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Recommended A/C and Heat brand rlamb at 1:18pm 12.19.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1767 I have a Hunter 466 and am planning on installing a Reverse Cycle Air and Heat unit to the main cabi
Cutless - right. Cutlass - not so right robertsapp at 1:15pm 12.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2236 From wikipedia: "A stave bearing is a simple journal bearing where a shaft rotates in a bearing ho
Pirates Bight Reopens (1) Tim R. at 11:38am 12.19.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1308 The owner of Pirates Bight has constructed a temporary facility while construction has begun on a pe
Building a trailer for a 1978 Oday 27 irdvo at 11:22am 12.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 19/5221 I need to build a trailer to remove a 1978 Oday 27 out of the water. Does anyone have any suggestio
Mast, Paint or leave necked heart of gold at 10:45am 12.19.13 Big Boats 5/4517 So while I have the mast down and in the back yard for a refit, I want to make it look a little bett
proper wheel bearing grease troutman at 10:43am 12.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1891 I would like to service my wheel bearings on a boat trailer but do not know what grease to use, the
Gril knowledge anyone? (1) Yosi at 9:54am 12.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2755 Yay saw this. Looks identical to Cabo from Magma at half the sale price of WM. Maybe even same OEM?
heavy weather jib furling techniques Scotty C-M at 9:37am 12.19.13 Big Boats 6/5757 I'm curious to know how you furl your jib in heavy (20 Knots +) wind. Sometimes I'm a little late f
Battery info for a technosaur 2sticks at 9:11am 12.19.13 Bigger Boats 4/1195 I have waded through many posts regarding charging systems (solar, wind, dockside etc.)and have ques
Winter Mr Mac at 8:53am 12.19.13 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2053 Sucks. Since we've put her on the cradle we haven't done a thing even remotely sailing related. Ha
Holland, MI Tulip Festival Worldwalker88 at 8:13am 12.19.13 Destinations 5/5337 Crossing L. Michigan from Wisconsin early May. Any marina or anchorage suggestions? Also, has anyon
add topping lift to S2 7.3? enoon at 7:47am 12.19.13 S2 7/2441 Our S2 7.3 does not have a topping lift, which makes reefing difficult We have to clip the boom to t
Inverter thoughts, plans, schemes, maybe a plot.. Chris Patterson at 7:24am 12.19.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1754 Greetings again from the lunatic fringe. To start, I am SO glad I'm not moored close to Maine Sail,
charging (1) Rusty south at 6:27am 12.19.13 Big Boats 7/1614 Okay the vessel is mine a 1996 Hunter 40.5, I am Excited and scared at the same time. This maybe a
Catalina 36 Models FredB at 6:24am 12.19.13 Big Boats 4/2554 I'm a Catalina 30 owner, but, I have a friend getting his first boat, wants something larger and is
HOW store seadaddler at 4:41am 12.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/793 Hey guys just want to thank the people at the store on this forum for all the great help ordering a
How to prevent rust/corrosion on chrome (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2817 I've a shelf above the wash basin. Under this shelf I mounted a chrome plate Wine Glass rail rack to
Hunter 42 Owner's Manual - Electrical SailbadTheSinner at 8:47pm 12.18.13 Big Boats 28/7931 The Owner's Manual for my Hunter 42 Passage Centre Cockpit is incomplete. Of all the things "missing
Renault RC8D engine maygosalin at 4:13pm 12.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1369 I recently purchased a Hunter 27 which has a Renault RC8D engine. I understand parts are difficult
Motor mount? slowdog at 3:58pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1027 I got my motor mount rebuilt with new bushings and new bolts do you mount it so the cavitation plate

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Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:25pm 06.19.23 NO! unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds
Shroud anchor point Gene Neill at 3:22pm 06.19.23 Could there be some extensive core rot in the vicinity of the original chainplate? I can think of no
trailer info, Hunter 23.5, 1994 RTsailsJ29 at 3:20pm 06.19.23 Group, Does anyone have the Majic Tilt BG0088 trailer designed for the 240? Are the bunks and the p
Help finding the right boat jmackdaddy at 3:06pm 06.19.23 How about a Bene 393? Long cockpit, should hold 6 people, 2 in perch seats, and the helmsman. Eve
Need replacement rudder for Wigeon SFS at 3:03pm 06.19.23 Sending you a Private Message.
Tropical Depression 3 capta at 2:57pm 06.19.23 I don't often cross post, but in this case, I'll throw in my 2 cents worth. To be honest, I haven't
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 2:56pm 06.19.23 TLDR I messed up my boat and I need help. So I took the boat out for the first time, in a little m
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. mhessick at 2:55pm 06.19.23 Got a photo from my old Mac 25. ched to the end of a turnbuckle inside the drum?
Help finding the right boat (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 06.19.23 How about a Bene 393? Long cockpit, should hold 6 people, 2 in perch seats, and the helmsman. Ever
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:51pm 06.19.23 Yea, they are still called chainplates even though they are bolts not plates (on your boat) and ther
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:49pm 06.19.23 You are absolutely right. The bolts you circled are where your shrouds should attach. Who knows what
Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2 (1) Tally Ho at 2:46pm 06.19.23 If you are going to do something with it, you might want to consider a dripless seal. There are sev
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Tally Ho at 2:37pm 06.19.23 I'm a little confused by that void in the picture that doesn't show any support for a replacement p
New 170 sailor (3) SKOTBRO at 2:16pm 06.19.23 See attached, page 28 and 30.
Portugal Rick Webb at 2:16pm 06.19.23 Did not seem like that long ago but having to think about it twenty years ago renting a Macgregor 26
New 170 sailor (4) rsmithfh at 2:03pm 06.19.23 TLDR I messed up my boat and I need help. So I took the boat out for the first time, in a little mo
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Hello Below at 1:57pm 06.19.23 For 10 years we had out Watts mixer value set to not mix (ie be damned, give us water as hot as it g
Batten Lengths H26 rgranger at 1:38pm 06.19.23 That will all depend on who made your sail. Best thing to do is to buy some stock and cut it to siz
Help finding the right boat rgranger at 1:37pm 06.19.23
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems rgranger at 1:26pm 06.19.23 if one is so helpless as to not be able to control the temperature of the hot water outlet, being ou

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