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wind transducer paddle artsplace at 6:26am 01.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1881 My autohelm st30 wind transducer has a broken paddle that was either hit by a bird or knocked off in
Headsail bobcat30 at 6:17am 01.08.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1599 I have a Catalina 30 Standard rig. 1995 I need to replace my 150 furling genoa. I plan to get a 135
Flag Raising njmedic3306 at 5:59am 01.08.11 Smaller Boats 1/1469 What is the best way to run pennant flags on a 23?
Purchasing a Beneteau Oceanis 411 prroots at 12:01am 01.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/17745 We hope to purchase a Beneteau Oceanis 411 in the near future and would like some advice as to what
Best trailerable boat, 2000lbs? royjohn at 6:50pm 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 20/16605 Hello All, I have just gotten interested in sailing at age 63, semiretired. No experience. I li
Hull/Keel Joint Crack (1) Tally Ho at 6:08pm 01.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2423 Hull/Keel Joint Crack - O'Day 322 Hello O'Day owners, I am contemplating the purchase of a 1988 O'D
Used Standing Rigging? njmedic3306 at 4:04pm 01.07.11 Smaller Boats 6/1750 I saw used Standing rigging for sale and I was wondering if this sounds like a super bad idea or is
Xantrex Link 2000 Controller and Battery Monitor jpr328 at 3:24pm 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 30/19721 I recently replaced my Link 1000, which had failed, with a used Link 2000. Unfortunately I did not r
Starting at age 50 arknoah at 12:34pm 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 25/7212 In another thread about the sailboats on which we learned to sail, a number of us have said that we
2011 O'day rOnDAYvous (1) Capn Pete at 10:37am 01.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 66/12446 Sick of snow and cold weather? Here's a warm thought to help get you through the winter.... THE 20
Heater installation completed (1) Tim R. at 10:17am 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2803 I finally finished the heater install a couple of weeks ago. We are now living very comfortably. See
When do you replace motor mounts? Richard Bryer at 9:14am 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 9/7134 I am about to replace the prop and shaft on our H34. I have had a past problem with a thumping noise
Cruising around Long Island, NY lehigh375 at 8:23am 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 9/7312 Can anyone suggest where I could get some itineraries for a cruise around Long Island, NY. I would l
Marina fire washington NC Chris Burti at 8:22am 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 18/7426 There was a major fire at McCotters Marina last night on the dock across the fairway from us. It app
Schock boats sold (1) timebandit at 7:45am 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2632 Corona-Based W.D. Schock Corp. SoldBy: The Log Staff Reports \| Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:23:00 PML
Sail Mod -- Clueless? (1) rgranger at 7:36am 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3595 I need your help guys. I have an old spinnaker I bought used for a boat that I have since sold.
Ditch Bag derfus at 5:43am 01.07.11 Bigger Boats 0/1390 What items do you put in your Ditch Bag? I have always sailed on a smaller lake and never gave it
Mercury 4hp 4-Stroke Motor allantodd at 5:04am 01.07.11 Catalina 22 4/3126 I just got a smoking deal on a brand new 2010 Mercury 4 stroke 4hp long shaft motor from a local dea
A little Friday humor Tim R. at 3:05am 01.07.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2459 I was bored last night and found a funny skit making fun of boat buyers. I though it would be fun t
need to fabracate new pop up hatch and lower part of hatch rwalker43 at 8:50pm 01.06.11 Other Sailboats 2/1727 bought what i though was a good deal, a 21 ft venture cabins been gutted but hual seems in good orde

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2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve artboas at 10:06pm 08.15.22 Thanks for the heads-up. So far, cleaning it has restored proper function. However, having a 12-yea
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? morbidfollower at 9:58pm 08.15.22 So I actually keep my boat in dry storage about 300 ft from the launch ramp. Lets me keep the riggin
What's this hole in the shelf for? justsomeguy at 9:50pm 08.15.22 Beer cup. The big red plastic one.
Replacement of engine artboas at 9:49pm 08.15.22 It seems like some of the impellers on certain Yanmar/Hunters are very difficult to change. I think
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 9:13pm 08.15.22 "...an average alt for an average M18 boat..." makes no sense and you should already know that. A
Replacement of engine SycloneDriver at 8:13pm 08.15.22 It seems like some of the impellers on certain Yanmar/Hunters are very difficult to change. I think
Air conditioning thermostat issue SycloneDriver at 7:56pm 08.15.22 It is on our H38. It's measured at the return air on my current boat. My old boat had an old mech
newport 28mk2 stern tube diameter, pss selection adamv at 7:35pm 08.15.22 Thanks Greg, looks great! oh to have a dry engine compartment like that! here's the problem - the cu
Bomar Portlight Parts sail sfbay at 7:31pm 08.15.22 Are parts available? Need to check. A lot of 80's manufacturers have stopped making ar specific mode
outboard motor mount sail sfbay at 7:22pm 08.15.22 Edson Marine stern rail outboard motor mount.
universal m18 alternator recomendations SycloneDriver at 7:02pm 08.15.22 I new this thread had potential.
Start battery SycloneDriver at 6:55pm 08.15.22 He is using a 100 amp load tester that is giving a test result of 200 CCA. Not 200 amps at 12.7 vol
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 6:44pm 08.15.22 do you think a 70amp is about right for a boat with 3 x 100ah batteries, chartplotter, autopilot, d
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 6:42pm 08.15.22 but my preference is to get the correct alt so i dont have to mess around with non-standard belt le
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 6:41pm 08.15.22 Take the alternator out of the boat and into town to an Automotive Electrical shop. They are likely
Dyneema Splice Load Test PaulK at 6:39pm 08.15.22 72x diameter for the bury is the guideline I came across. Less than that seems to not perform as w
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:29pm 08.15.22 If the bowl is "household" size, a seat and lid--and prob'ly even just the hinges-- from a big box s
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 6:23pm 08.15.22 Thanks @Stu Jackson and yes I have been following your recomendations and thats why i find myself st
Turnbuckle "locks"? PaulK at 6:17pm 08.15.22 I made my own. Used double sided velcro and put a ss rivet about midways in the 5" x 1" velcro.
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 5:59pm 08.15.22 and the unattached purple wire always concerned me! What is this wire? Had assumed it was the tach

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