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Lifeline Gate for mac 25 tj15830 at 12:06pm 09.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/997 Did the mac 25 use pelican clips for lifeline gates? I have the link tangs/chain plates on either si
Re-bed cat 30 windows (10) Anonymous member 131 at 11:57am 09.10.15 Catalina 30 3/2513 Well I bought myself a Cat 30. I Was really bumming after haveing a Cal 25 sold out from under me b
How do I find if my boat is wired for Radar BladeRunner at 11:07am 09.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1440 We own an 2007 Hunter 33. It has a Raymarine C70 and we're trying to find if it's wired for radar.
Serpentine belts NYSail at 10:34am 09.10.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/1589 Hello all Yanmar 3HM35F and a balmar 70 amp alt. I have a standard belt however was wondering about
222 Bilge DJ MKE at 9:42am 09.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1572 I'm looking to purchase a 1984 O day 222. Is it a good idea to install a bilge pump. I do plan on h
in light winds should I still be flattening slightly? danstanford at 9:17am 09.10.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/5466 My question is related to the use of my outhaul and Cunningham in light airs. My tendency is to like
Ouch Meriachee at 9:03am 09.10.15 Ask All Sailors 3/794 Ouch. That's gonna leave a mark Large Hunter goes up on English Bay. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/
Portable Navigation Lights Bob S at 8:50am 09.10.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2862 I have been using a LED lantern as a stern light on my dinghy. I want to buy a good light I can perm
To Toggle or not to Toggle KenG at 7:37am 09.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2286 Was having my morning Hunterowners fix this morning when I read CHSN WND's post about buying a CDI f
Anchor locker hatch (1) Anonymous member 131 at 6:21am 09.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3219 Bought a 1980 C30 in july. They split the anchor hatch in half athworth ships to install a windlass
Bondo repair under the water line Nathan57 at 6:11am 09.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2591 I have a Catalina 22 I bought that was in a slip for at least 4 years. I trailered it and found som
Loose footed mainsail? (1) Drinkmilk at 5:53am 09.10.15 Catalina 22 19/6649 Ripped our regular mainsail in 17-23 mph sustained winds a few weeks back. 2 heads with the boa
Simple Install; Complicated Issue: Remote VHS Speaker Rick D at 10:21pm 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4768 I am sending the following to both Standard Horizon and Poly-Planar in hopes of finding a trouble-sh
Outboard Power DJ MKE at 8:55pm 09.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/911 Please excuse this novice question. I recently completed sailing lessons. The Ensign boats we used
Boat Insurance Texsinbad at 8:42pm 09.09.15 Trailer Sailors 14/3610 I recently purchased my first daysailer, 1982 Vagabond 17 Weekender, and I was wondering about boat
VHF Field Day sullyj020 at 4:50pm 09.09.15 SSB and Ham Operators 1/2472 VHF this weekend 09/12/15
Port Helm bias while under motor power only. tigue at 3:29pm 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/978 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Anyome have experience with sunbird 16? (1) Zu13 at 2:34pm 09.09.15 Day Sailers 7/5450 I am looking at buying my first sail boat and this seems to be a great option with my limited budget
need hull measurments jgrimmjs at 1:20pm 09.09.15 Bigger Boats 2/871 Oday 272 le, I need hull or trailer measurements for bunks or support post. This is the second trail
Sizing a roller furler and head sail CHSN WND at 11:27am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 18/2719 I've been in contact with a gent who has a roller furler and 130 jib he'd like to sell. I'm interest

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Universal(Kubota) M35 electric fuel pump JoeWhite at 9:36am 12.31.23 On my 1999 C36, the electric fuel pump runs when engine is running on the M35B. I used a voltmeter t
Worst holding tank install ever Davidasailor26 at 9:14am 12.31.23 every flush into it would increasingly pressurize it, with very interesting results! I had the sam
Quick Question - What is this, a cupholder? Roland5048 at 9:11am 12.31.23 My Autohelm 3000 has that same mount for the pilot head.
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:36am 12.31.23 Fwiw, turning off the fridge/freezer breaker every night last thing before you go to bed (neither wi
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities Kings Gambit at 8:34am 12.31.23 Recently Sailing Zinger rescued 3 people aboard a Bavaria 44 that had been dismasted in the middle
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:27am 12.31.23 A more affordable and equally effective alternative to NoFlex Digester is Camco TST (Amazon Link).
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Hayden Watson at 8:27am 12.31.23 For recharging, most of these units only have the low-pressure port and it usually will have the old
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 8:21am 12.31.23 Your plan sounds solid. Stick to it. Boat and title for any money. I would suspect they do not have
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:18am 12.31.23 There is precious little info out there about plumbing porta potties. Very few are plumbed at all, a
Worst holding tank install ever Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50am 12.31.23 I strongly suspect the "holding tank" was just for "show" and was never used, cuz there's no sign of
Wood species dlochner at 7:46am 12.31.23 @dlochner the ones on my body, or the ones on my boat? Both. That's my story. :)
Wood species dmax at 7:43am 12.31.23 "The ones that are damaged I can try to fill with epoxy thickened with wood flour. " As an alternat
roller furling replacement Kings Gambit at 7:41am 12.31.23 Have any Hunter 46.6 owners replaced the Selden Furlex Jib System? I have significant problems wit
Wood species john6206 at 7:35am 12.31.23 @dlochner the ones on my body, or the ones on my boat?
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Terry Cox at 7:07am 12.31.23 Not sure how to recharge them. Have you done this before? I didn't know they were rechargable. Goo
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? kappykaplan at 6:19am 12.31.23 Try Bacon Sails: Sail search page
Wood species dlochner at 6:16am 12.31.23
Worst holding tank install ever JBP-PA at 6:10am 12.31.23 One would assume the green is overboard discharge. Perhaps the owner wanted to sail somewhere holdin
Wood species john6206 at 6:08am 12.31.23
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? dlochner at 5:56am 12.31.23 This spot on river is only place in Midwest where usually boats can be left in thru cold winter T

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