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Oil change advice needed augsbut at 5:11pm 01.12.11 Catalina 30 1/1518 I just bought a 1993 Cat 30 and am ready to change my oil for the first time. I have a Pella vacuum
Water ballast on H19 HernandoBeacher at 5:11pm 01.12.11 Day Sailers 2/2079 Were all H19's water ballast. I recall sailing an early 80's version and don't remember dealing wit
Bedding Deck Hardware question dtdsail at 4:31pm 01.12.11 Catalina 22 9/3114 Which would be better for bedding deck hardware: Life Seal sealant which is a polyurethane and silic
Size of engine raw water thru-hull on 1990 Hunter 30 alfthesailor at 1:28pm 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1612 Does anyone know what is the size of engine raw water intake thru-hull on 1990 Hunter 30? I'm planni
Hunter 23.5 boom 00Tony00 at 12:50pm 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1965 Hi people, I'm looking the boom for my Hunter 23.5 1994. Any have an idea where I can get one?
Do you know the original sailmaker? buck_br at 12:11pm 01.12.11 Irwin 0/2223 I bought my Irwin 23 new in 1973, and have been using the same set of sails since. They're pretty t
Docking Under Sail Don Guillette at 11:56am 01.12.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/7880 Since a lot of our East coast mates are snowned in (it is 70 degrees in Tucson) and dreaming about t
Furler Toggle (1) r.oril at 11:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2869 In talking to Rigging Only, I mention that I had a fuller and he asked if I had a toggle at the top.
bareboat in boca/ft lauderdale dlewis812 at 10:31am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2371 anyone know of bareboat charter offering daily/weekends in the palm beach/ft lauderdale area? h
Hunter 23.5 Water Ballast jaynsc at 9:39am 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3173 Does anyone know where I can find information about my water ballast for a 23.5? I don't completely
Mounting a genset Snotter at 9:32am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3244 I managed to snag a 7.5 kw Onan diesel genset off of ebay. Installing it will take some time. The
exhaust in cabin, water in bilge far winds at 8:32am 01.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1747 Stepped up from a catalina 22 to a catalina 27 1985 with a universal m-18 diesal, took it out for my
Catalina 22 fixed keel Nautical1974 at 8:21am 01.12.11 Catalina 22 16/10682 I have owned a Macgregor 26 w/trailer and a Buccaneer 24 w/o trailer, never took a sailing lesson (p
Joe of the Trinka (1) Shoaldrafter at 8:17am 01.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3436 Joe, Do you still have internet? Or is it a complete whiteout? Ed K
Switching from wire to rope main halyard dsturdy at 8:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/9376 I want to replace my existing main halyard on my Catalina 30. It is a wire/rope halyard. The yacht y
Kenyon kiss stove on 260 Hunter earlkeim at 8:07am 01.12.11 Smaller Boats 3/3961 Hi, I have a Kenyon Kiss butane, original on a 260 Hunter. It will not stay lite. I read that it
Mast Up Winter Storage - Be Careful (2) Maine Sail at 6:17am 01.12.11 Ask All Sailors 19/10362 Came across this last week. I never feel good about mast up winter storage when the wind begins to b
Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 6:02am 01.12.11 Big Boats 2/1853 Closing on a 2001 410 deep draft this week. Read all the owner reviews her as part of my buying rese
34 bilge pump hot wire Neil D at 11:26pm 01.11.11 Big Boats 1/1310 has anybody re-wired the hot wire for the main bilge pump on a 34, without tearing up the cabin sole
Sailing From Tortola To St. Marteen sirocovzla at 10:58pm 01.11.11 Destinations 3/5240 I am planning to sail from Tortola, BVI to St. Marteen on february 2011.. Any advise. Tks.

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Pumpout Adapter for a Hunter dkinzer at 7:55pm 08.14.22 I just received one of the p/n 800075 from SBO which I think is a match to the deck plate caps on m
Invest 97L smokey73 at 7:54pm 08.14.22 @JamesG161 Do we have anything to be concerned about that there have been no significant "fish sto
Mast spreaders... The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:53pm 08.14.22 Are your spreaders aluminum or wooden? If wooden, making your own from Sitka spruce and reusing the
Mast spreaders... (1) Kingjim91 at 7:47pm 08.14.22 Are your spreaders aluminum or wooden? If wooden, making your own from Sitka spruce and reusing the
Ignition switch wiring Richard19068 at 7:42pm 08.14.22 Hey everyone, I want to replace my ignition switch to where it was originally installed, in the coc
It appears that I'm collecting boats. Orbweaver at 7:31pm 08.14.22
Ignition switch wiring Kingjim91 at 7:27pm 08.14.22
Cherubini Hunter 33 Topping lift Johnb at 7:14pm 08.14.22 On my boat it is best to take the tension out of the leech anytime the the main is being raised, low
It appears that I'm collecting boats. MikeHoncho at 6:57pm 08.14.22 We all know there's no such thing! Congratulations on your "new-to-you" toy. :beer: Although I d
Ignition switch wiring Stu Jackson at 6:48pm 08.14.22 the switch has 7 connections on the back, That's unusual. Most have three or four: power, ground,
Cherubini Hunter 33 Topping lift MikeHoncho at 6:48pm 08.14.22 Mine is fixed at the mast head and has a section of line at the end of the cable that allows me to a
H34 plug to panel Davidasailor26 at 6:45pm 08.14.22 You could also add a new breaker close to the inlet and use that to connect the old wire to the new
Cherubini Hunter 33 Topping lift justustoo at 5:35pm 08.14.22 I'll look at that. Seems strange to me. Most topping lifts lead back to either the mast of the cockp
Ignition switch wiring JoeWhite at 5:33pm 08.14.22 My question would be, why are you replacing it. If it works and the contacts are good, you can draw
Dyneema Splice Load Test jssailem at 5:30pm 08.14.22 Nice videos. When I tested the soft shackles I made using the Brian Toss design, the K75 Dyneema wit
Dyneema Splice Load Test Davidasailor26 at 5:18pm 08.14.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:11pm 08.14.22 Nothing yet. Will know more tomorrow
It appears that I'm collecting boats. Orbweaver at 5:11pm 08.14.22 And I just found a website that has the manual for the D models, it appears that plate in the forest
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 5:06pm 08.14.22 Then I could observe the rust on the side of the cylinder. What, if anything, did you conclude on
RayMarine Autohelm on Hunter 33 1981 jssailem at 5:04pm 08.14.22 The wheel based pilot will function to handle your boat based on size and displacement in Medium s

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