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Hunter 27 Hatches Big Fish at 4:19pm 07.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/4447 Hello: I am new to sailing and have purchased a 1978 Hunter 27. It need a bit of work but nothing s
Hull # Charlie13958 at 3:33pm 07.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1400 Would someone know what year manufactures started to use Hull #s?
Gooseneck Issue Bad Obsession at 2:51pm 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3263 My Uncle just purchased a C ' C 32. Yesterday while sailing we discovered that the gooseneck had an
Stair treads Team118 at 1:11pm 07.11.09 Catalina 30 9/2672 Hey guys; Where would I find some type of rubber tread with an adhesive back to put on the ladder
Seal of approval (3) Skipper at 11:48am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1412 Passed by a marker buoy loaded with pinipeds. One of the youngsters takes a fancy to us and comes
Dutchman Monofilament - Where to get? rpwillia at 11:16am 07.11.09 Catalina 310 7/6703 I need to replace the monofilament on my dutchman. Where is the best place to get it? Thanks
flat spots sailectrician at 10:51am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2587 I am looking at buying a 25' Oday. There is a flat spot on the hull just above the water line and af
Retrofitting Power Tilt to Honda 9.9 sea_casper at 10:23am 07.11.09 Smaller Boats 3/1797 Has anyone added powertilt to a Honda 9.9?
Hunter 310 Bimini Arch Question Steve E. at 8:31am 07.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1148 Hello All, I have a 1999 Hunter 310 with a fiberglass arch. Attached to the arch is a bimini we use
In Mast Furling PATBLEETSTEIN at 8:31am 07.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1783 On A Hunter 36, How Would You Suggest I Ease The Unfurling Of The Main. It Requires A Lot More Effo
Water in the cockpit dgesi at 8:19am 07.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1019 Hi all, I just bought a brand new Capri 16.5 and dropped her in the water for the first time yeste
26X cabin head room cvenable at 8:09am 07.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3886 I'm considering upgrading to a Macgregor power sailer. I've read the 26M has a little over 6ft. head
O'Day 26 rigging and reefing Shoaldrafter at 7:49am 07.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2914 Rick, Do you have a line drawing for your reefing set up? :confused: I manually run a line thru th
Halyards/Rolling furhler Catalina 22 malcontentski at 7:13am 07.11.09 Catalina 22 1/1237 I have a "new-to-me" Cat 22 on a trailer and I am getting ready to launch for the first time. I put
Deal on Security Bits rpwillia at 6:16am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1178 OK, I have nothing at all to do with Harbor Freight but occasionally I buy their tools. A while ago
Riggging pictures mike from gloucester at 6:11am 07.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1113 Hi: I am trying to figure out how to put my boom on a 22 ft O'Day. Does anyone have pictures or
need small outboard advise rich morpurgo at 4:44am 07.11.09 Trailer Sailors 15/7006 unfortunately, the outboard on our little bristol 19 was stolen. I need to replace it. It was a ni
Flat spots sailectrician at 3:46am 07.11.09 Day Sailers 2/1172 I have been looking for a while and think I have found a pretty good used Oday 25. I did notice when
Serious rudder gudgeon failure. SuperMarine at 10:28pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2907 My Ericson 30-II suffered a serious failure 3 miles off of MDR this past Monday when I heard the out
Oday rigging pictures?? mike from gloucester at 10:20pm 07.10.09 Day Sailers 7/2664 I am trying to put my boom on and wanted to know if anyone has pictures or diagramns. Thanks Mik

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LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 11:59pm 02.16.22 I'm doing some reading on LFPs, found a good DIY Solar Power forum. Yes, some cells are insensitiv
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke stuendan at 10:41pm 02.16.22 My Hunter 326 is now out of the water and everything is pretty clean with only a little bit of crud
Yanmar coolant BigEasy at 9:53pm 02.16.22 Yanmar does not make coolant, call an authorized Yanmar Parts Distributor and find out what they r
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Ilanortho at 8:18pm 02.16.22 Thanks for your advice. There is an intriguing battery unit that can be run on plug-in power; the Ze
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Benny17441 at 8:13pm 02.16.22 I would stay away from battery operated units. The technology is not yet there at a reasonable cost
Yanmar coolant Benny17441 at 7:41pm 02.16.22 Yanmar does not make coolant, call an authorized Yanmar Parts Distributor and find out what they re
Hunter 49/50 alternator wiring Windpilot at 7:36pm 02.16.22 Are you're talking about the short wire with a receptacle attached thats on the alternater? I have t
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle Grotto at 7:35pm 02.16.22 Went with a new ruddercraft as well, i would try some heat on the aluminum not a torch but get it go
Retrofitting an arch Phil Herring at 7:29pm 02.16.22 Hi Ryan, welcome to the forums! I'll leave more detailed answers to our users who know more about i
help to identify this part shemandr at 7:23pm 02.16.22 There's at least 4 parts there. Which are you asking about? keeping your post on the front page...
Insurance dlochner at 7:02pm 02.16.22 Personally I have not had issues with insurance, however, there are many reports of folks having iss
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Cap'n Dave at 6:58pm 02.16.22 Thanks, all. Much good advice here. Fair winds to all of you. I'll post an update when fixed. Have f
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Securing Batteries on my H34 Capt Robbie at 5:43pm 02.16.22 WasabiRush, If you have not installed the boxes yet, now would be a great time to try to relocate t
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Sole Refinish Question Archangel123 at 5:21pm 02.16.22 Thank you to everyone for your assistance! Fair Winds to you all!
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