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Hunter 31 - Yanmar 2GM20F Water Leak (4) Dfisher at 2:11pm 08.06.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1541 Hello everyone. I performed a inspection on a 1986 Hunter 31 that I currently has a offer in on. T
Mast Rasing Harness 1984 Hunter 25.5 JoeWhite at 2:00pm 08.06.15 Smaller Boats 4/1647 Mast Raising Harness 1984 Hunter 25.5 Since many years ago I posted a solution for raising and lowe
Sunbrella Color on 2007 Hunter 25 Sailavie1 at 1:59pm 08.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/478 Can anyone let me know what color the sail cover is on the 2007 Hunter 25? I believe it is Captain N
Boom kicker instalation Waldo King at 1:39pm 08.06.15 Day Sailers 5/1191 I bought a boom kicker for my 170. One end of the kicker needs to go in the mast slot, but the vang
Long Island Sound Rendezvous 2015 (1) bob_pattison at 12:04pm 08.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/493 All, For those of you near or in LIS...a get together in the western sound. I'm going to be doing an
Helm Cushions jssailem at 11:13am 08.06.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1186 HI. I am considering getting a helm cushion to add a bit of comfort and improve visibility when at t
Hood Seafurl 800 "Basket" Rubbing.. Famos_Amos at 11:02am 08.06.15 Ask All Sailors 1/598 I'm having an issue with my line drive unit where the "basket" around the drum begins to rub against
yanmar stinks Muttondressedaslamb at 9:13am 08.06.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/2258 I have a 1987 vintage Pearson 27 which was repowered in 2000 with a Yanmar 2gm20f. While motoring i
GFCI Breakers tjar at 8:56am 08.06.15 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2077 Had a survey done on a 1993 Hunter 35.5 I'm planning to buy. No major discrepancies were discovered
San Juan Island (4) walt at 7:54am 08.06.15 Destinations 28/6674 Just after Labor Day (in about one month), my wife and I are going to car top a Hobie TI to Friday h
Front sail on a hunter 380 1999 fabrik at 6:06am 08.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/659 I want to change my head sail on my hunter 380 1999 where can i get the real dimension for that s
Is it worth it to buy a Sunfish hull? (1) TheDarkHorse at 9:37pm 08.05.15 AMF 4/4208 Im looking at a Craigslist Sunfish, hull only. I don't know much about the sunfish, but it looks to
Johnson lever question Macboy at 8:20pm 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/4947 The only thing I'm not a big fan of when stepping the mast is the super tension we need to exert on
Anyone have info on American fiberglass Armyaviation at 6:22pm 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 17/5254 Bought an American fiberglass 21 footer. My first sailboat and I can't find any info or manuals on
Tiller pilot recommendations MaryEllaRose at 5:36pm 08.05.15 Catalina 22 18/4255 I'm looking for recommendations on a low cost tiller pilot, particularly the Raymarine ST1000 or the
chainplates ronper at 4:39pm 08.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/767 Recently, I replaced bulkheads on my O'day 26 and to be sure I have the correct height of the chain
Catalina helm seat 2000+ vintage 28, 309, etc rbergman at 2:21pm 08.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1340 The removable helm seat in several models is clever, inasmuch as there is great access to the large
hot water tank rbergman at 2:13pm 08.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1484 We have the standard Seaward 6 gal. HW tank on a 2000 Catalina 28II which heats well but smells bad
Bottomsiders windward54 at 12:33pm 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 4/4739 Just a head's up to all those needing cockpit cushions. I just heard that Bottomsiders is closing d
Dead Solenoid? FourPoints at 11:00am 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1555 went down to the boat a few days ago for the first time in just shy of 2 week2 (too much time racing

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Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast vschager1 at 7:25pm 02.06.23 Yes, am ordering shorter screws and will tailor them to avoid bottoming out on the tube riveted insi
Why??? Benny17441 at 7:20pm 02.06.23 Because he is a wanted man who stole that boat to get away from Police.
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 02.06.23
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR dkinzer at 7:06pm 02.06.23 As does the Em-Trak B951 AIS transceiver. So you should have a choice of 2 external GPS rxers offer
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Hello Below at 6:55pm 02.06.23 The Axiom+ has an internal GPS, too, so I can select which GPS source is the preferred source. As
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 6:52pm 02.06.23 We have drifted way off the OPs initial question, but still a fruitful discussion. AIS works everyw
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 02.06.23 I can't see a need for a chart plotter on that trip. I'll run OpenCPN, Navionics on probably a tabl
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 02.06.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 6:22pm 02.06.23 Oh. My mistake. I was wondering how it could have gone that long and still look so good. I guess I
Mk III aft locker hatch question (1) stevenhagberg at 5:46pm 02.06.23 212826 Does your perch seat look like this? Notice how the locker will clear the seat.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jon hansen at 5:42pm 02.06.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? d
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips (2) Marmalade at 5:36pm 02.06.23 @fero - I agree with @jssailem that those are a prior owner addition, but I did come across somethin
Mk III aft locker hatch question (1) stevenhagberg at 5:31pm 02.06.23 212823This This is my 2001 C30 MK.III. As you can see it opens. There are the factory perch seats be
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jssailem at 5:29pm 02.06.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:25pm 02.06.23 Sorry Richard. Did not mean to confuse. That zinc is about 4 months old. The Prop was what I was t
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? kappykaplan at 4:53pm 02.06.23 satellites, I believe, can receive/process your data. Fairly certain you need additional equipment
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 4:51pm 02.06.23 , It is time to change the zinc. Before MAR 2018 lieve your zinc looks that good after five years!
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips (1) jssailem at 4:44pm 02.06.23 Many Options available. The originals may no longer being manufactured. https://www.fisheriessuppl
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR John6212 at 4:39pm 02.06.23 I have a 2007 H41AC. When we bought it, it had mostly Raymarine equipment - ST60+ Wind, Depth and S
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 4:37pm 02.06.23 AIS works in the coastal regions because there are shore based repeaters receiving and transmitting

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