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Bimini drawing for hunter 340 1999 zrod at 9:25am 11.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/2145 Hi, I have a hunter 340 1999, and i need to design a bimini for my boat. Does anyone have a drawing
Foiling for less than a gogillion 25yearslater at 8:39am 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4166 Has anyone else seen this? Looks like the America's Cup is having some spinoff benefits already. :
Cabin Refinishing Beachcomber57 at 8:12am 11.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/929 My wife and I have a 2006 Beneteau 343 which is in near perfect condition. The interior cabinets ar
Macgregor Suncatcher Puddle Jumper13 at 6:02am 11.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1195 Hello All, I recently became the owed of a Macgregor Suncatcher 22'. Now I have looked everywhere
RW Pump impeller. To pull or not to pull? bawlmer at 5:04am 11.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1160 Fellow Sailors. I have a Westerbeke W20B. I have heard many comments about removing the impeller fro
low idle speed under load Yanmar 3 GM 30 emergpa1 at 5:01am 11.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 13/4603 My 1986 Yanmar 3GM 30 with approx 2k hours revs up to around 34K RPM's when not in gear, but only ar
AICW boatyard help Jimm at 1:13am 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1323 Southbound @ Myrtle Beach...need to rebuild/replace a water pump soon. Any suggestions of boatyards
Honda 2000i vs Dometic Marine Air Vector Compact 16K BTU PKFK at 10:16pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5644 Spec sheets are one thing - but real life tests are another. I want to hear from any folks using a
7.3 original tiller dimensions Tobalo7.3 at 7:39pm 11.09.13 S2 2/1652 My 81 7.3 came with a replacement tiller that needs replacing itself.... can anyone share specs on
New sheet length? Tobydaisy at 6:58pm 11.09.13 Catalina 22 3/732 I am getting a roller furlling head sail, my old hank on sail had short 23 ft. sheets. What length a
Zinc wastage and voltage at fittings smokey73 at 6:38pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1073 1994 Hunter 40.5 I know there was an earlier discussion about zincs lasting only 3 months or so bu
P-31 Stanchions gundaddy at 5:24pm 11.09.13 Pearson 10/5575
What outboard do I need? IH82BL8 at 5:07pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 26/2954 I have a dinghy without an outboard. How many horsepower outboard do I need for a 10-11 ft inflatab
Mmsi # Mark Maulden at 4:30pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1404 I'm trying to get an MMSI #. Since I spend time in British Columbia, I'm told I have to get a licen
Drifter or Asymmetrical sail for Hunter 23.5 Gardnera at 4:28pm 11.09.13 Smaller Boats 4/1462 I have seen plenty of spinnakers for a Hunter 23.5 but I want a Drifter or Asymmetrical sail for dow
Salty Dawg Rally getting hammered Jim Seamans at 4:04pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2131 http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/4007/1955938 Doesn't appear to be a fun time...
Asym (2) paulj at 4:01pm 11.09.13 Catalina 310 2/1111 Michael Meyer I have a ASYM spinnaker sail with a roller furler. On the bottom of my boat is
Chart plotter mount (1) paulj at 3:49pm 11.09.13 Catalina 310 1/1194 Michael Meyer I really like your chart plotter mount...I have the same binnacle and "oh **" h
26S mast raising skaterp14 at 3:21pm 11.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2654 A few days ago I bought a 26s and I was wondering if I connect the rear stay before I raise the mast
Stern Tube Leak (2) klemsaba at 2:41pm 11.09.13 S2 18/8290 Got an interesting problem. 3 summers ago when we bought our boat we developed a leak that was hard

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Why do we bother rant Siamese at 5:29am 08.29.22 I keep my expectations low.
Engine Kill lever on Catalina 30 dlochner at 5:21am 08.29.22 Yes, it should move easily. Push the lever in as soon as the buzzer sounds, if you leave it out soon
No More Hot Feet H30sailor at 5:04am 08.29.22 These look beautiful! Thanks for posting this.
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 5:03am 08.29.22 It doesn't really make any sense that there should be 2 breaker switches and a switch in the head an
Why do we bother rant dLj at 4:59am 08.29.22 It's an interesting perspective. I've been wondering about the culture of this forum in terms of
Storage on Cat 310 SawyerCurt at 4:23am 08.29.22
Hot water heater Rick Webb at 4:19am 08.29.22 Why would you want to heat hot water?
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 (1) kloudie1 at 4:11am 08.29.22 That is a Raymarine unit.. I drilled two small holes to mount the little spherical ball post that th
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 3:58am 08.29.22 Thank you everyone - It's gonna be awhile until I get time to do this, I'm hoping to be done before
Why do we bother rant john6206 at 3:53am 08.29.22 It's an interesting perspective. I've been wondering about the culture of this forum in terms of
Engine Kill lever on Catalina 30 Davidasailor26 at 3:25am 08.29.22
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Davidasailor26 at 2:58am 08.29.22 ...... but bethwaite such an easy read and has lots of pictures. i like picture. it's easier to pl
Hunter 30 and prop walk David in Sandusky at 1:37am 08.29.22 Stu inspired me to a deeper dive. Here is Don Casey in Sail saying that it is the angle of the shaf
Hunter 30 and prop walk David in Sandusky at 12:52am 08.29.22 Thanks, Stu. Can you suggest a reference for me? In either case, it seems basic to some designs, an
Hunter 30 and prop walk Stu Jackson at 8:56pm 08.28.22 Second, I understand that prop walk is a side effect of the angle of the prop shaft from the horizo
Why do we bother rant Benny17441 at 8:55pm 08.28.22 I find looking up and doing things for myself is the best way of learning and attaining self suffici
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 WasabiRush at 7:21pm 08.28.22 Here is a picture of my rudder position sensor .. Since it is inverted, the wires had to be reverse
1981 H30 Skeg removal (2) Andyk1 at 7:17pm 08.28.22 So I answered my own question, the rudder does not need to be removed to remove the skeg. The skeg i
Why do we bother rant dLj at 6:44pm 08.28.22 Yeah, I love the guys that will argue with the advice they are given. I think some of them are trol
Hunter 30 and prop walk David in Sandusky at 6:37pm 08.28.22 First of all, in my understanding and experience (replaced the original prop with a Campbell), the C

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