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Atomic 4 izaura at 3:44pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2616 Hi to everybody. I have trouble with Atomic 4. Engine starts, works fine. After o.5-1 hour of operat
Memorial Day Cruise Adventures as usual (1) Dave602 at 3:20pm 05.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1251 Typical adventures for us on Memorial Day weekend. First night a club cruise up into the East River
1979 O' Day 23 Mast Mount Area Jclark29 at 3:05pm 05.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1959 I have a 1979 O'Day 23 and have noticed on the mast mount area that one of the bolts is not accessib
Plastic Sail Slides IslandDreamer at 2:34pm 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 7/2293 New member, first post. First sailboat. Just purchase a 1983 Catalina 25. Took her out for the fir
Macgreggor 22 for first sailboat Tbone102 at 2:26pm 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1506 OK heres the deal. My dad has sailed all his life so i will have an awsome teacher starting out. H
Jibe Sheets diameter Cabasa 83 at 2:22pm 05.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/923 Does anyone know the diameter of the jibe sheets for O'day 272?
Connecting a manual lavas to a pursan system eksaltydog at 2:15pm 05.28.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2066 I'm refitting a Coronado 41 and now am at redoing the plumbing. I want to plumb my lavac to a purasa
Free Town Mooring... Roger Long at 2:03pm 05.28.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3337 and this for a view: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/538307_2838620225072_87380374_n.jpg
Interior Cushions lhbuxton at 1:24pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 6/2704 We're looking to replace the interior cushions in the Galley and staterooms of our 1996 Hunter 376.
Raritan PHII back preassure MikeR_2468 at 12:55pm 05.28.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1698 Ive just launched this this week and I have back preassure on the down stroke in flush mode. It clea
Repeater instruments above companionway (1) Scott B at 12:54pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4245 I was looking at installing an ST60 wind repeater above the companionway. I've seen this on a few bo
Water tank leak jcrind01 at 12:51pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/674 I have a Hunter 30 with a Stainless water tank underneath the V-berth which seems to be leaking. Has
How to use whisker pole? Bigjer40 at 11:52am 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3426 So I have watched john kretschmer video on using whisker pole. I mounted mine to the front of my mas
OMC Saildrive Replacement? CEPA1243 at 11:42am 05.28.12 S2 3/5915 I am the original owner of a 7.3 S-2 with a Saildrive Engine. I know that parts are getting to be d
Hunter 39 Solar Panel canuck at 11:25am 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/1265 Can someone explain the purpose of this small solar panel located forward of the companionway hatch.
Salon window treatment airbusguy at 9:22am 05.28.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2136 Salon port treatment Greetings all. Need some input on salon port treatments. The hatches and small
Hunter 33 shower sump hudjohnjen at 9:19am 05.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2076 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. When sailing, green water is coming in from the shower sump. Does anyon
H19 to H23.5 (1) tampastockman at 9:01am 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 9/1618 I have the wonderful 1994 "Custom" 19 from previous posts. It is complete and in very nice shape. Th
Switch behind engine on 1996 Catalina 36MK2 (1) Stan Breaux at 8:11am 05.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1767 An someone tell me what this switch is for? It is disconnected. It is on starboard side behind the
H37C Topping Lift - yours? Jim Legere at 8:10am 05.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3593 Yesterday I was out for a short sail in about 15 knots of wind. My topping lift was on too tight - n

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First 405 Rudder Parts JohnShannon at 3:04pm 09.24.22 Probably was a spacer, a gap between the rudder and the hull reduces efficiency and the First serie
Hunter 33, 2015 Scott T-Bird at 3:01pm 09.24.22 I don't think it matters that they are keel bolts. The torque is whatever is published for the size
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 2:26pm 09.24.22 Yes in the big picture the boat is the least of their problems! i second prayers to those hit by Fi
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 2:20pm 09.24.22 Dammit Jim, hope you are doing well this morning. Any perspectives. I am supposed to attend a "beac
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 2:06pm 09.24.22 Thanks for all the great suggestions!
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries (1) senang at 1:34pm 09.24.22 Here is the page of our 3JH4E manual for the engine mounts. It shows a port/starbord differentiazati
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up marchem at 1:16pm 09.24.22 While you are rebedding them you should consider using epoxy to seal the core around each of them. I
Invest 98L (1) jssailem at 1:14pm 09.24.22 While Ian is still classified as a Tropical Storm we can expect the storm to turn north within the n
where to add a second halyard ingramsail at 1:00pm 09.24.22 Thanks Dave, pulled the jib down this morning. The track is a poly extrusion, will go back later an
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? jssailem at 12:54pm 09.24.22 Thanks HB for posting the news link for PEI. They were hit hard. A little like the US East Coast whe
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Crusty Ol Salt at 12:11pm 09.24.22 There's a big difference between going to the Bahamas, a long day sail from Florida or to the Carib
HELP Crusty Ol Salt at 12:05pm 09.24.22 Make a temporary repair until you pull the boat. Which it sounds like you are off to a good start. I
HELP Alan Gomes at 11:44am 09.24.22
HELP Jamesiv1 at 11:31am 09.24.22
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? sesmith at 11:19am 09.24.22 You didn't mention bleeding at the injector. Crack open the line fitting at the injector and crank
where to add a second halyard Crazy Dave Condon at 11:18am 09.24.22 @isaksp00 gave some good advice on raising and lowering the mast. I would recommend removing the s
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues (1) Kings Gambit at 11:03am 09.24.22
HELP AaronD at 10:54am 09.24.22
Hunter 260 rudder shaft lower bearing Crazy Dave Condon at 10:50am 09.24.22 Pictures would be appreciated
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Hollyberry at 10:27am 09.24.22 Beyond the Bahamas keep in mind the BVIs are a 800+ NM bash to weather!!

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