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Bayfield 25 prop size Howie at 8:37am 11.30.18 Ask All Sailors 3/547 Hi all, My Bayfield 25 has an oversized prop fitted by the previous owner. Do any of you know whic
Latest "Invention" Simon Sexton at 6:49am 11.30.18 Racing 22/2014 Hey Everyone, Good morning! Last year, my brother at age 15 purchased his first sailboat fo
Bleeding Yanmar Big Red at 5:46am 11.30.18 Ask All Sailors 40/7289 The diagram provided to me is difficult to read/faded. I changed the Raycor, primary filter as inst
Bleeding Yanmar 4JH4E Big Red at 5:34am 11.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/866 Which of the three screws about the secondary Yanmar fuel filter is the bleed screw? I read it can
Happy to have a Hunter jwilcoxon78 at 5:24am 11.30.18 Smaller Boats 7/709 So I thought I'd share this experience, not to really bash other boats but to give the first hand ac
Short handed. The wave of the future. (1) Jackdaw at 7:01pm 11.29.18 Ask All Sailors 42/3720
Small holes in sides of keel (1) aaronaxvig at 5:54pm 11.29.18 Big Boats 7/2153 There is a small hole visible in the attached picture (boat is Hunter 376). There is an identical h
Moved my Macgregor inland but Hurricane Mike got it anyway. Sea la Vie at 5:38pm 11.29.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1211 I live in Panama City Beach, FL. Sea la Vie is on her side in Altha, FL. Looking for a boat repair
Detroit River travel Jshock33 at 9:35am 11.29.18 Ask All Sailors 7/702 I'm sure this has been talked about before, but all the posts I came across were about 18+ years old
A real Shackleton experience (1) Jackdaw at 7:08am 11.29.18 Ask All Sailors 41/3066 Every November after our official race season ends, our club sponsors an informal race series - ove
H326 with Yanmar 3YM30 Ken13559 at 9:16pm 11.28.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/1077 Has any H326 owners fitted a Yanmar 3YM30 on their boats? I'm keen to know if this 3YM30 engine will
Cleaning Product Suggestion: "Easy Dab" JetLaggedChef at 6:06pm 11.28.18 Ask All Sailors 3/836 The interior of my '83 Catalina 25 was pretty grimy, years of fingerprints, smudges, dirt, old tape
Trailer bow stop H26 Big Rog at 5:30pm 11.28.18 Smaller Boats 11/736 My names Roger and just bought an H26. Nicely equipped and plenty of new stuff to learn about. Howe
Do you stow your boom with the mainsail attached? PropellerHead at 2:16pm 11.28.18 Smaller Boats 21/3266 I've been doing this to save time rigging the boat but lately I'm finding that it makes handling the
WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT STATUS? LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 12:25pm 11.28.18 Ask All Sailors 143/9758 here is an idea to keep us in touch, and perhaps steal a little wind from facebooks sails. if you ha
Boat Hook Stowage Terry Cox at 11:17am 11.28.18 Big Boats 10/1435 Published an article in the Boat Info section under H42 a short while ago and thought it might offer
Paint stripes touchup Justin_NSA at 8:51am 11.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/690 Does anyone have a preference on a source for color correct touchup paint for a Hunter? Before I spl
Re-bedding deck hardware. wing15601 at 7:23am 11.28.18 Bigger Boats 8/1837
Fuel Stabilizer catalanc at 6:02am 11.28.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/709 OK, stupid question ... do you guys add fuel stabilizer to ethanol free gas during the winter layove
'Time and Tide wait for no man', even here on the high (mostly) coast of Maine. (3) TomY at 5:18am 11.28.18 Ask All Sailors 79/5462 Twice a month we have a Spring Tide which is slightly higher than our normal. Sea Level Rise on Eart

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Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:53pm 04.12.24 I agree if your diesel fails an outboard could get you back over the bar to the dock in a reasonabl
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:48pm 04.12.24 Because you never want to try making a tight turn with the prop engaged. Plus, if you have to make
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dlochner at 6:43pm 04.12.24 Not sure why you say an outboard that you could turn perpendicular to length of boat would not give
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:24pm 04.12.24 Not sure why you say an outboard that you could turn perpendicular to length of boat would not give
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:13pm 04.12.24 I have handled all kinds of boats from sailboards to square rigged, full keel ships as well as smal
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer David in Sandusky at 6:00pm 04.12.24 Wow, The boat is funny on the trailer! It also appears that the boat is at an angle to the trailer.
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? DArcy at 6:00pm 04.12.24 I'm sure those are good ideas, and I do appreciate the effort. But don't forget there are 7 advanta
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dLj at 5:07pm 04.12.24 @Ted10028 - several times I've listened to folks ask you why are you asking us things and then telli
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? kappykaplan at 4:40pm 04.12.24 Ted, I've said it before - none of us learned our small boat handling skills overnight. As others h
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? LloydB at 4:39pm 04.12.24 I agree if your diesel fails an outboard could get you back over the bar to the dock in a reasonable
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 lakesurfsailor at 4:38pm 04.12.24 The people at Harken, some of who I know and have sailed with, designed and tested this stuff and w
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Captain Larry-DH at 4:34pm 04.12.24 I'm sure those are good ideas, and I do appreciate the effort. But don't forget there are 7 advanta
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 4:17pm 04.12.24 Get a bow thruster, as DArcy recommended. Personally, I would practice, practice, practice. Learn
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Captain Larry-DH at 4:08pm 04.12.24 If your boat had an externally hung rudder and tiller steering then it could work quite nicely IF yo
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ralph Johnstone at 3:50pm 04.12.24 Perhaps if we could get a few pictures of the exterior of @Ted10028 's Yanmar 2GM20F (I'm guessing)
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: JBP-PA at 3:48pm 04.12.24 I love the "How to dock solo" threads, I always pick up a couple tips from the way other people do t
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 3:37pm 04.12.24 That sounds eerily familiar. I think in my case the engine is tight and needs some hours of run time
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:24pm 04.12.24 I have a question - why ask questions and then either ignore or argue with those who take the time t
Hull color Project_Mayhem at 3:04pm 04.12.24 The local polymer shop that I use is able to type in an RAL color and have their machine mix it. The
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Project_Mayhem at 2:57pm 04.12.24 @Ted10028 This was discussed a few weeks ago and started by you. Why are we discussing it again in a

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