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What engine oil brand and visc range do you use? Velero49 at 12:50pm 10.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/3605 The brand I used is no longer available..
Original transducer damage lbyonkers at 11:56am 10.20.12 Smaller Boats 2/1212 As I was getting ready to apply bottom paint I noticed the black plastic was completely broken off t
1973 M-40 Pilot House (1) PocoLoco at 10:42am 10.20.12 Morgan 6/2548 We recently purchased this rare and beautiful Duckling but have almost zero information on her.
Framing Question for Fairclough owners Solstice at 5:46am 10.20.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1654 Hello all, For those of you who own full frame Fairclough cover systems; has anyone tried using s
Spinnaker rigging on 1984 h22 drumbeater at 5:19am 10.20.12 Smaller Boats 7/2189 I bought an asymmetrical spinnaker and pole off Craigslist for our H22. Problem is now I can't find
272 sled Odaysailer at 7:57pm 10.19.12 Bigger Boats 4/1522 I thought my daughter's O'Day 272 was a dog. I raced it in the club beer can series and it would not
Air Canada flight helps locate sailor off Australian coast scorpio77 at 7:52pm 10.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1660 Hi all, can you believe this Air Canada Boeing 777 found this distressed sailor off the coast of Aus
Home Solar Space Heater experiment walt at 5:38pm 10.19.12 Sails Call Lounge 2/17727 I have had a little antique coal burning stove and an 80 watt solar panel laying around for a long t
Knot Meter location? ebsail at 5:05pm 10.19.12 Day Sailers 3/1809 I want to install a knot meter in my 25. Has anyone done this on this model? And if so, exactly wh
anyone towing with small suv Hollyweirdos at 3:36pm 10.19.12 Trailer Sailors 20/11007 We are thinking about trading our truck for a Honda element. Just wondering what to expect. It will
Water in the hull Sirius repair at 1:40pm 10.19.12 Sirius 21/22 3/3714 I opened the rear hatch inside the boat today to find water had accumulated in there. as I was remov
Replacements for opening port Mark Nooney at 12:47pm 10.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1529 I have a 1984 H31 - with the grey opening ports. Does anyone have suggestions for replacements. I ha
Potential Fischer Panda Safety Issue Marc14857 at 12:33pm 10.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3390 I was preparing to change the oil and filter on my FP P 6000 genset this morning and came accross th
Closing in open shelving jsalley at 12:17pm 10.19.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/7946 One of the ways Catalina made the 309 a little more "affordable" was having open shelving along the
Webasto 3500 (1) carlager at 10:38am 10.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/925 I have a webasto 3500 heater in my beneteau 36cc Autumn started a couple of weeks ago. We now need
Racor on new genset is leaking BWagner at 6:17am 10.19.12 Big Boats 5/1665 Hello, I have a problem that doesn't make sense to me but maybe someone has some ideas. I have a F
Traveler (1) All U Get at 1:40am 10.19.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2964 Hi all, We put a bend in our traveler car connection plate and can't find a replacement. It appears
Weird water tank problem Rakuflames at 7:31pm 10.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 49/9531 I have a 31' Hunter (not Cherubini) built in 1983. I live on the boat exclusively and have owned it
Any of you stuck working on a boat for... (1) Sumner at 5:39pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1779 ...extended times in a yard with it on stands. We found ourselves working and living on the boat at
Please tell me i wont have any huge regrets Doc_holiday at 5:22pm 10.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/3690 When I put OHANA in this spring, I backed her in off the trailer and opened the valve to fill the ba

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Traveler Replacement on 37C Brian Dunn at 4:25am 11.13.22 Thanks, Jim, that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I noticed the 3-point boom attachme
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 3:55am 11.13.22 Boat is in the water. Once I get my fresh lines back from the rigger and they are reinstalled, every
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 3:46am 11.13.22 Here is a link that explains better https://www.tropicalboating.com/2010/04/the-perfect-solo-mast-r
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 3:42am 11.13.22 Ther me should be a set of @baby stays used in raising and lowering that prevent sway. They would a
Traveler Replacement on 37C Jim Legere at 3:34am 11.13.22 I had a 1983 H37C with the cabin top traveler. It is definitely a more convenient setup but mid-boom
Any Guesses danstanford at 3:02am 11.13.22 That is a treasure just looking for the right job and you know if you get rid of it the job will cro
Old Barient winches binding garymalmgren at 1:19am 11.13.22 Re: When I snug down the top nut the line lifter binds on the heads of the shoulder screws that are
Folding Prop Verdict Paul Mermelstein at 10:44pm 11.12.22 I've had the 3 blade Gori for about 10 years. I agree with the subjective findings that George poste
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 9:46pm 11.12.22
Holding Tank Ventilation Johnb at 9:35pm 11.12.22 A German friend who has a RV showed me how his holding tank system works and in summary by bubbling
Selden self tacking jib system jssailem at 9:34pm 11.12.22 i have big jibs too. love them too. i sail with a crew. so switching sails to match the weather is
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Tb0n3 at 7:46pm 11.12.22 The weather's been all over the place and I wish I had registered the trailer and boat so I could us
Selden self tacking jib system jon hansen at 7:17pm 11.12.22 been using a selftacking jib system on my masthead rigged yawl for the last 50 years. love it. th
Galley table question. (3) KevinKirby at 7:15pm 11.12.22 Here is a screenshot of the problem area. The table is mounted to an outer collar that slides up and
Old Barient winches binding PaulK at 7:12pm 11.12.22 jssailem may be right. We had Barients on our last boat and it was easy to put them back together s
Filling Instrument Holes shank at 6:38pm 11.12.22 I think I had the same aged instruments on my boat and had the same issues with decisions for those
Folding Prop Verdict Georgedoyle at 6:34pm 11.12.22 We tried to take data under power before installing the new prop, but even on smooth water in the ba
O'Day Javelin Larger Jib Sail? Stu Jackson at 6:24pm 11.12.22 That is an awesome jib sail diagram! Glad it helped. I must admit I did NOT draw it, but it has a
Catalina 320 diesel? Stu Jackson at 6:17pm 11.12.22 Of course....but I am in Grand Rapids 3 hours away. I should have check this out when I was there
Timidly rebedding stanchions (1) rgranger at 4:30pm 11.12.22 Senile does come from the same root as seni. It's Greek, as you may remember. -Will My favorite

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