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Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/5601 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha
long or short shaft motor on a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 2:20pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 7/1497 do i need a longshaft outboard on a capri 18?
Shorepower and running engine kasishunter30 at 1:37pm 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4365 Hi! I am new to this site and a new Hunter Owner :). I have a quick question.... when I am plugged
mercury 5 hp 4 stroke sailorsteve1 at 1:13pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/5273 does anyone have experience with the mercury 5 hp 4 stroke outboard motor? ive read some scathing re
Installing adjustable backstay on a 192/222 Brian S at 12:19pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/815 Guys, my 192 has the typical backstay with about an 18" strop from chainplate to triangle bracket, a
Duracell 230AH Golf Cart Batteries kito at 11:39am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2058 I picked up a couple Duracell 6v wet cell golf cart batteries at Sam's Club yesterday. $109 for a 23
93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2798 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1744 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2142 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3152 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3537 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h
Installed new sanitation hose in H336 Rxman47 at 7:29am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/528 Installed new sanitation hose in my H336 yesterday. The job went well and wasn't as tough as I had
Set me straight on this "bluewater" talk Bigjer40 at 6:11am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/7587 I have been looking for my second boat for a while now. Am I the only one that struggles with the th
Mounting winches Ted at 6:09am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/9231 I was having a conversation with one of my marina mates the other day regarding mounting winches. I
Fuel Overflow in Cockpit - Hunter 33.5 1992 (2) pariseaux at 5:56am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1636 When we fill up our fuel tank, it tends to overflow out of the area under the captain's seat in the
Taking mast down Tom Marini at 5:48am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 1/3272 I'm scrapping my 30' 1981 Islander that was dropped. I have never taken that mast down. It does ha
Silly Racor Drain Valve question wonkodsane at 5:37am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 3/984 Hi all, hope the spring is finding you well. What's the OD size of the drain valve's outlet nipple
23.5 Stern Rail Seat kit doc2b4fun at 5:30am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 2/1019 anyone know any good places to look to find a stern rail seat kit for a 1994 23.5? i know they
Thru hull depth finder... jaycrawford97 at 4:49am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/872 As you can see, we are busy preparing the '97 26x for the season... next question with the Garmin
Questions on Vacuum Toilets (1) FlushedAway at 8:30pm 04.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6177 I'm designing a vacuum toilet system for a commercial trailer bathroom and need some information...

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Catalina Stickers (1) jviss at 9:37am 07.15.23 If I still had my beloved Catalina, and I needed new stickers, I might just remove what was left and
Cruising Yacht VMG (1) JamesG161 at 9:31am 07.15.23 what is your expected VMG assuming at least minimal crew (2-3) in a 45-ft yacht? Say, route from Ca
Cruising Yacht VMG Kings Gambit at 9:27am 07.15.23
simple wind/weather app for iphone High Current at 9:19am 07.15.23 :plus: Consistently inconsistent is the way I describe them. I thought this was unique to my cruisi
Cruising Yacht VMG Kings Gambit at 9:12am 07.15.23
Cruising Yacht VMG Kings Gambit at 9:06am 07.15.23
Cruising Yacht VMG David in Sandusky at 9:05am 07.15.23
simple wind/weather app for iphone (3) JamesG161 at 9:01am 07.15.23 This is a short list of Wind.com Premium extras. which includes my family. It will Alert you to nea
Catalina Stickers (1) Rltgold at 8:41am 07.15.23
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods David in Sandusky at 8:38am 07.15.23 The standing rigging is four uppers, and four lowers. a competent rigger could measure and figure ho
Catalina Stickers Rltgold at 8:38am 07.15.23 Jacktar, good job , but it looks like the 22 is leaning.
Catalina Stickers (1) Jacktar at 8:35am 07.15.23 I replaced the plastic broken cat 22 logos on side near winches with vinyl stickers made locally, th
Cockpit Cover David in Sandusky at 8:25am 07.15.23 For the cockpit cover, the folks here at SBO did a great job on a custom cover to my design for our
Broker related question Kings Gambit at 8:20am 07.15.23 Never use the Brokers recommendation for a surveyor. Hire one from out of the area so they only have
Cruising Yacht VMG David in Sandusky at 8:16am 07.15.23 In our h-27, we average about 5 knots over a long cruise. A 45 footer has a hull speed of around 9.2
Cruising Yacht VMG Rick D at 8:07am 07.15.23 In a trip from MdR to Puerto Vallarta, just under 1300 miles, in a 42' ketch, with excellent conditi
Cruising Yacht VMG jon hansen at 7:57am 07.15.23 5 knts av. why not
Broker related question jssailem at 7:52am 07.15.23 So I do need, if not a broker, a lawyer,. Or just walk away There is another option. If you like
Cockpit Cover jviss at 7:46am 07.15.23 For the bilge pump, I recommend a small LiFePo4 battery, and a small solar panel you can easily stow
Broker related question xavpil at 7:46am 07.15.23 You may need to walk away. Thanks for the great input. I just did walk away. Learned a lot.....

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