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OBM for Maxi77 Ken13559 at 7:10pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1242 A friend is shopping for an OBM for his Maxi77 (24footer). Thinking of X-long shaft (25") Suzuki 9.9
Potter 19' - Apostle Islands andersailing at 7:08pm 08.28.11 Trailer Sailors 11/9979 I am new to the Minneapolis area from Maryland. I am considering buying a trailer sailer for use in
Glad I hauled (3) Captnkev25 at 6:58pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2150 Glad i asked Very happy I hauled. I went down to my marina earlier today and found the boat two boa
What type sole/floor Geoff K at 6:52pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2464 What kind of sole/floor materials are used in boats? All I've ever seen is teak and holly for the so
Radio checks - how many of you do it Stu Jackson at 6:39pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2700 Been a lot of chatter about this. How many of you do it? If so, why? If not, why, too. :) Added
Windy day in Olcott higgs at 6:07pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1036 As Irene passed to the SE of us about 400 + miles, we here on Lake Ontario felt some effects today w
need a new mast scotwing at 6:06pm 08.28.11 Day Sailers 6/2308 Just bought a Daysailer 2, 16'9" length. The mast is bent and I'd like to make or get a new one. I l
Looking to upgrade battery charger and add inverter luken7 at 5:34pm 08.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1862 It's post questions night for me ;-) On our B361, we have the original Xantrex battery charger, l
60 Amp alternator charging question luken7 at 5:20pm 08.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1203 Good day, I have a B361 with the Yanmar 3GM30 engine, with the 60amp alternator. Quick electrical qu
Need info on snapped swing keel cable Redhaven at 5:09pm 08.28.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3770 Our Catalina 22's swing keel cable snapped today when we were lowering the keel. No damage was done
Hunter 29.5 Mainsheet System tlowum at 4:48pm 08.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/6469 Hello. I'm new to the Hunter world - I recently purchased a 1994 Hunter 29.5. Overall, I love the
Hunter Vision 32 or Hunter 30 dylanfan71 at 4:33pm 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1933 First time poster but long time lurker. I'm going to take the plunge with one of these two Hunters.
I hate small pics. Mac Bentley at 4:32pm 08.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1307 Especially of sailboats. I've been off the board for a year or two while sailing took a back seat in
O'Day 30 Rigging CapeTyphooner at 4:24pm 08.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2310 I just purchased an O'Day 30. The previous owner is unavailable to assist with any knowledge transf
Main halyard sheaves under deck bustedrudder at 4:09pm 08.28.11 Big Boats 10/3100 If you have a 40.5 you have or have had bad sheaves under the cover that conceals the deck organizer
Disappearing dipstick! knothead at 4:07pm 08.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2804 I've got a Universal M3-20B with about 1,100 hours running time that has developed the unfortunate c
Irene Observations Bad Obsession at 3:02pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2324 I have heard a lot of talk about this storm not being as bad as Isabelle. I believe that this storm
iPad with Navionics or other Nav software realkoalat at 2:22pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1928 I currently use my Droid phone with Navionics software as back-up navigation. It's more accurate tha
What a difference 10 days can make Ted at 1:56pm 08.28.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1405 Here are some before and after videos of the Great South Bay, Long Island, New York. The first one
Battens Bill Jones at 1:47pm 08.28.11 Smaller Boats 7/1908 Yesterday, my wife and I took our H23.5 for a wonderful sail. Wind was constant at 10 -12 mph. Unu

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1985 Hunter 23' question Crazy Dave Condon at 12:42pm 09.16.22 @sail sfbay is correct 5/16 for jib sheet and 3/8 for main sheet. However Hunter went back and fort
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? Rick Webb at 12:39pm 09.16.22 Just the spring (both ends), and I did have to cleanup the aluminum where the spring seats against
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Justin_NSA at 11:20am 09.16.22 I tried a different brand detector and it still goes off. It's not even mounted in the head.:what: W
Reef line separated in boom jssailem at 11:19am 09.16.22 Scott. If you were inclined to leave the cockpit to reef, then you keep the single line in the boom
Trailer Tongue Question LloydB at 11:16am 09.16.22 A closer look at the images supplied to us by skipper you will see that the zip ties were tied aroun
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 09.16.22 and we even admitted to preferring a raw water cooled model rather than the current freshwater cool
Reef line separated in boom Scott T-Bird at 9:12am 09.16.22 Ouch!! If you reefing line looks like the leftmost diagram below and you can remove the end cap th
460/466 Propeller Scallywagger at 9:00am 09.16.22 For an idea of how you would go about getting a propeller try https://www.flexofold.com/purchase t
Trailer Tongue Question capta at 8:59am 09.16.22 I'm with those who think the PO was messing with your mind.
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 8:56am 09.16.22 Looks like you and Max and your friends have your work cut out for you. I am sure its a labor of l
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 smokey73 at 8:47am 09.16.22 Looks like you and Max and your friends have your work cut out for you. I am sure its a labor of lo
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Leeward Rail at 8:19am 09.16.22 What is the brand of your unit? Kidde? Might be.. Will confirm tonight.
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? FastOlson at 7:27am 09.16.22 Thanks Did you replace the spring or the whole end? Just the spring (both ends), and I did have to
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 7:20am 09.16.22 Sounds like a great project. It would be an interesting learning opportunity for local boat owners.
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? JamesG161 at 7:16am 09.16.22 What is the brand of your unit? Kidde?
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 7:12am 09.16.22 Sounds like a great project. It would be an interesting learning opportunity for local boat owners.
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Leeward Rail at 7:10am 09.16.22 That is Rotten Cabbage odor. Put in Methane and Propane gas so people smell a leak. Jim... Yup.
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 7:04am 09.16.22
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 7:02am 09.16.22 Is the oil in the picture from the transmission? Good morning @heritage ! The goopy mess down th
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 7:01am 09.16.22 If you are just trying to get by, then the shaft/transmission couplings are all you need. Looking

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