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Old Honda outboard Chuck Turner3968 at 3:04am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2480 I was given an older Honda 7.5 long shaft outboard. The model/serial# is DF75L-1701898. The previo
Yamaha 30 Heads Johnthesailor at 4:41am 10.03.07 Yamaha 1/1984 Our Head is made by Simpson Laurence (Lawrence?) out of Scotland. Other than after about 6 weeks wh
How do you remove an oday 20 boom end casting? LordNelson at 2:59am 10.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1204 the stainless bolt which connects to the main sheet blocks came out of the boom end casting. i need
The good and the bad tcrespo at 3:52am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1285 Thought I'd share this quick story with you to show the good and bad in people out there. I normall
Ethics?? Jack at 6:50am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1264 Altho I am a sailor my sister asked me to help her search for a late model stink boat for her family
beam reach ltinsay at 7:19am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2789 I have a Ben 400 with in-mast furling and 135 genoa. On medium to strong breeze, I notice my boat sl
Blisters browsell at 7:23am 10.03.07 Other Sailboats 4/1390 I am looking at buying a 1988 Irwin 38, but it has numberous blisters into the fiber glass. Is this
Closed loop Halyard/ Gerr Downhaul Sean at 8:16am 10.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1352 I want to run my foresail halyard aft to the cockpit and I'm considering combining a closed loop Hal
This is for all you scam afficionados Phil Herring at 8:28am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1876 As you may know, we review all the inquiries that pass through to our classified advertisers. Today
wet hull jim22335 at 9:25am 10.03.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1042 I am in the process of selling my 1987 hunter 34 and had the survey today. The boat was hauled out y
Hard Starting After Heeling Rich at 9:23am 10.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/986 I sailing to in Bellport Bay LI on Sunday in about 15knts breeze. My O'day 272 was flying the full
Wanted to take a sailing lesson Johan Bouwer at 12:01pm 10.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/877 Hello All,I may purchase a 42 MKII in the near future, unfortunately this boat is on a craddle cur
SHOULD I REFINISH OR REPLACE TEAK/HOLLY FLOOR Ryan Blocker at 1:52pm 10.03.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1538 The floors in my 1995 hunter 430 are original and in OK shape. How difficult is it to refinish the
what stove should I get Gordo17535 at 3:42pm 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1293 Recently we got a donation of a 22 O'Day-it came with a alcohol stove (the type you push the knob i
Fixed Port Replacement Jack Pavesich at 7:47pm 10.01.07 Big Boats 5/1287 The two fixed ports on the port side of our 1994 Legend 37.5 are cracking and must be replaced. We
Cracked cabin door top/plastic Beth9090 at 9:36pm 10.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1035 I'm not sure what to call this item, put the top of the cabin entry hatch is a sliding, smoked plast
Chef Menteur Pass ChuckThomas at 12:33am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1109 N'E. Did you make it through the pass in your boat yet?
New Owner Gnomeface at 11:21pm 10.01.07 Bavaria 7/2159 Hi everyone - I'm just ordering a Bavaria 31 and am interested in hearing from experienced owners wh
Crashed my Bow Pulpit SailingCal21 at 10:56pm 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 12/2475 Well, guess that I've joined the ranks of those who crash their bow pulpit into a pylon whilest dock
New bulletin board Dolly G at 10:38pm 10.01.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1896 HSA-1 is switching to a new forum/bulletin board. This one will be discontinued shortly. Please go

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Heat exchanger zinc anode. JRR at 1:08pm 10.30.21 Ha, i hear so much carp from sailors that have more experience than me, i'm truly a novice, only few
Marelon Seacock fail! thinwater at 12:51pm 10.30.21 White was probably the wrong product. Should have been pink or yellow. Pink and yellow tape are thi
I think I just bought a 30. jssailem at 12:44pm 10.30.21 You need to be around a boat for a while to get to know what works and doesn't work for you. You wi
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 12:33pm 10.30.21 I've had this boat since 2014, engineer told me there is very little to worry about because no intru
New Hunter 41DS Owner DayDreamer41 at 12:28pm 10.30.21 Are your sure? Mine appeared to NOT overflow, since no real over flow exits. However it is not a
I think I just bought a 30. iSaint06 at 12:10pm 10.30.21 I didn't buy the boat. I still need a boat. I just wasn't comfortable with some features for living
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 11:31am 10.30.21 Danforths (not Dansforth) are superb in holding in one way pulls, That would be consistent with th
Heat exchanger zinc anode. Stu Jackson at 11:14am 10.30.21 Any suggestions on zinc anode kit for Catalina 30? Am not familiar and heard the rudder needs one.
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 11:00am 10.30.21 Missed the part where the mfg. warned you against using teflon tape. Did they give you a reason f
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Stu Jackson at 10:57am 10.30.21 boating is just different up here on the lakes i guess I guess you're right. Jon, the difference m
Fuse in small solar setup Stu Jackson at 10:54am 10.30.21 I like the portable system because the controller is attached to the panels and I can just unplug a
New Hunter 41DS Owner (1) JamesG161 at 10:41am 10.30.21 Did you taste it to be sure it is not salt water? No need to taste test water, when you are sailin
Battery Charging Stu Jackson at 10:41am 10.30.21 Why do you want to change to AGMs? Serious question. I suggest that before you do so you read the
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 10.30.21 Chemours, the manufacturer of Teflon did not recommend to me that I use their product so why would
New Hunter 41DS Owner JamesG161 at 10:33am 10.30.21 Nope the shower sumps (2) do not overflow to the bilge Are your sure? Mine appeared to NOT overfl
Used Gear Link not working Phil Herring at 10:31am 10.30.21 Sorry about that, it's back up again.
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience Tally Ho at 10:26am 10.30.21 Hi Greg, Cover will keep snow and ice off which is key in Chicago. Have a good winter! Chris Yes
Freshwater Sailors Tally Ho at 10:22am 10.30.21
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 10:19am 10.30.21 Well well well. One sits back and listens, and all sorts of information appears. On inspection I f
Heat exchanger zinc anode. JRR at 10:11am 10.30.21 Thank you, the west system kit will be used, imagine i need lots of filler, think of using mini reb

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