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Necessities or Nice to Have? Brian D at 11:37pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 36/7374 Based on your experienced and longevity of boat ownership, what do you personally consider a necessi
Yanmar Transmission Fluid Carl sv WINDROSE at 10:20pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 5/3373 The fluid in my KB-20 transmission on the Yanmar 4-JHE transmission has me worried. We have owned o
Lake Michigan pagas at 7:45pm 04.12.10 Destinations 3/3050 Anyone know how long it would take to sail from Chicago to Detroit? Thanks
Wits Wet Witzend at 7:15pm 04.12.10 Catalina 310 5/2111 WitzEnd is in the soup now. We launched her Friday after the yard monkeys got the travel lift stuck
cleaning main sail ScottD at 6:25pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1727 I have some tiny spots that look like mildew on my mainsail. I tried a sailbrite product with no suc
Ever hit a salvage yard score? (1) RECESS at 6:24pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 12/4294 I feel I did alright last week while on spring break at Clearwater. Took a stroll through Don's Mari
Floor Boards BroadReach at 6:15pm 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1355 The marine supplier PYI has a product called "floor anchors" that they sell for use to hold wooden f
Valiant 40 progress part three, varnish and rigging. (3) CharlieCobra at 5:45pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1424 We managed to get the boom off and the mast ready to pull tomorrow. We also finished varnish prep a
Is there a Y valve? rpwillia at 5:00pm 04.12.10 Catalina 310 8/2191 The drawing for the 310 plumbing in the manual shows a Y valve between the output of the toilet and
Noobs on a 3 hour tour (2) Hermit Scott at 4:48pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2537 For that synthetic line as a backstay, I ended up tying a buntline hitch with half hitches to take u
Bottom-cleaning diver in Solomons? Ivan at 4:31pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 2/1896 I am considering having my bottom cleaned by a diver this year as my bottom paint was always good w
How do you load your boat? Roger Long at 3:16pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 9/1770 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_0-vKJWol0'feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKn1FuB53
Gulfport, FL Sandy Stone at 3:16pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1822 I saw with interest the thread about relocating to the Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor area, and the in
Retractable Keel WBruce at 3:08pm 04.12.10 Day Sailers 2/1854 I have a 1984 model, O'Day Day Sailer II. My problem: When I launch the boat, I can not be certain
Stuffing Box, how often should it be changed Scott B at 2:54pm 04.12.10 Ask All Sailors 26/12181 We're heading into our fourth season on our boat, with the engine at 400 hours, is it time to change
Looking for good used mainsail for 1979 Lancer 25 hz293 at 2:38pm 04.12.10 Lancer 2/2246 Does anyone have a good used L25 mainsail, 1979 (P 25 X E 8.5). I've found a new one for $490 but c
Question on discrepancies in C-22 wts listed Smiley at 2:28pm 04.12.10 Catalina 22 2/1404 Question on discrepancies in wts of C-22 listed I'm curious about the discrepancies in weight liste
Set-up on Water? lokiii at 2:12pm 04.12.10 Day Sailers 5/2070 Has anybody tried setting up a H170 on the water?
Lookin For Part BHW at 1:59pm 04.12.10 Big Boats 4/1355 I Have A Hunter380 2000 When I Open My Cockpitseat I Need The Rubber Stopper That The Seat Rest On
Emergency Tiller Hunter 45 CC Jeff20919 at 12:29pm 04.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1360 This weekend we tried to remove the Emergency Tiller on our 2006 Hunter 45 CC, because it appeared t

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Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? Ken Cross at 5:03pm 09.14.21 Will the person who hasn't made a boneheaded mistake please stand up. I don't see anyone. Ken
Maine Sail update Ken13559 at 5:02pm 09.14.21 I've always enjoyed reading Maine Sail's posts and I certainly want to continue reading his posts fo
Leaking Muffler heritage at 4:59pm 09.14.21 My 2gm has a 2" id exhaust hose. I replaced the muffler with one of these from Vetus: VETUS plasti
Hunter 42 passage "I" beams beneath the soul Tally Ho at 4:51pm 09.14.21 Thanks, Greg! I guess recreating them out of wood is the obvious thing to do. Pressure treated wood
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? dlochner at 4:45pm 09.14.21 Of course, regardless of the caps, labels, and color coding, the most important thing is to pay atte
Maine Sail update Rich Stidger at 4:44pm 09.14.21 Wow, I didn't know. Years ago on a Maine cruise my wife and I met Rodd and shared an hour and a dri
Holding tank removal from pour foam insulation Tally Ho at 4:44pm 09.14.21 Looks like you need some leverage to pull the tank out of the foam. Could you drill a few holes in
Maine Sail update dlochner at 4:42pm 09.14.21 Phil, thank you for the update. Most of what I know about marine electrical systems has come from
Maine Sail update Ward H at 4:41pm 09.14.21 Yes, thanks for the update. Good suggestion on the donation. He'll be in our prayers.
Hunter 42 passage "I" beams beneath the soul wade the giant at 4:39pm 09.14.21
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? Tally Ho at 4:38pm 09.14.21 Get a water cap the says "water" on it, I'm sure there is a fuel cap that says "diesel fuel" on it,
Maine Sail update kappykaplan at 4:36pm 09.14.21 Tks for the update, @Phil Herring Very sad news.
Hunter 42 passage "I" beams beneath the soul Tally Ho at 4:35pm 09.14.21
1st Haul/Bottom Job/Cutlass Bearing - Any gotchas? sail sfbay at 4:34pm 09.14.21 If you are seeing gelcoat the boat may never had a barrier coat do good plan to remove all the paint
1st Haul/Bottom Job/Cutlass Bearing - Any gotchas? flightlead404 at 4:32pm 09.14.21 Fwiw I seem to be replacing my shaft anode about every 2 months in this marina
1st Haul/Bottom Job/Cutlass Bearing - Any gotchas? flightlead404 at 4:31pm 09.14.21 Thanks for the info. I hope to have parts in hand to minimize downtime and costs while out of the wa
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! heritage at 4:22pm 09.14.21 Sailgunner,,, does your bow chainplate also have the "smile" cutout that vgoyas has?
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans sail sfbay at 4:15pm 09.14.21 Welcome to the forum!! Curious why you want these? Never seen dimensional drawings of production s
Apostle Islands Charter Scott T-Bird at 4:13pm 09.14.21 I think the SW winds at 20+ knots doesn't really need to be in the forecast ... it's just a normal s
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Valerio at 3:59pm 09.14.21 On my h 41 i have 4 trojan 6v lp 16, (in the space below the nav seat), i have one big panel 1 by 2

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