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finally got the compression test done cjfj at 6:19pm 03.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2085 Results: #1Cylinder has 400 psi, #2 Cylinder has 175 psi and #3 Cylinder has 150 psi. Think I mi
Pushpit hollow bolt FourPoints at 6:07pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1232 During a MOB drill last summer someone managed to overstress the hollow bolt that attaches one piece
'79 O'Day 23 raising the mast MDaniels at 6:00pm 03.26.15 Day Sailers 3/1467 I've read thru the post and haven't found what I need. I have a '79 O'Day 23 that I bought a few mon
New Alternator / Regulator RonRelyea at 5:58pm 03.26.15 Musings With Maine Sail 21/6513 MaineSail... I'm will be installing 4 GC2 batteries on my Hunter 32. Also plan on a couple of sol
1987 Hunter 31 Owners Manual BDRogers at 4:18pm 03.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/2136 Does anyone know where I can find an owners manual for a 1987 Hunter 31? I've searched the Internet
$25 Oil Filter!! rfrye1 at 4:17pm 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1759 Ok so I go online and find a Yanmar place and order an OEM oil filter for my 3JH2E for like $10-13.
Looking for cradle or stand designs for my Catalina 27 AtLastGSL at 4:11pm 03.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/905 Alas, The great salt lake is having a very bad water year. I need to pull my 27 out of the water and
solent or cutter? Mahayana1 at 12:43pm 03.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3282 We have a sloop rig, 120 roller furling jib and RF main. We are headed down US coast to Carib then o
Maderator Pump bobcat30 at 12:26pm 03.26.15 Catalina 30 6/1374 AS I decommissioned my boat last fall, I always run the Macerator pump after flushing the holding ta
Mooring vs. Docking S. Shaner at 11:23am 03.26.15 Smaller Boats 11/3423 Greetings all. I will be moving my Hunter 22 from Lake Arthur in PA to Lake Chautauqua in NY in a
1986 Beneteau Idylle 51' (15.5) Falcon at 10:52am 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2287 Does anyone know if Beneteau built any 1986 Beneteau Idylle 51' in the USA? I was always of the impr
Wood supplier in SF Bay area markwbird at 10:15am 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 2/737 So, tomorrow I'm heading over to Svenson's to have the mast on my H34 removed to begin the dreaded c
holding tank BillKlarer at 10:00am 03.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1005 1996 Beaneteau Oceanis 50 has three five gallon holding tanks ~ previous owner never used deck waste
extended gearshift lever mick hodapp at 9:56am 03.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1754 good morning folks. i have a 1989 honda bf8ah fourstroke long shaft out board on my mac 25 ' am havi
Heating water at anchor KenKindrick at 7:32am 03.26.15 Big Boats 19/3187 At anchor I've been using a Honda 2000 watt portable generator to heat up the water tank for showers
Mooring pendant jjsbiggs at 7:00am 03.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/754 I'm going to be mooring my Macgregor 25 for the first time this year. What size pendant should I be
What Modifications have you made? (4) Coyote at 6:58am 03.26.15 Bigger Boats 9/2112 While I spent a fair bit of time in my Captain's Berth (Quarter Berth) last week with my Battery Cha
Racor problem seadaddler at 4:03am 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2024 I have a Racor R20 and a Racor 500 before it and this week decided to change all my fuel filters bef
Topping lift Ken13559 at 12:19am 03.26.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2522 Should I do away with Topping Lift? I've Selden Rodkicker with gas spring. After sail, I would tens
buy a Catalina 22? spartacus99 at 8:00pm 03.25.15 Catalina 22 27/3539 If I post some pics of some of my concerns will ya'll be able to talk me through some stuff?

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 5:36pm 07.01.23 That's GREAT, John! Glad she is varooming again !!
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Marty Gingras at 4:48pm 07.01.23 I'd say there was too much sag in the OP's photograph, because draft is very much 'knuckle forward'
Good Boat? 1995 HUNTER 29.5??? jssailem at 4:42pm 07.01.23 Both the Hunters and the Catalinas are great boats. Depends on the year which is fancied up interior
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:37pm 07.01.23 Thanks Mark
35s5 Backstay Adjuster jssailem at 4:37pm 07.01.23 I use this backstay adjuster. It is manual. all I could find was a 12 mm pin. They may make others.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 4:28pm 07.01.23 Great news!
35s5 Backstay Adjuster Ted at 3:07pm 07.01.23 At one time Harken offered a high quality backstay adjuster that uses a standard winch handle to add
Boatyard mishap Terry Cox at 2:39pm 07.01.23 I appreciate all the observations, and the feedback about retaining a surveyor to independently ass
O'day 28 Head Finished Jtcf78911 at 2:07pm 07.01.23 Very nice install. Particularly like the tubing leading away from the vacuum breaker vent before i
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery stephen_i_w at 2:04pm 07.01.23 I'm in the process of changing from LA to LFP batteries. A few general comments. "Drop-In" LFP bat
Boatyard mishap jssailem at 1:37pm 07.01.23 . I hope this thread is a sort of wake up call for a lot of owners who are underinsured. i.e. they
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 1:09pm 07.01.23 The boat valuation under my insurance policy is $30,000. The boat (1982) is solid and in fine condit
VHF Antenna installation jssailem at 1:05pm 07.01.23 Post #9 And self-amalgamating tape around the connector. :facepalm:
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 jssailem at 1:01pm 07.01.23 They have a dream, just a lack of Practical DNA in their genes. :facepalm:
Which Bomar Gaskets ? kappykaplan at 11:16am 07.01.23 Sikaflex would probably work better than contact cement.
fuel gauge Dalliance at 11:12am 07.01.23
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 capta at 11:02am 07.01.23 I don't understand how folks with little or no marine boat building knowledge (that includes electri
Which Bomar Gaskets ? (1) spadaforaj at 10:26am 07.01.23 only thing I could read - I could make out the Bomar logo on the lens, barely You can see the like
Install New Winches? Dalliance at 10:24am 07.01.23
VHF Antenna installation dlochner at 9:43am 07.01.23 A couple of years ago I replaced the coax in the mast with a low loss coax, new connector, and wrapp

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