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looking for traveler track re-securing experience J Hunter at 6:11am 06.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1533 I noticed the traveler track on my '76 30 has a tiny bit of up and down play toward one end, and I w
Hunter 44 Salon Table Does Not Fit When Dropped windfall44ds at 6:10am 06.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1247 Hello everyone, We would very much like to drop our salon table to convert it into another berth b
boat insurance Bob J. at 6:04am 06.10.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4515 Does anyone have any experience with Progressive?? Thanks, Bob
H260 mast crutch design Bob 04 H260 at 4:40am 06.10.11 Smaller Boats 1/1854 I have never been happy with the original Hunter mast crutch design. I replaced the "roller" (a bolt
S2 11.0 Prop Spike033 at 1:14am 06.10.11 S2 14/4888 Last year I was considering getting a new prop and sticker shock (thought they would be around $400
How to check compression post? Jared1048 at 9:20pm 06.09.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/6912 I keep reading about compression posts being rotted out and it has me worried. Where is it located?
Electric pump in the bilge g5665 at 9:13pm 06.09.11 Yamaha 17/4998 Would like to ask if anyone installed an automatic bilge pump in a Y25mkii before. The space under
Alternative use for Chain Stopper??? (1) nemosuit at 9:07pm 06.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1368 Group, Several months ago there was a thread in which someone mentioned he was using part of a st
Bottom Paint for a trailered boat Boom Magnet at 7:51pm 06.09.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3112 Hi folks, I have a '78 Catalina 22 whose bottom paint and water line are ready for new paint. "Mr. B
Picking up our H23 this weekend! Fly_H23 at 7:32pm 06.09.11 Smaller Boats 29/6824 Finally my schedule, the wifes schedule and the weather are all cooperating to allow us to travel fr
Green Foam? pafb19 at 4:16pm 06.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1766 I am having to replace approximately a 3' by 2' area of the cabin overhead (not the outer shell - ju
O'day '34 Portlight Lens Replacements jmseas at 3:25pm 06.09.11 Bigger Boats 1/1892 Ahoy O'days... Curious if anyone has ever found replacement lenses for the PYHI portlights. th
boat speed and max rpm. joecathy at 2:11pm 06.09.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1709 We purchased a 2005 Beneteau 323 with with swing keel last year. It has a 20 hp Yanmar 2 cylinder.
Isolater Blitz at 1:48pm 06.09.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2849 How far from the inlet receptacle should the islolator be installed? Does ABYC specify? Also the s
How good are Doyle sails bought through Sailboatowners.com yeterp at 1:06pm 06.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3180 I'm in the market for a new mainsail for my Pearson 10M (33 footer) and find that I can buy a Doyle
Upper Chesapeake race THECUSCUS at 12:11pm 06.09.11 Trailer Sailors 7/4491 Calling all small boat owners! Please consider joining us for the "Sippy Cup", an informal race to A
Desperately Seeking Aluminum Toe Rail Cap joelmcc at 11:37am 06.09.11 Irwin 0/2406 Or rub rail. Folks who know more than I have called it both. I tried to post this once before but it
dinghy info? dutchy at 10:27am 06.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1008 I am looking to buy an inflatable Seabo dinghy. However, it has a slat floor which I am uncertain a
how much will cable stretch LordNelson at 10:12am 06.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2472 i used my new loos gauge and set my stays at 15 before launching and they seemed tight. a day or so
Small Sailboat rigging.... Im so lost mavreix at 9:45am 06.09.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5378 So I have this small sailboat and Im trying to get the sail up but Im pretty lost on the rigging of.

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suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01pm 09.23.22 My VOMeter and shore power system showed 13.2v on the batteries which ad been on shore power for a
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Stu Jackson at 8:34pm 09.23.22 as I do them in series Just do one at a time. Chainplate Rebedding 101 - with Bed It with Butyl f
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 09.23.22 Does anyone know where I should shoot an IR temp gun on the engine to check actual operating temp?
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? HMT2 at 8:15pm 09.23.22
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:13pm 09.23.22 1/ what's the most unlikely obscure reason a brand new engine will crank but not start ???? HAVE
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? jon hansen at 6:14pm 09.23.22 i do not know your engine. i have an old perkins 107. on my engine, iwould now bleed the fuel line
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Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:45pm 09.23.22
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Sailing and restoring #9874 (1) AaronD at 5:39pm 09.23.22 A simple cooking-fuel safety system As you probably know, it's a bad idea to store cooking fuel can
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Cuttyhunk Sailing video (3) Scott T-Bird at 2:40pm 09.23.22 Plenty of moorings available on a Saturday evening the weekend before 4th of July ... but it was Cov
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