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Dinghy Repair Eric M at 11:05am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1086 I have a 1990's vintage Bombard Inflatable dingy. Wood floorboards and transom. The glue between t
Ocean sailing in Pacific NW Dag at 10:43am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1144 Good morning. I live in Portland, OR. I've been away from sailing for the past 15 years. My last exp
A 1978 ODay 22 qithout a hatch? 22ODayGirl at 10:32am 07.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1130 Hey all, new member here, new ODay owner, too. I bought her used last week, and am excited about sai
voltage regulator jdgrnt66 at 10:13am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1085 can i use a 3 stage regulator with my stock hitachi alternator on my yanmare 4JH2E? jeff
Riding Sail Ron at 10:12am 07.28.08 Big Boats 19/2543 Riding sail when anchored has been discussed before. Please, need more suggestions for installing wi
28 or 280 ? Dick1505 at 9:08am 07.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1130 After 6 years with a H26 I'm moving up the 2'. I'm looking at a 1993 H28 and a 1996 H280 comprably e
'81 - 27' - 1 GM Yanmar, 6.5 HP - need more "power/speed" Ed Wahlers at 8:48am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/4916 Seek advise from owners of same size boat as to how they improved motoring performance,such as chang
Getting to and removing the windlass or living cleanly in your vberth Jim Seamans at 8:34am 07.28.08 Big Boats 5/1409 This is one of those moments you wish you were somewhere else. I have been suffering a leak in th
Installing Raymarine GPS Tim at 8:23am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1031 I have a Hunter 33 with separate Raymarine speed and depth instruments. I am planning to buy and in
higher output alternator jdgrnt66 at 8:22am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1567 Hello, I am adding a new alternator to my boat. My current alt output is 80 amps and the new alt put
What is the lifespan of a Dinghy? Bill at 8:15am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 12/4951 Which is better Hypalon or PVC? How long will a Dinghy last? Which brands are worst?
preparing to replace sanitary plumbing pimerese at 8:06am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1228 I am planning to replace the waste lines in my 1985 H31. As far as I can tell the existing lines are
How tall is the Dorade vent guard? Mickey84H34 at 7:22am 07.28.08 Big Boats 1/1529 I'm 3 hrs from my boat so can anyone tell me how tall the space is between the dorade base and the g
Holding Tank Vent Odor seadaddler at 7:17am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1401 My holding is about half full and while at the dock yesterday and when ever some one used and pump
need part number for jabsco rebuild kit ChuckThomas at 7:15am 07.28.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1689 dummy me went off and left the old rebuild kit part number on boat yesterday. Does anyone know the
Looking for a Cal 39, 1988-89 C. Raymond Hunt version Sandy at 7:09am 07.28.08 Cal 0/2090
questions re; three strand nylon anchor line filthy liberal scum at 6:42am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2756 I am in need of replacing my anchor line. i currently have 1/2" three strand and like it. I recently
Deteriorated Sherwood Pump Impeller! Bob4203 at 6:13am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2165 I was experiencing some overheating when running my Universal M-18 with a noticeable lack of suffici
Tuning in SailboatOwners.com at 5:44am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1193 When do you enjoy music on your boat? Do you prefer to listen underway? If so, where do you have
Universal M-18 Sherwood Pump Impeller Bob at 5:20am 07.28.08 Catalina 30 3/2186 Geez, and I never thought it would happen to me!!! My impellor on my M-18 Sherwood pump was liter

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Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 6:07am 11.17.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Worth the Cutter Rig? SailorElliot at 5:55am 11.17.21 Hi Ellliot Re: I have a genneker Is it worth getting a maybe 150% genoa and rigging a maybe 90% ji
Worth the Cutter Rig? jssailem at 5:49am 11.17.21 It appears you are considering the right stuff. Have you found any drawings or plans/images of boat
C30 MKII main shaft pulley and v belt clearance with the M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 5:44am 11.17.21 Good to know.... looks like I'm on the right track then! Hopefully my engine and engine compartmen
Worth the Cutter Rig? Boomer2it at 5:24am 11.17.21
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 RoyS at 4:54am 11.17.21 Not seeing the drain valves in the service or parts manual diagrams. Any help locating it would be
PNW flooding, terrible.. Terry Cox at 4:45am 11.17.21 Just love the rain. No issues, just hunker down and see it out. Pretty normal for this time of the y
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? DeniseO30 at 4:24am 11.17.21 Anone use a boat broker with name of Khot10? What was your experience? I bought my hunter 34 thro
prop shaft flange bolt size Shaw_2112 at 4:01am 11.17.21 These are made for the problem. we use them on my Ford ranger that had recessed 12 point head bol
Masthead main halyard sheave? (1) valcour at 2:05am 11.17.21 one more photo from another 310 owner's masthead crane
Masthead main halyard sheave? (5) valcour at 2:04am 11.17.21 I had some hard to hoist halyards when I bought the boat and thought it was the sheaves. Turned out
Blister on Rudder Joe at 1:00am 11.17.21 That doesn't look like a blister to me... blisters look like ... uh... blisters.... and the fluid st
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe at 12:45am 11.17.21 Do you have an AC breaker panel? It's most likely adjacent to the panel or an integrated part of th
Hull crash JamesG161 at 10:20pm 11.16.21 See this link on pages 5, 6... Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Hull crash (1) Georgedoyle at 10:08pm 11.16.21 We had a collision on our mooring. Never found out who or what hit us. You're fortunate to know what
Hull crash highportsail at 9:41pm 11.16.21 Any updates on this repair ?
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! Ritdog at 9:28pm 11.16.21 I have a 77 25 with a centerboard...am assuming you didn't have it out of the water yet. Looking at
Hunter 45CC Chest Freezer Sailor_Al at 9:19pm 11.16.21 Just to follow up on the work I've done to the drop down Freezer on the Hunter 45CC. I removed t
Masthead main halyard sheave? (2) berner73 at 9:15pm 11.16.21 Maybe I'm misinterpreting your comment, but not sure I buy that the masthead "fitting" has to come o
PNW flooding, terrible.. Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 11.16.21 You Vancouver / North Puget Sounds sailors take care and be safe No problem as long as you've got

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