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1994 Humter 29.5 fuel shut off timangiel at 5:47am 05.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/864 I have a new to me 1994 29.5 which was just launched for the season. It has a Yanmar 2GM20F engine.
Baby-Stays for raising Mast on H26 Bungalow Bill at 4:08am 05.04.14 Smaller Boats 2/1020 Does anyone out there have the exact specs (length mostly) of the baby-stays that are used with the
NOS Gas Stove/Oven caguy at 1:02am 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1830 I was at salvage yard today and came across a NOS gas stove with NOS tank 2500 PSI. Two gauge regula
Yanmar 2GM throttle issue nestorph at 8:21pm 05.03.14 Islander 4/3255 Still getting familiar with my I-30 having come from an I-28 with an Atomic 4. During my first seas
Propeller nut woes... (2) The Garbone at 7:26pm 05.03.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/2271 Put a new propeller on my 1" shaft. The old propeller was held on by two nuts and no cotter pin. I
Taking Venture 2-22 off trailer for paint...questions... tidal9 at 7:04pm 05.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1295 I plan on taking my Venture 2-22 off of her trailor for bottom paint. The plan so far is to bring h
SOS light Ken Cross at 7:01pm 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 19/4502 Our current USCG regulations now allow USCG approved (SOS flashing) lights for night use. (And an S
Spinnaker Set Up Tobydaisy at 6:52pm 05.03.14 Catalina 22 4/981 The lake is still frozen, but, I am beginning to rig my new to me '74. I bought an asymetrical spi
Hard Starting Yanmar Rich M at 6:43pm 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/2095 I have an 85 28.5 with a 2gm Yanmar that is starting the apparently typical starting issues of an ol
Radar installation help wcletien at 5:57pm 05.03.14 Catalina 30 18/2310 I recently purchased a Raymarine a78 chartploter/radar/sonar system for my 1983 Catalina 30. I have
Sold my O'day GeorgiaBII at 5:13pm 05.03.14 Day Sailers 0/713 Thanks for all the help gents and admirals. But today I sold my first sailboat to another new sailor
bilge floor board cover floating in water! sdstef at 5:13pm 05.03.14 Day Sailers 1/851 I launched last Sunday and returned to the boat last night. Found the bilge overflowing and half in
Anchor Light Bulb Chuck Magee at 4:30pm 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/980 Looking to change a anchor light bulb on a Hunter 33.5 over to a LED. Since I haven't been up the ma
thru-hull issue? Maybe not! Pat at 4:24pm 05.03.14 Bigger Boats 5/957 Went to the boat and spent the night....when I opened the thru hull for the Raritan PHII head, water
compass balls rgarrison@gmail.com at 12:45pm 05.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/628 Has anyone out there used compass balls to help their fluxgate compensate for other ferrous interfer
Swinh keel connection amisinc at 12:45pm 05.03.14 Catalina 22 1/646 1974 catalina 22 swing keel The cable connection point has a crack Need to fabricate a new connectio
Replacing Thermostat in Northern Lights Generator agaliha at 12:31pm 05.03.14 Sabre Express 2/6812 After un-winterizing my boat this spring, my generator (Northern Lights 673) started overheating. I
Power & Batteris Doc_holiday at 12:19pm 05.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1001 I chose to move some weight around and make space more useable. I made a frame and mounted the two (
Gps nav on ipad Larry D Calander at 12:09pm 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1216 Nobody have any good aps for navigation?
Replacing Burnt Salon Bulbs canuck at 12:01pm 05.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1042 We have a 2012 Hunter 39. How do we remove the round circular salon light fixture cover to get at th

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Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines Scott T-Bird at 1:25pm 04.18.23 That is SOME excavator! (are you laying 60" diameter pipe? :biggrin:)
More efficient way to clean gears? Project_Mayhem at 1:07pm 04.18.23 I think I might have just passed the decade mark. I'm pretty disappointed, I'd hoped ONE of you wou
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? Project_Mayhem at 1:02pm 04.18.23 I had a Starwind 19 which is a sister ship to the P18. Jim Taylor did an awesome job on the interior
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 12:54pm 04.18.23 Not much. The rust needs to be agitated by the moving water when the engine is running. As long a
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 12:51pm 04.18.23 @danooxnard I'm happy to report that I've been able to get help and got the trailer tongue extension
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 12:37pm 04.18.23 Yeah, that was a fun day for me... :facepalm: I did a write-up after the fact. The moral of that sto
Doesn't hurt to ask (5) Richard19068 at 12:35pm 04.18.23 Some years ago I bought just the blocks and control ends from Garhauer to modify the traveler system
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? dlochner at 12:35pm 04.18.23 You'll be all set when the next great flood comes. :biggrin:
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? (1) brockangelo at 12:31pm 04.18.23 It does hurt a little when you are laying thousands of dollars for things you hope to never use.
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? dlochner at 12:28pm 04.18.23 Lol!!! The C-18 has nice lines and it feels really solid. Guess that's the one you should buy. Bo
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 12:23pm 04.18.23 Lol!!! The C-18 has nice lines and it feels really solid.
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 12:22pm 04.18.23 :badbad:You missed an opportunity to use this emoji....:poop: awww crap! :poop::poop::poop::poop::
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? dlochner at 12:21pm 04.18.23 When you drove away, which boat did you cast a lingering eye at? That's the one to buy. :cool:
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? dlochner at 12:20pm 04.18.23 See that's what puzzles me about this situation I linked to about the missing sailors. I'd have gue
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 12:16pm 04.18.23 Yeah, I wonder if this just boils down to "over-confidence in the hired crew" and the "collective ex
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? BigEasy at 12:06pm 04.18.23 See that's what puzzles me about this situation I linked to about the missing sailors. I'd have gue
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 11:55am 04.18.23 It's not clear to me from the article if this boat was new to them, or if they were bringing it back
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 11:50am 04.18.23 See that's what puzzles me about this situation I linked to about the missing sailors. I'd have gues
Yanmar in '79 37c monocerosin at 11:45am 04.18.23 Wow, this incredibly helpful. I was definitely scratching my head at some of the things you mention.
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 11:40am 04.18.23 Thanks for the reply! Both are dry dock. I had an 1987 C-22, stepping the mast was a chore. Both own

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