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Yanmar over heating thaeni at 4:04pm 10.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2665 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F. While motoring I increased the RPM to 3400 for about 40 min then the over he
How much rain? KingAirDriver at 3:49pm 10.08.11 Catalina 22 9/2107 Boy...this may sound silly... I am a bit nervous...we have been getting pounded by 40 kt winds, and
Intuition Roger Long at 2:24pm 10.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2946 I sometimes wonder about my instincts, like the time I suddenly decided not to fly a plane on a perf
Chainplate torn through deck. teacherspet at 2:02pm 10.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 36/5663 Just got my boat back in the water. It was tied up on the dock slip. The slip next to it has a overh
Pearson 31-2 Cabin Sole Construction Question gundaddy at 1:58pm 10.08.11 Pearson 2/3221
Bow anchor roller! ttac at 1:54pm 10.08.11 Big Boats 7/1704 Hello, I have a 1991 Hunter 42 Passage, I have a side by side anchor roller and need to find replace
Hunter windshield Ideas Cor280 at 1:02pm 10.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/1988 I have a Hunter 280 with the Hunter windshield as I like to call it. Does anyone have any pictures
Mystic in a Week Roger Long at 12:34pm 10.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3171
reviews/opinions of Bavaria 38 Ocean Center Cockpit grande4 at 12:07pm 10.08.11 Bavaria 4/14214 I've looked at two of the above for possible purchase recently; years 98 AND 99. I've started a sear
porta-bote Styx at 10:36am 10.08.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3776 I have a 26' S2 and need a dingy for two that I can row. At the Annapolis boat show I saw an 8' fold
O'Day 27 rudder head jeferie at 10:24am 10.08.11 Bigger Boats 3/3110 Hello,all. Having recently put my '76 ODay 27 sloop up for the winter - yes, it does snow in Erie, P
Tides Marine sail track sailordel at 9:24am 10.08.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1873 Has anyone had experience with the plastic sail track and slides from Tides Marine? My mainsail is
First oil change Juice6576 at 9:12am 10.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1532 Getting things together for my first oil change. Looking for recommendations for a good oil change p
Adding Chartplotter H295 rlrmystic at 9:09am 10.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1077 Over the winter. I expect to add a plotter to the helmswheel. Giving up two drink holders I think th
P Strut Lose nathan@needel.net at 8:01am 10.08.11 Seidelmann 0/2018 My Diver sent me a note that my P Strut is lose. I knew this day would come and have the diagram a
Anyone Have a Photo of the Skeg? 77 H30 Rich Bright at 6:52am 10.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2480 I have a new Skeg off a 1980 H30 ? The Rudder Has a Stainless Steel Pin on the Bottom? Looks Like it
Raritan Marine Elegance, 1 year later... BotanyBay at 6:24am 10.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/3396 Well, having discussed the selection of electric toilets for the then new to me vessel I decided on
salvage title help rblevens at 5:42am 10.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2358 Do we have any folks knowledgeable about titles from salvaged boats? My boat came from Florida via T
Peggy !!!!! jhiller at 3:39am 10.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6465 Peggy... I'm specing out a new Tartan 4700 and need your help. In electric flush models do you hav
How Many Mac 25 Owners Here? Sail123 at 12:59am 10.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1923 Just purchased one. New to sailing anything with multiple sails, new to a 25 foot sailboat and new t

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Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights JimP at 9:21am 02.20.22 These were small sealed units, so I replaced them with G-10 sockets and G-10 dim red LED bulbs. As I
mast raising captcoho at 9:10am 02.20.22 Hi, Okay, we've made progress getting the mast to go up... But then it tips to starboard and falls
Ports mikeracca at 9:02am 02.20.22 Found it. https://www.amazon.com/Locking-gasket-windshield-windows-equipment/dp/B01BKSOOUW/ref=sr_1
Ports mikeracca at 9:00am 02.20.22 Old cars and trucks used to use a rubber gasket to hold the windshield and back glass in. Automotive
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 02.20.22 Ralph, do you need to run the drill in reverse (like I do when starting to drill through gelcoat) t
mast raising (2) mikeracca at 8:51am 02.20.22 It goes about half way up the pole and there is a block at the top of the pole where the rope exits.
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:50am 02.20.22 Thank you Sail SF Bay. The top down furler seems to be the simplest handling approach. Cheers. Tim
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:44am 02.20.22 Good day Claude and thank you. Your post arrived while I was replying to the other captains. I lik
Down windsails. sail sfbay at 8:32am 02.20.22 ..........A dock mate, who is a racer, just rigged an asymmetrical with top down furling....... A t
Ports MacBeane at 8:15am 02.20.22 No fabrication is needed, just the plastic frame, as also asked by a commenter at the end of that ar
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:03am 02.20.22 You all are amazing! Thank you, so much, for your comments and for so quickly sharing your knowledge
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? sail sfbay at 7:56am 02.20.22 Interestingly enough these threads discuss what you are proposing 12 Volt fuel shut off solenoid for
Ports sail sfbay at 7:53am 02.20.22 Would you consider taking your old plastic frame to a stainless-steel sheet metal fabricator to cust
Need larger hole in hatch jviss at 7:48am 02.20.22 When I drill or cut acrylic, I find it best to sandwich it between two pieces of plywood and drill/
Spinnaker car. (1) sail sfbay at 7:40am 02.20.22 Have you checked with Rig Rite who sells Z Spar parts Z-Spar Main Page (rigrite.com)?
Need larger hole in hatch dmax at 7:38am 02.20.22 When I drill or cut acrylic, I find it best to sandwich it between two pieces of plywood and drill/c
Down windsails. (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:25am 02.20.22 As Jssailem and Tally-Ho said, an A-sym tacked on the bow (like Tally-Ho I tack mine to the bow roll
Tow Vehicle Question. Light air at 7:19am 02.20.22 My 2019 Honda CRV towed home the Tanzer 16 I bought a few weeks ago. It was a 200 mile trip at ~70-
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 7:10am 02.20.22 I believe Whitlock was bought by Lewmar. Check out the Lewmar site. Yes, thank you, there is a lin

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