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Looking to buy a very used Balboa 24 with a swing centerboard. Any one have experience sailing one?
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Need a good transmission for my 2QM15 on my Hunter 30 (1980)in Mobile. Will be traveling from Iowa i
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I once new the website to download older model Macgregor Instruction Manuals Anyone know what it is?
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Good Evening All, I purchased a Hunter 35.5 Legend last Fall which came with a spinnaker. As I
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Hey Guys and Gals, I am new to living on a boat in South Florida. At this time I am in a yard doi
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Has anyone cut up a floor on a 1978 Oday 22 at the forward part of the Keel? I'm trying to find a p
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So my Dinghy Dolly wheels finally broke. I bought them, in large part, because they carried a lifeti
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I was wondering what an emergency tiller for a Catalina 30,1984 would look like. I can find several
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This is my first post. I am a very new sailor with a Hunter 14' dinghy. I have 2 small questions.
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After extensive searching, I am back to asking the experts (you guys) about the drop keel on my 1970
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Does anyone know what kind of hull core this has. I have a few gelcoat cracks and am trying to find
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I have a Hunter 376 with a Yanmar3JH2E diesel engine. It came with an enclosed Racor filter unit and
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Anyone know the hullspeed for a 1999 Hunter 420 passage CC with a 37' waterline? Also what is the f
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Maybe someday, I'll join the 21st century! Maybe... Warning; scatological content. Viewer discret
carlager at 11:32am 06.04.13
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The black box on my Lewmar Bow Thruster - 185TT 3kW 12v -is dead. I need to replace it. I have fou
Nom De Guerre at 11:30am 06.04.13
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I have a 5/16" - 18 SS bolt that threads into the bottom of a SS stanchion that was frozen. I got it
alturaam at 11:11am 06.04.13
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How do you fellow Yam 25 Mk II owners deal with play in the tiller. I have some, it is not to annoy
anchorclanker at 10:54am 06.04.13
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I was curious to know of other setups and procedures to simplify launching and retrieval. Currently,
jimmac99 at 10:11am 06.04.13
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Next week, my wife and I are planning to take our 26M to Lake Tahoe. As we have essentially never sa

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JoeWhite at 10:06am 04.12.23
I use lanocoat
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BarryL at 10:06am 04.12.23
Hi, I also use a thin film of silicon grease to hold the gasket in place. I figure it cant' hurt.
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Head Sail at 10:02am 04.12.23
No sealant required. The two surfaces are machine surfaced flat.
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator
BBC16385 at 9:58am 04.12.23
This is for you to check your Genset Serial numbers to make sure. I think you have hit the nail o
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kloudie1 at 9:45am 04.12.23
SuperLube is "Food Grade".. I just haven't found the right roux shade and shrimp to do that!
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 04.12.23
Always good for an item to serve multiple purposes. :thumbup: I'm sure SuperLube would act perfec
Please critique my masthead antenna!   (1)
jssailem at 9:35am 04.12.23
including these good ol' Shakespeare squeeze-on connectors. :biggrin: HOW it all still worked, I do
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sailme88 at 9:31am 04.12.23
I have a rubber O ring gasket. I use the same material with it that I use on the gasket of our well
AITA? Racing situation that came up
william24424 at 9:22am 04.12.23
Yes, thanks for clarification Barry. I meant early tack = as soon as you realize you're not going to
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WayneH at 9:19am 04.12.23
On my engine, the pump faces aft and downhill so I need something to just hold the gasket in place w
Leave the refrigerator on or off?
arf145 at 9:17am 04.12.23
I leave the fridge running all the time, and the boat plugged into shore power, of course. The worry
Sea water pump hasket
Ralph Johnstone at 8:05am 04.12.23
I use a very thin film of silicone grease.. like Super Lube mostly to hold the gasket in place duri
AITA? Racing situation that came up
BarryL at 7:55am 04.12.23
Hey, I *think* what william meant by 'tack early' is that if you're not going to make the mark, tac
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Crazy Dave Condon at 7:51am 04.12.23
Spoke with the owner this morning and have a telephone call planned this Saturday with the repairman
Leave the refrigerator on or off?
Riverdaze at 7:33am 04.12.23
I started another post just now on where the compressor is located and how to access it, but though
Fuel tank gasket
Sailor Sue at 7:14am 04.12.23
I had a similar situation, but with an aluminum tank. The tank had 3 large inspection ports, the co
AITA? Racing situation that came up
stickinthemud57 at 7:14am 04.12.23
This is common in our Wednesday racing, boats get stuck on lay line parade and are some are missing
Hull/deck Leaks
Crazy Dave Condon at 7:06am 04.12.23
Use to be a Catalina dealer too and Frank Butler use to ask me what to do on small boats. Catalina
Please critique my masthead antenna!
dlochner at 7:00am 04.12.23
New mounting spot. Whether or not it performs better, who knows, but I'm already sleeping better. :
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william24424 at 6:52am 04.12.23
bfQiTSYffho I'm not sure if this video shows the rounding but sailing too far right of windward mar

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