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Time to move to the dark side rjarrell at 2:07pm 09.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1400 It looks like the time has finally come. After 15 years of ownership and 8 years of living aboard my
golf cart batteries zrolimt at 12:30pm 09.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1920 I'm changing out my 4d batteries and replacing with 4 golf cart batteries. I'm thinking of installin
To Pee Or Not To Pee That Is The ?? Freedom77 at 12:29pm 09.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2036 The time has come the walrus said: My old faithful Porta Potti has finally seen it's better days.
Standard Horizon instrument covers Roy Udwin at 10:59am 09.20.10 Ask All Sailors 0/3369 I have the older square Standard Horizon knotmeter and depth sounder instruments. I need some rep
Used Boat Buying Help bbqdude at 8:36am 09.20.10 Trailer Sailors 14/4371 I am new to the forum and new to sailing. I have been taking sailing lessons all summer long throug
Living sea water hose KandD at 8:15am 09.20.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3785 about once a month, our sea water intake chokes off, it's not the strainer, it's the 2' of hose from
Spider droppings (ie poop) on sails jwhuhta at 8:07am 09.20.10 Ask All Sailors 12/5424 GREETINGS.....Any recommendations on how to best clean and what product works best on subject stuff
Winterizing Outboard Mike G. at 6:53am 09.20.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2182 My 1992 Johnson 8HP was only used once (1 hour) this summer in salt water. I plan to flush and fog
RPM vs Boat Speed... Doug/Karen at 6:19am 09.20.10 Big Boats 18/4067 We generate 6.2 kts of boat speed at 3500. I have no idea if that is good, bad or indifferent. Any
Looking for O'day 25 in FL John Stevens at 6:09am 09.20.10 Day Sailers 4/1587 I'm looking for an O'day 25 built in 1979 or after, I'm looking for the model that has the slide out
Legend 35.5 broken strut (1) Bernard Arsenault at 5:11am 09.20.10 Big Boats 11/2598 I first broke my original strut with a fishing line 4 years ago and had it replaced by a new stainle
Main Side Stay Repair (1) Lookout at 4:56am 09.20.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1813 I purchased a 1977 Catalina 27 in the spring. I had to replace the starboard side stay panel. This i
1978 H25 rudder question rwittenburg at 4:46am 09.20.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1767 When I purchased my boat last January, I noticed the rudder post has slipped down about 5 inches fro
complete plumbing options sailormanbigd at 4:21am 09.20.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3084 Now that the morning temps are getting alittle cooler I am going to start back on "Free Willey" the
Blue Water - Beneteau 36.7? Ducati at 4:19am 09.20.10 Ask All Sailors 8/7449 One day we would like to do extended sailing/ocean passages. For now we are happy to coastal cruise
1980 S2 28-8.5 Owner's manual Needed texasprinter at 11:53pm 09.19.10 S2 0/1892 I am looking for a pdf of the owner's manual for a 1980 S2 28-8.5 Any help would be appreciated. Thi
Yamaha 25 - Mast rake and rig tensions dee.yeah at 11:30pm 09.19.10 Yamaha 0/2000 I want to tune the rig because I suppose it has not been adjusted for at least 8 years during the p
Overhead liner and Leaks vandriver at 9:26pm 09.19.10 Bigger Boats 7/2214 How do you get to the nu and bolts on fittings on the other side the liner of an 83 Oday 28? I have
I am looking for a manual for the SR Mariner Wind Indicator. (1) caguy at 9:06pm 09.19.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2307 I need the manual and electrical diagram for the SR Mariner wind indicator.
Squishy Cabin Sole redsky at 8:54pm 09.19.10 Smaller Boats 3/1545 I've recently purchased a 1994 H26. The boat is on a mooring. Over the past month or so, I've had pr

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Hunter 49 Variprop artboas at 3:05pm 11.04.21 Hi George, we have a 2010 49 and have crossed to Portugal where we are currently on the hard. we re
Saturated rudder Davidasailor26 at 2:16pm 11.04.21 I remember seeing a post or even a thread regarding opening the rudder with a skill saw. You woul
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Thaelia at 2:01pm 11.04.21 And by the way, a boat yard, Craker Boy Works in Fort Pierce asked me on top of the regular Haul out
Saturated rudder shemandr at 1:59pm 11.04.21 I remember seeing a post or even a thread regarding opening the rudder with a skill saw. You would
Single handing (1) Stu Jackson at 1:18pm 11.04.21 I would like to hear more about a Jib Downhaul. In addition to Joe's suggestion, here is something
Saturated rudder Aarrrgh! at 1:17pm 11.04.21 After letting it drain, rather than applying air pressure, it would better to apply a vaccum - seal
Saturated rudder Aarrrgh! at 1:13pm 11.04.21 It seems that exposing the inner structure to reveal critical corrosion, then re-attaching is beyond
Saturated rudder dlochner at 1:06pm 11.04.21
Saturated rudder Aarrrgh! at 1:04pm 11.04.21 Another source of water entrance into the rudder is through the top of the shaft (assuming it is a
CE certificate for Hunter 466? twalker H260 at 1:03pm 11.04.21 From looking around for info on the CE certification process it looks like the certificate itself is
Saturated rudder dmax at 1:02pm 11.04.21 After letting it drain, rather than applying air pressure, it would better to apply a vaccum - seal
Saturated rudder Don S/V ILLusion at 12:56pm 11.04.21 Even if you dry it out throughly, you are still left with either a rusted and rusting internal struc
CE certificate for Hunter 466? (1) Eleftherios G at 12:46pm 11.04.21 The CE certificate is only good for three years and the IMCI website only displays the current cert
Saturated rudder (7) Aarrrgh! at 12:44pm 11.04.21 Before I first bought this boat, the first thing that I noticed was that the rudder skin had blister
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve TimFromLI at 12:06pm 11.04.21 roundup?
Fuse in small solar setup Ken Cross at 12:06pm 11.04.21 Thanks to everyone for the replies. I was hoping to just order all of the pieces I needed and then
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve Ralph Johnstone at 12:04pm 11.04.21 Our sailboats are pressure powered by the Winds. How do you relieve the Wind Pressure on the Sails?
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve Ralph Johnstone at 11:57am 11.04.21 My tank and the tank on my previous boat used a 75# T&P valve, 3/4 in thread. Exactly. A correct
Any advice for Anacapa Island day trip? JackOlsen at 11:18am 11.04.21 Well, we had a great time. My son is studying tectonics and the 'rock cycle' in his science class,
Bilge drain plug Arrgh at 11:16am 11.04.21 Thanks everybody

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