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Bulkhead movement? (1) twistedline at 8:53am 04.22.13 Smaller Boats 15/6460 Hello, I have a Hunter 25.5 and while re-bedding my port chainplate I noticed that it had moved
Riging Umberto at 7:04am 04.22.13 S2 1/1452 I bought an S2, 7.3 (24 Ft.) and the seller said it was equipped with a spinnaker (I have the sail),
Interior Liner source? Pat at 6:27am 04.22.13 Bigger Boats 2/916 Good Morning, does anyone have a source for the carpeting/liner used on the O'day 272 and other mode
Battery Size NYSail at 6:25am 04.22.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/3085 Hello all, Quick one here... what is the smallest battery one can use as a back-up / starter batt
New Headsail DJN51 at 5:06am 04.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/716 Need to replace furled headsail after this season,what is the largest sail 23.5 Hunter owners have i
Buff Deck Color (1) Mick143 at 4:11am 04.22.13 Bigger Boats 4/1377 Hello , need help locating a color source for the tan deck color on 28 ft O'Day. It is a 79, and the
TV antenna on mast top or spreader height Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:34am 04.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/8248 Would you prefer to install a TV antenna on the mast top or near the spreader height (above the rada
Beneteau 285 trailer fuzzy at 11:15pm 04.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/12229 I'm new to the Beneteau world. Are there trailers available for my Beneteau first 285? I would like
25.5 Hunter daniell at 10:40pm 04.21.13 Smaller Boats 5/1339 Just bought a 25.5 Hunter and raising the pop top is a night mare, is there supposed to be a stabili
Fin-Gal truewind at 10:01pm 04.21.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1145 I'm trying to find Richard Marble (location?) or Chris H. in Pueblo, Colorado, or an unknown owner i
Hunter 41 AC Getting Under The Headliner? Mystique at 8:48pm 04.21.13 Big Boats 12/2788 Hey Folks, I wanted to run some additional DC wires from the helm to the panel for iPhone /iPad c
Looking for local knowledge for Green Cove Springs ybrad at 8:06pm 04.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2608 Considering leaving the boat in GC Springs for some number of weeks (mooring or dockside). I underst
Get a clue on a Mac (or venture) 22' (4) airshac at 7:38pm 04.21.13 Trailer Sailors 11/3478 So just brought a project boat home last weekend. Bought it thinking it is a '79 Mac 22' but as I w
Sink Backsplash (3) Coriolisbc at 7:32pm 04.21.13 Catalina 30 1/1274 Spring upgrades this season include an Acrylic sink backsplash, 6 inches wide, 32 long, 1/4 inch thi
Steaming Light and Deck Light c130king at 7:27pm 04.21.13 Catalina 310 11/7123 Is the Steaming Light/Deck Light combo unit standard on Catalina 310's? Does anyone have the info
NW and BC 2013 Rendezvous ! FastOlson at 7:21pm 04.21.13 Ericson 1/7081 All owners of Ericsons or Olsons (25,911s,34) are invited to the annual rendezvous in Pt Townsen, WA
What kind of bilge pump??? (1) colinhulse at 7:10pm 04.21.13 Bigger Boats 2/1982 This is at the rear of the cockpit in my 30' O'day. Any Idea what brand it is? There is a big K with
Holding tank & macerator mysteries... BOBBB at 7:03pm 04.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/913 I have a 2005 Cat 28 MkII - I have yet to get all of the mysteries of the head, holding tank ' macer
bleeder valve leaking JBboat at 6:13pm 04.21.13 Big Boats 0/753 Anybody ever have there bleeder valve to the hot water heater (heat exchanger) leak? This is on the
Hunter 23' Boom Height/Location carboman at 6:03pm 04.21.13 Smaller Boats 18/3403 seems like when i took my boom off a year ago during my reapair project, it was set so that when I d

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Rust color in Antifreeze (2) buddybear at 4:18pm 04.18.23 The heat exchanger which I replaced in 8-2015 from Mr Kool never had a drain valve after several tr
Hunter 34 prop shaft cdells at 3:59pm 04.18.23
H34 keel smile cdells at 3:47pm 04.18.23 Thanks for the responses guys! Kloudie, do I put G Flex in the gaps then torque down on the keel b
Pumpin up those fenders! Joe at 3:38pm 04.18.23 Bicycle pump
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Joe at 3:36pm 04.18.23 You're never going to get priority opinions form a source that doesn't know anything about your boar
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions ShawnL at 3:23pm 04.18.23 I'm an outlier. I have a 2-stroke mercury 9.9 and love it. It's heavy, but after servicing starts
More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 3:22pm 04.18.23 Organic chemistry; brings back nightmares :yikes:. Happy that you Chem E's deal with that stuff
Sunbird Battery Box Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 04.18.23 If a battery can hold in acid+water, then theoretically it should be able to keep water out Floode
Buying new sails ShawnL at 3:17pm 04.18.23 I second Rolly Tasker and thesailwarehouse.com. I purchased a new 110 jib from them when I bought m
More efficient way to clean gears? smokey73 at 3:15pm 04.18.23 Just to clarify: Are you suggesting that SuperLube PTFE grease would be a good substitute for the L
Sunbird Battery Box Project_Mayhem at 3:11pm 04.18.23 How are you planning on charging this battery? That will also have an influence on how you install i
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 3:11pm 04.18.23 214755
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? ShawnL at 3:08pm 04.18.23 I had a similar incident 2 years ago when I hauled out for the season. Boat wasn't far enough forwa
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 3:08pm 04.18.23 Most of them are probably 12"x24-30". The big one is like 36-40"x16". If I go to the yard tomorrow I
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines Maine Sail at 2:59pm 04.18.23 That is SOME excavator! (are you laying 60" diameter pipe? :biggrin:) Mostly ripping out stumps.
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? kappykaplan at 2:55pm 04.18.23 To me, it feels like these are great "general responses" that don't entirely focus on priorities.
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Davidasailor26 at 2:54pm 04.18.23
Pumpin up those fenders! kappykaplan at 2:53pm 04.18.23 How large is "very large"? Got a photo?
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? brockangelo at 2:34pm 04.18.23 To me, it feels like these are great "general responses" that don't entirely focus on priorities.
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement jviss at 2:20pm 04.18.23 changing the timing belt every 3 years What if you only run the engine 100 hours a year?

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