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Bottom Paint Question bffatcat at 11:24am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1304 When I bought my boat 9 years ago It had several layers of old blue epoxy bottom paint on it I sande
Passage 450 Rudder Charliepapa at 9:10am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1579 I have a 1997 Passage 450 with relatively low hours - 900 on it. There is some play in the rudder po
Who's got the biggest, (heaviest) trailerable boat? okawbow at 8:18am 10.18.08 Trailer Sailors 51/40606 I've been thinking about a bigger sailboat; but wondering how big is too big to trailer. I only live
Splicing Rope AllenF at 8:12am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2288 OK...I've heard that there's no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people who ask question
Waste System Fittings John T1594 at 7:29am 10.18.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2026 Peggy - I saw your reply to the post about a cracked holding tank fitting. You recommended using an
Sailing an 86 h23.5 in ocean derrickh23 at 7:11am 10.18.08 Smaller Boats 5/1473 I have never sailed my 86 h23 in the ocean but am planing a trip to the Keys in February. I have sai
Water Tank Sender/Gauge Wire Color Dan at 6:20am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1360 Hi all: The wiring between one of my water tanks and my tank gauge corroded. Instead of patching
New Water Pumps TonyW at 6:19am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1990 Has anyone installed or had any experience with the new Variable Speed water pumps. Are they as quie
HOW TO...Pump out waste 1986 31' Night Wind at 6:13am 10.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1468 With out sounding to ingnorant, I just purchased this boat about four months ago and to be completel
MERRIMAN-Yacht Specialties Pedestal Parts kloudie1 at 5:42am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/10456 Several years back, the plastic control mounting section of my old Merriman pedestal broke. I found
H34 Jib Sheet Hangs Up Dave Perry at 5:09am 10.18.08 Big Boats 8/1819 Maybe it's unique to me... but more often than not, when I tack, my jib sheet gets caught up under t
Painting over old boat name on transom remo7e at 3:47am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 11/7104 Hello all, I bought a boat a few weeks ago and would like to rename her. The previous name is pai
H23.5 Mark H at 10:31pm 10.17.08 Smaller Boats 3/1233 My new 1993 H23.5 was found with water near bottom step after half inch rain. Boat was setting on le
On the level Divecon at 9:50pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 3/2565 I can't seem to get my Catalina 250WB level on the trailer without several attempts. There is about
Headsail suddenly releases? (1) SoSound at 7:51pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3022 Taking advantage of the last couple of gorgeous days before we end our season and move on to winter
cheek block (1) paulj at 7:13pm 10.17.08 Catalina 310 14/3037 Added a cheek block to tame those forsail and asym sheets. It's a lot easier now.:dance: Block added
Great Interest in Trailerables out there.... dvideohd at 6:57pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 11/4325 I was towing the Mac26D to the lake this evening. While in a parking lot (getting the last minute s
Getting a 192 off a trailer bullwinkle at 5:58pm 10.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1483 I need to get the boat off my trailer but don't know how. Need to drop centerboard for a new line th
I bought a little sailboat at the used car lot (2) Dale_K at 5:43pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 15/25952 My first post. I live in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas and I saw a little boat in the back of the us
Bicycles Aboard Talisman108 at 4:46pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1852 Hello, I'm a beginner to the sailboat world and am currently looking around for a 27' or similar ve

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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
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change bart at 8:07am 02.07.22 I have the same boat and engine. Originally there was a primer pump located on the secondary filter
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:45am 02.07.22 Thanks all for a wealth of great info. As stated, I'll be diving into Waggoners and other sources o
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:42am 02.07.22 I think you are wrong. And I'm not being grumpy. You are the grumpy guy, because you didn't follow
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:34am 02.07.22 Considering the amount of territory you want to cover in a sail boat, recommend that you leave sout
Long way to check out trailer sailor SoCalAngler at 7:32am 02.07.22 In 2009, at age 66, my father drove from SoCal to Florida for a Drascombe Lugger. He wanted one oh

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