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Manuals for 1082 O'Day 30 Bob winter at 12:34pm 08.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/953 Need owner's/operations manual. (Have engine manuals.) Any suggestions?
Catalina Charters for Catalina Owners Ken Krawford at 11:05am 08.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/914 I remember reading in a Mainsheet article some time back that Catalina 34's and 36's are available f
APC appaent and/or true wind range [author ark Juetten at 10:48am 08.04.02 Big Boats 2/886 Would appreciate your wind range experience and Doyles recomendations as to wind ranges pertaining t
Yanmar oil consumption Mark Mowery at 10:33am 08.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/4205 Recently I returned from a 2 1/2 week cruise in my 1980 H33, putting 40 hours on the engine. During
Tiller Master Tom at 8:49am 08.04.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1600 The old gray brick of an auto tiller called the "Tiller Master" came with my boat when I bought her.
Improved SS Bowspit for 361 Nic Waterman at 7:06am 08.04.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1121 The experimental aluminum tubing one failed on first outing. Now replaced with 1.5" diameter solid S
Setting genoa on roller furling John L at 7:05am 08.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/906 I recently purchased a 21' sailboat. It is equipped with a "Harken" roller furling. Previous owner
Start in Neutral Puzzler?? Bob Bell at 6:37am 08.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/881 The Owners Manual for my 1986 H40 says to place the transmission in neutral before starting the engi
Need a sink and stove Vangoghz at 5:29am 08.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1125 I have purchased a Mac 25 in ok shape. I have cleaned her up and looking to get her ready to sail.
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Problem Bill at 5:25am 08.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2778 I'm in the market for a used sailboat and just saw a C22 with a stuck swing keel. I don't know if i
hunter 37 Adrian at 4:24am 08.04.02 Big Boats 6/1213 I am considering buying a hunter 37 as a liveaboard. They seem to be a great value for the size. T
Water trapped under floor? Steve Ball at 3:24am 08.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1129 My project-boat, a 1975 22' Venture, has been stored for several years (I bought it a year ago). It
1999 Legend 340 water tank indicator John at 2:44am 08.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/964 My water tank needle is not moving , Perhaps the sender unit is faulty, the boat has not been used f
Wind Generator Installation Jack Lott at 2:03am 08.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/797 Does anyone have a recommendation on where to mount a wind generator. I have a year 2000 380 with t
Engine Stuffing box Martin Grant at 1:56am 08.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/944 Can anyone help me? I am about to replace the material in the stuffing box on a Hunter 33 any advice
Single Handing Gary at 1:47am 08.04.02 Smaller Boats 5/902 When sailing alone how do most of you handle the tiller. Tiller tamer, Autohelm, etc., etc.?????Th
Hunter 22 Zincs? George West at 12:39am 08.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/791 Hello, Does the Hunter 22 with a swing keel (2ft-5ft) need a zinc on the stainless steel plates that
Differences Rudolph at 12:02am 08.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1102 What is the differences between the different 26 models (C, D, S, X)
Bow Cleat Loose Jay Litsey at 11:21pm 08.03.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1150 My bow cleat is loose - can't screw back in nor loosen to put in bigger screws. Can't get to base o
More about turtling George H260 at 10:54pm 08.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/1041 I looked at all daysailers long and hard before I settled on the Hunter 170. One of the main reason

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Corroded aluminum tank replacement CarlN at 8:54pm 08.14.20 Because it's under the berth cushion, I'd look at cutting the fiberglass top and lifting the tank ou
Check your sink drain hoses... Benny17441 at 8:42pm 08.14.20 The discharge to the head sink drain is above the waterline where those hoses and plastic through hu
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. CarlN at 8:39pm 08.14.20 Hows the pot density in the Basin? Very few pots in the Basin proper but in the channel on the way
Check your sink drain hoses... Rich Stidger at 8:33pm 08.14.20 Been there, done that. See my post from 2016. Sorry you didn't see it sooner...... https://forums
Hunter 26.5 Dave Groshong at 8:32pm 08.14.20 I'm happy to help, give me a call! 877-932-7245 x116 Mon-Fri, 9-3:30 Pacific https://shop.hunterow
Thru Hull Fittings CarlN at 8:31pm 08.14.20 After you see the boat, if the only thing you don't like are the seacocks - buy it. You can always c
Check your sink drain hoses... Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 08.14.20 How very true. Saw someone else mention this problem years ago here and decided to take a look at
Hunter 26.5 sail sfbay at 8:24pm 08.14.20 Welcome to the forum!! The Hunter 26.5 manual did not have these specs so suggest either removing e
Adding dedicated jibsheet winches to a H310 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:19pm 08.14.20 I think the first thing to understand here is that you are not going into a 40+ ft. racing machine.
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing CarlN at 8:12pm 08.14.20 Definitely go with two bilge pumps for redundancy. A small one for "nuisance water" that will get th
What GPS unit fits this mount? SailingIsGood at 7:28pm 08.14.20 Scrap it I say. I assume it is not connected to anything. Greg It's wired from the forward bul
Tire size sail sfbay at 7:22pm 08.14.20 Suggest taking your local trailer shop to inspect and replace, if necessary, especially for safety r
Cockpit Table sail sfbay at 7:19pm 08.14.20 sgiarc........I have many stories like that, including mine!!
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Davidasailor26 at 7:18pm 08.14.20 Hey all I just took the new Russian COVID-19 vaccine shot yesterday.:) I can tell can tell you the
US Coast Guard Shallow Water Aids to Navigation Survey Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 08.14.20
Cockpit Table sgiarc at 7:13pm 08.14.20 Careful my wife wanted a table for our J-34 and that's how we ended up with the Beneteau 461
What GPS unit fits this mount? Tally Ho at 7:10pm 08.14.20 Scrap it I say. I assume it is not connected to anything. Greg
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Tally Ho at 7:07pm 08.14.20 Speaka de English! Greg
Johnson raw water pump: leaking seal (1) jaysweet at 7:06pm 08.14.20 I appreciate the comments on the seal that failed. I want to point out that I think it can be a bit
Rudder Post/Bildge Area Tally Ho at 6:59pm 08.14.20

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