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winterizing woes jkeaton at 6:35am 11.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 21/4679 Having a problem running anti-freeze through my yanmar 3gm30. When I pull the intake hose to put it
Dana Point or bust! Skipper at 5:17am 11.25.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1625 --Updated 12/24 bottom of thread-- Woohoo! We're coming home. And we're bringing the boat with us.
Did I "steer clear" of a great opportunity? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 4:57am 11.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/2644 At the present time, I am looking to replacement my beaten up Pearson with something newer and shini
heat exchanger timweed at 4:20am 11.25.14 Catalina 30 5/1854 It has been a very long time since I posted on the forum. This summer I lost my most recent crew d
Hunter 356 factory propeller tip clearance ALNims at 3:23am 11.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3428 I have been looking for the original factory propeller tip clearance. I would appreciate any informa
Ultimate Restorations - Schooner Coronet (1) caguy at 9:52pm 11.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/4123 Ultimate Restorations finally released the restoration of the Schooner Coronet in Portland, Maine.
painting Edson pedestels njlarry at 8:31pm 11.24.14 Ask All Sailors 12/4168 Assuming I can get it out of the boat, I would like to refinnish my steering pedestel. I am conside
How tight swing keel bolt? Sailor_Jeff at 8:26pm 11.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1266 Today I pulled the keel bolt in my 1984 Mac 22. I used a simple bottle jack under the boat to take
HAPS Annual Dinner Mikem at 8:14pm 11.24.14 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2804 Seems like each event sets another HAPS record. We had 38 persons at our Annual Dinner Saturday, No
Water Filter seadaddler at 4:34pm 11.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/3527 I am thinking of making life easy for me and wife and when we go cruising like we bring a dozen gall
Outboard conversion from a saildrive stillwater_sailor at 3:27pm 11.24.14 S2 15/5877 Hello, I have a S2 8.0 with the zephyr saildrive. I considering replacing the inboard saildrive wit
Water pressure for tankless heater mtenzer at 2:25pm 11.24.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2504 Hi All. I have a sailboat and my fresh water system includes a jabsco automatic pump with max 40 psi
Trying to find owner of 26m Carol Ann TomAmara at 1:42pm 11.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/968 I would like to find the owner of the Macgregor 26m listed on boattrader.com the boat is named Carol
H216 - hydraulic lift keel cable travel length davidb2000 at 12:17pm 11.24.14 Smaller Boats 4/1133 New H216 owner of 2004 model - a great boat! Need some advice: The hydraulic lift for the keel work
393 2004 toe rail block (1) Billyrap at 11:35am 11.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4120 the sheaves in the five blocks are worn and I am looking to send them to the manufacturer to replace
wire sizing gettinthere at 10:37am 11.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 16/4899 MS You recommended I add a second charge controller to my 2 panel setup. We have one Bluesky 2512i
Replacoing blocks for reefing on a hunter legend drkmcdaniel at 7:31am 11.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1647 Need help replacing the blocks used on a hunter 35.5 legend, y understanding is to use Schaefer 5 bl
Re-bedding & sealing of Keel on Hunter 40' bornin59ca at 6:24am 11.24.14 Big Boats 1/971 Hello Again; Our 1988 Hunter 40 had a leaky keel which I tried to fix a number of times to no avail.
Universal M25 Starter Motor, Long Beach, Ca caltom at 6:12am 11.24.14 Catalina 30 6/1987 I think I need a new starter. The starter engages but doesn't always crank the engine. Batteries are
12v thermostats Davefromoregon at 7:37pm 11.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1102 My current Honeywell died and I tried to replace it with a standard household device that the Home D

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Building a custom hard dodger JamesG161 at 8:37am 05.30.23 This site can do all of those, but the cost of Canvas is unstable for now Bimini, pre-measured Jim.
New Cat 22 Owner LakeShark at 8:36am 05.30.23 @mbaker267 check your deck for soft spots which could indicate rot in the deck. I would hate to see
Adding a 2nd winch and more Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 05.30.23 Actually, I think Joe is on the right track now that I notice that your primaries are not self-taili
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? JamesG161 at 8:28am 05.30.23 You can find most information on the H386 here. H386 Just click on that link for your owner manual
Adding a 2nd winch and more Scott T-Bird at 8:11am 05.30.23 You are lucky to have those pads already built in! Take advantage and do this right. Put a foot bl
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size Crazy Dave Condon at 8:10am 05.30.23 if anchoring in a Rocky area, the use of a trip line tied to the flukes to a fender will dislodge a
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 8:09am 05.30.23 Did you ever build that hard dodger? no I worked with a local shop to make some design changes an
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? SteveHunter386 at 8:09am 05.30.23 With the Hunters that have a B & R rig (No Backstay, Swept back spreaders) the standard jib is a 10
New owner of C310 Hull#23 JRT at 8:07am 05.30.23 Welcome to the group, our 310 has been great. We are on Lake Guntersville with 2 more 310s and a 32
Marine Toilet Question (1) JamesG161 at 8:04am 05.30.23 This one cost $5 PS: https://boatlabels.com
Installing additional bunks on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 8:03am 05.30.23 Your welcome sir
Installing additional bunks on a trailer sbrogden at 8:02am 05.30.23 Excellent job with the trailer Thank you!
Installing additional bunks on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 8:00am 05.30.23 Excellent job with the trailer
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) kloudie1 at 7:57am 05.30.23 Add a rudder position sensor.. then recalibrate and tune the response settings. Metal or a magnet n
Stinky 2GM20F Yanmar JamesG161 at 7:51am 05.30.23 A lot cheaper here. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Common-1-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Actual-0-9375-in-x-3-875-ft-x
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) JamesG161 at 7:42am 05.30.23
Marine Toilet Question JamesG161 at 7:35am 05.30.23 Nice placard on my boat heads. "If it does not go through your mouth, do not put it in the toilet"
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) kappykaplan at 7:31am 05.30.23 Does your setup include a rudder angle sensor? Is there anything metallic near the fluxgate compass
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) JamesG161 at 7:29am 05.30.23 You must set the sea state via the display. You have 3 programable states. Example: 1 ) Smooth 2) 2-
Marine Toilet Question Crazy Dave Condon at 7:26am 05.30.23 @Ralph Johnstone There is an expression that is Like a turd in a punch bowl. @Peggie Hall HeadMis

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