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Need a Handle for a YSM 12 Deseal engine JON at 12:21am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1681 I have a 1978 30 hunter with a YSM 12 Yanmare engine need a Handle to manual start because my starte
Starter motor jon at 1:19am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/891 I have a 1979 30 hunter my starter motor is not working,looking for some advice.JD
Asym equipment required - H280 and/or H29.5 Clark at 1:28am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/900 I have a pretty good idea for rigging an asym for my 280 except for the installation of a winch or s
cockpit drain hose Eric14568 at 2:01am 07.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1723 Hi folksI have to replace the cockpit drain hose in my Oday 222. Im not sure if I can reach down a
JUST PURCHASED A 1978 R-22 RANGER AND NEED HELP BOOMERSBULLDOG@YAHOO.COM at 1:46am 07.19.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2281 I REALLY NEED HELP ON WHAT TO DO AND WHAT PCS. I'AM MISSING ON THIS R-22 . IT'S THE FIRST SAIL BOAT
Sailing the Loop tgrass462 at 3:28am 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 4/999 A month or so ago there was a posting from a couple who were sailing the 'LOOP' in a Hunter 260. Ha
San Franscisco Bay looks nice PrincessoftheLake at 3:21am 07.19.07 Big Boats 2/738 I am out here in San Francisco on business and went down to the Embarcadero for dinner last night an
1978 O'day 25' CB Rudder Specs David at 2:36am 07.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1816 I am looking for someone that might have the dimensions for the Rudder for my 1978 O'day 25' CB. I l
Reefing a jib Bob at 6:25am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 12/3863 Has anyone reefed a genoa? I dont have roller furl on my 26 footer. I always opted for simplicity
New 260 Owner - Need Assistance Dave4991 at 6:15am 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 5/1016 Just purchased a 2003 Hunter 260 and finally got it to the lake. Need some help regarding the toppi
Atomic 4 Jack Colbert at 5:15am 07.19.07 Other Sailboats 2/868 Atomic 4, '73 Ericson '32: taken out of engine compartment to remove rust, prime and paint, and repl
Chemical Humidity Control Falcon14980 at 4:39am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1298 I'm looking for a passive chemical control method for reducing humidity in my sailboat. I've had mo
Which is better, sandpaper or Chemistry? (1) Chuck R at 7:36am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/899 Last winter at Lay-up I decided to remove my centerboard and rudder on my O'Day 222 to repair over t
Missing sailor in New Hampshire picklefreek at 8:10am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2255 Sailor missing on Lake Sunapee up here in NH. Lake Sunapee is a 4,090 acre lake (4th biggest in NH)
mushroom mooring anchor for H260 Bob at 7:49am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/893 What's a acceptable size of mushroom mooring anchor should we use for a Hunter 260?We have a old 1
Replacing teak deck Mark3799 at 7:37am 07.19.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/3736 I own a Mistress from 74 and shortly need to replace the teak deck and cockpit teak. It's unusual th
compass binacle Todd at 8:59am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/959 I have a 1981 hunter 33 with a binacle mounted wheel. On top of the post is the compass, unfortunatl
Swamped Sailboat Bill Storey at 9:52am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1320 My new (to me) 1979 Venture Is swamped at the mooring. I assume it has to do with the keel wire tube
pop-top Kent6832 at 10:40am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/898 Several questions: When sailing in calm bay is it ok to have top up. If it is up while under way a
Electrical Problme summerwind at 10:47am 07.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1116 Folks,After a nice afternoon sail on Buzzards Bay I came in and discovered a strange electrical pr

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Hunter 38 Improvements quadrille38 at 6:46pm 03.18.21 Sorry, forgot to add prop note. i use the 3 blade and like it a lot. it is simple and for me to bac
Propeller for 1978 Evinrude 6804b 6 HP sail sfbay at 6:45pm 03.18.21 Yep......for $150 not a big risk.
Small hole filler Brian D at 6:43pm 03.18.21 JB-Weld WaterWeld epoxy putty stick is great for filling screw holes - convenient & easy to use. T
Propeller for 1978 Evinrude 6804b 6 HP rbaevergreen at 6:43pm 03.18.21 So I'm good even if it differs from the instruction manual?
9.8 Tahatsu question FuzzyBadger at 6:42pm 03.18.21 So, you're asking how long do they last? I can't really answer. But I think steady use over many
Beneteau 41s5 1990 poor sea valves!! georgetheleo at 6:29pm 03.18.21
Beneteau 41s5 1990 poor sea valves!! georgetheleo at 6:24pm 03.18.21 I am going to replace all sea valves in the boat with Forespare marelon ball valves asap!! A coupl
Bottom paint Irek at 6:15pm 03.18.21 Hey guys A lot of interesting advise. The main, Hunter did not applied anything, therefore it must
Found a 2003 C310 (4) JRT at 6:01pm 03.18.21 Pics from our 2021 first sail,the sails look really good and had several ask if they were new. The
Surveyors in Port Aransas (near Corpus Christi) fullbore at 5:40pm 03.18.21 We are using Michael Firestone, and have the purchase pushed back until after inspection and sea tr
Engine Raw Water Intake Hose Stu Jackson at 5:10pm 03.18.21 Lanocote on the hose, Ward.
Hunter 26 sail plan? Thaniel at 5:08pm 03.18.21 Hi guys. Great info. And yeah I know heeling is unproductive but we took the classroom theory out a
9.8 Tahatsu question shemandr at 5:02pm 03.18.21 So, you're asking how long do they last? I can't really answer. But I think steady use over many h
Surveyors in Port Aransas (near Corpus Christi) sail sfbay at 4:56pm 03.18.21 Good plan...............be patient as the boat market is very busy due to Covid and boat buying is w
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? jssailem at 4:56pm 03.18.21 @Captain Larry-DH I used CE on a Windows laptop. When acquiring a Mac Laptop I tried the dual bootin
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? dlochner at 4:56pm 03.18.21 Tablets and phones will never have location data at an extremely high level of accuracy. They are ho
Propeller for 1978 Evinrude 6804b 6 HP sail sfbay at 4:47pm 03.18.21 The lower the pitch makes the engine reach maximum rpm at slower speeds or faster acceleration and l
New job - new ride Davidasailor26 at 4:16pm 03.18.21
Surveyors in Port Aransas (near Corpus Christi) sbcwolff at 4:13pm 03.18.21 We are using Michael Firestone, and have the purchase pushed back until after inspection and sea tri
Hunter 37.5 stern pole location sail sfbay at 4:10pm 03.18.21 Do an internet search on "Scanstrut stern radar pole mount images". I also had a fixed mount stern

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