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New Sailboats at Show Rick D at 6:22pm 10.20.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4345 Went to a sailboat show with a friend today in SoCal. My expectations were low, but it was better th
45CC Autopilot PERCHER at 5:21pm 10.20.12 Big Boats 1/1033 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC that we have had autopilot issues. The first issue occurred shortly afte
Back to Normal & a Day on the "Rachel Carson" (9) Roger Long at 5:02pm 10.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3913 I spent a day on the Rachel Carson watching her give a class from the UMCES Horn Point facility an i
New Boats Double Fun at 4:26pm 10.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3114 Buying New Boats To anyone who would like to share their boat buying experience .
Motor for oday 222 Mhertz at 4:24pm 10.20.12 Day Sailers 6/2271 Just finished my first season w an Oday 222. Tons of fun but I had troubles w the old 8 hp motor.
1987 C22 foredeck question MikeME at 3:38pm 10.20.12 Catalina 22 4/1440 I am considering buying a 1987 C22, but upon inspection, noticed flexibility in the foredeck fibergl
Re-Gluing engine room sound-soak panel Larry Jackel at 3:13pm 10.20.12 Big Boats 2/1357 One of the sound-insulation panels in the engine room of my H44 has fallen off. I tried reattaching
Matching Gelcoat John Stevens at 3:12pm 10.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5379 Is regular Home Depot paint pigment compatible with gel coat? I have a few chips and dings I'd li
What engine oil brand and visc range do you use? Velero49 at 12:50pm 10.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/3757 The brand I used is no longer available..
Original transducer damage lbyonkers at 11:56am 10.20.12 Smaller Boats 2/1227 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 6/2632 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 5/1682 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 7/2236 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 4/1588 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 3/1683 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 2/17778 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 3/1913 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 20/11382 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 3/3881 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 4/1584 I have a 1984 H31 - with the grey opening ports. Does anyone have suggestions for replacements. I ha

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Proper Lifeline Tension Joe at 6:12pm 02.01.23 I googled it for you. Most of the responses concur with the following quote I purloined from this
Proper Lifeline Tension jssailem at 5:48pm 02.01.23 Congrats on your new safety lines. Tension on the life lines are not specific. They are what you des
Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail jssailem at 5:39pm 02.01.23 Hi Tony... Been around these parts since 2009. Please your looking at ways to keep sailing. The id
bridge clearance question dlochner at 5:31pm 02.01.23 Bridge clearances are reported at mean high tide. If you are passing during a King tide, the cleara
bridge clearance question jssailem at 5:22pm 02.01.23 The answer to your query is understanding what is meant by "Air Draft". Much care is needed. Low tid
B&g linear ram to-1 jssailem at 3:19pm 02.01.23 If the steering system is imited by the in/out limits of the ram it may damage the ram. The ram, t
1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 Moellar Fuel Tank Cptstarz at 3:10pm 02.01.23 John S/V Hadley Sailing the Pacific Northwest, Aye and thanks for the reply. As you can see it is a
Hunter 49 - Windows - Top of Saloon Scott B at 2:39pm 02.01.23 Article by Art on removal https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter__59282784.pdf
hunter 49 steering quadrant. Screen Saver at 2:13pm 02.01.23
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Rich Stidger at 1:58pm 02.01.23 And for you non-believing heathens, make sure the big hex nut on the Xmission shaft is bloody tight
hunter 49 steering quadrant. artboas at 1:57pm 02.01.23 This the original install on my Hunter 49 2008 model bought new & done over 110,000nm and I have ne
How many Yamaha 33 were built? jssailem at 1:56pm 02.01.23 I wonder... If the price was right, @mermike might be convinced that it is for sale.
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC artboas at 1:49pm 02.01.23 A fervent religious belief. A few pennies in the poor box every week. And for you non-believing he
How many Yamaha 33 were built? mermike at 1:38pm 02.01.23 Ah, OK. I'm the third owner. It's been in Puget Sound since new.
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? dLj at 1:33pm 02.01.23 Imagine all the characters who don't post because they don't even know what questions to ask. Thi
Headed back to BAJA Wyo George at 1:28pm 02.01.23 Wyo George Hi, Pretty simple really. you will need all your documents. Passports,Drivers license, C
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Ameseys at 1:27pm 02.01.23 Did you survey my boat? When? I said "surveyed", I meant "looked at buying". I was given surveys f
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Sail22Capri22 at 1:23pm 02.01.23 I am considering a board under the toilet but I am concerned with how high it sits. There is a board
Missing boom PRoberaon at 12:59pm 02.01.23 Went to west marine. Had a fair amount of the items I needed. Depth finder price was in line. Everyt
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 02.01.23 What I want to know, when you tighten the longer bolts between the shaft flange and the transmissio

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