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9.9 yamaha OB on an H23? Tgardner at 11:54am 09.07.13 Smaller Boats 12/2405 Does anyone know if the fixed motor mount on a 23 will support the weight of a 97 # 4 stroke Yamaha
trailer margotec at 11:50am 09.07.13 Catalina 22 15/1876 Hi. I have a Hunter 23 and need a trailer. Trailers are hard to get here in Cancun, so I want to buy
Hunter 18.5 trailer modification help lbsailor at 11:03am 09.07.13 Smaller Boats 3/1555 We have a hunter 18.5 that we would like to have the original trailer modified for easier retrieval.
Kiwi Prop for a Hunter 376 johanpor at 10:52am 09.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1336 Does anyone have experience with a Kiwi Prop on a Hunter 376? If so what size prop is correct and ho
Hunter 23 up to a trailer margotec at 10:25am 09.07.13 Smaller Boats 1/851 Hi. I have a Hunter 23 and need a trailer. Trailers are hard to get here in Cancun, so I want to buy
Hunter 23 up to a trailer margotec at 10:13am 09.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/623 I have a Hunter 23 and need a trailer. Trailers are hard to get here in Cancun, so I want to buy a t
Boat Transport PERCHER at 9:17am 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1142 Has any owner used Wave Maker Boat ' Auto Transit to transport their boat? Have you had any claims
Should I change the Peukert value? nautikaljeeper at 8:57am 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/746 When using a Victron battery monitor should one change the Peukert value as the age of the batteries
Spin for 2008 ben 31 oceanis chuckbuck at 7:38am 09.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3164 Hi folks -looking for a cruising spinnaker for my oceanis 31 --any suggestions?anyone have the sizes
water tank leak friesen at 5:54am 09.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1204 Hi everyone I have a 2007 B40. A leak recently started in my aft (starboard) water tank. The l
Centerboard maintenance Sailnski51 at 5:44am 09.07.13 Trailer Sailors 7/4441 Any thoughts on how best to swing out centerboard in the dry on a large trailer sailor (Macgregor 2
Waste Holding Tank - '79 ODay 28 Apex at 5:44am 09.07.13 Bigger Boats 2/943 So I have replaced the Jabsco check valve, but still want to improve the overall system, lowering th
Cursed? Manureva at 9:42pm 09.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1354 This year i sold my san juan 23 mesange and bought a tanzer 28. The tanzer was named manureva, just
Does anyone know what kind of Furler this is? (2) caguy at 9:21pm 09.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1385 It came off from a Catalina 30. I would like to use it on the Luger 30. There are no markings on it
Name this hardware (1) GeorgiaBII at 6:01pm 09.06.13 Smaller Boats 4/1000 This isn't my boat in the picture... But the block on the side of the coaming can anybody give me th
C30 idle speed dan8152 at 5:42pm 09.06.13 Catalina 30 6/2284 What should the idle speed be? My C30 has been re-powered with a Perkins perama M30 diesel with 3 bl
are batteries wearing out? barrile at 4:51pm 09.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1356 I have an on/off switch on my 2005 Hunter 36 which utilizes either battery 1 or battery 2. I did an
Sail repair Calgary Lost Parent at 3:18pm 09.06.13 Ask All Sailors 18/2674 Looking for some one who does sail repair in Calgary AB
1981 Hunter 25 Shoal Draft Cradle/Trailer dimensions (2) Manicmech at 3:00pm 09.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1845 hello, I am new to the sailing community and this forum as well. I have recently purchased my first
So Cal Owners - Avalon rfrye1 at 2:39pm 09.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/569 Any one going to Avalon next weekend for the Wine Tasting Festival Sept 14th? Unfortunatly its the s

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Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 1:43pm 05.04.23 That experience should give a scare to all who read your thread!
Cat 30 Windlass PeteT at 1:37pm 05.04.23 Shoot, I can't remember after a day !!! :-)
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 1:27pm 05.04.23 From what I've read, a LiFePo4 battery, once on fire, is difficult or impossible to put out with a
Reverse Polarity twalker H260 at 1:10pm 05.04.23 Testing at the inverter is a bit more involved and the link from dlochner does indicate another pote
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 1:04pm 05.04.23 Thanks! She's a 1991 Beneteau First 35s5. We've just finished a total interior refit. nice!!! Enjo
Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 1:04pm 05.04.23 @Salty Jack We did strike the boom, all lines, etc. while motoring back to the ramp following a race
Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake Roland5048 at 1:00pm 05.04.23 I found out ten years in that the previous owner sank her off the coat of Westport. Hit a rock with
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 12:55pm 05.04.23 Yipes! 15 minutes is record time! 45 minutes is about the average time for set up and take down as
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:45pm 05.04.23 Aircraft Spruce is now selling LiFePO4 batts. They have a very bold disclaimer that these are not F
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 jviss at 12:36pm 05.04.23 I would avoid any sort of carpet. You could paint the floor with a non-aggressive non skid... If y
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 jviss at 12:35pm 05.04.23 I milled some mahogany and maple into T&G boards and glued them to the cabin floor of my 1976 Erics
Cat 30 Windlass jviss at 12:34pm 05.04.23 The Mk. I Catalina 36 is similar. Mine had a vertical capstan windlass which I loved, a Maxwell-Nil
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:13pm 05.04.23 Well, I have a minute. 2017 study: https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/TC-16-17.pdf In a nutshell:
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:07pm 05.04.23 I just blasted through that article, skipping much as I have to run. However, it appears she does n
Alternative to bimini Skipper J at 12:03pm 05.04.23 Ok, thanks for the observation.
Cat 30 Windlass (2) PeteT at 12:00pm 05.04.23 I was thinking. If I installed a vertical windlass aft of the locker, could not I feed the rode back
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer shemandr at 11:59am 05.04.23 From what I've read, a LiFePo4 battery, once on fire, is difficult or impossible to put out with a c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (1) Hollyberry at 11:56am 05.04.23 Beautiful! What boat is this?:) Thanks! She's a 1991 Beneteau First 35s5. We've just finished a t
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 11:47am 05.04.23
Old bilge: water in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 11:41am 05.04.23

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