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23.5 motormount mmsailor at 6:52am 04.14.15 Smaller Boats 20/2934 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 9/2773 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 3/2806 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 3/922 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 2/1010 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 3/1617 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 6/2174 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 4/2969 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 4/4145 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 46/5722 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 9/1787 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 11/2539 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 11/2193 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 8/1752 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 14/3296 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 3/730 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 1/532 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 19/6300 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 6/1091 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 4/3201 Help! I have a M25 in a 1987 Catalina and I was upgrading the glow plug circuit with the recommended

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Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (3) Arthur K at 6:02pm 10.21.23 I have a similar problem on my 2005 Beneteau 323. The holding tank is installed in the cockpit locke
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 3:25pm 10.21.23 If you were pedantry, you would not feel the need to justify it.... :beer: (That is me... being p
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 2:30pm 10.21.23 FWIW: Per the HIN the HULL of my 1987 MODEL year O'day 35 was built in June of 1986:XDY Z nnnn F 6 8
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 2:26pm 10.21.23 But if you use a 14 month year, you'll be younger. :biggrin::beer: Well, I certainly can't argue w
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 1:46pm 10.21.23 Our three cylinder Kubota Genset User Manual calls for a maximum of 30 second glow plug warm up bef
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Terry Cox at 12:44pm 10.21.23 Our three cylinder Kubota Genset User Manual calls for a maximum of 30 second glow plug warm up befo
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 12:17pm 10.21.23 "Desperate times call for desperate measures". The difference here is that when you glow plug for
Spinnaker Blocks Ted at 12:16pm 10.21.23 There are some available on eBay. ELVSTROM RATCHET SAILING BLOCK 2 3/4" NEW OLD STOCK \| eBay
Halyard mast clutch question BarryL at 11:49am 10.21.23 Hi, Personally, I adjust the halyard tension on my boat frequently, Like just about every time I sa
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 10:18am 10.21.23 After it has run for a while at the beginning of a trip, it never gets glowed again. "Desperate t
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 9:30am 10.21.23 I will put a meter on the individual glow plugs today. Maybe one is failed and I am only starting
Halyard mast clutch question Stu Jackson at 9:23am 10.21.23 As far as raising the sail, the line would extend downward from the clutch to a turning block and t
Halyard mast clutch question dlochner at 9:19am 10.21.23 An alternative to a clutch on the mast would be a cam cleat. The cleat can secure the halyard while
Halyard mast clutch question Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 10.21.23 I could think of reasons to have a clutch on the mast rather than at the winch. For one thing it wou
Serial numbers/year built. dlochner at 9:01am 10.21.23 Hi. Does anyone know how C&C tracked their model year in relation to the year of construction on th
Halyard mast clutch question Joe at 8:36am 10.21.23 I have a '99 Beneteau 411 with roller furling genoa and main. Both Halyards are Samson MLX3, 10mm
Halyard mast clutch question stickinthemud57 at 8:34am 10.21.23 I agree that the more convenient location for rope clutches are at or near the cockpit. On my boat,
Interesting to me eherlihy at 7:23am 10.21.23 FWIW: Per the HIN the HULL of my 1987 MODEL year O'day 35 was built in June of 1986: XDY Z nnnn F 6
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 6:46am 10.21.23 I will put a meter on the individual glow plugs today. Maybe one is failed and I am only starting o
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 6:43am 10.21.23 Most unusual. If the engine starts instantly, I've got to wonder where the extra fuel comes from t

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