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outboard motor shaft length tgrayson at 2:46pm 02.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1832 have a 1974 macgregor venture 17 would a long or short shaft 5 hp outboard be best,it has an outboar
High Idle Cap is Loose on Yanmar 3YM30 scottthardin at 2:40pm 02.04.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/677 I recently noticed that my high idle cap isn't tight on my 11 year old engine with 1000 hours. I am
Hunter 30 deck paint / Rustloeum Topside Paint (3) portajon at 2:36pm 02.04.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4569 This is the third deck I have painted with this product, Rustoleum brand Topside paint available at
Loose foot main for 95 MacGregor 26C nickl1218 at 12:37pm 02.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/582 What recommendations for replacing my orignal main for a loose foot main?
No power AC cabin electric outlets Clydo at 12:34pm 02.04.20 Catalina 310 20/3781 Last week up at boat ( 100 miles away) in hurry to get back and beat traffic someone put small read
HDPE (RudderCraft) rudder without bottom paint Hayden Watson at 11:45am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/610 I am looking into replacing my fiberglass on foam rudder for an HDPE rudder made by RudderCraft. Th
Sabre 36 Survey & General Info? SailingWithSons at 10:24am 02.04.20 Sabre Sailboats 4/3176 Hello Everyone, I am hopefully soon to be the owner of a 1985 Sabre 36 center board. My primary que
O'Day 34 rudder replacement Dan3121 at 9:52am 02.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1781 I have the opportunity to buy a 1981 O'Day 34 that looks to be in good shape except for a cracked ru
Traveler theory (2) jimshipsky at 9:10am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 59/8127 My current understanding of traveler use is you can use it to ease the mainsail to leeward to reduce
Cabinet doors wont latch; leaky windows Jimski at 8:41am 02.04.20 Catalina 30 7/909 I am not kind to my Catalina 30. Much of my sailing is racing in Galveston Bay. Trying to eke out
Hunter Passage 42 1995 Scallywagger at 7:46am 02.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1288 Hello everyone. I am thinking Terry might answer my question before others. I would like to replace
Best Bilge Pump? AlastairLC at 6:39am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 71/7575
Fluid Film RoyS at 5:48am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1724 I recently decided to have my pickup truck treated with Fluid Film to arrest corrosion of the underc
New owner of a Yamaha 25-2 (5) seatane at 8:24pm 02.03.20 Yamaha 1/1202
Mystery wire on alternator Jeffinjax at 6:52pm 02.03.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1802 Now that I have your attention, there really is a mystery wire on the alternator. On my Volvo Penta
Just joined...1977 S2 9.2A 1911tex at 2:19pm 02.03.20 S2 3/794 Second owner....1st had the boat since new. Above average condition and will enjoy doing all the th
Trailer bunk ideas (4) polyneux at 1:24pm 02.03.20 Trailer Sailors 18/3075
Zarcor companionway doors on your Hunter? (2) BlowMeAway at 1:21pm 02.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/3107
Catalina 30 shaft log Al17265 at 1:17pm 02.03.20 Catalina 30 1/645 What is the OD of the shaft log on a 1988 Catalina 30?
Kirie Elite Feeling 720 (1) Drinky Crow at 1:00pm 02.03.20 Racing 4/2772 Seems to be a few on Lake Ontario, what's it rate (PHRF)? Its got a HN (French rating) of 9.5

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Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? jssailem at 12:58pm 03.03.24 The Samson guide is an excellent helpful tool. The question about diameter of the line for a "Boom
Bon Voyage! jssailem at 12:35pm 03.03.24 For sure give it a few months before you decide to look for activities. I took a year, as I still
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing dLj at 12:31pm 03.03.24 There has been a long on-going anti-Hunter bull crap that is just not based in reality. I've never f
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing jssailem at 12:17pm 03.03.24 I have sailed on a couple Hunter boats from 25 to the 40ft in size and enjoyed the experience. It
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 11:59am 03.03.24 After all the above work, I discovered most of the rudder resistance was due to improper installatio
Water tank level gauge circuit board boaterbob at 11:54am 03.03.24 My 2004 Bavaria 41 was hit by lightening and insurance repaired by prior owner, except they did not
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Prairie Virgin Sailor at 11:27am 03.03.24 Boats are designed for specific purposes, essentially they are tools for us to use for enjoyment an
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing dlochner at 11:22am 03.03.24 Boats are designed for specific purposes, essentially they are tools for us to use for enjoyment and
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Don S/V ILLusion at 11:11am 03.03.24
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing Prairie Virgin Sailor at 11:10am 03.03.24 Do a search on this site for postings by "Sequitur". He and his wife sailed from Vancouver to FL, r
Why NOT Take a Hunter Sailboat on an Ocean Crossing kappykaplan at 11:00am 03.03.24 Do a search on this site for postings by "Sequitur". He and his wife sailed from Vancouver to FL, ro
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 quadrille38 at 10:28am 03.03.24 THANK YOU!! SUPER HELPFUL! Oh another piece of information for you. As you are pulling wires thro
How to convert to tiller steering from wheel steering for Catalina 250... Stu Jackson at 10:21am 03.03.24 Congratulations on your new boat. It would be wise for your to familiarize yourself with this group
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. kappykaplan at 10:02am 03.03.24 This is a good Boat History site. If you have your HIN number or VIN... you can check it here. Bef
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Orbweaver at 9:55am 03.03.24 All I ever seem to get in response my boat ads are the scammers. Easy to spot if you know the clues.
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 laitm001 at 9:54am 03.03.24 Ours has a swivel mount Thanks Jim, Did your screws/bolts go all the way through the bulkhead int
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 (2) JamesG161 at 9:38am 03.03.24 Ours has a swivel mount , that uses 2 bolts on the Bulk head. We off set ours, since a Finishing
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 JamesG161 at 9:24am 03.03.24 TV directly to the bulkhead wall but not sure/confident of screwing into the unknown. Any ideas how
Clean Out Oil Pan JamesG161 at 9:15am 03.03.24 I am now using a Full Synthetic Oil [5 years on same Engine as @Rich Stidger. No Sludge from that O
Safety Debrief JamesG161 at 9:08am 03.03.24 Safety first! We know how to check the weather world wide. Weather and Forecasting My score on th

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