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How fast will I go with.... ejet9999 at 5:22pm 06.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1679 I have a Venture 2-24 and a new Tohatsu 9.8 Hp. sail motor. With the mast up and the keel down it wi
Electrical Ground My Mistress at 5:18pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/508 I've been rewiring my Mac26C. All wiring goes to a common grounding point beneath the galley, but th
Additional jib winches? Kermit at 5:15pm 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 34/2046 Have any of you H260 owners added or thought about adding an additional pair of jib winches closer t
what in the world is this doing here? (2) jdub tn at 12:04pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 15/1162 I've been posting about my '88 wing keep I just obtained, and am close to putting in the water. as
Mast Foot Riveting Question (1) Tim Moylan at 11:48am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 4/671 124843 I am repairing the split in my mast by the gin pole hole. I have removed the mast foot plate
Shroud tension shawanaga at 11:46am 06.19.16 Big Boats 4/1072 I am wondering if anyone with a 1990 Hunter 35.5 can tell me what to tighten the three stays to I am
Other fresh water pressure issues MattObjects at 11:27am 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 28/4570 I know FriscoRon has a recent post about fresh water pressure issues but my problem is a bit differe
Drill Drainage hole in cabin lockers? newsailor130 at 11:01am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/1859 There are a couple of cabin lockers under the settee in my 1981 Hunter 22 that are part of the molde
Dinghy Tow Jpachill at 6:25am 06.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1140 I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I tried searching the forum and found lots of dis
Auto booster as batter for day sailor dobrosailor at 6:27pm 06.18.16 Catalina 22 8/1041 I pulled most of the wiring out of my cat 22 since it was a rats nest. The basic wiring, running lig
gearbox lee oakley at 5:40pm 06.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/553 Hello , Anyone that could tell mewere to get a control cable for my gearbox? A 79 hunter with a yan
Most genius move for me sailnewbie at 5:06pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1114 Instead of my life lines tied off and need re-adjusted all the time I tied aprusic knots and just sl
Set Screwed!!!!! &%@(^$%$%#$$!!! topcat0399 at 2:29pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 33/4397 Grrrrrrrr Does anyone make a damn set screw that doesn't strip the 2nd time you torque it down??????*
Bilge water Stormy26 at 1:20pm 06.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1084 I have a 1985 Oday 26. I keep getting water in the bilge when it rains. It appears as though it's
Batteries 2016 Tally Ho at 1:17pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2046 I need some new batteries for my O'Day 322. Read through Mainsail's post about manufacturer of th
Change location of fiddle for main sheet Photoman369 at 11:18am 06.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/623 i am a new owner of 26x 1999. The strap to attach the bottom fiddle on the main sheet is located on
Drawer removal tbilyeu at 10:51am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/791 Does anyone know how to remove the drawer from under the V berth on an Oceanis 45? I can't figure i
Electrical Panel Glass Fuses Roger May at 10:31am 06.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/863 I'm looking for information on obtaining replacement electrical fuses. They are glass tube, smaller
Oceanis 45 electronics compartment & bilge water DRosen at 10:07am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/922 2013. Under starboard aft cabin is main electronics compartment. Heeling on Port tack, about 1 gal
Help installing new Autopilot onto tiller (2) dailytrek at 10:03am 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4292 I bought a San Juan 28 which came with a new Raymarine ST2000 that the PO had begun installing. The

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Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? (1) DArcy at 12:30pm 04.12.24 While I generally disdain adding an outboard on the back of a boat designed for an inboard, I was at
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dlochner at 12:19pm 04.12.24 This topic comes up frequently for various boats that were designed for an inboard. A search of the
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? BarryL at 12:09pm 04.12.24 Hi, How would you mount it? How would you control it? Would you be able to control the steering whe
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 12:04pm 04.12.24 Timing, as @marcham proposed? Most likely.
Alternator charging jssailem at 11:50am 04.12.24 You have good input so far. Since you are not the original owner of the boat when new, there is rea
Entering Canade with children. LloydB at 11:37am 04.12.24 It appears they should, so go for it. btw does it also appear that all of you will be able to bring
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? jssailem at 11:33am 04.12.24
Hull color LloydB at 11:10am 04.12.24 An easy start does not necessarily make a good finish.
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? twodzusfittings at 11:05am 04.12.24 I found this. Not sure if it helps answer your question, but still good viewing sXUdMzNs_Y8
A fresh old gelcoat reveal (1) rgranger at 10:37am 04.12.24 Putty? Please tell us not really.
Bilge water smells like gas MikeHoncho at 9:59am 04.12.24 Hi all, I'm in process of siphoning out some water in the bilge of this 26.5 i just pruchased. Im
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? MikeHoncho at 9:53am 04.12.24
Alternator charging Terry Cox at 9:53am 04.12.24 Hi Dan. Hunter wired our boat in such a way that the engine alternator does charge the house bank. O
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:25am 04.12.24 The people at Harken, some of who I know and have sailed with, designed and tested this stuff and wo
Running new waste lines 2007 Hunter 31 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:59am 04.12.24 Do I need to have an anti siphon on the waste line to the tank as the tank is well above the toilet
Hunter 23 teak slats on seats lakesurfsailor at 8:36am 04.12.24 We replaced ours with new thicker teak sealed with Epiphanes and replaced the screws with thru bolts
cleaning out head calcium Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:29am 04.12.24 If there's mineral buildup in the toilet, there has to be mineral buildup in the hoses too...I've se
Small Wood sailboat twodzusfittings at 6:55am 04.12.24 Wow, what a great project. That's the sort of thing that makes my creative mind going. Endless possi
Alternator charging BarryL at 6:52am 04.12.24 Hello, The only way to be sure is to use a multimeter to check the voltage of the battery / batteri
3GM30F Service Issue kappykaplan at 6:42am 04.12.24 If you have air entering the system while starting, you will have air entering the system while crui

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