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PD Racer Regatta (1) finding41 at 7:38pm 09.19.12 Racing 3/4633 Here is the info for the upcoming PD Racer regatta at our yacht club. All are welcome.
Hunter 49 Head hose problems artboas at 7:13pm 09.19.12 Big Boats 4/1451 If you own a Hunter 49, there is a possibility that your heads have a bit of an odor. You will notic
Show engine temperature on c70 display windrushjim at 6:01pm 09.19.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2393 My Yanmar 3YM30 does not have a temperature gage, just an over-temp alarm. I'd like to install a tem
rub rail teacher63 at 5:08pm 09.19.12 Smaller Boats 2/1093 I need help to figure out how to get a measurement of the part the rub rail slides into and that p
Roller Furler brands, types for H27 SamNelson at 4:47pm 09.19.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1542 I'm down to final touches after the rebuild of my '81 H27. I'm wanting a roller furler. My sailing w
Electrical question fuznomo at 4:32pm 09.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 16/3197 I just bought a 1990 Hunter 30, I noticed that all the electric outlets are standard ( no GFCI's). I
Headsail Carroldc at 4:10pm 09.19.12 Smaller Boats 3/1289 Can anyone tell me what a standard size headsail would measure for a 1982 22 Hunter? I want somethin
Tank Failure Witzend at 4:06pm 09.19.12 Catalina 310 2/1397 Might want to take notice. http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=145642
"Speak Like a Pirate Day" (3) Nodak7 at 3:46pm 09.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1355 Just curious if anyone celebrated the Speak Like a Pirate Day today? We did it up good here on Lake
daysailer cabin RAlexander at 3:11pm 09.19.12 Day Sailers 1/2389 Hi fellow Oday Daysailers, I'm looking for a few things for my 1968 DS1 Cabin: fiberglas shelves t
Hull Speed DavyBones at 1:46pm 09.19.12 Trailer Sailors 38/21465
V Belt for Yanmar 4JH4AE SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:12pm 09.19.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1517 Anybody know the part number for a Gates "Green Stripe" belt to fit my Yanmar 4JH4AE ?
What does the centerboard do...? Squidd at 11:33am 09.19.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4004 I have an AMF era Paceship, PY26 with an iron shoal keel and swingdown centerboard... 2200# of Iro
Insurance Question TomVD at 11:21am 09.19.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4316 Hello, I am hoping i can get some guidance here. I recently purchased a 1995 catalina and insured i
MD boat registration advice JohnS at 10:25am 09.19.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1114 I'm hoping someone here who might have had a similar experience, or who could offer some advice.
Tank rework Witzend at 9:16am 09.19.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1488 There still some fine aluminum filings in my tank after rework. The fellow who did the work indicate
Winterizing and Mast dropping and Storage fireman416 at 8:51am 09.19.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/5824
Guess where I was last weekend ... (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:06am 09.19.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/6978 Too bad I wasn't prepared to take better photos ... these are 12-meter yachts, some of them America'
Dinghy Davit Pulleys seadaddler at 7:57am 09.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/7555 I got a super good deal on used Ocean Marine davits for my 07 H-36 with out pulleys so which do you
In Mast Furling Problems scottthardin at 6:12am 09.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2734 I bought a new 2009 Beneteau 343 in late 2008 and from day one I had problems with the in-mast furli

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eenie, meenie, minie, moe RoyS at 5:31am 05.22.22 Be advised, the eenie meenie is broken! I used to get the right choice 50% of the time with the eeni
Life Jacket recommendations RoyS at 5:25am 05.22.22 Give some thought to the trigger mechanism on an inflatable. There are manual triggers and automatic
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water RoyS at 5:12am 05.22.22 My holding tank is above the waterline so I speculate here. You could try looping the outlet hose ab
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water JamesG161 at 4:53am 05.22.22 your not getting me. Yes I do. My H430 does the same as your H41 If your HOLD tank vent is open
Broken (Cracked) Companionway Slider Ontario Star at 4:04am 05.22.22 Just bought a Catalina 28 mk2. Some prob. They dropped the boom. I'm in the Watertown,NY area. Pleas
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences (1) Bob S at 3:52am 05.22.22 This is 65# 30kg Mantus hanging off my 393
Inside Passage Anyone? Captain Grey Beard at 11:51pm 05.21.22 @ Ralph Johnstone: Those photos sre STUNNING! If that's not reason enough to go, I don't know what
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences NYSail at 11:27pm 05.21.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:45pm 05.21.22
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water Geoff E at 9:37pm 05.21.22 your not getting me.... I discharge at the proper times and in the proper locations. I just would l
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water JamesG161 at 9:32pm 05.21.22 The term HOLD tank is just for that reason. Hold the sewage until time to remove it by proper metho
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water Geoff E at 9:28pm 05.21.22 yea... that's what I've been doing but it's not what I've had on my other boats. Was just thinking
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water JamesG161 at 9:27pm 05.21.22 Do others have this same issue. Yes. The reason is your hold tank is below the boat's water level
Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 9:11pm 05.21.22 ... Tightened that up and leak stopped. Dropped in a pump and she has been bone dry since. ... Mak
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension SabreToothedEngineer at 8:33pm 05.21.22 Update: Rick Wallace from i3DGear has designed a new ring in three arc segments and a way to press i
Vacation from a live aboard higgs at 7:49pm 05.21.22 If your boat can't survive two weeks on its own you have problems. When was the last time that your
Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer Solar Generator Tally Ho at 7:39pm 05.21.22 Seems like a portable battery (Jackery) powering your charge to charge your batts is a lesson in dim
Life Jacket recommendations Marmalade at 7:35pm 05.21.22 I'll add another vote for Spinlock, they are well designed. @Sailfanatic mentioned crotch straps, a
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Tally Ho at 7:31pm 05.21.22 Greg, what would he be checking for? If both wires are to either side of an incandescent bulb, the
Life Jacket recommendations (2) pclarksurf at 7:09pm 05.21.22 Admiral and I both have the spinlock deckvest lite-- can't say enough about them for comfort. Admir

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