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Tender Boat Chris Glander at 12:31pm 08.03.06 Big Boats 7/1118 While my hunter 34 sails great in light air, anything past 15kts and I can not take in enough sail a
Where do the sink drains go to? Dave at 12:30pm 08.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/4329 I have a 1978 Catalina 30. The head sink does not drain very well, and when I follow the sink drain
inboard engine on 75 od25, what size and make? Patrick at 11:50am 08.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1953 The 25c/b oday just back from the keys was originally rigged with inboard auxillary power. Does anyo
Blue water sailin a C-26 Alvaro Peters at 11:25am 08.03.06 Chrysler 6/3598 I'm planning on sailing my C-26 across the Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan and down the Central American C
How do you water ski or tube behind a Macgregor 26 Confused at 8:57am 08.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5211 Hello Fellow Macgregor Owners -My dad had his Mac Gregor 26 sailboat for 7+ years, and we have nev
Keel Bolts Steve Hemry at 8:17am 08.03.06 Other Sailboats 1/1352 In the bilge area are two holes that look like keel bolts use to be there. Did a 1976 Ericson 29 hav
Trailers TJ4sail at 8:12am 08.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/935 I purchased a 2003 hunter 260.I have been looking for a trailer and learned much.A company in Ohio c
Utinsil tray Pizzazz at 7:02am 08.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/957 I have a 84 31'Hunter. In the middle of the dinnet table there use to be an access for the utinsils.
Aft Shower Drain Howard Hirschmann at 6:21am 08.03.06 Big Boats 2/841 The drain hole in the aft shower is too small. The shower puts out more water than the drain can flu
Transmission Slipping, on Yanmar 8hp Ormenlange at 10:02pm 07.30.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1343 I've got a well kept Hunter '27 (1982)... Often when we put it in forward the boat moves very slowl
Does size matter? B26Skipper at 12:02am 07.31.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/898 *box After all is said by the landlocked sailors, there are still many stories about small boats lik
ST4000 zzhunter at 11:54pm 07.30.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1314 I recently purchased a Hunter 34' with a fairly new Autohelm ST4000. However, it doesn't seem to wan
Vision 36 dining seating / sleep? William Essmaker at 12:07am 07.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/792 I would like to know if anyone has a graphic or picture of how I would configue my dining table to a
Dead Ignition tks at 12:11am 07.31.06 Big Boats 5/1085 While trying to fix my fuel guage last weekend I inadvertently creating a short which caused the ign
Loose Rudder Post on C27 Richard McBride at 1:57am 07.31.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1227 URGENTHi allI am currently in the Broughton Archipeligo in BC, Canada. I am on the uphill leg of
silver legend rides again JanetSilver at 2:05am 07.31.06 Big Boats 1/937 Silver Legend (formerly the vessel Comp time) competed in an Argosy race over the weekend. It was a
Jib holder-downer thingie...I think... chutz at 2:43am 07.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/931 I had the best sailing this weekend on the Columbia - an absolute blast.But I did realize that I t
Rigging for travel oldiesrocker2001 at 2:45am 07.31.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1346 I have been sailing a V21 for a couple of years now, having upgraded from a 17ft O'day "knock-off" w
2GMF Oil Filter gr8_2_av8 at 2:53am 07.31.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1900 Just wondering if anyone has a part number for an oil filter from fram or likewise that can be purch
Mildew on the cabinets Steve at 3:34am 07.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1123 I think this is a common problem for most sailboat owners. I get "grey dust" growing on the lower p

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Dark Days Leeward Rail at 7:04am 07.12.21 A bit like having a drag racer in your garage? Very good analogy. I am a fan of motorsports, but
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter Ken Cross at 6:53am 07.12.21 You are scaring me. I better not look.
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:48am 07.12.21 None, and many good reasons why there should NOT be a macerator pump in the TOILET discharge line.
Has anyone considered using a 4 piling lift for a Hunter 260? (3) sail sfbay at 6:42am 07.12.21 Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new sailboat!! Might contact Magnum Lift: Manufacturing S
Engine Stalling 3GM30F (1) nveater at 6:39am 07.12.21 SO that makes sense to clean the screen which I had no idea there was one- I have attached a diagram
Anyone install a temperature sender in the heater line on a Yanmar 3GM30F? (2) Chris & Lenore at 6:30am 07.12.21
6" round fluorecsent (1) tfox2069 at 6:29am 07.12.21 So these are fluorescent lights, and not ones with a simple bulb but rather a circular (as opposed
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 6:25am 07.12.21 Ward thank you. This is very helpful. Appreciate you making the time to post.
Anyone install a temperature sender in the heater line on a Yanmar 3GM30F? Chris & Lenore at 6:24am 07.12.21
Manual for Oceanis 41 sail sfbay at 6:18am 07.12.21 Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new sailboat!! 45 page manual for a 2017 might be relevan
Casting dLj at 6:15am 07.12.21 I talked to one shop that 3D printed wax patterns for investment casting. They could make some very
Tach stopped balmar 614 (1) dlochner at 5:46am 07.12.21 Many Yanmars do not use the alternator output for input. Instead they use a magnetic sensor on the f
Manual for Oceanis 41 braddexter at 5:28am 07.12.21 Congratulations! PM me with your email address and I'll try to send you a PDF of the manual. Hi -
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 Ward H at 5:27am 07.12.21 I installed this Isotherm unit in the ice box of my C30 last year. Isotherm 2010-SX One of the bett
Tach stopped balmar 614 NYSail at 5:24am 07.12.21
Tach stopped balmar 614 kappykaplan at 4:56am 07.12.21 With the long motoring session, is it possible the batteries reached float and no longer accepted al
Casting dLj at 4:52am 07.12.21 I had visited the Wooden Boat School years ago and had a curiosity about learning some skills that
Tach stopped balmar 614 NYSail at 4:50am 07.12.21
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Captain Larry-DH at 4:40am 07.12.21 As a practical matter, it would probably be preferable to fill water tanks to preclude any free sur
Casting All U Get at 4:33am 07.12.21 Sounds like new hobby!! This is a class on Bronze Casting for Boatbuilders - The process of patter

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