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O`DAY 37ft DOWN TO A 32 FT fulltiltboogie at 8:23am 05.19.09 Bigger Boats 2/7293 I owned a 37ft O`Day center cockpit for a short while,am now looking at a 32 ft O`Day center cockpit
Lifting a 1GM TDudley at 8:00am 05.19.09 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1915 I own a 1981 27' Cherubini Hunter. I have to change the motor mounts and re-align the engine. I ha
Another engine related question Tim R. at 7:51am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2202 Another engine related question(hot water) My heat exchanger is clean but idling(1500 rpms) my engi
leaky rudder JohnDHill at 7:48am 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/844 The rudder on my 1989 Hunter 30 bleeds rusty water from 3-4 spots when on the hard. Is this signific
GPS System may breakdown next year :( Franklin at 7:35am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1861 "...mismanagement and a lack of investment means that some of the crucial GPS satellites could begin
Macerator noprob2 at 7:06am 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1474 Ok now I am baffled In spring commissioning I check all systems. I turned on the breaker to macera
1982 Hunter 33' sailordk at 6:55am 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1536 I have a severly cracked compass housing, Merriman Yacht Specialty pedestal. Trying to locate after
Problem with light fixture PrincessoftheLake at 5:37am 05.19.09 Big Boats 7/1234 I have a problem with two of the light fixtures on my Hunter 1995 40.5. In the v-berth the overhead
Removing Bottom Paint Using Roll-Of geoffschultz at 3:44am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1740 Removing Micron CSC/Extra Bottom Paint Using Roll-Of The other day I discovered that you can remove
Fresh Water Head and Effect on Calcification? geoffschultz at 3:37am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 31/8544 I'm in the enviable process of replacing my head hoses due to calcification (or whatever that '@# i*
Rig Tuning Problem RussB at 3:13am 05.19.09 S2 3/1360 I have a 1979 9.2A with a mast oscillation problem. At rest in the slip, with winds off the beam, t
Deck leaks around shrouds Beneteau 35s5 homeaway at 2:20am 05.19.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1585 Hi, was wondering if anyone can tell me about the deck fitting where the shrouds go through. Looks
raw water strainer Sointu II at 1:10am 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1190 Hi, I just changed the raw water strainer as the old one was damaged. I mounted above the water li
Sea Shanty Bad Obsession at 10:07pm 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1139 I listen to a lot of sea shanties. I came across this on youtube. It is beautiful. http://www.yo
MacGregor decals Gdindy at 9:34pm 05.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/5635 Where can I purchase 4 MacGregor decals for my boat/trailer for my 26D Thank you for your help in
Pop top/seahood water intrusion (4) John23883 at 8:21pm 05.18.09 Smaller Boats 0/960 A word to the wise regarding our pop top/seahood on the Hunter 26. I found what looked like rust com
VDO Sumlog impeller daryl.ramage at 7:47pm 05.18.09 Sirius 21/22 3/9383 My 1977 Serious 21 has a mechanical VDO Sumlog and the impeller is broken. Any idea if I can just r
leaky rudder wantanewboat at 7:25pm 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1237 Rudder on newly purchased 'older boat' has rust stains and water coming out of middle of rudder. We
1975 H27 Cutless bearing zg1200b at 6:35pm 05.18.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1537 Can anyone tell me the OD and ID size ot the cutless bearing on my H27 Any part number and where I c
Mercury outbord user guide aceventura at 6:17pm 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1625 Hi, I have a Mercury 15HP 2 strokes long shaft 2001 for my sailboat. I'm trying to find the user g

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Down windsails. Diablito at 8:13am 02.21.22
Stove Dimensions jssailem at 8:10am 02.21.22 Looks serviceable. I had one in my 1974 boat. Decided I wanted to replace the gas line, regulator, f
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Justin_NSA at 8:00am 02.21.22 We're supposed to reach 70 degrees today but only a high of 20 tomorrow as a "polar pulse comes down
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 7:54am 02.21.22 I purchased a 10kW motor from a manufacturer. The distance to motor from my slip to open water (Pot
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 7:50am 02.21.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 7:45am 02.21.22 The beauty of a stuffing box is the immediate feed back it gives. It works or it does not. YODA wou
Bosun's chair mikeracca at 7:45am 02.21.22 Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will be needing something here soon.
BATTERY BANK SETUP jr22553 at 7:40am 02.21.22 Lot of questions. The biggest question is what kind of power does your motor need? How big is the m
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds rgranger at 7:40am 02.21.22
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? kloudie1 at 7:39am 02.21.22 I spoke to him a little Saturday. He is doing OK. His shore power has been off for a year due to a h
Bosun's chair TimFromLI at 7:38am 02.21.22 I second the climbing harness - I feel much more secure in a harness.
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems TimFromLI at 7:33am 02.21.22 Are you sure the water is circulating? Is there possibly a blockage in the heat exchanger, the fresh
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31am 02.21.22 Apparently my note to Woody in FB messenger never uploaded 'cuz I couldn't find it when I just check
BATTERY BANK SETUP jviss at 7:27am 02.21.22 My error, should have said series, need to proof read before posting.:facepalm: Yes, I knew it was
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds kgibson4 at 7:23am 02.21.22 When raising the mast on my H23, I bungee the slack shrouds to the lifeline so that the turnbuckles
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 7:22am 02.21.22 48V if in series, not parallel. My error, should have said series, need to proof read before post
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (2) Tally Ho at 7:06am 02.21.22 Shaft diameter is 1". After reading the posts and the article on MaineSail, I'm going to clean the
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 7:05am 02.21.22 Lot of questions. The biggest question is what kind of power does your motor need? How big is the mo
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? JamesG161 at 6:56am 02.21.22 @woodster lives near me! He told me he had to wait on a good rainfall to take a bath so.....:facep
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems BarryL at 6:52am 02.21.22 Hello, Do you have water heater that uses engine coolant to heat the water? If so then you probably

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