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Mikem at 8:45am 05.20.13
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I searched various vendors for a tiller for the family's 1980 Cat-25 and found the best deal on this
robertsapp at 8:02am 05.20.13
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Our '95 H336 has a gray paint on its molded nonskid deck surfaces. Or at least, it used to. It's get
ccraigmile at 7:55am 05.20.13
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I've rebuilt a 1974 MacGregor 25 that came with sails etc. In that it came with a Spinnaker, two Sp
reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13
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A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13
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Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13
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Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13
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Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13
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Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13
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I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13
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Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was
Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13
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Should this happen? It is from 2008 and I have not sailed that much. I tighten the halyard in strong
hangin at 12:38am 05.20.13
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Is the fiberglass/plastic cover lag bolted or bolt/nut connrected? I need to recaulk to prevent rai
Ken13559 at 12:19am 05.20.13
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I powered my 12000BTU aircon with Elemax(Engel) SHX2000 Genset. It runs ok. Out of curiousity, I fit
Mcshane at 10:17pm 05.19.13
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Before putting in the water, I wanted to re-bed my chain plates. Had some rot in the port forward b
Piotr at 9:04pm 05.19.13
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It's definitely NOT leaking from the top side. Does any one else get any water in the bilge while sa
amilkovits at 8:20pm 05.19.13
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Hi All - I am a new owner of an '81 Sirius. The boat was left on the trailer for the past 10 ye
HiZ at 8:05pm 05.19.13
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I have a 1983 Hunter that I have just purchased over winter and have done some research to find that
campuscab at 7:56pm 05.19.13
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I bought my boat to sail it and I noticed that most of the boats at my marina do not move. There are
mjp83 at 7:54pm 05.19.13
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So I reluctantly sold my beautiful Mariner! Two main reasons: lake is too small i had her docked i
olegedelman at 7:12pm 05.19.13
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Fellow sailors, i have a 2012 H33. My water heater sprang a leak and for the first time i noticed:

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When does a screw become a bolt?
rgranger at 7:16am 05.11.23
I was bored... so I started this thread. Who knew we could talk about screws for 37 posts? I guess
When does a screw become a bolt?
Leeward Rail at 7:16am 05.11.23
Is a driver's license needed when using a screw ? What about bolts of cloth ? Explain that with ye
When does a screw become a bolt?
Leeward Rail at 7:14am 05.11.23
A drill if so used is a powered screw driver; the manual version is just what we think of when usin
KM4A transmission on yanmar 80hp
hunter bum at 6:51am 05.11.23
I bought the pdf for the engine and the transmission installation manuals but it doesn't mention whe
Hauturier equivalent in USA?
Joe at 6:44am 05.11.23
I would not rule out anything out until I had actually checked with the authority that issues accred
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22
walt at 6:42am 05.11.23
I have a Linklite that is probably near 15 years old now and I dont bother with the percent full dis
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help
dLj at 5:50am 05.11.23
I sit here thinking "I am so happy I'm removing all my marine heads and put in composting toilets."
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna
jviss at 5:48am 05.11.23
It depends on where you are, how close are other boats, how far offshore you wander, etc., etc. One
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22
jviss at 5:45am 05.11.23
My advice.. install a simple battery monitor when you add solar. I don't know if they are any bett
When does a screw become a bolt?
TimFromLI at 5:24am 05.11.23
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Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna
Leeward Rail at 5:06am 05.11.23
nor does it threaten your radio's function That's the thing. On the lake I sail on, it does make
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22
Fuji242 at 4:33am 05.11.23
Just an FYI, you have to produce power for your usage plus battery self discharge. So how much is
Honda 9.9 forward controls help
artleyt115 at 4:25am 05.11.23
Most outboard motor producers will have a remote control kit for their tiller equipped units. My v
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240
patbratton at 3:31am 05.11.23
So far the I am pleased the the boat performance. I found that the starboard tank had leaked about
Hauturier equivalent in USA?
jviss at 3:20am 05.11.23
I don't know, but I wouldn't imagine any equivalency thing exists; one thing I noticed is that for c
Hauturier equivalent in USA?
xavpil at 3:15am 05.11.23
You're looking for some kind of "equivalency certificate". Is that correct. I''d Exactly! Tjx
When does a screw become a bolt?
Joe at 11:55pm 05.10.23
What about fasteners installed with torx, Robertson, and other screwdrivers ? What if you use a dr
Hauturier equivalent in USA?
Joe at 11:49pm 05.10.23
What I am trying to do is to not have to re-do all the hard training/courses because the Hauturier

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