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?? Input on Portable Butane heater for Pocket Cruiser stephenronning at 11:55pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3542 Hi Gang. I'm curious if anyones used a portable outdoor butane heater aboard their pocket cruiser. I
Hunter 19 mast info Johan S at 11:09pm 03.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1351 Hi I Live in Cape town South Africa and recently bought a hunter 19 with a mast blank. the old one
Help with Repairing Rudder bxdobs at 10:47pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3323 Hunter 23.5 ... rudder split open along trailing edge ... approx 2 feet long 1/2" wide max Looking
stanchion base martyfab at 6:51pm 03.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1383 I have a 1984 hunter 31 and need a toe rail mounted 1" stanchion base. Hunter says they can't help.
Gulf Coast raft-up Chuck Creel at 6:42pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1543 Looking forward to some sailing this wek end but weather forecast is calling of a nor-easter that we
Help me find a week's cruise destination Rich Stidger at 6:40pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2468 Every year I take my work crew out for a week's cruise. Besides being fun, it's a small payback for
Line Drawing for the Hunter 41 Mystique at 5:51pm 03.16.09 Big Boats 2/1782 Anyone have a line drawing of the Hunter 41? Please forward - thanks!
O'Day 32' elalamo at 5:46pm 03.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/978 I'm thinking about purchasing a 1987 O'Day 32'. However, I don't know much about her reputation. I'm
'81 Cal 2-25 Fin Keel...anyone got any opinon or input?? stephenronning at 5:45pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2424 Hi Gang. I just bought a Cal 2-25 Fin Keel and am looking fwd to sailing her here in the Puget Sound
wish list (98) Witzend at 4:59pm 03.16.09 Catalina 310 16/2828 Well the wish list grows. Our 310 is not very well endowed in electronics. Just ST Depth and Speed i
Heat exchanger Juggernaut at 4:18pm 03.16.09 Bigger Boats 3/1586 Pulled the engine zinc out. Lo and behold, the socket the brass plug screwed into disintegrated. So
Not the Compression Post..the Beam above ontheroadgiv at 4:16pm 03.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1260 I have a 84' 31. I removed my compression post and it is fine. The fiberglass I-beam is not. The w
Mistakes were made Roger Long at 3:42pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2048 The PO of my boat crudely cut a couple of slots in the boom about 4 feet from the gooseneck end so h
Throttle Cable Kaibleu at 3:39pm 03.16.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2249 I have a '78 Ranger 30 with an A4. The throttle cable came out of the pedestal mount yesterday. It
Broken Stanchion Peter Lougheed at 3:26pm 03.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1056 Hi there! Had a stanchion on a 1998 Hunter 340 break over winter in bad storm. All four 1/4 in bolts
Updated electrical system spreadsheet Bill Roosa at 3:22pm 03.16.09 Big Boats 0/1180 Hi All During the recent discussion on charging of batteries I realized that my initial math on batt
Holding Tank Leak Mike H. at 2:38pm 03.16.09 Big Boats 5/1147 We just took delivery on our 1994 Vision 36. After motoring across the bay, our bilge was full.
Belize Guatemala Info sailaway78 at 2:19pm 03.16.09 Destinations 4/3150 Anyone spent any time recently in the Belize-Guatemala areas. Primarily interested in cost of livin
Reduce smoking (exhaust) headhunter at 2:00pm 03.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1625 I have a 2000 Hunter 290. The boat is like new with 280 hours on engine. However, it is only used
Odd Leaks Bad Obsession at 1:55pm 03.16.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2086 Two of the lexan windows in my Catalina 30 (The front windows that don't open up) were leaking last

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Slips in Tampa area Kings Gambit at 9:01pm 11.15.21 Bradenton - Twin Dolphin Marina and Palmetto (don't remember the name) across the river. Regatta P
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question JamesG161 at 8:47pm 11.15.21 Don is asking since if in neutral you get > 2200 RPM it shows what your engine can do while not unde
US SPARS Question SoSound at 8:38pm 11.15.21 Thumbs down.
Windlass for Hunter 340. sail sfbay at 7:31pm 11.15.21 See post #3 in this thread: anchor handling on a Hunter 34 \| Sailboat Owners Forums AND #18 in this
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Capt Robbie at 7:21pm 11.15.21
US SPARS Question joker460 at 7:20pm 11.15.21 Finally they got back to me. Looks like I'm on my own. I'll have to make the part.
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Capt Robbie at 7:15pm 11.15.21
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 7:05pm 11.15.21
Awwww, Nuts!!! Hayden Watson at 6:59pm 11.15.21 On a C30 the tabernacle will not allow a sleeve on the outside of the mast so the repair will need t
Water Heater temp setting jssailem at 6:57pm 11.15.21 I have not checked the water temp, but it is plenty hot. I mix it with the cold tap to provide a ple
Swinomish Channel Closure Terry Cox at 6:52pm 11.15.21 My Deception Pass best practice follows slack water to minimize any chance of a mishap due to submer
yanmar water pump leaking after replacement Justin_NSA at 6:47pm 11.15.21 Could the new pump be old i e. sitting on a shelf for a long time with a bad o-ring?
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question DArcy at 6:46pm 11.15.21 If everything is running fine, the first thing I'd check is the throttle linkage. Perhaps something
Worth the Cutter Rig? (8) jssailem at 6:44pm 11.15.21 @SailorElliot Sail design and sail trim are what lend your boat speed. Quantum shares tips on impr
interested in buying a 310 Witzend at 6:42pm 11.15.21 Thanks, but I'd really prefer a fresh water hull if I can find one. What do you have in mind for y
oil pressure sensor quandry (2) Rich Stidger at 6:41pm 11.15.21 Easy to troubleshoot. At the sensor disconnect the wires, power up and look at the gauge. It shoul
Maryland Macgregor 26 trial? Justin_NSA at 6:31pm 11.15.21 I had a water ballast 26S and I agree with Greg. They are tender and lightly built. We kept ours sli
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 (1) Dalliance at 6:28pm 11.15.21 Have to love Google. Here is a screenshot of the cooling system diagram for a Yanmar 2qm15. It sho
Worth the Cutter Rig? Alan Gomes at 5:39pm 11.15.21 They bottom is incredibly not clean, we've been waiting the whole year for a good time to haul her
Winter Jackstands and Blocking (1) Tally Ho at 5:11pm 11.15.21 I think the stand under the bow is because the hull is more vertical (pointy) at the bow. I have st

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