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battery location jana.gilliland@yahoo.com at 6:02pm 07.23.11 Day Sailers 4/2254 We are finally getting the Daysailor I ready to go back in the water after 20 years of storage. Wond
Costs on repairs recommended by surveyer...on 91 Cat 30 MKII Blue Streak at 5:42pm 07.23.11 Catalina 30 1/1691 Would appreciate anyone out there who has had these items repaired in past year or two giving us an
Need Prop jonesy6245 at 4:34pm 07.23.11 Bigger Boats 0/1323 I have an oday 35 and immediately need a prop. Currently have a 16 X 9 RH and it is now missing a bl
Trying to come up with an offer ali23060 at 4:26pm 07.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2231 I am looking at 1986 O'Day 222 and trying to come up with a reasonable offer. Here are the issues I
Dual alternator belts on 3qm30 (4) MATHURIN2 at 2:59pm 07.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 15/6696 We are finally done with modifying the alternator setup on Mathurin II :). To make a long story shor
Mast mounted or aft pole mount? JeffThompson at 2:50pm 07.23.11 Big Boats 4/1711 Was able to obtain a radar for our boat and have begun the arduous task of mounting the same and del
a new bimini Gina Hopen at 2:40pm 07.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1758 Can anyone tell me how to install a bimini on a 23.5 hunter
36' Islander $9600 - A Good Buy?? marl at 12:50pm 07.23.11 Ask All Sailors 28/7742 Hi: I found a 1984 36' Islander in Ft. Lauderdale for $9,600.00. The problem is the hull smashed a
Quirky Alarm Yanmar 3QM Jerry A at 12:48pm 07.23.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2844 My Yanmar 3QM starts immediately and after running for about 2-3 minutes, one of the alarms goes off
Very sad news (1) Phil Herring at 10:37am 07.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2187 Jim Bohart, a great man who was instrumental in the success of HunterOwners.com, passed away last we
I.D. Plate Question (1) AndyD at 10:00am 07.23.11 Catalina 22 6/2699 Could one of you Cat 22 salts interpret this I.D. plate?? (see attached photo) MODEL NO. C 22 SER
sailing lakes in Adirondacks/Lake George biorapper at 9:00am 07.23.11 Trailer Sailors 4/4693 sailing lakes in Adirondacks/Lake George and Champlain I am heading to the Adoriondacks in a couple
sailing lakes in the Adirondacks/lake George biorapper at 8:58am 07.23.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4297 sailing lakes in the Adirondacks/lake George and Champlain I am heading to the Adoriondacks in a co
Hope Everyone is Keeping Cool (1) gpd955 at 8:41am 07.23.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1538 Many have left the docks today. It's probably the only time anyone will ever hear me say that I'm g
Adding blocks to the mast step on a Hunter 33 Juice6576 at 7:25am 07.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2035 When I ordered my Hunter 33, I ordered the Spinnaker gear package, The package was included, but the
Rigging Hunter 38 gfor at 7:11am 07.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1192 How tight should the stays be on a fractional rig?
Hunter 34 keel pictures stevestk at 6:09am 07.23.11 Big Boats 9/4202 Do any Hunter 34 owners have pictures of the bottom of your boat. I'm looking for another boat to co
Old Habits Die Hard Roger Long at 5:05am 07.23.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2542
First time cruisers to Maine take note Rick486 at 4:09am 07.23.11 Ask All Sailors 48/17466 After many years of sailing and cruising both as resident and visitor I am writing for the use of f
Thanks Mainsail for advice on belt problems. (1) TomY at 4:01am 07.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/7811 I chased this one for a couple seasons. I went through a half a dozen belts last season. I've gone t

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Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Terry Cox at 6:43pm 10.01.22 Had the same problem with our Genset awhile ago and long story short, it was the impeller. The deal
Where and how do you store your inflatable dinghy Terry Cox at 6:31pm 10.01.22 It spoils my sell professed reputation as a hearty sailor, so don't let anyone else know! Mums the
Getting cold out here Terry Cox at 6:29pm 10.01.22 I have to have that lifeline down when I dock. If I forget, some bad stuff will happen to my stanci
transmission when sailing (1) twodzusfittings at 5:45pm 10.01.22 If you sail vast distances and as it's best to have the prop free wheeling is there a way of harness
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? dlochner at 5:42pm 10.01.22 Adding hundreds of pounds of weight to a light boat built to a price does not seem to be a particula
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? rgranger at 4:35pm 10.01.22 Perhaps a useful weight might be and advised. Lead acid batteries come to mind. At 65lbs or more a
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer rgranger at 4:32pm 10.01.22
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jon hansen at 4:19pm 10.01.22 my $0,02: prepare, fenders, docklines, boathook. the spring line is most important of all lines
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:14pm 10.01.22 Well shucks. I detached the water intake hose at the water pump and water flows freely there unless
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 3:59pm 10.01.22 Good luck, John! We'll be watching this thread.
Finally did it kappykaplan at 3:42pm 10.01.22 2000, A Space Odyssey? 2001??? :beer:
How well does a C-270 trailer? capt_paul at 3:41pm 10.01.22 got it, tandem (double axle) thank you
Finally did it Will Gilmore at 3:32pm 10.01.22 Too funny.. I forgotten Dave was the astronaut in 2001 a Space Odyssey... Just what do you think y
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Don S/V ILLusion at 3:24pm 10.01.22 I tested my bilge pump today. I took off the hose and placed the pump in water. The pump works; how
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 3:13pm 10.01.22 Sonnet update: Long Island Sound. Please subscibe! NjlgiF6rH2w
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Tally Ho at 3:11pm 10.01.22 It sounds like the bilge hose must be plugged up or crimped somewhere. As @kappykaplan said, any ch
How well does a C-270 trailer? sail sfbay at 2:40pm 10.01.22 Welcoem to the forum!! Buy one with a tandem trailer............lot easier, more stable and safer t
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 2:39pm 10.01.22 No, that is the weird thing. the bilge pump pumped water when I had it in a bucket, but did not pum
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kappykaplan at 2:13pm 10.01.22 On my pumps, the check valve is within six inches of the pump. When you disconnected the hose from
Ian's third landfall kappykaplan at 2:09pm 10.01.22 Glad to hear your boat weathered the hurricane with no damage. :beer:

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