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Hunter 23 motor mount Rcarbo at 6:31pm 03.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1205 What is the best outboard motor mounting bracket for a hunter 23. The one that came on the boat or
Pass thru's for Antenna Cables etc... kimelmore at 5:08pm 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1270 Anyone have any ideas about how to get cables thru the deck etc for electronics like radar etc. I've
Wet Cell Lead Acid Battery Venting Brian D at 12:28pm 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 20/4612 Is there any cause for concern if the batteries are located in the cabin of the boat?
Blue Sea 7610 ACR in an O'Day 272LE StanleyJ at 12:18pm 03.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/423 I just rec'd a Blue Sea 7610 ACR yesterday and plan to run a new #4 alternator wire from my Universa
Multiple House Banks vs. One House Bank (4) Maine Sail at 12:09pm 03.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 14/9739 The age old question of multiple house banks, and alternating use, vs. one single contiguously wired
Needed...Tursi's Docking book Lotte Lou at 12:00pm 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4259 Does anyone have a copy of Tom Tursi's single engine docking techniques they want to unload? I can b
Best bottom paint scraper (1) njlarry at 11:40am 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 29/6311 133761 As you can see from the attached pic I have a lot of scraping to do. Went to the paint store
Applying vinyl graphics Justin_NSA at 11:22am 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 14/407 I should know this. Couldn't find it either. I'm polishing and waxing my hull for the '17 season. Be
Table refinishing / reconditioning stevemitchell at 8:40am 03.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1649 I've noticed my table in the main salon has started looking less than stellar after this last season
Radar GS 932 mono user manual (1) yorammelnik at 8:39am 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 10/2160 Hi, Does anyone have a user manual for a GS 932 mono radar? Attached is a picture of the radar. Than
Swabbing the decks freeheelbillie at 8:09am 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2279 Whats you favorite, product and process for swabbing the decks? I'm just looking to do a deep cleani
Beneteau 323 Filters John Moore at 7:10am 03.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1171 Anyone have a list (including part numbers) of all filters (oil, fuel, water) that need periodic cle
22 fixed keel on open water CHIRO at 2:32am 03.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/654 thoughts on trip from california to hawaii. yes i'm experienced. wondering about the boat.
The order of things... PAC3142 at 8:01pm 03.02.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 60/10249 In another topic on fairlead position, one poster said that adjustable jib cars was the best thing h
3 recessed lights above the compression post. VanIslandGuy at 5:56pm 03.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/387 Hi Everyone, I've got a Hunter 410. There appear to be three lights that are on the headliner that
Primary fuel filter Ben 423 NYSail at 5:31pm 03.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/890 hello all, My primary fuel filter is a small racor 110a serving my 4JH4E. What upgrade to filtration
replacing Raymarine E80 (2007) with a Raymarine es127 MFD Captpete12 at 5:19pm 03.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2192 I am replacing the E80 MFD on my Beneteau 40 with a new es127 MFD. I installed digital radar three
"The Generator" gbrian at 4:37pm 03.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/2089 I need to replace my 150 genoa on my Macgregor26. While searching sailmakers sites I ran accross PE
SoCal - sailing dinghy recommendations? marke14 at 3:42pm 03.02.17 Ask All Sailors 49/6870 Hello everyone, I did a bit of searching around in the forums here - quite a lot actually - as well
Rust on Keel of 38 Hunter (2008, bought new in 2010) (1) Tom Lampley at 11:09am 03.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2994 133727 I need some advice on repairing rust on my keel. I have a 38 Hunter that is only 6 years old

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Painting the Boat Project_Mayhem at 8:31pm 03.08.24 I bought a boat that was painted from top to bottom with Brightside. The paint was solid on the deck
Beat way to fix this interior wall Project_Mayhem at 8:21pm 03.08.24 Take a look at BedIT, especially for the chain plates. It will outlast the boat unlike most caulk li
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 8:15pm 03.08.24 The motor won't have enough power to easily control the boat. I have a 9.9 outboard and a 15hp inboa
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 8:08pm 03.08.24 that is a reassuring story. Thanks!
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? PaulK at 7:39pm 03.08.24 The '83 Yanmar in our J/36 was working fine when we sold the boat 3 years ago. And it was salt-water
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 7:06pm 03.08.24 I picked up the new alternator this afternoon complete with the test report. It looks very nice.
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? jssailem at 6:56pm 03.08.24 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it Oh my... a baby... it's just getting broken i
Black water seacock Terry Cox at 6:46pm 03.08.24 Likely a wye fitting rather than a valve. Our boat (different model) is set up the same way, if I un
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? dlochner at 6:38pm 03.08.24 You don't say how big your Catalina is. That's an important factor. An outboard on a boat designed f
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 6:29pm 03.08.24 If there is a magnetic in the gasket, then the magnetic side should be where it can contact the meta
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 03.08.24
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 6:06pm 03.08.24 Well the outboard would only be used in the event of a Yanmar or steering failure. Once I had a Yan
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? garymalmgren at 6:02pm 03.08.24 Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? No! If you want security, you should have a reli
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket LloydB at 5:01pm 03.08.24 i just checked my home fridge just out of curiosity and the newer gasket on it has a flat magnet emb
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket Tally Ho at 4:34pm 03.08.24
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES JRacer at 4:33pm 03.08.24 I never thought about it. I enjoy helping others. Thank you for advising There are some th
Hunter 170 pgandw at 4:32pm 03.08.24 Here is your best source of info: Daysailer Class Association. The class association for the Marine
Hunter 170 kappykaplan at 4:29pm 03.08.24 Here's one: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/oday-mariner-spreaders.40027 And two more: ht
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 4:27pm 03.08.24 I think there is a general principle involved. The boat I have now is my first boat in 30 years. Wh
Are you Ready for Spring? (1) RussC at 4:04pm 03.08.24 I am SO ready. And as a lake sailer the excitement is really starting to build locally that our prem

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