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Starter Boat advice? amykat321 at 5:39pm 07.21.12 Smaller Boats 5/2451 My husband and I are looking into buying a sailboat. I grew up sailing, but it has been awhile, so w
Possibly Buying a Cat22...need advice please! amykat321 at 5:16pm 07.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1499 My husband and I are looking into buying a sailboat. I grew up sailing, but it has been awhile, so w
Too much to race? william at 4:46pm 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 26/4093 Bassackwards $200 race entries are down this year, about half, some blame a competing 'Round the Vin
Removing bow pulpit Saillife at 4:30pm 07.21.12 Big Boats 1/1208 I need to remove the plate that holds the anchor roller from the bow of my boat to get the side plat
Replacing a mast foot - ZSpar amphion83 at 4:28pm 07.21.12 Day Sailers 4/3192 Does anybody have a ZSpar mast that has ordered a mast foot in the past? Would you have a specific
Getting close (2) Sailinnsc at 3:43pm 07.21.12 Catalina 22 4/1737 Evening all, Getting close to puttin Lil' Bit in the lake, but could use some help She came with n
Ghost 13 Zeke Miller at 3:32pm 07.21.12 Parts Search 1/1627 Looking for a tiller for ghost 13, mine is at the bottom of a lake.:redface:
Pros and cons of Hunter 45cc for sailing the Great Loop (1) Danno at 2:12pm 07.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2235 http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=44.315888,-88.375635'zoom=14'markers=44.315888,-88.
removing M 18 starter and solenoid dc3693 at 1:39pm 07.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1384 I need to remove the starter or at least the solenoid. What is the best to do this? The diagrams of
Water from hot water heater smells luken7 at 1:14pm 07.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1644 For some reason, lately the hot water smells like rotten eggs. How do you clean or flush a hot water
How to flush AC rhythmsurfer at 11:53am 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1990 Can anyone give me a link to how to flush your AC unit. I am wanting to use diluted muriatic acid bu
selling my 37 c ? Terry411 at 10:07am 07.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1165 I think it's time for a different boat. Wish John C designed a 44 or so for Hunter. If any cherubini
Help with a repair LuzSD at 9:47am 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5220 I thought if anyone could help it would be this group so here's my problem: I am the main trimmer on
Lewmar 42ST parts Mariah too at 8:50am 07.21.12 Parts Search 6/5175 I have a set of Lewmar 42ST winches and need a pair of upper crown plates, the gripper jaws have cor
Finding spreaders and other parts for H19? Chesapique at 8:08am 07.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/999 I am trying to sort out a 1994 Hunter 19 that I picked up and apparently the spreaders need to be re
Help Me Learn sailnoproblem at 7:07am 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3639 I RETIRED AND WANTED TO SAIL, SO A YEAR AGO I BOUGHT A 1970 34C TARTAN, AND SPENT THE YEAR GETTING I
Stern Cleat Backing Plate SteveB at 6:29am 07.21.12 Big Boats 2/907 During TS Debby, watched my stern cleat flex fiberglass coaming. Cleat is attached with nuts/lock wa
Breckson Ports Riga at 6:05am 07.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1023 I'm trying to determine the lens color for the ports on my 1983 O'Day 28. Specifically looking at r
Better VHF antenna/reception McZube at 6:00am 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2127 The surveyor commented that we needed to replace out VHF antenna. I assume that doing so will impro
Old Depth Sounder to Garmin 440 Connection RobertLangdirect at 4:50am 07.21.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1522 If this needs to be reposted in another forum, I will delete or move it as needed. Please, let me k

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Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 AndyL at 1:49pm 02.16.23 Curious. Why you want to change to 3/8's. I plan to use the topping lift as the second line when g
I have come to the conclusion MitchM at 1:44pm 02.16.23 What Op describes is a violation of the laws prohibiting age discrimination in most every
Water system leak Parsons at 1:42pm 02.16.23 Welcome to Sailboat Owners - hell of a way to start! Most probable places for freezing expansion le
Embrace the freeze. DaveJ at 1:40pm 02.16.23 The daffies and crocuses are popping up in the Niagara area, earlier than usual. The daffies usually
I have come to the conclusion MitchM at 1:39pm 02.16.23 I hope the time to Chuck it In is based on ability not a number. I just experienced age discrimina
Why??? MitchM at 1:33pm 02.16.23 "Stupid is as Stupid does"... Forrest Gump Did he survive? Jim... The guy had stolen the boat
Question on Teak Cederholm at 1:32pm 02.16.23 I use Cetol above deck and teak oil below.
Towing a pram MitchM at 1:28pm 02.16.23 I built a chesapeake light Craft Eastport pram. I found 2 bronze pad eyes which I posit
Question on Teak MitchM at 1:20pm 02.16.23 The pros in my marina recommend SEMCO over CETOL. Having just spent hours trying to sc
Water system leak MitchM at 1:18pm 02.16.23 A lot of leaks occur where the pipe or hose bends 90 degrees, because there is increased
Water system leak Claude L.-Auger at 1:12pm 02.16.23 You might want to fill the system with some food dye in the water. The now colored water will be eas
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit Claude L.-Auger at 1:08pm 02.16.23 Be sure to crank the engine with the decompression lever held open until the oil pressure alarm sto
Embrace the freeze. All U Get at 1:05pm 02.16.23 Daffodils are blooming in the lower Chesapeake, the local weather station said about three weeks ear
Embrace the freeze. Sail22Capri22 at 12:39pm 02.16.23 Still have yet to have any snow to speak of here on Long Island NY. I have to admit I love snow and
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 12:17pm 02.16.23 Part of my current project updating her look, Resurfacing the non skid surfaces.
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:15pm 02.16.23 I've always installed the gasket as it comes out of the package and have never had a leak issue.
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 12:13pm 02.16.23 Some of my interior revamping
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 12:12pm 02.16.23 Here is a picture of halcyon when I 1st purchased her.
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 12:03pm 02.16.23 Well I've learned some of the ins and outs of yacht club life on a lake over the last few months. My
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 12:03pm 02.16.23 Hello right back at you @RSHunter27 . How about describing some of the boat related trials and tri

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