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canvas in Olympia monty at 5:52am 06.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/947 Can anyone recommend a canvas installer for an enclosure. Preferably in the Olympia, Washington area
Maxwell Winch Parts, fyi Warren Milberg at 6:29am 06.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1945 H28.5 owner Jay Grizzell recently exchanged some email with Hutton-Arco in Australia and is in the p
New Hubs for a 1993 H23.5 Jack h23.5 at 6:56am 06.14.08 Smaller Boats 2/890 I going on a road trip and need a spare hub, but thought I might as well buy two new hubs and use th
Has anybody heard from John Farnsworth? (of the more laidback West coast Farnswo LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 11:15am 06.14.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1121 He has been MIA for awhile. Hopefully he is up to big fun on San Fran Bay?!!
Question on New Sails for 1980 Hunter 27' Russell at 11:33am 06.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1187 Having just purchased a 1980 Hunter 27', I found that both the main sail and the 150% genoa were is
lines led aft on oday 25 nick at 12:56pm 06.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1033 when attaching the clutch ,organizer ,etc i know the decks arent solid fiberglass so do i put the bo
Fiberglass repair needed (1) ells at 1:05pm 06.14.08 Day Sailers 1/1089 Fiberglass repairI have an Oday 19 that had a small crack in the companionway door corner when I b
Latch for hatch above V-berth R. A. Lueck at 3:39pm 06.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1037 I'd like to install a better method of securing (from the inside) the hatch above the V-Berth. In a
Max Outboard HP for Hunter 216 New owner at 12:41am 06.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4052 What is the max outboard HP that anyone has successfully put on a Hunter 216? The documentation says
Manual for 15' O'Day Sailboat William Jasulaitis at 11:20pm 06.12.08 Day Sailers 1/2051 Hi: Would like to know where/how to obtain a manual for a 15'O'day sailboat. Secondly the hull has t
Roller Furler Sheet advice GuyT at 12:27am 06.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1308 So its time to replace the sheet(continuous loop) on my old Hood Roller Furler.I would like to repl
Mast Vibrations Blitz at 12:11am 06.13.08 Seidelmann 10/2553 Thought someone might know the cause of this:Last night I went to go check on the boat and it seem
Min wind for 216 ? 216 owner at 2:00am 06.13.08 Smaller Boats 2/819 What is the minimum wind you sail your 216 in ?
Novice has a question on degrees joelp at 2:14am 06.13.08 Catalina 22 8/1633 I recently purchased a cat 22 and took it out. The wind was 15 to 20 knots and My boat went to at le
Any experience with Nationwide Yacht insurance? Rich Stidger at 2:25am 06.13.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1299 I'm specifically looking for any positive or negative experiences.Have you had any claims, and how
3GM30F WHAT IS PROPER TEMPERATURE Duke13540 at 1:41am 06.13.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1268 A 3GM30F What is the proper temperature the engine should be running at?I had an overheat problem a
Has anyone added shore power to Hunter 23.5? Julianna at 5:11am 06.13.08 Smaller Boats 9/1720 Has anyone ever added shore power to the 23.5 or similar? My slip has shore power but the boat does
sail trim turtle at 3:35am 06.13.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/3799 First of all, as you will be able to see from my question, I know very little about sail trim. I hav
Acidy smell in the cabin TomC23572 at 6:28am 06.13.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1034 I recently purchased a Catalina 22 MKII. Inside the cabin it has a faint odor like dog pee; however
Will a EU1000 Honda Generator heat my water heater? Ken Kindrick at 5:47am 06.13.08 Big Boats 4/1341 Would I be able to heat up the water heater on my H340 by turning off the charging function on my Li

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Mast sheave box - Compatible Ronstan part? jssailem at 5:35am 05.26.21 Ben, here is a link to an Ullman sail rigging guide. May be of help. https://ullmansails.com/wp-cont
Mast sheave box - Compatible Ronstan part? jssailem at 5:31am 05.26.21 Just looked at the added pictures. It is a standard in mast box sheave. Typical for a jib halyard on
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 5:26am 05.26.21 Appears you fixed part of the problem. Do you suppose there is a deep dip in the hose somewhere tha
Diesel shutoff question (1) RoyS at 5:12am 05.26.21 I do not have a close up photo of the slotted connection to the regulator lever on my engine handy.
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today shank at 5:08am 05.26.21 Ralph, we are very fortunate to have nice floating docks at our sailing club. Great facilities. Our
Its funny Friday! (1) All U Get at 4:53am 05.26.21 194547
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Thaniel at 4:48am 05.26.21 I have a Simrad TP10. If you're interested, here's how I installed mine. Hunter 26 Owner Modificat
Behavior of marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 4:45am 05.26.21 In my opinion, I think that running all your house loads on one Grp 27 is inadequate, if you are goi
Is there a Hunter 27 Edge out there? s greg at 4:32am 05.26.21 Here is one in Florida Thanks for looking, I contacted the site the boat was sold, that seems to
running aground on a sandbar! jon hansen at 4:32am 05.26.21 i prefer the spinnaker halyard, less strain on the shives.
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? jon hansen at 4:25am 05.26.21 you don't need to add any weight, the boat will sail fine without it. prolly faster. take a photo o
running aground on a sandbar! dlochner at 3:49am 05.26.21 Hope the skipper has towing insurance. Did you notice the Boca police had a heavy gun belt on and
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? dlochner at 3:24am 05.26.21 As others have said, the outboard is a cheap, but not particularly desirable option. If you all you
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today MitchM at 2:54am 05.26.21 when a guy in our marina fell off his transom fussing w some fiberglas work, , he lost his
Paint and non-slip flooring kappykaplan at 2:41am 05.26.21 Looks great, @stickinthemud57 ! :beer:
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today (1) Jumpstart at 11:08pm 05.25.21 Ralph, we are very fortunate to have nice floating docks at our sailing club. Great facilities. Our
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 10:52pm 05.25.21 Yes, it needs tuning, the PO told me to rock the halyard. i am disappointed with myself for giving h
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start AndyBC at 10:46pm 05.25.21 My 30 yr old 2GM20F gives off white smoke for a few seconds after the first cold start of the day, a
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Tedd at 10:39pm 05.25.21 If none of the other suggestions works, it's worth checking for a missing valve stem seal. It's unli
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start dmax at 10:22pm 05.25.21 A leaking injector would have those symptoms..

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