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Wabastco airconditioning issue Ed D at 4:35pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1654 Four months ago I installed a Wabastco 16000 btu unit which worked fine in the cool mode Then I swit
Beneteau 40 2010 AJL at 4:21pm 12.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/5667 I'd like some opinions re the new B40. Sailing characteristics, sailing in 30knt winds, is it foolis
New Owner needs help with "Bottom" Issues seadoggie at 3:45pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1439 My brother and I are the proud owners of Elegance, a 40' Hunter Legacy, 1985. She has been well mai
Venture 22: Reinforceing deckplate, hull, chainplate area (3) UseDaGreyMatter at 1:53pm 12.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/4967 There is serious spidering on the out side around chain plates I want to reinforce that entire area
Fresh h20 in the bilge? AADIVER at 1:50pm 12.18.10 Catalina 30 10/2696 Yesterday I pumped the bilge dry. Today after heavy rains it's wet again , but this time with two i
Rich, do you sail Lake Erie (1) Shoaldrafter at 1:41pm 12.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1573 Rich, Do you sail Lake Erie? check out this report: http://www.dump.com/2010/12/17/lighthouse-
Best of 2010 (2) Paul356 at 1:04pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1516 Lost the thread from last week on photos of the best sailing moments of 2010, so I'm taking the libe
Tiller Head charlyb at 8:31am 12.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2186 Looking for a tiller head for a 1976 Hunter 27. The tiller head is 1.5" where it bolts to the rudder
posting pictures gettinthere at 7:57am 12.18.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2107 What is the easiest, most direct way to post pictures here? I know I can upload pics to photobucket
Width Of a trailer for O'day 25 John Stevens at 7:44am 12.18.10 Day Sailers 6/2134 I'm looking for a 25 and wondering if anyone could give me an exact width of their trailer under the
Universal 18 parts? shipwreck66 at 7:37am 12.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1720 After reading several topics I've finally worked up the courage to replace my fuel filter. I don't t
Beneteau 265 toe rail replace/repair (3) jffarrell at 6:52am 12.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/5979 I have a Beneteau 265 which I am very happy with, but last weekend the boat in the adjacent slip bro
Another Motor Hoist ? sigbear at 4:10am 12.18.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2572 Rather than hoist my 8 HP outboard and mount to the rail, I thought it would be easier to hoist the
Stanchions Smithy at 10:40pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 19/6763 How important are they on a small boat? Mine does not have any installed - just has the bow pulpit
Good winter sailing viewing RECESS at 7:24pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1797 I have been really enjoying The Sailing Channel's Adventures in Sailing. http://www.adventuresinsa
Would it be bad if... kpgraci at 6:10pm 12.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1882 ...I asked Santa for a Blue Blazer and I got everyone else one of those black and white stripped cre
Air Filter, what Air Filter? (1) Tom Potter at 3:47pm 12.17.10 Bigger Boats 5/1743 I finally got around to checking the Air Filter on my M-12. I removed the cover and low and behold t
Gift for new Electrical Engineer? Winkfish at 1:08pm 12.17.10 Sails Call Lounge 7/5612 Need some ideas here. What would a new EE graduate want for a gift? Is there one thing every EE wo
Hunter 376 - Algae in tank EdwardinSTX at 12:35pm 12.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2131 My fuel tank has a serous algae problem. Just a few engine hours after replacement, the fuel filters
windlass (2) Bill1565 at 11:55am 12.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3445 I pulled the windlass out of my anchor locker today. I had not adequately caulked two of the hold d

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There goes the neighborhood! jssailem at 9:54pm 07.20.22 oh i've got boating bad It must feel. Oh so good.
kids And Sailing Will Gilmore at 9:26pm 07.20.22 English class would be particularly amusing You could call it, 'Two Semesters Before the Mast'. -
kids And Sailing Tedd at 8:42pm 07.20.22 @Will Gilmore , A person could probably build almost an entire curriculum around sailing: physics,
1984 O28 starting issues Project_Mayhem at 8:29pm 07.20.22 What motor do you have?
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 8:28pm 07.20.22 The compression post is fiberglassed into the bilge on my 25 so I assumed it was the same on the 23.
kids And Sailing Will Gilmore at 8:03pm 07.20.22 Love the story. I've always thought sailing would go very well in a science class. A hands-on appl
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:49pm 07.20.22 After my last post almost a month ago, I reached out to one of the companies recommended by many u
Hunter 356 -- What the heck is this? Ken13559 at 7:49pm 07.20.22 6 cups and few plates holder for your galley. There's a place in the galley to place this holder.
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? Ken13559 at 7:44pm 07.20.22 Should I be worried that Hunter specific parts may run out in matter of time? Ken Y
Hunter 356 side boarding step? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:37pm 07.20.22 Dock steps? i assume the transom is unobstructed while on a mooring.
Sailors awning Ken13559 at 7:33pm 07.20.22 You could tack/rail mount the awnings to under the boom (one on each side). Roll out & secure to lif
Shower Sump Pump Troubleshooting rpwillia at 7:32pm 07.20.22 After checking through the lines, I finally pulled the pump and it has no suction or output so it lo
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead (1) G Newboat at 6:41pm 07.20.22 O' Days are notorious for leaking around the chainplate penetrations, the mast step, and toe rails.
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 6:33pm 07.20.22 This is going to look so much better than the woodgrain laminate did. Agreed! Great job. :beer:
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 6:30pm 07.20.22
Thoughts on 27-2? Who has sailed one? (1) SailingLoto at 6:29pm 07.20.22 Inboard or outboard engine. Cannot remember much even though I introduced that boat. This one is
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead (1) G Newboat at 6:16pm 07.20.22 I hope I am using the correct terminology here. The post that I am calling the compression post is a
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS JoeWhite at 6:16pm 07.20.22 I would dig up the caulking. You may find a head of a bolt or screw.
General upgrade Info sail sfbay at 5:49pm 07.20.22 My first sailboat was a 1987 Hunter 31 and unfortunately I did none of those upgrades. I replaced sa
Thoughts on 27-2? Who has sailed one? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:47pm 07.20.22 Inboard or outboard engine. Cannot remember much even though I introduced that boat.

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