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Dorade box hole diameter on the Hunter 37? Pilotocopilot at 9:57am 09.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/789 Can anyone tell me what the diameter of the hole is in the Dorade box on our 37, I'm up North and wo
Yanmar 2GM not reaching full rpm rchilders at 9:38am 09.16.14 S2 5/1837 I have a Yanmar 2Gm on my S2 9.2C. It will not go over 2500 rpm under no load in neutral. Under load
A sad sad day (1) SPLETS at 9:08am 09.16.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2540 A sad sad day for Captain Ron, but then again if it wasn't for Captain Ron, She may have had a much
Swapping raw water pumps Sanford H. at 9:06am 09.16.14 Catalina 30 4/1111 Hi Guys! Quick question, Need to change my impeller at some point, and I was going to do last week,
Windlass Maintenance (4) Rick486 at 8:40am 09.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/666 So I'm back from a 2 week cruise and doing some maintenance, including the windlass which saw action
Rgging question on 6.8 jetpilot419 at 4:29am 09.16.14 S2 7/1448 I looked at a project boat recently and besides the hideous window replacements, it seems to be in d
Sail size question ranchu56 at 3:01am 09.16.14 Big Boats 6/1211 All, After a few years with a 155, I've raced this past season with what Doyle says is a 107 head
Just bought an S2 5.5 ,need advice Brewvy at 11:04pm 09.15.14 S2 0/810 Hello,I just bought an S2 5.5 grand slam.Sounds like a fun ,exciting boat.Unfortunately it came with
Hunter 36 - Anyone put in a PSS shaft seal? Alctel at 8:49pm 09.15.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1057 There are a couple of sites with deals on them right now so I'm looking to order - I can measure the
1979 Hunter 33 dupek at 7:44pm 09.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1586 I got the 1979 Hunter 33. It does require a lot of work. Unfortunately, I do not have the owner manu
purpose of centerboard wedges? donandpaula at 6:23pm 09.15.14 Day Sailers 4/1010 Hi all, first time owner of 25' Oday. what exactly is the purpose of the wedges for the centerboard
Replace side windows on a sailboat. Hultman at 5:58pm 09.15.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1922 Has anyone replaced the fixed side plastic windows on a sailboat? I have a 1985 Hunter 31 and the t
hull speed ?? sunset lady at 4:54pm 09.15.14 Bigger Boats 13/3271 I would like to know the hull speed of a 272 O'day? Thanks
Winter cover ideas??? boblufkin at 4:49pm 09.15.14 Catalina 22 23/6308 Anyone have any economical ideas to cover a 22 with the mast up while sitting on a trailer ?
Removing a keel rsfinley at 4:34pm 09.15.14 Smaller Boats 4/1586 We mostly use our boat to motor with small outboard around rivers and lakes and for sleeping quarter
Oday 25: teak plugs ddooher at 4:30pm 09.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/956 Removing teak rails and teak at cabin way. What is best way for taking out plugs that cover screws.
New overhead (1) Swampyankee at 1:01pm 09.15.14 S2 2/828 We stripped the carpet off the overhead when we got the boat, since it was falling down and seemed t
Orange O'Day Daysailer 2- gelcoat repair windsong2 at 12:45pm 09.15.14 Day Sailers 1/1438 If anyone out there has repaired gelcoat of an orange o"Day Daysailer 2, I'd like to hear what produ
Two Quick Electrical Projects Knocked Out this Weekend (7) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:55am 09.15.14 Catalina 310 10/2136 This weekend I had a chance to jump on a couple of quicker electrical projects. The first was instal
Impeller Vanes (1) Marc14857 at 10:51am 09.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/721 Are the vanes in the bottom of the pump aligned properly? Whenever I remove the cover to inspect the

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First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 5:26am 11.14.22 Thank you, John for updating the forum for me. We are in our designated slip in Cape Marina, finally
Engineless.... stickinthemud57 at 5:04am 11.14.22 Terry's comments are spot on. I look back on the days I sailed my dad's boats in and out of their s
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 11.14.22 @isaksp00 is correct using the location of baby stay. Catalina Sport 22 had a mast raise system alo
Galley table question. kellerd at 4:58am 11.14.22 Had the same problem on my Hunter 35.5. The rust was on the lower sleeve that travels the post at th
Engineless.... Terry Cox at 4:56am 11.14.22 Mariners have sailed their engineless ships for eons, but usually had crews that kept them in safe w
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 11.14.22 @Brian M H23 said it very well. Thank you
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Crazy Dave Condon at 4:46am 11.14.22 Hunter 260 had an option for a marine head with a 20 gallon holding tank. The tank has a vent. No m
Mystery O-ring Crazy Dave Condon at 4:33am 11.14.22 A private message was sent to the poster with no response back. The deck portion of the boat inclu
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 4:27am 11.14.22
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? xavpil at 4:26am 11.14.22 some thoughts for sailing on lake michigan: jon thanks Jon. Those were well explained thoughts.
Engineless.... dlochner at 4:18am 11.14.22 The watermaker won't make much water without a diesel running to make electricity. Have you checked
Engineless.... kloudie1 at 4:07am 11.14.22 Yup. If you plan to primarily daysail coastally, an aux engine is probably your best choice, especi
Engineless.... garymalmgren at 4:05am 11.14.22 There's a famous sailor(he's name escapes me) that has been sailing almost forever without an engine
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Baby Sea Wolf at 2:31am 11.14.22 I end up taking the entire unit out. So I can fix that condensation problem because of poor build q
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Maine Sail at 2:12am 11.14.22 I would suggest startin your research here: https://marinehowto.com/drop-in-lifepo4-be-an-educated*
Engineless.... Joe at 1:12am 11.14.22 Josh Slocum sailed around the world without an engine or a watermaker. More recently, so have the Pa
Garhauer sale Dalliance at 11:42pm 11.13.22
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Similar to Maverick I plan on making the change to lithium lifepo4 this winter. To help with my pla
Engineless.... jssailem at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Choices are between a rebuild diesel or a desalinator. Why do you need either of these selections?
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery (1) Hayden Watson at 8:48pm 11.13.22 I have my 108Ah Ample Power alternator setup so that it outputs 60A max and on my two 10-days cruise

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