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? Riding Sail amr828 at 9:29am 04.19.10 Big Boats 8/2109 Would Appreciate Any Advice. More Specificially The One From Bannermarine Since It Rigs Without A Ba
Equalizing Charge wufibugs at 8:57am 04.19.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2395 I have a Freedom 20 with the remote which allows for an equalizing charge. The manual recommends th
Garmin Street Pilot III wufibugs at 8:47am 04.19.10 Ask All Sailors 5/8097 I was given this unit which apparently can double as a small chartplotter. I know that one can purc
Lazy jacks for OD28 Mike4116 at 8:09am 04.19.10 Bigger Boats 4/2359 I am installing lazy jacks (home made) this spring on my OD 28. How high up the mast should the pad
Paint Colar EBC93 at 7:21am 04.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1150 Does anyone Know the color and brand of the paint used on the non skid on the deck of a 2003 306
coming to terms with terms Ross at 6:05am 04.19.10 Sails Call Lounge 22/5756 Everybody knows that MPH is miles per hour and RPM is revolutions per minute and KNOTS is nautical m
Re - Waterproofing bimini top Jeff Bacon at 5:31am 04.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3811 Hi All: This year is the year to refurbish the Bimini, and I want to apply a waterproofing product.
Great project weekend! DannyS at 5:06am 04.19.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2609 Well, after three years of trying, I finally installed my new cutlass bearing. The first attempt I w
Key West & Dry Tortugas seadaddler at 3:56am 04.19.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1922 I know they have been discussed already many times but I am stuck on land for now until I get the OK
Yanmar 3GM30F cold start procedure Andreas T at 10:48pm 04.18.10 Ask All Sailors 14/14312 I know there've been posts on the issue of cold starting of Diesel engines before. One thing where y
Signet Instrument Housing stephen Penny at 8:44pm 04.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1218 I would like to replace my Signet SL172 depth and SL267A digital knot meter housings on my 1987 Hunt
Tabernackle help on my 27' Buzzlovelace at 7:47pm 04.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1601 Ahoy. I need a little help here, as I dont know the proper name for the part I am looking for. I hav
Manual Bilge Pump Won't Work (2) revir92 at 7:44pm 04.18.10 Ask All Sailors 11/11370 The manual Bilge pump does not work in the O'day 25 that I just purchased. Feels like it is not prim
Looking for a 25 or 26 O'day John Stevens at 7:38pm 04.18.10 Day Sailers 0/1102 I'm located in FL. Thanks, John
Rail Mount Bimini shipwreck66 at 6:43pm 04.18.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1784 I have a ill-fit bimini on my C27, it works, but definitely not made for this boat. I am interested
S2 6.9 Dagger board / Liftting Keel -NACA #'s Howard.LKN at 6:22pm 04.18.10 S2 6/3116 Can someone please tell me what the NACA foil number is that most closely matches the board on the S
Fuel Gauge Tim Hughes at 6:17pm 04.18.10 Big Boats 6/1828 Please help me locate the fuel gauge on a Hunter 40 (1989) - Thank you
Hunter 216 wedge troutsmustang at 5:39pm 04.18.10 Smaller Boats 0/1017 Just went sailing today and had great time. One problem is that when I put up the mast, I could not
Oday 222 compression post Jonrod222 at 5:22pm 04.18.10 Day Sailers 6/2857 I noticed today that the floor under the compression post has sagged. It has pulled away slightly fr
Mast Damage, how serious? (3) Lynnie at 4:46pm 04.18.10 Ask All Sailors 74/14428 Hello, I have a Hunter 23.5 with a rip in the mast at the spreaders. It is a vertical rip in the met

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Sell day is NOT one of the happiest.. Leeward Rail at 2:21pm 09.16.21 Too bad. :ass: The mystery has been spoiled by too much transparency. Can always delete the threa
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas Don S/V ILLusion at 2:05pm 09.16.21
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas sail sfbay at 1:51pm 09.16.21 This is a million dollar question!! Unfortunately once a fabric has lost it's color, not much can b
I left the lights on Ward H at 1:41pm 09.16.21 And... Here's the easiest solution. Do nothing. Use the boat. If you're used to how long the batter
Question about a racor230r2 and anti-siphon valve (vetus) sail sfbay at 1:34pm 09.16.21 In case you are interested in sizing the primary fuel filter refer to this Racor technical bulletin:
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 1:28pm 09.16.21
1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues Sailgunner at 1:21pm 09.16.21
1984 Hunter 34 roller furler Stu Jackson at 1:00pm 09.16.21 Compare features, too. I have a ProFurl that I sized properly for my boat (LCI32). One of the fest
Fuel delivery issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:57pm 09.16.21 Why not completely eliminate the existing fuel supply? Rig up a diesel fuel supply from a small 1 ga
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 12:50pm 09.16.21 I did not see on the drawings the alignment holes for the bolts to install the strut on your boat.
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing BobH57 at 12:48pm 09.16.21 The reefing lines on my Hunter 410 are 7/16", as specified in the owners manual. As others have sugg
I left the lights on jeepbluetj at 12:33pm 09.16.21 A load test can be reasonably done with a simple load (Incandescent light bulbs, 12v heat, the frid
Maine Sail update Pagan Baby at 12:32pm 09.16.21 Whoa, really sorry to hear this. Maine Sails tutorials and feedback have saved me bundles of boat bu
Searching for a unicorn prop nut! hpholly at 12:07pm 09.16.21
Ripped off at Point Wilson? Hayden Watson at 12:03pm 09.16.21 ...What about my practice of heading for the shallow water near Point Partridge? I feel like I'm l
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Ken Cross at 12:02pm 09.16.21 Make sure the lines aren't twisted. You may need to unstring them to check. Ken
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing dlochner at 11:48am 09.16.21 Those look really big for reefing lines. What size are they? I would think reefing lines are 1/4" (
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing dlochner at 11:46am 09.16.21 The sheaves look a little loose, which may be contributing to the problem. However, I think the big
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Brian D at 11:45am 09.16.21 Those look really big for reefing lines. What size are they? I would think reefing lines are 1/4" (6
Fuel delivery issue Tom J at 11:43am 09.16.21 Sorry about the late responses, was out of the country and just got back. I don't think I have a r

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