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7500 - 10000 just for remove and install on a repower??!! SailMaster at 10:27am 03.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/1382 Hello all, I was just quoted 7500 to 10000 to remove an Volvo MD2B and replace it with a Yanmar 3YM
Pulling Up the Ramp with a FWD timebandit at 9:10am 03.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1416 I have a chance to get an Ford Edge and I am worried that it might not get the 25 up the ramp being
Beneteau 361 Bottom Paint Bob Grove at 9:10am 03.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1578 We are the proud new owners of a 2000 361, and we are about to embark on the pre-season preparation.
Looking to purchase new sails suttonwt at 9:04am 03.23.16 Cal 5/1210 I'm looking to replace 3 old (original?) sails on my 1968 Cal 28. Anyone have any suggestions on whe
When to equalize? gettinthere at 8:23am 03.23.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1341 My eq instructions say to eq until specific gravity stops rising. My sg is always around 1275 when
Speedo removal (1) toliver at 8:22am 03.23.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2078 Does anyone know how to remove an old Kenyon Knotmeter sending unit? On the outside of the hull in t
nice boat (1) kpgraci at 8:11am 03.23.16 Sails Call Lounge 14/2025 My marina is pretty strick wanting everything dotted and crossed, insurance and registration wise. S
Top of compression post question (1) suttonwt at 7:58am 03.23.16 Cal 2/1222 Another member pointed out that I'd posted this in an old thread and suggested that I post it as new
Storage on 2009 41 DS Knotty Dog at 7:36am 03.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/953 Hello all, We're considering buying this boat for long term cruising in Mexico and the Caribbean. I
Need maxwell14 one speed winch Cap kirk at 7:04am 03.23.16 Ask All Sailors 1/325 I need a maxwell14 one speed winch for my hunter25.5 Anybody have one?
Need wench Cap kirk at 6:40am 03.23.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1260 Need a maxwell14 one speed wench for my Hunter25. 5, anybody have one?
OK, whose is this? (1) weinie at 5:55am 03.23.16 Ask All Sailors 58/5219 http://i.imgur.com/oWKHK0d.jpg
smells, leaks and hose clamps Craig Cook at 5:02am 03.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/832 There have been a few topics regarding smells from the bilge and water leaks. I wanted to share wha
In or out of gear brad minda at 8:46pm 03.22.16 Catalina 30 35/8263 Is it best to sail with the universal 25 engine in or out of gear? I have a 2 blade non folding pro
Teak.. Teak.. Teak IAMCCF at 8:13pm 03.22.16 Bigger Boats 8/2380 Hi All, My 1980 Oday 28 "Take Two" is getting repairs made to the deck. It's taking care of spider
How to measure the angle Bad Obsession at 8:02pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 39/2924 I have this brilliant idea for a cabinet in my Compac 23. It will go against the bulkhead by the co
Time to spare--all lines leading back to cockpit Windtherapy at 6:34pm 03.22.16 Day Sailers 15/5398 So it's a few months before I can think of launching and was planning on changing all my running rig
Upgrading to (used) Self-Tailing Winches marke14 at 5:41pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 14/5720 Hello everyone - I thought I'd test the proverbial waters on this subject. We have a 25' sloop that
H25 hull zincs-? DianaOfBurlington at 5:29pm 03.22.16 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2106 I am wondering what, if anything, other H25 owners have done about zinc anodes on the hull. My boat
Yamaha Outboard Problem After Carb Rebuild (1) geoffschultz at 4:14pm 03.22.16 Ask All Sailors 5/4839 I'm in Panama trying to get my boat ready to depart for Honduras/Belize/Guatemala. My 15-HP Yamaha

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Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 3:24am 03.26.24 Thanks for your input, much appreciated. Just for context - the bottom is clean, the wheel center (
Balmer sg200 problem jssailem at 8:54pm 03.25.24 The manual beginning on page 9 talks about the set up/configuration of the SG200 https://balmar.net/
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 8:48pm 03.25.24 However, based on the chart you posted, there was lots of deep water on the starboard side of the c
Balmer sg200 problem Dave at 7:56pm 03.25.24 This thread was moved to Ask All Sailors for increased visibility. More members will see it here tha
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Clutch Cargo at 7:51pm 03.25.24 I will try to add some insight as I work with boatbuilders and have also spoken to Rudy Nickerson re
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) thinwater at 7:31pm 03.25.24 You were in the channel, he was crossing, so that potentially makes you stand-on to crossing traffic
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question KCofKC at 7:22pm 03.25.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in t
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Rick Webb at 7:02pm 03.25.24 Seems to me the further south in Florida you go the more Yankees you find. Venice has always been a
321 Rudder Play - Parts dmdiehl64 at 6:01pm 03.25.24 Most Oceanis Beneteau rudders are designed the same way. There many videos showing what needs to be
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:00pm 03.25.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean t
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel Davidasailor26 at 5:48pm 03.25.24 I think you did the right thing given the layout of the channel and your initial reaction to follow
Boom Skipper J at 5:36pm 03.25.24 If that doesn't work, Dwyer Mast and Rigging, with a website online, got back to me quickly with a b
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel colb218 at 5:35pm 03.25.24 Thanks for the re-assurance all. As the person who got me into this said when I took my first boat o
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:11pm 03.25.24 I am not sure of the ColReg siting but this is my understanding. This location does have an Obstru
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:05pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? NO. Channel Markers Lateral Marks Lateral buoys denote port and starboa
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:46pm 03.25.24 Based on your description and the image you posted, no. You were correct to make the limited adjus
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel kappykaplan at 4:36pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? Based on your description and the image you posted, no.
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit Skipper J at 4:28pm 03.25.24 That's very professional looking. You will likely find so many uses for it.
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 4:26pm 03.25.24 O'Day's are known for leaks as they used silicone to seal everything from the factory. Paper, tape a
Boom AngelM at 3:48pm 03.25.24 Thanks gonna give them a call. Angel

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