54am 09.09.23 I use two 18' x 24' heavy duty tarps mounted over a home built frame. https://www.tarpsupply.com/pro
Adding second reef to main sail? Ward H at 4:42am 09.09.23 Back to the use of a Cunningham for a minute. I thought the Cunningham was used to add luff tensio
Hunter 320 Steering Issue (4) sailcapt340 at 4:19am 09.09.23
Hunter 320 Steering Issue sailcapt340 at 3:56am 09.09.23 Are you sure you need to remove the bolt? A few years back my friend had his 340 ball joint linkage
Used sail? morbidfollower at 10:57pm 09.08.23 Above 20kts, I'd be flying a 75 jib if I had a choice. Dang sure not a 135. I like it when the stic
School's back in session cruise! (1) Hayden Watson at 10:35pm 09.08.23 Sitting on ?? with a dozen "friends".
Spontaneous combustion MikeHoncho at 9:51pm 09.08.23 Electrical
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 8:51pm 09.08.23 I really appreciate the input, everyone. I especially like being instructed to do more sailing. We
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 stickinthemud57 at 8:33pm 09.08.23 If I was selling it I'd add to the price for it being a two stroke! A lot lighter, and no oil chan

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