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for sale (1) Hayden Watson at 10:35pm 05.17.19 Catalina 30 0/34 Asymm spinnaker and #3 jib for sail. I have an acquaintance who has sold his C30 tall-rig / bow spri
To generate or not to generate? Wife's dilemma... pumpkinpie at 6:27pm 05.17.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1694 We have found 2 separate boats that we really love! One is a 41' with a generator, and the other is
B and G autopilot commissioning jwerkjr at 6:22pm 05.17.19 Ask All Sailors 13/6424 I have installed an autopilot system composed of a Simrad SD10 drive motor, a Precision 9 compass an
Turning ball Bobbelec at 2:28pm 05.17.19 Catalina 22 17/2016 Hello, This is my first time posting a question. I have always been able to answer my questions by
Question regarding chainplates mannc3 at 11:56am 05.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/6178 Have a 1999 Beneteau 381, and the chainplate on the port side is showing rust on the horizontal rod
Oda322 topping lift curtisac at 10:13am 05.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1649
Beneteau interior refinishing mswatsonmd at 7:37am 05.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1695 Looking to refinish steps into galley, 2007 Beneteau 40, any tips on stain color to try and match o
2000 Hunter 340 Water Tank Gauge Trouble Yachtsman1686 at 7:05am 05.17.19 Mid-Size Boats 6/1799 Hi Guys, The gauge for the water tank always reads full (even when it's not). Any thoughts?
Shower sumps Hunter Passage 456 jamesrw32 at 6:32am 05.17.19 Big Boats 7/1100 I recently acquired a Hunter Passage 456. I am not able to locate the shower sump pumps or turn the
336 Alternator Replacement rachelmackenzie at 6:10am 05.17.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/928 The alternator on our 1995 336 has breathed its last breath. The captain is contemplating replacing
No Automatic Bilge Pump... Really??? dkerphunter at 9:54pm 05.16.19 Ask All Sailors 24/5902 On our older boat, the bilge pump could be automatically actuated by a float switch, wired directly
Electrical wiring on Hunter 26.5 vidalia at 7:23pm 05.16.19 Smaller Boats 8/1332 We recently bought a 30 year old Hunter 26.5. Trying to sort out 30 years of spliced in changes and
Transporting outboard kenr74 at 7:21pm 05.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2730 When I bought my 26S the seller said he towed it all over with the Evinrude 9.9 attached. I put it
While replacing our mast head, we found this.... (1) paddy4699 at 3:06pm 05.16.19 Catalina 22 16/1750 164910 What to do? Any suggestion besides buying a new furler? Can we just replace the cable? Appre
Base of pulpit leaks (2) Suncatcher at 2:12pm 05.16.19 Ask All Sailors 7/900 164909 164908 The pulpit base is leaking where wires from the running lights pass through. I plan to
Six10 ADHESIVE sailnoproblem at 1:48pm 05.16.19 Ask All Sailors 4/921 Just a simple question. Will Cellular PVC adhere to fiberglass using Six10? If so would it involve a
Passanger capacity plate Richardwm at 1:25pm 05.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1786 I am the recent owner of a 1984 34 ft O'Day and I am not planning any large crowds for the boat, but
Custom SOC/SOH Battery Test? dlochner at 1:20pm 05.16.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1371 This article just appeared in the Dogwatch, the online newsletter associated with Good Old Boat maga
Running wiring in an O'Day 34/35 dmax at 12:16pm 05.16.19 Bigger Boats 3/722 I'm close to the wiring phase of installing an audio/video system in my boat - any suggestions on ho
Switching to 6volt golf cart batteries in a hunter 36 ChrisCall at 9:49am 05.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2364 I've got a bad battery in my new to me 2004 hunter 36 . The batteries that are in there are 2 big D4

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Engine alignment needed (1) dmax at 7:26am 12.08.24 Courtesy of Ralph Johnstone, follow these instructions, a bit of work but worth it and you'll know t
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 12.08.24 There's plenty of used marine places out there. Mass Marine and ebay are the first places that come
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Project_Mayhem at 7:09am 12.08.24 VERY nice work! It's better than some factory installs I've seen
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 12.08.24 Saniflex has dual steel wires
Engine alignment needed Captain Larry-DH at 6:56am 12.08.24
Trip hook Captain Larry-DH at 6:50am 12.08.24 That demo video looks pretty unrealistic. How can you see the chain you are snagged on? What if it
Engine alignment needed yelkenli at 6:35am 12.08.24 Thanks all for the advice. The boat is on the hard. I really do not want to, nor have time to chang
Trip hook JBP-PA at 5:53am 12.08.24 That demo video looks pretty unrealistic. How can you see the chain you are snagged on? What if it'
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? JBP-PA at 5:37am 12.08.24 You do not NEED winches, but they make trimming the jib much easier in heavy wind. Definitely used
My venture 21 mast is full of Styrofoam packing peanuts And the previous owner does not know why. Knuttle at 5:16am 12.08.24 When I bought my Venture 21 (the same as newer McGregor 21) the space under the berth in the bow and
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question shemandr at 5:05am 12.08.24 Pictures may make it more clear than any narrative I could write 3 part block and tackle
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? colemj at 4:58am 12.08.24 I don't alarm on anything. It would drive me crazy and I'd just be ignoring them, unless we were ou
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? colemj at 4:52am 12.08.24 I wish all boaters would disable their AIS transponder when alongside. If you own a Raymarine MFD
Engine alignment needed Captain Larry-DH at 3:41am 12.08.24 My main question is adjustment consists of loosening the top nut, and turning the bottom nut to rai
Engine alignment needed Jim Legere at 3:14am 12.08.24
Scam Alert (1) Will Gilmore at 2:30am 12.08.24 228832 -Will
Engine alignment needed NYSail at 2:29am 12.08.24
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question (3) Tally Ho at 7:54pm 12.07.24 We just bought this wonderful boat. A previous owner extended the boom and re-rigged the mainsail s
1989 Hunter 335 Rubbing strip fixing Help (1) Tally Ho at 7:40pm 12.07.24 I think that the toe rail / rub rail is through-bolted from both the top and the side of the hull (s
Engine alignment needed Rich Stidger at 5:24pm 12.07.24 Actually you need to raise all 4 of the mounts, and raise the front a bit more than the rear in orde

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