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engine size and shroud length billdoherty at 1:08pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 8/1827 a friend has an old johnson 25hp. Will the 25.5 be capable of handling the size, weight and power.
Hunter 25.5 owner's manual Happy Daze at 1:04pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 7/8128 Does anyone know where I can get any type of owner's /tec/spec guide for an "85 model 25.5 actually
12/120V Portable Refrigerator/Freezer cscott at 1:01pm 07.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2412 Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer Just purchased a Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer to use on my
Tall Ships Duluth (1) Jackdaw at 12:48pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1099 They are coming into port now! Anyone else going to be there on the water?? http://i667.photob
Best stripper twdevore at 11:29am 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 33/13609 I'm refinishing the teak in my cockpit and am looking for a strong varnish stripper that won't hurt
Center boat jackline O34 or O35 DaveM at 11:00am 07.25.13 Bigger Boats 1/1326 I wondered if anyone has figured out how to run jacklines down the center of either one of these boa
Universal Diesel 5411 PaulET at 10:06am 07.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1108 I've been told that my O'Day 28 diesel engine needs an overhaul to correct low compression. Should
Survey what to look for. nolasafari at 10:04am 07.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1226 Hi, all. My name is Jim and I live in New Orleans. I have sailed for many years, and now returning
CNG Supply in British Columbia Neil McDonald at 9:30am 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1132 River Marine, the long established marine CNG distributor in BC, closed their doors last year and al
Faux Teak GreenLight at 8:31am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 5/1832 The cabin sole on my 92 C 30 is white, slightly pebbled fiberglass with teak and holly plywood cutou
Ventless Propane Waterheater KenKindrick at 8:24am 07.25.13 Big Boats 5/1520 Does anyone have experience with a ventless propane water heater, such as the Excell 1000? Thanks
Stuffing Box/Packing Gland strangemagic77 at 8:24am 07.25.13 Catalina 30 2/1043 When engine is running in or out of gear the packing gland has no drip. Is this something to be con
White Squall (3) John T1594 at 7:48am 07.25.13 Sails Call Lounge 7/8509 They say that sailing can be hours of enjoyment interrupted by moments of sheer panic. Last week we
Electric Winch installation kevingreen5 at 7:01am 07.25.13 Big Boats 0/882 I am trying to find out how Hunter routed the wiring from the winch motor back to the navigation sta
Hatch leaking kingsailor at 6:07am 07.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1022 One of my Lewmar hatches is leaking. Does anyone know where to find a replacement rubber seal ? It's
Mainsheet cleat Clydo at 10:25pm 07.24.13 Catalina 310 6/2475 Newbe question. I singlehand most of the time and would like to replace open V mainsheet cleat on c
Newbie: Possible to get black water into fresh tank ? Delawaredave at 9:41pm 07.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1743 Newbie. The water from sinks really smells bad. I do not think it smelled that way when we bought
Building an Arch wufibugs at 9:04pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2207 I would love to have an arch as an attachment point for a bimini, for a radar pole and pole for gps
Ports and Hatches for early Irwin 27 Seabreeze27 at 5:30pm 07.24.13 Irwin 2/4458 '69 Irwin 27 - Ports and Hatches Greetings! Perhaps someone will be able to help me as I learn more
Boat sharing experience audriuskanape at 4:57pm 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3722 Could you please tell about a good experience of sharing a sailboat or any advice, how to get into i

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Lewmar window gaskets Scott T-Bird at 7:23am 04.25.23 Hello all, Have a window with a gasket that is coming undone in one corner. Picture does not do it
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty JamesG161 at 7:11am 04.25.23 Do you know of any that actually, actively compare forecasted to actual as I alluded to above as a
Fresh Water Prime- Can't Get it nveater at 7:09am 04.25.23 So to close this thread- I couldn't get that regulator valve separated from the dock hose (which I l
Shroud Protector Installation thinwater at 7:06am 04.25.23 A cover that will slip on a lifeline sounds like a bad idea. In fact, I did that many, many years ag
Problems with early 310s pk104 at 7:04am 04.25.23 My 2001 had burn marks on the bulkhead and rear cushion when we bought in 2007 from the exhaust elbo
Mounting a solar panel on the stern pulpit rail (1) dmax at 6:51am 04.25.23 I no longer have my C-30 but I don't think the length of the top pushpit tube from the stern forward
Lewmar window gaskets jviss at 6:44am 04.25.23 It makes a difference, if you have to order a replacement. This may help you. The word "portal" d
Lewmar window gaskets (1) JamesG161 at 6:37am 04.25.23 Sorry for the lack of proper verbiage It makes a difference, if you have to order a replacement.
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips (2) kloudie1 at 6:33am 04.25.23 The settees are fairly easy to remove. They are screwed to the floor (sole) with cleats (wooden bars
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube JBP-PA at 6:21am 04.25.23 Cut thorough the black threaded nipple. They are cheap. Then you can unscrew the nipple from the ho
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Leeward Rail at 5:49am 04.25.23 I would recommend removing that entire haywire assembly and installing a proper MIP X BARBED adapte
Irwin 33.1 dlochner at 5:26am 04.25.23 If you are interested in a project boat for an inland lake, this might be suitable. Irwin's were pro
Lewmar window gaskets jviss at 5:24am 04.25.23 That is a Portal and not considered a window. A Portal is "Water Tight" like your hull. Is the P
Lewmar window gaskets NYSail at 5:24am 04.25.23 You might try warming it (agressively) with a hair dryer. Once it is soft, you may be able to pry
Lewmar window gaskets NYSail at 5:22am 04.25.23 Sorry for the lack of proper verbiage...... Yes the gasket for the portal is coming undone in the co
Irwin 33.1 SailingLoto at 4:46am 04.25.23 If you are lucky, the water in oil is a head gasket leak, or some complication in the water cooled
Overloaded our electric system. smokey73 at 4:44am 04.25.23 Don't know the age of your Hunter, but on some (at least in the 90's) there are two small pop-out br
Overloaded our electric system. Maine Sail at 4:41am 04.25.23 If you have AC there should have been a second 30A service installed. Your 30A service should not ex
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty dlochner at 4:39am 04.25.23 Do you know of any that actually, actively compare forecasted to actual as I alluded to above as a
Overloaded our electric system. jviss at 4:23am 04.25.23 For some circuit breakers, you have to push the lever all the way to the OFF side before it will tur

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