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Annual cost of ownership for 34 - 36' Ian R at 6:21am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1110 We are interested in estimating the annual cost of ownership to operate a ~ 34 to 36' boat in the Gr
A real trailerable weekender Bluebird at 5:54am 09.11.05 Trailer Sailors 5/3619 My wife and I now sail a Oday mariner and up till last summer I thought I was looking for a Southcoa
Engine Hours Eric at 5:24am 09.11.05 Big Boats 5/920 Considering a used 44 Hunter 2004 with 160 hours on engine, is that too many hours for a year old bo
Found my boat, just can't tell which one..... Idratherbesailing at 4:53am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1080 Found my 1980 H33...I just don't know which one it is in the pile...there were over 400 boats in the
Crazy electrical loss - bad alternator?? Michael at 4:53am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1127 I had batteries drain and loose all power on a cruise where we motored enough to typically fully cha
Folding props capnpeff at 4:10am 09.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/999 Trying to minimize prop torque/walk, especially in reverse. I have proposals for 2-blade folding pro
Roller Reefing Sail Conversion John Nalbor at 3:56am 09.11.05 Other Sailboats 1/862 I want to add a roller reefing to my Irwin 25 which I am redoing now. Can I use the current sail for
SD 50 depth meter flashing 00 Ron (Ottawa) at 3:25am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 0/983 I have an Autohelm SD 50 depth guage. We rafted up with another boat and ever since then the depth
Boom vang position optimystic at 3:11am 09.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1191 I have a 2004 Hunter 41 with in mast furling. I have found that the boom vang in its current positi
salvaged parts Bill C320, Papillon at 2:42am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1185 Anyone know of sources selling salvaged parts from totaled sailboats? Winches, Clutches etc. In pa
Waste Vent on Hunter 40.5 Steve Perry at 2:39am 09.11.05 Big Boats 15/2033 HELP!!!Can anyone tell me the location of the waste vent attachment on a 40.5?
How many people can I get on a new Mac 26? Alex at 1:14am 09.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1117 I'm looking at buying a new 26M. However, I'm a bit concerned as to how many people I can comfortab
Finding Parts Gus at 12:48am 09.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1127 My 1987 Hunter 37' Legend was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Can anyone please advise me where I
O'Day 26 vs. 25 Josh at 12:10am 09.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/945 I was wondering the major differences between the oday 25 and 26. I am familiar w/ the 25, but not
Haulout time is coming :-( Cool_Change at 11:09pm 09.10.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1012 In prep for haulout I'm in the process of converting my steel fixed cradle to folding (our club stor
Srengthen cabin and cockpit soles dwayne13628 at 10:41pm 09.10.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1135 Howdy Sailors! Well, I am trying to figure out how to strengthen the cabin and cockpit soles in my b
strengthening cabin dwayne13628 at 10:29pm 09.10.05 Ask All Sailors 0/865 Howdy Sailors! I am trying to think of ways to strengthen the sole of the cabin, and cockpit. I'm th
datamarine speedo mortyd at 10:26pm 09.10.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1062 anyone know where to find instructions for a datamarine speedo, or short of that, how to work one?
Looking at a 1977 GS 41' Ketch Dan at 10:23pm 09.10.05 Other Sailboats 5/2277 I am putting an offer on a 1974 41' Gulfstar Ketch, any info on how other owners feel about their's
1973 irwin 32 center cockpit anthony woody at 9:54pm 09.10.05 Other Sailboats 5/4558 I am looking at a 1973 Irwin 32 CC and thought I might ask the opinions of anyone on the list who ha

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Nasty Surprise Tally Ho at 4:13pm 05.10.21 First thing to check would be your Y valve...not sure how else you end up with stuff in the water.
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? alexkom at 4:12pm 05.10.21 This YouTube video shows the upper sheaves (14) Hunter Sailboat Cockpit Arch - YouTube. Are they mi
Hardware Rigging rhomberg at 4:11pm 05.10.21 Thanks, My track car Block is no good so I can't try it out first. I have no cleat after my winch,
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" AndyBC at 4:10pm 05.10.21 Congrats on the purchase! I bought my 91 Hunter 28 just 5 months ago. 3 of the 4 seacocks were sol
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? Babette04 at 3:56pm 05.10.21 I had a piece of plastic cut to match the outline of the windless For my B323 I used a Lewmar ProFi
Nav info on tv? Davidasailor26 at 3:53pm 05.10.21
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? (2) Babette04 at 3:52pm 05.10.21 I would like to install an electric windlass in the anchor locker on a 2002 First 40.7. It looks l
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 3:51pm 05.10.21 Hi Doug, we've always had inflatables on our boats and I dislike towing them for the reason you cit
Nav info on tv? Tally Ho at 3:49pm 05.10.21 What is the input to the TV? A laptop or some other nav instrument?
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light JamesG161 at 3:48pm 05.10.21 I use these tools to gently pry off boat light covers. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-Piece-Hous
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Tally Ho at 3:48pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise th
Home Weather Station Tally Ho at 3:46pm 05.10.21 I have a fully functional Tac Tic wireless system in my boat (mast top transducer and wireless displ
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Rich Stidger at 3:42pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise tha
Nav info on tv? JamesG161 at 3:39pm 05.10.21 VGA does not equal HDMI. Not sure how they can adapt one. Newest HDMI's are now USB type C on som
Nav info on tv? ScottySailor at 3:26pm 05.10.21
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut JamesG161 at 3:23pm 05.10.21 Thus the reason for the only non-shaft contact sealing method. PYI Inc. \| PSS Type A Shaft Seal Ge
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? sail sfbay at 3:16pm 05.10.21 Yep.....time to replace the vang control line. The fiddle block looks like they need a special key t
Nav info on tv? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:14pm 05.10.21 You need a VGA monitor (think cheap computer monitor).
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? jeepbluetj at 3:13pm 05.10.21 Thanks for the info on how it turned out. I'm doing a similar job on my new-to-me 387, but I'm upgra
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut dLj at 3:05pm 05.10.21 @Rich Stidger - let us know how it goes. Very interested here... dj p.s. When will you be in Maine

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