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Newest First Mate (2) r.oril at 5:26am 12.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2434 My daughter gave birth of son on Christmas Eve. What a gift! Three grand children to enjoy this seas
Merry Christmas Quoddy at 4:28am 12.25.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1219 Peace for the holidays and beyond, and of course fair winds to take you there.
Merry Christmas O'DAYers appleman at 8:08pm 12.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2443 Merry Christmas to all the OdayOwners regulars and those who just monitor, from Berkshire County Mas
Sailboat vs Airboat (2) emergpa1 at 7:35pm 12.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1207 I just wanted to send to everyone Christmas Greetings from the Whites. I pray that you all are warm,
Help finding Yanmar Control Panel and Ignition swith spadaforaj at 6:30pm 12.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6907 Well - more parts on this project boat to replace. Need to replace the ignition switch and maybe t
question rope gwhite at 5:22pm 12.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1612 I just bought a 336 Hunter and nobody could tell me what or where the rope in the seetee table go's
Merry Christmas all Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:53pm 12.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2482 May all the blessings of this joyous season be yours.
88 MAcGregor 26D - Sink drain 26macsailer at 1:20pm 12.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/7879 I noticed there is no plumbing attached to the bottom of my sink. There is a 1-1/8" drain line disc
Looking for O'day 26 John Stevens at 11:04am 12.24.09 Day Sailers 9/2520 I'm looking for an O'day 26 sailboat with or without a trailer. I live in Florida so I'd need somet
Dutchman Boom Brake Mike1942 at 9:29am 12.24.09 Big Boats 3/2142 Has anyone installed a Dutchman Boom Brake on a 2004 Hunter 36. I am looking for advice as to deck '
Merry Christmas To All sailaway78 at 7:55am 12.24.09 Ask All Sailors 24/3992 I want to wish everyone who reads this board a very Merry Christmas, and a happy and prosperous New
You thought your engine had troubles (1) timebandit at 7:48am 12.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2755 If you think that your small outboard wah having problems with the new gas just wait untill this pas
A/C service on 2004 Cat310 cat33705 at 7:29am 12.24.09 Catalina 310 0/1521 Glorioso just had its A/C service since the hull was layed up. The factory unit is an Elite Heat Pum
Choices (1) packman at 7:22am 12.24.09 Lancer 4/1779 Good Morning all, I have posted previously about mast issues and still haven't got the durn thing re
135% or 150% furling genoa? Thijs at 4:08am 12.24.09 Catalina 30 15/11404 I wonder what furling genoa is preferred on a 1989 Catalina 30: 135% or 150%? My sailing area is mai
Teak Bungs Stephen K at 7:16pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2463 I finished my teak refinishing project and all is going well. I am re-installing and need to finish
Head jorgefife at 6:32pm 12.23.09 The Cherubini Hunters 36/4973 The head I have in my H33 is a Raritan Cricket The name alone is scary; no-one has ever heard of it,
306 Pricing nofd843 at 5:51pm 12.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1779 Looking at a Hunter 306, I see what everyone is asking, but am curious what they are actually sellin
88 MacGregor 26D - ventilation system 26macsailer at 5:39pm 12.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/8540 I was reading about required safety items, and came across ventilation systems. It appears to be re
Strut Alignment Witzend at 5:29pm 12.23.09 Catalina 310 11/3335 FYI, I posted this on the "Ask All sailors" After successfully replacing my cutlass bearing (slid i

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360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise jssailem at 9:54pm 04.16.22 Leo I am still resolving the refit of Hadley. This looks to be slipping into early June. Kicking the
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise leo310 at 9:18pm 04.16.22 Well it's now mid Apr and is their anyone going to do the vancouver island 360 this year as may/june
Speaker installation jssailem at 9:14pm 04.16.22 I have always just used normal stereo speaker wire Certainly no reason you can not use it. Might b
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Dalliance at 8:54pm 04.16.22 If you do go with the furler, which I would, be sure that when you furl it you keep a little tensio
water leak in side deck window, what would be best to seal the surface mounted glass CharlieAnn at 8:50pm 04.16.22 water leaking in top of surface mounted winder
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 twalker H260 at 8:22pm 04.16.22 This series of boats sail faster at these levels of heel and have less stress and strain on the rigg
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted higgs at 8:13pm 04.16.22 If you do go with the furler, which I would, be sure that when you furl it you keep a little tension
Yet another LiFePo4 query Hayden Watson at 8:01pm 04.16.22 You CANNOT use an ACR with LFP.. I just read Maine Sail's article about ACR's and think I might ha
Speaker installation higgs at 7:59pm 04.16.22 I have always just used normal stereo speaker wire you can buy anywhere. Used it on all my boats fo
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:45pm 04.16.22 Never except for launch or retrieve onto trailer. Never heel more than 12-14 degrees max Check ou
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:29pm 04.16.22 Never except for launch or retrieve onto trailer. Never heel more than 12-14 degrees max Why is t
Water Heater Discharge twalker H260 at 7:20pm 04.16.22 Denise030. - I agree there are many types of valves etc. which is why manufacturers have catalogs
Speaker installation jssailem at 7:20pm 04.16.22 This might work https://www.wiringdepot.com/tinned-marine-wire-14-ga-100-ft-spool.aspx
Adding a third battery to the system Stu Jackson at 6:45pm 04.16.22 Here are some wiring diagrams and discussion for you. The key is to understand how to wire the 1-2-
1978 Yamaha fresh water tank lid Ameseys at 6:44pm 04.16.22 I think about the people who built our boats. I feel like they are riding with me every time I go ou
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:30pm 04.16.22 204485 Happy Easter
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing jaysweet at 6:23pm 04.16.22 Hi, I intend to take a scientific process of elimination to this problem but thought I'd ask here
Will you be ready for sailing? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:07pm 04.16.22 Nope. Head sail on back order. Motor mounts disappeared in Ohio 10 days ago. Still not sure abou
Anchor locker leaks jaysweet at 6:05pm 04.16.22 Ralph, Well, that's interesting. I mean, depressing, but interesting. The main difference is that i
Water Heater Discharge (1) DeniseO30 at 6:03pm 04.16.22 Boat systems are low-tech. When DIYers and manufacturers try to "improve" things get more complica

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