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Brad on Vashon at 8:21am 05.29.12
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first long cruise exposed some new issues-- like that I can barely make 5+ kts in slack water or les
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Taken by a friend this Memorial Day weekend; we were somewhere off the Great Wicomico, Chesapeake Ba
sdadams at 6:36am 05.29.12
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I have a leaky fuel line off of a Yanmar 3QM30 that has been discontinued and I can't seem to locate
JimLor at 6:30am 05.29.12
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Looking for some suggestions on stopping throttle creep. Our boat, Tyde What May, apparently likes t
deacm at 6:15am 05.29.12
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Since we've had our 2006 Hunter 36, water drizzles down the compression post onto the teak table whe
Paul Chung at 5:31am 05.29.12
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Please tell me how to use the pair of Solent Tracks on the roof of cabin!!!:confused:
charlesspe at 5:08am 05.29.12
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Need to replace some stanchion bases. Does anybody know the brand / type ...see picture. the plate i
Ross S at 5:05am 05.29.12
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I'm posting this on behalf of a fellow sailor at my marina. He launched his O'Day 23 on Sunday afte
NYSail at 4:56am 05.29.12
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Hello all.... So this weekend was the first on the boat. Took the boat out for a great sail on Mo
seadaddler at 4:47am 05.29.12
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We are having a great weekend out at Pelican Bay with about 55 PG sailing club memebers and every da
marxtj at 4:41am 05.29.12
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Hello, We are new owners of our first sailing vessel. Very excited to learn from the members at our
sailboat738 at 4:33am 05.29.12
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hi guys i have the main panel up on the cabin ceiling with all the switches but when i was crawli
Deadline at 4:33am 05.29.12
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I tried everything to figure out why my Yanmar 2GM20 was overheating quickly, only to discover that
Deadline at 3:58am 05.29.12
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Has anyone taken off the heat exchanger on a Yanmar 18 hp 20GM? I want to take the rods to a radiato
Deadline at 3:56am 05.29.12
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I've traced my water leak on H320 to the fresh water tank but can't access the darn thing. After rem
LarryH at 2:33am 05.29.12
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The wife, kids and i were just beginning to leave our marina on our 1999 H260 this weekend when the
DarylA at 1:21am 05.29.12
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Im now preparing to take our new Mac 26m and get it wet for our first time this weekend. Looking at
mkb at 12:27am 05.29.12
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My Oday 192 uses a grommet to anchor the shrouds and forestay to the mast. A hook on the end of the
Phil Herring at 10:01pm 05.28.12
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A little background: This was just sent to me a by a friend who is a member of the crew and figured
rbyham at 9:32pm 05.28.12
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I am shopping my first sailboat. Currently have my eye on an O'Day 23 that looks to be in good shape

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Anyone selling Hunter 38?
Scott B at 8:54am 01.17.23
You may also want to consider the 356. For that money you'll get a newer boat and hopefully less is
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more??
Breezy1 at 8:48am 01.17.23
start with cutlass bearing first. Worn out bearing will cause misalignment Good thought. It's rea
Iron in saildrive oil
Davidasailor26 at 8:33am 01.17.23
The 3YM series, whether with the SD or traditional transmission, is rated for continuous power of 34
Just had to show these off   (1)
stickinthemud57 at 8:27am 01.17.23
I have attached the instructions provided by BWY. Some caveats: -I had already installed tracks, so
Reefing Sail Trim   (1)
Hayden Watson at 8:12am 01.17.23
Hayden, you have to loosen the main sheet (& vang) to allow the reef line to pull the boom up to th
Missing boom
PRoberaon at 8:07am 01.17.23
Got a boom. Off a mcgregor 26...9'6". Also when time comes and money saved..will get a 5hp outboard
Just had to show these off
Nashville_Blues at 7:59am 01.17.23
I got the mainsail liteskin a couple of years ago and saw an immediate improvement in handling. I'
Anyone selling Hunter 38?
csairlie at 7:53am 01.17.23
Replaced Motor Mounts   (2)
Hayden Watson at 7:45am 01.17.23
Personally, I do not care what design, style or manufacturer the mount is. The function is the same
Iron in saildrive oil
Egovos at 7:44am 01.17.23
My guess is he's thinking without the tach they could have been running the engine harder than they
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more??
sail sfbay at 7:22am 01.17.23
Also inspect the propeller............a damaged propeller can cause vibration due to vortex sheding.
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights
Ed.S at 6:55am 01.17.23
Hi Ed.s I am not sure what you mean about a cover over the halyard roller bar? My bar was cover
Anyone selling Hunter 38?
Marmalade at 6:50am 01.17.23
As @jssailem mentioned, the Hunter 38 is the newest in the ~38ft range, introduced in 2004. The pre
Ice Box Conversion Quandary
MikeHoncho at 6:43am 01.17.23
Not at all. The LG compressor units in the portable units are more or less self contained (used in
Reefing Sail Trim
Morgan donor at 6:38am 01.17.23
Hayden, you have to loosen the main sheet (& vang) to allow the reef line to pull the boom up to the
Iron in saildrive oil
forbin at 6:36am 01.17.23
If so the tach is driven from alternator pulses, so not anything related to the gears. My guess i
Anyone selling Hunter 38?
csairlie at 5:09am 01.17.23
Anyone selling Hunter 38?
jssailem at 5:05am 01.17.23
Swing Keel Fittings
danooxnard at 4:29am 01.17.23
Be very careful not to get epoxy on the hanger bolts, if you do you can glue them in pretty solidly.

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