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missing boom justsailing at 7:22pm 03.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1281 Im trying to rebuild a Hunter 27 1981 and its missing a boom, where can i find one use ? I been look
Oh Joy Resto 03/06/10 and a B-Day party... (10) CharlieCobra at 7:14pm 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1897 I got in some of that big Locust today. A single board weighs right at 100 Lbs. Ya oughta try wres
Westerbeke Parts Source Marquesas at 6:44pm 03.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1414 New owner to a Westerbeke 30B Three engine. Boat is located in Toronto. Trying to located an inexpen
Beneteau 361 performance br111 at 6:26pm 03.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/15167 By my signature line, you can see we haven't picked a boat yet. I've been researching 361s, remember
Drill to power winches Eric Mitterndorfer at 4:50pm 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 50/22384 I have heard of people who use a cordless drill with a couple of batteries as a driver for boat winc
Hunter 27 hull thickness... (3) emkay at 3:15pm 03.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/3030 Never could find info on this anywhere, but now I know. I removed the old transducers to install new
Crack in hull bottom (2) BoatBum at 2:25pm 03.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2331 29235.vB 29236.vBI was starting to get my 1985 Hunter 25.5 shoal draft ready for a bottom job when
Rigging help please mikemo at 2:03pm 03.06.10 Catalina 22 8/2166 Greetings everyone. You might remember me asking advice when buying a 1972 Cat 22 in January. After
Looking at Bristol 29 1970 Hover212 at 1:26pm 03.06.10 Bristol 12/7482 I started on the Oday forum as I have a 1974 Oday 27 with delam issues. Everyone pretty much said lo
Swing Keel / Centerboard removal & maintenance: Hunter 22 (1) ksetchfield at 12:15pm 03.06.10 Smaller Boats 14/11563 Hi Everyone, With the nice weather this weekend, I got to the marina and pulled the keel off my 198
O'Day 222 roller furling BAHoff at 12:05pm 03.06.10 Sails Call Lounge 0/3410 I want to to buy a roller furling system and new sail. Have only used a traditional jib. Have look
Dagger Board 26macsailer at 11:01am 03.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/106 I took my dagger board out on my 88 MacGregor D and noticed that there are four manufactured holes i
Online Hunter Manual? btanderson00 at 10:33am 03.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1353 Hello all, Does anyone know of an online Hunter owner's manual link? Thanks!
DIY Battens RECESS at 9:40am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 10/14375 I read a short thread on Sailnet that SailDog was in but it had very few replies of people that have
Sticker Required or Ad over the Top? (1) rpwillia at 8:54am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2666 Got this email from a local boat dealer. Is this bogus? I was aware you get get the USCG Auxiliary t
bite out of rudder gghost at 7:46am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 27/4722 Last fall I had a minor encounter between my rudder and a rock. Guess which one won! I have a piec
New to Sailing Brendan Carney at 7:25am 03.06.10 Trailer Sailors 6/3024 If anyone could help me find information on a 1974 24' Kells sailboat. Looking for information on al
1974 24' Kells Trailer Sailor Brendan Carney at 7:13am 03.06.10 Smaller Boats 2/4818 I recently purchased a project of a boat. I am looking for any information on a 1974 Kells. Even g
O'Day pendant replacement concerns scionrl at 6:46am 03.06.10 Day Sailers 3/1548 HI. I am replacing the pendant on my 1978 O'Day 23. I've read a lot of postings about this in the a
Go South seadaddler at 6:43am 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 11/1588 Hi just wondering how many sailors made the trip south for warmer weather in Florida or Bahama's thi

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Amount of Liability Insurance sail sfbay at 9:38am 05.17.22 Suggesting making sure your boat insurance policy includes $939,800 in fuel spill liability Avoiding
Boat sinks unexpectedly Hello Below at 9:33am 05.17.22 It's the components inside one of those little "shark fin" antennas on your car. Bingo. Thanks to
Is this a terrible idea JBP-PA at 9:29am 05.17.22 That's not the kind of condition you should consider buying all the stuff to restore it and expect t
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC (2) jssailem at 9:22am 05.17.22 As far as breaks, Wichard makes one. These require additional lines around the boom and to the deck.
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? (1) Silhouetta at 9:22am 05.17.22 Good eye kloudie1. I detached that power unit to access it better, when I was tracing wires earlier
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC jim01749 at 9:20am 05.17.22 WOW, thanks for taking the time to detail that out. Agree on all that. Maybe this is one of those s
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC jssailem at 9:14am 05.17.22 Understandable. Perhaps understanding the risk and the action of the break would help perspective.
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's kloudie1 at 9:11am 05.17.22 Note about the small amount of fuel to get to 3600 unloaded. That is true, but on a diesel, the gove
Port hatch on Hunter23 help kloudie1 at 9:01am 05.17.22 Looks like delamination and probably has been there since new. you can fill it with 5200 if it isa a
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. (1) jssailem at 9:00am 05.17.22 Move the Bow Light? 2 lights on the deck away from trouble?
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Monheganlover at 8:38am 05.17.22 Thanks all for the great suggestions! I think I will limit myself to single-handing in modest wind c
'73 Javelin Rotting Cuddy Floor dmax at 8:38am 05.17.22 A picture would help.
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC jim01749 at 8:23am 05.17.22 Hi John, Thanks for the quick response! My wife and I are new to sailing and want to minimize risk
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 8:23am 05.17.22 your lists match my own pretty closely (see also my notes; still reasonably close to current). :)
New Articles Hayden Watson at 8:23am 05.17.22 @Maine Sail Very good article on the portable chargers. Do you know if the info you posted on the
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's vsfoster at 8:19am 05.17.22 How negative ? Meh, can't get too excited about either the exhaust elbow or fuel delivery as the
Is this a terrible idea Crazy Dave Condon at 8:07am 05.17.22 First identify the boat and owner. Many have noticed issues but until the unknowns are known, stay
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC jssailem at 8:06am 05.17.22 Hi Jim What are you thoughts about a Boom Break? Is it that you are planning to cruise in the trade
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (9) Jacktar at 7:54am 05.17.22 Not standard that I have ever heard of., but have seen various iterations posted. My original step b
Catalina 27 Keel Bolts MeAndMyCat27 at 7:46am 05.17.22 I see their diagram now, it shoes the nut and washer/plate at the bottom of the new bolt. I reached

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