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gooseneck rivets tomholland at 7:21am 10.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1713 Putting my 26 hunter(97) away for the season. When taking the boom off noticed a very loose rivet th
Universal M-30/5424 gathard at 7:01am 10.19.09 Catalina 30 1/2319 Still seeking to locate oil pan (new or used-good condition) for Universal M-30/5424 with Kubota 110
Oday 22' rain infiltration to cabin islandjim at 6:51am 10.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2551 I have my 22' Oday and I have noticed that evertime it rains I find that the inside of the cabin has
Oday 22 looking for new sails islandjim at 6:45am 10.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1278 I have a 78' Oday 22 and the sails are getting tired. I am looking at replacing them for next seaso
New forum search (beta) Phil Herring at 6:03am 10.19.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1665 A new forum/archive search is now online: look under the Search tab for New Forum Search (beta). Th
Tack in high wind Quoddy at 4:13am 10.19.09 Ask All Sailors 16/5627 The other day I was trying to navigate a channel into the wind. The wind increased and tacking becam
1989 26D How much??? BrokeNotBroken at 4:04am 10.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3448 I am currently looking at a '89 Mac 26D. It is a bare bones boat with the jib, genny, ' main. It h
Shaft zincs ranchu56 at 3:11am 10.19.09 Big Boats 10/1863 All, Boat is a 1984 Hunter 34, with a Yanmar 3gmf engine. Is the shaft a standard size and if so
Blooper/Gennaker tack point cautiousclay at 9:52pm 10.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/7041 We just bought a 1992 hunter 33.5. The boat came with a sail the previous owners called a blooper, n
Termites! SeanMorey at 9:28pm 10.18.09 Ask All Sailors 22/8233 Hi all, My salon woodwork has termites! Any advice? (My boat is fiberglass) Sean
Twin fuel filter system (1) Steve Dion at 9:11pm 10.18.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2040 After having a "nearly" plugged primary filter sometime back, I decided to install a twin filter sys
Anyone see QUERIDA (1) paulj at 8:59pm 10.18.09 Catalina 310 0/1775 Picture taken Aug 17 2009 at Cape Sante. paulj :troll:
lazy jacks finleydc at 8:57pm 10.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6957 Any Hunter owners with B'R rig use lazy jacks? I have a Dutchman but need a new sailcover and am th
Intoduction To My Boat miamibmw at 7:51pm 10.18.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1540 Let me apolagise for getting ahead of myseld..seems I have already posted 2 topics without a formal
Changing out the spreaders Don Crowther at 6:20pm 10.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/2513 Ahoy Mates I've just finished pulling my boat for the winter and this year I brought the mast down
Deck Recoring.... dvideohd at 2:58pm 10.18.09 The Cherubini Hunters 40/22125 I am "scoping out" the work necessary for complete Deck Recore. I think how you approach this in t
Catalina 380 Broken Lower Spreader (1) joe.henriques at 2:38pm 10.18.09 Big Boats 3/2093 I recently dropped my mast for winter storage. This will be the first time that I am storing the boa
navigating the forum for dummies! marion aberdein at 2:31pm 10.18.09 Catalina 30 1/66 I have tried to post an ad. regarding interior cushions for my 1977 Catalina 30. I can't find it to
Finding leacks and talcum powder Andreas7699 at 2:08pm 10.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2021 I have heard that it is possible to finf leaks ower the waterline (rain water) with talcum powder, b
Sticky Water Pump Pulley? SeacretSailor at 1:31pm 10.18.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3350 The last 2 times I've cranked up my Yanmar diesel, I heard a low screeching sound and found that the

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Anchor woes fred1diver at 11:24am 04.21.22 Hmmm, a carabiner, locking of course, would that be appropriate?
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal Ralph Johnstone at 11:12am 04.21.22 I'm planning for changing of a leaking Rear Main Oil Seal p/n: 124085-02220 for my 2GM20F. Hey Ke
X2Power AGM battery Hello Below at 11:08am 04.21.22 My question is, does it really matter if it is the house bank or auxiliary/start/reserve battery fee
X2Power AGM battery BarryL at 10:57am 04.21.22 Hey, On my boat (first one with a windlass) the engine must be running for the windlass to work. We
X2Power AGM battery Stu Jackson at 10:57am 04.21.22 I think it is a matter of philosophy. I've never liked the idea of a secondary battery being a weak
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug Arrgh at 10:50am 04.21.22 On the ODay 22 I used to have the hole in the back was for the deck drain...you don't want to plug t
Water Heater Discharge SV Bella at 10:29am 04.21.22 The Kuuma does not control the coolant flow.
Fresh water flush Stu Jackson at 10:22am 04.21.22 @Xstream I understand. Then I would humbly suggest that the very simpler solution that those of us
Anchor woes capta at 10:20am 04.21.22 I think it is a pretty nifty idea. It certainly keeps your foredeck clear of that stuff until needed
Reverse Polarity Problem Davidasailor26 at 9:48am 04.21.22 Well then, I am still skeptical, but it is what it is. I truly believe if you have any voltage on t
Anchor locker leaks Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 04.21.22 drip-lip Oooh, I like that label rather than "skirt". Maybe I'll use it too. But talking about
Anchor woes (1) DArcy at 9:36am 04.21.22 My C&C 27 had the cap sort of like the one JVIS posted, but with a hook to hold the chain. When raci
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 9:14am 04.21.22 Good comments and questions. I think it is a matter of philosophy. I've never liked the idea of a
41' sailboat dry storage for long term (months) DIY? jeepbluetj at 8:57am 04.21.22 Calif Ted speaks the truth. Anywhere socal is lots of $$$, and they don't like DIY much. Dana Point'
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug LooseScrews24 at 8:56am 04.21.22 Wow. There appears to be a big hole at the base of the stern. I wonder where that hole goes? serio
Epoxy and stainless steel. Ralph Johnstone at 8:41am 04.21.22 So I think with the extra that I am doing which includes a couple wraps of cloth should be more tha
Epic Fail rgranger at 8:39am 04.21.22 Thanks for the advice I will give it a try and let you know It has been four years but if I rememb
Securing Boom while trailering? CurtisC at 8:35am 04.21.22 I have done various tie downs for my boom, but I have never been super happy with them. I usually f
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal kloudie1 at 8:16am 04.21.22 Ken, the parts book says it is a double lip nitrile, HTC 60829 oil seal. I think that is 60mm id, 82
X2Power AGM battery Maine Sail at 7:57am 04.21.22 Anybody hear about these batteries? thoughts? I'll be a guinea pig if necessary! those batterie

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