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1995 Hunter 37.5 bugsboat at 7:31am 02.28.10 Big Boats 10/2683 Just bought a 37.5 and I need to buy a propane tank. Anyone know where I can find one? I will want t
272 limber holes Oldhokie64 at 7:08am 02.28.10 Bigger Boats 7/2422 The shower sump question reminded me to ask... Does anyone know how the bilge water in the engine co
backstay adjuster rmilavsky at 6:53am 02.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1386 I have an Oday 240. I am trying to improve sail trim for this coming season. Would adding a backst
Bow cleats med2463 at 11:05pm 02.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2462 Has anyone added bow cleats on 37c. Putting all bow/spring lines on the sampson post is a pain. Pr
A few items... Ron20324 at 9:31pm 02.27.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2705 The new West and Defender Catalogs are now out. The new Sailrite catalog will not be out for maybe
Another 170 deck story neptunedwb at 9:16pm 02.27.10 Smaller Boats 0/945 I just got a 98 Hunter 170 with some moderate cracks on the center rib of the deck and next to the m
Cockpit Dimensions Hunter 146 (1) esterhazyinoz at 9:02pm 02.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2318 I'm preparing for the delivery of a 146 and wanted to purchase some cockpit storage bags which I tho
1985 Hunter 23 slug size? peptobysmol at 6:52pm 02.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1668 To all you 23 owners or prior owners. I currently have 5/16ths slugs on my main. Is this the right s
52 Irwin Bayboater70 at 3:08pm 02.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1945 I am looking at a 52 Irwin to purchase for a liveaboard/ traveler. Anyone know much about them good
Yanmar fuel filter micron size Mike8245 at 1:57pm 02.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2968 I have an 2003 356 with a Yanmar 3gm30f-yeu. Can anyone find what the secondary fuel filter (the one
autopilot problem lorhall at 1:48pm 02.27.10 Big Boats 9/1847 Have a Hunter 430 with Autohelm 7000 autopilot. Has always worked well. Now, when a try to go from s
floor varnish capta at 12:38pm 02.27.10 Pearson 4/2046 Does anybody know what Pearson used as a "varnish" on the floors? I need to refinish them ' don't wa
Oyster Sloop HOPE Soundbounder at 12:32pm 02.27.10 Sails Call Lounge 3/3908 Some photos of HOPE, which is believed to be the last oyster sloop built on Long Island Sound. htt
repair help josegatos at 12:27pm 02.27.10 Cal 0/1519 Ive owned my cal25 (a 1966 which i believe is hull#205) for 2 years now and as a first time boat own
bed covers for Beneteau 46 newowner at 12:24pm 02.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2952 When we went to see the new Beneteau 46 that we had just bought, the covers on both the v-berth and
Nudging a Catamaran on the beach RWSlater at 11:08am 02.27.10 Ask All Sailors 19/7262 I have a general catamaran question and was hoping some of you have experience in this and can give
h23 sheet bag recommendations C Jones at 9:15am 02.27.10 Smaller Boats 5/1287 Looking for a source and size for sheet bags for my 1986 h23. I plan to store my sheets in them at d
Tsunami warning for west coast Alan at 8:19am 02.27.10 Sails Call Lounge 21/7631 A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck just south of Santiago Chile at 1:30 AM EST. A tsunami wa
Boat Movers sailgirl at 6:40am 02.27.10 Ask All Sailors 34/10163 Has anyone heard of a boat mover by the name "Boats Express"? :confused: Thanks, sailgirl
Bow Plate Holes bc3737 at 6:12am 02.27.10 Catalina 22 4/2152 Need help on two items I have 1984 Catalina 22. What is the correct length for the forestay and wh

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Help with a fresh water system issue splax at 10:24am 09.02.21 the cap on the in line air chamber not attached correctly
Mobile Diesel Marine Mechanics in Eastern Massachusetts Bob S at 10:06am 09.02.21 You could try these guys, I use them for parts http://niemiecmarine.com
Looking to buy Sirocco 15 sailboat 1970s SaltyDog23 at 10:01am 09.02.21 Hi Megaro, I still have mine. It's a great little boat. Forty-one years ago it drew me into the vort
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? Secret sail at 9:57am 09.02.21 Axioms have wifi and blue tooth. if your nav station mfd is connected up to everything in nmea or se
Battery power Secret sail at 9:50am 09.02.21 Do you have a charge seperaror? it could be that the power from alternateur that charges through the
Hood 810 Roller Furler (1) Tally Ho at 9:31am 09.02.21 The manual says that the bearings are a combination of alternating SS and Delrin bearings. greg
Winch removal tfox2069 at 9:10am 09.02.21 Update- put a bar in the opening of the centre spindle and yanked - came unglued, no damage to the
Hood 810 Roller Furler dmax at 8:58am 09.02.21
iPad charging woes jssailem at 8:56am 09.02.21 Wade, I think that the BLUE SEA unit may be listing the "Maximum" performance. When used it may be p
iPad charging woes (1) jssailem at 8:50am 09.02.21 Not all charging ports are created equal. I have been using the SCOSCHE USB inserts, after reading @
Surveys are a waste of money BigEasy at 8:48am 09.02.21 I have hired three surveyors over the years. All of them were competent and provided useful informa
iPad charging woes WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 8:44am 09.02.21 Ok, so the iPad can handle 2.1A and the BlueSea port can output up to 2.4A, so it should be able to
Hood 810 Roller Furler FredS at 8:43am 09.02.21
iPad charging woes (1) jssailem at 8:39am 09.02.21 Cables wear out. So changing the cable may help. Ports can vary their power output. Perhaps we shou
iPad charging woes WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 8:38am 09.02.21 Did you use the same charging cable with the battery pack? Sometimes the cables wear out or dirt co
Hood 810 Roller Furler FredS at 8:27am 09.02.21 So, it was just the bearings in the drum that needed to be replaced, not the ones on the foil?
Another Anchorage Gone dmax at 8:07am 09.02.21 Agree, things have improved significantly since the start of environmentalism. Boston harbor in the
Hood 810 Roller Furler illusion1024 at 7:57am 09.02.21 I have the same furler and experienced the same symptoms so last winter I took the whole thing apart
iPad charging woes rgranger at 7:49am 09.02.21 I actually had a similar situation with my iPhone and it turned out to be the cable. I'd plug it i
iPad charging woes rgranger at 7:48am 09.02.21 I'm with @Davidasailor26 and @Don S/V ILLusion My first try would be to swap out the charging cabl

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