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Boat lifts S. Shaner at 9:36am 05.10.15 Smaller Boats 5/1220 Hello. I'm moving the Hunter 22 to a new lake with a residential dock at the house we'll be using. A
Replacement traveller car, 3:1 purchase, 1981 ddeese4 at 9:30am 05.10.15 Catalina 30 3/984 Any suggestions for locating a replacement traveller car, 3:1 purchase, cleats on ends for 1981 Cat
Mainsail Slide Stop Soul_Asset at 9:17am 05.10.15 Sabre Sailboats 1/1912 I have a 1988 Sabre 30 MKIII sailboat. I need a new mainsail slide stop. Any suggestions on where I
racor fuel filter Charlie98117 at 9:08am 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1184 I was looking up replacement filter numbers and found the primary diesel filter installed on my boat
What type of line is this? (1) Ward H at 8:17am 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1592 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 12/3759 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 1/767 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 2/869 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 3/742 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 9/1298 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 18/6151 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 19/3902 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 9/3576 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 10/1452 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 7/1034 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 27/5807 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 29/3367 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 8/1491 Anyone know what my tensions should be
Jib sheets Richiesails at 2:59pm 05.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1302 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 3/2120 I am looking for an owners manual for a 1976 oday 25. If anybody has one or could steer me in the ri

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1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 7:03pm 10.10.23 oh and i figured out why my sliding hatch is burnt. there seems to be wasp nests on it so the po has
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) jssailem at 6:48pm 10.10.23 Me too. That fluff piece was a bit of marketing spin... British Columbia Summers are warm but not
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43pm 10.10.23 I'll also check West Marine and some other local retailers for the Group 27 marine Flooded Dee
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:08pm 10.10.23 As @Ward H said, there is nothing special about WM batteries. They are made by East Penn who make ba
1975 oday 22 (3) Anomymous 163294 at 5:57pm 10.10.23 believe me . there is no centreboard. under the round plastic is my bilge area. there is no rope go
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 Davidasailor26 at 5:49pm 10.10.23 Looks like a good list. I might suggest adding two things: Off wind performance / Code sail or spin
C&C 29-2 Traveler Upgrade? (3) TOK at 5:42pm 10.10.23 Hi, I have a 29-2 on Long Island Sound. A lister on the C&C forum figured out a modification to the
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 5:33pm 10.10.23 So going to shop both- I think somebody mentioned Sam's or Costco as a good source of T105 golf car
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:10pm 10.10.23 I'm amazed that you're the only person I've ever seen to raise this question because anyone with a Y
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Claude L.-Auger at 5:09pm 10.10.23 I have a Yanmar engine with the Kanzaki tranny. Same issue with the tranny dipstick. I have an easy
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (3) Claude L.-Auger at 4:57pm 10.10.23 I also agree with Stu and keep track of fuel usage on a per hour basis from the hour meter. I can ge
Hunter 30 Hull number location kappykaplan at 4:57pm 10.10.23 Thanks for all your answers. You're welcome! :beer:
C-28 - what to look for? john6206 at 4:51pm 10.10.23
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 4:45pm 10.10.23 The last three photos are how it sits before its setup. The picture with it setup was just me tying
Hunter 30 Hull number location AlainC at 4:34pm 10.10.23 Thanks for all your answers. I did get the hull number, (always good to have) and the number for the
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 4:32pm 10.10.23 just in case? I take the attitude that a "just in case" can never be allowed to happen. Once th
Just how big is British Columbia? Hello Below at 4:32pm 10.10.23
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 3:46pm 10.10.23 Get a new cap for the expansion tank?
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) isaksp00 at 3:44pm 10.10.23 That helps, but there are still too many photos taken at different times with different configuratio
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:24pm 10.10.23 Hey gang- As a purely interim measure until I get new batteries, is there any consensus on these ve

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