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216 Rudder issue Erik Garcia at 9:48am 08.16.09 Smaller Boats 2/1442 I removed my tiller to investigate the rudder cassette in my 216 (which has been hard to turn) and t
Do old Chris Crafts blister? SeanMorey at 9:35am 08.16.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3622 There's a 35' 68 Chris Craft Commander for sale for $14,900 in my neighborhood. Comments?
Found it after two years sailaway78 at 9:30am 08.16.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2209 I have been chasing a very small vacum leak for over two years, and I finally found it. I will admi
I need some canvas for shade SeanMorey at 9:25am 08.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2813 Anybody in the Marina Del Rey area have any used canvas I can use to shade my cockpit? I have one p
In dash fishfinder with inhull or through hull transducer Steve22124 at 8:35am 08.16.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1867 I am going to replace my old Standard Horizon depth sounder and Speedometer. I am considering the R
adding fittings djamied at 8:15am 08.16.09 Smaller Boats 1/1113 I have a new (2008) H216. Does anyone know whether one can add fittings (cleats and handgrips) to th
Hunter 33 (1981) - Excessive Pull to Port and Prop Walk spadaforaj at 7:45am 08.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3495 Being new to this - can someone help me with "where to start" ? From day one this boat has had an
Trailer for 23ft popper top roadstarmedic at 7:25am 08.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1254 Hi all, I am considering buying a 1973 23ft popper top but it has no trailer. Can anyone give me su
Vibration in rigging on Hunter Donald Farquharson at 8:47pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1704 On docking my Hunter Legend 35.5 today I noticed a vibration coming from the masy or boom. It contin
Hunter 35.5 rigging vibration farqui at 8:33pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1466 I just returned from a club race and after putting my boat away in her slip I heard a steady hum fro
Yanmar Cooling Water Discharge Willy1805 at 8:27pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1869 Is it common to see oily discharge water from the cooling discharge on stern? It seems that there is
keel problems o'day 15 stevetyks at 7:39pm 08.15.09 Day Sailers 2/1508 I have an early 70's 15 I guess. I bought it used in about 73 or 74. I had the ropes to the keel cha
cng tank refill newboatowner at 6:19pm 08.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1725 Does anyone know where one could get a portable cng tank refilled in the nassau county, ny area?
New Holding Tank Inflow Dean Strong at 6:15pm 08.15.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2955 Peggy, et al, I have a 1990 Hunter 30 with a manual Jabsco head, which is located on the port side
The saga continues. Fly Away at 5:47pm 08.15.09 Catalina 30 6/1841 After replacing the engine, alternator, transmission, wiring harness, belts, bolts, prop shaft coupl
Yanmar 2gm13 rpm question knighthawke2k at 5:24pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3200 I am trying to figure out what my rpm operating range should be. Does anyone know of a link to the
Best Mod To Date: thisoldspouse at 3:26pm 08.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1088 Just a brief update on the continuing modification of my 1977 V222, I put in a "jiffy reefing kit" a
Stuff To Worry About kloudie1 at 3:12pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1727 Well it has been a quiet storm season so far but today, we have 3 to watch and worry over.. Ana Bill
Draining the Bilge rolandjeep at 2:20pm 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1560 Hello. I'm new on this site and I have a dillema. I own a 1977 20' O'Day. How can I completely drain
Water too hot Roy10289 at 2:16pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1382 I have a 6 gal Seward electric water heater on my 1995 Hunter 37.5. Since I have owned the boay (2ye

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42 Passage aft shower drain wade the giant at 3:38pm 03.15.22 Long shot: 1) remove the drain fitting and cut the hose at the fitting, 2) insert a 1/2-inch diamet
42 Passage aft shower drain sail sfbay at 3:29pm 03.15.22 Long shot: 1) remove the drain fitting and cut the hose at the fitting, 2) insert a 1/2-inch diamete
Decal Questions Siamese at 3:25pm 03.15.22 I gotta mention Lettering.com to anyone contemplating having vinyl letters created. They used be DI
New sails Will Gilmore at 3:24pm 03.15.22 would I be better off purchasing the standard dacron sails and learning on those first? kendyoozed
New sails kendyoozed at 3:13pm 03.15.22 With this being my first sailboat that I am buying sails for I am looking for longevity and durabili
Beware the Ides of March Brian D at 3:08pm 03.15.22 Ides just happens to mean, the middle of the month. This is when debt collectors were expected to be
Standing Rigging (1) pclarksurf at 2:40pm 03.15.22 echoing @LakeShark -- while you're at it:
Isomat reefing line length sail sfbay at 2:36pm 03.15.22 That is why I suggested routing a small diameter tag line rigged the way you want to run the reefing
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 2:33pm 03.15.22 If the top bearing is loose, it would cause a bunch of movement at the bottom of the rudder. The top
Isomat reefing line length Dan Kelly at 2:23pm 03.15.22 Thanks for the quick reply. I see the schematic for the reefing but not the length of the lines. The
Isomat reefing line length (1) sail sfbay at 2:13pm 03.15.22 Suggest rigging a tag line for your reef lines in accordance with pages 14 and 18 in the attached fr
New sails sail sfbay at 1:59pm 03.15.22 Comes down to cost, looks and performance. Dacron is very affordable, plain white, has a reasonable
H34 1984 prop strut replacement (1) kloudie1 at 1:52pm 03.15.22 The thru bolts are aft of the engine, accessible by removing the bunk cushions in the aft cabin. Som
Beware the Ides of March (1) jeepbluetj at 1:51pm 03.15.22 Bad day for Caesar....
Pull start problem on Evinrude 8hp 19196 Light air at 1:25pm 03.15.22 I just got back from the boat. The motor was in forward and when I put it back to neutral, the cord
H34 1984 prop strut replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:58pm 03.15.22 Start looking through the archives for this subject and finally pull up a copy of an H-3X manual, ro
Purchasing Sails kappykaplan at 12:47pm 03.15.22 Quantum Sails through their local loft. They also store, inspect, clean and repair my sails as need
Standing Rigging LakeShark at 12:32pm 03.15.22 @brockangelo Congratulations its looking good. When tightening the stays remember not to over tight
Pull start problem on Evinrude 8hp 19196 dmax at 12:31pm 03.15.22 I had an 80's Evinrude 8 HP that had such a device - it started to malfunction and would engage when
Standing Rigging (2) brockangelo at 12:17pm 03.15.22 Finally was able to get the mast raised with the help of a friend. Last night we were able to get it

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