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Hunter 140 question bill novak at 4:18pm 11.12.11 Day Sailers 2/2145 I bought a Hunter 140 and have a question about the transom plugs. Are these supposed to be left op
rudder post on 79 33 (3) bugaloo at 3:18pm 11.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1939 Has anyone replaced the rudder post on a 33, I have the rudder out and the post look's bad bad and b
First Time sailor needs help farstrider at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3183 I've just started living on a boat and sailing for the first time. I need some help on how to launch
waybad Waybad at 2:32pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1778 I am replacing my framing of my wash boards in my hatch. It was angled at about 4 to 5 degrees in a
cabin doors 409broadway at 1:45pm 11.12.11 Pearson 2/1810 need advise on purchasing cabin doors for 1979 pearson, or how to make new doors. have original tha
Fresh water flushing question chiefaponte at 10:35am 11.12.11 S2 5/1487 My 1976 s2 8.0c has a garden hose connection on deck that ends in the bilge. Additionally it has a t
Corrosion/ stray current location? sailcruiser at 10:27am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2036 Hello, we are seeing some through hull and rudder paint corrosion and I like to first rule out/cor
Stern bearing too much play Dante1 at 10:04am 11.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1225 Hi I have a Hunter 36 2006 . The shaft is too loose in the stern bearing any one can help to tell
Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention 119 strong CaptDon01 at 9:11am 11.12.11 Catalina 22 1/1361 65 days to go and 119 boats registered with 128 crews attending so far! :eek: Check out the web si
Sand & Buff-Dream Weaver Before and After (5) brian3820 at 7:19am 11.12.11 Big Boats 12/2462 Thanks to MaineSails buffing tutorial, here is a before and after of Dream Weaver, the badly oxidize
US Virgin Islands to BVIs? Steve Liggett at 7:08am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2887 Getting ready to do our second bareboat charter in the BVIs in February. Has anyone picked up a boa
Is the" Beneteau First235 Forum " still active??first post letoile at 7:07am 11.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2865 We are newbies to cruising(not sailing) and the Beneteau 235 . Love the boat. I have tried to join t
150 genny fairlead fitting (1) Capchas at 3:31am 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4273 Where would the fitting for a fairlead go for a 150 genny on a Mac26s? What about for a 135 genny? T
floor board replacement obsailor at 8:42pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1826 Anyone know of a source in the NYC area to fabricate a replacement section of flooring? I have teak/
Holding Tank Vent Length - Peggie redunculous at 8:22pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6151 Peggie Not sure if you saw my previous post My holding tank vent is around 11ft Whilst I change o
Veterans Day Salute (1) Andy1237 at 7:53pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 18/2423 A special salute to our Veterans on 11-11-11! In February 1942, during World War II, Dad joined t
Cockpit Dimensions Lost Parent at 7:28pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5775 :confused:I have a 1982 catalina 30 and my boat is 800 miles away and I am building a cockpit table
Yanmar exhaust question Ted at 5:50pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 14/8398 I have two questions regarding a Yanmar 2GM engine. 1. Is the "U" shaped mixing elbow the same pa
2 Questions For Peggie Fred Villiard at 5:19pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2293 Peggie, please excuse me I know that you have answered this question but I can not find it. What bra
Yanmar oil pressure readings fluctuating artboas at 5:02pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 0/1161 On my Hunter 49, I noticed that the oil pressure would constantly fluctuate between very low to high

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Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 3:58pm 11.09.22 210768
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Hello Below at 3:48pm 11.09.22
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) kappykaplan at 3:43pm 11.09.22 Safety Supervisor and Captain.
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (5) JamesG161 at 3:21pm 11.09.22 We had many helpers and extra brain power to design the hoist inside the boat. This was the concept
New Instruments FastOlson at 2:38pm 11.09.22 For years I have patronized our (last) local bricks-n-morter marine electronics store. They do exper
New Instruments Scott T-Bird at 2:26pm 11.09.22 I would take a close look at the Defender pricing. I just bought a new 12" Zeus3 for about half pri
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 2:00pm 11.09.22 210761
Single handing patbratton at 1:57pm 11.09.22 Dave Are you saying this because most people do not make a secure eye splice? There is a lot
What is the proper response? Scott T-Bird at 1:46pm 11.09.22
Solar Confusion jssailem at 1:28pm 11.09.22 Using charts or calculators, are great cheats/hacks to avoid doing the actual calculations. You can
Hunter Vision 32 1989 jssailem at 1:23pm 11.09.22 It lifts the chain aprox one foot per crank. As a young man that would be an "easy 33 cranks in 1
Solar Confusion Johann at 1:21pm 11.09.22 I think Nodak may be surprised that I see the BlueSeas table says 6 feet 80A as 4awg, but maybe it
New Instruments LloydB at 12:51pm 11.09.22 One reason why you might want an installer has already been mentioned and that is they might be able
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 (2) Hollyberry at 12:51pm 11.09.22 Our Bene 35s5 had the teak slats in the cockpit, many of which were cracked/broken/missing. Since th
Sick Stu Jackson at 12:46pm 11.09.22 Dave, glad to hear. Last year I finally got my model railroad running again, thanks for your help o
New Instruments BarryL at 12:43pm 11.09.22 Hi, You have received a lot of good information here. I will just a few bits here and there. You d
Solar Confusion Stu Jackson at 12:38pm 11.09.22 Yep, just gotta be sure to select the proper insulation rating. I wish it defaulted to 105C which i
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home Timm R Oday25 at 12:10pm 11.09.22 As a sailor and a person who lives in the land of the perpetually frozen ,I concur about always keep
Solar Confusion Nodak7 at 12:09pm 11.09.22 Thanks again all! I did go back and rechecked my wire size using the ABYC Wire Size Calculator and i
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home rgranger at 12:03pm 11.09.22 Hahaha... my wife complains that I talk about wind all the time...

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