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Hunter 410 ('98) hull number innonautica at 2:44am 03.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2567 Hello everyone; An easy question. Where can I find the hull number on a Hunter 410 of year 98?:con
Wiring the Bilge Pump wufibugs at 11:29pm 03.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1530 The rewiring/upgrade on my 86 31' is nearly complete, thanks to lots of help from the forum. I enco
need table measurements for 272 le LeeBob at 9:37pm 03.22.10 Bigger Boats 4/1692 need table measurements for 1987 272 le or does anyone have one I have a oday 272 le it has no fol
Where are the speaker wires run to? tfleonard at 6:24pm 03.22.10 Big Boats 2/1644 I am installing a stereo in my 350 MKII. At the nav station I located 2 wires run to the cockpit ca
Trailer for C30 Mutineer28 at 3:45pm 03.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1587 I am interested in purchasing a trailer for my Catalina 30. Is there a good used market or should I
Hinged mast step gdelano57@gmail.com at 3:31pm 03.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/7000 My O'day 192 has the original mast step from 1986. It need to be replaced. I would like to replace i
Questions about Cutter Rigged Boat EKU III at 3:08pm 03.22.10 Reliance 2/3332 We just bought our boat last summer. It's cutter rigged. The club foot (for the stay sail) is miss
Sunburned hatch slider-cover replacement tadd5181 at 3:02pm 03.22.10 Big Boats 6/1440 My 2000 Hunter 420 main stateroom hatch cover had a sliding piece of plastic which has badly discolo
Styrofoam Blocks Triple Point at 2:50pm 03.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/4850 Hi Everyone, I'm brand new to this forum, to sailing and to MacGregor. I bought a very used 22' Mac.
H30 stantions BruceK at 12:51pm 03.22.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1340 I have 4 slightly bent lifeline stantions that also fit the 33.5 and 35.5...bent a touch inward from
Tank cap for Thetford ca 1979 mkb at 12:14pm 03.22.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2224 I have a Thetford porta-potti that was original equipment (I think) in my 1979 S2. Its in good orde
Interior teak panel cleaning Question impulse II at 11:59am 03.22.10 Day Sailers 3/1615 Hello all, Long winter, but alas time to get her cleaned up and on the water soon. I have an Oday
hunter 31 rudder shogue1253 at 11:53am 03.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1710 I have a 1985 hunter 31 with a shoal draft. The rudder is approximately 8 inches deeper than the ke
Just checking in sailaway78 at 11:31am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1584 Thought I would just check in and give a little rundown on where and why. Currently sitting in Port
New dinghy - gas storage graham at 11:02am 03.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2057 Hi all, I'm moving from a 7 foot hard dink with an electric troller (for which motor and battery st
anchor type/size dlewis812 at 10:53am 03.22.10 Catalina 30 10/4593 cat 30 TR need to buy new anchor.. assuming fluke but recommended weight? (also thoughts on CRQ
Yanmar - Backfiring and smoking! Nodak7 at 10:36am 03.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3549 OK! Ok! I saw the recent posting on Yanmar's recommendation regarding keeping the transmission in ne
Polishing Time Eric M at 9:15am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1535 Hi All, Following the recommendations of many here I am the new owner of a Makita polishing machin
Cockpit sole drains (2) MattObjects at 9:02am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4751 The transom of my Grampian 26 has two holes through it to drain the cockpit sole. When I bought the
When to reef? druid at 8:23am 03.22.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2640 Got in a GREAT sail this weekend, but have a question: First, let me say I don't trust my cheap and

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Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 4:14am 09.09.21 Is the new dipstick any better than the old one? I would proactively replace mine, but if it is i
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear MikeHoncho at 9:08pm 09.08.21 Hey, just to give you guys an update. A guy at my marina has also had this issue and helped me diag
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Benny17441 at 8:52pm 09.08.21 It is normal to have some backflow of water into the bilge when the pump stops. There are also mor
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear nikki4296 at 8:42pm 09.08.21 Hey, just to give you guys an update. A guy at my marina has also had this issue and helped me diagn
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 7:57pm 09.08.21 Congrats and welcome back. Heal while you sail. Love the look of a Ketch. The was some wind today
New to me needs some work (advice) Admiral at 7:55pm 09.08.21 Congrats and welcome to the forum. I am on Grand Lake so you are not too far away. Like Tally Ho s
When the wind turns squirrely DArcy at 7:54pm 09.08.21 @ShawnL Lake sailing sure can be challenging. When racing we know the wind gets shifty closer to sh
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke DayDreamer41 at 7:52pm 09.08.21 Yep, when ours broke in 2017 I did some research and yes this is a very common so I decided to bite
SPLASH! Admiral at 7:32pm 09.08.21 Congrats and welcome back. Heal while you sail. Love the look of a Ketch. The was some wind today
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Tally Ho at 7:18pm 09.08.21 Is the new dipstick any better than the old one? I would proactively replace mine, but if it is id
If you had one of these... kloudie1 at 7:05pm 09.08.21 That is funny! My first TV was a Heathkit as was my first audio amp .. I built and tuned the speaker
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 7:01pm 09.08.21 I am not surprised of the cost if that included the cap and ss tube. If it only included the plast
If you had one of these... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:49pm 09.08.21 So what were you if you had the same device, but it said HEATHKIT on it? I think we all know the a
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:43pm 09.08.21 Congrats on the new to you boat Terry-Buda Running rigging is a 4-5 out of 10 on the DIY scale. R
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:41pm 09.08.21 All you really need to do at this time is get the shrouds reasonably tightened to keep the mast up;
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 6:39pm 09.08.21 If you don't get any photos you might try searching the internet for O'day 28's for sale and look a
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:38pm 09.08.21 I bought it at our local Yanmar parts store and if I recall correctly it was around $30. I thought
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Mechone at 6:33pm 09.08.21 OP said it uses a "castle" bolt. I have seen the tab arrangement for locking but that is not refer
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 6:32pm 09.08.21 I bought it at our local Yanmar parts store and if I recall correctly it was around $30. I thought t
SPLASH! BigEasy at 6:32pm 09.08.21 ENJOY!

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