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drilled through hull on accident Jared1048 at 12:03am 05.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/11003 Well I'm an idiot. I'd rather not talk about how it happened but drilled a very small hole into the
prop size for a 1994 Ledgend 37.5 Georgieboy at 9:50pm 05.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1000 Does anyone know the standard prop diameter and pitch size as well as the shaft size for the 1994 le
Weird vibration on Catalina Universal Engine at 2000rpm AMICUS at 9:29pm 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3443 I have a 1981 Catalina 38'. I have owned this boat and sailed it more years than I can count. I love
Weird Vibration on Catalina Universal Engine at 2000rpm AMICUS at 9:17pm 05.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2004 I have a 1981 Catalina 38'. I have owned this boat and sailed it more years than I can count. I love
How to Check Keel for Corrosion? MacGreg at 7:15pm 05.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1048 I am looking at buying a 1978 Mac 25. I would like to know if it is possible to easily check the kee
Battery Wiring Fred Villiard at 5:49pm 05.15.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2757 Maine need some advice, Over the weekend picked up 4 of Sam's 6 volt golf cart batteries, today wh
Furler Trouble RogerHM at 5:27pm 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 18/9208 Jib sail won't wind around furler properly. Too tight. Pulling the furler line doesn't wind in t
Shake Down Cruise Dan Hill at 4:19pm 05.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1915 Gotta love the ups and downs of boat ownership, its a disease without cure I think:). Last weekend w
Cockpit Locker Modifications (4) Tom Hoffman at 4:08pm 05.15.12 Trailer Sailors 5/3205 Hi everyone. Finally got to work on the boat for the first time this year. When we got the boat,
New lifeline too long. (1) Ed Schenck at 3:39pm 05.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1660 One of four new lifelines is one inch too long. The marina has a swage machine and could shorten.
Yanmar Transmission Position canuck at 2:25pm 05.15.12 Big Boats 2/1351 Our engine is a 3JH5E on our 2012 Hunter 39. When we had the canvas work done, someone had placed th
When will marine manufacturers get a clue? (4) Rich Stidger at 1:27pm 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 24/3841 OK, so last fall when I laid-up the boat for the winter, the propane solenoid worked. This Spring-
Blown Scupper Elbows hathawayr@theleeco.com at 1:24pm 05.15.12 Catalina 30 2/1580 Both our scupper elbow fittings, which attach to the scupper inlet itself, are badly cracked. Rain
Fuel tank gage Old Sailor 2 at 1:18pm 05.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1896 I have searched the posts to see if I could find much about fuel tank gages. The only thing I find
Searching for a boom bail forafriend at 12:18pm 05.15.12 Day Sailers 3/1452 My friend has an O'Day prototype,from 1969/1970 (we think). It is about 5' 6" long, can hold two ad
Center Board Rope rjdewey9370 at 11:56am 05.15.12 Day Sailers 5/1886 I have an O'Day 25 and the centerboard rope plastic collar broke, and now my centerboard rope is get
Battery sailnoproblem at 11:19am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1555 I just finished rebuilding my Atomic 4 on a Tartan 34C (1970) Hull#68. The boat was purchased about
V25 Exterior Wood Needs Replaced RonRock at 10:39am 05.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2337 All of the wood on the exterior of my V25 needs replacement. Are the pieces available? Any idea on c
Butyl Tape removal? Jalepeno at 10:26am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3268 Got a bit of Butyl Tape pushed into my non-skid deck. Anyone have experience removing Butyl Tape fro
cockpit light srlawless at 10:02am 05.15.12 Big Boats 1/1162 how do you change the light bulb in the cockpit light. mine looks like its all one unit and silicon

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Gennaker The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:44am 01.21.23 Hi There would be no pole used since I'm planning g to use an ATN tacker ck it out on Google
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? eherlihy at 11:02am 01.21.23
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 10:47am 01.21.23 Congratulations! Have you tried Fred Warner Marine? I found them to be very responsive and helpful
Mattress Underlayment (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 01.21.23 After looking at @patbratton I would think 10 yards would be enough for a whole boatload of mattres
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 10:33am 01.21.23 I understand the sour taste it leaves with you when you have a need for assistance and it is not to
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Ted at 10:32am 01.21.23 While it's out of the way when stored on the mast, please know that it is a poor place to store it
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths jssailem at 10:14am 01.21.23 Here is the data from Airmar. The P79 includes a plastic mounting base which is aligned to the cent
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 Alan Gomes at 10:01am 01.21.23 Indeed, Alan. But not only is the Scampi 30 "cool looking" it's also "hot sailing" :cool:. is not
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? DArcy at 9:52am 01.21.23 How about launching the pole from the boom the way 505s do. That would be impressive on 30 something
Gennaker shemandr at 9:43am 01.21.23 Restrictions regarding size and shape are in PHRF handicap rules and apply only to PHRF events. Yo
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (2) IORHalfTunner at 9:29am 01.21.23 The previous reply shows a Scampi 30-4. For comparision, below are 2 photos of the what the blog's a
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) IORHalfTunner at 9:18am 01.21.23 That's a cool looking boat! First time I've heard of it. Indeed, Alan. But not only is the Scamp
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 Alan Gomes at 9:02am 01.21.23 Sailboat Data does give credit to Norlin and contains comments regarding the Y 30 being 'based' on
Dock and Go Override How-to Hello Below at 8:57am 01.21.23 FYI, the company that makes the system, ZF, has one of the worst customer service I've had to deal
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 IORHalfTunner at 8:30am 01.21.23 Sailboatdata also writes "The third version of the SCAMPI was built by a number of firms around the
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) Hollyberry at 8:13am 01.21.23 Sailboat Data does give credit to Norlin and contains comments regarding the Y 30 being 'based' on t
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? twodzusfittings at 8:05am 01.21.23 Anyone store it on the cabin top attached to or adjacent to the hand rail?
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) IORHalfTunner at 7:37am 01.21.23 As I've not received a respose to my query, perhaps the link to a photo of the "original" Y30 will c
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 7:35am 01.21.23 The mfr of the grease gun I bought sent me a new nozzle - lifetime warranty on the gun. I'll check i
Bearing Cap rusted tight Orbweaver at 7:31am 01.21.23 I fought basic grease guns for years. Last year I finally got tired of it and upgraded: LockNLube \|

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