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West Marine and Pricing Warren Milberg at 1:19pm 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 29/6069 Prices charged by West Marine are always a subject of interest here. I recently completed a West Ma
Radar Installation EscapadeBen323 at 1:03pm 05.21.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1412 I subscribed to this forum on behalf of my friend who recently purchased a Beneteau 323. Radar was j
can a 28.5 be sailed without a backstay GRACED at 12:11pm 05.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1878 i see alot of hunters with b and d rigs with out a backstay can it be removed from a 1987 28.5 and t
drinking water holding tank carboman at 11:50am 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 3/1397 i have a 1987 hunter 23. how long can i expect the water in the tank to stay consumeable? can i ad
SSi Cockpit Accessories (3) rgranger at 11:45am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2101 Hey All: I've been nosing about looking at equipment for a boat I'm restoring and I ran across this
Re wiring & Re painting a H-30 Mast Nelsonhow at 11:15am 05.21.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1742 Well I'm finally in the water for 2010.....and already planning for the fall haul out. Is that sick
Paint, Gelcoat or Restore? wufibugs at 10:54am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2714 I have to haul and paint the bottom of my 1986 Hunter 31. I had a detailer look at the hull and top
H260 Forestay Replacement canmor at 9:56am 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 2/1212 I purchased a 2001 h260, and noticed the at least two wires entering the T-Bolt for the forestay are
Hunter 22 Network nodachi at 9:52am 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 3/1436 If anybody is as much in love with their Hunter 22 as I am with mine then you may be interested to k
Re-Bedding Port Hole vbrunson at 8:55am 05.21.10 Pearson 5/3965 I'm in the process of re-bedding my port holes on my Pearson 28. I took one out to see what i'm work
Steering Pedestal Disassembly filo1420 at 8:04am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1983 Hello everyone, I have Yacht Specialties pedestal that I am trying to disassemble, to clean and lubr
solar lights Adrian Morris at 7:35am 05.21.10 Smaller Boats 1/1288 any body using solar lights on the boats perhaps a solar mast light might be useful and bypass the
Does nayone have a Yanmar 2QM15 Users Manual ? spadaforaj at 6:58am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 13/7662 Looking for an owners manual - planning to install a water heater -
Had some company on first sail of the season. (1) JustDucky at 5:38am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1653 First sail of the season. The Amistad and the Cross Island Ferry realy should not of come out to wel
Top Deck Paint lancerlot at 5:19am 05.21.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3513 I have a 1985 lancer powersailer that is in great shape...but needs top deck refinishing. I have had
Leaky Ports lancerlot at 5:10am 05.21.10 Lancer 1/1897 I need to replace port gaskets on my 1985 lancer Power Sailer. There are no markings on the ports.
Funny Story Eriechuck at 3:32am 05.21.10 Bigger Boats 4/1631 I just purchased a 1988 272LE and I'm awaiting delivery in Port Clinton, Ohio. I've got the appointm
Anyone sailed a 14' American? themadscientist at 1:59am 05.21.10 Trailer Sailors 25/17177 This craft. http://www.americansail.com/index.php?option=com_content'view=article'id=6'Itemid=7 I
Rudder Tonto at 10:45pm 05.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1185 Hi , I have just bought a 1998 hunter 240 ,I am having trouble keeping the rudder down it want's to
new Mast from prindle catamaran 16' doug darcey at 9:37pm 05.20.10 Ask All Sailors 4/7266 I have a broken mast from a 22 o'day and have located one from a 16' prindle cat- 26'- does anyone k

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New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 6:16am 05.17.22 Hey Henry, Prepping my boat and getting her ready to get on the water next week weather providin
Amount of Liability Insurance Tedd at 6:13am 05.17.22 Wonder how that clause would stand up in a civil trial. I expect it would be much the same as waiver
Fuel Catalyst thinwater at 6:06am 05.17.22 Some model Diesel Engines for road use like Trucks and Motorhomes are fitted by the vehicle manufac
Boat sinks unexpectedly DougM at 5:47am 05.17.22 looks like a toy that an alligator took a bite out of. Maybe thats the gator off the bow, just below
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's vsfoster at 5:44am 05.17.22 Basics first, is the tachometer working well and accurate? Have you noticed a loss of power and/o
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend (1) jssailem at 5:41am 05.17.22
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? RoyS at 5:32am 05.17.22 I would not mix and match. Just because there is corrosion present on the hydraulic unit does not me
Is this a terrible idea 31seahorse at 5:22am 05.17.22 Seems to be somewhat like "Road Kill". Once you pick it up you "own" it or at least need to deal wi
Is this a terrible idea Davidasailor26 at 5:00am 05.17.22
Is this a terrible idea Scott T-Bird at 4:56am 05.17.22 Most likely you can buy a similar boat that you can sail immediately for far less than the cost of p
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 terry_buda at 4:55am 05.17.22 Thanks for your excellent comment Greg! I too like things to operate properly and work as designed
Boat sinks unexpectedly Davidasailor26 at 4:54am 05.17.22 Looks like the front fell off.
600 Watt Inverter sailme88 at 4:49am 05.17.22 600w..meh...sell it and get an inverter worth having... 1500-2000w
600 Watt Inverter sailme88 at 4:48am 05.17.22 any 120VAC appliance which draws less than 600w. Light, computer charger, phone charger, small TV,
Boat sinks unexpectedly sailme88 at 4:46am 05.17.22 Thinking a collision ....
Is this a terrible idea sailme88 at 4:43am 05.17.22 Don't assume that it's there for the taking....find the owner and make a deal...
Is this a terrible idea Len Ingalls at 4:29am 05.17.22 For comparison : Sailboat Listings sailboats for sale by owner.
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 hvac&r tech at 4:22am 05.17.22 IMO all boats need to be checked and aligned (one satisfies the other) at least at 50 hrs. after th
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend kloudie1 at 4:20am 05.17.22 If it only leaks when running, cracked fuel return hose? Usually in a place that is almost impossibl
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? kloudie1 at 4:11am 05.17.22 Looks like the power unit is off its mounts (wood cleats to the left and under of the unit) and is f

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