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Companionway Door Referral for Tacoma/Seattle/Olympia Soul Surfer at 12:42am 10.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/3210 The plastic pieces have to go. Looking for good work at a reasonable price. The boats located in Tac
Companionway Door Referral for Tacoma/Seattle/Olympia Soul Surfer at 12:27am 10.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1170 I've got to get rid of these plastic pieces. Looking for good work at a reasonable price that can do
Robo-signing has returned on the news ReginaGeorge at 10:53pm 10.14.12 Sails Call Lounge 2/9438 The method of robo-signing, that added much to the country's mortgage dilemma, appears to be making
Starting voltage David W at 8:46pm 10.14.12 Engines and Propulsion 12/3884 Hi everyone, looking for some perspective on something I noticed last weekend. Engine: 2QM15, circa
Fuel tank size? Lisa-Hunter28.5 at 8:32pm 10.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1184 Hi, haven't been able to figure the capacity of the fuel tank on my boat - anyone know what comes s
Hunter 42 passage replacement mattress ndavies at 8:02pm 10.14.12 Big Boats 4/2663 Does anyone know where we can get replacement mattresses for our Hunter 42 Passage? We live in Chatt
H34 Anchor Locker Question Joe Mullee at 7:35pm 10.14.12 Big Boats 8/2444 The thru hull that drains my anchor locker needs to be replaced along with the plywood backing plate
ODay 25 Erniee at 6:21pm 10.14.12 Day Sailers 9/2639 Just picked up an 80 model with the sail drive. This boat was idle for close to a year. Owner filled
What size (%) is my Genoa? Ward H at 6:09pm 10.14.12 Day Sailers 2/1323 My O'Day 25 came with the main sail and a jib, which appears to be a 100%. It also came with another
need a launch site by Fort Meyers FL Hollyweirdos at 4:19pm 10.14.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1451 I am looking for a good place to launch and park overnight that I can access pine island sound
launch site by fort Meyers FL Hollyweirdos at 4:14pm 10.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1070 Does anyone know of a good spot to put in and park overnight to access pine island sound.
Wow buyers remorse (3) drumbeater at 3:57pm 10.14.12 Pearson 6/3265 Even thought we got a good deal on the boat, $1000, I guess it's all relative. Looks like the rudder
Lost gin pole/mast raising pole chappy at 3:42pm 10.14.12 Smaller Boats 3/2600 Lost my mast raising/lowering pole last night for my Hunter H260. Any way to make one or do I just
Haul out for winter or leave in? McZube at 1:20pm 10.14.12 Ask All Sailors 22/8420 We're nearing the end of our first season as boat owners and I'm wondering if we should haul out for
Bonus Day Roger Long at 1:15pm 10.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2258 We had planned to wait out strong and contrary winds in Leadenham Creek. I was in a lazy, Sunday mo
enginee removal seadancer62 at 12:58pm 10.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2194 engine removal hi can anyone help.sadly i need to remove my engine from my oday37cc .it looks impos
Balboa 20 Head Sail balboa20#6 at 11:55am 10.14.12 Balboa 4/2203 I am looking for a used head sail for my Balboa 20. Can any one here help me out with a lead in the
Boat yard in Ft. Meyers area? AnsleyS at 11:34am 10.14.12 Destinations 4/6682 I would like your recommendations on a long term "do it your self" kind of boat yard in the Ft. Meye
Lake Michigan water levels... dlandersson at 9:22am 10.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2298 Just put my Mac 26X away for the winter in Michigan City, IN. The water level up Washington creek wa
Discovery Channel's coverage of a skydive justsomeguy at 9:14am 10.14.12 Sails Call Lounge 4/6303 Some very in-depth coverage of Felix Baumgartner's effort to break Kittinger's record on the Discove

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300A T Fuse 12V JamesG161 at 2:31pm 03.23.23 My guess is that is the fuse you are using on your battery to feed your system. If that is the case
300A T Fuse 12V RitSim at 2:22pm 03.23.23 Why would you need a 300 amp fuse for a bilge pump? My guess is that is the fuse you are using on y
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller jfgy at 1:50pm 03.23.23 In addition to the very useful traveler that I described earlier for my old Hunter 27-2, I added a b
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller Timm R Oday25 at 1:47pm 03.23.23 Our Oday came with the traveller mounted on the bridgedeck . On our previous boat it was mounted on
Time for a new outboard rgranger at 1:43pm 03.23.23 .I'm not sure the Tohatsu 6 horse is enough and there are very few dealers around . I do appreciate
Rolling furler question about foil zinahewitt at 1:34pm 03.23.23 Here is a good one showing the sail change. Note that he's removed the feeder and dropped the swive
Rolling furler question about foil kloudie1 at 1:20pm 03.23.23 Here is a good one showing the sail change. Note that he's removed the feeder and dropped the swivel
Time for a new outboard Timm R Oday25 at 1:02pm 03.23.23 Seems like we are dealing with some old information . Nissan outboards have been discontinued for so
Time for a new outboard dlochner at 12:50pm 03.23.23 I've loked at Yamaha's website . I see the 8 horse /9 horse . No mention of the extended length bei
Time for a new outboard Crazy Dave Condon at 12:48pm 03.23.23 @Timm R Oday25 I am a former sailboat and Tohatsu dealer now retired. Tohatsu builds the small engin
Time for a new outboard Timm R Oday25 at 12:27pm 03.23.23 I've looked at Yamaha's website . I see the 8 horse /9 horse . No mention of the extended length bei
To all 23.5/240/26 & 260 Owners... Lift Line Replacement (1) rgranger at 12:03pm 03.23.23 213945
Mid-90s gel cote matching Crazy Dave Condon at 11:56am 03.23.23 Call the help desk and ask for either Al or Joe. Ask them for the correct color code. The gel coa
Time for a new outboard Benny17441 at 11:51am 03.23.23 You can probably use a 10 HP on that Oday25, it all depends on how far you go out from land and the
How to lock the wheel ? Sailgunner at 11:35am 03.23.23 I had the same problem on my 410. It is not a minor procedure to dismantel the brake but it can be
Sourcing original hull decals Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 03.23.23
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III vsfoster at 11:20am 03.23.23 Yes, of course. I will be replacing all of the rigging and chain plates in couple of months. I would
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III Don S/V ILLusion at 10:55am 03.23.23 Hard to see clearly what the extent of damage might be. As this is a significant structural point, I
Sailors rescued Johann at 10:48am 03.23.23 Suspect the rescue boat was equipped with SSB which is used on open ocean to communicate. Once clos
Sailors rescued PaulK at 10:48am 03.23.23 If you read the first-hand account, it explains that there were boats nearby because of an ARC trans

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