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Three blade prop for Catalina 30 Bob at 11:25am 10.02.07 Catalina 30 5/2957 I'm planning to switch to a three blade prop on my 1989 Catalina 30 which has a 23 HP Universal dies
Queen Matress search Bob13754 at 12:41pm 10.02.07 Big Boats 11/1167 I'm looking for good sources to obtain a comfortable Queen matress for our 386. We have the Hunter
New battery placement '89 285 seajester at 4:33pm 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1114 I am replacing my batteries. 1 12v start and 2 6V Trojan 105's for house. The originals in their ba
Build dates for Hunter 260s Anthony Pogson at 4:32pm 10.02.07 Smaller Boats 13/1831 Is there any way of deriving the build date from the hull number, as one can from a car's VIN?My H
Has anyone ever considered a fuel cell? Alan at 7:25pm 09.30.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1604 ...installing a Fuel Cell on-board in place of that smelly noisy generator and reducing the size of
Javelin parts needed and some questions bmwbob at 10:56pm 09.30.07 Day Sailers 3/1289 I just picked up a '78 Javelin in pretty good overall condition.Can anyone give me a source for rep
fuel leak richk at 10:42pm 09.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1111 My 3GM30F has a fuel leak around the banjo fitting. Is there a trick to solving this problem? (I'v
Contest 31 - Offshore reliability? Capt. Andrew at 10:40pm 09.30.07 Other Sailboats 1/12510 Recently purchased a 1975 Contest 31. While reading Hal Roth's "How To Sail Around The World", he s
Gybe... whoa! SailboatOwners.com at 11:56pm 09.30.07 Ask All Sailors 28/2614 You're enjoying a great downwind sail out in open water. It's exciting to notice the knotmeter is r
Port Replacement Lens 1983 H 34 ajhorn at 11:53pm 09.30.07 Big Boats 4/1030 Anyone know where I can get replacements for the port lens for my 1983 H34?
Yellow to Red Captain Red at 11:42pm 09.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/911 Ahoy:In looking to purchase a big boat for a good price you can not beat the big Hunter 45 CC. 200
Small boat rental in the Tampa Bay area TimHayes at 12:46am 10.01.07 Day Sailers 3/1473 I will be in the Tampa area from November 26 through December 1st and was wondering where would be a
Porthole Screens Tony23670 at 11:26pm 09.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1044 While working on my 1984 Hunter 25.5 that I purchased last September, I noticed that each rectangula
Mainsail reefing... Douglas Washburn at 11:04pm 09.30.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1235 We seldom have cause to reef our main and it has been literally years since I have done so. However
Javelin parts needed, and some questions bmwbob at 11:02pm 09.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1088 I just posted a message on the Daysailers forum looking for some parts and info on the 1978 Javelin
Tubo Cleaning Rod Leonard at 2:31am 10.01.07 Big Boats 8/1080 Does any anyone have information or cleaned the Turbo on the 4JM engine? I can't find any Turbo cle
Non-zero voltages (?) Dan at 2:26am 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1192 When I check voltages on some of the non-powered-up wiring on my boat (e.g., stereo, tank gauges, et
Signet Marine - A stand up company Brian D at 2:52am 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1001 I went sailing yesterday and notice I had no boat speed. When I got to the slip, I removed my sensor
Time for a new exhaust elbow? jprieto at 2:56am 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 17/2211 I am trying to be proactive about my engine maintenance. What is the consensus regarding the number
H27 replacement hatches Jim Blevins at 1:49am 10.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1099 My 1981 Hunter 27' has two hatches that need replacing. Can anyone assist in advising where I might

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Does any one have the size and lengths of all the lines on a oday widgeon 1965 year lmddmc at 7:33pm 09.05.21 Here are the specs for the Widgeon rigging, taken from my Expanded Owners Manual. The specs are act
sailboat refrigerator units Ward H at 6:29pm 09.05.21 is the heat produced by the air cooled units significant? Not on my Isotherm system with the unit
Fuel delivery issue Richard19068 at 5:54pm 09.05.21 What turns on (what am I hearing) when the key is turned to position 1? Is there anything between
Now have name on boat patbratton at 5:50pm 09.05.21
Sailboat as 'investment"??? (1) Mr. Dave at 5:47pm 09.05.21 Last week after our local hurricane remnant floods (pre Ida), my daughter and I salvaged a perfectly
Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 5:34pm 09.05.21 Raising or lowering the ball a couple of inches has approximately 0.001% effect on the weight. Raisi
Catalina 22 Swing Keel (1) Eleven at 5:30pm 09.05.21 Thanks for all your help, I have found one.
Looking for a swing keel (1) Eleven at 5:28pm 09.05.21 Thanks to all your awesome help, I have found one. The gentleman referred in the post below indeed h
Fuel delivery issue Stu Jackson at 5:00pm 09.05.21 One more possible culprit: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvation and Th
Awwww, Nuts!!! Don S/V ILLusion at 4:45pm 09.05.21 Ask the guy to have it fixed or replaced. Unhelpful suggestion - never loan a boat to anyone.
Awwww, Nuts!!! MikeHoncho at 4:45pm 09.05.21 Figure out the cost and inform the seasoned sailor of the total for 1/2 unless there was specific di
Fuel delivery issue Johnb at 4:40pm 09.05.21 Tell the make and model of your engine.
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE BALLAST IS MADE OF heritage at 4:38pm 09.05.21 The keel bolts screw into iron keels and be easily replaced.
Now have name on boat shemandr at 4:26pm 09.05.21 Considering that we spent at least $200 dollars on custom made decals 30 years ago, you might want y
H34 Lazy jacks MikeHoncho at 4:25pm 09.05.21 I designed and installed mine on my H30. One thing I did not account for is when I bring them down t
Now have name on boat MikeHoncho at 4:22pm 09.05.21
Dehler 34 Holding Tank dlochner at 3:56pm 09.05.21 It seems to be a rather small holding tank. The notes say it can be used 8 times before emptying. In
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) Rabe at 3:49pm 09.05.21 Bevels should be about 12 - 14 times skin thickness. Top skin is likely about 1/4 inch. Therefore
sailboat refrigerator units DeniseO30 at 1:44pm 09.05.21 The heat generated IE removed is only in the 300 600 btuh range so it's not a whole lot of heat my c
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) eherlihy at 1:16pm 09.05.21 https://www.memesmonkey.com/images/memesmonkey/dc/dc117978e86669c7fba7c7bd14f8c594.jpeg

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