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Could you live on a 430? Rorie at 12:46pm 07.23.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1505 Hi I'm thinking of buying a Oceanis 430 I've seen to live on during the week. Has anyone ever
Lone Star 13 by Chrysler? Breaking wind at 12:43pm 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/10667 So I picked one of these up for a song, all the rigging is good, the sails look to be brand new! and
Boat's name change Wicho at 12:26pm 07.23.08 Smaller Boats 3/1498 OK! I would like to change the name of my boat, and some people tell me that "it s bad luck", other
Purchasing a new Catalina 375? ptgrin at 12:23pm 07.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/966 I'm seriously considering purchasing a new Catalina 375 (also looking at a Hunter 38). Anyone have a
A new Hunter 38 or Catalina 375? ptgrin at 11:28am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 18/5309 My husband and I currently have a Catalina 34 (1987), and are very interested in either a new Hunter
356 Anchor shemandr at 10:56am 07.23.08 Big Boats 8/1078 Last weekend after anchoring in sustained 20 Kts. overnight my Danforth 22 came off the bottom with
outboard mounting calamitas at 9:25am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1113 Am finishing a transom rebuild on an O-Day 25 from 1976 and getting ready to remount the outboard mo
Finally Ken at 9:09am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1103 FINALLY -- COMMON SENSE PREVAILS In a remarkable display of bipartisan support for recreational boa
portable generator on sailboat Syversens at 7:59am 07.23.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2095 hey all, we just got a portable generator on the boat, a 2000W from ebay and it works well... howeve
Hunter 260 Gray molded portlights (Pieces of crap) Replacement Lindsay at 7:41am 07.23.08 Smaller Boats 0/1142 Does anyone have any info on a good replacement for my Gray molded portlights (total junk)on my Hunt
Taking my boat home TFrere at 7:19am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 20/1335 I just bought a 1978 Hunter 27 from Long Beach, MS. I will be moving it to Lake Pontchatrain this w
Mounting Speakers???? MoonSailer at 6:58am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 1/974 The two speakers mounted in my cockpit cubby holes are buzzing so I bought two new speakers. The ol
any members here that are form Onatario-Help Please! sailorKevan at 6:43am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1111 hey ppl: just looking for any members that are from Ontario-preferably out of the hamilton yaught cl
Waterproofing.... Warren Milberg at 6:40am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1669 I got really pounded in a thunderstorm yesterday (a whole other story). In the process, I found my
Rail diameter for 25.5 Dwayne Robinson at 6:16am 07.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/762 Can anyone tell me what the rail diameter is on a 25.5, not the stantions just the rails. Thanks Dwa
Rigging for a YAMAHA Y36A Scott at 5:50am 07.23.08 Yamaha 0/1651 I am trying to find out if anyone has sources for used Yamaha 36 parts, in particular, a mast, boom,
Honda 9.9 ? HAL at 4:52am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3241 What to do? We have a Honda 9.9, 2005 long shaft ,with Power Thruster that will reach only 4500 r
Marking documentation number permanently in boat jviss at 4:41am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 10/5507 Just wondering how other owners of documented vessels mark the documentation number inside, in a tru
Marking documentation number permanently in boat jviss at 4:41am 07.23.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1076 Just wondering how other owners of documented vessels mark the documentation number inside, in a tru
M25 Glow Plug Power Rob at 3:04am 07.23.08 Catalina 30 5/1723 I recently took ownership of a 1995 Catalina 30. The engine is hard starting and I have found that t

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Thru Hull Backers Benny17441 at 12:03pm 09.25.21 Whatever you choose, let it be the weakest link in the chain. It is not supposed to last forever,
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! (2) Windpilot at 11:08am 09.25.21 Made a note to remember, felt bad. I'm actually getting ready for a standing rigging replacement as
Help remembering small cruiser name Siamese at 11:04am 09.25.21 The Flicka was never considered "inexpensive".
Possible C&C 30 mark 1 buyer looking for advice... DArcy at 11:03am 09.25.21 why do all sailboat manufacturers install diesels, without exception? Diesel engines are more effi
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) SamLust at 10:40am 09.25.21 That is not the strut used on the Hunter 33. It was cast with H-33 on the arm. TWO BOLTS ONLY!. M
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) (1) Allan12210 at 10:28am 09.25.21 If you're still working this project take heed. The company that made the early struts for Hunter
Toe rail carriage bolts dlochner at 10:17am 09.25.21 hmmm, good thought about isolation of the Stainless Steel bolt from Aluminum. Jim... That would wo
Maine Sail update Len Ingalls at 10:15am 09.25.21 Best wishes! Get well soon. / Len Ingalls
Help remembering small cruiser name dlochner at 10:15am 09.25.21 Close to 20' length, sold for around 50k new I think. That would fit the Flicka. When she was fir
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup SamLust at 9:50am 09.25.21 The original prints, pictures, whatever you call them were no more than a basic idea. No relation t
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals SamLust at 9:42am 09.25.21 You're best off pulling off at least one end, probably the forward end because the internal blocks f
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops SamLust at 9:30am 09.25.21 In my 1983 Hunter 33 I replaced the original cockpit mounted traveler with a Garhauer up above the
Hunter 376 transmission gear ratio Ed.S at 9:17am 09.25.21 Thank you, I found it.
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) SamLust at 9:15am 09.25.21 If you're still working this project take heed. The company that made the early struts for Hunter c
Help remembering small cruiser name PaulH2504 at 8:58am 09.25.21 Could help if you define "small" and "inexpensive". Close to 20' length, sold for around 50k new I
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) SamLust at 8:49am 09.25.21 If I understand what you said you're looking to leave the holes large so you can glass in the chain
79 Hunter 30 - What make of roller furler is this? SamLust at 8:37am 09.25.21 That does look like an early CDI, but it also looks like someone replaced the original aluminum foil
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:35am 09.25.21 The bear probably weighed about 190 pounds more after Found at the site was a 10 pound pile of :p
Help remembering small cruiser name jssailem at 8:27am 09.25.21 A Flicka 20 was sailed from the Puget Sound to New Zealand in 2009. Here is a link to Flicka storie
Leaking Muffler SamLust at 8:23am 09.25.21 My 1983 Hunter 33 had a blue fiberglass water lift "muffler". I don't believe I ever saw a brand na

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