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Asymmetrical Trim Ken Prichard at 2:59am 06.08.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/3323 I was looking at a thread where Alan mentioned in his reply that he wished there were more sailing r
2GM20F - COG V BELT # Granfalloon at 12:48am 06.08.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2038 I saw where they recommend use of a cog v belt for Yanmar engines as a replacement. Does anyone hav
I need a good pm guide butchrobbins at 3:54am 06.08.08 Ask All Sailors 4/918 that is real specific AND comprehensive regarding how often to perform certain tasks, i.e. monthly,q
Cable TV Jack 1983 H31 Greg W at 5:17am 06.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/864 Has anyone ever placed a cable TV jack/junction on a 1983 H31. If so, where did you place it and whe
New Engine for Hallberg Rassy 26 Sean Adelphie at 5:11am 06.08.08 Hallberg-Rassy 6/5203 Hallberg Rassy 26. Is it possible to replace my Volvo MD5a with a new engine and if so what is recom
whoops... Brian M H23 at 5:10am 06.08.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1572 so, in the process of encapsulating some high quality marine okume with resin...I didn't add enough
forestay question kitterysurfer at 8:27am 06.08.08 Smaller Boats 7/1122 one more question what should the forestay tension be on the 23. i have been throughthe archive and
Galley faucet spout jfp737 at 5:56am 06.08.08 Catalina 30 3/1419 My faucet spout came out of the faucet assembly, and I had a small gusher of water. Upon examining
making good use of storage space Nicky17000 at 5:46am 06.08.08 Smaller Boats 5/1098 Hello,any suggestions of making good use of the empty space at the back of the boat, behind the ber
Bose/T.V Tony at 9:17am 06.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1008 Hi I have a H41 with factory T.V. and Bose stereo installed. All was fine last year. Now when TV is
O'Day emblems Joseph Riolo at 10:24am 06.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/941 Hello, I am looking for a set of good used O'Day 34 emblems. Are there any out there? Are there any
do you leave your marineair unit in humidity mode over bob at 10:44am 06.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1116 long periods of time ? any concerns leaving unattended over a few weeks ?do you find it works ?o
Raw water pump with missing blades on impeller Syversens at 10:20am 06.08.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1360 Hello all, I just took my raw water pump off my engine today to see if it can be fixed or not... whe
Reefing sailaway50 at 11:43am 06.08.08 Catalina 30 0/1172 We are looking for an illustration for the reefing systen for the 1996 40 ft. Catalina. That page is
lost main halyard boblitbird at 11:17am 06.08.08 Catalina 30 4/1438 I lost the main halyard trying to put on a new halyard. Any tips in retrieving a halyard down the i
A/C Connecter John Burns at 10:58am 06.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/933 I have a 2002 Hunter 356I recently replaced the female side of the shore power cable (that which p
Black DeckSpots on Fiberglass Greg W at 10:58am 06.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/18840 I spent several hours this weekend using 3M fiberglass restorer and wax rubbing out little black spo
Small Boat (20') Cabin Lighting Derelicte at 12:23pm 06.08.08 Smaller Boats 1/1014 Hello, What sort of lighting do you have in your trailerable or < 25' cabin?Installing a 12v syst
Puget Sound Cruising Suggestions MDO at 4:30pm 06.08.08 Ask All Sailors 15/4984 I am looking for suggestions for a 3 day/2 night cruise (4 days may be possible) in the Puget Sound
The look of love SailboatOwners.com at 5:34pm 06.08.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2733 No doubt about it, aesthetics are a big part of our love affair with sailboats. With the squared of

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Removing Prop Shaft Hunter 410 sailing gal at 2:41pm 12.19.21 well a 1/4" thick cutlass bearing that is 6" long would be a 2" clearance 2' away
Boat Fenders rgranger at 2:39pm 12.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! You bought the right size to protect your boat Choosing the Right Boat Fend
Slot less screws on toe-rail and genoa track. Ward H at 2:27pm 12.19.21 I've used Allen head machine screws several times. @jssailem, good explanation on the slotted head
how to access forward head thru hull on Oceanus 400 Ward H at 2:14pm 12.19.21 the actual seacock valve is recessed into the form Hey @JamieB On my last boat it looked like th
Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend sail sfbay at 2:11pm 12.19.21 45 degrees looks about right from the diagram on SailboatData.com - HUNTER 35.5 LEGEND Sailboat belo
Boat Fenders sail sfbay at 2:08pm 12.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! You bought the right size to protect your boat Choosing the Right Boat Fende
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... Tom J at 2:04pm 12.19.21 Diesels want to be run hard and not babied. :plus:Pulled my elbow off with over 1,000 hours on the
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... Sailm8 at 1:56pm 12.19.21 FWIW Another vote for replacement. I bought the whole works because last time I needed a torch to s
Boat Fenders Tom J at 1:53pm 12.19.21 Welcome to the forum! I used the smaller fenders on my 23' O"Day, and, on my current 31 footer I us
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Crusty Ol Salt at 1:51pm 12.19.21
Boat Fenders dlochner at 1:49pm 12.19.21 Because the boat is subjected to a lot of wake and bouncing the larger fenders will provide more pro
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... dlochner at 1:47pm 12.19.21 The clogging comes from the cast iron elbow forming scale and plugging the salt water injection si
Time for the Monthly Mixing Elbow Question... pipedream at 1:02pm 12.19.21 Interesting to hear that low engine hours doesn't mean it's good to go (although the Volvo is a dif
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina justsomeguy at 12:56pm 12.19.21
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices (1) Tally Ho at 12:55pm 12.19.21
Removing Prop Shaft Hunter 410 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:49pm 12.19.21 Sooooooo much easier to remove and replace a cutlass bearing than to drop the rudder Guess I got
How old is Grandpa? Tally Ho at 12:42pm 12.19.21 Reminded me of making butter in Grandma's kitchen. Grandma's house had no plumbing. If you wanted
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina cymeyer at 12:35pm 12.19.21 Anyone tried to call the number? Please call 440-356-1202 with any information. It could be like c
Should I add fiberglass chip veres at 12:15pm 12.19.21 The hull of my Mac 22 is approximately 1/4 inch thick. Measured when I added a garboard drain. Thi
Angle of transom on 1990 35.5 Legend (1) sail sfbay at 11:35am 12.19.21 45 degrees looks about right from the diagram on SailboatData.com - HUNTER 35.5 LEGEND Sailboat belo

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