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'83 primary fuel filter cjfj at 12:06pm 09.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1660 Any one know what filters were used for the primary in a '83 34' with a 3GMf? I've been having prob
Ball mount Picflight at 11:47am 09.14.13 Trailer Sailors 25/9237 My first time looking into purchasing a ball mount for the hitch on my vehicle. My hitch is rated f
core material (1) bletso at 10:56am 09.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1796 Is this a normal method of coring. I have seen this on the vertical cabin wall and on the aft cabin
RG213 or LMR400UF? SVTatia at 8:01am 09.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 8/9474 Db Loss notwithstanding (LMR wins here), what would be a preference between these two types of coax
O'Day Replacement Red/Green Bow Light rotzoll at 6:00am 09.14.13 Bigger Boats 11/2512 I have a 1985 31' O'Day. My Red/Green Bow Light was destroyed when it met the dock. I cannot find a
the keys in march steve dautovic at 2:39am 09.14.13 Destinations 12/3602 We would like to trailer our 24 ft. sailboat to the keys in march for a month, any ideas?
Any info on the Holcomb's who sailed a c30 from Wi - FL? dan8152 at 7:08pm 09.13.13 Catalina 30 1/1267 Searching the previous owners of my boat I found some old posts about "lady ellen " that sailed from
What size headsail slowtype at 5:50pm 09.13.13 Catalina 22 13/2539 Hi all, I'm in the market for a new headsail. I have an old CDI roller furling and my sail stays
Raymarine EV-100 Sail for Catalina 30 jakez at 3:45pm 09.13.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/5520 I'm looking at the Raymarine EV-100 autopilot package for my 82 30'. Anyone using that system or ha
Interior varnish Clydo at 12:35pm 09.13.13 Catalina 310 13/2681 Checked archives and can't find answer unless missed something. PO had previously docked boat so in
Cabin Light wiring for 79 Hunter 27 KGB at 12:35pm 09.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/773 Can new wiring be pulled from the navigation station to the head and v-berth cabin? I installed new
Walker Bay Dinghy warning Omoishiroi at 10:12am 09.13.13 Ask All Sailors 43/7754 Hi all, I purchased a WB Genesis PVC in June 2011. I have had several issues and WB is not helping.
Ram Mike Question nolasafari at 10:08am 09.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3569 I am the proud owner of an almost new 2006 Hunter 33. I swapped the vintage 2006 Icom radio for a ne
Oracle Out Practicing Allan12210 at 9:43am 09.13.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2132 My wife and I were heading towards Loch Lomond a few weekends ago when Oracle came cruising up on a
Baofeng UV-5R VHF/UHF HT Brian D at 9:02am 09.13.13 SSB and Ham Operators 43/60238 Bought one of these the other day. I have read mixed reviews about the radio. However, the review da
solar panel elevated stern mounting methods? Chief RA at 8:33am 09.13.13 Ask All Sailors 19/11430 I need to know what methods are used to install the ss tubing rack to the seats on a cat 250 to moun
Congestion and Action Yesterday at the Upwind Mark (3) rardiH36 at 7:50am 09.13.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1938 These photos shot from our vantage point on "Wildaire" as Team New Zealand Team and Team Oracle appr
New-ish owner of '84 Hunter 27 cara at 7:26pm 09.12.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1070 Hi all -- We've owned a H 27 for 2 or 3 years and have decided to invest in some upgrades. We're ver
Gennaker with Selden GX furler Pat T at 7:23pm 09.12.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1859 Was looking at the Selden products, a GX top down furler and removable bowsprit. I have a 5 -7 year
Sea-Fire Engine Shutoff BWagner at 5:03pm 09.12.13 Big Boats 5/1366 Does anyone know where the engine shutoff module for the Sea-Fire engine space fire extinguisher mig

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Survey Question Joe at 9:46am 03.31.23 I'd make my offer contingent on a new survey.
Survey Question Hollyberry at 9:39am 03.31.23 Generally I'd say you're more likely to find similar issues in similar aged boats than not. As Don s
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? (5) rgranger at 9:25am 03.31.23 This (or similar) .. (or something similar) 214172 (Potassium Hydroxide will also work) Into a PV
Survey Question Greg_D at 9:16am 03.31.23 Anything is repairable for a price. Depends on how extensive the damage is, i.e., is compression po
Survey Question Don S/V ILLusion at 9:02am 03.31.23 Any rough idea on how much something like that would cost? Anything is repairable for a price. De
Survey Question Greg_D at 8:54am 03.31.23 Such issues are repairable, even DIY for some.. and not uncommon on a nearly 40 yr old boat. The de
Survey Question Hollyberry at 8:52am 03.31.23 Such issues are repairable, even DIY for some.. and not uncommon on a nearly 40 yr old boat. The del
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand Hollyberry at 8:40am 03.31.23 Is there a gear box attached? does the output shaft turn along with the engine? Does transmission po
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals Rick D at 8:35am 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for checking, find it pretty surprising that they would not include something on quite
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:19am 03.31.23 You don't have a lot of paint left on the hull. I would brush on a little citrus strip on the rema
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 7:58am 03.31.23 BTW, the active ingreedient in Citrus Strip contains chlorinated hydrocarbons (nasty stuff) so wear
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 7:56am 03.31.23 You don't have a lot of paint left on the hull. I would brush on a little citrus strip on the remai
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:36am 03.31.23 Okay, edit: lots of money. ?? I have a boat but it has an engine. I will either fix and sell it or p
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand justsomeguy at 7:29am 03.31.23 we're talking work and money. Hopefully it'll be a quick fix on the engine, but I hate to break t
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 03.31.23 Beautiful boat and hoping for a good survey s ;)
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? (5) Justin_NSA at 7:18am 03.31.23 I hate to :deadhorse:but see my post (above) on how to remove bottom paint easily and without sandi
Second anchor question flightlead404 at 7:10am 03.31.23 Himmm Some typo above, or I'm losing it " siminer" I'm assuming snubber of course in, but in any
I'm a newbie fresh and green! (2) dlochner at 7:08am 03.31.23 Not so fast! I got a good look at the bottom side of this boat today and I'm crushed right now just
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 03.31.23 On the surface the boat appears to be in average condition for its age. You really need to dive into
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 6:37am 03.31.23 This is way more work than I was anticipating. I hate to :deadhorse:but see my post (above) on ho

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