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Cutless Bearing kair at 11:13am 11.05.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1293 Does anyone know the outter diameter of the cutless bearing for the 1980 Hunter 36 Sloop? Thanks
Cutless Bearing kair at 11:11am 11.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/982 Does anyone know the outer diameter of the cutless bearing for the 1980 Hunter 36? Thanks Steve
Fairlead Adjustment Don Guillette at 10:44am 11.05.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/12866 The fairlead adjustment is one the most important sail trim adjustments you make on your boat. If yo
Bristol 30 info? Hector at 8:55am 11.05.08 Ask All Sailors 1/3440 HI I'm looking at a 1973 Bristol 30 (centerboard model). I really like this particular boat - it's
Perkins 4-108 Problem mckee1952 at 8:38am 11.05.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2529 This last weekend after a non eventfull motor of about 3hr's to an anchorage for the night, we start
signet marine insturments Terry in Naples at 7:53am 11.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/5507 When I purchased my boat it already has the signet system in it. ( wind direction speed, depth, spee
Travelling advice g1gaumond at 5:23am 11.05.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1671 I am heading into the windy city for a few days on Business and I'd like to call on sailors for some
How much time to unstep a mast? Mike G. at 5:06am 11.05.08 Ask All Sailors 25/11635 While reviewing invoices from the marina, I noted that they charged me 6.5 hours to unstep the mast
New Feature Added Maine Sail at 4:58am 11.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1532 I wanted to let you all know that you can now bookmark a specific post within a thread instead of bo
Site updates, 11/5 Phil Herring at 12:09am 11.05.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1841 In the forums: horizontal ads have been removed from the top of the screen and run vertically down
Looking for comments on this C27 dman535 at 9:39pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/2542 I posted some pictures of a boat I am considering. It needs some work - that is for sure. Boat seems
boom kicker H34 Alex at 9:03pm 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1272 as the title gives away I have a hunter 34 from 85'. Im thinking of adding a boom kicker next seaso
North Channel Pic (3) heysteveh at 8:44pm 11.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1162 Checking to see if my new avatar will show up. It is a picture we took while sailing in a light bree
help ! how to remove flange from drive shaft bonaroo5698 at 7:35pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 25/18009 i have a beneteau 393 (2005). have to change shaft bearing. separated the flange on the transmissi
Spinaker for Catalina 28 (1991) liberty at 7:24pm 11.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1329 Looking to add a Spinaker sail to my Catalina 28 (1991). Need to purchase a spinaker and see what r
Prop Shaft Knock Richard Deep at 5:20pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3668 OK, this is driving me nuts. My boat has developed a strange knocking (thumping?, slapping?) sound t
First 285 DC panel & water heater qiestion? SoSound at 5:19pm 11.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2243 First 285 DC panel ' water heater question? Thanks for bearing with me, I'm working on a lot of thi
Prop Shaft Knock Richard Deep at 4:54pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1996 OK, this is driving me nuts. My 85 H31 has developed a strange knocking (thumping?, slapping?) sound
Yanmar 3GMF ranchu56 at 4:20pm 11.04.08 Big Boats 9/1914 Looking for advice. Meter shows 3518.6 hrs on the engine. I only had the boat in the water for 4 mo
A new look to the cabin woodwork (4) Trinkka at 4:17pm 11.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1570 It seems that every year I need to make a change or do some kind of a modification to my O'Day 222.

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Hole for Mast riser pole shemandr at 3:42pm 02.08.22 I guess I'll say yes. But I'm not sure if you mean for winter layup or year round. I'm not sure wh
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 3:35pm 02.08.22 I usually anchor very far from other boats.:beer: Ralph: Had you ever had a noise complaint while
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews jeepbluetj at 3:00pm 02.08.22 Wow. That'd be a bit big for a Catalina 27. But it'd certainly be an interesting install. :) Based
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? DianaOfBurlington at 2:56pm 02.08.22 Is there any significant advantage to rope clutches over jam cleats for this halyard application? R
Shower drain (1) Growl at 2:53pm 02.08.22
Winter Cruising Question colb218 at 2:35pm 02.08.22 Great pictures. Sounds like the outing was a lot of fun for all. You packed a lot of experiences in
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? (1) Brazil at 2:34pm 02.08.22 If you are running a spinnaker halyard through a block on one of the two bails on the masthead cran
Aux fuel tank on H50 ice breaker at 2:21pm 02.08.22 Artboas: The reason that you need the return line is incase you walk away while transferring fuel.
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke stuendan at 2:17pm 02.08.22 Thanks for the input guys, Boat comes out for antifoul and Prop Speed next Monday so I will see how
Pop top trouble Gene Neill at 2:13pm 02.08.22 There's not really any trick to it, but the thing is definitely heavy. Ours already had a lift kit i
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? DianaOfBurlington at 2:04pm 02.08.22 Re: secondary halyards - As a professional sailboat rigger I ALWAYS specify secondary halyards on m
Raw water pump. Maine Sail at 1:55pm 02.08.22 Not at all uncommon with the Sherwood pumps. Replace it with an Oberdorfer!. You're very lucky it wa
Raw water pump. BC Bernie at 1:48pm 02.08.22 I had the local shop replace the bearings etc which was still cheaper than getting a new one. Howeve
Teak grate for bathroom shower (1) Charles Erwin at 1:37pm 02.08.22 A Walker. Easy to do in any shape or size you want. You will need a table saw, dado head. They get
Teak grate for bathroom shower AWalker at 12:53pm 02.08.22 Rather than build one yourself, suggest doing an internet search for one of the size you need. Belo
Adding 115 AC Hello Below at 12:40pm 02.08.22 Additionally, back-feeding outlets is never a good idea. +10
Adding 115 AC jviss at 12:38pm 02.08.22 This is a scary post. All of the things already said about portable generators in other threads app
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? Brazil at 12:32pm 02.08.22 Thanks for the heads up. I will check that during installation, and ensure free running. I wouldn't
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 12:21pm 02.08.22 :plus: Definitely go with the Oberdorfer. Much cheaper than the Sherwood, more reliable, easier to
Adding 115 AC kloudie1 at 12:08pm 02.08.22 Note that the new Honda is rated at 1800 watts continuous. Honda EU2200i Super Quiet Inverter Gene

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