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info on a balboa 24 miracleman at 5:05pm 06.04.13 Balboa 0/5244 Looking to buy a very used Balboa 24 with a swing centerboard. Any one have experience sailing one?
Transmission for a 2Qm15? Ternang at 4:47pm 06.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/576 Need a good transmission for my 2QM15 on my Hunter 30 (1980)in Mobile. Will be traveling from Iowa i
Instruction manuals CzechMate at 4:41pm 06.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/659 I once new the website to download older model Macgregor Instruction Manuals Anyone know what it is?
Spinnaker Question (3) Zoom767 at 4:38pm 06.04.13 Big Boats 12/1464 Good Evening All, I purchased a Hunter 35.5 Legend last Fall which came with a spinnaker. As I
What is your Hurricane Plan for your boat readerbill at 3:33pm 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 15/3425 Hey Guys and Gals, I am new to living on a boat in South Florida. At this time I am in a yard doi
Protecting Threads on Sail Covers ? puddlejockey at 3:24pm 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1577 After Mucho ado, and significant foul language aimed at the sadistic witch who designed sewing machi
V berth box drain ami342 at 3:16pm 06.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1567 Has anyone cut up a floor on a 1978 Oday 22 at the forward part of the Keel? I'm trying to find a p
Lifetime Guarantee My Arse..... Maine Sail at 2:39pm 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 59/7075 So my Dinghy Dolly wheels finally broke. I bought them, in large part, because they carried a lifeti
emergency tiller Ben Albritton at 1:29pm 06.04.13 Catalina 30 3/1208 I was wondering what an emergency tiller for a Catalina 30,1984 would look like. I can find several
Newby question rswitzer at 1:26pm 06.04.13 Day Sailers 10/2606 This is my first post. I am a very new sailor with a Hunter 14' dinghy. I have 2 small questions.
Irwin 27 (1970 model) keel marc9889 at 12:44pm 06.04.13 Irwin 0/4483 After extensive searching, I am back to asking the experts (you guys) about the drop keel on my 1970
1979 Oday 25 dcranford at 11:59am 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1081 Does anyone know what kind of hull core this has. I have a few gelcoat cracks and am trying to find
diesel water separators Ted Kurczynski at 11:54am 06.04.13 Big Boats 25/6508 I have a Hunter 376 with a Yanmar3JH2E diesel engine. It came with an enclosed Racor filter unit and
Hull speed therobesons at 11:53am 06.04.13 Big Boats 6/3226 Anyone know the hullspeed for a 1999 Hunter 420 passage CC with a 37' waterline? Also what is the f
These new-fangled phones are tougher than I thought! justsomeguy at 11:34am 06.04.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/4004 Maybe someday, I'll join the 21st century! Maybe... Warning; scatological content. Viewer discret
Lewmar bow thruster - spare parts (1) carlager at 11:32am 06.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2044 The black box on my Lewmar Bow Thruster - 185TT 3kW 12v -is dead. I need to replace it. I have fou
Broken bolt removal advice Nom De Guerre at 11:30am 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 16/1851 I have a 5/16" - 18 SS bolt that threads into the bottom of a SS stanchion that was frozen. I got it
Cure for play on the tiller alturaam at 11:11am 06.04.13 Yamaha 7/2162 How do you fellow Yam 25 Mk II owners deal with play in the tiller. I have some, it is not to annoy
Making it simple anchorclanker at 10:54am 06.04.13 Trailer Sailors 29/6680 I was curious to know of other setups and procedures to simplify launching and retrieval. Currently,
Lake Tahoe jimmac99 at 10:11am 06.04.13 Destinations 4/2656 Next week, my wife and I are planning to take our 26M to Lake Tahoe. As we have essentially never sa

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Sea water pump hasket JoeWhite at 10:06am 04.12.23 I use lanocoat
Sea water pump hasket BarryL at 10:06am 04.12.23 Hi, I also use a thin film of silicon grease to hold the gasket in place. I figure it cant' hurt.
Sea water pump hasket Head Sail at 10:02am 04.12.23 No sealant required. The two surfaces are machine surfaced flat.
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 9:58am 04.12.23 This is for you to check your Genset Serial numbers to make sure. I think you have hit the nail o
Sea water pump hasket kloudie1 at 9:45am 04.12.23 SuperLube is "Food Grade".. I just haven't found the right roux shade and shrimp to do that!
Sea water pump hasket Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 04.12.23 Always good for an item to serve multiple purposes. :thumbup: I'm sure SuperLube would act perfec
Please critique my masthead antenna! (1) jssailem at 9:35am 04.12.23 including these good ol' Shakespeare squeeze-on connectors. :biggrin: HOW it all still worked, I do
Sea water pump hasket sailme88 at 9:31am 04.12.23 I have a rubber O ring gasket. I use the same material with it that I use on the gasket of our well
AITA? Racing situation that came up william24424 at 9:22am 04.12.23 Yes, thanks for clarification Barry. I meant early tack = as soon as you realize you're not going to
Sea water pump hasket WayneH at 9:19am 04.12.23 On my engine, the pump faces aft and downhill so I need something to just hold the gasket in place w
Leave the refrigerator on or off? arf145 at 9:17am 04.12.23 I leave the fridge running all the time, and the boat plugged into shore power, of course. The worry
Sea water pump hasket Ralph Johnstone at 8:05am 04.12.23 I use a very thin film of silicone grease.. like Super Lube mostly to hold the gasket in place duri
AITA? Racing situation that came up BarryL at 7:55am 04.12.23 Hey, I think* what william meant by 'tack early' is that if you're not going to make the mark, tac*
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank Crazy Dave Condon at 7:51am 04.12.23 Spoke with the owner this morning and have a telephone call planned this Saturday with the repairman
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Riverdaze at 7:33am 04.12.23 I started another post just now on where the compressor is located and how to access it, but though
Fuel tank gasket Sailor Sue at 7:14am 04.12.23 I had a similar situation, but with an aluminum tank. The tank had 3 large inspection ports, the co
AITA? Racing situation that came up stickinthemud57 at 7:14am 04.12.23 This is common in our Wednesday racing, boats get stuck on lay line parade and are some are missing
Hull/deck Leaks Crazy Dave Condon at 7:06am 04.12.23 Use to be a Catalina dealer too and Frank Butler use to ask me what to do on small boats. Catalina
Please critique my masthead antenna! dlochner at 7:00am 04.12.23 New mounting spot. Whether or not it performs better, who knows, but I'm already sleeping better. :
AITA? Racing situation that came up william24424 at 6:52am 04.12.23 bfQiTSYffho I'm not sure if this video shows the rounding but sailing too far right of windward mar

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