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1985 Hunter 40 keel weld seam - is this normal?? (1) cbrooks07 at 11:00am 07.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1268 Hi - I am new to the forum, and (hopefully) about to buy a 1985 Hunter 40. I viewed the boat today a
Replacement Prop for a H41 shiller at 9:42am 07.28.12 Big Boats 6/1651 I need to replace my 2 Blade factory installed prop on my Hunter 41. Does anyone know the make an s
Heading South Perfect Excuse at 9:24am 07.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1054 We desire to relocate our Hunter 410 to La Paz, Mexico from Port Moody, B.C. Currently, I have certa
Another Battery Question gjaffess at 9:11am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1080 On my O'Day 272, I have the usual 2 battery setup. If i have it set for battery 1, will both batter
Lee Helm Question cb32863 at 8:32am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 27/5161 Got my O' Day 25 finaly launched and have been having lee helm. Have loosened the forestay as much a
Keel Cradle jkowza at 8:24am 07.28.12 Sirius 21/22 5/3516 I happen to notice something the other day while the boat was on the trailer. The manual says to lo
5411 engine question: jrowan at 6:45am 07.28.12 Catalina 30 11/5101 Hello all, Does anyone else with a 5411 model Universal diesel know where the hose that exits up f
Bleed Screw: Which one is it? (1) Scup at 6:38am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 24/6873 ...on Yanmar 1GM10. See pic. Which screw is used to bleed the air from the secondary filter, "A"
Quadrant problems (4) Goldfinger at 6:09am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1922 2? problems. 1) My quadrant stop is "working" the deck just behind the binnacle
Shower Curtain (2) gpd955 at 6:09am 07.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/11768 Did a search of the forums and couldn't find anything on this.... Have any Catalina (or other) ow
Making bed out of the table Ron.Korpan at 5:49am 07.28.12 Big Boats 4/1570 Recently bought a 92 hunter vision, suppose to sleep 7, tried to put the table down to make a bed, c
Catalina 27 Upwind Performance Ajay73 at 4:31am 07.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/6578 I have a 1980 C27 with the standard fin keel. Just this past week I was able to get out sailing it
Wet plywood encased in fiberglass weh5748 at 4:19am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1352 On a recently purchased O'Day 19 in excellent shape overall I discovered and repaired several cracks
Cal 36 I think. ezajac at 3:49am 07.28.12 Cal 1/2922 Hello all. 1st time Cal threader long time reader. I have a 1968 Cal 36 I believe? The title for t
lifeline stops? Banooma at 3:27am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4422 I saw something on a sailboat some time ago that impressed me with its practicality....if I imagined
Water tanks usage preference islandrunner70 at 8:14pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1407 On my Bene 370 there are two water tanks connected through a Y-connection to the fresh water pump.
Busted rudder Bob Cronin at 6:52pm 07.27.12 C&C 2/2435 Hi all The rudder on my beloved C'C 24 broke off at the water line (18 months I paid a boat wo
Fixture hole in cockpit Golden Road at 6:50pm 07.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1431 On my 1978 O'day 23 there was something mounted in the aft (transom) wall of the cockpit, equi dista
How to change the oil filter of M30 perkins, Beneteau 352 sirocovzla at 5:43pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1733 Any can help me and tell a easy way to change the oil filter of the M30 perkins diesel engine of th
Excellent Vendor Report - Sea Frost (1) Maine Sail at 3:26pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3184 So a few weeks ago I ran into Cleave, the owner of Sea Frost Refrigeration, on the dock at our club.

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Cleat backing plates? rpludwig at 2:56pm 01.27.23 well, good feedback guys, I should have specified, fortunately it is an aft cleat (accessable) and f
Solar panel power recommendations dlochner at 2:48pm 01.27.23 I gave inaccurate info. I have two marine starting batteries (700 cranking amps, 140 hour reserve c
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products kappykaplan at 2:47pm 01.27.23 Is using a Power Washer harmful to the Teak Grain? It can be. So can scrub brushes.
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 2:44pm 01.27.23 What's that C&W song? "It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chew your ass out all day long."
Crack on rudder Dalliance at 2:32pm 01.27.23 Bigger Hunters during those years had minor issues on the large FRP Rudder Stocks. Size of the Boa
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 (1) dmax at 2:15pm 01.27.23 I made a new galley counter from plywood covered with formica with teak fiddles (from Defender) - lo
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 2:00pm 01.27.23 I have a Westerbeake 46 with the HE in just about the same position. The bolts that jssailem circle
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Pagan Baby at 1:55pm 01.27.23 I just posted a schematic of the cooling system for the Westerbeake 42. The nuts under part 31 are t
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (1) Pagan Baby at 1:54pm 01.27.23 212568
Considering sonar dlochner at 1:52pm 01.27.23 It can, in some places. In many places the depths shown on the charts are soundings that are multip
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 fred1diver at 1:51pm 01.27.23 What counter material would you all recommend for my galley? The cheapest would be laminate, but I a
Need a "double" block at the mast base (2) Justin_NSA at 1:47pm 01.27.23 You guys are so right! About the distractions too John! I went out today and checked. They look just
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Pagan Baby at 1:44pm 01.27.23 I have a Westerbeake 46 with the HE in just about the same position. The bolts that jssailem circled
Considering sonar BarryL at 1:41pm 01.27.23 Hi, SONAR, Depth meter, basically the same thing. The main difference is the display. There are uni
Considering sonar Davidasailor26 at 1:25pm 01.27.23 I sail on shallow Lake St Clair. The chart plotter, with an updated map, shows the minimum depth
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Ameseys at 1:06pm 01.27.23 Do you think we could figure this out from hull id numbers? The first 3 characters are the builder,
Crack on rudder dlochner at 12:59pm 01.27.23 his is the reason I can speak with knowledge. Trust me, I have learned much more than I wanted to.:
Considering sonar stephen_i_w at 12:54pm 01.27.23 I sail on shallow Lake St Clair. The chart plotter, with an updated map, shows the minimum depths
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Sail22Capri22 at 12:44pm 01.27.23 So what do people recommend? Reading through this I'm not sure I know which one to go with my self.
Crack on rudder JamesG161 at 12:38pm 01.27.23 Jim, is this from the hurricane? Yes. The Rudder was pushed up when my H430 set down on it, after

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