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replacing the uphaul keel line luv2sail222 at 1:28pm 10.25.12 Smaller Boats 12/3549 Hi everybody, new member and boat owner. My husband and I just purchased a 23.5 Hunter and the uph
core teacher63 at 12:34pm 10.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1434 What do you use to take the core out from around the hole you drilled to add a rope clutch. How muc
Ontario 32 Users Group? druid at 12:33pm 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1862 I just bought an Ontario 32 and while I was sailing her up from Sidney to Pender Hbr I met up with a
Sound Signalling Device druid at 12:29pm 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4505 I'm looking for my favourite "sound signalling device" for my new-to-me Ontario 32 and I can't find
bladder tanks bgstep at 11:46am 10.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1326 have first 345 need new bladder water tanks
Battery Corrosion Pat at 11:18am 10.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2170 I am needing advice on battery. On boat yesterday (on cradle) and finished winterizing the engine
Life is good ... (3) Scott T-Bird at 10:40am 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1567 on Lake Hopatcong on a Sunday afternoon in late October! It's such a shame that the finest sailing
Sailing in San Francisco Bay during August steveebryant at 10:40am 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2250 I would like to hear from those of you who have considerable experience sailing the Bay area or from
Check your hitch dscribner at 9:27am 10.25.12 Trailer Sailors 17/6452 For those who have no life and read this forum too often, you may recall my story. Bought a boat, th
Drilling a rudder weep hole Nom De Guerre at 9:00am 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 17/8488 My Hunter 28.5 has the original Foss foam rudder. When I purchased, the surveyor noted higher than n
Random Photo's on home page. onecoolair at 8:51am 10.25.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 22/19114 Okay.....Am I the only one who finds it annoying? When you click on the neat picture that someone ha
Ipad Navionics (1) med2463 at 5:18am 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 39/9132 Went out few days and used our Ipad with Navionics software. Screen much nicer than our Raymarine c
Leaking Stanchion on 320 kwilson1033 at 10:08pm 10.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/3290 I recently purchased a 320 (#009) and the port stanchion was pushed in and was leaking. I bought a
Circumnavigation planned. justsomeguy at 8:14pm 10.24.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/15913 "I would have been more worried if he retired into his apartment to watch TV..."
Catalina 30 countertop Lost Parent at 7:22pm 10.24.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1569 Does anybody know the size of the countertop on a 1982 , Ilive 1000 miles from my boat and forgot to
CB's Blog Thread cb32863 at 6:42pm 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 42/7520 Ok, so I am going to just post blog updates here. It will be easier and unfortunately I am tired fo
mister c mister c at 6:05pm 10.24.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1045 st -50 plus wind ' close haul vmg.unit can not be repaired. looking for a used unit or a direc
"Hidden" bilge TR6 at 4:40pm 10.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 16/5843 OK I know this has had a lot of attention but I've tried searching for photos without success. I've
Need YSM12 Yanmar Engine and/or Parts jsgoev at 4:12pm 10.24.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3456 Hi All, I am working on a Yanmar YSM12 in my 78 Hunter 30. There was very low compression and inv
deflecting spreader Kenlee at 3:10pm 10.24.12 Bigger Boats 0/1010 Re: 1978 O'day 30. One of the spreaders deflects slightly fore and aft when I vigorously push/pull

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Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? JamesG161 at 7:52pm 03.26.23 Look correct to me. This a flex vane pump. Jim...
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? kloudie1 at 7:39pm 03.26.23 Sometimes, as the engine is dying, it will come up on a compression stroke that makes it kick backwa
Battery sizing SoSound at 7:22pm 03.26.23
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions ...3TacksontheWater at 7:21pm 03.26.23 George, I upgraded my upholstery 10 years ago; definitely one of the better improvements in ap
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Don S/V ILLusion at 7:20pm 03.26.23 There are parts of this world where boat sails are handmade from cloth, burlap, cotton sheets,, deni
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... Windpilot at 7:03pm 03.26.23 Surprizing amount of corrosion, hope mine doesn't look like that. I'd replace with the same, it's ex
Sole Replacement (1) Hollyberry at 6:37pm 03.26.23 You might consider refacing your sole plates (if they are sound) with Lonseal T & H or Plasteak. Bot
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... obxjeff at 6:04pm 03.26.23 The drive is an autohelm type 2, the course computer is a raymarine 150g, i am not sure if the compa
Sole Replacement rgranger at 5:48pm 03.26.23
Heart stopping drone footage rgranger at 5:38pm 03.26.23
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:36pm 03.26.23 Ah yes, silicone. Another old wive's tale perpetuated by sailboat web sites. Yes, silicone will c
I am Knot going aloft today Project_Mayhem at 5:33pm 03.26.23 I cant draw like you :) ighten ALL of the lines,, I pull that line down and cleat it off. To loos
Stern Rail dkinzer at 5:14pm 03.26.23 The first photo looks like a damaged stanchion base - perhaps they used the same part to anchor the
P42 Forward Fresh Water Tank (65 Gallon) Terry Cox at 5:08pm 03.26.23 Filled the forward 65 gallon water tank two weeks ago. Just returned from our boat check. Bilge was
Sole Replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:06pm 03.26.23 Doubtful. Hopefully you still have your original pieces as a pattern. Contact a GOOD carpenter to
New Gages H280 Crusty Ol Salt at 5:00pm 03.26.23
New Gages H280 Crusty Ol Salt at 4:53pm 03.26.23 Think positive. You now know where two pipes lead. I wonder. Were there working gauges in the holes
New Gages H280 jssailem at 4:47pm 03.26.23 :dancing: :wow3: :clap::clap::clap:
New Gages H280 Crusty Ol Salt at 4:35pm 03.26.23 Long ago, I worked with an another electrician who would blow his cigar smoke into that pipe. I h
Missing Bomar hatch lock retainer Sailm8 at 4:33pm 03.26.23 Try calling them. I couldn't find a replacement gasket on their site and called. They had it.

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