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Sink/stove cabinet modification (1) Joe11688 at 8:24am 10.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1031 I am about to do the "mother of all modifications" in the cabin of my 222. The sink/stove cabinet i
H23 Sail Slides and Rings TallyClassic at 7:00am 10.02.07 Smaller Boats 2/968 I am having trouble finding replacements to my original Neil Pryde mainsail slugs. The ones that are
Leak at mast step ? Rob at 6:47am 10.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1348 I'm still trying to find a leak in the cabin , mostly on starboard side . I think I have ruled out
PVC Winter cover frame RickS at 6:33am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 17/6407 I would like to build a new frame for my winter cover, canvas. The boat 34' x 11' and stored outsid
Propeller replacement w/o locking nut Bob Moretti at 6:31am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3754 Last week, while singlehanding my Catalina 30 one night, the propeller fell off and was lost to the
Cooling Problem, 8hp Yanmar Toby11535 at 6:08am 10.02.07 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2134 Hi there, I am just about to purchase a 1977 Hunter 27, and I have a 200 mile sail to bring it home.
Engine Trouble David21125 at 6:05am 10.02.07 Other Sailboats 6/1110 1981 Volvo MD11C. Can not get more than 1700 Rpm's. At 1700 RPM's it is blowing oil out exhaust and
Touch up Paint Don at 5:59am 10.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1152 I have a 1992 Hunter 35.5 with a very light gray non skid deck paint. Any ideas on where to find a m
Cutlass David21341 at 4:49am 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1377 Trying to find out if the rudder needs to be dropped in order to remove the cutlass bearing on my 35
Three blade prop for Catalina 30 Bob at 11:25am 10.02.07 Catalina 30 5/3081 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 11/1238 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 1/1136 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 13/1886 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 10/1621 ...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 3/1363 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 4/1130 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 1/12781 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 28/2667 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 4/1071 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 0/920 Ahoy:In looking to purchase a big boat for a good price you can not beat the big Hunter 45 CC. 200

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Sailboat agreement with dealer SoSound at 6:54pm 10.26.21 When we moved up to our Oceanis 34 we worked with the local broker who sold our previous boat, and t
Sailboat Drone Will Gilmore at 6:31pm 10.26.21 Not all sailors are pirates seeking plunder. But all of them have dreams of being one.:hijack: -W
Sailboat Drone Will Gilmore at 6:30pm 10.26.21 SO now we divert this discussion into if its appropriate to fly a pirate flag on your boat :) But t
Another Battery Inquiry dLj at 6:18pm 10.26.21 As a day sailor with the sailing schedule you've described, I'd recommend flooded lead acid deep cyc
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 6:18pm 10.26.21 The other two have a drip run out of the base of the seacock at a rate of several drips per minute
Thanksgiving and Christmas Will Gilmore at 6:17pm 10.26.21 It could be that the name of the birthday is Marine Corps Birthday, but if it is that the Corps, as
Sailboat Drone Daveinet at 6:16pm 10.26.21 Not all sailors are pirates seeking plunder. SO now we divert this discussion into if its appropria
Marelon Seacock fail! dLj at 6:10pm 10.26.21 Can you tighten down the sea cock valves? From your description, I would agree with John, I think mo
Another Battery Inquiry Davidasailor26 at 6:05pm 10.26.21 AGM's are really fussy in my experience. It seems they are much more sensitive to being in an over
Old Salts nightowle at 5:32pm 10.26.21 Maybe it refers to what some of us call "sneak aboards." Those living aboard full time but without
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) shemandr at 5:31pm 10.26.21 Uhm. A lot of questions - each opening issues. I'm not an owner of the same boat so I guess I shou
Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? (1) Closing Time at 5:30pm 10.26.21
Another Battery Inquiry JohnShannon at 5:22pm 10.26.21 AGM's are really fussy in my experience. It seems they are much more sensitive to being in an over
Another Battery Inquiry jssailem at 5:15pm 10.26.21 it's worth some time and effort to install a set of decent house bank batteries. I agree :plus: W
Thanksgiving and Christmas WayneH at 5:10pm 10.26.21 I'm with you guys! Ex-wife unit was an English major. :beer: You sure she wasn't a 2nd louey?
Marelon Seacock fail! jssailem at 5:08pm 10.26.21 Install instructions call for bedding materials but not Teflon on the threads of the nylon material.
Marelon Seacock fail! jssailem at 5:03pm 10.26.21 Could it be the Teflon tape?
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) Thaelia at 4:55pm 10.26.21 Hi everybody, new to the forum. Very exited, we just signed last week end the purchase contract sub
Draining 1986 H34 Hot Water Tank TimFromLI at 4:49pm 10.26.21 My tank has no drain. I always just remove the inlet and outlets and let it drain into the bilge. Th
Sailboat agreement with dealer jssailem at 4:46pm 10.26.21

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