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Long shaft or short shaft? Barry1957 at 10:12am 01.08.12 Day Sailers 4/8632 How does one go about determining which motor "shaft" length will do the job, long or short? Current
Determining correct "local" time at sea manus at 9:59am 01.08.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3724 Knowing that one can obtain (1) correct UTC time via either WWV or WWVH on SSB radio or via GPS whil
Vents For The Engine Compartment Joe Mullee at 9:20am 01.08.12 Big Boats 27/6680 On my Hunter 34 there are no vents to allow air to pass in and out of the engine compartment. I was
Mast step leak on Hunter 36....on the hard only! deacm at 7:09am 01.08.12 Big Boats 4/1288 I have a 2006 Hunter 36 where the mast step leaks into the salon but ONLY when we're up on the crad
Technical Electrical/Electronic Question (2) Shoaldrafter at 7:07am 01.08.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2002 All, I normally reside over on O'Day Owners Forum, but am making a double entry post over here also
Technical Electrical/Electronic Question (2) Shoaldrafter at 6:52am 01.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1415 All, I routine point folks to archives on questions. I asked our archives several questions using
Deck Hardware Backing Plates JimLor at 6:00am 01.08.12 Pearson 14/4249 You may notice from another post that I am chasing leaks on our new to us Pearson 28. I also noticed
Head refit on 1977 Hunter MLampner at 8:15pm 01.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3906 Peggie have been following your forum as I begin to think seriously about an overhaul of the head. H
Running rigging storage blue dolphin at 8:09pm 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1111 in the cockpit there are round plastic rings with string attached/mounted on bulkhead. String is lo
Wiring question Kestle at 8:00pm 01.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1918 OK, wiring is my weak spot on boats. Here's what I want to do, and I'd appreciate feedback... I'm
Chartplotter/Autopilot Lost Parent at 7:02pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1551 I am picking up a Raymarine A57D Chartplotter and looking at buying a new Raymarine Smartpilot X5 a
Deadline approaching, still undecided Bonzai at 6:49pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2549 Well,the time is fast coming up,end of January,when I need to move my newly acquired sailboat to new
Rigging on French built 411 Jorgeusa at 6:41pm 01.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1317 I own a French built 411 2001 and was wondering what threads are used on the rigging hardware (I'm p
Marine SSB Functionally Obsolete? Rick D at 6:35pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5799 I have a single sideband marine unit installed. It works; I have talked to others hundreds of miles
H410 Windlass FrankT at 6:13pm 01.07.12 Big Boats 5/1171 I have a H410 2002 that's equipped with a Simpson Lawrence windlass. The owners manual indicates the
Getting farther along on the wiring (4) toddco at 5:29pm 01.07.12 Day Sailers 5/1293 Since the weather doesn't want to cooperate for goose hunting, I've been running the electrical thro
Macerator Freezing Up Between Uses Rick D at 5:23pm 01.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/6337 OK, so I have a Johnson macerator in a non-boating application emptying the contents of a 15 gallon
Speaking Of Cutting Stainless... Rick D at 5:07pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1991 (Rather than taking another thread in a different direction) So I was modifying a bimini frame. I sc
Best way to lower a Dodger (1) rpwillia at 3:39pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2808 My dodger is the Catalina Factory Dodger which is the exact perfect height that when I stand at the
Blaise: Blue water H37c ? MATHURIN2 at 3:01pm 01.07.12 The Cherubini Hunters 26/4666 Blaise or others, I'd like some serious first hand impression on the handling of our H37c in heavy w

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inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price vsfoster at 8:53am 03.10.22 Thank you for all of the input. Case closed, I bought the boat.
Cockpit Cushions sail sfbay at 8:50am 03.10.22 patbratton...........those cushions are about the best around. I installed them on my Hunter 386 and
Cockpit Cushions Phil Herring at 8:26am 03.10.22 Generalized inflation numbers don't capture what's happened to foam prices over the past two years.
Standing Rigging brockangelo at 8:25am 03.10.22 I haven't looked closely at the turnbuckles or jaw toggles yet, but how do you decide a left-hand th
I got new crew brockangelo at 8:23am 03.10.22 Aww that's awesome. Looks like a good water dog too! I have two Shih Tzu's, and they are admittedly
Sailboat donation jssailem at 8:13am 03.10.22 You might see if there is a Sea Scout program in your local area. They may be able to use the boat i
LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 8:12am 03.10.22 Guys, Let's keep it simple 1-There is no small frame alternator made that is continuous-duty rated
I got new crew Jacktar at 8:11am 03.10.22 That is a good run, only got 11.5 out of ex wife but got the boat in the divorce so not all bad.
Sailboat donation Jacktar at 8:05am 03.10.22 Try local PBS station or org
refrigeration for a s2 11a kloudie1 at 8:04am 03.10.22 most expeditious would be to get a portable that has a compressor refrigeration system ( not solid s
Hunter 26.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:57am 03.10.22 Properly outfitted watching the wind yes May I suggest a good skipper who teaches go with you th
Sailboat donation Jstonge at 7:43am 03.10.22 I donated my O'Day 25 to Boat Angel (boatangel.com). Once it was sold, I met with the new owners wh
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 7:37am 03.10.22 On behalf of the Hunter 27, they are indeed a production built boat but they are built like a tank.
Sailboat donation Pirate Dave at 7:12am 03.10.22 I have been trying to donate my Catalina 27. Lived on it with my wife for six years before she died
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Benny17441 at 7:04am 03.10.22 On behalf of the Hunter 27, they are indeed a production built boat but they are built like a tank.
Standing Rigging Gene Neill at 6:42am 03.10.22 Great responses! I don't have much to add. I replaced our rigging with the CD kit and was happy. I
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:32am 03.10.22 Ye Gods! Step1: Get rid of the bladder and every hose in the boat...Step 2: clean every surface t
Docking queries Siamese at 6:30am 03.10.22 Ditto on the three strand. 1/2" will do it.
New Catalina 30 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:28am 03.10.22 Ye Gods! Step1: Get rid of the bladder and every hose in the boat...Step 2: clean every surface th
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:27am 03.10.22 If you are interested in doing your own sewing you need to check out the Sailrite.com website. The

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