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Roller main problem spring 47 at 2:23pm 03.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1408 Just purchased a new Hunter 27 ( 2009 ). It has the roller furling main and I am having a devil of a
Rig Tenion on 311 Mart3833 at 1:48pm 03.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1098 Does any one know what the rig tenion should be on a Beneteau 311, my lower leeward shrouds have qui
Transom Question MLM at 1:28pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 2/1393 I'm new to this site and I hope to gain some knowledge of the 25' O'Days outboard bracket/transom p
Going sailing!!! DMA8 at 1:07pm 03.01.09 S2 2/1430 I owned a 1985 S2 36C several years back. Great boat; Sailed it to Bermuda. Due to health and financ
Capt Tom capt tom at 12:43pm 03.01.09 Day Sailers 5/1500 Looking into cockpit cushions for our 222 and/or a helmseat or two....any ideas?
Dry Tortugas sailaway78 at 12:27pm 03.01.09 Destinations 16/5176 Planning a trip to Key West, Dry Tortugas in late March or early April. Being this is a no discha
bow anchor roller set up jdgrnt66 at 10:23am 03.01.09 Big Boats 4/1349 anyone know who the manufacturer or know where to get a new bow roller set up for a 93 40.5? would l
wheel to sale robertgallagher at 9:12am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1642 I have a 36" stainless wheel I am wanting to sale. I thought about ebay but then wondered how the he
2 heads better than 1? Bad Obsession at 7:12am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3807 I have noticed that a lot of the newer designed boats that are 38 feet or better have 2 heads. What
Seacocks, Thru-hulls & Ball valves. 10 to replace:( luvitt at 7:10am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 35/8194 Ok, I know this is not an area to skimp on. I have 10 below the waterline, that are probably origi
O'Day 26 Compression Post Questions by Keith Shoaldrafter at 5:00am 03.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1199 Keith, When posting to a board like this it helps to clearly identify boat and issue in subject li
Barrier Paint? SeacretSailor at 4:59am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2865 I have a quick question for the southern warm-waters sailors. My area will be the warm brackish wat
Glassing in backing plates for through hulls Hermit Scott at 6:53pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 30/5725 I am ready to fix the backing plates tomorrow(sunday) to the hull. I bought a new drill, all the apr
Installing a Raymarine S1 AutoPilot rpwillia at 6:49pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 10/3791 Anyone ever done the install themselves? Any tips or tricks I need to know about?
C400 Replacement Rudder Andy H at 4:51pm 02.28.09 Big Boats 4/2477 Hello All New to the forum today but a lurker for the last year. Very much enjoy the site with th
Who made this sail boat? (1) paulj at 4:36pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1999 Just noticed this boat from Montana at the dock today. What a nice looking boat and fantastic riggin
Fuel for the new season scolil at 3:49pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2179 As the season gets closer, I was wandering through the autoparts store and wondered what things I sh
Prop rotation for a Yanmar 2GM Engine??? morgantheship at 3:35pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/7985 I am in the process of repowering my H27. The old engine was a Renault and the new engine (new to m
My S2 bit me BobM at 3:29pm 02.28.09 S2 4/1814 Working on the boat today. Tightening up the boom tent so it will shed snow better. A nor'easter i
Measurement Compression Post 83 Hunter 27 keithsail at 2:49pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1146 I was looking for a couple of you guys with Hunter 27 foot 1983 models to give me a measurement from

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Raw water pump. (1) PlaneTom at 9:30am 02.08.22 Yeah. That's had it. Appears to have seized and sheared off the pulley that the belt goes on. So
Adding 115 AC (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:22am 02.08.22 I may buy a 3000 watt generator. And that's how the battle started:
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 9:16am 02.08.22 Thanks to everyone for replies. :) I am going to the boat this afternoon to test it.
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:06am 02.08.22 With the right prop, cruise at 5 kts at 2800 RPM. Don't buy a new mixing elbow until you inspect th
Teak grate for bathroom shower sail sfbay at 8:55am 02.08.22 Rather than build one yourself, suggest doing an internet search for one of the size you need. Below
Adding 115 AC Hello Below at 8:52am 02.08.22 The water heater requires 1500Watts. It is unlikely that you need 500Watts for additional devices.
Winter Cruising Question Hayden Watson at 8:51am 02.08.22 ...I had to pull my headsail back off and take it back to the sail loft. For some reason whoever a
Raw water pump. markwbird at 8:51am 02.08.22 Yeah. That's had it. Appears to have seized and sheared off the pulley that the belt goes on. So,
Raw water pump. sail sfbay at 8:45am 02.08.22 You can always "edit" you post after you send it.
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 8:43am 02.08.22 Time to replace? You bet! I messed up the first post, meant to include the text but hit a wrong ke
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 8:42am 02.08.22 2001 Catalina 310, Universal M-25 XPB Last week, letting the diesel warm up while I removed covers,
Raw water pump. sail sfbay at 8:38am 02.08.22 Time to replace?
C&C 30 Mk II rudder Hayden Watson at 8:36am 02.08.22 Andy at BoatWorks Today did a full series on rebuilding a foam core rudder Part 2 is the one where h
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change jeepbluetj at 8:27am 02.08.22 I would think that you would want not only "fresh" fuel but filtered fuel as well. The fuel that co
Adding 115 AC JoeWhite at 8:24am 02.08.22 The water heater requires 1500Watts. It is unlikely that you need 500Watts for additional devices. I
Pop top trouble AaronD at 8:04am 02.08.22 The weight is definitely significant. You can add gas pistons to help with the lift. CatalinaDirect
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dlochner at 7:36am 02.08.22 That sounds right. I think I misleaded myself thinking more of a speed sensor than depth sounder. B
Flexing Floor dlochner at 7:34am 02.08.22
Tiller Serenity on Hudson at 7:19am 02.08.22 Still have a 6 speed on a 2007 Cayman S. Likely my last standard shift. While todays transmissions a
Flexing Floor (1) Plymouth Sailor at 7:17am 02.08.22 Plymouth Sailor, could you share some images of the area you identify as the concern. It would help

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