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New sails sandpiper10471 at 5:20am 06.05.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1138 Just put on my new Lee sails. Haven't tried them yet but they sure do look shiny, white and slippery
another ob thread piedpiperIII at 4:23am 06.05.10 Catalina 22 6/1746 I have a newer nissan 6hp four stroke on my c22 and it runs great bot the mount on my boat "which se
Need to find the lenght of my 22 foot boom!! Help! gman555 at 9:53pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1858 Hey guys! I just got an oday 22 but the old girl needs a boom. Ive been looking around the net at si
Leak at shaft ukrsindicat at 8:44pm 06.04.10 Newport 2/2695 I am on the market to buy a boat. I had zeroed on this 1968 Newport 30'. As you can imaging I am ver
25.5 pop top questions Shane82 at 7:28pm 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 3/1804 1984 Hunter 25.5 "Daydreamer" So I did some searching around and found out the two holes o
Red bow light not working RECESS at 7:10pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2923 I noticed my red bow light out. So I opened both of them and swapped bulbs to see if it was the bulb
1987 Hunter 23, replacing rigging and lines... bill h. at 4:59pm 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 4/2604 I need to replace my mainsheet, topping lift line, reef line and main and jib halyards. After 23 ye
1994 26' MacGregor sailboat. Novelman at 3:50pm 06.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4338 I saw a 1994 26' MacGregor for sale and would like the specs on it or the number I can look the spec
cracking Mikesenn at 2:21pm 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 4/1787 I just discovered stress cracks in the superstructure (not the hull) of my 2006 216. Anybody know i
Why flake? Geoff K at 2:11pm 06.04.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/10636 Why do we flake the main sail? I've asked this before and have heard; to avoid wrinkles that weaken
Roller Furler for my birthday.....now what? LakeStlouis23.5 at 1:39pm 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 5/1591 I am stoked.....Lori bought me a CDI FF2 roller furler. I figured I would just have a UV cover sewn
Disaster averted Tim R. at 12:37pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2056 I worked on a boat for a friend today where she hooked up the POS from the outboard to the positive
Water tanks level indicators/monitors Stevep at 12:30pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2327 HI all - well I just completed the successful instalation of 2 new polypropylene under settee water
Cutlass bering replacement/shaft not removed sailaway78 at 12:06pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2946 Going to get the boat out of the water next week, and repair the damage I did to the rudder during m
HDPE (1) Shoaldrafter at 10:38am 06.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3946 I have received a question as to sources of HDPE and other plastics that are useable to create repla
Vision 32 holding tank schowy at 9:23am 06.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1221 I spent last weekend tearing out the old alluminum holding tank that came in my Hunter Vision 32. T
What kind of boat is this (1) Captnglenn at 9:22am 06.04.10 Day Sailers 15/6939 I bought a O'Day saillboat last summer. The guy said it was a 1974 22 Warlock however I can't find t
Windlass for 2002 Hunter 32 rlepine at 8:26am 06.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1387 My wife and I have just purchased a 2002 Hunter 32, which doesn't have a windlass. We would like to
1987 Hunter 23, best outboard motor??? bill h. at 7:57am 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 8/4365 I have the old Nissan 5 hp 2 stroke 20" shaft motor which has served me well for 23 years but is now
Insteresting steering idea (3) timebandit at 7:32am 06.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1445 This is from another site. Looks dooable even on a M-25 with the motor set way bck from the rudder

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Water Line Fitting kloudie1 at 11:41am 06.13.22 Yup , available at hardware stores. Male pipe thread on the bottom and a compression fitting for the
CENTERBOARD HELP FireWarrior423 at 11:39am 06.13.22 Great information. My apologies for starting a second thread for the 28. I saw this after.
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? Rob Heath at 11:28am 06.13.22 On my Oceanis 37 the fan has an interlock on the feed so it will only run when the engine is running
Mast bend Hollyberry at 11:19am 06.13.22 The masthead B&R rigs generally have a fair bit of prebend dialed in... it helps stabilize the mast
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 CABixler at 11:02am 06.13.22 Welcome to to the group I have 2003 B331 for about 15 years and also love. I replaced these and so h
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work ggrizzard at 10:37am 06.13.22 Are you saying that there is no "number" on each of the circuit breakers in your current panel? All
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work Stu Jackson at 10:34am 06.13.22 The breakers in the panel are sized for the wires from the panel, not the load. Most panels have st
Hiring a skipper Stu Jackson at 10:29am 06.13.22 The trip you are contemplating is about 1600 miles, a daunting number. This is not the way to think
Mast bend Shaw_2112 at 10:28am 06.13.22 it's an '85 28.5, B & R rig
Davits Quag at 10:18am 06.13.22 I installed Martek davits on my 321 a few years ago. The installation was pretty straightforward in
Stray Current Corrosion Problem JamesG161 at 10:07am 06.13.22 Salinity level is 1.9ppt and water temp is 87 degrees. Although the marina can go almost fresh wat
Hunter legend 37.5 (1) Dave Groshong at 9:56am 06.13.22 Here you are.....
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? APP314 at 9:48am 06.13.22 Hi Renee, For whatever is worth the schematics of my First 38 '82 mention a fuse for this pump on th
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Eclectic at 9:44am 06.13.22 It is also possible to "choke the slot" with a traveler position that is too low especially in light
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement Blue Horizon at 9:37am 06.13.22 I have not put eyes on a Yamaha driveline, but as Ralph says, you probably have a standard bearing
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Eclectic at 9:21am 06.13.22 Your question begs well .. questions. Wind speed is not the only consideration when deciding twist
Grounding two isolated battery banks cagreen75 at 9:00am 06.13.22 Although I am not an expert in this subject, combining two battery chemistries in the same circuit i
Mast bend walmsleyc at 8:56am 06.13.22 What is your boat? And what is your rig? (swept single spreaders? fractional?) 1.5 x (for/aft cro
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 06.13.22 And typing in all caps like shouting and harder to read. It's for the hard of hearing :doh: .
Hiring a skipper dlochner at 8:39am 06.13.22 The trip you are contemplating is about 1600 miles, a daunting number. This is not the way to think

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