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winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2187 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 14/3242 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 11/3594 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 0/530 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 41/7771 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 9/9303 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 10/1643 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 1/3276 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 3/1001 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 2/1032 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 5/887 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 7/6288 I'm designing a vacuum toilet system for a commercial trailer bathroom and need some information...
How is the jib halyard supposed to be tied off? CapitalistSailor at 6:37pm 04.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2650 Hello forum, I purchased a Beneteau 311 last year, and I love the boat. The boat was fully rigged
Owatrol Gel Coat Restorer Wmaraines at 6:31pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/5590 This product supposedly restores the faded gelcoat over all colors does not work on white. Anyone us
Iron keel primer question Gunni at 5:11pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5439 I have a few small spots of rust on my iron keel. A 1 qt. epoxy primer pack hull primer would be wa
rigging sailorsteve1 at 5:00pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 18/4144 let me check if this is correct. before i step the mast on my capri 18, i loosen the backstay a bit.
Mast-up lot in Long Beach, Wilmington, San Pedro? pupluv at 4:57pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2653 Previous I got very good feedback when I asked about slips in Long Beach, Wilmington, and San Pedro
Removing Bow Pulpit on 1981 27 Cherubini GorillaToast at 4:57pm 04.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1132 Hello All. I need to have a couple of spots welded on my bow pulpit. One is at the base of a vertica
outboard on mount while towing sailorsteve1 at 4:19pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 10/2039 i will be driving 500 miles to pic up my 87 capri 18. it has a 2009 mercury 5 hp 4 stroke on it. wit
Refill compass? pupluv at 4:12pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/6672 I have a X-10-M Ritchie Sport Compass that I inherited. However, there's no fluid to cushion the m

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To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 kappykaplan at 1:52pm 08.04.23 Trying to decide whether to invest in having a mechanic do this partial rebuild (out of my skill ra
Looking at a c22 need advise newcat22 at 1:51pm 08.04.23 Stay tuned, change of events, and the owner has given me the boat and the title free!
170 Motor Mount Fasteners (5) rsmithfh at 1:47pm 08.04.23 OK so I can't figure out how to get this motor mount to fit the motor. Has anyone cut them before? I
The secret of life. kappykaplan at 1:47pm 08.04.23 :plus: If you think it's time to reef, you're too late.
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? Ted at 1:35pm 08.04.23 If the issue with your generator engine is a burnt valve or bad valve seat it can be repaired. If th
Fuel tank issues kevin G at 1:10pm 08.04.23 The new pump is running fine. Made a 2 1/2 hr relocation move with no issues
Solar water heat exchanger Johnb at 12:59pm 08.04.23 This system isn't storing the hot water. Your intentions are to transfer the heat to heat the water
VHF Handheld cymeyer at 12:42pm 08.04.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 12:42pm 08.04.23 A good machine shop that might specialize in cylinder head rebuilding maybe for performance modific
Looking at a c22 need advise Joe at 11:35am 08.04.23 So, what is the cost of a new keel & associated hardware or used keel? Just a quick look at Catal
Lewmar 42" Folding Wheel duality at 11:33am 08.04.23 theres a 40" one on the classified $600
VHF Handheld Richard19068 at 11:21am 08.04.23 Yes, I still hate those damned digital thermometers! Can never figure how to reset them and can
Delayed start. Davidasailor26 at 11:14am 08.04.23
87 hunter 34 value George Braun at 10:58am 08.04.23 Comparing JD Powers data on a couple of boats we looked at recently and the Hunter 36 2008 we bought
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? kloudie1 at 10:46am 08.04.23 A good machine shop that might specialize in cylinder head rebuilding maybe for performance modifica
Delayed start. capta at 10:30am 08.04.23 Sounds to me as though the glo-plug is burnt out.
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 10:24am 08.04.23 Ah, the DMI Corinthian Series had NMEA183 I/O.
VHF Handheld Don S/V ILLusion at 10:04am 08.04.23 Yes, I still hate those damned digital thermometers! Can never figure how to reset them and can
VHF Handheld BigEasy at 9:52am 08.04.23 My biggest pet peeve when my kids were young was the digital thermometer. WTF:confused::yikes: Why
VHF Handheld BigEasy at 9:47am 08.04.23 You know, thinking about it...lots of guitar amp makers are doing "reissues" of their classic tube

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