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Need Engine for my 27" Buzzlovelace at 6:07pm 11.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1492 Any help is good help. I need to repower my 1971 27' . I am runniing the Original Albin 022. My prob
New sails for mac 26x jpaszk at 5:49pm 11.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1583 Hi everybody Thanks for all great info on this forum. I just got mac26x (fair condition 5300$ with 4
Steering wheel Lost Parent at 5:32pm 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1143 I was just watching a sailing video and noticed that the wheel had some sort of weight looking thing
Engine upgrade a good idea? rspeers at 5:13pm 11.05.12 Sirius 21/22 4/8048 I am thinking to replace my old 8hp merc (77 lbs.), with new 9.9hp merc (84lbs). Wondering if anyon
Windows CzechMate at 5:03pm 11.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2575 My 1988 Mac 26D has "Pink" windows! I don't now if the PO changed the OEM windows or this is the way
Surveyor recommendation in Marina Del Rey, CA? Jon_E at 2:15pm 11.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2297 Can anyone recommend a surveyor in Marina Del Rey? All I need is a simple "Condition and Valuation
alternate compound capta at 2:07pm 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3540 I am a fan of Bedlast or similar bedding compounds. Being in Grenada, vacant stares are the answer t
woodscrews in ceiling weedstomper at 1:31pm 11.05.12 Smaller Boats 5/1341 Recently, I bought a '98 Hunter 260 (wing/bulb keel version). Boat is in pretty good shape. Howeve
Strange Path of Blue Note (1) Prime Time at 1:07pm 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2894 Sandy sent my boat for a ride into a Marsh. She is sitting on her keel, cradled on the port side by
Caframo Stor-Dry jGo at 1:02pm 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 11/7680 Hey all. The PO left a Caframo Stor-Dry dehumidifier on the boat when I bought it. As I live in S
25.5 vs. 26.5 rgranger at 12:41pm 11.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1063 ************* Never mind.... I found the answer to my question. But I could not figure out how to
Jack Stands for rent in Tampa, Fl Sea Estate at 12:39pm 11.05.12 Smaller Boats 1/2221 My 23' Hunter is currently on a trailer. I would like to find some jack stands so that I can paint
a different prop Rick R at 12:21pm 11.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2488 Does anybody know if the standard 2002 Hunter 326 came with a two or a three-blade prop? My boat str
dutchman boom brake for a H41 bart at 12:17pm 11.05.12 Big Boats 4/1453 Has anyone fitted a dutchman boom brake on a H41 or similar Hunters with a B and R rig. Where would
Solar Panel for a H41DS Nodak7 at 12:07pm 11.05.12 Big Boats 2/940 OK, this is pretty specific but I am seriously looking at the installation of a solar panel on our 2
Water in the bilge zippy at 10:58am 11.05.12 Big Boats 10/2586 I have a hunter 40.5 that collects water 4-5 gal in the bilge. I have looked every where and have ye
Wiring Battery Charger Control Panel Captneils at 10:19am 11.05.12 Big Boats 1/892 I own a 1999 340. I just purchased a Zantrex 20 amp charger with remote control panel. I'm looking t
HIN verification RTSKI at 10:08am 11.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1259 In process of purchasing a boat. Attempting to verify a Hull Identification Number. According to O
prop shaft advice cherub78 at 9:18am 11.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2933 hi this is my first post here....ive just bought a hunter 27 1978 and later i notice that there is a
Mooring Field FourPoints at 8:20am 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1508 Check out www.bing.com today, it is a gorgeous picture of a mooring field in early morning fog. If y

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Inverter Bilge query Scott T-Bird at 10:25am 03.09.23 Best practice is to have separate hoses for both the primary and emergency bilge pumps. I'm sure so
Inverter Bilge query tfox2069 at 10:23am 03.09.23 An "easy backup" to your manual pump would be a 12v bilge pump with a float switch plumbed properly
Inverter Bilge query (1) capta at 10:23am 03.09.23 I had a similar system on my 53 footer, but I had 3 much larger a/c pumps, with 1.5" discharge lines
Proper prop size tartan 33 capta at 10:10am 03.09.23 Most prop manufacturers have a prop sizing guide on their web site. You will need some information,
TOO MUCH WIND? Scott T-Bird at 10:08am 03.09.23 Nothing unusual here, just a standard pitchpole. I can't count the number of times I've done the sa
TOO MUCH WIND? capta at 10:03am 03.09.23
Inverter Bilge query Jeff2650 at 10:03am 03.09.23 All, thanks for your responses, good advice on many levels. I wasn't clear in my original post. The
TOO MUCH WIND? Kings Gambit at 9:35am 03.09.23 Yes. I know line squalls of the Chesapeake are notorious. As is similar in SW FL. Humidity-driven st
TOO MUCH WIND? mermike at 9:26am 03.09.23 I took a date out sailing (long ago) and pitchpoled a Prindle 16 at speed. I always wondered what is
TOO MUCH WIND? tfox2069 at 9:01am 03.09.23
TOO MUCH WIND? Kings Gambit at 8:47am 03.09.23
TOO MUCH WIND? dlochner at 8:23am 03.09.23 As one ages, one's thoughts about reefing change. I was once in the never reef and fly the 150 all t
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust anelso29 at 8:09am 03.09.23 Interlux 2000 is a two part epoxy. Main thing is grind/sand to bare shiny metal and apply 2000 imm
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? (1) kloudie1 at 8:07am 03.09.23 here is what the spin halyard on a crane looks like: e halyards and forestay. Some fractiionally rig
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 8:00am 03.09.23 I had a good day. Got the cutlass bearing and new shaft installed. Then we put on the PSS Dripless
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? steve_d at 7:46am 03.09.23 (85) Anchoring, how to stop dragging and be secure. - YouTube I thought this was an interesting vi
TOO MUCH WIND? Kings Gambit at 7:45am 03.09.23 My two most common instances would be reefing when Santa Ana winds are about in case a big gust or w
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Sailfanatic at 7:44am 03.09.23 Thanks for the responses, Annapolis installed the spar and halyards, and designated one as a spinna
TOO MUCH WIND? tfox2069 at 7:34am 03.09.23
TOO MUCH WIND? Kings Gambit at 7:20am 03.09.23 That looks like it might have been fun 60 years ago but now I reef early and stay comfortable! I s

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