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Craigslist - Droid app voltzwgn at 10:11am 11.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1401 If you're a craiglist watcher and a droid owner there's a nice craiglist notification app. You set
Outboard engine dies Pat T at 9:43am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2367 I can start and run my Nissan 3.5, 2 stroke, at low rpm's but as soon as I increase to more than app
Thinking of buying my first sailboat - Mac 23 mowrangler at 8:37am 11.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2211 I recently got back from a trip to the Gulf coast and got a chance to go out on a sailboat for the f
Any ECSA sailors here merlinuxo at 8:16am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1026 that are heading over to Pinedaville? I was going to take my boat over but the 20-30 NNE just didn't
Hunter 44 portside water tank captainpat at 8:14am 11.05.11 Big Boats 1/870 Port water tank only empties about 10 gals. then acts is if empty. I see that the pick-up fitting i
Irwin 10-4 Swing Keel davea510 at 6:58am 11.05.11 Parts Search 0/2468 Looking for swing keel for Irwin 10-4.
Very moving Stroh at 5:39am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2101 My apologies if this has already been posted. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/moving-docume
Repowering my H30 dbecker68 at 4:41am 11.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2545 I'm forced to replace the Yanmar 2GM engine in my 1982 H30, DreamBoat. Threw a rod, cracked the case
Leaks! jorgefife at 7:49pm 11.04.11 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3435 On both sides, at around the fourth port hole, quite a bit of water comes in, and I looked one day a
Rebedding chain plates on H-27 jfgy at 4:37pm 11.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1705 Hi folks. A small leak has developed in the port chain plate and it clearly is time to rebed both.
Jaguar 22, (random thoughts)... Chris Patterson at 3:55pm 11.04.11 Catalina 22 6/2181 This boat recently came to my attention again, (it may have crossed my thought process some years ag
Hunter 29.5 rudder post gbavly at 3:45pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2025 How do I take the rudder off a Hunter 29.5? I think I need to do it since the rudder moves a little
Bow thruster options for Passage 420 Island Girl 34 at 2:30pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1647 Greetings all, I have searched this forum and found just a few posts discussing bow thruster optio
diesel heater dutchy at 1:58pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 2/1382 The diesel heater (Wabasto Air Top 3500) on my Hunter 34' worked well not that long ago but has sinc
Hunter 39 canuck at 1:39pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 2/1918 We are interested in this new model from Hunter Marine. If you own a 39 please advise what you like
Halloween Costume Roger Long at 1:24pm 11.04.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2966 The Bay Bridge wearing its Golden Gate Bridge costume the morning after Halloween. http://a7.sphoto
Boom vang (1) crapnell at 1:06pm 11.04.11 Pearson 4/2975 This is a '68 Pearson Wanderer 30'. The pictured vang lines run back to the cockpit. I can't figure
ST60 Wind BruceK at 12:44pm 11.04.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2420 The display is live, but no info from the mast top transducer...who has the quick way for me to chec
Yacht Thruster By eXturn YachtThruster at 12:06pm 11.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2684 Hello Everybody, I'm the new Brand Manager for the Yacht Thruster by exturn. I understand that
Aft shower - Curtain? redunculous at 12:03pm 11.04.11 Big Boats 7/1563 Hi all Just wondering who here uses a shower curtain in their aft shower and where you found the f

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First time sailboat owner (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 10.30.22 Get the familiarity and experinece and you'll be telling us how it works. I took the Red Cross Firs
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler FastOlson at 3:25pm 10.30.22 One basic bit of info: what is the furler luff groove sized for and what was the luff size on the
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:19pm 10.30.22 May I suggest a full stop here. As @Davidasailor26 and @Kings Gambit have said, you most likely ha
Refilling CNG Tank Richard19068 at 3:18pm 10.30.22 Same here, maybe even 1 1/2 a season. Is any answer really relevant unless someone can say how man
Epoxy for plywood Hollyberry at 3:05pm 10.30.22 If you are going to end up with any exposed epoxy areas that you wish to paint I'd recommend Silvert
First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 10.30.22 May I suggest a full stop here. As @Davidasailor26 and @Kings Gambit have said, you most likely hav
Bottom in great shape arf145 at 2:58pm 10.30.22 Thanks!
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 2:49pm 10.30.22 Same here, maybe even 1 1/2 seasons on one tank.
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? BigEasy at 2:43pm 10.30.22 There is a BoatFax. Looked up my boat's HIN before purchasing. :beer: Same here, I used the h
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:40pm 10.30.22 Maybe have a look at this. If this is what you have, might as well restart this entire discussion!!
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? kappykaplan at 2:26pm 10.30.22
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler Captain Larry-DH at 2:25pm 10.30.22 Another possibility is that you have a halyard wrap above the upper furling swivel. That happens if
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler dlochner at 1:54pm 10.30.22 If there is the least bit of wind the sail can bind in the track. As @jssailem said, it may need to
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:53pm 10.30.22 Maybe have a look at this. If this is what you have, might as well restart this entire discussion!!!
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 1:47pm 10.30.22 remove the bellows; loosen 2 set screws on each side and tighten nut a half turn and retest. I thi
Epoxy for plywood Cederholm at 1:45pm 10.30.22 Thickened epoxy will work. West System, TotalBoat. Coat the plywood with neat expoxy and then spre
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:43pm 10.30.22 I contacted the surveyor again and he recommended tightening the nut first. Thank you all for the r
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (1) SVAngelina at 1:43pm 10.30.22 Final product
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 1:39pm 10.30.22 I contacted the surveyor again and he recommended tightening the nut first. Thank you all for the re
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (3) SVAngelina at 1:37pm 10.30.22 Happy to report that the hammering worked. It broke it loose then it was just a mater of prying it

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