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update from costalegre, mexico.... (2) zeehag at 6:06am 11.16.13 Ask All Sailors 35/3712 ok so i went into marina here in barra de navidad in june, towed in, ignominiously, by panga
Fuel Tank Gauge and Engine Hours Counter jackzimmerman at 5:26am 11.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2484 Hi all, I'm a new owner of a 2005 423 and the fuel tank gauge and the engine hours counter eithe
Fabric organizers in the forword berth Hobartwoodworks at 4:50am 11.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/881 We are the proud owners of a 1981 Hunter 22. When we were still shopping for a Hunter, I saw photos
Unexpected water in head - Seacock question on Hunter 28 Huntja at 10:33pm 11.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1427 I have a 28 foot Hunter 28 (1992) and have a problem I'm not sure how to solve. I was sailing in ab
Auxiliary Main Halyard EdWard3 at 9:40pm 11.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1606 I have a 1980 Hunter 30, and would like to add an auxiliary main halyard to the mast. Has anyone do
Help. No "attach photos" link.... centerline at 8:52pm 11.15.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/3035 what happend to the "attach file" (photos) link?.... i cant attach photos, although I have an option
C27 spinnaker crane Joel H. at 7:55pm 11.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1125 So the spinnaker crane I bought from C.D. (designed for a C22) just wasn't up to the task on my 27.
H410 PS Review (1) SailorDick at 7:54pm 11.15.13 Big Boats 34/6133 I am looking at buying a H410 which we are in love with here in Michigan. While hunting, I came acro
Prop shaft strut Replace now? (1) ingeanous at 5:40pm 11.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1703 Hello all! New to me 1990 Hunter 335. Here's the prop shaft strut while pulled out of the water. R
Coleman cooler bebling at 4:24pm 11.15.13 Catalina 22 12/1997 I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 22 and am in the process of cleaning and renewing the boat. My
Engine Oil bawlmer at 2:45pm 11.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/3967 Fellow Sailors. I just changed the oil on my Westerbeke W20B. I used SAE 30 which is the manufacture
Show your Holiday boat lighting sfgary at 2:30pm 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1583 As we come up to the Holidays we have several lighted boat parades here in the bay area. I'm thinkin
Marina Etiquette Sailm8 at 2:21pm 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 26/4773 We all know that sailors have a reputation of sometimes being a little, shall we say frugal, (cheap)
Vetus engine on 33' cherubini Vtotten at 12:59pm 11.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1550 When we shifted into reverse our 5 year old Vetus engine made a knocking noise and the boat began vi
backstay (1) bcr at 11:55am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 2/928 Trying to rig my catalina 22 (1976) for the first time and have question. What 2 points of the backs
Water pressure pump problems Urbansailor at 11:19am 11.15.13 Big Boats 9/5830 My '81 Cat 38 saw some heavy action last weekend and got bounced around a bit. When I pulled into th
A question about bedding deck hardware with butyl tape... Ross S at 10:56am 11.15.13 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7484 I've read the bedding tutorial and found it very informative. Thank you. I've removed the teak grab
The Hall of FAIL Maine Sail at 9:10am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 18/3739 Hi All, I've been asked many times over the years to compile some pics of the failures I get to see
Gelcoat Condition (8) fjordstar at 7:50am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 4/1148 70169.vB I'm new to gelcoat. Am I right that this gelcoat in the cockpit is too cracked just to to
power ratio on a Maxwell 25 ST markwbird at 7:35am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1098 Does anybody know what the power ratio is on a Maxwell 25 ST? It is 2 speed so I would like both bu

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2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment JamesG161 at 6:42pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 6:26pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing NYSail at 5:33pm 06.13.23 The fact that shipping is "free" from Amazon, has nothing to do with the comparable price of the b
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 5:32pm 06.13.23 Ya know how some things get under your skin? My current one is with the Schaefer blocks people. I h
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment Tally Ho at 5:29pm 06.13.23 The three bolts clamp the Rudder limit plate to the Rudder shaft. So yes I think those will adjust
Need Mainsail mast slide fitting size. (1) Tally Ho at 5:24pm 06.13.23 I wonder if the vendor has a template to use to determine the type/size you need? When I ordered a
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Afraal at 5:10pm 06.13.23 Thank you Stu J!
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 5:06pm 06.13.23 The fact that shipping is "free" from Amazon, has nothing to do with the comparable price of the b
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 4:55pm 06.13.23 The Schaefer series 3 cheek block is $41 on Amazon, BTW, so only about 30% more than Garhauer, not
Mast step WI Rigger at 4:50pm 06.13.23 What pictures do you want? I checked the side to side plumb of the mast with the main sheet. The mas
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:22pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Maine Sail for his excellent tutorial on Balmar regulator programming! The cheat
Schafer Outrageous Pricing capta at 4:17pm 06.13.23 I find it interesting when folks say that "marine" gear is so expensive. It is an incredibly small m
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 3:53pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Scott T-Bird , who sent me a Balmar MC614 regulator! Wow. Very generous. So, re
Schafer Outrageous Pricing Scott T-Bird at 3:39pm 06.13.23 You had a block that lasted 37 years and you are complaining about price gouging? Think how long th
Minor project: new teak companionway step jaysweet at 2:47pm 06.13.23 Nice job! Sweet... I bet it can double as a seat as well. Cool Nice job! I stopped referring
Help Identifying another O'Day apell at 2:24pm 06.13.23 If it is a 1980 O'Day, there should be a HIN in the upper right corner of the transom that would co
Help Identifying another O'Day dlochner at 2:22pm 06.13.23
Help Identifying another O'Day dlochner at 2:22pm 06.13.23 If it is a 1980 O'Day, there should be a HIN in the upper right corner of the transom that would con
Help Identifying another O'Day Davidasailor26 at 2:21pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 2:15pm 06.13.23 Yes, Rich, I'm recently retired and on a fixed income, but c'mon, we're talking yachts here, aren

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