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New Hunter 37 owner needs help Eleutheria at 9:30am 08.07.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2294 I just bought a 1981 hunter 37 as a restoration project. This is the first large boat I have owned a
Keel bolts Oblivionboyj at 7:28am 08.07.13 Ask All Sailors 25/7267 I was inspecting my keel bolts, and the look pretty good. How do I insure the stay that way? Do peop
Is this 16' Daysailer worth the time? (5) LandLockedNewf at 6:33am 08.07.13 Day Sailers 12/12891 Hi All, I was recently given a 16' O'Day Daysailer. My brother's in-laws bought it and the trail
Interesting Character and Site twodzusfittings at 5:57am 08.07.13 Smaller Boats 1/1159 Just wanted to share a great YouTube site I found. Being British, I am partial to it as it shows man
H34 rudder removal? Buoydog at 3:49am 08.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1147 My first sailboat and I bought a semi-project.....good grief CB. I bought a 1984 H34 from an estate
Ammeter Wiring wufibugs at 10:11pm 08.06.13 Ask All Sailors 88/10389 I am mounting digital ammeters in the cabin using shunts for house and start banks. I thought I mig
Great Loop question George68fs at 8:32pm 08.06.13 Destinations 3/3166 Sorry guys if this is the wrong area to post. I have an 1984 O'Day 222 on which I am seriously think
Ensenada 20 Mast Needed acordb at 6:31pm 08.06.13 Parts Search 12/10503 Need Mast for Ensenada 20 !!! Mine was stolen !!! Probably for scrap aluminum !!! If any links or ad
O'Day 25 bracket replacement korchinskyp at 5:46pm 08.06.13 Day Sailers 6/1738 I need to replace the bracket whose springs are sprung on my boat which is powered by a 9.9 H.P. 2-s
Removing headstay turnbuckle without dropping the mast DStegs49 at 4:28pm 08.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1555 I have a Legend 37 and my Hood LD 810 came apart and I lost all of the bearings in the upper race.
Mast Tuning jetboatn at 3:40pm 08.06.13 Smaller Boats 12/2542 Recently purchased new rigging for a 95 h26. Standing and running. Tuned standing rigging to the bes
Toilet bowl bman88 at 3:13pm 08.06.13 Big Boats 5/1479 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. toilet flushes okay, but dirty water flows back into bowlwhile sailing. Is*
Is it possible to motor a sailboat from NJ to Chesapeake Bay teebutch at 1:57pm 08.06.13 Destinations 5/2657 I am wanting to move a sailboat by water from the upper NJ area and get into the Chesapeake bay by w
getting leverage on the raw water pump Mark Nooney at 1:32pm 08.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1499 One of the issues I have when trying to create the correct tension on the impeller pump is getting a
1988 26D Battery Location alabamaranger at 1:31pm 08.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1767 Where is the battery suppose to be located on a 1988 Mac 26?
Attaching mast float (1) Joseph Ell at 11:58am 08.06.13 Smaller Boats 2/2069 Hey, looking for some answers regarding attaching a mast float to a Coronado 15. After a bad turtle
Winter cover for Catalina 28 keysefred at 11:41am 08.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1640 Hi- I was wondering if anyone has had experience with winter covers for a Catalina 28? I am interes
Back problems while sleeping on boat Jared1048 at 11:39am 08.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/3721 On land I used to have back problems from my days as a night stocker at Costco that have followed me
Compass bearing mismatch DougM at 10:36am 08.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1542 Here is an interesting phenomenon: I have a Raymarine autopilot, RS125 GPS, and a C70 display. If I
Shower drain below water line scott754 at 10:34am 08.06.13 Big Boats 6/3388 On my Catalina 350 I discovered my shower drain is pumped to a through hull below the water line whi

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Cleaning Shore Power Cord Tally Ho at 6:18pm 05.16.23
Crack in mast post base fiberglass MikeHoncho at 5:55pm 05.16.23 Search my threads for the same issue but for my 78. I documented it fairly well. The base on my was
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna MikeHoncho at 5:49pm 05.16.23 Where do you sail? Do you need longer distance? As for wires in the mast, I have the original lights
Stuffing box- dumb question? NYSail at 5:33pm 05.16.23
Y30 Settee Problem Joe at 5:19pm 05.16.23 That looks like a feeder opening for a bolt rope.
O'Day 302 Wheel Tally Ho at 5:09pm 05.16.23 I want to buy/install an autopilot on my O'Day 302. Any Brand Names and Model recommendations? Al
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff Joe at 4:58pm 05.16.23 Looks like you can get the owner's manual here: Here's a link for the parts catalogue I have a Toh
Y30 Settee Problem mermike at 4:06pm 05.16.23 Looks like you need to sew in a bigger boltrope or close the gap in the track,
Fresh Water leak Claude L.-Auger at 3:47pm 05.16.23 Peggie has a very valid point. To make sure it's coming from your system, you could put some food co
Keel Bolt Cleaning jviss at 3:25pm 05.16.23 If they are stainless, just leave them bare! The oxygen will help them retain their corrosion resis
Water heater sailmandan at 3:23pm 05.16.23 Thanks mermike Good stuff Dan
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:57pm 05.16.23 Now once I get a serpentine kit, I will be upping that limit a fair bit. :beer::biggrin: I underst
Spinnaker (1) patbratton at 2:56pm 05.16.23 Zoltan's girlfriend? This is ZOLTAN and me. I am wearing the flag shirt.
Harken Furler maintenance sailcapt340 at 2:52pm 05.16.23 On my Selden Furlex there are 2 notches on both the upper and lower portions of the furler. Designe
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:49pm 05.16.23 Yep. Just need to come up with 5-boatbucks. Oh, I thought a boat buck was a grand these days. If
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 2:30pm 05.16.23 I'm not besmirching the 'engineers' at Universal, I'm besmirching you! :). Now, now. If I was pu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 2:29pm 05.16.23 @BigEasy , while the long pause has caused frustration, I have been directing my energy in other en
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff sailcapt340 at 2:28pm 05.16.23 Give us a year of the outboard as well. Lots of us have that size outboard. Also, have you tried to
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:25pm 05.16.23 Yep. Just need to come up with 5-boatbucks. After a new set of sails, the kitty is dry for a whil
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 2:22pm 05.16.23 Well, there you go! I should have said, if you have a properly designed system, belt dust is a sym

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