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engine size and shroud length billdoherty at 1:08pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 8/1852 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 7/8239 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 6/2493 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 2/1110 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 33/13882 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 1/1375 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 2/1126 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 4/1263 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 2/1161 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 5/1877 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 5/1576 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 2/1072 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 7/8554 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 0/903 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 2/1030 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 6/2563 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 8/1758 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 9/2233 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 2/4526 '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 17/3917 Could you please tell about a good experience of sharing a sailboat or any advice, how to get into i

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dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? LynnM at 2:31pm 06.02.23 Thank you, our 323 (9300lb) Beneteau is in a fairly protected marina so we should be OK
dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? jssailem at 2:03pm 06.02.23 Moderate conditions, in a sheltered marina, at a normal displacement weight the 1/2" nylon double br
First Boat Purchase jssailem at 1:49pm 06.02.23 @amistret it is impossible to answer based on just the boat make and size. You will need to provide
First Boat Purchase amistret at 1:38pm 06.02.23
First Boat Purchase amistret at 1:37pm 06.02.23 A great question. First lets discuss how boats get built. Old - boats are referred to as being femi
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (8) jssailem at 1:27pm 06.02.23 Part Three. The Sound, Ship Traffic and the Sprint to Half Way. Once across to the South side of
Marine diesel engine classes? xavpil at 1:26pm 06.02.23 The ONLY diesel engine course worth spending a penny on is the one that includes THE ENGINE THAT IS
Marine Toilet Question Captain Larry-DH at 1:18pm 06.02.23 snip (I have good aim.) snip I don't believe it. Let's hear it from your wife. ;)
Catalina 320 Diesel deck port danooxnard at 1:16pm 06.02.23 Picture?
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? (2) Brinky63 at 12:49pm 06.02.23 Hi all, quick update. I place a shim on the top after finding a "before" picture a mate of mine made
Marine Toilet Question Lee Hadjiosif at 12:00pm 06.02.23 No way I'm sitting to pee! I don't want to have to pull down my pants to lake a quick leak. (I ha
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O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (7) terry_buda at 11:40am 06.02.23 Update: I completed the repairs to my keel. (Please see attached photos for highlights of the proj
Advice before I buy C30 Justin_NSA at 11:19am 06.02.23 These are two seperate issues. correct. I was saying the deck/mast issue looks more serious than
25-II throttle cable replacement Blue Horizon at 11:16am 06.02.23 Winter 2023 project on Piccolo is to clean the fuel tank. The previous owner had the boat for 10 y
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:06am 06.02.23 I'd be more concerned about the mast compression. From what I think I know based on posts here, the
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 11:04am 06.02.23

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