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AC or DC Genset DJW at 10:50am 02.01.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1411 We are looking at a 42' Maple Leaf with a DC Genset system. It has a Yanmar 3 cylinder diesel setup
Winter Banquet Time Mark Burrows at 10:32am 02.01.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1059 Well...its winter...sigh...Wait! Its winter! Time for the sailing association banquet! Cool! M
Which prop??? Ryan Tuohy at 10:32am 02.01.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1442 I own an 88 First 405 with a 50hp Perkins 4-108. Right now it has a feathering 2 blade prop (unknow
Keel Crack Gene16575 at 10:00am 02.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1752 Does anyone have any experience with repair of a cracked keel ?? We just hauled our boat today to pa
Boat Yards William H. Ruoss at 9:44am 02.01.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1345 I Am Looking For The Best Boat Yard On East Coast Of Mexico For Over Haul.Or Is It Best To Take It
Help a new kid new2sail23 at 9:37am 02.01.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/827 How do I take off my swing keel on my 89' O'day 23?. Do I have to lower it? (Impossible on the stand
Fixed the table also!!!! quickdraw66 at 8:50am 02.01.05 Smaller Boats 3/924 Finally got around to fixing the table. Cut It down to size and made the support and the filler so i
Hope to have the leak fixed!!!!! quickdraw66 at 8:07am 02.01.05 Smaller Boats 3/859
Farewell! Bob Cowgill at 7:05am 02.01.05 Smaller Boats 5/750 Well, today a fellow came and bought my 2004 H216, so I am temporarily either "boatless, or "boat-f
Hand holds inside the cabin Steve at 6:29am 02.01.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1058 Has anyone added handholds on the ceiling inside the cabin of a Hunter 28? It seems like a good ide
Register a New Sailboat coming for other country? Rub�n at 5:04am 02.01.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1144 Hello!!! Maybe someone have experience in this isuue an can help me. I'm a sailor and moving from
Fresh Water Tank Gary Cook at 4:28am 02.01.05 Smaller Boats 1/869 I recently purchased a 1978 Hunter 25. The flexible water tank that was in there was in shreds. Wha
Manual Bilge Pump PrincessoftheLake at 4:16am 02.01.05 Big Boats 16/1300 Does anyone know if the 1985 H34's had manual bilge pumps? I know where the electric one is but not
Replacing Gate Valves with Seacocks Bob at 3:55am 02.01.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/3606 My 1980 C27 has gate valves. It is recommended that I replace them with seacocks. The questions I
22 CATALINA KEEL MATT at 2:05am 02.01.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1630 I AQUIRED THIS BOAT AFTER IVAN WITH ONLY MINOR STORM DAMAGE EXCEPT THAT THE RETRACTABLE KEEL SOMEHOW
Cooking on the 22 David Levine at 1:33am 02.01.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/901
Battery Water Filler David Hoch at 1:16am 02.01.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1348 Folks,I've just purchased an item that may save some effort and battery life for us...See the ac
Loose footed main Pops at 12:45am 02.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1562 I read with interest the guest expert forum reguarding converting a bolt rope main to loose footed m
Oceanis 44CC Sea-Keeping John at 12:41am 02.01.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1136 Any of you learned gents or ladies have anything to report on the sea-keeping abilities of an Oceani
Roller Furling Jib for a H23 Tim at 12:40am 02.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/834 I am considering installing a roller furling jib on my H23. I prefer to install the harware myself a

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5411 head Michael Davis at 4:51pm 03.10.21
5411 head TimFromLI at 4:25pm 03.10.21 It looks like Amazon might have one for a ridiculous price https://www.amazon.com/GOWE-Cylinder-Asse
Single or double line reefing sailme88 at 4:23pm 03.10.21 Double the trouble so single, mingle and sail... I use a single reef line in the second point. Line
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? Tally Ho at 4:21pm 03.10.21 Took another look in the dry bilge. The nuts are pretty rusted!:confused: The bolts look clean. Goo
Help with shore power Tally Ho at 4:17pm 03.10.21 My Hunter 280 (1996) had a breaker where the shore power cord connected to the boat...inside in the
Not really a question, but a thanks! jon hansen at 4:13pm 03.10.21 we will want pictures. we like pictures ;)
Single or double line reefing Tally Ho at 3:52pm 03.10.21 I reworked my reefing lines last year and got them working a lot better...I struggled with the singl
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer stephen_i_w at 3:51pm 03.10.21 Without the snap ring I would imagine it might rub against the cover plate. Seems easy enough to ke
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer Stu Jackson at 3:29pm 03.10.21 Just wait until Kloeber sees this one! Just wait till Stu sees this one. Same link. Great minds
5411 head Michael Davis at 3:26pm 03.10.21 The engine is a Kubota Z-500. Could try looking for a used lawn tractor or try Kubota
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer weekendrken at 2:57pm 03.10.21
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer Stu Jackson at 2:49pm 03.10.21 That ring does nothing. The impeller isn't going anywhere. Just wait until Kloeber sees this one!
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy shemandr at 2:44pm 03.10.21 Why does this boat seem hard to launch? Because of the keel. As said above you need around 5'. On
SA/Displacement C310 Clydo at 2:35pm 03.10.21 Sailboatdata.com has the SA/D ratio as 16.72. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-310 Than
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Caboteur at 2:28pm 03.10.21 That Mirage 24 is at the high end of the market... on boats the purchase price is of relatively lit
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Kazimierz at 2:25pm 03.10.21 I wouldn't fixate on the buying price. You'll spend way more on, for instance a bottom job, replac
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Kazimierz at 2:23pm 03.10.21
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy rgranger at 2:23pm 03.10.21 I have a Tohatsu 6 on my H26 and I'm at hull speed at 3/4 WOT
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy shemandr at 2:21pm 03.10.21 How heavy is a SJ24 3,200 lbs./1451 Kgs. according to Sailboatdata.com
Mast Builder for Yamaha 33 mermike at 2:19pm 03.10.21 Based on a reading of older threads in this forum, obtaining parts from Yamaha is no longer possible

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