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For anyone with a hard starting aux..... Rocket1 at 3:27pm 01.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 0/1172 Hello all- Thought I would take a minute and chime in with some advice for anyone who has a hard
Lite Propane Tank Recall CYQK at 3:00pm 01.25.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2943 So I looked up the model/serial number of my tanks and there it was mine are effected Does anyone
Garmin Bluechart Mobile Functions Genesis V at 1:56pm 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/6673 Can anyone help me with a question re. the Garmin Bluechart Mobile App. I am looking to purchase the
Compare Oday Daysailer to the Sunfish Daysailer ddodgen at 1:41pm 01.25.14 Day Sailers 16/19570 just got a Sunfish Daysailer 16 and it looks like a mirror image of the Oday Daysailer. Anyone have
Hunter 26 Jib Size richiewil at 1:31pm 01.25.14 Smaller Boats 8/1733 Does anyone know what the measurements for a 100% jib are for a 1998 Hunter 26? It will be on a CDI
Anyone have a prop they want to sell.. redunculous at 1:09pm 01.25.14 Big Boats 29/2734 So a few might remember my post about my strut snapping As my luck seems to be so great as of lat
outboard repower for sandy victim Williammeis at 11:25am 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1208 I'm restoring a Hunter 23 (victim of Hurricaine Sandy) and need to repower. I have access to buying
Looking for drain plug (1) Jon_E at 9:57am 01.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1710 Hello All, I need a 1-1/2 inch drain plug for my dinghy. The largest I've been able to find is 1
Oday 322 keel bolts Leah and Ted at 9:36am 01.25.14 Bigger Boats 3/1369 Can you help? How many keel bolts does an O Day 322 have ? Where are they located in respect to the
Solar system disconnect ? Bob 04 H260 at 7:38am 01.25.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4383 I am looking at a 300w solar system and looking for two disconnects. One for the panel (8 amps) and
New Owner kb3pgo at 7:37am 01.25.14 Catalina 22 13/1522 Hello all, I am new here and wanted to thank everyone for all the useful information they have share
chainplate replacement advice tominny at 7:18am 01.25.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2516 I am considering to replace the chainplates on my 1977 Tartan 34C. There is pitting on some where th
Bilge Pump placement in an O'Day 22 keary N at 7:06am 01.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3923 I'll be mooring my 1981, O'Day 22 for the first time this season and I am planning on putting in an
Haul out help skryan5747 at 5:57am 01.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/978 We are planning to have our boat hauled out of the water to fix some motor issues as well as have th
Tips on replacing Grey portlight lenses kito at 5:00am 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/859 I posted a question earlier about installation of new Grey portlights and got some good feedback, th
Teak Oil or Spar Varnish? wolfgw8625 at 4:14am 01.25.14 Smaller Boats 6/19048 What are the opinions out there regarding finishing wood trim on my Capri 18 with spar varnish inste
Boat Serial Number Dubai at 3:39am 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1898 Had a incident last weekend. Prima Donna sailing really well, hitting 7 knots until I lost the rudde
Cal 3-34, survey is better than expected.... centerline at 1:24am 01.25.14 Ask All Sailors 60/13224 we got the survey results back, and although the boat is not quite as bad as I expected, the value i
New depth sounder/fishfinder ingeanous at 4:10pm 01.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/737 Still new to us boat (on the hard fixing her up) does not have a functioning depth sounder. Since we
Advice mmsailor at 3:24pm 01.24.14 Smaller Boats 15/1904 Having sold our h23 that we had owned for 15 years we are thinking of replacing it . I am going to

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Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement (1) dlochner at 8:31am 07.18.23 This is a pretty simple job. It involves 2 bolts. The challenging part is keeping the tension on the
Oday 19 Rudder dlochner at 8:17am 07.18.23 Do you keep the boat in the water or dry sail/trailer it? If the boat is not kept in the water, the
Winch handle safe use thinwater at 8:14am 07.18.23 I don't agree with this, but I have to respect it ... ... 10. Assemble in reverse order. During as
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 07.18.23
Let's Buy A Sailboat dlochner at 7:56am 07.18.23 When asked a similar question, I take a different tack. You can learn the basics in an afternoon of
Winch handle safe use thinwater at 7:56am 07.18.23 Winches deserve respect. I've been on winches where a pawl stuck 3 times. All related to using grea
Let's Buy A Sailboat DRhoads at 7:40am 07.18.23 Recently, we ran out of fuel while entering a busy harbor and had to sail to the dock. Knowing what
Topside paint (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 07.18.23 This the real Before picture after damage repairs. .
Gelcoat repair JamesG161 at 7:18am 07.18.23 Remember all Gel Coats change with age and UV exposure. Just my opinion, but I would leave it alone
Topside paint (2) JamesG161 at 7:06am 07.18.23 Spectrum provided Hunter Marine all of their Gelcoats. My boat's exact matched Gel Coat Hunter Blu
I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 7:00am 07.18.23 Nice looking boat. Looks like fun to sail. I hope the Dyneema rigging works out for you. It is my u
Gelcoat repair elcojo2 at 6:52am 07.18.23 Thanks for the reply I will try to take better pictures. I added a link with some more. In order to
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 6:11am 07.18.23 I have never had that happen in 30-years of sailing. Nor have I, nor have I heard of it every happ
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? dlochner at 5:17am 07.18.23 And it might not be anything associated with the heater install, it could be a near by fitting that
I have an 21' American Fiberglass dlochner at 5:05am 07.18.23 YouTube can teach you somethings about sailing, reading a good book oriented to people learning to s
Gelcoat repair (1) dlochner at 4:50am 07.18.23 The circled area does look like over sanding with the underlying fiberglass bleeding through. Sligh
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? kloudie1 at 4:41am 07.18.23 The other thing to check is the PT valve.. it usually has a lever on it to bleed the fresh side .. i
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 3:36am 07.18.23 yup. I put Chevy oil in my Ford once and it blew up also. Not a good analogy. Oil is oil. Sailco
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? Davidasailor26 at 2:53am 07.18.23 You could connect the input and output hoses together directly, bypassing the heater. That would hel
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming (1) Windpilot at 1:32am 07.18.23 Somethings not right with the install. It doesn't look right, looking down on my flush ball the gask

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