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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 10/1641 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 15/3805 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 35/8189 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 13/2864 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
What You Don't See! (1) oreana123 at 2:15pm 02.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1543 Mast Boot I am making mast covers for my customers in Boise. Here is a fully rigged 26D with a full
1974 O'Day 20 Architure at 2:02pm 02.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/9371 I'm looking for technical or owners manuals of my boat na O'Day 20 that would have developed when t
New Engine Parts for Repower Project morgantheship at 1:26pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2019 I am repowering my H27. I have removed the original Renault 8 Hp engine and have purchased a used (v
Shaft Zincs and the Bee Bee Witzend at 12:43pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 0/1280 What's the deal with the Bee Bee, and why don't they have them anymore? At least not at West Marin
Re-doing packing Catalina 310 Witzend at 12:36pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 1/1514 I used 1/4" GTU purchased at West Marine. I don't understand about the need to use the lubricant whe

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Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? LloydB at 1:01pm 02.07.22 Same question as 'seem to have painted myself into a corner can this cause problems?'. I have used
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change dkinzer at 1:01pm 02.07.22 what you should do is bleed the injectors beginning with the first one. It should then fire after w
Old transducer with new depth sounder? Deparlocean at 12:56pm 02.07.22 That sounds right. I think I misleaded myself thinking more of a speed sensor than depth sounder. Bu
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dlochner at 12:37pm 02.07.22 There is a world of difference between the transducers built in the 80s and those available for the
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested dlochner at 12:31pm 02.07.22 The issue with weight is not the weight as it is the placement of the weight. Weight placement affec
Old transducer with new depth sounder? Deparlocean at 12:28pm 02.07.22 I would try to connect the tranducer to the new instrument if it has the same number of wires to con
Tiller Serenity on Hudson at 12:27pm 02.07.22 used a screw driver as a stick shift on a Peugeot. Lend the car to an employee and he returned with
B41S5 Mainsheet control (1) sail sfbay at 12:08pm 02.07.22 Can you please post a photo of the current arrangement? In the meantime, suggest routing the mainshe
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Captain Fantastic at 12:02pm 02.07.22 Where would your head be in relation to the boom using any of these seats? Thank you for your resp
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing senang at 12:00pm 02.07.22 You might try to get it 3D printed.
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Captain Fantastic at 11:57am 02.07.22 Adding weight should not have an effect to the speed when sailing. It may require more sail and tri
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 11:49am 02.07.22 @YVRguy here are a few other things that you probably are aware of when you enter the US and Washin
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested captcoho at 11:33am 02.07.22 Understand a decrease in speed sailing and under power but lack understanding in tipyness and rec
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 11:23am 02.07.22 @YVRguy here are a few other things that you probably are aware of when you enter the US and Washing
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 11:21am 02.07.22 He prefers to ghost along at 2 knots if that's what conditions offer and take it as it comes. A wi
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing sailing H386 at 10:46am 02.07.22 Are there any Hunter 386 owners on this forum who might be interested in such a molded item? Just
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing dmax at 9:39am 02.07.22 I can see that now in the picture - you may well have to mold one yourself.
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing sailing H386 at 9:18am 02.07.22 thank dmax for yr contribution. However the cockpit of the Hunter has a small bend.. It makes the co
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Sailor Sue at 8:59am 02.07.22 Where would your head be in relation to the boom using any of these seats?
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Digger54 at 8:29am 02.07.22 My Hunter 41AC has same engine. Since I have owned her, I always do just one filter at a time. Chang

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