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Renaming a boat with an unknown name Iriegal at 11:28am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 29/6788 Ahoy Everyone! I am the proud owner of a 1987 O'day 272 that I just bought on New Years Day 2015.
mast sheave replacement rkeene at 10:05am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 3/2071 Any instruction on removing mast head sheaves. Do you drill them out and rivet new ones in? Any help
Dink in the fibreglass (1) MickP at 9:48am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1310 Hello, I discovered a hole in the deck just forwards of the saloon hatch (hopefully picture attache
Another 6V battery source Bad Obsession at 8:15am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 1/867 I have found the Duracell batteries for sale at Batteries Plus. These batteries are just a shade un
Fender Covers chicagodave at 7:50am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 18/3378 After scrubbing my fenders for three hours yesterday, I decided to look into covers for the fenders.
Engine Removal: C30 MKIII (20) CaptnDean at 6:14am 02.02.15 Catalina 30 22/7726 l thought that others on this forum might be interested in how I removed my engine from a 1995 Catal
CNG Refilling Tumororlater at 5:41am 02.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 46/13111 We keep our CNG in scuba tanks and we need to refill but the nozzle at the refilling station doesn't
Hunter 23 water line stvnm at 7:07pm 02.01.15 Smaller Boats 17/3981 Hi all, I will be mounting a Garelick/EEz-In 71056 shortly. Can anyone provide a fairly accurate me
The never ending boat-name threads-with a twist rgranger at 6:49pm 02.01.15 Ask All Sailors 33/4403 I know these come up about every six months but here is one with a twist... Its a riddle.... I th
Catalina 30 wire harness replacement (1) Txlawdog at 5:04pm 02.01.15 Catalina 30 8/4675 Greetings all. I just purchased a 1985 Caralina 30 which I suspect needs the wire harness fix. My co
LEUCOTHEA, sea goddess who aided sailors in distress Bobbie20101 at 3:32pm 02.01.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/4240 MacGregor 26d, built in 1988, and rescued by an old boat owner, is desperately looking for an experi
looking at a 1977 c-22 Kazz330 at 2:22pm 02.01.15 Catalina 22 18/2209 Going to look at a 1977 c-22 on Sunday for possibly my first boat! Would the girlfriend and I be ab
foldable rigid inflatable robfmcc at 1:27pm 02.01.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1867 Anyone own one of these? How do they handle on the water and do they really fold back up into the "
Winches burnswelds at 1:19pm 02.01.15 Catalina 30 3/1752 Hello, I am having a real challenge locating used self tailing cabin top winches for my 1980 Tallrig
The Store twodzusfittings at 1:09pm 02.01.15 Smaller Boats 2/729 I want to replace all four port lenses. The store shows they have only three 512's clear in stock. D
Help With Jib Frog_Bones at 12:29pm 02.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/857 I have a 1981 27ft Hunter. The jib needs a new roller furling and I dont know what the length of cab
west marine battery charger and reconditioner. dparilla at 11:44am 02.01.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/3323 I have a west marine 40 amp battery charger (bench charger) that has a reconditioning mode where it
1990 Hunter 35.5 Watch Items NewOwnersJCM at 11:10am 02.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2627 We're looking at owning a 35.5 1990 and wanted to know if there are any specific issues or particula
Mooring Pendant CYQK at 9:53am 02.01.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1101 Reviewing the post from Maine on mooring pendants gettin ready to fab one now How much difference
Can I now take my boat and legally cruise to Cuba if I'm a U Chuckbear at 9:44am 02.01.15 Destinations 7/3679 That's the question everyone is asking. There's a lot of misinformation out there, so we try and ans

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Riding sail at anchor? jssailem at 7:14am 09.08.23 Our boats have high swept bows, with a generous amount of freeboard. I would think that is more the
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 7:06am 09.08.23 I really appreciate the input, everyone. I especially like being instructed to do more sailing.
Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 7:04am 09.08.23 Thanks all for the info. I have a wing keel and 150% genoa. Yes, the gusts are what I experienced th
Adding second reef to main sail? jssailem at 6:55am 09.08.23 Your inquiry seeks sail build guidance. In of the Quantum Sails resource sites they posted this inf
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 6:54am 09.08.23 First, you have a very non-standard schematic of your electrical system. That makes very difficult
Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... Rich Stidger at 6:41am 09.08.23 West harbor on Fishers Island. Stonington just inside the breakwater. Watch Hill- good but 30 minut
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions dlochner at 6:16am 09.08.23 First, you have a very non-standard schematic of your electrical system. That makes very difficult t
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks JamesG161 at 6:08am 09.08.23
Hunter 42 Passage Steaming Light Replacement JamesG161 at 6:02am 09.08.23 I changed my fixture completely. Jim...
Hunter Gel Cote? JamesG161 at 5:59am 09.08.23 Any hints if I just want to mix my own? Use the guide to mixing tints, by Spectrum. Jim...
Sahara Dust (1) JamesG161 at 5:48am 09.08.23 219690 No Desert Dust for USA today. Jim...
Invest 96L (1) JamesG161 at 5:38am 09.08.23 Current Models show TS Margot Will be Hurricane for the Fishes.:thumbup:
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes jssailem at 5:33am 09.08.23 Nice info @Ralph Johnstone. His HE looks clean. Mine was crusty with evidence of corrosion. The bit
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes Jimongee at 5:11am 09.08.23
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 sailme88 at 4:51am 09.08.23 the 100% way of identifying 2stroke vs 4 stroke... look for an oil dip stick on the side of the engi
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes kloudie1 at 4:24am 09.08.23 The big o-ring cover seal is Yanmar # 24311-000700.. The gasket that seals the tube sheet to the cov
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 kloudie1 at 4:13am 09.08.23 Yup, I think that it is a Tohatsu. Mercury had Tohatsu make their smaller "portable" outboards..
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 10:18pm 09.07.23 My experience with the sailing world says masthead rigs should go to a smaller headsail before reefi
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 9:06pm 09.07.23 Looks a lot like this one except the CT designation... https://img.boatdeckcrm.com.au/media/2017070
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 9:06pm 09.07.23 Hurricane Lee is a very serious Storm. We just reviewed the Hurricane Hunters Flight information.

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