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Brand New Boat Out Of State, Who Gets The Sales Tax? sigbear at 9:50am 07.11.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2747 If buying a brand new $100,000 in stock boat from a Virginia dealer and taking delivery in Kentucky,
Troubleshooting ST60 Wind masthead unit Derek Rowell at 9:07am 07.11.10 Ask All Sailors 5/7949 Been away from here for too long... :) I have a problem with the wind direction indication from my
PEARSON 365 iNTERIOR KETCHN ABREZ at 8:35am 07.11.10 Pearson 1/3286 Recently purchased a Pearson 365. No doubt the same materials were used on the 303, 323, and 424. Th
Water in Hull of Hunter 23 philip607 at 8:17am 07.11.10 Smaller Boats 4/2610 Hello all, just got my first Hunter (1986 23) this season and all the info on this site has been ext
diesel fuel smell in cabin sailorkoop at 7:58am 07.11.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3044 I was told Peggie here could answer my question.....I was on a 1986 hunter 25.5 yesterday because i
diesel fuel smell in 25.5 sailorkoop at 5:42am 07.11.10 Smaller Boats 3/1260 is it common for sailboats with diesel engines for the cabin to always smell like diesel fuel?......
diesel fuel smell in cabin sailorkoop at 5:38am 07.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1948 Is it common for sailboats with diesel engines for the cabin to always smell like diesel fuel?...I w
New O'Day 240 owner barlettf at 5:02am 07.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1661 I recently purchased a 1988 240 and had it trailered to my location. We walked the mast up but now I
Are rudders always hollow core Billbeard at 4:01am 07.11.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1869 I originally asked this as a thread and realized maybe too few would see it. The original was poste
History Lesson kpgraci at 8:54pm 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 26/11365 Sailing has, of course, been around for a very, very long time, but when and by whom was the first s
Replacement Window Trim Sailingbum at 8:25pm 07.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 20/10285 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 and need to replace the outside trim on the larger rectangular window on my
Prime time Marc Bergmueller at 8:22pm 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1799 I've been losing prime in the bulb of the fuel line to my 9.9 hp 4stk outboard which causes the engi
ODay 25 Swing Keel lines Skipperknc at 8:15pm 07.10.10 Trailer Sailors 0/2478 I would like to remove the post in the cabin that is used for lifting the swing keel on my 1975 25.
Best 28ft. Boat For Cruising The Bahamas? biiggd at 7:17pm 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 9/13154 I am an inland waters sailor and want to cross the Gulfstream and cruise the Bahamas (with a captain
Tunning a Catalina 25 Help Me at 7:14pm 07.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1714 I am looking for information to tune a Catalina 25 swing keel. The issue we are having is a heavy ru
Beneteau Oceanis 28.1 Anybody out there? biiggd at 6:53pm 07.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/12942 Anybody out there own an Oceanis 28.1 and where can I go to get more info on this model boat? The B
Bimini for a 76 Hunter 30? okia42@hotmail.com at 6:48pm 07.10.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1282 Any ideas on a cheap bimini that I could set up? Thanks in advance
keel winch Ironmike at 5:14pm 07.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1700 I recently purchased my first boat, a 1973 Macgregor 23`. I don`t really have any boat experience bu
LED deck lights donker at 5:03pm 07.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2209 Anybody have experience with LED deck lights? LEDs have gotten considerably better (color, illuminat
Where does the icebox drain into? ybrad at 4:57pm 07.10.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/5119 Got my first galleyside look into the icebox today. Tried to gently run a snake down into the drain

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Thru-Hull Stats nramsey at 11:35am 05.31.22 That's an opinion. Then you have to worry about polymer degradation. That's another can of worms th
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off Rick.johnson at 10:55am 05.31.22 They all happily sailed away !!!!!
Single-handed docking rgranger at 10:54am 05.31.22 One of my favorite tricks is to run a line along the side of the boat from bow to stern cleats. It
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off rgranger at 10:53am 05.31.22 :huh:
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter rgranger at 10:51am 05.31.22 The green is from .....(snip)..... or copper corrosion products. (snip)....it looks like it could b
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter mikeracca at 10:11am 05.31.22 NO! Maybe the ethanol evaporated and what was dissolved in the ethanol crystallized but ethanol is
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat JamesG161 at 10:08am 05.31.22 I was amazed at the "Pitch and Catch" they did to get all the Cans on the boat. Jim...
Block Specifications KXL at 10:04am 05.31.22 Hi Sail SFBay, thanks for the response! I found the manual and this position at the bottom of the m
1990 Model 2003 raw water pump pipedream at 9:59am 05.31.22 The rubber washers are all that hold the tubing, so its easy to remove the pump without damaging tu
Insurance Premiums Davidasailor26 at 9:50am 05.31.22 I also just got my car renewal notice, due by July. The premium went up 18% since 6 months ago.
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter JamesG161 at 9:44am 05.31.22 NaCl crystal is the only crystal known to have a perfect Crystal shape of a Cube. Its color can be c
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off Rick.johnson at 9:39am 05.31.22 No it has a tachometer a toggle switch a key start an the area that would be the stop bottom has a
1990 Model 2003 raw water pump Ralph Johnstone at 9:20am 05.31.22 Yes, and it's a 1990 Model 2003 Volvo Penta And by God, it does have copper tubing connections.
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter (1) thinwater at 9:20am 05.31.22 The green is from some manner of dye or copper corrosion products. A red herring. I've been in the
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off kappykaplan at 8:56am 05.31.22 Any photos of your control panel?
Off to the darkside... (1) capta at 8:43am 05.31.22 I assume you've sold Skipping Stones? No, we've become a two boat family, something we said we'd n
Insurance Premiums jssailem at 8:27am 05.31.22 I know of no rating plan that varies by the effective date timing during the year. I would agree.
Anchor of Alki? (3) jssailem at 8:20am 05.31.22 Just look at the potential view from Alki Point... you would likely experience at the site. It woul
Insurance Premiums Rick D at 8:20am 05.31.22 It only makes a difference if your insurer (or potential one) has had an increase (or decrease) in r
Laser crazing - is this a problem jon hansen at 8:09am 05.31.22 no need to fix any of it. go sailing. you can't see it from the cockpit.

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