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1990 35.5 mast weight? shawanaga at 5:23pm 10.10.18 Big Boats 6/886 Hi all does anyone know the aprox weight of a 1990 Hunter 35.5 mast, the guys lifting our boat out
29.5 winch installation and Strong Track Willie G at 1:20pm 10.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/356 Hello, I have a 29.5 and am going to add two Lewmar 30 CST back by the helm. I would like to know
29.5 winch installation and Strong Track Willie G at 1:15pm 10.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2318 Hello, I have a 29.5 and am going to add two Lewmar 30 CST back by the helm. I would like to know
What is this part? (2) LJBrennan007 at 11:01am 10.10.18 Ask All Sailors 5/731 I acquired a chest full of sailing stuff from a friend whose dad passed away. The old gent who owned
Cutting a new mast Pearson21 at 10:16am 10.10.18 Big Boats 9/1095 I have a big spruce tree that could yield a mast up to sixty feet tall, overall length. The base of
Holding Tank Vent Charcoal Filter jviss at 6:47am 10.10.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/9449 I came across this in a recent thread here, and had never heard of it, or considered it before. We
Removing lead slug from centerboard Pearson21 at 6:47am 10.10.18 Day Sailers 5/1011 My 1960/61 Pearson Electra (#19 hull) has a rigid centerboard/keel containing about a ton of lead. T
Anode Universal M25XP pullark at 7:56pm 10.09.18 Catalina 30 5/1992 Hi All. Just wondering if the water-cooled exhaust manifold on this engine has an anode somewhere? I
1988 26D through hulls leaking (1) Ms Hope at 5:13pm 10.09.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1699 I have an 88 26D and she has two through hull penetrations below the water line. They both leak jus
Fresh water coolant loss when not running..? Chenega at 4:58pm 10.09.18 Musings With Maine Sail 20/5282 westerbeke w58 After running and engine cools down, I loose about a pint of coolant in overflow t
Knysna Owners jewel at 4:53pm 10.09.18 Kittiewake 4/7364 Knysna Anyone own a Knysna? Just purchased a 2011 48 foot beautiful Knysna and would like to conve
Hurricane Michael Roland5048 at 12:32pm 10.09.18 Ask All Sailors 106/9689 To all our friends on the Alabama/Florida gulf coast. Please be safe and get the heck out if you ne
Adhesive Decking(or give me an idea) jroon at 11:54am 10.09.18 Ask All Sailors 18/2541 Hello! I have just taken ownership of a 25 ft O'Day that has had a repair to the fiberglass surroun
Forestay questions (1) itchybro at 10:27am 10.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/772 Dear hive mind, I seek your counsel. I recently had a a forestay disaster. I need to replace the cr
Mast Pins for O'Day 19 GerryG at 8:40am 10.09.18 Parts Search 2/822 I purchased a 1982 O'Day 19 yesterday and one of the pins that hold the mast in place was replaced w
Hunter 216 rig tension and masthole update (2) Hunter216 at 4:12am 10.09.18 Smaller Boats 4/2180 The following is a 2008 conversation about this topic and I thought I would provide an update due t
Catalina 18 vs Capri 18 Ajay73 at 2:48am 10.09.18 Smaller Boats 2/2983 I understand from what I read that Catalina changed the name of the Capri 18 to Catalina 18 in the y
Back filling toilet Gross!! Cruisin30MKIII at 8:05pm 10.08.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2200 Hi all. We have a Jabsco head in fwd stateroom. When flushing, it growls and bubbles then back fills
Aluminum Zincs? Ken Cross at 7:07pm 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1346 Last time I hauled my boat I talked myself into trying aluminum zincs. From what I read they should
O'Day 19 Drains and Windows GerryG at 7:05pm 10.08.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2067 I just purchased a 1982 O'Day 19. There was about a half gallon of water sloshing around the inside

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Repairing a cutlass bearing/not replacing. Tally Ho at 11:59am 10.05.24
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:45am 10.05.24 @Shacklepin I base my responses based on knowledge but mostly experience having sold 20-25% of the
CNG Refill or Exchange? Richard19068 at 10:00am 10.05.24 Video showing use of NCBREW's type of fill adapter: I7yite0TmXE
Repairing a cutlass bearing/not replacing. ggrizzard at 10:00am 10.05.24 Where did you get the idea that the engine/tranny must be removed?
HELP! with outhaul line replacement LloydB at 9:29am 10.05.24 not sure I would care if the standing loop between the forward and aft pully looked ratty or not but
Merit 22 owners RussC at 9:04am 10.05.24 @Jnovva it's a 1989
Deck Core Repair LloydB at 8:55am 10.05.24 lost memory of years ago but advise was to make deck repair from inside where cabin liner would not
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? stickinthemud57 at 8:40am 10.05.24 Mud Hen? r design! If I remember correctly, the Admiral has voiced the desire to have a head.
Insulation jssailem at 8:19am 10.05.24 What do you want to insulate against? You need to ask, what is the R factor of 1/4" styrofoam? What
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Shacklepin at 7:34am 10.05.24 I am beginning to understand why they refer to you as Crazy Dave! Please do not expect me or anybod
CNG Refill or Exchange? Brooksiej24 at 7:09am 10.05.24 I am sure @NC Brew will answer but we need to know a little bit about your fill device. I'll send
CNG Refill or Exchange? smokey73 at 6:38am 10.05.24 I am sure @NC Brew will answer but we need to know a little bit about your fill device. I'll send y
New 310 Owner leo310 at 6:34am 10.05.24 welcome to the 310 life. as for a 32" tv we could only fit a 40" on a swivel platform to have it se
Scam Alert Crazy Dave Condon at 6:02am 10.05.24 Thank you too Dave
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:38am 10.05.24
CNG Refill or Exchange? Brooksiej24 at 5:26am 10.05.24 I also have a Hunter Legend 35.5. I use CNG and I purchased a set of gauges to refill the tanks. I
Merit 22 owners Jnovva at 4:31am 10.05.24 I had mid boom sheeting on my M22 and was happy with it. no need to shorten the boom. in fact you n
Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking sailme88 at 3:18am 10.05.24 I too have an M25. HAD overheating issues. At one point it was the raw water pump. The fix was repl
Purchase questions 38 marcham at 7:52pm 10.04.24 How many Amp-hrs... A boat that size you'd want at least 400 amp-hrs, 600 amp hrs would be normal.
O'Day 25 Boat Stands Tally Ho at 7:48pm 10.04.24 Are you storing it at home? Do you have a trailer? My marina stores my boat, and they provide the

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