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Holland, MI Tulip Festival Worldwalker88 at 8:13am 12.19.13 Destinations 5/5411 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 7/2500 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 10/1766 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 7/1653 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 4/2613 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 1/796 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 16/2871 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 28/8185 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 2/1385 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 5/1032 I got my motor mount rebuilt with new bushings and new bolts do you mount it so the cavitation plate
25.5 bulkhead replacement SV Wayword at 3:46pm 12.18.13 Smaller Boats 2/1723 Hello everyone, Both of the bulkheads on my '85 25.5 have some areas where water incursion has ca
saildrive prop hotrodderjim at 3:08pm 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/926 My O'day has a yanmar engine with a saildrive unit, its a 14" 2 bladed prop.I would like to replace
prop paint hotrodderjim at 3:05pm 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1078 After my boat was hauled out for the winter in noticed the prop had some barnacles on it.I painted i
Sealing hoses as they pass into anchor locker patjam at 10:50am 12.18.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3957 I've got the standard sailboat holding tank under the vberth installation and am getting ready to re
Pirate Map (1) rgranger at 9:36am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1383 Found this map today.... http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/riskiest-areas-to-ship-wh
Lightning Capital: World Map (1) rgranger at 9:34am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2146 Hey All I've seen it stated here on this site that Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S.
aground in my slip rufus1138 at 6:31am 12.18.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1569 anyone else ever dealt with this for any length of time, our winter low tides are here and my recent
Engine Temperature - Thermostat Issue? c130king at 6:27am 12.18.13 Catalina 310 13/2528 All, No success doing a search for some helpful info. My temp gauge rarely gets much above 120. S
bottom paint trainmanjess at 6:14am 12.18.13 Kittiewake 4/4482 hello all I have been doing some searching, and have found several different types of bottom paint
Trailer for 1978 Oday irdvo at 5:36am 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/744 I need to know the dimensions for a trailer to fit my 1978 Oday 27. Need to get it out of the water

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Found On Deck RoyS at 4:33am 07.11.23 Thanks everyone for your responses. It can only be a captured pin as there is no head or hole for a
alternator and wiring Jim_H42 at 4:27am 07.11.23 Perhaps check the grounding wire and selinoid connections would be a good "starting" point...
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem danooxnard at 4:26am 07.11.23 I have the same engine. You have to remove the plastic top cover and bottom plastic Piece. You can t
Cocpit Table for Merriman binnacle? RoyS at 4:18am 07.11.23 I sent you a private message with photos and dimensions yesterday.
Starting battery Maine Sail at 4:11am 07.11.23 Are Battery Conductance Testers Worth it? https://marinehowto.com/are-battery-conductance-testers-w
Electrical Gremlins High Current at 4:06am 07.11.23 How many amps is your battery charger rated to output? That seems the most likely culprit.
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? danstanford at 1:59am 07.11.23 Do they persist when you are sailing? Sounds like the boom angle is too low for some reason but if s
Install New Winches? Kevy at 11:18pm 07.10.23 Love meeting folks - out of Nanaimo now so even easier.
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem (4) Hayden Watson at 9:38pm 07.10.23 Did I mention that this is an ancient Honda (prior to 1998 when I purchased Papillon.) One of the r
Sea Hood Core Deterioration BigEasy at 9:00pm 07.10.23 The cover is curved; you do NOT want to use Coosa since it will be impossible Any of the foams wil
Starting battery Stu Jackson at 8:55pm 07.10.23 it is cheaper and faster for the boatbuilder to install an engine with just one large DC wire that
Sea Hood Core Deterioration thinwater at 8:08pm 07.10.23 The cover is curved; you do NOT want to use Coosa since it will be impossible to get it to conform w
Catalina Metal Plaque (1) tailboom at 8:08pm 07.10.23 Here is mine. Mounted on the stern as you state.
Sea Hood Core Deterioration dlochner at 8:04pm 07.10.23 Sounds like a good plan. You might consider making it solid fiberglass around the cowl vent. or a
Need a Gudgeon for my 1980 Macgregor Venture 22' sailboat Sal10419 at 8:02pm 07.10.23 Hi rgranger, Thank you very much for your reply. I will call the guys at Rudder Craft tomorrow. Sin
Need a Gudgeon for my 1980 Macgregor Venture 22' sailboat Sal10419 at 8:02pm 07.10.23 I think I found yours... or at least something that will work. Call these guys and see if they wil
Starting battery dlochner at 8:01pm 07.10.23 Still trying to figure where my alternator plugs into the circuit. To be followed Unless a prior
Perkins 20 Engine Elissatoo at 7:48pm 07.10.23 Thank you for your help. This will come in handy.
Santana 21 design info needed rebel4443 at 7:45pm 07.10.23 This is the attachment point for the boom that I have. I looked at the head of my mast and it is the
Starting battery fred1diver at 7:44pm 07.10.23 Ok, so I just finished installing my ACR but the schematic I followed does not use the 1-2-both swit

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