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shutting thru hull valve while sailing vmaks at 10:29am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2700 I have read in so many places that now I am unclear of what I should REALLY do. My thru hull valve
460 Weather Helm liberty420@verizon.net at 10:27am 10.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1247 I have a 2001 Hunter 460 which suffers from severe weather helm when sailing down wind in 20-30k gus
dinghy storage vmaks at 10:21am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1430 Not much on the site pertaining to dinghies......purchased a used pvc dinghy. Boat is 5 hrs away fr
Hard Starting jerry10848 at 7:16am 10.18.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/4213 I have an '84 O'Day 28 with a Universal M-15 (5411) two cylinder diesel engine. Lately, it has been
H25/H27 Forward Hatch Jon Bastien at 12:38am 10.18.12 Smaller Boats 0/813 Hi Everyone, I just got my ActiveCaptain/Defender 1st deal of the week, and it's for the Lewmar
Reseting electricty gunsiray at 9:13pm 10.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1387 Dear Friends, I am an owner of Beneteau 461 ( 1997 ). My problem is: If I am getting 220 V from the
MOTORCROSS--DIRT BIKERS--Sailors Ali Baba at 8:10pm 10.17.12 Sailing Motorcyclists 0/161590 just joined this part of the forum. always enjoyed Sailing on lake Erie but about 15 years ago I bo
Disassembly of the Shaft Coupling Nodak7 at 8:06pm 10.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1241 I am about ready to install a dripless seal on my prop shaft. Just wanted to find out what the best
Spinniker rigging ? winstonrud at 7:42pm 10.17.12 Smaller Boats 5/1585 I recently purchased a 23.5 which in my opinion is one of the best boats out there no docking fees a
insurance seangrant at 6:58pm 10.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1440 I have a 27 foot hunter purchased in 2007. It is time to renew insurance. Does anyone have an idea
fenders cleaned redhead78 at 6:41pm 10.17.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4441 Hi all, just got a good look at my fenders whew, dirty....Help me out I recall seeing a thread over
Fitting & Facing A Prop Shaft Coupler Maine Sail at 6:36pm 10.17.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1882 Kudo's to this guy who GETS IT RIGHT! I have been harping on the details of this for years and this
Hunter 26 Center Board Richard Joint at 5:41pm 10.17.12 Smaller Boats 2/1337 Ref Hul HUNF 0587 D 696 The line to my Centre Board is jammed (previous owner instaled 1/2 line wh
Looking for W/C Skipper advice (5) bredlo at 5:38pm 10.17.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/16337 Hoping to get some advice... in particular from folks familiar with both boats and RV's. Peggi Hall,
Tiller Pilot Squidd at 5:23pm 10.17.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2588 Looking for an auto pilot for my tiller steered boat...PY26@ 6,500-6,800# (depending on who you ask)
Halyard Plate (3) bcrlbr at 4:07pm 10.17.12 Catalina 22 5/1528 Being new to 22 catalina I was inspecting my halyard plate and noticed it was loose and the bolt was
Deck Ground ? ms. ndpndnt at 2:58pm 10.17.12 Catalina 22 5/1287 Wiring needs to be redone, while reading threw some wiring diagrams it says to wire black to battery
San Diego & Mexico border question rfrye1 at 1:58pm 10.17.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2038 I am getting mixed answers from some. maybe you can help. In the past we used to sail down to the Lo
alternators/regulators & solar panels gettinthere at 1:40pm 10.17.12 Musings With Maine Sail 27/12012 Just had a chat with Balmar about my ARS-5. I'm told that if my solar panels are putting out 14.6 vo
Bosun's Work (2) Roger Long at 1:32pm 10.17.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2257

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Headed back to BAJA Rltgold at 9:04am 02.01.23 Hi LakeShark ! Yes I have, many times. I live in North San Diego and am part of a group of trailer
Headed back to BAJA Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 02.01.23 I know it sounds absurd by it's been really cold here in San Diego too ! I can imagine. Your win
How many Yamaha 33 were built? jssailem at 9:02am 02.01.23 Could it be the 25th boat of 1983? That would be a little over 2 boats completed a month.
How many Yamaha 33 were built? mermike at 8:58am 02.01.23 That might be low. They were in production from '78 to '84 (or later). As an '83, I would guess ther
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Hollyberry at 8:52am 02.01.23 My 83 is YAM330251083. 25th boat of October 83? Not likely. 25th boat of 83, maybe. How many overal
1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 Moellar Fuel Tank Hollyberry at 8:49am 02.01.23 I know some 35.5 owners have had to enlarge the cutout in the aft berth bulkhead to access/change th
Headed back to BAJA LakeShark at 8:48am 02.01.23 That looks like a great time. Have you ever thought of hosting a cruise with other boats?
Black residue in transmission jssailem at 8:43am 02.01.23 It could prevent a major repair down the road. Or at least let you know when something is going wr
Headed back to BAJA Rltgold at 8:36am 02.01.23 I know it sounds absurd by it's been really cold here in San Diego too !
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option jdrutten at 8:36am 02.01.23 ... If that is indeed the purpose of the red circled area, could one remove the furling main used f
1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 Moellar Fuel Tank jssailem at 8:30am 02.01.23 Not all of the 1990 Hunter Legend owners are here on the site. Since fuel tanks have a universal app
And this is? walt at 8:28am 02.01.23 FYI, Loose Cannon has what I think are good articles on both the wire brush things and Dr Ewen Thoms
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC jssailem at 8:20am 02.01.23 elastic lock nuts Do you mean Nylock lock nuts, Roy? plus lock washers?
How many Yamaha 33 were built? mermike at 7:42am 02.01.23 Did you survey my boat? When?
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel PMK at 6:59am 02.01.23 The primary cable is 7 feet long, including the hook on the boat end and the thimble on the crane en
1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 Moellar Fuel Tank rgranger at 6:20am 02.01.23 I don't know your tank but I do have experience with the concept of tapping a new port... on an oil
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC RoyS at 5:48am 02.01.23 Mine have all been slip fit and without an end bolt. The shaft will not slip out, however, after sev
Wear and Tear from Long Term Anchoring? Will Gilmore at 5:14am 02.01.23 Hi Pete, Congratulations on your boat. Very exciting and a great size to gunkhole around in. I'm a
Wear and Tear from Long Term Anchoring? RoyS at 5:13am 02.01.23 If your anchor rode is rope you should watch that for wear from rubbing along the bottom. One sharp
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:56am 02.01.23 @Rick Webb What are you trying to do?

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