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Two boats - am I nuts? (1) holdech at 5:58am 07.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1144 I know Marty is building a "fleet" but that's mostly business - not sure what my excuse is :) Worki
Raymarine e7 chartplotter issues cramina at 5:23am 07.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1963 Good day All, I just got my new Raymairine e7 chartplotter and I can not get the heads up display
h26 need to replace a part can anyone help with sizing (1) vweedon at 5:09am 07.01.14 Smaller Boats 4/879 Hi all. we have a 1996 h26 and we needed a part made cause ours came off somehow. Anyway i have at
How to restore the shine to the non-skid deck (1) VinMV1234 at 4:33am 07.01.14 Catalina 22 9/2154 Hello all. This is my first post although I have read many of the threads and they've helped treme
Yanmar YSM12. horizontal ronyhend at 1:34am 07.01.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/693 I've got this one cylinder diesel. Workhorse. Produced in '79-80. Has the original tranmission, a re
Rig tuning ranchu56 at 8:03pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 4/989 Rig tuning questions and concerns To all, Retuned the rig this past weekend and set all the rigg
Spectra Catalina 300 question discovery at 6:55pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 0/541 Looking for help with my Catalina 300. The mpc 3000 control panel shows 4 bars on the GPH page, any
Smartcraft to NMEA 2000 westerdoll at 6:53pm 06.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/677 I have a 2008 Mercury 60hp on the back of my Macgregor 26x. I purchased a Navman chart plotter at th
Racing a Catalina 30. bobcat30 at 5:46pm 06.30.14 Catalina 30 0/907 Yes, I belong to the Old Sign Racing club in Red Brook Harbor, Cataumet, Buzzards Bay Massachusetts.
Turn the key and push the button...nothing happens tyson_troy at 4:41pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2991 Went down to clean up and run the engine in hopes of a July 4th sail but, when I turned the key and
Self tail winch line slipping NiceBeny at 4:13pm 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3424 It might be that my jib lines are too narrow and will slip when loaded up on self tailer or maybe so
Boat Life Caulk Vs Butyl Tape for Fixed Ports on Hunter 31 (4) HMT2 at 3:43pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2600 We are in the process of replacing the fixed ports on our 1983 Hunter 31. We got the first one out a
Replacing wire halyards with line on Columbia 26 MKII bll30148 at 3:28pm 06.30.14 Columbia 2/4081 I'm thinking about changing both my main and jib halyard to line from the original wire/line mix. I
Davit for Hunter 36 rsoren at 3:14pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 3/2760 Good news, we've got great water depth this year for sailing. However, the high water level keeps us
Mast Bridals for a Hunter 26 Rick in FL at 2:52pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3357 Hi Everyone, Does anybody know the length of the mast bridals for a Hunter 26. I measured from t
wind scoops Bad Obsession at 2:27pm 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 19/4117 What is the scoop on wind scoops? Gimmick or good equipment? I have never used one.
Gasoline storage H36 Blisster at 2:13pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 6/1164 Where do I store gasoline for our Honda generator on my H36 ?
Another Sailor to Follow Roger Long at 2:12pm 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1104
top of the inner shrouds sailorsteve1 at 2:02pm 06.30.14 Smaller Boats 3/1371 should the inner shroud mount near the spreader be straight or is there a curve built into it? mine
hauling anchor chain Peter18062 at 1:56pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1590 I have a Passage 42 and when bringing in the chain, it will not free fall on its own. If I don't fe

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Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:46am 08.03.23 Thank you Dave. The place where we put up on the hard in the winter suggested Mack Boring & Parts
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 5:40am 08.03.23 Thank you Dave. The place where we put up on the hard in the winter suggested Mack Boring & Parts C
North Channel Charter Tally Ho at 5:40am 08.03.23
North Channel Charter High Current at 5:39am 08.03.23 The control for my 1983 Hunter was like that. It was mounted on the side of the seat and got kicked
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping jviss at 5:08am 08.03.23 You are fortunate that parts are available for these. My gear is from a defunct company and none of
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:04am 08.03.23 I've used Fred Warner Marine for transmissions and parts. Good service and easy to work with. If yo
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 4:58am 08.03.23 Just wanted to follow up. While at the boat yesterday, my sailboat broker was working on another bo
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 4:52am 08.03.23 the instrument requires a fairly large hole! Yes. I'll make sure to capture a photo of the pod th
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 4:44am 08.03.23 As a side note, while in school for electrical engineering, I worked at a marine electronics place i
VHF Handheld Captain Larry-DH at 4:07am 08.03.23 If you can figure out how to take it apart yourself you might find a battery that fits. Unless you
VHF Handheld jviss at 3:57am 08.03.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Applying Cetol question jviss at 3:42am 08.03.23 Or, you could just strip the varnish off, and go commando.....:) Yes! But I don't care for the we
New Campbell Sailer Prop Jim Legere at 3:01am 08.03.23 Yes, I had to replace mine last year - a PO didn't think zincs should be replaced every year - and t
Applying Cetol question Rick486 at 2:57am 08.03.23 I have some peeling varnish, but nowhere does it appear that there's moisture under the varnish. I
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 2:36am 08.03.23 This fits all your needs, can add keyboard, mouse, pencil and more iPadOS 16 Full computer functi
North Channel Charter Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 08.03.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 2:13am 08.03.23
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jssailem at 9:43pm 08.02.23 Small Craft Advisors offered up this idea for a first boat. It may not hit all your wants, but it is
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Alan Gomes at 9:16pm 08.02.23 For the use and service you need, better find a well maintained later model Catalina 25, or somethi
New Campbell Sailer Prop Alan Gomes at 9:14pm 08.02.23 I love mine!

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