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First Time Away Rag Bagger at 8:24am 11.03.11 Catalina 30 2/1672 I've been learning from this site for over a year now and it's time to venture out. Tomorrow mornin
O'Day 22 on a trailer - does this look right? (2) CapnRehab at 7:44am 11.03.11 Day Sailers 8/5194 I got a trailer that someone used for an O'Day 22 but didn't have room for. I then found myself ano
Need O'Day 23 trailer specs CapnRehab at 7:38am 11.03.11 Day Sailers 19/14633 I am getting an O'Day 23 this weekend, no trailer. Want to bring it home for working on this winter
Origo pressurized stove parts beilts at 7:15am 11.03.11 Bigger Boats 4/1874 Anyone know where to get parts for the old pressurized Origo stove. Mine is leaking where the burner
Hunter 410 autopilot upgrade Morning Haze at 6:47am 11.03.11 Big Boats 5/1641 Hello evryone, Just bought a hunter 2000 Hunter 410 and I wanted to upgrade my autopilot with a gyro
Request for H27 picture Anastasia1917 at 6:27am 11.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1369 Hello sailors, I have a unique request. A good friend of mine has a Hunter 27 and I would like to
Installing an Iota charger JTPearson at 6:27am 11.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2855
looking for shaft coupling hank muska at 6:04am 11.03.11 Cal 1/2619 I have recently bought a Cal 2-27 (1975) with a Farymann Engine.It has a rubber shaft coupling that
Anti-Freeze In The Bilge-Which Type? Ducati at 3:01am 11.03.11 Ask All Sailors 13/7428 Once out of the water, can I put the same anti-freeze that we use for our fresh water system in the
shinnecock canal mast stepping cranes captainvic at 2:29am 11.03.11 Destinations 7/9560 shinnecock canal in hampton bays has low bridges.there are free to use cranes for the purpose of low
Diesel in a Cat 30? Inception at 10:15pm 11.02.11 Catalina 30 15/4316 I have a Catalina 30,from around 1982, the old Atomic engine is blowing oil, and needs to be replace
Hole in my boat! txtowman at 8:42pm 11.02.11 Catalina 22 12/2145 So, I took the keel off to repair the pivot hole, and guess what I found? A hole above the pivot pi
Leaks: exhaust tube, muffler dee.yeah at 8:20pm 11.02.11 Yamaha 7/2496 I've posted it on Engine forum, let me cross post here too. My Yanmar 2YM15 is only 3years old on
Leaks: Exhaust tube, muffler dee.yeah at 8:17pm 11.02.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/1543 My Yanmar 2YM15 is only 3years old on my Yamaha 25II. Lately I found there is a minor leak at the we
Moisture Readings Captain Doug at 7:56pm 11.02.11 Big Boats 3/1324 Hi everyone. I'm new to this site, and find almost addictive for the information it has provided. I'
What's to do in Florida? dscribner at 6:54pm 11.02.11 Ask All Sailors 24/3770 I sail Maine. We have thousands of miles of coastline, rocks to dodge, ledges and shoals to avoid.
Rudder Problems Pishon at 6:07pm 11.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2156 Can anyone tell me how to drop the rudder in a Hunter Cherubini 37?
Addendum Roger Long at 5:25pm 11.02.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2375 I forgot to include this in my last post about sailing down upper Chesapeake Bay: It was very inter
Trailers, Bunks or Pads? sba55 at 4:17pm 11.02.11 Day Sailers 6/2434 I just got a 23 O'Day which unfortunately does not have a trailer. I am learning the hard way that u
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23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions Ralph Johnstone at 3:50pm 10.21.22 Lifelines and cushions are generic items and not specific to your Hunter. You will be able to find
Boat damaged by IAN (1) RTsailsJ29 at 2:59pm 10.21.22 Sorry about your damage! My Hunter 18.5 Yikes! was blown off the trailer and broke its mast about 4
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 2:42pm 10.21.22 looks like they didn't quite get the metric conversion correct... 12 mm is not a 1/2" line, just a
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level (1) OceanAnarchy at 2:40pm 10.21.22 Here is the fore-aft level picture as a JPG.
Recycled rope (lines) ? BigEasy at 2:38pm 10.21.22 My original halyards lasted 10 years; think I will stick to a proven product.
Can anyone identify this manufacturer? Hollyberry at 2:01pm 10.21.22 Not as user friendly as today's typical twin-aft-facing grooves, but a narrower crossection foil...
Bed-It Tape is back! ggrizzard at 1:47pm 10.21.22 OUT OF STOCK???? :cuss: NOOOOOOOO!
Alternator (1) Hello Below at 1:38pm 10.21.22 tfox2069 , from the Balmar Max Charge MC614 Manual page 3 describing Terminal 9: "9. POSITIVE VOLTA
CDI FF2 patbratton at 1:34pm 10.21.22 The part shown is a T ball top portion on the forestay. It goes through a black cap that is affixe
Alternator Stu Jackson at 1:28pm 10.21.22 In this diagram it appears to go to the external regulator and then to the house bank (switch is mi
Alternator Maine Sail at 1:21pm 10.21.22 So here's the wiring diagram for a Balmar external alternator regulator from the Balmar manual. Its
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level Crazy Dave Condon at 1:03pm 10.21.22 Could not open. Four pictures needed 1. Pictures of port and starboard chainplate Shroud tu
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:51pm 10.21.22 The part shown is a T ball top portion on the forestay. It goes through a black cap that is affixed
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level (1) OceanAnarchy at 12:51pm 10.21.22 Hi All, Thanks for your responses and questions. @CrispyCringle : Since you did not replace the c
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Tedd at 12:30pm 10.21.22 But as that says... Ask the manager. As I mentioned earlier, that's not really necessary because t
Recycled rope (lines) ? thinwater at 12:11pm 10.21.22 This is also why the sunburned, brittle bottles you find on beaches go in the trash, not the recycle
Recycled rope (lines) ? JBP-PA at 11:59am 10.21.22 Does anyone really know what rPET is ? Seems to be something more than just polyester when you di
Recycled rope (lines) ? thinwater at 11:53am 10.21.22 I've been using recycled PET from Marlow for ~ 4 years. No problems. The specs are somewhat lower.
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft Timm R Oday25 at 11:52am 10.21.22 Scott ,that's damn fine boat for the money. If i was closer ,I just might have to go take a look .
Alternator (1) tfox2069 at 11:23am 10.21.22 So here's the wiring diagram for a Balmar external alternator regulator from the Balmar manual. Its

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