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electric outboard lizdom at 10:30pm 06.11.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1452 Ship ahoy as my new old Mac 25 did not come with a motor. I've been looking into a minnkota saltwat
my 23 CB is missing a bolt ewait at 8:32pm 06.11.15 Day Sailers 5/1058 how long are these bolts for the CB and what do they screw into
Mast Raising Systems Leeward Rail at 8:08pm 06.11.15 Catalina 22 96/11621 Hello All, In a recent thread, the usual discussion of the various methods for raising the mast on
rub rail replacement ewait at 7:48pm 06.11.15 Day Sailers 1/823 does anyone have advice on replacing the rub rail assembly
Princess Royal Island Cruise Terry Cox at 6:55pm 06.11.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/9752 AMEE flotilla (four solo sail boats) plan on departing around June 15 for Princess Royal Island, BC.
Tiller refinishing stiggy456 at 6:54pm 06.11.15 S2 11/3375 My wife and i just recently purchased our first boat. The tiller on the boat is very badly in ned of
Oceanis 36 cc standing rigging Photoman60 at 6:23pm 06.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1269 We got our new to us 1998 Oceanis 36cc in the water this last weekend and spent our first night aboa
leaking oil sender BillyR at 6:18pm 06.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/709 I own a 1980 Catalina 30 with a Universal 5411 diesel engine. A few weeks ago I noticed an oil leak
there have been threads about gas tanks. piedpiperIII at 5:08pm 06.11.15 Catalina 22 9/1336 Our old design cats have an open fuel storage as we all know someone wanted to know about closing it
What to use to rebed all deck hardware Jeff222 at 5:07pm 06.11.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1574 Looking for some suggestions on what to use to remount all the deck hardware. I have an O'day 222 a
what do you use to clean piedpiperIII at 5:02pm 06.11.15 Catalina 22 10/1282 Okay I have read and read for something to use as a cleaner for the black grime on my top side. I gu
fuel tank cleanout wheelsteering27 at 4:51pm 06.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1765 I have determined I have a dirty fuel tank. I ran my fuel hose to a bucket of clean fuel and engine
Marthas vineyard BHennessy59 at 2:50pm 06.11.15 Destinations 4/2315 E are sailing the last week of June to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. I'd love some input as to wh
Pro-Set Two-part Expanding Epoxy rgranger at 2:39pm 06.11.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1470 Hey All I'm looking for something like this product http://www.prosetepoxy.com/custom_foam.html A
How many people can ride on a 25' ? Sharon P at 10:25am 06.11.15 Day Sailers 17/12860 Hi, We have just purchased our first sailboat! A friend of ours will come and sail it for/with us
Fishfinder/depth sounder and speedo mount Daveinet at 10:18am 06.11.15 Ask All Sailors 6/964 I just won a bid on a Interphase Echo 200 fish finder/depth sounder and speedo. So a few questions a
Replacement Trailer - size, and "bunks vs. rollers"? (1) chipleak at 10:14am 06.11.15 Day Sailers 3/2564 Help! Having a hard time finding a good used trailer for an ODay 20 (1975). I have located a used t
Shroud Tension Rleiby at 8:32am 06.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1073 1993 Hunter 30t double spreader. What is the recommended tension for 1/4 inch and for 3/16 shrouds.
Benefit of Amateur Radio on board??? PGIJon at 8:10am 06.11.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2378 Two score and 4 years ago, I had an Amateur radio license. I only used it a bit in the 2M bands. A
New Jabsco Wont Empty JHoward at 7:23am 06.11.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1710 Just installed, compact bowl, manual operation. Bowl fills on wet mode, will not empty itself and pu

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Potential new Hunter owner shemandr at 1:17pm 07.11.23 I'd pretty much assume the trailer hubs need replacement and prolly the tires too. It depends on yo
Winch handle safe use Davidasailor26 at 1:14pm 07.11.23
mooring buoys Rich Stidger at 1:11pm 07.11.23 https://www.westmarine.com/marinetech-products-happy-hooker-mooring-hook-tip-103192.html?&utm_mediu
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 1:11pm 07.11.23 Are you looking at the original H23 or the newer water ballast H23.5? It is a wing keel Hunter 23,
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Rich Stidger at 1:08pm 07.11.23 Often the cover is wedged in place by dirt and debris in the cracks. Pull hard straight back. Wigg
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 1:06pm 07.11.23 Are you looking at the original H23 or the newer water ballast H23.5?
Winch handle safe use jviss at 12:55pm 07.11.23 I had a winch fail due to a broken bronze gear, and if there was a handle in it, it would have been
New Catalina 30 Owner sabre at 12:54pm 07.11.23 I'll be following your adventure - Monday I'm looking at a 1986 30 that's been sitting in the water
Winch handle safe use kappykaplan at 12:53pm 07.11.23 that when you uncleat a loaded line and a pawl should be stuck, the drum and handle will spin CCW v
Potential new Hunter owner kappykaplan at 12:52pm 07.11.23 Welcome to our merry band of sailors, 60bubba! :beer:
Perkins 20 Engine jviss at 12:51pm 07.11.23 with the engine tilted back toward the prop, you will only get about half the old oil out through t
Life (sailing) after heart attack. rgranger at 12:51pm 07.11.23 All this talk about heart events has inspired me to take a long bike ride after work today....:thumb
Satallite GPS messaging devices rgranger at 12:48pm 07.11.23 Nice review @BarryL THNX!:thumbup:
mooring buoys jviss at 12:48pm 07.11.23 It would be helpful to know more details. Is the buoy connected directly to the chain? Can you jus
mooring buoys Timm R Oday25 at 12:37pm 07.11.23 https://www.westmarine.com/marinetech-products-happy-hooker-mooring-hook-tip-103192.html?&utm_medium
Winch handle safe use jviss at 12:33pm 07.11.23 when you uncleat a loaded line and a pawl should be stuck, the drum and handle will spin CCW very f
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 12:19pm 07.11.23 I've always taught my beginner sailing students to always remove the handle when not in use. Reason
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Don S/V ILLusion at 12:02pm 07.11.23
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem Hayden Watson at 11:55am 07.11.23 if a carb engine only runs on choke, partial choke or added fuel into the venturi that is either a
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection Fleet at 11:39am 07.11.23 Thanks all. I'm going to inspect my keel bolts and mast step for any kind of ground wiring.

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