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Wonderful New Bargain Sails Hunter 270 jimfrankelly at 6:38pm 06.11.13 Smaller Boats 0/939 I bought sails again from Martin at Somerset Sails in Barker New York. I had bought sails from him
Wildfire by GMACH jack egan at 6:33pm 06.11.13 Day Sailers 0/1425 Are there any O'Day wildfire owners out there? I found one in the U K. The boat was designed by Ian
Universal M-18 Oil system KingAirDriver at 6:31pm 06.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1265 Got three quick questions. The stock oil pressure sender on the M-18, I take it it only works the
hunter 310 water heater replacement jimbesikof at 5:59pm 06.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1834 I have a 2000 Hunter 310, The water heater is rusting a the bottom. I am going to replace it, but it
New main or live with the old? Old Sailor 2 at 5:38pm 06.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/687 As I work my way upgrading my '92 Passage I find new stuff to do every day. Our boat Gratitude sail
Starting Problem ridetheocean at 2:59pm 06.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1778 Hello, thanks for all the help on the stanchion question. I have another question. Sometimes wh
Sea Slide - anyone use this? gord331victoria at 2:25pm 06.11.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2439 Anyone using this product? I am contemplating using it on my Bene 331, as up here in Canada, I am ti
Battery Box Rant Griffinroydonald at 2:00pm 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1654 I have been chasing some electrical problems in the wiring for my boat and made the following discov
Boats & Grease wufibugs at 1:27pm 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3163 Kloudie's comment on another thread about steering cables got me to thinking that when I took down t
Made Some Decisions Bad Obsession at 1:17pm 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 34/4423 Most of you will remember my post about selling my Catalina 30. There are a lot of decisions that g
Sailboat Trailer IslandDreamer at 12:21pm 06.11.13 Trailer Sailors 1/1672 Does anyone have an experience with Custom Sailboat Trailers located in Bacliff Texas? I am looking
Water temp and sending unit Jtoben at 12:04pm 06.11.13 S2 2/1097 We are considering replacing the engine raw water temp cold/hot gauge with one that has the actual t
sail patching doug fulp at 11:35am 06.11.13 Catalina 22 2/788 I have a small tear in my main sail (catalina 22), can someone recommend the best way to patch the s
Wheel and rudder alignment ranchu56 at 11:29am 06.11.13 Big Boats 1/734 ALCON, Installing Raymarine wheel-pilot on the Admiral's boat. Wheel with keyway centered at the t
stern bearing jaraman at 11:16am 06.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/734 What are the dimension of the cutlass bearing for a 393 with 30mm shaft
B First 310 Electrical Breakers/Panel Parts JRacer at 11:12am 06.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1796 I had to add some breakers to my 92 Beneteau First 310. Back of the breaker panel shows it was made
Spinaker pole mast ring. Happy Daze at 10:55am 06.11.13 Smaller Boats 3/1266 OK guys! Anyone know how high the spinnaker pole ring is on the mast? Apparently a spinnaker was an
Prop Shaft Spec's for (Yanmar) 40.5 Rick D at 10:11am 06.11.13 Big Boats 1/767 I got this info from Hunter and thought I'd post it. I'd like to find a place to stick it for others
MacGregor 26X stern rails Justin_NSA at 9:31am 06.11.13 Parts Search 2/9504 I thought I'd give this a try. I am looking for a used pair of original 26X stern rails for my 26S
Hunter 23 110% or 135% Genoa Size??? jimfrankelly at 9:21am 06.11.13 Smaller Boats 6/1706 I am going to buy new sails for my 1987 Hunter 23 and would like advice on whether to choose a 110%

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Wind generators, yay or nay? dlochner at 7:22am 02.27.23 And I likewise thank them....... Unless we have a heat wave in which case we all close the hatches,
Wind generators, yay or nay? NYSail at 7:09am 02.27.23 And I likewise thank them....... Unless we have a heat wave in which case we all close the hatches,
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel JBP-PA at 7:09am 02.27.23 My brother rope launched his O'Day 24 on the tongue jack. You can get some serious tongue jacks. Th
Wind generators, yay or nay? Alan Gomes at 7:06am 02.27.23 Not familiar with wind generation but I love my solar.... 400 watts. I run my refrig/freezer non st
Boat Speed and Pointing leo310 at 7:01am 02.27.23 With 8 kts of wind I get 2.5-3 kts but then I also can get 8-11 kts going with the current. What are
Wind generators, yay or nay? NYSail at 7:00am 02.27.23 Not familiar with wind generation but I love my solar.... 400 watts. I run my refrig/freezer non sto
Boat Speed and Pointing jssailem at 6:41am 02.27.23 Dave. Your 50-55 (100-110) is realistic. Much depends on your rig being tuned, your sails properly s
bottom paint stickinthemud57 at 6:37am 02.27.23 Is there currently any bottom paint on the boat? Some bottom coatings can't be applied over others.
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels tfox2069 at 6:32am 02.27.23 David and Fox, Many thanks for this input. I've put in my order for the VDO Multifunction Display
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 6:17am 02.27.23 Thanks for all the comments, but was just trying to manage my expectations. I've sailed for many ye
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? jssailem at 6:08am 02.27.23 At first blush, it sounded like a lot of time. But breaking it down as follows maybe not a lot of wa
Engine oil drain hose adapter Hayden Watson at 5:40am 02.27.23 You can buy it as a Univer$al part... Or if the hose is leaking, you can go to a bearing and hose
advice on auto chart plotter dLj at 5:27am 02.27.23 I found @BarryL s post #19 interesting where Garmin says their auto guidance accounts for your dep
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement Terry Cox at 4:31am 02.27.23 Most marine supply stores in our area carry hatch gasket replacement kits Pretty standard stuff. Not
advice on auto chart plotter Ward H at 4:20am 02.27.23 Besides that, I believe the Garmin charts shows the entry to our marina on land. Our saved coarse r
Engine oil drain hose adapter Ward H at 3:39am 02.27.23 Looks familiar. I replaced the drain hose on my my C30 last spring when I raised the engine for a ne
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Davidasailor26 at 2:32am 02.27.23 You didn't mention how old your boat is but if it goes back a ways, you may be looking at a new pro
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) jonelli at 1:24am 02.27.23 Another option is to just get rid of the hose kit and put one of these plugs in?
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) jonelli at 1:23am 02.27.23 From what I can tell, it looks like all the parts in this kit listed below. It doesn't look like a
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Ralph Johnstone at 9:50pm 02.26.23 What @Don S/V ILLusion said. You didn't mention how old your boat is but if it goes back a ways,

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