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Takeaways from Newport Boat Show Solstice at 2:33pm 09.18.15 Ask All Sailors 2/805 Went to the show yesterday and the two most interesting take always for me were that Tartan introduc
What oil should I use in my Yanmar transmission Nelsonhow at 2:09pm 09.18.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1952 The Yanmar manual calls for SAE 10w-30 CC oil. But I understand that the CC rating is no longer use
Marine grade wire? Macboy at 2:07pm 09.18.15 Ask All Sailors 17/4103 So, aside from buying wire at a marine shop - why is it that nobody seems to know what I'm talking a
Head intake seacock Windtherapy at 1:06pm 09.18.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3780 How many of you close your head intake sea cock when not using the head? I know some people do but
'81H36 cabin top winch size question tmjb at 9:57am 09.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 20/3655 My 'new to me' H36 came with a Barient 10 mounted to the port side cabin top for the main sheet (' j
Companionway Ladder EnginesForward at 9:57am 09.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1134 I have a 1972 V-22. Does anyone have a drawing or photo of a companionway ladder that can be fabrica
My mast razing system (3) west wind at 9:53am 09.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/3900 My mast raising system No more waiting for help, put this together for approx. $100, can't believe
curtains nena at 9:34am 09.18.15 Parts Search 0/803 I'm looking for louvered curtains for my oday 26. The tracks are still there, but I need the curtain
Repower for Columbia 36 soLarrsfis at 9:17am 09.18.15 Columbia 9/3834 I need some help deciding what engine I should by to re-power my 1969 Columbia 36. I have two choic
Whisker pole (1) flynhi4u at 7:33am 09.18.15 Smaller Boats 8/1109 After using our redneck whisker pole the other night http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/atta
Mast step casting. avariale at 7:31am 09.18.15 S2 1/1191 I am in need of a new mast step casting. Anyone know where I can get one? "Rig Rite" shows one all
honda 8hp gearshift lever extension mod. mick hodapp at 6:54am 09.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2268 hi folks, does anyone out there have any pics/info on extending the gear shift lever on my 89' hond
check out this 4.108 (1) CYQK at 5:44am 09.18.15 Ask All Sailors 2/686 Finally after a long process restoring this engine from an compartment fire she has come back to lif
Transducer... scottmellloyditude at 4:27am 09.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1325 Just received my new transducer from Moor electronics and after reading about them I decided to just
Leaks - Pockets Behind the Cabin lazerettes peter_ms at 9:20pm 09.17.15 Catalina 310 4/1488 I am hoping someone has experienced and better yet solved this problem... We returned from a race S
Stateroom door on a 7.3? Dgsteiner at 7:55pm 09.17.15 S2 3/1288 So I have this somewhat crazy idea of adding a bulkhead and door to my 7.3 to divide up the salon fr
C&C 33-2 - known issues? bgary at 7:41pm 09.17.15 C&C 3/5583 I'm looking at a mid-80s C'C 33-2. Overall, boat looks great, but would love to know if there are
Jib blocks krantala at 6:34pm 09.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/861 Does anyone know if the jib blocks located along the deck of a 25 are of any real value, or is their
Battery charger electric wiring Slipin Away at 6:24pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/1026 A while back my Xantrex Freedom 25 charger/inverter died. I am in a very remote area and it took se
M25 oil seal question Sefuller at 6:06pm 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1676 I noticed this question had been posed previously by Deke with no replies - I am hoping someone has

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Your experience with propane outboards? SkookumZac at 5:34am 02.13.24 Can you use the 5lb propane tank horizontally??? Hi john, yes it works fine horizontally. -Z
Hunter 320 in mast furling shemandr at 5:21am 02.13.24 Wow! I posted on that thread in 2015. I think that since then we've seen more stack packs than IM
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 (1) JamesG161 at 3:57am 02.13.24 Visual observation of yours, looks about right. I checked my prebend per my Boat manual. I used a p
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? rgranger at 3:14am 02.13.24 My daughter shipped her car from SC to CA For $400. seems you should be able to flat bed a cradle
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 2:43am 02.13.24 Well, it went back on the original place. all the hoses, coolant and water connections are way be
stripping cetol from teak SailingLoto at 2:33am 02.13.24 36 grit on a block make quick work or it. Stop buying hardware store sandpaper. Go get some good
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h KCofKC at 10:18pm 02.12.24 Brad, apparently it is not as obvious to us as it is to you. It might be helpful for us if we knew
Mattress for aft cabin dmax at 7:28pm 02.12.24 I haven't done exactly what you're saying but when I replaced the foam in my cushions, I put the foa
Mattress for aft cabin CET at 7:10pm 02.12.24 I am making a mattress for the AFT cabin and plan to for the V-Berth as well. The V-Berth is in 3 p
stripping cetol from teak dlochner at 6:26pm 02.12.24 I'd like to hear an answer as well. My concern is that Cetol has pigment in it that, like stain, m
MacGregor 27 trailer (1) CaptVR at 6:14pm 02.12.24 Not mine but could be a great find for $250 for someone with a 27' swing keel MacGregor Unfortunat
Hunter 320 in mast furling capta at 5:03pm 02.12.24 Everybody is going to tell you of their bad experiences with IMRF, and it does take some time and ca
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 PaulK at 4:38pm 02.12.24 Looks like a nice, pretty even curve that should be good for keeping the main's draft forward. Not e
stripping cetol from teak Poodle Head Mikey at 4:34pm 02.12.24 What? The entire reason I've used Cetol these many years is that you Never have to strip it off or
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? jssailem at 4:33pm 02.12.24 1). but what about the other end? 2). Would I attach the other end to another line run back to the
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Calif. Ted at 3:43pm 02.12.24 It is desirable to be able to adjust the tack to match the clew and keep the foot of the sail level.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 2:06pm 02.12.24 BTW, the OP has posted this all over the sailing forums. Check out his post on SailNet.com and the
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 1:56pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 1:50pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
Hunter 320 in mast furling JamesG161 at 1:00pm 02.12.24 Hunter 320 that has in mast furling Never have had this set up before. Read this link on InMast fu

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