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Water in the bilge zippy at 10:58am 11.05.12 Big Boats 10/2626 I have a hunter 40.5 that collects water 4-5 gal in the bilge. I have looked every where and have ye
Wiring Battery Charger Control Panel Captneils at 10:19am 11.05.12 Big Boats 1/902 I own a 1999 340. I just purchased a Zantrex 20 amp charger with remote control panel. I'm looking t
HIN verification RTSKI at 10:08am 11.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1268 In process of purchasing a boat. Attempting to verify a Hull Identification Number. According to O
prop shaft advice cherub78 at 9:18am 11.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2971 hi this is my first post here....ive just bought a hunter 27 1978 and later i notice that there is a
Mooring Field FourPoints at 8:20am 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1515 Check out www.bing.com today, it is a gorgeous picture of a mooring field in early morning fog. If y
Aluminum or Stainless Holding Radar mount Old Sailor 2 at 7:47am 11.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3256 OK, so here's the scene. I purchased a new Raymarine e7 and 18" radar Raydome. Cool. Got the esti
Auxiliary Outboard Engines draymond at 7:38am 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 52/6867 Hello everyone. My competent marina shop is unable to keep my 2010 Tohatsu 6 hp 4 stroke engine runn
M-18 oil leak Steve Walsh at 7:20am 11.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1569 My 1986 Universal M-18 is starting to leak around the timing cover crankshaft seal. The Kubota drawi
Motor Mount Pads Cracked on '81 O'Day 28 shozbot at 6:43am 11.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1593 Hi all- I bought a 28' O'day this summer and found out recently that motor mount pads/stringers ar
Hunter 36 brochure sailmaster39 at 6:39am 11.05.12 Big Boats 3/2318 Hi Group Anybody know where I can get a copy or download 2005-2008 owners manual or brochure for a H
Why Waves Look So Big (1) Roger Long at 5:26am 11.05.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/11197 The recent discussions about the loss of the Bounty and statements by her captain that she had previ
Accessing classified ads in mobile? Fly_H23 at 10:34pm 11.04.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1294 I'm not able to find the "classified" ads on my mobile app. Am I just lost or is it hiding in plain
Hunter 36 Vision Holding tank propellanttech at 8:56pm 11.04.12 Big Boats 2/1247 Does anyone know where the holding tank is located on a Vision 36? I know they were aluminum, and I
Replacing Compression Post ChuckH at 8:30pm 11.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1156
Cleaning tank through gauge opening Claus at 7:58pm 11.04.12 Bavaria 0/3453 Anybody has experience with cleaning tank on Bavaria cruiser (37ft) by opening and getting acces thr
Decompression Switch on Volvo 2003 (1) DinoKanuck at 6:58pm 11.04.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/8142 Ahoy from balmy Canada, Trying to understand a new boat (LM 28) and need to asking what the deco
Trailer ? slowdog at 6:43pm 11.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1403 I have a macgregor 22 that I am working on the trailer looks a bit short got about 6ft of boat not o
length of lower end? Emory M at 6:41pm 11.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/824 What length of lower end of the outboard can I get away with? I need inches not "long shaft" or "nor
stripes/cove stripes uwcart at 6:37pm 11.04.12 Pearson 1/2254 have 1988 pearson 31-2, blue stripes down sides, looks like 2 or 3inch with 1/4 inch lines above and
shorten my cat 30 boom? just lucky at 5:27pm 11.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1451 I seem to have about nine expendable inches on the end of my boom. Twelve inches from the sail to th

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:01pm 03.29.23 Thanks Tom... I thought the process/experience might be helpful for others who choose to address the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't arf145 at 11:58am 03.29.23 I've been following your account and certainly I'm sending all the positive energy I can your way! I
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail jssailem at 11:57am 03.29.23 Sailboat Data shows the foot of the MainSail as 7ft. E: 7.00 ft / 2.13 m The Luff as 20ft P: 20 ft /
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 11:55am 03.29.23 ... and ask them if they have a loose foot option.
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (1) rgranger at 11:52am 03.29.23 I went to Bacon Sails to see if they had a used sail that would fit (they did not) but they did have
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? DSqr at 11:52am 03.29.23 I got back into sailing when I bought my Hunter 33.5 at age 62 as my "you can't afford to retire" bi
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 11:44am 03.29.23 How do they see where they are going? Windows facing forward similar to a conventional pilothous
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 03.29.23 My first concern would be what caused the problem which required welding ? Those plates are well V'd
Weather/Navigation Tune-up Captain Larry-DH at 11:35am 03.29.23 Windy offers not just surface, but elevation weather data. You can display a comparison of differen
Weather/Navigation Tune-up Captain Larry-DH at 11:22am 03.29.23 What tools do you use to find your way safely? AquaMap has surpassed Navionics as my go-to nav app
Airmar DST 800 vs DST 810 DSqr at 11:16am 03.29.23 The attitude that they are talking about is heel angle and trim. I just installed an 810 on my H376
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate justsomeguy at 11:09am 03.29.23 That looks like it was repaired. Does your portside plate have the same type of weld?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 11:06am 03.29.23 Sooo close yet so far away!
Is rigging tape evil? DArcy at 10:26am 03.29.23 I use rigging tape to hold the spreader boots in place over the shrouds. I have not noticed any corr
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? Benny17441 at 10:18am 03.29.23 A sailboat is the perfect hybrid. Have had engine failures but the sails have always brought me ba
Morgan 34 Centerboard (1) jssailem at 10:17am 03.29.23 Welcome back Paul. Your query about the center board has multiple areas of discussion First I love
Furling Main Davidasailor26 at 10:01am 03.29.23
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Hayden Watson at 9:55am 03.29.23 When I first bought Papillon a quarter of a century ago, all of the water lines were black with crud
Javelin woodwork justsomeguy at 9:54am 03.29.23 get some new woodwork? Hire a local woodworker? If you have remnants of the originals, it shouldn'
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:52am 03.29.23 Davidasailor26, What you describe seems like my best option. I don't want to drill holes in the bow

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