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Hull Number - HUN60007M77F - 33 KingFish at 3:42pm 08.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1404 HI- First of all, thank you for all of your responses to my posting regarding the birthday etc for
Water Sensors Dawno at 3:13pm 08.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 8/1956 I was emptying my fresh water tank so that I could add some new water and a bit of Aquabon to avoid
Question Regarding Rudder Position BOBSPICER at 2:50pm 08.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1439 the rudder on my daysailer 3 has a line attached to the rudder that runs from the tiller to the rudd
Too much Varnish on Cabin Sole? capejt at 2:48pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4134 Hi everyone, I'm redoing the cabin sole on my '79 H33. I stripped (the old finnish that it is) and s
12 V Crockpot Bad Obsession at 2:39pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3080 I just thought that it would be a cool thing to get a small 12V crock pot for the boat. Think about
216 Rudder Action Paul Wash at 2:29pm 08.04.09 Smaller Boats 2/1174 So Bill Perry (on another thread) brought up an interesting point about his 216 rudder and how he ne
beneteau 35s5 steering sdur100 at 1:54pm 08.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1719 Any idea why steering would be getting harder and harder and where to check.Rudder may have dropped
the new legend 170 john6206 at 1:50pm 08.04.09 Day Sailers 2/1795 looks exactly like my hunter 170 . . . . was there a name change? I have been seeing "legend 170"
mast swap packman at 12:33pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/229 would it be possible or desireable to swap mast and boom from a '79 Lancer 28 to an '83 27ps? I have
Diesel Fuel Question kfish at 12:18pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1838 I had to towed back to my slip on the last two outings(thank God for unlimited towing with BOAT/US).
Finding 216 Posts bob moore at 12:04pm 08.04.09 Trailer Sailors 1/2033 Does anyone know how to successfully search for all the "Hunter 216" posts, rather then end up havin
1975 H27 Prop Greenman at 11:17am 08.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1417 I am wondering if anyone has replaced their old fixed 2 blade prop on their H27 for something with a
216 V-Berth troutsmustang at 11:11am 08.04.09 Smaller Boats 3/1376 Does anyone have th dimensions for the 216 V-Berth. I did a seach, but could not find any. I would
mast swap packman at 10:07am 08.04.09 Lancer 0/57 would it be possible or desireable to swap mast and boom from a '79 Lancer 28 to an '83 27ps? I hav
Rudder post Steering failure Team118 at 9:43am 08.04.09 Catalina 30 5/1768 I've searched for this issue and haven't found much information. I have a 1977 Catalina 30 with pe
How do I inspect keel bolt? JoelHoover at 9:17am 08.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1420 I need to inspect my keel bolt (pivot). How do I do this without going to the yard or removing the k
solar panel rack on trailer sailer (5) walt at 8:58am 08.04.09 Trailer Sailors 10/7037 Earlier on this forum, I was asking about solar panel rack mounting on a trailer sailer and this is
Planning a Catalina trip. caguy at 8:56am 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3594 I posted this in the Southern CA Sailors group as a message, but I am not sure how many of you get m
Vented loop Windblown at 8:54am 08.04.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/4296 I just installed a whole new system (Raritan PH II, hoses, vented loops, holding tank, and seacocks)
Yacht Specialties controls Kenlee at 7:41am 08.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1239 I am new to Odays and am buying a '78 Oday 30 that has Yacht Specialties pedestal steering with the

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Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) dlochner at 7:58am 03.22.22 In January 2020 we purchased a Honda 5hp OB for our dinghy. Due to changes in plans from Covid, we d
whisker pole Simon Sexton at 7:52am 03.22.22 I.M.O.: Make sure you don't buy a telescoping whisker pole. Weather and salt will work its way int
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) sailcrazy1 at 7:38am 03.22.22 We have a Yanmar 4JH-TE, and the raw water pump is on the opposite side of our eng access.....we usu
Leave the refrigerator on or off? BigEasy at 7:37am 03.22.22 Mine stays on 24/7. I like cold beverages and ice when onboard. Minimal power consumption and cost
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats dmax at 7:34am 03.22.22 Or you could go PlasTeak: Home - PlasTEAK Inc.
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? John T1594 at 7:33am 03.22.22 Cleaning the coils with a shop vac is an easy and inexpensive way to troubleshoot and maybe fix this
Catalina 30 Table/hardware dmax at 7:31am 03.22.22 If you can't find used ones, they are available new (WM is probably not the cheapest): Chromed-Brass
Auto Pilot MikeHoncho at 7:29am 03.22.22 Yes! It would be cool if CPT would offer just the drive components so you could interface it to a
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 John T1594 at 7:29am 03.22.22 Regarding my factory installed windlass, as in the photo above. I had about twenty+ feet of chain a
Forever to Charge - What's This? cagreen75 at 7:14am 03.22.22 Well, @cagreen75 I hear what you are saying. I'm just trying to see what I have, and then make a d
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? (1) waterman30 at 7:12am 03.22.22 Here is what I have now for tray. Will be replacing after upcoming launch.
Leave the refrigerator on or off? sail sfbay at 7:01am 03.22.22 You are going to get different answers on this one as it depends on whether you pay for power at you
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 mromanow at 6:45am 03.22.22
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 mromanow at 6:44am 03.22.22
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:39am 03.22.22 The Pearson 303 has a shallow draft and air draft of well under 65 feet, there should be few if any
whisker pole Ward H at 6:35am 03.22.22 I have a 6'-12' Forespar whisker available. Aluminum ends. Came off a 25 O'day. May be a little
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 6:23am 03.22.22 Well, @cagreen75 I hear what you are saying. I'm just trying to see what I have, and then make a de
Forever to Charge - What's This? cagreen75 at 6:07am 03.22.22 I have over the years experienced many problems with batteries, especially older batteries, where th
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions Parsons at 5:45am 03.22.22 Under 5 foot Draft on Atlantic ICW should not be an issue, but that said you will go aground in mud/
ASA 101 class... BigEasy at 5:41am 03.22.22 Gloves.... that would be pretty low on my list, but since you're getting into sailing for sure, g

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