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Battery types Bruce Hill at 1:35am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 19/1728 Will be replacing my batteries this season. My Hunter Passage 42 has 2 8D house batteries and a sta
Centerboard pin David Garrett at 1:30am 04.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1271 I need to replace the pin that the centerboard swings on. The last owner had a piece of aluminum we
Trailering a Mac 25 John at 1:28am 04.22.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1083 Hi All,I recently bought a 1983 Mac 25 which came on a new LoadRite trailer. The boat doesn't qu
Cat 22 halyards Jay at 12:51am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 6/1256 Can someone tell me how the halyards are connected (the rope to the wire)? I want to replace the ha
22 fixed keel phrf ?? john s at 12:48am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 1/1063 i have a 1983 22ft fixed keel catalina and would like to find the phrf rating for non spiniker racin
Cracks on the deck chris at 12:35am 04.22.02 Smaller Boats 3/1108 Went out to get my H140 cleaned up to take out this spring, only to find a huge crack on the front d
Hyde roller furling info. Bill Reed at 12:28am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1956 I would like to find information on Hyde roller furlings.I found the site for Hyde sails but they do
Whisker Pole Mount on Mast Ramsay Selden at 11:56pm 04.21.02 Big Boats 7/3773 I have an '83 34 with the original rig and Kenyon mast. I have just gotten a whisker pole for it--t
Sticking throttle Lewis at 8:05pm 04.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/995 I have an Edson steering pedestal on my Hunter 28. The throttle has become very difficult to move. A
Pass or fail? SailboatOwners.com at 4:51pm 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 39/2474 Which boat systems cause you the most trouble?How have you dealt with their failure? Have you been
40.5 shaft packing Henry Demolina at 2:15pm 04.21.02 Big Boats 7/1739 Just had a mechanic replace the prop shaft packing on my 40.5. It gets about 5 drops of water per mi
Replacement MSD Chuck at 1:20pm 04.21.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1405 I am considering replacing the original MSD on my 1983 hunter 31. The current one has some leaking s
Hunter 23 steel keel - gel coat? Bill Leathen at 12:44pm 04.21.02 Smaller Boats 5/1623 I am stripping the old bottom paint off the steel keel on my Hunter 23. I am down to a white coatin
Daly's web site Ray at 12:38pm 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1181 Anyone know where I can buy Daly's SeaFin Teak oil. Can't seem to find the web site.
Outboard Spark plugs Bill Leathen at 12:37pm 04.21.02 Smaller Boats 4/968 How often should the spark plug be changed? In my case I have a Nissan 5 HP two stroke. The motor
Who is the author of this poem? Mark Major at 11:49am 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1193 While on my last sail I found a poem recited by an acquaintance; he wasn't sure of his accuracy, and
Flamingo Fl. steven f. at 11:47am 04.21.02 Destinations 4/1858 Okay, here I go again. I've been trying to get into Flamingo Fl. for two years but each time someth
OMC Zephyr Saildrive Queries D. Casey at 11:42am 04.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1471 I'm new to this site but I have the feeling you've all heard sad saildrive stories before. My O'Day
Advice on buying a 1972 O'Day 22 Shoal Keel Steve King at 11:06am 04.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 10/9517 I am looking at an O'Day 22 with the shoal keel. It's a real project. Complete interior overhall,
Catalina 30 vs. Islander 30 David at 10:40am 04.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2011 I'm considering buying either an Islander 30 or a Catalina 30 (Mid 80s vintage). I'd appreciate any

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Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 Juice6576 at 7:59am 08.10.20 Well, I've got a pretty extensive update. After three tries, I decided to have Manitowoc Marina go a
Harness tether came unclipped JamesG161 at 7:51am 08.10.20 No, but I have not been heavy seas yet. It would have been informative if they found the the harnes
Anyone have any idea what this is? Justin_NSA at 7:51am 08.10.20 His wife probably told him he couldn't go sailing until he did his exercises.
Help! Fresh water system sucking air? Stephentrapani at 7:49am 08.10.20 Did everything work well prior to the pump change? Other than change the pump what other hose or pi
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? Justin_NSA at 7:45am 08.10.20 The mallet came out yesterday for the Re-fridge defrosting at home. Worked perfectly to break up t
Anyone have any idea what this is? captcoho at 7:41am 08.10.20 Tiller tamer
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? shemandr at 7:39am 08.10.20 The mallet came out yesterday for the Re-fridge defrosting at home. Worked perfectly to break up th
BENT PROP SHAFT AQUILAMASTER at 7:33am 08.10.20 I had this happen to me several years ago, better part of $5,000 to get it fixed. Had the local bo
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? NotCook at 7:31am 08.10.20 I don't know if these count, but our solar panels were certainly a great add on. Well, yeah, that
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? (1) NotCook at 7:29am 08.10.20 The hatch over the galley is 8 feet above the sole. When it would start raining in the middle of the
BENT PROP SHAFT rmargeson at 7:24am 08.10.20 I had this happen to me several years ago, better part of $5,000 to get it fixed. Had the local boa
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side OS2Dude at 7:19am 08.10.20 We have a 30, so this is supposition but I would not think the cushion in the pic goes there. It lo
how can I keep my frig door ajar when off the boat Rick Webb at 7:13am 08.10.20 I'm not sure that clamp wouldn't squeeze the gasket on the fridge door, creating a "dimple" in it t
Help me with mainsail please! D Swanson at 7:12am 08.10.20 Welcome aboard. I recommend the following: Lay out your main in a dry clean space and inspect the co
Help me with mainsail please! shemandr at 7:10am 08.10.20 Mast will have either a sorta T shape track screwed into the aft side or a slot on the aft side. Th
Chirping alarm sound while engine running sesmith at 7:01am 08.10.20 The comment above by Joe White is an interesting one. Last season we had an intermittent buzz on ou
Laguna 26 SailingLoto at 6:57am 08.10.20 One wry observation: at that price, you got a real good deal on a trailer and they threw in a free b
Laguna 26 mast lowering/raising SailingLoto at 6:55am 08.10.20 yep, same bracket. mine also has a plate under it to attach blocks to for cockpit routed halyards
First Weekend as a Widgeon Owner Hunter216 at 6:54am 08.10.20 Hunter216, Thanks for the comments. The jib lines outside the shrouds looked odd to me, but that w
Laguna 26 FastOlson at 6:51am 08.10.20 One wry observation: at that price, you got a real good deal on a trailer and they threw in a free b

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