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Compression post depression (1) Hoosier Kevin at 6:12pm 09.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1338 I own a 78 O'Day 25 - I was thinking that all I needed to do was to use some git rot and my dry r
Buying a P303 SVEnchantress at 4:15pm 09.16.14 Pearson 1/1084 Greetings! We are in the process of buying a 303 -- our survey is early next week. Aside from that,
Yanmar 2QM15 freshwater cooled Binkyburdett at 3:18pm 09.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1437 Gentleman/ladies I know there are years of accumulated experience out there and would like some help
Reefing System on 35.5 Steverhnm at 3:15pm 09.16.14 Big Boats 2/3270 I have not used my reefing system on my new to me, 1990 35.5. It looks as though the previous owner
Gin Pole Attatchmem for mast raising Carel3041 at 2:17pm 09.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1906 I am developing a mast raising system for my M-25. Rather than clamping the gin pole to the mast (l
1980 Hunter C 37 JHoward at 11:37am 09.16.14 Big Boats 1/805 Just took ownership yesterday in Bayfield, WI. 3rd owner, boat had excellent care. Have a month or s
H28.5 Ran out of fuel. 49North at 10:30am 09.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1593 Any tips on restarting my Yanmar 2GM20 after I ran her out of diesel :( I'm not getting fuel up to
Yanmar 3YM30 coolant change Jerry21707 at 10:25am 09.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/4029 Recently purchase a 2007 Hunter 31. Not sure how old the coolant is. Would like to replace the coo
Dorade box hole diameter on the Hunter 37? Pilotocopilot at 9:57am 09.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/916 Can anyone tell me what the diameter of the hole is in the Dorade box on our 37, I'm up North and wo
Yanmar 2GM not reaching full rpm rchilders at 9:38am 09.16.14 S2 5/2384 I have a Yanmar 2Gm on my S2 9.2C. It will not go over 2500 rpm under no load in neutral. Under load
A sad sad day (1) SPLETS at 9:08am 09.16.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2682 A sad sad day for Captain Ron, but then again if it wasn't for Captain Ron, She may have had a much
Swapping raw water pumps Sanford H. at 9:06am 09.16.14 Catalina 30 4/1327 Hi Guys! Quick question, Need to change my impeller at some point, and I was going to do last week,
Windlass Maintenance (4) Rick486 at 8:40am 09.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/859 So I'm back from a 2 week cruise and doing some maintenance, including the windlass which saw action
Rgging question on 6.8 jetpilot419 at 4:29am 09.16.14 S2 7/1822 I looked at a project boat recently and besides the hideous window replacements, it seems to be in d
Sail size question ranchu56 at 3:01am 09.16.14 Big Boats 6/1386 All, After a few years with a 155, I've raced this past season with what Doyle says is a 107 head
Just bought an S2 5.5 ,need advice Brewvy at 11:04pm 09.15.14 S2 0/942 Hello,I just bought an S2 5.5 grand slam.Sounds like a fun ,exciting boat.Unfortunately it came with
Hunter 36 - Anyone put in a PSS shaft seal? Alctel at 8:49pm 09.15.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1182 There are a couple of sites with deals on them right now so I'm looking to order - I can measure the
1979 Hunter 33 dupek at 7:44pm 09.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1738 I got the 1979 Hunter 33. It does require a lot of work. Unfortunately, I do not have the owner manu
purpose of centerboard wedges? donandpaula at 6:23pm 09.15.14 Day Sailers 4/1337 Hi all, first time owner of 25' Oday. what exactly is the purpose of the wedges for the centerboard
Replace side windows on a sailboat. Hultman at 5:58pm 09.15.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2072 Has anyone replaced the fixed side plastic windows on a sailboat? I have a 1985 Hunter 31 and the t

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Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Richard19068 at 2:58pm 09.07.23 I am far from an electrical expert, especially 110 shore power so I might be misinterpreting somethi
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 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. labrmnus at 2:33pm 09.07.23 The Macgregor 26x was often motored with water ballast out, and then 1 wavy day the boat flipped and
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 2:31pm 09.07.23 My suggestion is to quit speculating with different folks about this and that... the boat is OVER P
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. rgranger at 2:29pm 09.07.23 I wonder if for hurricanes would be worth it to pump water INSIDE the hull to make a less movable
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. rgranger at 2:26pm 09.07.23 There was someone on here (I forget who now) who was able to use an air mattress pump to push air in
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 labrmnus at 2:22pm 09.07.23 Thanks all, I am leaning 4 stroke, even though the rest of Mercury 4 strokes have up top a bubble lo
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. labrmnus at 2:16pm 09.07.23 Thanks, good tips. Is there a benefit to EVER pumping out the water ballast while at the dock, like
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. rgranger at 2:07pm 09.07.23 Keep the centerboard down for sailing or motoring. I tried motoring once with it up. It was like dr
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range rgranger at 2:03pm 09.07.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (4) rgranger at 1:59pm 09.07.23 I see your battery peeking out ...s through some holes to clean that area up (Like I mocked up in t
Invest 95L BigEasy at 1:56pm 09.07.23 All of them are Heroes !!! :clap: Jim... Yes they are & their service has saved lots of lives
Invest 95L (1) Rick486 at 1:39pm 09.07.23 It appears the juju isn't improving too much....if we still had the big boat I'd be talking to the y
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 dlochner at 1:27pm 09.07.23 Take off the hood, is there an oil fill? Is there a round light near the choke on the front of the
In hull transducer dlochner at 1:24pm 09.07.23 In-hull transducers have dispelled the old tale that they need to be installed in a liquid medium.
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 Timm R Oday25 at 1:15pm 09.07.23 I'd say almost with 100 percent certainty that it is a four stroke
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 1:03pm 09.07.23
Used sail? LakeShark at 1:02pm 09.07.23 I currently have a 135 on a furler but I want to try the hank on variations to see how it goes. Im
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 12:57pm 09.07.23 It's hard to trace the origin of the damage. The initial damage could have occurred while the sail
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 09.07.23 In-hull transducers have dispelled the old tale that they need to be installed in a liquid medium.

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