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356 Aft Compartment water leak shemandr at 9:43am 10.05.09 Big Boats 3/1505 Last weekend we had a race overnight around Block Island and had the boat heeled more than we usuall
Hull line drawing skipperlenny at 9:17am 10.05.09 Bigger Boats 0/2095 I have recently purchased a tri-axel trailer that was built to haul a Mirage 32 and I need to modify
engine trouble Adrian Morris at 9:16am 10.05.09 Smaller Boats 3/1611 I have a Hunter 19 with a 1995 8 hp honda this weekend it seemed like the prop was slipping at times
Cleaning Sails fdefran12 at 9:03am 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2470 Any recommendations for the best way for cleaning Dacron and gennaker Sails?
Potential Bilge Pump near-disaster dcroome at 7:23am 10.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1702 Hi there, This is my first post. I recently had a near-disaster on my 2006 Hunter 33. I was cle
A 12 year-old annoyance SOLVED! (4) Rich Stidger at 6:16am 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2853 I guess I'm just slow. I should have solved this issue years ago, but maybe there were always bigge
Diesel odor Papa Bruce at 6:06am 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3241 I have an 1993 H30t. I've owned it for a couple seasons and when we clean out the boat in the Fall:c
Robertson autopilot rod end Andr� R. at 5:09am 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1776 I have a friend that has a hydraulic Robertson linear drive, that has been rename since Simrad /Navi
What systems have you put in place to improve ability to raise or lower you foam-filled kick-up rudd (3) Mich222 at 3:26am 10.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1919 Is there anyone out there still using the foam-filled kick-up rudder who would like to contribute??
Great day to sail (5) OdayDave at 10:00pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1432 The weather forecast was calling for an overcast and cool day (max temp. in the high 50's), but with
bottom job questions gfroch at 9:08pm 10.04.09 Smaller Boats 6/2547 Hello all- After 10 years of painting every few years on my trailer, the bottom of my '95 H26 is pr
Rig Tension, 1991 MkII Inter20sailor at 8:53pm 10.04.09 Catalina 30 2/1862 Salts, New to the boat, and looking for some basic numbers on a loose guage for stays, shrouds, a
Why no rear stay on 26M? ddetlor at 8:51pm 10.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3149 Why did MacGregor not add the rear stay to the 26M? It seems like something that is missing for str
Jabsco head seth at 7:29pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3172 Does everyone seem to have trouble with their Jabsco heads? They seem to be everywhere. They come o
One more H356 A-Sail question... Doug/Karen at 5:39pm 10.04.09 Big Boats 1/1241 This weekend we experimented with an A-Sail on our H356. We tied the tack line to our bow roller an
Big question, little part (1) Shoaldrafter at 5:03pm 10.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1254 Where can you get winch springs cheap. I know you can get them from West, but those are not chea
Romancing the Stone Ameribritalian at 4:59pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/21422 Just saw the aforemention movie had seen it in the past. At the end Michael Douglas wisks away Kath
lost engine oil! Steph at 4:24pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2252 I was sailing today then winds changed and motored about 45 minutes. The engine (Westerbeke 13 diei
macgregor 26 sandman at 4:05pm 10.04.09 Trailer Sailors 69/39900 Looking for feedback etc. Wife and I are new too sailing. Have taken classes and done short day sail
Bimini for Pearson P30 DTMalloy at 1:11pm 10.04.09 Pearson 1/4063 We would like to install a bimini on our Pearson P30. Does anyone have pictures and suggestions on

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Need Water Ballast Valve New or used for Sailboat Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04pm 04.18.22 They have the build list for the hunter 23.5
Lowering mast on Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:01pm 04.18.22 Wrong attachments as he is looking for mast/lowering instructions. govto boat information/ Hunter
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification (1) valcour at 4:48pm 04.18.22 I pulled down a new wire and replaced mine with a Hella Marine white NaviLED 360 2LT 980 960-0-xxx.
Raw water intake strainer Tally Ho at 4:48pm 04.18.22
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? Tally Ho at 4:44pm 04.18.22
O'day 23 through hull access rschuss at 4:41pm 04.18.22 When I cruise I use about a gallon of water a day. I load on 6 or so 1 gallon jugs. to start. With t
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? (1) Tally Ho at 4:28pm 04.18.22
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:21pm 04.18.22
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel mikeracca at 3:34pm 04.18.22 I always liked having a lathe around when I was younger. My dad was a machinist and we had one in th
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? (1) Scott NIelsen at 3:31pm 04.18.22 Here is what I purchased to wash down the anchor chain as it comes up: 1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_
Viajar a America del sur mikeracca at 3:27pm 04.18.22
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included mikeracca at 3:24pm 04.18.22
What do you think of this...... mikeracca at 3:17pm 04.18.22 I have never built rigging before, but I have done brake lines and hydraulic hoses for many differen
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? AlanSD at 3:04pm 04.18.22 I don't know what will happen with te high inrush current of the starter. I doubt the BMS would act
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted Scott T-Bird at 3:00pm 04.18.22 Wow, look at how sagged that forestay is for the downwind leg. They really relax the backstay!
Air Conditioner Failing DeniseO30 at 2:47pm 04.18.22 Mark, there are some very simple things you can do to determine if it actually needs to be replaced.
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult marchem at 2:46pm 04.18.22 My rigger stripped the forward half of the furling line, so it had plenty of space to wind on the dr
shaft log hose (1) marchem at 2:42pm 04.18.22 The schematic in the manual says 1-5/8" ID by 5" long.
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 2:40pm 04.18.22 Why the 20 AH start, and what is the max amp draw of that tiny thing. Updated: 80A. The 100Ah bat
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 2:39pm 04.18.22 O.K., but won't the Orion be a constant load on the LFP house rent of 80A for 10 seconds; the 20A re

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