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Mixed or pure gas? Tsam at 3:53pm 08.01.16 Ask All Sailors 7/686 Is there a way to tell whether gas has 1:50 2cycle oil mixed in or is just gas? I tried a test compa
Shaft Packing replacement /in water Sandy Feet at 3:32pm 08.01.16 Big Boats 6/2043 I would like to replace the shaft packing on a 36 2002 MK2 . 1.Can the packing be replaced while th
1993-2000 39' to 46' boats in CA Edhavana at 3:31pm 08.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/784 Any owners or brokers with a 1993 to 2000 vintage boat looking to sell in California? Please contac
Thre hull sea cock hunter healer at 3:05pm 08.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/589 Hi there, I'm getting ready to re bed my thru hull valves it seems the boat sat for some time with w
Biobor All U Get at 2:43pm 08.01.16 Ask All Sailors 10/540 Following another post about diesel fuel and wondered if Biobor had a shelf life? I have an unopene
If act fast venture 224 keel/ mast sailnewbie at 2:25pm 08.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/855 Craigslist Cincinnati ohio the guy is saling a venture 224, I went down to look at it to buy just fo
Re: outboard power on 28'- darryl receveur at 1:41pm 08.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/366 On a thread I saw someone was asking about 28' Oday and of course got a lot of good response. He als
Tenax Meriachee at 12:09pm 08.01.16 Ask All Sailors 0/224 Has anybody used the Tenax fasteners, and is there any real difference between the plated ones and t
Runaway Yanmar Apex at 10:10am 08.01.16 Ask All Sailors 28/6048 Like a small child, it started to "run away" but then came to its own senses, came back and seems to
7.7 bilge access in head (1) chris mac at 9:04am 08.01.16 San Juan Sailboats 2/1574 126463 Hello all, I'm new here. I've owned my 7.7 for just over a year now and of course an doing ma
Mississippi 110, September 13-18, 2016 FlyboyTR at 8:12am 08.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/853 We recently found a boating event that is near us. I wanted to post it here on the Mac Forum. It app
Suzuki DF-6 Carburator Mario Kuttnig at 8:10am 08.01.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/5035 Hi All, I am having problems with my brand new Suzuki DF-6. It starts fine, it runs fine for about
Straightening a Cdi furler peterbud at 7:41am 08.01.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1116 Ihave a CDI furler with a bend in it. Has anyone ever had any success in straightening one out and o
1979 H30 YSE12 Exhaust ggooch at 5:16am 08.01.16 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2895 I have an exhaust leak on my YSE12. In my very brief look, it appears to be coming from either the
McLube Sailkote Ken13559 at 9:06pm 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1443 Anyone knows what is McLube Sailkote made off? It is Silicone or PTFE ....? I'm curious as there's a
Survived one hell of a storm DannyS at 8:29pm 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 32/3541 Last week, I endured one of the worst storms on Lake Superior I ever hope to encounter. Someone on F
Boat Share Dalton762 at 8:20pm 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 0/358 I am thinking of doing a boat share with my 2006 Catalina 250. Did a share a long time ago with a 2
Rotavecta repair - removal of transducer "head" (1) Kopite at 4:26pm 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1552 126437 Hi, Can anyone tell me how the head ( the part with the transducer PCB inside, number 4
Mast raising boom (1) WayneCatt at 3:22pm 07.31.16 Day Sailers 6/1250 I just purchased a O'day 240 in Baltimore and brought it back to Michigan. The trailer had a mast bo
1983 h34 electrical panel upgrade Rschipman at 3:19pm 07.31.16 Big Boats 12/1321 I'm looking to upgrade my electrical 110 outlets to accommodate a 14,000 BTU portable air conditioni

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260 Autopilot via Emergency Steering Bracket? sailme88 at 4:44am 09.21.23 Before we had an autopilot I'd use the wheel lock. It worked well.. Would hold the base course long
260 Autopilot via Emergency Steering Bracket? (1) Ward H at 4:27am 09.21.23 I'm often finding myself sailing solo and trying to multitask, hoist sails, install fenders etc. M
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument John6212 at 3:17am 09.21.23 Does the display indicate the wind speed? If so the display is most likely putting out the 8v need
HELP.....Steering System Maintenance H 29.5 jssailem at 1:54am 09.21.23 Did you get a manual of your boat? Hunter was good about creating complete manuals. Take a look at
HELP.....Steering System Maintenance H 29.5 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:56pm 09.20.23 Anybody out there with experience on disassembly and maintenance of this system?? Sorry, but you'
Alternator output to..... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:16pm 09.20.23 This is why I was hoping to locate a diagram for the Hunter. Don't waste your time looking for a
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment (1) Alan Gomes at 8:46pm 09.20.23 I use a bulb between the primary and secondary filter in the engine compartment. It's been there fo
Cal 25 MKII question jssailem at 8:15pm 09.20.23 When I bought my Cal I discovered this site on the boat brand. https://richardanderson.net/wordpress
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment jssailem at 7:59pm 09.20.23 @TimFromLI Your system works for you. Not sure if the bulb fails there would be just a few drops of
Collision follow-up jssailem at 7:44pm 09.20.23 While sailing I was struck by a fishing boat. Wrote about the experience here in SBO back in 2016. I
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment TimFromLI at 7:32pm 09.20.23 I use a bulb between the primary and secondary filter in the engine compartment. It's been there for
RaceQs Question TimFromLI at 7:07pm 09.20.23 I have given up on Race Qs No matter what I do, it only records about 30 seconds of the race. I tri
Collision follow-up dlochner at 7:06pm 09.20.23 Always call your insurance company and get the contact info for the boat, at least the registration/
2003 Catalina 36 MK11 moisture in the stringers dlochner at 7:04pm 09.20.23 What is in the core of the stringers, wood or foam? The strength of the stringer is in the fibergla
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging (2) SV Maverick at 6:52pm 09.20.23 Planning on another 300-400W flex cells on bimini and separate MPPT controller for a total of 800W f
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Ryan61065 at 6:28pm 09.20.23 Mac 25 owner here -- I've been sailing my swing keel boat since 1985 and have never needed to lock
Hunter 23 wing keel mast raising system isaksp00 at 6:20pm 09.20.23 I used a home made system but not A frame. Kind of complicated, but used an aluminum tube gin pole.
Collision follow-up Terry Cox at 5:15pm 09.20.23 I had a hit and run several years ago that caused some hull, stern pulpit rail and dingy damage. Lon
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix ...3TacksontheWater at 5:09pm 09.20.23 FWIW, in August of 22, I took pictures of that C-25 to the local marina and the quote to do the repa
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Captain Ron 18 at 5:05pm 09.20.23 Mac 25 owner here -- I've been sailing my swing keel boat since 1985 and have never needed to lock t

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