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Newby question rswitzer at 1:26pm 06.04.13 Day Sailers 10/2636 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 0/4511 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 3/1087 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 25/6597 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 6/3261 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 1/4017 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 0/2064 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 16/1928 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 7/2202 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 29/6742 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 4/2694 Next week, my wife and I are planning to take our 26M to Lake Tahoe. As we have essentially never sa
Attachment of boom to gooseneck faithforster26@msn.com at 8:24am 06.04.13 Catalina 30 2/2117 Hi: We have a 1988 Catalina 30 and want to know how much play there should be between the boom and t
boatUS vs. seatow dlewis812 at 7:23am 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 20/5457 vegas' recent thread regarding boatUS got me to review what i have. i've always had a seatow member
Advice on lashing jerry cans ondeck robertsapp at 7:02am 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 19/15062 I can't remember what the name of those boards are that many cruisers fix up between a pair of stanc
moving jib forward sunman at 6:58am 06.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/829 I single hand sail my 26D and use a club footed Jib ,car/track arrangment, so far it's pretty fair f
New cockpit cushions for 310 c130king at 5:34am 06.04.13 Catalina 310 4/1903 I found the 2 vendors on this site that sell cockpit cushions. Any feedback from anyone with experi
C-22 Symmetric Spinnaker? halmc at 5:26am 06.04.13 Catalina 22 5/1086 I'm considering a C-22 for use in a lake here in N. Fla where I recently bought a house. I like symm
Be wary of TowBoatUS in Lake St. Clair Vegas at 4:18am 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 34/10756
240 at low tide Tim Moylan at 3:34am 06.04.13 Smaller Boats 2/1020 Another gift from Hurricane Sandy is the addition of two feet of silt/mud which is now covering the
Finally anchorclanker at 2:45am 06.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1281 After some false starts I was finally able to bring "Just Chillin" home. I had hoped to do this almo

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C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? DAVA390 at 3:12pm 05.02.23 Both lines are still in production and both are very popular...so parts should be easy to find. Ar
Alternative to bimini captcoho at 3:09pm 05.02.23 We use an Anchor shade, it's by TaylorMade. https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Made-Products Overton and
1985 Hunter 34 Holding Tank Question c07chrisjohnson at 3:03pm 05.02.23 Thanks everyone, super helpful. The settee screws are completely corroded so screwdriver is not an o
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... seaward22 at 2:58pm 05.02.23 It's purring again, which is awesome. I did these things today: Tried the liquid propane as solv*
Cat 30 Windlass Stu Jackson at 2:43pm 05.02.23 ny ideas? Is it doable? Not as young as I used to be :) There are lots more C30 owners in this lin
Fortress anchor Screen Saver at 2:26pm 05.02.23 Nothing wrong with a good debate, good for ones education sometimes, Over 100,000 nm, 15 years, Llyo
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 jssailem at 1:59pm 05.02.23 Based on your query, you should probably read this article. https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-ma
Reefing system sheaves (1) rgranger at 1:56pm 05.02.23
Honter 33 2006 keel repair rgranger at 1:53pm 05.02.23 :worthless:
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration rgranger at 1:50pm 05.02.23 (snip)...Undaunted, I nursed it home. (snip) :laugh: That might be the funniest thing I've read o
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Timm R Oday25 at 1:26pm 05.02.23 That's a gorgeous lake ,no matter what time of year .
Need Recommendations capta at 1:07pm 05.02.23 If that is a hydraulic tranny, running it w/o oil, the clutch plates are probably trashed. If it is
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 12:59pm 05.02.23 @dlochner - Thanks for the insights. One question - We plan to step the mast before departing in Ro
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:58pm 05.02.23 Why would you need a grease gun to lube the pump??? Just stick the nozzle on the tube of grease up
Sailing Movies? capta at 12:57pm 05.02.23 I'm too lazy! Ha, ha. Plus, since my move, I'm not even sure where the DVD player is. So, it's a
Need Recommendations dlochner at 12:16pm 05.02.23 I have used Fred Warner Marine and Outdoors. Bought my last transmission from them. If there is not
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install dlochner at 11:57am 05.02.23 A large open end wrench or adjustable wrench will probably work, however, the HW outlet will need to
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? JoeWhite at 11:56am 05.02.23 I read a while ago about somehow filling the coil in the water heater with coolant before connectin
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? JRT at 11:44am 05.02.23 The original is how all 3 310s in our Marina are setup. I've never smelled anything, maybe because w
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? JRT at 11:34am 05.02.23 No idea about reconnecting, but there is a air bleeder valve on the top of the engine where the cool

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