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93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2899 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 5/1768 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 12/2187 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 14/3244 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 11/3595 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 0/531 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 41/7772 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 9/9306 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 5/888 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 7/6289 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 6/2652 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 2/5591 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 11/5441 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 18/4145 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 6/2654 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 3/1133 Hello All. I need to have a couple of spots welded on my bow pulpit. One is at the base of a vertica

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170 Motor Mount Fasteners isaksp00 at 7:19am 08.05.23 Can the plastic block be reversed, and does the other side have the same recess?
Winchbit driver Tally Ho at 7:15am 08.05.23 Greg, When the main reaches full height does the drill try to twist out of your hand or does it jus
Winchbit driver Ward H at 7:08am 08.05.23 Greg, When the main reaches full height does the drill try to twist out of your hand or does it just
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? (2) Tally Ho at 7:04am 08.05.23 Tallyho has a Corinthian Series DMI. Maybe because it is a Corinthian Performance Series? Mine doe
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Ward H at 6:52am 08.05.23 Ah, the DMI Corinthian Series had NMEA183 I/O. Tallyho has a Corinthian Series DMI. Maybe because
Winchbit driver Tally Ho at 6:46am 08.05.23 Thanks for the reply. It is reversible and variable speed but does not have a two-speed gearbox wh
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal Tally Ho at 6:32am 08.05.23 The shaft seal looks more like a PSS with the SS rotor. A Volvo seal is a rubber lip seal. L99fV8e
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery barnstormer at 6:24am 08.05.23 I have had no start issues on and off for 3 years on my 1987 TRBS M25. I read on this forum by main
Looking at a c22 need advise newcat22 at 5:48am 08.05.23
Looking at a c22 need advise JBP-PA at 5:33am 08.05.23 Note that you can lift the boat off the trailer using some strong beams and jacks (see multiple you
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal BigEasy at 5:18am 08.05.23 Tone, Agree with @NYSail, that seal is not a Volvo seal. Will take some effort to remove the
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal dlochner at 5:14am 08.05.23 There's lots of work that needs to be done in that area. The coupling will probably have to be cut
WIFI dlochner at 4:58am 08.05.23 When we were in the Bahamas we found very few, if any free wifi hotspots. We also found that for the
New holding tank Andrew of Oracle at 4:57am 08.05.23 I have added a couple of valves under the sink of my Bavaria 37 so that I can have the option to use
WIFI jssailem at 4:47am 08.05.23 I have found Steve at Seabits to be knowledgeable about this subject. https://seabits.com @Davidasa
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos Andrew of Oracle at 4:43am 08.05.23 I have been using my 3D printer, carbon fiber filled nylon to make a number of custom parts for Ora
Heave To Question D Swanson at 4:38am 08.05.23 Plus one on every sailor being proficient in heave to tactics. And in case it hasn't been mentioned.
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel Andrew of Oracle at 4:25am 08.05.23 I would be keen to learn more, I have a Bavaria 37 and the waste tank indicator is almost always ind
Heave To Question (1) Hayden Watson at 4:02am 08.05.23 As to heaving to as a MOB strategy, that is a useful strategy when sailing upwind, but if you are o
WIFI jviss at 3:46am 08.05.23

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