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Weird Electrical Gremlin: Suggestions??? Rick D at 12:59pm 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1116 I really need some guidance here. I am chasing an electrical problem dealing with the bow running li
GPS WilsonDan at 12:13pm 05.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/658 I am a new sailor and have been sailing on an inland lake for a little over a year. I am going to s
What is this called? (2) shanker at 11:24am 05.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/604 After checking my rigging, I found a crack in this piece. It connects my furler to the deck and has
Just a Complaint of Life. geehaw at 10:29am 05.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/737 Well winter here is just not going away. WE just had the third coldest April on record. Would have b
New Control Handles rpell46 at 10:09am 05.04.13 Catalina 30 4/1120 Hi all, Before I go tearing things apart again, so that I might "fix" a problem, I thought it migh
New Moorage (3) Lost Parent at 10:06am 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 0/726 Just moved into my new slip in Nanaimo BC five minute walk to town ten minute walk to work ten minut
1984 C-30 alternator voltage sensing wire windyjazz at 10:06am 05.04.13 Catalina 30 6/4379 I recently replaced my M25 alternator mounting bracket from the original to the universal modificati
Removing faded boat name FB111A at 9:59am 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1773 My boat has 6 year old Algrip and very faded name/ port lettering. What's the best way to buff off
hunter 23.5 windows seal not holding teebutch at 9:55am 05.04.13 Smaller Boats 5/2103 I have a 1993 23.5 and one of my large windows is leaking. It is loose and I need to remove it and
New Moorage (2) Lost Parent at 9:53am 05.04.13 Parts Search 0/847 Just laying back today in my new moorage in Nanaimo BC five minute walk to town ten minute walk to w
Mainsheet length Lost Parent at 9:40am 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1740 Just sitting out back in my new moorage and wondering when I install my new mainsheet how much extra
Splash day coming soon :-) c_witch at 9:13am 05.04.13 Trailer Sailors 8/7110 Well looks like May 26th will be my splash date. I still have to drop the keel scrape sand and paint
Hunter 34 Review YVRguy at 8:05am 05.04.13 Big Boats 0/2284 Not sure what everyone else has found but while I was researching the purchase of my Hunter 34 I had
9.6' SD290 Saturn Inflatable Boat Styx at 7:20am 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1940 Does anyone have any experience with this boat? We have a 26' sailboat and thought this might be a n
Dwyer mast step Larry3525 at 7:14am 05.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2199 I am replaceing my mast tabernacle on my 222. I bought a new one because the bolts are stripped and
22Hunter spreaders GregMartin22hunter at 6:03am 05.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/804 Hey all, I'm replacing original mast on my 1981 Hunter 22 with a similar mast with different spread
B&R Rig kingsailor at 4:39am 05.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/926 Where do I find instructions on tuning my furling B ' R rig?
Just not Sure? kerryonc27 at 4:12am 05.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/2480 Hello All, I have posted before and really thought I'd be a owner by now. I think looking at boats t
MAc 26 S quesions and value? Roadking Larry at 12:11am 05.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/2652 I've been looking at a Very nice mid 90s model 26S. I met the owner at the local YC when I was out o
Headstay length for an 1985 H23 (1) jkneale at 9:31pm 05.03.13 Smaller Boats 2/930 I need to replace the headstay on my 1985 H23, but don't have the original. It has a Kenyon mast, c

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Rain water through the mast JoeWhite at 4:28pm 01.07.23 On my c36, water was leaking into the bilge from leaky windlass shaft seals aswell.
Think your PO made mistakes? Siamese at 4:26pm 01.07.23 A wheel on a Catalina 22. Maybe we can do a thorough search of the SailboatOwners site, and find th
Rain water through the mast jonelli at 4:14pm 01.07.23
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Orbweaver at 4:08pm 01.07.23 One thing that we REALLY like about the 23.5 is the windows: between the ones on the sides and the c
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 3:26pm 01.07.23 Do not consider an O'Day 25. It's trailerable but not easily
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 2:02pm 01.07.23 @steve_d You probably have a topside leak. The first thing i would check are the shroud chain pla
H26 Main sail rigging Crazy Dave Condon at 1:52pm 01.07.23 There were different masts/booms for the 260 which you need to advise. Look for the mfg. sticker ei
Hunter 25 -2 mast manufacturer Crazy Dave Condon at 1:50pm 01.07.23 He needs to identify the mast first as there were two suppliers at the time
Hunter 26 outboard engine Crazy Dave Condon at 1:48pm 01.07.23 Except for the power sailors whose transom is built to power boat standards, the max hp for all sail
Hunter 25 -2 mast manufacturer Sailavie1 at 1:41pm 01.07.23 What part do you need? I replaced my 2008 H25 mast and have a few spare parts.
Hunter 25 -2 mast manufacturer Crazy Dave Condon at 12:57pm 01.07.23 @sail sfbay This is a trailerable hunter that did not come with a furling mainsail. Look for a name
Hi All, Anyone replaced the shift & throttle cables on 2003 Hunter 386 have any suggestions? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:53pm 01.07.23
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 12:49pm 01.07.23 take a ;picture for me to regenerate my brain please, You are on th
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters LloydB at 12:38pm 01.07.23 A check with Google found me this and made that question about as clear as "what kind of boat should
Dingy conversion LloydB at 12:20pm 01.07.23 On the other hand you can always hang the dingy up by its stern and cut the ends off the tubes as if
Barlow Self Tailing Arms Justin_NSA at 12:15pm 01.07.23 I've bought parts for my winches from them. Not cheap but a reliable source. Or wait for a BOGO from
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tally Ho at 11:42am 01.07.23 When all else fails, read the instructions. I was lucky enough to get a complete Yanmar Service Ma
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Karl T at 11:29am 01.07.23 You need to identify the watts for each of the units in the circuit controlled by the breaker. The
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting (1) Dalliance at 11:20am 01.07.23 When all else fails, read the instructions! I was lucky enough to get a complete 1GM-2GM-3GM Yanmar
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Karl T at 11:17am 01.07.23 To my surprise the breaker in our 2014 (Built in South Carolina with US 110V circuits) is also a PF

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