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1979 Speed and depth readout Captainron1 at 8:20am 04.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1231 Hello My 1979 O'Day 30ft is missing the speed and depth readout. I guess the previous owner removed
1984 H27 Transmision Bigjer40 at 8:13am 04.14.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/767 Am pretty sure I have tranny Westerbeke #30949 2:1 BW3. Anyone know what kind of fluid this takes?
1979 Speed and depth readout Captainron1 at 8:12am 04.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/850 Hello My 1979 O'Day 30ft is missing the speed and depth readout. I guess the previous owner removed
Engine Alignment Ron Roman at 8:08am 04.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/972 My engine needs to be realigned. As of right now my yard is going to do it. There saying it should
2 Battery connections Captainron1 at 8:04am 04.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/817 Hello, My 1979 O'Day 30ft Has only one battery at present but is set up for two, what it the correct
Boom position mac 25 Terry Potvin at 7:46am 04.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1573 With the pop top up my boom rubs on it under light sail. Anyone have photo's and dimensions of boom
Propeller specs for Pearson 27 rjones at 7:31am 04.14.12 Pearson 3/2683 Just purchased a 1988 Pearson 27. The original 2 blade prop was replaced with a 3 bladed prop not
Identifying a finish and repairing CuriousChris at 7:31am 04.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1060 Im new to hull maintenance. I have a very small area of rust on my keel and would prefer to patch ra
Loose bow eye where winch connects Ward H at 7:27am 04.14.12 Trailer Sailors 14/6158 My Newport 17 has only been off the trailer once, for a trial sale, since I bought it. Now I am gett
Replacing a porthole SHADS at 6:53am 04.14.12 Smaller Boats 3/982 I need to replace a porthole. Has anyone replaced one? Is it hard?
SPOT On Roger Long at 4:36am 04.14.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1864 I keep forgetting to turn on the SPOT in my current bumbling around cruising mode. I'm also finding
Y25 lower shrouds angled chainplates dee.yeah at 3:46am 04.14.12 Yamaha 1/1139 The original ones show some tiny cracks, possibly due to extensive racing by the previous owners. B
Engine compartment thermal pads Endurance2010 at 12:13am 04.14.12 Big Boats 4/1322 Does anyone know where to buy the thermal insulation pad which lines the engine compartment in the H
Ultimate Head (2) Sail123 at 9:25pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1298 Have a sailboat that is 32 feet long with an aft cabin and a center cockpit. Currently the factory p
Rocna, yes or no? Florida sail at 7:07pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 57/11945 Does anyone know if the inferior steel problem with the Rocna anchor has been remedied? I notice th
What have you paid for a 3 sided enclosure RWSlater at 5:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/977 Hi everyone I recently purchased a really nice Hunter 42 CC and it came with a Bimini. I want an
Marathon Harbor (5) seadaddler at 5:32pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2460 Well we pickedup a mooring in Booth Key Harbor today and went ashore for a party with about 20+ boa
need a charger and monitor Bob 04 H260 at 5:08pm 04.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 10/4406 We just bought a H356 that needed batteries. We picked up 4, 105, AGM's at Sam's, but now our old 30
First impressions - Seahawk Silver Bullit bottom paint (1) Juice6576 at 4:52pm 04.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1450 A lot of firsts today. Cut off the shrink wrap. Pain in the >>>>. Glad I won't be doing that again.
Outboard Control conversion Terry R at 4:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3443 We have a 23.5 Hunter with a Honda BF8A outboard mounted in the Motor well ... at issue is this boat

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Spinnaker, hows and whys jon hansen at 7:10am 04.04.22 when i say 'blow the guy' what they do is open the shackle that attaches the guy to the tack. no
prepping our boats, we do so love these toys Leeward Rail at 7:08am 04.04.22 a workshop where people with various problems are given meaningful employment in renovating old woo
prepping our boats, we do so love these toys Leeward Rail at 7:03am 04.04.22 "An important part of the old coastal culture in the Gulf of Bothnia and the Kvarken is boat and shi
Cutlass bearing Dave Groshong at 6:57am 04.04.22 Should be our part number 11662 for a 1 inch shaft https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=37%20
Spinnaker, hows and whys Sandy Stone at 6:57am 04.04.22 Best part of flying a sym spin is bellowing "Blow the guy!" when things start to get out of hand.
1981 Hunter 22 bow deck-hull seam Dave Groshong at 6:55am 04.04.22 Not normal at all. Someone has pumped a bunch of sealant in there, not good.
Rescue? I must be missing something Parsons at 6:50am 04.04.22 I read the published coast guard write up and it said the crew was airlifted off the boat. It did
240 mooring/dock cover Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 04.04.22 I can tell you, no cover will work when trailering the 240. I sent you a private message but no res
Do you question your Brain? DougM at 6:36am 04.04.22
Catalina 22 keel needed BigEasy at 6:24am 04.04.22 There is a place in the Florida Keys that is a "salvage yard" for Catalina trailerable sailboats.
Catalina 22 keel needed Leeward Rail at 6:21am 04.04.22 . If you can be patient, you will be able to find a badly neglected Cat 22 I would think a C22 tha
Starting fluid jviss at 6:14am 04.04.22 It doesn't heat the engine block, it heats the air. The warmer air helps the fuel vaporize which ma
Life's little lesson RoyS at 6:09am 04.04.22 My roll up inflatable has a drain device on the transom. Leave it open and most of the rain water wi
Hunter Legend 41ac - Venus Bow Thruster rgranger at 6:05am 04.04.22 I don't know your unit but fuses are typically located in one of two places (sometimes both). First
Starting fluid jviss at 5:59am 04.04.22 Well, there you go, I learned something. I just can't imagine it would make a difference, but I've
Catalina 22 keel needed rgranger at 5:57am 04.04.22 As of 2009 there were 15,000 catalina 22 sailboats built and it is still in production. If you can
Do you question your Brain? Daveinet at 5:57am 04.04.22 Actually finding the N was easy. N takes up less space so the line with the N is shorter than the ot
Rescue? I must be missing something Leeward Rail at 5:46am 04.04.22 When the Sail magazine guy was rescued from the brand new cat a few years ago I think they just lef
Starting fluid Maine Sail at 5:46am 04.04.22 I hear you, but I'd be shocked if it really made a difference. Once that thing starts cranking, an
Hard of Hearing Help RoyS at 5:37am 04.04.22 While the app is available it has a special use. If you think you are hard of hearing, you no doub

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