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Fresh Water Tank venkat at 4:30am 09.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/955 Can someone tell me where is the deck-fill for fresh water tank in a 1984 hunter 31? I believe my ta
Height of P26 compression posts DLM at 4:41am 09.25.06 Other Sailboats 3/848 I have a 1971 P26 that had 3 inches of water in the bilge when I bought it. THe bottom of the compre
Ports Dorian at 5:02am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1077 I need to replace my head ports. Does anyone know of windows which do not open? I own an O'Day 25
sling points Ray Lewis at 5:53am 09.25.06 Catalina 30 2/1604 Does anyone know where to find the sling points on an early 30-1981. I would like to mark them perm
Catalina Parts? BC at 5:41am 09.25.06 Smaller Boats 1/1187 I need aluminum rub rail sections (same as C-22) and a mast step. Has anyone had a good experience
rudder post leak Dan at 5:20am 09.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2524 My Cat 30 1981 is leaking where the rudder stuffing box connects to the fiberglass "post". How is it
Boston Whaler as a tender ? Maria at 7:39am 09.25.06 Big Boats 10/2988 I am considering replacing my Passage 42's 12 foot Caribe with a hard tender, such as a 13' Boston W
Holding Tank Indicator jack boats at 8:07am 09.25.06 Big Boats 5/1148 The forward holding tank indicator never shows the tank has been drained to below half full. When r
Winterizing Outboard vs The Basement Alan at 8:03am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1169 I am considering placing my outboard motor in the basement rather than winterizing it. The basement
nyc to norfolk, va eric at 8:09am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2543 i am preparing to sail to norfolk from nyc sometime around mid october and wish to know if anyone ha
lines lead aft eric at 8:20am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1271 anyone know how to have all lines lead aft on oday25?
How fast does your Hunter go? jack boats at 8:24am 09.25.06 Big Boats 14/7474 I'm interested in the kind of top speeds people have achieved at different wind speeds. I was out o
Teak and Holly sole removal Cal 1987 28 Frank at 8:50am 09.25.06 Cal 4/612 Recent Ernesto damage has currupted our teak and holly sole from our 1987 28 Cal......Need to remov
Swim Platform - ODAY 20 LordNelson at 9:58am 09.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/787 I wish to install a swim platform on the transom of the 1974 oday 20 I recently purchased. Can anyon
My first good Sail clif at 8:28am 09.25.06 Smaller Boats 1/927 We finally got to take our Hunter 25.5 out in a decent breeze. It was blowing between 12 and 15 kno
Waste deck fitting on OC281 krag at 10:19am 09.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1157 What is the measurement of the pumpout adaptor that fits this outlet?
Instrument pannel Harmonie at 10:40am 09.25.06 Seidelmann 3/1572 I need to change my instrument panel. I think of putting it in anothe place because it's not weather
macerator fuse blows Dick at 10:30am 09.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1393 The macerator pump fuse on my 81 Cat 30 blows a few seconds after starting. I've installed a new mac
How to drop the pan on 1995 321 with Perkins M30 johnperri at 11:15am 09.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/967 Have to drop my pan due to bizarre incident (see general forum for this). Does anyone know if this c
Has anyone ever heard of this bizarre experience johnperri at 11:09am 09.25.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1346 I just purchased this new electric oil extractor. (never used one before) Put the tube down the dips

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Life line specs and material Joe at 8:03am 08.01.21 Dyneema is popular... and kinda cool... but certainly not any cheaper than wire.. I recommend SS
Beginner Questions Daveinet at 7:56am 08.01.21 OK, so I sail with similar criteria as the OP. (Ok use to sail till my boat was crushed by a tree).
Looking sternward... Terry Cox at 7:55am 08.01.21 And then you begin to ponder the vastness of the universe and this little spec of a planet where we
Beginner Questions shemandr at 7:55am 08.01.21
Looking sternward... Terry Cox at 7:49am 08.01.21
Hunter 34 driveline needed Apex at 7:47am 08.01.21 This site store has the strut.. some are two bolts, some are four bolts, so ya need to know which.
Looking for 260 in Canada (1) Ottdreamer at 7:47am 08.01.21 In this photo, you can see some of the deflection which gets deeper under the bunk
Hunter 34 strut prop and shaft Apex at 7:46am 08.01.21 Do you want a used part prop and strut? Might be able to do an internet search and them if you know
Chain snubbers dLj at 7:42am 08.01.21 The line is dyneema and the chafe protection is a dyneema cover. The cover is held in place by a f
Looking for 260 in Canada (1) Ottdreamer at 7:41am 08.01.21 I know, I wish I had snapped one. I consider it luck as I fell in love with the boat as I pulled u
Sail question Tally Ho at 7:38am 08.01.21
Sail question Joe at 7:32am 08.01.21 Funny, but I didn't see any reference to a topping lift on this poster's boat. He specifically said
Looking for 260 in Canada Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 08.01.21 Generally it would have been an issue with bunk board supports not being adjusted correctly. It wo
Oceanis 31 Window leak LRsunnyB at 7:30am 08.01.21 The original portlight caulking in Hunter is DC 795. Beneteau may well be the same. Thanks Ralph,
What is best outboard for 1972 Catalina 27 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:09am 08.01.21 Without knowing the boat is difficult to say but sailboat transoms were designed for a max motor of
Sail question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:57am 08.01.21 Measure the sailbto see if they are in the manufacturer specifications
water in battery area Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41am 08.01.21 Cannot remember which boat model. Is the water in the very back?
Hunter 386 cabin lighting replacement (1) Gary Ryan at 6:40am 08.01.21 Sorry for the later reply, just got back to the boat yesterday. Attached is a picture of the light
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta BigEasy at 6:36am 08.01.21 Good news Jim, hopefully you will be back in the water soon! In this covid world, might be diffic
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 6:23am 08.01.21 Electrical Check out is complete. We now have full 120 VAC on all outlets aboard and new GFCI's whe

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