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How to seal? (1) 2discover at 2:06am 11.08.14 Big Boats 8/1126 Hi all I replaced the single lever controller, the shifter and the throttle cable on my 1999 H410.
Prop guard slowdog at 9:38pm 11.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1058 Who has a prop guard ? And do you like it ?
Still working on lock bolt slowdog at 8:41pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1603 What's your thoughts on a brass or aluminum bolt for a keel lock bolt ?
gangway CCrane2299 at 6:45pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 7/1248 My boat is backed into the dock. Its about 5 ft between the dock and boat. I cut an extra 2x6 i had
Status Update Koolbreeze at 5:29pm 11.07.14 Seidelmann 2/2128 Well, I'm please to announce the coming out party of my new girl... After sitting tied at the dock
Hull color of this 22 ? (1) SailingRipple at 5:16pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 2/760 I love the color of this hull but if I got it wrong it wud be a baby blue fail any ideas what it mig
Outhaul Bob S at 3:52pm 11.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/10095 I'll be finished winterizing this weekend and was thinking ahead to next season. I read a while back
Where is Halie? (1) cephius (Dave) at 3:43pm 11.07.14 Trailer Sailors 47/11451 I bought my H260 new in 2002. I've been in marinas every year since. We're retired now and doing t
Oday 23 masthead rogjack2 at 3:42pm 11.07.14 Day Sailers 1/1117 Is the masthead connected to the mast with the one bolt? I am assuming the main halyard sheave can
Don't see an electrical forum, need advice. Hooks at 3:29pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/999 So the boat has 2 batteries on board I'm going to charge/test/etc. Have a friend's 6A charger that
Downsizing to a Catalina 22 SailingRipple at 2:24pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1724 So I currently sail my Catalina 27 and love her after all the work I have done to her but I am in th
Tire size mmsailor at 2:18pm 11.07.14 Smaller Boats 1/703 I have a 94 23.5 on the factory trailer . Can someone give me the tire size the trailer is about an
Kyocera Junction Box 51blueheaven at 1:40pm 11.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1880 I have four Kyocera solar panels purchased in 2009. This year during winter lay-up I noticed most of
Ice box Liner pateco at 12:51pm 11.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/3240 The Ice box on my Hunter 31 is missing the liner. I don't know what it is supposed to look like, but
Painting A Sailboat with 100% Acrylic Paint (2) Seahorse24 at 12:39pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 20/13914 We purchased a forty-year 24 foot sailboat and are in the process of restoring it. My son and I hav
What Do You Do to Maintain Your Blocks? (1) rardiH36 at 11:23am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1732 Plenty of threads over the years about winch maintenance. But I don't recall seeing much if anythin
Goosneck parts for Hunter 26 Rick in FL at 11:04am 11.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/559 I everyone. We have lost the ball that goes into the fitting that connects our boom to our mast for
What is it? (1) Magiccruising at 8:39am 11.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1232 I'm a new owner of a 36 CC. Anyone know what this is?
Fixed vs Folding Prop Tony_Tammy_B at 7:16am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 14/4430 I have a three bladed folding prop and am gathering data on a three blade fixed prop. With the fo
Navico base y knot at 7:11pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 0/701 Where can I buy a petistal base for a Navico 4000

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Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX kloudie1 at 4:13am 09.08.23 Yup, I think that it is a Tohatsu. Mercury had Tohatsu make their smaller "portable" outboards..
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 10:18pm 09.07.23 My experience with the sailing world says masthead rigs should go to a smaller headsail before reefi
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX stickinthemud57 at 9:06pm 09.07.23 Looks a lot like this one except the CT designation... https://img.boatdeckcrm.com.au/media/2017070
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 9:06pm 09.07.23 Hurricane Lee is a very serious Storm. We just reviewed the Hurricane Hunters Flight information.
Invest 95L jssailem at 8:33pm 09.07.23 This is a storm that is well defined. Has a solid core with vertical development. A broad wind field
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (2) jssailem at 8:10pm 09.07.23 It's supposed to be a marine-capable charger. Marketing vs Legality... They think they solve their
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions rgranger at 7:21pm 09.07.23
Adding second reef to main sail? Calif. Ted at 7:10pm 09.07.23 What size genny ? wouldn't reducing the headsail reduce weatherhelm, reefed main with a genny is unb
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question rpwillia at 7:08pm 09.07.23 Used large hose clamps for both.
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks Ralph Johnstone at 6:58pm 09.07.23 :worthless: Show us what you're looking at replacing and we'll have a better idea of what you need.
Adding second reef to main sail? (2) Tally Ho at 6:51pm 09.07.23
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. twalker H260 at 6:28pm 09.07.23 Connecting the outboard to the rudder is a fairly common modification. Also fairly easy to do in a
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question CowboyWay at 6:12pm 09.07.23 Interesting mount option. I didn't think to mount it lower like that. How did you secure the base to
Adding second reef to main sail? (1) CowboyWay at 6:08pm 09.07.23
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:58pm 09.07.23 Hurricane Hunters in storm now.
Used sail? morbidfollower at 5:53pm 09.07.23 I have a 105% that I believe was off a J22 or something like that. I would look for some other si
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes (7) Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 09.07.23 I'm afraid all of the above bad news is quite true. But fear not, going into the heat exchanger is
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa Fred at 5:52pm 09.07.23 A very illuminating and interesting discussion on co.com for those of you who might be in the marke
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Dalliance at 5:28pm 09.07.23 This seems to be a recurring topic. My response to related question last spring seems relevant. In
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks Terry Cox at 5:17pm 09.07.23 Unaware of any specs. Our 1991 has different types of seacocks. The cockpit drains appear larger tha

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