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23.5 motormount mmsailor at 6:52am 04.14.15 Smaller Boats 20/2532 The wood motor mount on my 23.5 needs some attention . It appears to be secured with two bolts . I w
average life of aluminum tanks richny at 5:03am 04.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1918 I'm looking at a 2003 Hunter 356. Am I close to replacement after 12 years since new of the water,
Anchor roller extension clarsen at 3:22am 04.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2612 I need some sort of extension on my 381 to keep my Bruce anchor away from my bow. Any suggestions?
Larger Crank Case Pulley rajhnsn at 3:18am 04.14.15 Bigger Boats 3/722 I needed to replace my crankcase pulley on my M25 21 horse power Universal Diesel motor. When the t
Hunter 40.5 displacment/weight. Hunter legend collabsa at 3:17am 04.14.15 Big Boats 2/913 Hi, Going to have my 40.5 launched soon, first time since I bought it and first time in 15 years fo
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity, Jig. Roger Long at 2:10am 04.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/1439 This old piggy in his little trawler yacht disguised as a sailboat is feeling pretty good. C ' D C
Steering quadrant access on H36 sailboss at 1:03am 04.14.15 Big Boats 6/1966 I'm in the process of buying a 2004 H36. The surveyor wanted to take pictures of the rudder head, s
New Lancer 25 owner here who needs rigging help. jk651 at 11:47pm 04.13.15 Lancer 4/2487 I bought a 1984 Lancer 25 on April 4th. The boat hasn't been in the water in 14 years (maybe more).
HIN Number Location? Fantasia MkI (1) Ron Inglis at 9:35pm 04.13.15 Fantasia 35 4/3540 Hi there... I'm the new owner of what I believe is Fantasia 35 hull #45. This is a Mk I version.
adventure CCrane2299 at 8:33pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 46/4744 Just finishing up my 51st birthday. Been puny feeling all year. Its been cold all winter. While I en
Decking Tommy T at 8:18pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1653 I am going to build new covers for the bilges. I am thinking about using exterior grade plywood. I
Fav ipad app for sailing Canonshooternb at 6:48pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2245 I just bought a new to me 28-2 Pearson and looking some electronics. For this summer I think i wil
Prepping iron keel Canonshooternb at 6:30pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1986 This past season has cause some water to penetrate the surface of the iron keel on my boat. The r
Progress on recoring project. (1) jguyer at 5:46pm 04.13.15 S2 8/1540 I spent the winter cutting off the bottom skin on the coach house and side decks, removing rotted co
fuel usage / hr hunter 28.5 hunter healer at 5:26pm 04.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/2699 Anyone know the diesel fuel usage / hr for the 1985 hunter 28.8 with a 2gm diesel motor, thank you
H260 windows Big Mike at 5:16pm 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/676 I have a hunter 260 and need to replace the front and side acrylic glass. Im not sure what I need
Smoke House Bay seadaddler at 4:53pm 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/495 We are in Smoke House Bay Marco Fl. If in the area stop on by and say hello. Nick
Bow Thrusters Hunter 41 BretonBreeze at 4:47pm 04.13.15 Big Boats 19/4964 I have a 2004 Hunter 41 and am looking to install a Bow Thruster. I have the instructions from Hunte
Java Trip 2014-15 Jim Seamans at 4:11pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1040 This is a preliminary report on fuel usage for our 3GM30F Hunter356. We left Cobb Island, MD on Nov
Coll Hersee solenoid not working barnstormer at 3:48pm 04.13.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2863 Help! I have a M25 in a 1987 Catalina and I was upgrading the glow plug circuit with the recommended

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yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Screen Saver at 5:41am 01.31.23 Simple. If you suspect stop solenoid and no fuel is the problem, just disconnected the fuel return l
And this is? Davidasailor26 at 5:30am 01.31.23 Has anyone ever suggested grounding to an all chain anchor rode connected to the lake bottom? Fres
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Parsons at 5:24am 01.31.23 Following is a listing of on board fire sources from highest to lowest: 12 VDC 120 AC E
And this is? Will Gilmore at 5:04am 01.31.23 Curious if those standards differentiate between salt and fresh water? For example, the square foot
hunter 49 steering quadrant. (1) Screen Saver at 4:58am 01.31.23 This the original install on my Hunter 49 2008 model bought new & done over 110,000nm and I have nev
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Will Gilmore at 1:53am 01.31.23 Fort De Soto, Caladesi Island. No Anchorage on Caladesi, just sail up to the beach and anchor in so
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Joe at 10:19pm 01.30.23 Egmont key is quite a way, 45 miles or so, from the mouth of the Anclote river. My friends' kept th
Repair around Cutless Bearing jon hansen at 9:47pm 01.30.23 fixing that little chip and some gelcoat repair, 10,000? i would have never guessed that much. so
Quality Deck electrical connectors Project_Mayhem at 8:09pm 01.30.23 Here's some interesting test data Watertight Connector Test - Practical Sailor
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 7:57pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option chuckwayne at 6:10pm 01.30.23 Doyle made us a racing style laminate main with no battens and a larger roach than the standard in-m
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow racenmotorsports at 5:46pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 5:35pm 01.30.23 Looks great!
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 5:25pm 01.30.23 I presume your racing would be PHRF? If so any lost performance from the lack of traveler would be
Repair around Cutless Bearing jssailem at 4:59pm 01.30.23 Looks like someone tried to repair it before without permanent success. Proper repair would necessit
National Documetation Portal kappykaplan at 4:25pm 01.30.23 I believe this is the official USCG link for name search. Much easier than what I found! :beer:
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay JohnnyMac at 4:16pm 01.30.23 Thanks, Benny! Speaking of Dinks. Do you have a recommendation for someone to work on small outboar
National Documetation Portal jssailem at 3:58pm 01.30.23 I believe this is the official USCG link for name search. I found my boat on this link. https://cgmi
Oday 302 keel surface jibes138 at 3:51pm 01.30.23 I think the original casting had a defect and they used compound to fill it and fair it. Probably w
Oday 302 keel surface Tally Ho at 3:45pm 01.30.23

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