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2GMF throttle lever stuck jtmccue at 6:16am 05.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1399 Last fall i had the cooling hose that feeds into the elbow crack and peed water around the engine c
Mast step for Javelin no-way at 6:12am 05.31.11 Day Sailers 0/56 While launching our boat in the St. Lawrence River for the season this year, I noticed a number of s
ST 60 Wind seadaddler at 4:08am 05.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1203 What'e up with my ST60 wind machine all of a sudden it started freaking out on me this past weekend,
Unknown Brackets (2) joatmon67 at 10:16pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1735 Can Anyone tell me what these are for? My O'day 22 has the on the starboard side only, and I have
Radar Mast Mount Dean Strong at 10:15pm 05.30.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2511 I'm going to add radar to my1990 Hunter 30. I'd like to mount the dome on the mast. I can fish the w
Bimini Cover jorgefife at 9:44pm 05.30.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/3261 Now that I have shown off my bimini, I need a cover for it Does anyone have a templet so I can copy?
3GM30F heat exchanger zinc e714753 at 9:42pm 05.30.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1786 I have a couple of questions about my 1990 vision 32. Does the 3GM30F have a heat exchanger zinc an
Cal 2-29 hull breech question jbibb at 8:56pm 05.30.11 Cal 2/3868 I mistakenly ran over a king-crab pot buoy and line when I was on a broad reach...14 knots and prett
Cooling mister Shooter II at 8:38pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2306 Thinking of getting one of those water spray misters for the boat. You know the ones that make a rea
Topping Lift doc2949 at 8:29pm 05.30.11 Day Sailers 11/2847 I purchased a whisker pole for my Oday 26, and I don't have a topping lift I can use to support the
wiring for mast newboatowner at 8:28pm 05.30.11 Catalina 30 1/1242 Does anyone know the route of the anchor lightg from the panel to ithe base of the mast? The boat w
A few questions and problems with Mac 25 Piotr at 8:24pm 05.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3303 I decided to post this under "General Interest" because the questions may pertain to more than just
Ever chartered Lake Geneva-Switzerland Andy1237 at 7:59pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1131 Anybody in sailboatowners.com have first hand experience chartering a boat on Lake Geneva in Switzer
Hour Meter Quit Mike H. at 7:23pm 05.30.11 Big Boats 5/2000 The engine hour meter on our 1994 Hunter Vision 36 quit working. Does anyone know where I should st
Dimensions for 1980 Oday 22 rudder sailguy40 at 7:19pm 05.30.11 Day Sailers 5/2360 I am trying to get the dimensions of the rudder for my Oday 22. Mainly just the total length of it f
steering sailboat87 at 7:14pm 05.30.11 Seafarer 6/3507 I would like to change my steering on my seaferar 26 1977 model from tiller to wheel any suggestions
Catalina 30 Extreme Makeover (2) rbmcintire at 7:12pm 05.30.11 Catalina 30 4/2444 MADLEE's got a new look:
Wood pillar replacement (1) g5665 at 7:06pm 05.30.11 Yamaha 4/1469 This is about a Yamaha 25 Mkii The two wood pillars, port and starboard side (inside the separati
SeaFarer sailboat87 at 7:04pm 05.30.11 Seafarer 2/3094 I need to replace my rub rail on my seafarer 26 has any one else don this before what will work th
Help with Furler and loose extrusions. (4) PrincessoftheLake at 6:45pm 05.30.11 Big Boats 2/911 On my Hunter 40.5 this weekend whilst trying to hoist the jib the swivel at the head of the sail sto

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New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 7:43pm 01.08.22 Good list. I won't pile on. As to the anchor windlass, suggest you look over another 40.5 to see wh
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace sail sfbay at 7:38pm 01.08.22 If it was my sailboat I would replace it.
Charging acceptance Terry Cox at 7:08pm 01.08.22 Hi Tom, our boat has two 8D AGMs for a total of about 450 AH. While normally connected to shore powe
Charging acceptance JohnShannon at 6:36pm 01.08.22 The traditional 3 stage charge STage 1 Constant current battery voltage increases until Stage 2
Looking for New Chart Plotter Joe at 6:32pm 01.08.22 One way to find out what's generally available is to get a WM catalog, I find it's easier to read
Point to ponder: furling the jib JohnShannon at 6:31pm 01.08.22 I wrap the spinnaker halyard in the opposite rotation around the jib. That was after I got to buy a
Charging acceptance Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 01.08.22 Part two of the head scratching comes when the solar panels put out some current at 12.8 or 12.9v.
Point to ponder: furling the jib PaulK at 6:18pm 01.08.22 We wrap the sheets two or three times around the furl, cleat off the furling line and tie off the sh
Point to ponder: furling the jib BarryL at 6:02pm 01.08.22 Hey, I can't believe anyone would furl a headsail and not tie off the furling line. I have seen n
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) SF Bay Sailor at 5:53pm 01.08.22 Thanks for all the helpful information. This Soverel is one of the last made, built by George Olson
I still don't quite get rule #2... WayneH at 5:45pm 01.08.22 In shipping lanes, I only have two rules. 1) He who has the grossest tonnage has right of way. 2) W
Looking for New Chart Plotter Stu Jackson at 5:39pm 01.08.22 Does this make sense? I am blind. I can smell, so I know there is food in the room, but it could be
I still don't quite get rule #2... (1) Sailfanatic at 5:25pm 01.08.22 ... No answer required but out of curiosity I often wonder how many of us abide by Rule 25(e): A v
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel (3) pclarksurf at 5:11pm 01.08.22 @IASailor sadly I don't have any exact pics of the type of repair -- but I've added some pics of m
Charging acceptance rgranger at 5:09pm 01.08.22 I'm not sure if this applies but when you said... tery state". If you think of water pressure as
Traditionally made boat fenders (1) rgranger at 4:57pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib thinwater at 4:48pm 01.08.22 Yup, I've furled sails for strangers. They forget.
Charging acceptance Tom J at 4:42pm 01.08.22 It can get very confusing when you have different types of batteries being charge by multiple chargi
Just committed to an 82 C22. Light air at 4:42pm 01.08.22 LOL, when it gets a little warmer - in the 50's at least ... so March.
Charging acceptance dlochner at 4:36pm 01.08.22

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