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Hunter 23.5 Sailing upwind 15knots+ Chris Flanagan at 1:25pm 06.24.16 Smaller Boats 8/3090 I have made a deposit on 1993 Hunter 23.5 and found most owners reviews generally positive. I'm mov
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Ditch bag? Warren Milberg at 11:50am 06.24.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1785 In reading the many threads about that 29-ft sailboat lost off the west coast of FL, I wondered abou
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Cant lower dinnett table in "95 Legend!! Kevin Johnson at 9:09am 06.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1099 We are unable to lower the table in the dinette of our "95 Legend. This is a counterweight system w
'Bootless' A 1976 C-22 #5529 dzl at 7:46am 06.24.16 Catalina 22 82/6626 Hi everyone. I'm new here, and also rather new to sailing. I just picked up a '76 C22 yesterday. My
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Help with Changing a Zodiac Inflatable Bravo Valve dennisp at 5:25am 06.24.16 Ask All Sailors 10/3475 NEED HELP! I have a Bombard (Zodiac) 265 Rollup Dinghy with a broken Bravo Valve that needs replace
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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
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 2:21pm 04.12.24 A vacuum leak in the fuel system would draw in air to the fuel lines. This would be a power problem
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? kappykaplan at 1:42pm 04.12.24 I would be using it in the marina mostly for maneuvering in very tight spaces so I could turn the p
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dlochner at 1:38pm 04.12.24 The manuever is a back and fill. Go take some lessons from a good sailing instructor, you'll learn h
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 1:35pm 04.12.24 In any kind of a seaway the outboard will alternate between having the prop out of the water and be
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ralph Johnstone at 1:30pm 04.12.24 You most likely have an outboard on your dinghy. Why not rig up a temporary mount for the OB engine
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Calif. Ted at 1:22pm 04.12.24 for one I am finding backing my boat up in a marina in a very tight space is next to impossible whi
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dlochner at 1:17pm 04.12.24 can you tell us the reasons it is a poor idea? Thanks They are well documented in the archives. N
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 1:02pm 04.12.24 A vacuum leak in the fuel system would draw in air to the fuel lines. This would be a power problem
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 12:54pm 04.12.24 Could there be a vacuum leak elsewhere in the fuel system? Or would that be essentially the same thi
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? DArcy at 12:49pm 04.12.24 In any kind of a seaway the outboard will alternate between having the prop out of the water and bei
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 12:34pm 04.12.24 While I generally disdain adding an outboard on the back of a boat designed for an inboard, I was a
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 12:32pm 04.12.24 This topic comes up frequently for various boats that were designed for an inboard. A search of th

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