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Windows Stephen Peacock at 7:06am 02.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1010 I am wondering if it is normal for the shroud on all of the windows to stick out on the outside of t
Complete refurbish Rafael Perez at 6:53am 02.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/876 I want to completely refurbish a 1980 30' sailboat that has had some water damage. It has been out o
Spinnaker Dimensions Chris Athanitis at 4:52am 02.05.02 Smaller Boats 1/1077 I am very much interested in purchasing a spinnaker. I dont want to spend much though. I am consid
Autohelm 4000 problems Jonathan at 1:42am 02.05.02 Big Boats 4/1134 Hello,First off, this board is great. I have learned a lot from everyone here. Now to the issue.
Sarasota Bay Gary at 12:39am 02.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/880 Any thoughts on sailing in Sarasota BAy? Okay for a beginner? Best marinas? Overnighting? Thanks
Companionway Hatch H34 Nick at 11:12pm 02.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1213 My "87 H34 Companionway hatch cover does not completely cover the top wood slat in the two front cor
Chain plate leak David Alves at 7:56pm 02.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/888 Has anyone tried to rebed a weaping chain plate leak on a 1987 Legend 37 model? Looking for the best
Cat/Capri 18 on TV Erik at 5:50pm 02.04.02 Destinations 0/1352 I just saw the 'Friends' Episode # 703 (orig aired 10/19/00) rerun last night. I had heard that the
Looking for D Bob Baldwin at 12:30pm 02.04.02 Bigger Boats 1/1147 Several years ago I found D
Hunter 340 Generator? Daryl at 10:24am 02.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1299 I have searched the archives and read over 75 postings related to the selection of, positioning of,
Justin Of Maine R.W.Landau at 10:18am 02.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/912 Justin,My brother is looking at a boat up near you. He lives near you.Being the boat person that y
Mod'ng Galley 26D Kay at 9:45am 02.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1803 I was thinking of removing the mirror over the galley area and putting in some storage for galley it
Raising mast David at 8:29am 02.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/866 I just sold a Catalina 22 and looking forward to buying a Catalina 27. I'll have to ship from an inl
honda 9.9 MIke Schiele at 7:40am 02.04.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1137 I use a honda 9.9 on my oday 272. Its one of the newer models. It has the same spec. as the 15 hp ve
Replacing stufiing box on H31 (hull 109) Ed Carrillo at 7:00am 02.04.02 Other Sailboats 2/872 I will haul the boat soon and I am thinking about replacing the original stuffing box with the new P
liferaft al gillberg at 5:23am 02.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1174 have been thinking of getting an emergency life raft for my oday 22 and am wondering what is a good
Laptops at Sea Alastair Longley-Cook at 6:05am 02.04.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1448 There have been several posts about using a laptop with chart software at the nav table as an altern
Compression post replacement H31, hull 109 Ed Carrillo at 4:29am 02.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/1592 I have read the reviews concerning the deterioration of the mast compression post on the H31 and oth
HUNTER PASSAGE 42 Terry Cox at 3:33am 02.04.02 Destinations 19/12699 Is there someone out there that has blue water voyaging experience with the Hunter Passage 42 that t
Shaft zinc substitute Rich at 1:56am 02.04.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1183 This winter, for the first time, I am leaving my boat in the water. I didn't have time to replace/c

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YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot SycloneDriver at 6:52am 07.09.20 After reading through the links above it really sounds like you have a problem with the governor ins
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot Sofraniaeth at 6:49am 07.09.20 Fuel tank vent is wide open. It's right next to the fuel fill and I can hear the fuel gurgling while
Stuck Stove Valve jssailem at 6:45am 07.09.20 This changes the conditions. It happened quite suddenly, that's what I find puzzling. Condition 1
outboard tank fuel connector ID Ron20324 at 6:41am 07.09.20 It's been a while, but for the can that came with the Honda 8, I had to get a connector from one of
Stuck Stove Valve kloudie1 at 6:39am 07.09.20 A little benign solventy-luby like WD40 will help.. spray a little where the shaft enters the housin
Beneteau First 35s5 downwind shemandr at 6:25am 07.09.20 Some sailors think downwind sailing is basically point the bow at your destination and go. You can
Sailboat delivery done right! shemandr at 6:15am 07.09.20 ...hope you were able to sample the Portuguese lobster sandwich at the Chart Room.... Sounds yummy!
Running Rigging Aft...where to start Justin_NSA at 6:15am 07.09.20 You are going too have to turn the lines at the base of the mast. When I led lines aft I my Mac26s I
Running Rigging Aft...where to start MaritimeOliver at 6:08am 07.09.20 Thanks you for the quick reply! Looking at the line lengths table, I'm going to assume that this is
Stuck Stove Valve jviss at 5:56am 07.09.20 Thanks, @jssailem , but I'm not generally a fan of spraying stuff in or scraping with sharp objects.
Stuck Stove Valve jssailem at 5:46am 07.09.20 JV. Just guessing here, the spaghetti sauce boil over catastrophe of summer 2011 was the initial ca
Sailboat delivery done right! jviss at 5:31am 07.09.20 I'm curious about the part of the route from the LI Sound, into the East River, Hell Gate, etc. Is
Insurance premiums Justin_NSA at 5:31am 07.09.20 In 1990 we acquired a 1973 Bristol 32. In 1993 we experienced a premium increase. Investigation s
How can I keep it hard longer? Scott T-Bird at 5:31am 07.09.20 Something like these? https://shop.inflatableboatparts.com/product/bravo-in-line-inflatable-boat-p
Beneteau First 35s5 downwind jssailem at 5:26am 07.09.20 Tom. Are you sailing with a purpose or just wandering about? As an example - CRUISING: When I am
Beneteau 361 refrigeration problems361, RitSim at 5:24am 07.09.20 I did the LED lamp check and it was my controller that was bad but I couldn't find a reasonably pric
Autohelm recommendations smokey73 at 5:05am 07.09.20 I've never tried the clutch or tiller tamer but since it locks the rudder in a fixed position I woul
outboard tank fuel connector ID Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04am 07.09.20 Look up manual or parts list to see part number. Tohatsu part is different size. Former dealer
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller Crazy Dave Condon at 4:59am 07.09.20 I recommend as a dealer when steering in tight quarters such as docking for example backing into a d
Autohelm recommendations jviss at 4:52am 07.09.20 You can get a Raymarine ST1000+ tiller pilot, new, for under $400, free shipping, no tax, from one o

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