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Mast, rigging and new sail for a pearson 37-1990 Jerry at 2:49am 03.18.08 Pearson 0/1326 DOES ANY KNOW WHO MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR SUCH ITEMS, OR WHAT THEY MAY BE WORTH, ALSO THE JIB IS SELF T
Forestay Replacement and Roller Furlers MKirk51 at 3:09am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2243 I've done a complete standing rigging replacement (well, the mast isn't up yet but the rigging is al
depth guage & fish finder mavourneen at 4:58am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2166 I am looking to get a fish=depth finder. I have a 28' lancer. I believe iot is called a shoal draft.
Head Maintenaice Barry14722 at 6:17am 03.18.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1557 I had the dealer install a marine head with holding tank two years ago when I bought my Hunter 25. T
O'Day 240 Keel Repair jerry Robinson at 6:42am 03.18.08 Day Sailers 0/2085 Bilge showed signs of minor water accumulation late last year. When sloop was pulled for the winter
How to Fix Leaking Water Tank mlitzkow at 7:10am 03.18.08 S2 3/2003 Our water tank leaks when it's filled more than about half full. The S2 manual states that the tan
PURCHASEof O'Day 302 Ron Tyson at 7:09am 03.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1524 I am considering purchase of an O'Day 302. Any comments, things to watch for etc. etc. would be app
warwick, RI bobby g at 4:52am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1091 I will be up in the Warwick RI area off and on in May for about three weeks. Is there anyone I coul
Type of paint for headliner Charpo at 4:09am 03.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1109 The headliner of my 1994 Morgan-Catalina (or Catalina-Morgan) has stains and I would like to know wh
Forestay replacement Kurt O. at 3:39am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/909 Matt,Since replacing all my rigging this past year to include two new furlers, from what I read fro
Steering chair Richard Shay at 3:31am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1104 I have a 1985/86 34' Hunter, and the steering chain that essentially runs from the wheel, inside the
House Battery For a Beneteau 331 Bum at 7:29am 03.18.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2209 Hello All, I am about to replace my Rolls 12HHG 185 battery which I have used mainly as my house bat
Marine mufler for 84 Catalina 30. Charles at 12:00pm 03.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1109 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 TR with an M25 Universal engine. I had the head gasket replaced and the me
How do you plan to get to your boat? Bad Obsession at 12:26pm 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 51/3798 With the price of gas and diesel going through the roof it is probably going to effect the way peopl
Legend Series Cabin Door Handle Springs Update 1 Rick D at 8:53am 03.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1131 You recall I was searching for some replacement torsion springs for my cabin door handles. Well, aft
Do you worry about drilling holes in your boat? dancing bear at 8:52am 03.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1230 I want to move all my devices (compass, gps, inclinometer and depthfinder) to one side of the compan
Hunter 27 & 28 1989-1994 Bill at 8:40am 03.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1999 I am looking at three different Hunters,a 1992 Hunter 28/SL, 1993 Hunter 27/SL inboard and a 1989 Hu
Wheel pedestal shift slippage question (1) Jim at 8:08am 03.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 9/2333 I am having a problem with the shift lever on my 1978 Hunter27 Edson wheel pedestal. The lever no lo
Yanmar 3YM30 overheating - finale Scott B at 8:03am 03.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2366 As a follow up to my previous post http://archives.sailboatowners.com/pviewarch.htm?fno=0'sku=200801
Deep cycle or dual purpose batteries Gary VanZee at 7:38am 03.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1561 I have a 9.9 Yamaha outboard on my 27 Catalina and do weekend trips. I need to repalce the batterie

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Marelon Seacock fail! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:20pm 11.01.21 I am finally understanding why you're so pissed with Marelon. I've never worked on a thru-hull on m
Stupid owner recycled his B323 Propane Tank fullbore at 7:11pm 11.01.21 Might be much better to go with smaller 5 lb tank rather than pay so much for 10 lb. (What I need is
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? (1) Two Sails at 7:10pm 11.01.21 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and replaced the Danforth with a Delta spade anchor, 22lbs. I kind of wish
Odd wave dlochner at 6:23pm 11.01.21 Some of the early footage looks like 2 different wave trains crossing, or as @Apex says, most any da
Fuel gauge not working JamesG161 at 6:06pm 11.01.21 That is a Wema meter now KUS. The older models, like the one I had, was a Float problem. The coati
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 LeeandRick at 5:57pm 11.01.21 @Trick Check this out. https://sites.google.com/site/sanjuan21fleet1/rigging-ideas-tips/outboards
Odd wave capta at 5:36pm 11.01.21 In my experience, it's always the wave you don't think is going to drench you that does and the one
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage Apex at 4:52pm 11.01.21 Keep us updated on rudder repair efforts: I will be doing the same on my new to me C&C. So far I
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage jdrutten at 4:37pm 11.01.21
Hunter 49 Variprop (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:37pm 11.01.21 George, it would be great if you can thoroughly document the difference in speed before and after y
Discount boat brokers Don S/V ILLusion at 4:26pm 11.01.21
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage smokey73 at 4:26pm 11.01.21 What year is your Hunter? Sometime in the mid 90's Foss Foam in Williston Florida (not the one in C
Fuel gauge not working Phil Herring at 4:25pm 11.01.21 Does it show empty when full and full when empty, or is there no reading at all? Usually, if ther
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage jdrutten at 4:23pm 11.01.21 Oof! I appreciate the comments, even the terrifying ones. I think I will try to grind it out sooner
Discount boat brokers Phil Herring at 4:19pm 11.01.21 To the best of my knowledge, no and no. But who knows what you can negotiate...
Fuse in small solar setup heritage at 4:16pm 11.01.21 Make sure you put the fuse between the controller and the battery and within 7" of the battery if po
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 3:59pm 11.01.21 Chalk line on a Long straight board through the port windows, plumb bob over the center of the Keel
Odd wave jssailem at 3:59pm 11.01.21 If it was up here in the Strait, it could come from any number of Tugs with Barges or Tankers/Contai
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 3:50pm 11.01.21 Chalk line on a Long straight board through the port windows, plumb bob over the center of the Keel
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage dlochner at 3:35pm 11.01.21 Don't hit the panic button. I've had 2 saturated rudders, they are a PITA. Eventually the rudder wil

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