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lost centerboard Robert Holson at 8:01pm 03.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1356 hi all, got a BIG problem, to wit, the centerboard has fallen off my Hunter 26 water ballast sailboa
Ugly Pedestal/ Nice Improvements (2) Hermit Scott at 7:49pm 03.06.10 Ask All Sailors 27/8873 I made a GPS holder and cup holder(that will hold a 40 of malt liquor). The cockpit table is complet
missing boom justsailing at 7:22pm 03.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1284 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 5/1898 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 0/1417 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 6/15238 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 50/22514 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 1/3031 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 8/2334 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 8/2169 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 12/7507 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 14/11571 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 0/3411 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 3/1354 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 10/14424 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 15/2667 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 27/4743 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 6/3031 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 2/4823 I recently purchased a project of a boat. I am looking for any information on a 1974 Kells. Even g

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Dirty Fuel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15pm 05.23.22 It needs to go up a few inches just inside the vent fitting so any water that enters the vent will
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA markv340 at 8:59pm 05.23.22 That's a lot of motoring in a big boat with a small motor. Often overlooked is having clean fuel (p
Air conditioner water pump not working JamesG161 at 8:54pm 05.23.22 If I understand correctly you have 2 AC units. You may have to start both AC's, set to Cooling. My
Air conditioner water pump not working Capt Robbie at 8:54pm 05.23.22 some of the little giant pumps are oil cooled sealed units and if run dry without any water resistan
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:51pm 05.23.22 If you're willing to skip the knotmeter, you may be able to mount the assembly as an interior mounte
Dirty Fuel Dalliance at 8:26pm 05.23.22 Ditto everything dlochner said and I would add: check your fuel vent line configuration. Does it go
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem jim.m at 7:44pm 05.23.22 Yes it is a wing keel and I'm pretty sure the depth finder is just bouncing off the wing. Odd that
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water smokey73 at 7:41pm 05.23.22 While a particular Coast Guard stop and inspection might not issue a citation, it is a federal regul
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem (1) jssailem at 7:02pm 05.23.22
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 7:02pm 05.23.22 Nice. They also have a pump out station inside the marina. You'll enjoy the walk over the Rainbow br
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water Terry Cox at 6:54pm 05.23.22 When I was stopped for an inspection by the CG awhile ago, when it came to the macerator seacock, th
swing keel spacer bearing dLj at 6:44pm 05.23.22 I'd buy a piece of this and make the part. https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw-polyethylene/slippery-uhmw
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (1) jssailem at 6:22pm 05.23.22 Looking at your images it appears the concern is the diameter of the flange is an issue. You said th
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:19pm 05.23.22 If you have a photo or sketch of the part you are looking to replace it would help to answer your q
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:12pm 05.23.22 A couple pieces of schedule 160 3/8 PVC might work or maybe even just a stack of washers an inch an
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water jssailem at 6:00pm 05.23.22 @smokey73 is correct. In the US when in no discharge zones (pretty much the entire Puget Sound) the
Dirty Fuel (2) jssailem at 5:54pm 05.23.22 exhausting changing the fuel filters What type of fuel filter system are you using? FWIW... I have
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water smokey73 at 5:07pm 05.23.22 I was under the impression that the holding tank overboard discharge valve was required to be "secur
Life Jacket recommendations (2) pclarksurf at 5:00pm 05.23.22 I haven't really looked into how people rig up a harness line for walking around the boat, but woul
St Marys Boat Services smokey73 at 4:41pm 05.23.22 Surprised to hear that but maybe they haven't recovered yet. Despite that, visit Cumberland Island

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