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Lake Champlain surveyor? Hauler? jtmccue at 6:57am 09.17.12 Big Boats 0/843 can anyone suggest a surveyor (preferably familiar with Hunter 34-35s) in the area? Also- who might
source for fixed port polycarbonate? bugbitten at 2:31am 09.17.12 S2 22/3657 I'd like to start gathering materials to replace the fixed ports on my 9.2A. Has anyone come across
Retrofit of Y-26 HKG214 at 9:55pm 09.16.12 Yamaha 6/3165 Hi all fellows, although I have been owning my Y-26 for over 15 years, recently I planned to retrofi
Yanmar 3GMF22 Oil Leak Allan12210 at 9:46pm 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2869 I'm starting to get quite a bit of oil seepage at the timing gear case to the block interface. Basic
My strut broke off!! Jared1048 at 8:57pm 09.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/1888 Dove over the side today to investigate a bad knocking noise and noticed my entire strut has broken
Engineeds a good clean jorgefife at 6:47pm 09.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2123 It is time to give a good clean to my Yanmar on my boat. It is oily, rustyin some spots, and general
fresh water additive? glonek5 at 6:19pm 09.16.12 Big Boats 6/1970 We recently bought our first larger boat. She is a 2005 Hunter 38. We have now filled the fresh wat
sealing fittings teacher63 at 4:45pm 09.16.12 Smaller Boats 7/1764 I am getting ready to run my main halyard to the cockpit on a Hunter 23 the line is long enough and
Cockpit Table Redesign (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:09pm 09.16.12 Catalina 310 4/2491 I went to the Newport Boat Show yesterday, and besides hanging out with Bob Bitchin, the best thing
Below-deck autohelm McZube at 4:07pm 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1867 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 with an Edson pedestal. Can anyone make recommendations for a below-deck au
motor mount for 9.9hp 4-stroke yamaha juhlenbrock at 4:03pm 09.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1857 I recently replaced a 9.9hp Johnson Sailmaster with a 4-stroke 9.9 hp Yamaha. It's great motor but
WTF with the water level in Chesapeake Bay??? Piotr at 3:52pm 09.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3374 I sail out of Rock Hall, and for the last month or so I noticed that ther water levels were about 2
Safety drills McZube at 3:38pm 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2007 Do you and your family (or usual crew) do any kind of safety drills to be better prepared in the eve
How did we get relegated? ed stack at 2:50pm 09.16.12 Pearson 0/1757 Is venerable Pearson now an also-ran? I don't think so. 22.5 nm around Boston harbor. Not many other
Lancer 28 rigging tinman1955 at 2:30pm 09.16.12 Lancer 4/5207 Hello all, I just bought my first sailboat a lancer 28. The rigging is all there except the ropes. a
Inflatable dinghy sealant... Doug/Karen at 1:38pm 09.16.12 Big Boats 4/2069 We have an aged inflatable dinghy that has developed a slow leak that, thus far, has avoided detecti
Yanmar 2GM20F suddenly lost power but not RPMs scorpio77 at 12:41pm 09.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/9976 Hi all folks, Im looking for some experience Yanmar owners, about a month ago I purchased a beautifu
Fuel capacity Oceanis361 at 11:26am 09.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1092 Hi, Recently bought an 2000 Oceanis361, and in the specifications they say it's 75 litres fuelcap. B
Shower Faucet Assembly for C-310 c130king at 10:53am 09.16.12 Catalina 310 1/1301 The shower in my 310 has several hose issues so I would like to replace the whole faucet, shower hea
Holes in Keel fore sail 1 at 10:39am 09.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1672 What can anyone tell me about the two small 1/4" holes in the rear of the kee just above the bulb?

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Caframo rgranger at 6:41am 12.14.22 It does not make sense to me that you would want to run the fan 24/7. Things start to heat up and
Caframo Captain Larry-DH at 6:30am 12.14.22 You would be MUCH better off running a small dehumidifier. The power draw is the same and they actu
Caframo kloudie1 at 2:59am 12.14.22 Bought a Caframo Sirocco cabin fan a few years ago. They were on sale from West Marine .. Love the f
Caframo Mark Maulden at 10:06pm 12.13.22 Not really interested in dehumidifying. All thru hulls are closed. Just moving some air around. One
Caframo thinwater at 9:03pm 12.13.22 You would be MUCH better off running a small dehumidifier. The power draw is the same and they actua
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England jssailem at 8:54pm 12.13.22 There are no bad teams at this stage of the Cup That is why watching the games is entertaining.
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England Benny17441 at 8:04pm 12.13.22 Argentina just beat Croatia and will play for the Final, whoever wins between France and Morroco.
Loading boat on trailer (3) B-O-B'03 at 6:12pm 12.13.22 211648
Tongue Extensions (4) B-O-B'03 at 5:51pm 12.13.22 I purchased an 18 foot Victoria which came on a Magic tilt trailer with a tongue extension (not sure
Leach Telltales on the Jib (1) thinwater at 4:54pm 12.13.22 ... I have gone, on the racing boats, to marking the sheets for different wind speeds and tack posi
Where is the fuse? kappykaplan at 4:33pm 12.13.22 some boats may have gfi's for each circuit i.e., port outlets and another for the starboard ones :
Where is the fuse? leo310 at 3:59pm 12.13.22 some boats may a gfi's for each circuit ie port outlets and another for the starboard ones
Bed-It Tape is back! Phil Herring at 3:51pm 12.13.22 We'll have it available as soon as the manufacturer can make it. Right now there's no estimate on wh
Bed-It Tape is back! Rjm st.petersburg at 3:42pm 12.13.22 Is there any time frame when we will be able to order this?
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin (1) fero at 3:18pm 12.13.22 Well I checked couple of things, the panel bellow the pedestal, above the bunk seen definitly some w
Leach Telltales on the Jib shemandr at 2:25pm 12.13.22 I once saw a video (Probably linked from this forum), that showed airplane wing or tail wing with re
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 2:16pm 12.13.22 Probably not other than the SS ball bearing sheaves will last forever. The typical bronze or alumin
Single handing patbratton at 1:26pm 12.13.22 My Hunter 240 has the out haul, reefing line, and topping lift all in the boom. The topping lift com
Clearing the track dLj at 1:24pm 12.13.22 @garymalmgren Nice work! Enjoyed watching. dj
Leach Telltales on the Jib jssailem at 1:19pm 12.13.22 It is an interesting query. I have not had or raced boats with tell tails on the leach of the Jib. T

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