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Experience with Espar D4 airtronic heaters Andreas T at 7:18am 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/6399 I want to install a heater system to my 1995 Hunter 336 (good idea in Vancouver !). Although I belie
Rig tuning DAVE LONG at 7:21am 06.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/981 lOOKING FOR RIG TUNING SPECS FRO MY O'DAY 23. CAN ANYONE HELP.860-663-2280H OR 860-539-4917c
Look what I found - while out sailing yks (1) Jim Seamans at 7:48am 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 0/873 Out sailing on Father's Day, and coming down the Potomac from Washington,DC was this beautiful sight*
Local sourcing of fresh Hypalon repair materials? jviss at 8:03am 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2115 Well, I have a pinhole leak at a site on one tube of my Hypalon RIB that was scraped a year or two a
Interior Sole Replacement Ulyses at 8:16am 06.16.08 Big Boats 5/997 Dear Fellow Hunter OwnersThe interior floor of my 1983 Hunter 34 is rotting in the galley and bild
New Hunter model announced; aimed at Mac 26X/M (1) Phil Herring at 8:45am 06.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2093 This just in from Hunter Marine -- literally. A new model called the theEdge, a 27' trailerable cle
Head vs. porta-potti John F at 12:26pm 06.16.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2650 Any opinions out there on whether to replace my 20-yr old broken head with a porta potty?We usuall
I met a celebrity today! Mike G. at 11:08am 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1082 Well sort of. At least he is a SBO celebrity. Today, I had the pleasure of chatting with MaineSail
Proper long term dry storage for rebuild (2) JKelly at 1:13pm 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 5/982 What is the best method to properly support a small sailboat in order to restore it? I have a ~20 f
Lazy Jacks WallyQ2 at 2:19pm 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1612 I've never used lazy jacks before. First time I had a batton snag hoisting the main, luckly it fell
1976 irwin 37 bowsprit issue rhett at 5:13pm 06.16.08 Irwin 0/2555 I hear there have been issues with the bowsprit on some older irwins. I have noticed a small crack i
Trailer brakes replacement (1) Bob Millard at 7:58pm 06.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1119 Hi folkes ,I imported a 26 x to Fremantle Australia ,On the way to the port in Baltimore the axle
76' C-22 genoa tracks/cars - Can a harken 25mm fit? FixinHer-up at 5:29pm 06.16.08 Catalina 22 0/1190 these old tracks are said to be 15/16" wide - so could I use the harken 25mm cars on them ?
Would this work? John at 9:52pm 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1253 I have an opportunity to buy a roller furling jib that was made for a C34. I have a C36, also with r
Seaward 17 Owners Manual Jon6436 at 10:23pm 06.16.08 Ask All Sailors 0/2693 Fellow sailor 'Tom' is in need of Owners Manual for his vintage Seaward Slipper 17.Any help to dir
"ATTENTION NARRAGANSETT BAY SAILORS" BaySailerBill at 10:36pm 06.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1046 Greetings to all you Narragansett Bay sailors out there,The Admiral and I have been kicking around
1994 Hunter Mast needed Cheeky Monkey at 10:25pm 06.16.08 Smaller Boats 1/978 Ok, I have finally reached Charleston Spar and they are telling me July sometime for a mast. I take
Transmission oil level 3JH2E John Anderson at 10:38pm 06.16.08 Big Boats 2/1115 My transmission dip stick shows about a quarter of an inch of oil. Does anyone know how high on the
Leaks paulj at 12:36am 06.17.08 Catalina 310 3/1954 Now that you guys are talking about leaks now my engine has leaks.Kubota engine but Universal model
Mainsail battens H23.5 goodhands at 1:01am 06.17.08 Smaller Boats 5/1109 The battens for my Hunter 23.5 mainsail have gone missing. The Hunter manual gives no specs and se

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thru hole replacement georgetheleo at 5:05pm 09.17.21 Better replace all with Forespar Marelon. Most of Benny s have cheap Italian made thru hulls and at
Hunter 410 Refrigerator Light Wiring Sailgunner at 5:00pm 09.17.21 The frig lights are connected to the Courtesy Lights 1. If your lights are not working its either th
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 4:44pm 09.17.21 These Volvo shaft log non-seals are just stupid!!
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler DAVA390 at 4:23pm 09.17.21 Trawler: driving inside, forward, laughing at the rain. Conversion, likely sitting in stern, in the
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 4:04pm 09.17.21 IIRC you have to remove the fuel tank to get at the bolts for the strut. Quite a project. I repla
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? (1) Stu Jackson at 4:02pm 09.17.21 Stu: For sure I thought you would have the Garhauer adjustable system. Don, I raced back in SF wi
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! JamesG161 at 3:22pm 09.17.21 Some ideas: - To weld the cracks but also fill the smile shape cut with welding I have expert t
Simple head question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:20pm 09.17.21 Is the odor out the tank vent or is it from the toilet? --Peggie
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler jssailem at 3:18pm 09.17.21 Deepsea's envisioned trawler, might be a rather spartan Great Loop boat.
Rudder bearings H34 JamesG161 at 3:07pm 09.17.21 really know till I start actively sailing the boat, if it's going to need rudder bearings but I sus
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) (1) Seaswood at 3:00pm 09.17.21 This was damage cut out & replacement piece https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52279550472_cd033e35
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Leeward Rail at 2:55pm 09.17.21 which is building wooden boats. Hmm...sounds like a nice small wood trawler will happen one day.
New Kells 23 owner to perform restoration (9) Thegt30 at 2:46pm 09.17.21 Im doing the same here on my new kells, this tread will be of some help for sure. I traded my first
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 2:33pm 09.17.21 No doubt I love being on "and in" the water. I'm a Navy bratt and a retired deep sea diver. Being
Cal 21 Year Built jssailem at 2:04pm 09.17.21
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler dLj at 2:04pm 09.17.21 I always weigh how much I want to be on the water compared with how much time I want to work on a pr
Cal 21 Year Built Deep Sea at 2:02pm 09.17.21 Thanks jssailem. Is that HIN placement true of all sailboats or just the Cals? Deep Sea
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? jssailem at 2:00pm 09.17.21 Thank you Don. It was back in 2019 that I explored the sails. And yes I looked into sails through SB
Engine Instruments Died DArcy at 1:58pm 09.17.21 Found the culprit. The engine harness connector is known to me as a bad actor so after a quick check
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:53pm 09.17.21 Into a boat designed to trawl a fishing net? Or do you mean removing the mast and rigging, then pow

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