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chainplate L brackets joe22 at 10:14am 07.17.09 Day Sailers 4/1485 hello. i have an oday 22. the u bolt chainplates connect to an L shaped bracket that mounts to the b
First Time Looking wanttosail at 10:04am 07.17.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2050 I have yet the purchase a sailboat but, both my wife and I have got the bug now to take it up. Its a
New main Wally at 10:02am 07.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2184 Hi all; Thinking of replacing the "factory" mainsail on my 2000 Catalina 36MKII, (tall rig, fin), w
Yanmar or Universal? sigbear at 8:07am 07.17.09 Ask All Sailors 16/5820 If you had a choose between a Yanmar or Universal engine for your boat, which would you choose and w
Another anchorin question! Bob S at 7:45am 07.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3188 OK, summer has finally hit in the northeast.:dance: Last weekend I spent a few days anchored in Vine
Plywood for the interior?????? jackhartjr at 7:21am 07.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/7215 Hi folks, I sort of asked this before...but; I am replacing the vee-berth boards and the starboard s
Picture direct from current space shuttle (1) Shoaldrafter at 7:08am 07.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1420 Here is a picture of Tom Marshburn, Astronaut. He is brother of Barbara who works with my wife. E
O'day widgeon rigging plan mdwilson at 7:00am 07.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 15/23964 Hi, I just acquired a 1974 O'day Widgeon. Does anyone have a rigging plan they can share? Mike
#$^#$% BobM at 6:16am 07.17.09 S2 3/1373 My friend and I attempted the back stay replacement Wednesday night. He was almost all the way up t
Nissan, Honda, Yamaha or Mercury? ftp2leta at 5:00am 07.17.09 Trailer Sailors 27/9636 Like suggested by other i will start a new thread. So hi! first post here. I just bought a rare min
1986 Hunter 23 trailer modification (1) Mark Major at 11:11pm 07.16.09 Trailer Sailors 7/5370 I have posted a few photos on my page illustrating my latest attempt to improve trailering. It worke
Anyone need crew for San Francisco Bay for a day? Ken13531 at 10:39pm 07.16.09 Destinations 0/2171 I will be in the area for a Triathlon on the 1 August. I plan on sticking around for a few days to
Mast raising Jerry75 at 10:11pm 07.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1585 I have 1990 macgregor and was wondering if anyone made a mast raising system? There has to be an eas
Help! Tired of trying to fix my head odor problem Requip at 8:50pm 07.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/3636 Hi I've spent a couple of hours trying to apply what I have read on this forum to repair my head o
Old Photo Forum SunCat at 8:28pm 07.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1290 I would like to find out where the Old Photo Forum is located, or how can I get to it. Gene :con
main hatch garyc at 6:33pm 07.16.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1558 I want to replace hatch in main cabin can any one help with maker and model no.
Desolation Sound BC paulj at 6:13pm 07.16.09 Destinations 4/3504 David Scott 1st Mate Nice weather here come on up.... July 16th be here seven days. Very senic and
Ok all you 12 volt experts educate me tkwhalen at 5:15pm 07.16.09 Big Boats 7/1498 Here's the deal twice in the last four or five trips to the boats I have experience spiking in the 1
H28.5 mast wiring-steaming lite jtmccue at 5:04pm 07.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1252 Can anyone say what wiring I'd find if I pulled the mast steaming light? I suspect only a 2 wire to
Fuel tank jibes138 at 4:56pm 07.16.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2085 After all this discussion on fuel polishing, cutting a big hole in the tank to clean it, buying an a

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Sudden fresh water pumping issues Bob S at 9:28am 07.23.21 I had a similar problem where I could not get the aft tank to prime. I had no problem with the forwa
Help with identifying my boat? rgranger at 9:23am 07.23.21 So I just now did a google on ASTRON and Astron Marin came up as a manufacturer of boats. I'm gue
Two coolant expansion bottles (engine and hot water tank) - weird interconnection Stu Jackson at 9:21am 07.23.21
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives Kings Gambit at 9:11am 07.23.21 The winches on the cabin top are a bit small (winch drum diameter), so it takes a lot of cranking to
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives (1) Sailfanatic at 8:59am 07.23.21 Our P31-2 has a single-line reefing setup, and has similar if not the same hardware (boom, pulleys
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives Kings Gambit at 8:54am 07.23.21 The simplest solution in my opinion is a two-line reefing system, one for the tack and one for the
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel Chucktown Charger at 8:53am 07.23.21 I'm heading to West Marine in a few. I'll let you know what I find. I'm taking the schematic with m
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives (1) dmax at 8:50am 07.23.21 The simplest solution in my opinion is a two-line reefing system, one for the tack and one for the c
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives Kings Gambit at 8:39am 07.23.21 You might buy and install a Selden boom that is rigged for single-line reefing. The model I have dat
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel caverun at 8:36am 07.23.21 Also check the negative bus, which on my 240 was a bolt connecting all the ring terminals on the bla
Spinnaker Pole Ring Sailfanatic at 8:36am 07.23.21 You really want to install a track and a ring on a moveable car, as the pole height needs to be adju
Sudden fresh water pumping issues NYSail at 7:52am 07.23.21 The pump will pull air when the tank runs dry. He problem with that style strainer it holds the air
Sudden fresh water pumping issues NYSail at 7:51am 07.23.21
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives sail sfbay at 7:45am 07.23.21 Fully understand.........might have a rigger and/or sail loft look at your system to make recommenda
Sudden fresh water pumping issues Captain Larry-DH at 7:43am 07.23.21 Maybe a tiny vacuum break on the uptake side, that allows air in but small enough to hold prime? Or,
Sudden fresh water pumping issues kloudie1 at 7:41am 07.23.21 Gathering air in the strainer indicates an air leak. That would cause the loss of prime in the pump.
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives Jimongee at 7:33am 07.23.21 Ok thanks but I hd already used the manual and still found the incredible high resistance due to the
Spinnaker Pole Ring (1) sail sfbay at 7:14am 07.23.21 1. Pick a day when you're tied up to the dock with very little breeze. 2. Hoist the spinnaker to it'
Reef system for 356 -need alternatives sail sfbay at 6:53am 07.23.21 Does pages 42A&B of the owner's manual on reefing Hunter_356_15612570.pdf (sailboatowners.com) help?
handheld VHf? (1) Orbweaver at 6:44am 07.23.21 DSC is a really nice feature, press the button and everybody including the coast guard knows you a

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