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OMC Saildrive Parts Interchangeability painless17268 at 1:46pm 11.03.06 Ask All Sailors 2/2100 Can any sailor tell me if I can use a 1977 OMC Saildrive parts bookto order parts for a 1981 15hp O
towing weignt sebastian at 11:28am 11.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/832 I am a new owner. I need to know what the gross weight (trailer and boat) is of a model 222. My towi
Outboard flushing questions Arturo DeVitalis at 9:10pm 11.01.06 Smaller Boats 3/900 My 6hp 4 stroke Nissan has a screw-in adapter hole up under the engine housing that has a removable
Draining SB8 raw water system on a 1978 Hunter 27 John5961 at 10:11pm 11.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1015 It's starting to get cold here at night (low 30 to mid 20) so I thought I would drain my SB8 water s
Cruisin' Fl's hideaways in a 260 pt 1 and pt 2 . soling42 at 1:16am 11.02.06 Smaller Boats 10/1179 Spent 2wks zooming around Florida in our quest to trailer sail little known or lightly used sailing
Yanmar SB8 raw water system John5961 at 3:08am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 7/6338 It's starting to get cold here at night (low 30 to mid 20) so I thought I would drain my SB8 water s
Bayliner sloop (1) william at 3:00am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 17/8713 I've had a request to review this sloop for a friend interested in buying it. I'm unfamiliar with ba
Halyards on wrong side? bill glasco at 12:47am 11.02.06 Other Sailboats 8/1624 OK,i know its good seamanship and makes sense to always have the jib halyard on the port side and th
Auto Pilot Query EliWatney at 12:08am 11.02.06 Other Sailboats 6/1553 I have a 1979 37 foot Irwin MKIII cuter rig with wheel steering and cables to the quadrant. All mec
Rick Webb's boat slip Rick Macdonald at 11:52pm 11.01.06 Smaller Boats 1/1056 Rick - I can't see the flag pole when looking straight down at your marina. Where's your boat? See l
Outboard fresh water flushing david king at 11:42pm 11.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/972 I use my Johnson 8 h.p. 2 stroke outboard in salt water, every week, to take my h26 into the bay for
Yacht Specialties Throttle/Shift Control Cables BohicaBob at 11:32pm 11.01.06 Big Boats 2/2223 I need to replace the throttle and shift cables on my '86 H34 with a Yacht Specialties pedestal. Ha
Hunter 26 table jcwlbw at 4:12am 11.02.06 Smaller Boats 15/2356 Is it possible on a 94 26 to take off the white thing under the table and drop it to the level of th
Winterizing a Yanmar YSM12 (1) Bob Alden at 4:31am 11.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1297 I winterized my 1979 Hunter 30 this week and was surprised how much water moves throught the raw wat
Is a Bow Thruster - a must have for a Hunter 46'? Steve at 5:09am 11.02.06 Big Boats 12/1591 Hi, Am considering a purchase of a Hunter 46 and would appreciate feedback concerning BowThruster
Priceless item on Ebay Steve Braverman at 4:03am 11.02.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/862 I'm hesitant to share this with everyone. I know that everyone will want to bid. If the link doesn't
Ice Box Layout Brad Hoff at 3:50am 11.02.06 Big Boats 7/1065 I am in the process of installing the Sea Freeze Ice Box Conversion unit on my 1984 Hunter 34. I rea
sail trim and running rigging mike c at 5:07am 11.02.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3094 now that my sailing season is over (for the time being) it is now time to think about ways that I ca
synthetic oil Wayne12069 at 5:45am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 29/2638 From several sources I have heard that full synthetic oils are vastly superior to natural petroleum
Used Macgregors in Seattle area? tegwilym at 7:24am 11.02.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1619 I've been looking to upgrade from my Lido 14 and have been studying web sites and different boats th

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Need help identifying DaisyDonk at 2:13pm 07.26.21 What a sweet little day sailer. Around 15 feet? Have you checked the sail for an insignia? And I d
Need help identifying DaisyDonk at 2:12pm 07.26.21 What a sweet little day sailer. Around 15 feet? Have you checked the sail for an insignia? It is a
Help with identifying my boat? JRacer at 2:06pm 07.26.21 The Styrofoam is there for floatation. Back in the day, there was no "encapsulated" foam. Lot's of o
Adventures in anchoring jon hansen at 2:05pm 07.26.21 pick up the mic on the VHF radio, call the sheriff, ask for assistance, have one of them board your
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 1:58pm 07.26.21 Autopilot does not generally help (my last boat was a 34-foot cat). You are going too slow and th
2013+ MH-40 Discussion Bob R. at 1:50pm 07.26.21 I have a 2018 MH40 (Hull 137). I have 3 friends on the Chesapeake that all have 2013 MH40's. We ha
Prop Walk when in reverse Rarangi at 1:48pm 07.26.21 Wow you guys are so lucky i have a Herreshoff 36 weighing in around 9.5 ton It is a fully keeled
Adventures in anchoring Captain Larry-DH at 1:47pm 07.26.21 Good story @Scott T-Bird been in similar situations myself. I've been following this thread, and IMH
Adventures in anchoring tfox2069 at 1:38pm 07.26.21 I'm pretty strong and in this wind, there was not a chance that I could hold either the chain or th
Is there a Hunter 27 Edge out there? (1) Norsea27 at 1:25pm 07.26.21 @rgranger is correct. Boat was 15 years too late being produced by hunter. As a dealer I introduce
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Alan M at 1:24pm 07.26.21 If the electrical panel says Gas Valve there certainly is a solenoid! Just hidden very well.
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 1:21pm 07.26.21 Hey, Were you able to pull the boat forward by hand? I know it's easier with someone driving the b
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Alan M at 1:16pm 07.26.21 As an owner of a 343 I can tell you there is probably a solenoid but it is hidden pretty well. An ea
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 1:14pm 07.26.21 justsomeguy suggested a tripline. I think that would have solved it. Ken With the way the anchor
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 1:10pm 07.26.21 I had the same thought about those "tie points", or whatever they're called.. a great way to secure
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 1:05pm 07.26.21 How was the swim? It was refreshing but short ... taking a swim at sunset when very few people are
Venture 24 pop top. StanV at 1:04pm 07.26.21 Thank you "sail sfbay" for the leads. I will pursue them.
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... NYSail at 1:02pm 07.26.21 At the end of the season we typically fill the bilge with a couple inches of soapy water and let it
Need help identifying rgranger at 12:55pm 07.26.21 Something to consider.... with that reverse transom, she might be hard to climb into from the water
Help with identifying my boat? rgranger at 12:54pm 07.26.21 Well regardless of what she is, she looks well built. Maybe they went out of business quick becau

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