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H40.5 creaking sounds near mast Brian R at 6:26pm 03.18.10 Big Boats 10/4960 I hear creaking sounds at the top of the salon ceiling near the mast in moderate waves and wind cond
H376 Kill Switch Cable lube rfrye1 at 4:23pm 03.18.10 Big Boats 3/1317 Good Afternoon, Looking at my springtime "to do" list and I realized I have never lubed my fuel cut-
Maine Boat Builders Show... (7) Maine Sail at 3:44pm 03.18.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3573 This weekend!! Friday and Saturday, 3/19- 20 - Hours = 10AM - 6PM Sunday, March 21 - Hours 1
Starting Deisel Engine sailboat09 at 1:23pm 03.18.10 Catalina 30 11/4414 I have a 1990 Catalina 30' with an Universal Deisel Engine. I am having difficulty starting it. The
Halyard choices (1) guidera48 at 1:22pm 03.18.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2196 I faught the jib all morning long. Finally got it out. The old furler extrusions were damaged at the
New parts to organize the Halyards r.oril at 12:40pm 03.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1175 I got a new Garhauer Deck Organizer (2 line) for my 68th birthday. Now I think I will locate it whe
Location of AC/Heat water pump sailthejazz at 10:39am 03.18.10 Big Boats 5/1559 Hi All. Does anyone know the location of the seawater pump for the Ac/Heat system on a 1994 Hunter V
frozen deck organizers sailthejazz at 10:14am 03.18.10 Big Boats 6/1257 Has anyone attempted or succeeded in replacing or repairing the four double quad deck organizers loc
Diesel addatives Bill1565 at 7:31am 03.18.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2197 I bought another cruising boat. I'm about to buy diesel fuel for the first time in a couple of year
Johnson 3 HP kicker cooling system beeteejr at 5:52am 03.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3634 I've tried getting an answer at the iboats.com website but so far, no luck. I'll try here since a lo
Tohatsu 8hp blues Mark Makai at 11:03pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2660 I've just joined up from Australia and hope someone is better than me at diagnosing outboards. My To
H23.5 Anchor Roller Installation douglata at 8:38pm 03.17.10 Smaller Boats 5/1726 I found a Lewmar anchor roller that fits very nicely into the anchor roller channel on my 1994 23.5.
Hunter 34 racing ranchu56 at 6:44pm 03.17.10 Big Boats 13/3200 Racing my 1984 Hunter 34 in club series this year (non-spinnaker) and I'm receiving many offers for
Lake Ontario slip? RonH at 6:04pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1509 Hello All, I am considering changing lakes this year and seek a slip on Lake Ontario near Buffalo
I guess I'm committed now. (1) Roger Long at 5:43pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2056 http://www.rogerlongboats.com/images/Committed.jpg Or maybe I just should be:eek: http://www.roger
Foresail paulj at 4:30pm 03.17.10 Catalina 310 14/3036 Just curious about what size foresails everyone has.......... paulj :troll:
Core Area Around/Under Mast H23 1987 carboman at 3:07pm 03.17.10 Smaller Boats 3/1234 After satrting to reseal some fittings up by the mast, I removed a pulley assy. and had water drippi
Everything you always wanted to know about S2's Doug Arey at 2:59pm 03.17.10 S2 6/3246 Hey folks, I've been looking - and not finding very much - for posts from or about S-2's and S-2 o
Columbia 28 owner Domenic at 2:31pm 03.17.10 Columbia 0/3298 I own (as of Dec 2009) a 1968 C28. It seem all these boats have the same problems, 1) rusted Keel
Fiberglas arch with traveler?! Ed Schenck at 1:11pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2566 What a concept, a fiberglas arch on a sailboat. And the traveler is on top keeping the mainsheet on

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Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42pm 05.15.22 Well, that's just music to my ears...:). Ain't music your hearing, just the voice of reason. Fi
Macerator for Hunter 34 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:33pm 05.15.22 But if you look at his drawings you'll see that he has a y-valve in his toilet discharge line that a
Should I run away from this boat? mikeracca at 8:18pm 05.15.22 I would have to ask what work has been done in the past. I thought that the keel bolts were of the
Should I run away from this boat? stephen_i_w at 8:16pm 05.15.22 There are always boats in great condition for sale. Why buy a major problem? No doubt there are ot
Macerator for Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 7:49pm 05.15.22 The original configuration was that the head discharged directly to the holding tank; the discharge
Should I run away from this boat? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43pm 05.15.22 Walk away
Should I run away from this boat? BigEasy at 7:03pm 05.15.22 I would be more concerned about the deteriorated keel bolts than the "smile". As Will advised, de
Macerator for Hunter 34 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:41pm 05.15.22 My existing system is just as you describe if I understand correctly..." Almost. You show your ru
Should I run away from this boat? Will Gilmore at 6:37pm 05.15.22 Depending, of course, on the deal you are trying to make. The Catalina Smile wouldn't necessarily b
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? jaysweet at 5:53pm 05.15.22 You're absolutley correct in your approach. Ignore EVERYTHING until you fix that one air leak. In
Cracked hull stickinthemud57 at 5:52pm 05.15.22 I own a boat (Hunter 170) built using the same technology. Luran outer layer, foam, then fiberglass
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar Stu Jackson at 5:46pm 05.15.22 Some of the posts guys like @Stu Jackson make may seem a little off topic or below the OPs pay grad
Insurance stickinthemud57 at 5:24pm 05.15.22 This is a topic I intend to follow as it is something I have considered doing to keep me busy in ret
600 Watt Inverter Hayden Watson at 5:22pm 05.15.22 For a 600w invertor you draw would only be 62A max at 80% efficiency so 6 gauge would work for up to
Operating the House/Start battery selector Stu Jackson at 5:11pm 05.15.22
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? Ralph Johnstone at 5:07pm 05.15.22 I'm hoping it will all clear up quickly once I fix the air leak, You're absolutley correct in you
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 5:05pm 05.15.22 So the rain made working on the boat a no go today. But I still did some work on the boat, just not
Mystery bottom coating bigchief at 5:01pm 05.15.22 I'll pursue this Coal Tar barrier coating idea. Looks like VC Tar2 epoxy primer is still sold today
Edson brake install! Growl at 4:59pm 05.15.22
Edson brake install! DArcy at 4:56pm 05.15.22 My pedestal has a separate collar part for the throttle/shifter that gets bolted on top of the pedes

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