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Entering the US for the short term Kordie at 4:40pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1713 O my Australian registered Boat is currently in Ensenada. I plan on joining the Baja Ha Ha this yea
Adding Air Conditioning thaeni at 4:24pm 07.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6116 Looking for some information on adding Air to a 1992 33.5 Hunter. 1. What size unit will it take to
Foam and Cushions - So Maine/NH Seacoast Gail R at 3:20pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1732 I have a friend (really!) who is looking for someone to replace the foam and cushions on their boat
Best Epoxy for daggerboard repair (1) dawg2 at 3:16pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1774 I just pulled the daggerbard out of my '88 26D. The leading edge looks fine. The trailing edge has s
Where to get a new mast pulley for a Gannet? (1) rtz at 3:10pm 07.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1687 This is the top mast pulley(sheave box?) from an O` Day Gannet. Pulley is 3/4" dia, rivet spacing i
New H306 Owners bigbrownpilot at 2:33pm 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1666 All, Just wanted everyone to know we did buy the 2003 H306 at Lake Lanier. She will be re-christ
Pearson 27 Hatch Trim lance56 at 2:32pm 07.02.12 Pearson 3/1985 I need to replace the teak trim on the front of the plastic sliding hatch entrance. Where can I buy
What is the black tank in the lazarette of a Pearson 27 lance56 at 2:30pm 07.02.12 Pearson 5/3466 I realize the water tank is in the bow, the diesel tank is in the aft cabin along with the holding t
Cockpit seat storage 3hr tourguide at 1:41pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/6235 Everyone, Although there is a lot of space in the laz of my 26S, I find it somewhat difficult to a
Practical Sailor Magazine Image Request practicalsailor at 1:26pm 07.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1283 Dear Beneteau Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its used sai
Hose between Cockpit Scupper & Through-Hull Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:17pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2533 We noticed water in the engine bilge :eek: Traced it to a breach in the (VERY) hard rubber 3 to 4" (
Inspecting an '87 26d willsnow at 1:15pm 07.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3537 Sorry, I tried looking through stickies and searching but didn't really find what I was looking for.
Slow sailing speed Hunter 356 prob? Jimongee at 1:04pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7132 Thanks to all of you who helped me solve my Yanmar "fai9lure to prime dilemma." It is up and runnin
Hull Cracks RobertV802 at 12:32pm 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1621 1985 Hunter 25.5 on a cradle, wanted to strip and paint bottom when I discovered cracks on bottom ar
11.0 Rudder Failure wwillis at 12:15pm 07.02.12 S2 4/2992 My 11.0 S2 is a 1985 model. I am the original owner and have sailed it on the Chesapeake Bay under
Stressing (bending) the mast (1) Tom Hoffman at 12:02pm 07.02.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3592 I have built my own motor mount and until this past weekend it has not really worked as designed. I
C30 mkII toerail cracks bandbfbyc at 11:53am 07.02.12 Catalina 30 1/1310 I used the search tool on this forum but found no other owners with my problem. The molded toe-rails
derecho winds over ChesBay Fri nite richk at 11:45am 07.02.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1769 see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MG7aOjZciY'noredirect=1 for good video of the system's progress
beneteau 373 Peter M at 11:21am 07.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5425 Looking at a 2005 373 with yanmar 29 hp. Many other boats have a 40 hp. is the 29 hp enough for the
hull ID location Windjammin at 9:59am 07.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1579 I have a Hunter 33[2004} The hull id # on the starboard aft location is overpainted. Difficult to re

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Capri 18 - time at ramp MarkHejtmanek at 4:55pm 02.07.23 Hi John, your post came out just as I was about to purchase my own Capri 18 out here in Colorado las
When to Replace Aluminum Anodes with Zinc dlochner at 4:51pm 02.07.23 Aluminum anodes are fine for salt water. Stay with Aluminum. Magnesium for freshwater only Aluminum
Passage 42 Washing machine question. juznip at 4:41pm 02.07.23 Mystery solved. There are 2 screw that were put in the top of the cabinet and a piece of trim on the
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? kappykaplan at 3:35pm 02.07.23 Learning what you really need is a significant learning curve and one that you can only learn by sa
Hunter 380 muffler Ralph Johnstone at 2:36pm 02.07.23 Getting it repaired by a local fibreglass shop seems like the quickest and reasonable priced soluti
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC senang at 2:32pm 02.07.23 To keep my mental heath I installed a Sigma drive, so no more engine alignment and flange troubles.
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:25pm 02.07.23 Specs for a Knazaki KM3P4 are rarer that chicken's teeth but the KM3P4 is listed as a torque limiter
Hunter 380 muffler senang at 2:12pm 02.07.23 Getting it repaired by a local fibreglass shop seems like the quickest and reasonable priced solutio
Has anyone installed a linear drive autopilot in a Legend 37 or 35? senang at 2:04pm 02.07.23 Installed a Jefa linear drive in our H38 a couple of years ago.
Hunter Legend 41 - Raymarine Linear Drive Autopilot senang at 2:02pm 02.07.23 I have installed a Jefa lineair drive in our 2005 H38. Bypassed all Hunter instructions for a Raymar
79 Irwin Citation 34 Rudder Issue DBG8492 at 1:45pm 02.07.23 Yes that is a bummer. If the survey was ordered by you and is recent, you may have some recourse wi
Black residue in transmission dlochner at 1:16pm 02.07.23 ATF is red. If it has any black or maroon color the transmission probably needs to be rebuilt and ha
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 dlochner at 1:08pm 02.07.23 First, don't replace the transmission with another Kanzaki they suck, get a new ZF, it will run abou
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? dlochner at 12:55pm 02.07.23 Perhaps some well meaning soul decided to stop water from entering the well where the steering quadr
Has anyone ever installed a Raymarine linear drive autopilot to a Hunter Legend 37? senang at 12:51pm 02.07.23 I installed a Jefa linear drive on our H38 some years back. I did create my own base for the Jefa un
First Year LD_C310 at 12:50pm 02.07.23 Thanks - I got a lot of insight on problem solving from reading this forum. Thanks to everyone who
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters senang at 12:38pm 02.07.23 Yes, engine panel in cockpit is as in your picture above. The round instrument with the override swi
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 02.07.23 That "IS" a head scratcher. You've tried everything I would have tried. Any chance you can get an
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? OBG at 11:21am 02.07.23 Our friends were in similar situation. He an accomplished racer, she a white knuckler. Solution - a
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 10:36am 02.07.23 This is a good reminder. Many people do not know that in order to have a stable trailer you need t

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