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Weird "sailboat" Fly_H23 at 9:25pm 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 20/4149 I saw an ad for this odd version of a home built sailboat and just had to share. Ya got to admire th
Overwhelming Outboards... MGoBoat at 8:34pm 10.18.11 Day Sailers 2/1471 When we got our 192 it had no outboard. For this season we just used a 55# trolling motor with grea
How many on board or weight?? acox271929 at 6:49pm 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 18/3241 I just purchased a 1984 "25" and need to know how many people it can legally carry or what total we
Need Help in Atlanta Area MrBill_FLL at 5:33pm 10.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1589 Need Help in Atlanta Area (Lake Lanier) I have a friend from the sailing club that wants to buy a
It's raining sailboats jfrench at 5:16pm 10.18.11 Catalina 22 3/1808 If anyone is in need of a parts boat or just wants several new projects (right.) Check out DC Craigs
Just Adopted a 222 treeman at 4:34pm 10.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2311 Hello All: I just adopted a 1984 O'day 222 this past weekend. I am very excited! This is the fi
Winterizing David Cox at 4:27pm 10.18.11 S2 3/2509 The procedure for OMC saildrive winterizeing tricks for quick procedure so the boat can be used on n
Partners funirishboy at 3:02pm 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2856 Have you ever gone partners to buy a boat? I know each buyer wants to get the most boat we can with
Onancock Virginia Sail Paul and Judy at 1:19pm 10.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2932 We are planning to sail from the Coan River in Virginia, across the Chesapeake bay to the town of On
Deck Painting ?? brian3820 at 1:03pm 10.18.11 Big Boats 4/1171 Hello guys and gals. Today's question is simple... Tell me about deck painting and your experience,
Introducing our new webinar series. First up: Maine Sail Phil Herring at 12:42pm 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 30/6088 We're very excited to announce a new service to the community: educational webinars. A webinar is m
What makes a boat a yacht? Kermit at 12:41pm 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 35/7562 I told a friend recently about our 1986 Hunter 23 and referred to it as a "sailboat." He said, "Oh,
The Lady B DJW at 12:41pm 10.18.11 Sails Call Lounge 1/10801 If you have never seen her take a look at this video of the Lady B. A friend of mine just got back f
Shurflo Water Pump kfish at 12:08pm 10.18.11 Big Boats 3/1093 I've got a 1997 H430, and am starting to experience a leaking water pump. Does anyone have a recomm
PHRF humor in southern california (1) LuzSD at 11:53am 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2641 Just received this from our local PHRF committee and thought it might be a fun read on a dull day. :
hunter 23-1985 white gel coat (1) lela at 11:38am 10.18.11 Smaller Boats 2/2621 Hi, Wondered if anyone knows what gel coat was used on the Hunter 23 in 1985? I received a reply fro
Engine hour readout on tachometer VelaFella at 11:28am 10.18.11 Big Boats 7/1593 The engine hours are no longer visible on the read out. Is this a problem that can be fixed or does
Repair Bomar Port windows (3) bornin59ca at 11:15am 10.18.11 Big Boats 4/3553 Hello once again! One of my winter projects this year is to remove, re-build ' re-bed my Bomar port
Backup chart plotter Bill1565 at 10:51am 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 34/6126 We plan on going up the ICW next spring and cruising the Chesapeake for six months or so, before ret
Boat restoration Mass Bay area bffatcat at 10:28am 10.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1205 I was contemplating buying a newer boat. From what Ive seen todays boats are too light for my taste.

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battery charging issues vidalia at 4:57am 09.07.22 @Don S/V ILLusion just lead you to a rabbit hole, if you survive the trip you will have a good mode
33.5 fuel tank leak (3) RoyS at 4:55am 09.07.22 IMHO the correct way to support a new aluminum fuel tank is to bond plastic isolating strips to the
Is this a common H34 sole problem? HMT2 at 4:51am 09.07.22 For those of you redoing your soles. I followed this technique when redoing mine and was very please
Is this a common H34 sole problem? RoyS at 4:13am 09.07.22 I removed the old plywood flooring completely down to the fiberglass liner. The plywood came up with
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers Terry Cox at 4:07am 09.07.22 Our 1991 boat came with a Perko brand sea water strainer, model number - 0493006PLB, that serves dua
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches DianaOfBurlington at 3:21am 09.07.22 The Barient appears to be an aluminum drum. I'll be looking for a chrome shop to redo the winches
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck artboas at 9:34pm 09.06.22 Hunter Legend 37.5 1995. Has anyone had trouble with their dinette table getting stuck? When I
Airmar ST 800 Odd Problem TimFromLI at 8:00pm 09.06.22 I had a similar problem once, the transducer was installed incorrectly. It was not pushed all the wa
Interesting Smell - 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:19pm 09.06.22 I'm guessing it's either permeated sanitation hoses (cheap single wall flexible pvc won't have a sew
Beneteau 331 steering dlochner at 7:05pm 09.06.22 I found we had to cross the chain in the binnacle to have the steering wheel turn in the proper dir
260 roller jib removal Tally Ho at 6:58pm 09.06.22
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 6:34pm 09.06.22 Michael, I would be very interested in the source for your new blocks. Kemp
Interesting Smell - 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:20pm 09.06.22 Does this boat still have the original aluminum holding tank and hoses/vent line hose?
33.5 fuel tank leak (1) Sutric at 6:15pm 09.06.22 How much trouble is it to remove the fuel tank? I've seen a few posts about tank leaks and wonderin
Beneteau 331 steering Calif. Ted at 6:00pm 09.06.22 Makes sense to me, if the wires didn't cross the wheel would work backwards, it is usually the wires
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 5:55pm 09.06.22 Does this motor have one compression release lever per cylinder? If it does, make sure all 3 are r
Hunter 216 tiller brake? CrispyCringle at 5:47pm 09.06.22 This is what you want for a tiller holder: Tiller Clutch . Its very well made and you lock and unloc
Bottom Paints BarryL at 5:46pm 09.06.22 Hi again, i also get two years from Pettit paint. First year the boat stays in the water. After yea
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Sanfelice at 5:45pm 09.06.22 I do it a little different. I use 100 below pink stuff and fill the closed respective hose and seaco
29.5 owners jssailem at 5:12pm 09.06.22 In order to install one for mid boom sheeting I would need to change the boom to a heavier boom.

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