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Hey Hunter 45 owners Rick Sylvester at 2:54am 09.16.07 Big Boats 4/911 a neighbor is wanting to change the packing on his stuffing box in the slip and I'm trying to help h
steel vs. fiberglass arch ted at 2:22am 09.16.07 Big Boats 13/2878 Looking for info on the Stainless steel vs. fiberglass arch.Why did Hunter switch to all stainless
o'day 192 sean21272 at 2:00am 09.16.07 Day Sailers 1/1165 I'm in the market for an o'day 192 with trailer. I want to store it in our garage, but need to know
Anchor roller on a Grampian 26 Phil at 6:14am 09.16.07 Grampian 2/3501 Hi. Has anyone installed an anchor roller on the bow of their Grampian 26?I think the roller would
repowering with four stroke outboard? riversailor at 7:00am 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1935 I'm looking to repower for 28' morgan out island(8,000 lbs). The inboard is shot and funds are limit
Good Old Irwin 10/4 Skipper T21524 at 7:55am 09.16.07 Other Sailboats 3/2711 Hello All,I am looking for an owners manual or copy of such for an Irwin 10/4 1975, does anyone hav
Catalina 250: wing keel or water ballast? Erik at 8:31am 09.16.07 Smaller Boats 4/7633 Hi,I am interested in a Catalina 250 but can't decide if the water ballast or wing keel model is b
bimini gail15932 at 4:50am 09.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/951 can the bimini and the sail be used at the same time? If yes, how? any pictures to send? thank yo
H-216 fun Lee C at 7:35am 09.16.07 Smaller Boats 9/1327 What a great day of sailing yesterday. I took my son and a friend of his out on the Neuse River depa
trailer for Hunter 22 Ben Bennett at 7:12am 09.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/770 I am looking for a trailer for my Hunter 22. it has a center board. so a standard trailer will do it
membership kms at 7:06am 09.16.07 Big Boats 3/1261 Is anyone on this forum a member of the Catalina 38 National Association? I sent them a membership f
Pump out deck fill blue cap Nick8473 at 9:25am 09.16.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1059 I have recently acquired an O`Day 26, which was built in 1984. The pump out waste cap is missing and
MAST CRUTCH FOR h-23 BILL at 9:40am 09.16.07 Smaller Boats 7/1357 I need to build a mast crutch for my Hunter 23. Is it necessary that it fit into the rudder pins or
Avon inflatable foot pump Ron at 9:40am 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 3/3012 I have an Avon Rover 280 with a high pressure air floor. The foot pump that came with it has no ins
Rubrail sailmates at 10:26am 09.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/817 I've purchased a 1996 376. I cleaned the rub rail with standard West Marine rubrail cleaner. It look
Remember Glenn? (1) Brian9674 at 10:15am 09.16.07 Day Sailers 1/1188 Glen was a frequent contributor to these pages and the guru of mast foaming. We went out on his new
Holding Tank Odor Ray at 10:50am 09.16.07 Catalina 310 3/1356 I am getting a slight odor from what I think is my holding tank. My head does not smell, but the por
Backwinding a headsail Rick Howard at 10:44am 09.16.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/6289 I am a daysailer.I know that when coming about, you backwind the jib thus pushing the bow thru the
A note of thanks -- Desolation Sound info Stevep at 11:59am 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1021 Hi All - I just wanted to send thanks and appreciation to you for all the useful information that wa
TO MUCH LIFT Randy at 12:53pm 09.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1002 This problem is is on my "FIRST 42" but should be common to any performancemodel built. Our 42

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Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 2:03pm 08.31.21 I have had good luck with other Seaflow pumps. Appear to be well made and used to come with a 4 yea
propeller selection, and shifting ggrizzard at 2:01pm 08.31.21 On 1979 my H30C with the Edson binnacle, the gear selector points to port and a "down" movement shi
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump snoopy_ at 1:59pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really ne
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? HEINZIR at 1:36pm 08.31.21 I hang this from my split backstay. Unlike other portable units, this one does not have to be pointe
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power JohnShannon at 1:33pm 08.31.21 A dip in the water can cool you down. With me swimming somehow lowers my core temp a little bit and
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 1:26pm 08.31.21 I found a post on sailnet that discusses the the idea of using sea/lake water as a cooling loop with
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:19pm 08.31.21 I have had good luck with other Seaflow pumps. Appear to be well made and used to come with a 4 year
Help with a fresh water system issue flightlead404 at 1:14pm 08.31.21 Agree with others that it sounds like a leak on the suction side of the pump. For their more recen
Help with a fresh water system issue flightlead404 at 1:12pm 08.31.21 At your water manifold swap the lines for the port and starboard tanks and see if the problem follow
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:10pm 08.31.21 On a related note, I plan on adding an NMEA2000 external GPS such as this one, and an NMEW2000 AIS t
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 1:02pm 08.31.21 That should work on SeaTalk already. What brand is your chart plotter? That may be the issue. Jim
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 (1) odaydokay at 12:58pm 08.31.21 Did you miss twisting off the bottom of the electric fuel pump, pulling the plastic fine sieve and m
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 12:53pm 08.31.21 An easy thing to check is to pull the hose off the raw water pump to HE and check that it has no old
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump DeniseO30 at 12:51pm 08.31.21 I have a sea flow it gets hot also. same as the March pump what size AC and lines? Yall really nee
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 12:48pm 08.31.21 We added some DIY sun shades that make a big difference. Good idea. I made one for the south faci
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant DeniseO30 at 12:44pm 08.31.21 NEVER Assume it needs Refrigerant. R12 and R134A are NOT compatible because of the oil in the compr
Stantion bases Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 08.31.21 READ ALL ABOUT IT ! ! ! ! https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/galled-stanchion-removal.124993
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 12:39pm 08.31.21 Concerning 30c and hot...If it were 30c and 90 + % humidity, this northern raised guy would check in
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light blaser1234 at 12:27pm 08.31.21 Thank you for your relies. Very much appreciated.
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) Jacktar at 12:26pm 08.31.21 Put a simple DYI awning over boom to keep shade over cockpit and allow air flow from a breeze if one

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