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1989 Hunter 30 trailer construction, help please steveebryant at 11:51pm 07.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/3761 Dear "Blueskies" et al, :cry::cry::cry: Thank you for your response. I need now more than ever to he
1989 Hunter 30 trailer construction, help please steveebryant at 11:47pm 07.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1474 Dear "Blueskies" et al, :cry::cry::cry: Thank you for your response. I need now more than ever to he
Extendo Propeller & engine RPM's Kiminpr at 10:10pm 07.15.09 S2 9/2936 Does anyone out there have experience with extendo propellers? My 9.2c has no directional ability ba
Fuel Tank Cleaning Barrie Point Roberts at 9:12pm 07.15.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2283 Hi All, I own a Hunter Legend 37 , 1988 model with a 30 HP yanmar fresh water cooled diesel engin
ODay 222 wendy at 8:45pm 07.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1757 I own an ODay 26 and just purchased an ODay 222. The tiller is different to my 26, and needs replaci
Hunter 340 Refer Insulation Thickness? KenKindrick at 7:36pm 07.15.09 Big Boats 0/1099 Does anyone know the approximate thickness of the refrigerator box insulation in a year 2000 Hunter
pictures of your lancer 30 snookslayer7200 at 7:31pm 07.15.09 Lancer 2/1706 does anyone have any photos of their lancer 30 sloop. i am looking at one but am limited of photos s
Signet gauges Sailsman10 at 7:09pm 07.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1103 I have signet gagues for depth, wind, speed etc. I am having trouble with them. Anyone else have the
Solar vent installation in acrylic/lexan hatch? Clark at 6:36pm 07.15.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3834 What did you guys use to seal the vent? I'll be doing that soon and I'm thinking of using small bol
Youngest sailor to finish solo around the globe sail Witzend at 6:21pm 07.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1570 Hey all, I'm sure some are aware, but Zac Sunderland is about to make history tomorrow by being the
Mast spreader issues Mougly at 5:37pm 07.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1858 Hello all I was told by a service man that I will need to replace the spacers between the spreade
hollow ridges petite misere at 5:03pm 07.15.09 Day Sailers 0/1160 Rudy by the way did say that those ridges where hollow which gave my the idee of passing the mast li
where go's the mast? petite misere at 4:54pm 07.15.09 Day Sailers 0/1118 restoring a 76 oday 22 , toke everything off. repatched every hole and had it painted. the tabernac
white smoke yanmar 4jhe. luvitt at 4:41pm 07.15.09 Ask All Sailors 33/12498 The white smoke is pretty thick when i first start the engine. the engine sounds fine, doesnt get h
Free boat! No sails (grrrr) bricon123 at 2:21pm 07.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1780 The good news, got a '71 Venture 21 for free!!! Better news, it floats!! Bad news, the guys crewmate
Good Vendor Report / Sea Frost Maine Sail at 2:18pm 07.15.09 Musings With Maine Sail 9/8056 Hi Guys, Well the 11 year old cold plate on my Sea Frost engine driven refrigeration unit gave up t
Mounting an outboard mmicheo at 1:36pm 07.15.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2350 I am mounting a 4 strok 9.9 suzuki outboard (abouat 100 lbs) to my O'day 28. I notice that the trans
What's the life of a Westerbeke 42? mrpeterman at 1:22pm 07.15.09 Ask All Sailors 22/17203 2850 hours on a Westerbeke 42 hp Diesel Engine. How much more can I expect out of this engine. It se
35.5 aft bulkhead hatch specs codaca at 1:10pm 07.15.09 Big Boats 4/1712 In the owner mods section there is a nice set of photos on creating an opening in the aft cabin bulk
Rigging tension phdoc007 at 1:09pm 07.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2494 I just recently lengthened my forestay so I could set the rake of my mast a little better. God knows

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Beached boat on oak island shemandr at 10:04am 12.29.21 He would be safer on the beach. We've had these situations In New Suffolk Harbor due to storms. On
Windlass foot switch (1) nbender182 at 10:01am 12.29.21 kbgunn Did you ever come up with a solution? I'm having the same issue with a 45cc I recently bough
Single handing Will Gilmore at 10:01am 12.29.21 This article gives a good basic start. Tuning A Sailboat Rig the basic concept is to use enough ten
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? JoeWhite at 9:59am 12.29.21 If there is room above the head of the jib, raise the jib as much as possible by placing a loop at t
Wire run through cabin deck to instrument panel tahomathundr at 9:30am 12.29.21 The best way is to drill into the space inside the cabin liner then fish it back behind the the ste
Beached boat on oak island Calif. Ted at 9:09am 12.29.21 Careful, it took a chain of poor decisions to get him there and the chain seems likely to continue f
Beached boat on oak island BigEasy at 8:46am 12.29.21
PacificNW weather update. JamesG161 at 8:35am 12.29.21 Our Marina has declared itself closed due to surface ice. Shut down all the water to the slips. Hop
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 8:20am 12.29.21 I just tested our Mobile Hotspot and it links up to 15 devices. Down 10 , Up 3.5 mbps. ______ y. N
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 8:13am 12.29.21 FYI - this is the thing I am looking at. Tends to be very well reviewed. Interested in hearing from
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 8:10am 12.29.21
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board DianaOfBurlington at 8:09am 12.29.21 When working on the boat I've found it better to use my phone as a hot spot than depend on the unpr
Beached boat on oak island rgranger at 7:56am 12.29.21
The Proper PROP dmax at 7:54am 12.29.21 "but I did see a lot of barnacles on my prop" This will definitely inhibit your speed, the prop need
Beached boat on oak island rgranger at 7:53am 12.29.21
Beached boat on oak island BigEasy at 7:51am 12.29.21
The Proper PROP Sailm8 at 7:34am 12.29.21 You should be cruising at a higher RPM like around 2800. But first you might want to purchase a che
PacificNW weather update. jssailem at 7:33am 12.29.21 I was looking at the weather and it looks like the temps are dropping. Our Marina has declared itsel
The Proper PROP jssailem at 7:30am 12.29.21 It does run fine, but it's old (34 years), and I don't want to push it too hard. I can understand
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? DeeV007 at 7:28am 12.29.21 Thanks for the replies! I used a sort of wheel spacer that was supposed to help create a bit more an

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