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Appledore Crewman Dies After Fall from Mast Soundbounder at 6:48am 01.26.12 Ask All Sailors 13/5205 Sad news from Key West The first mate of the schooner Appledore who sustained serious injuries Ja
Electrical Wiring: Chasing Thru Deck/Hull Joint? GorillaToast at 6:47am 01.26.12 Catalina 22 5/1585 Should have asked this before I started my wiring project, but is it ok to run the boat wiring on my
rudder bearing replacement oaky at 6:27am 01.26.12 Ask All Sailors 7/5189 I have a 1986 O'Day 27 with play in the rudder, I would like to repack the bearing this winter and w
Considering topside paint. Ed Schenck at 6:26am 01.26.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5979 It might be time to paint over the thirty-three year old gelcoat. I always figured when the time ca
Pendent Line Tube geehaw at 3:02am 01.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2696 Just wondering if the pendent tube has any maintenance concerns? Do these ever leak or corrode thru
How do you repack the rudder bearing? oaky at 9:34pm 01.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1394 I have a 1986 27' O'Day and would like to repack the rudder bearing. What is the best way to do this
OK I did it, took the "Free Boat" Vic H. at 8:20pm 01.25.12 Irwin 41/13085 I know, I'm gonna take heat! After reinspection of the Irwin Citation 35, I took her for "Free"! I c
Poster before: Maine Sailors, Destinations Needed dscribner at 7:08pm 01.25.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1397 I posted this on the Trailer Sailors forum with limited input so I'll ply these waters instead. I
Catalina 27 thru hull replacement kurtengel at 6:35pm 01.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/4232 I have recently purchased a C-27 and decided to replace the thru hull fittings for the head sink dra
Yanmar 3gmf - Cant reach 3000 rpms palmettobum at 6:25pm 01.25.12 Big Boats 11/3353 Hello, I have a 1983 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GMF. At full throttle, I can't get the RPMs to reach
New Hunter e33 (5) Scott B at 6:24pm 01.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/6143 Spent a couple of days on board the new Hunter e33 at the Toronto Boat Show as an "Ambassador" for T
S2 9.2CC salon table dimensions jonblu at 6:14pm 01.25.12 S2 3/1786 Purchased a 9.2 S2 in Oct 2009 that had no table at all. Now ready to build a replica table but nee
Atlantic Crossing Rick D at 6:13pm 01.25.12 Destinations 4/4450 ...the hard way... http://news.yahoo.com/3-years-later-mass-boat-found-off-spanish-212916212.html
Anchor light Bill Jones at 5:57pm 01.25.12 Smaller Boats 10/3026 My anchor/steaming light isn't working. Replaced bulbs, no change. Battery is fine. Suspect the p
Steering fix JasonC at 5:41pm 01.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1362 Just got the estimates to fix or replace my steering, 1100 to fix factory, or 1400 to replace it wit
Capn Fatte Vs Pirates? (1) emergpa1 at 5:16pm 01.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/957 in the context of yestedays BEEYOOOTIFUL performance of our TEAM SIX (oooooohrahhh) who has read the
1981 Hunter 30 Cockpit Cushions bommers at 4:29pm 01.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1368 Hi - Im a couple hours from my boat. Anybody have dimensions for the three Cockpit benches so I can
H23 cabin side lights RichB at 3:06pm 01.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1310 REPOSTING HERE FOR ALL HUNTER OWNERS.... The 23 has surface mounted cabin side lights. With about a
H23 side lights RichB at 2:14pm 01.25.12 Smaller Boats 2/895 The 23 has surface mounted cabin side lights. With about a dozen 3/4" screws. I am installing new l
Match the Weather w00dbybill at 2:10pm 01.25.12 Day Sailers 6/1652 I've recently purchased an ODay 26 furnished with a single roller headsail. Probably 150+% What s

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GPS antenna on Hunter 23 (1) rgranger at 4:24pm 11.08.22 They are not line of sight like a VHF ... so you can mount it any place that is convenient. Conside
What is the proper response? Apex at 4:23pm 11.08.22 .......OP was probably wrong to prevent Leeward from sailing his own proper course, assuming Leewar
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area rgranger at 4:19pm 11.08.22 This won't work for most people but here's what I'm planning to do with my trailerable boat, which
What is the proper response? Stu Jackson at 4:18pm 11.08.22 I reached power pole B first and rounded it and the other boat came behind and was leeward of me. I
Hunter Vision 32 1989 heritage at 4:14pm 11.08.22 Hi under the better late than never, I just installed a bigger anchor roller and a manual winch. W
New toy alert! For those who like to watch their boat/harbor from away. Davidasailor26 at 4:13pm 11.08.22 Now the only problem is to find a Pi. They're pretty sparse, it seems. Indeed. This site keeps tra
Do not lick this Toad! rgranger at 4:13pm 11.08.22 ded the second sign.:biggrin:
7:1? rgranger at 4:11pm 11.08.22 It doesn't take "a very big anchor", it takes a very good anchor and the proper rode. A 140# anchor
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Marlow Currie at 3:54pm 11.08.22 It's like "someone didn't get the memo" week. :) There was an almost identical question earlier t
New Instruments WayneH at 3:46pm 11.08.22 I have an older Vulcan 7 with built in wifi. We use the shared screen with a tablet in the cockpit.
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Mike 58 at 3:44pm 11.08.22 I just enlarged the photo, its 33 LBs or as John stated 15 Kg.
New Instruments dlochner at 3:42pm 11.08.22 The Vulcan will control the AP computer if it is a B&G/Simrad AP. The drive units are basically agno
New Instruments kappykaplan at 3:41pm 11.08.22 Should I have two chartplotters? One at the helm and one at the nav station When I brought my boat
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Mike 58 at 3:38pm 11.08.22 I pretty sure its 32 kilogram. Im heading to the boat later this week and I will let you know if Im
New toy alert! For those who like to watch their boat/harbor from away. Qorgyle at 3:35pm 11.08.22 A Raspberry Pi 4 is a great option IMO Welp, after a bit more research this does look to be the si
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:34pm 11.08.22 @jssailem noted today , my humor is back again.:biggrin::biggrin: Happy days are here again! :beer
Any Guesses Hello Below at 3:19pm 11.08.22 I'll pay the shipping if you'd rather it is used than in a dump somewhere. I would love to take yo
European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting Tedd at 3:13pm 11.08.22 I eventually figured out what the threads are. They are 1-1/4 NPS. I was worried that they might be
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 11.08.22 And this sticky thread - WINTERIZING PLUMBING
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Tedd at 3:06pm 11.08.22 This won't work for most people but here's what I'm planning to do with my trailerable boat, which I

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