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Anyone else had Yanmar transmission problems?? bob buker at 3:42am 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 8/3892 If you have had transmission problems with your sailboat transmission on a yanmar engine, please con
Hey Hunter 45 owners Rick Sylvester at 2:54am 09.16.07 Big Boats 4/962 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 13/3086 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 1/1196 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 2/3574 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 9/2008 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 3/2854 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 4/7862 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 1/964 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 9/1354 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 0/788 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 3/1288 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 2/1086 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 7/1400 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 3/3064 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 2/831 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 1/1234 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 3/1435 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 9/6576 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 1/1041 Hi All - I just wanted to send thanks and appreciation to you for all the useful information that wa

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Any advice for Anacapa Island day trip? JackOlsen at 11:18am 11.04.21 Well, we had a great time. My son is studying tectonics and the 'rock cycle' in his science class,
Bilge drain plug Arrgh at 11:16am 11.04.21 Thanks everybody
Propane storage replacement JamesG161 at 11:08am 11.04.21 Many options... https://www.amazon.com/Vestil-CB-W-S-Wall-Mounted-Bracket-Cylinder/dp/B00208DY76/ref
Fuse in small solar setup walt at 11:04am 11.04.21 I think the 30 watt will overall be a good choice. Likely aready mentioned but try and avoid even a
hunter49 keel bolt torque Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 11.04.21 I received the same chart (as per @Hello Below ) from Hunter many years ago. I would go with their
Single handing Justin_NSA at 10:36am 11.04.21 I think that would be wise. Especially at night.
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve JamesG161 at 10:23am 11.04.21 the tank or one of the plastic water lines? A similar idea applies to Electricity too. We put in
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:10am 11.04.21 Will Thank You so much!!! General question: I am looking at sailing Lake Superior this
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Thaelia at 9:59am 11.04.21
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve TimFromLI at 9:57am 11.04.21 Ok, I get it too much pressure is no good but what will blow first, the tank or one of the plastic w
grinding sound starting?? (1) Boomer2it at 9:48am 11.04.21 Installed the Thermostart yesterday, think I need to prime the system several more times to get it t
grinding sound starting?? Boomer2it at 9:46am 11.04.21 My 2QM15 was hard to start when cold until I installed a device called a "thermostart". Not thermos
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve (1) JamesG161 at 9:42am 11.04.21 Just for fun... .
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise dLj at 9:33am 11.04.21 Now that it looks like we will be open next year. Should we look at planning the 360 trip again? Y
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair dLj at 9:32am 11.04.21 New boat has a below-deck linear drive AP. The difference is massive. It's absolutely silent. It w
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise leo310 at 9:28am 11.04.21 Now that it looks like we will be open next year. Should we look at planning the 360 trip again?
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 JamesG161 at 9:24am 11.04.21 More info on the H450... Hunter resources, by model
Tall Rig or Standard jeepbluetj at 9:22am 11.04.21 Congrats on the boat! I've always liked the C-36. A few more not very useful suggestions: 1. Rig
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Bob J. at 9:20am 11.04.21 Thanks for putting this up. After reading this can't you tell how happy I am that I put one of these
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 JamesG161 at 9:12am 11.04.21 would you know the estimate to replace the rigging on a Hunter 1997? A question back to you... Wh

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