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Mercury 3.9 hp 2 stroke OB Mark Juetten at 6:14pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 1/1100 I have been given mercury 3.9 hp ob about 1968 , Does any one know how to stop engine. No kill sw
Selden vs Lewmar Goldfinger at 5:49pm 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 0/989 Had a quote from my local rigger to supply and install a traveler on my 33footer, mid boom setup.
Gas piston replacement for fridge lid captron at 4:12pm 07.16.12 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2506 Anyone have any idea where I might look for a source to find a replacement gas filled or is it sprin
Selden Endless Furling Line Nodak7 at 3:50pm 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4013 I searched the net for instructions on how to replace and splice the endless line on our Selden Main
Hatch panel cauking Richit at 2:48pm 07.16.12 Catalina 310 0/982 Hi Everyone, I need to recauk the hatch panel on top of the dog house (the panel is attached to th
Jib Halyard on Oday 22 jberube85 at 2:15pm 07.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1526 I have a rope/wire jib halyard on my 1972 oday 22 that has seen its better days, do I need to stay w
Mouse Infestation Jda at 1:41pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 14/10067 After two years of sitting under a tarp in the north woods of Maine I found that mice (most likely d
Mystery portal in the bottom of my Ericson Therock at 1:32pm 07.16.12 Ericson 1/3030 I have been refurbishing my Ericson 25 CB. In the cabin on the floor on the threshold to the head
Installation of a Raymarine Autotiller (1) twodzusfittings at 12:59pm 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 17/3148 I purchased ST2000 Raymarine Autotiller. Installation went very easy, followed the instructions to e
Sunday Morning (1) Sail123 at 12:56pm 07.16.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/2695 Last Sunday Morning as we came back from sailing. Our Sugar Bee was in the first pew.
2 Sail/Rigging questions (1) jGo at 12:49pm 07.16.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2818 Hi all! I have 2 questions about my sails. 1. My main often gets hung up on the topping lift.
Replacement anchor roller on Hunter 35.5 stuart.hamer at 12:21pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 4/1889 My anchor roller (the part that spins) has totally worn through on my 94 Hunter 35.5 and needs repla
272 Rub Rail DavidCoxInc at 12:07pm 07.16.12 Bigger Boats 4/1147 Has anyone replaced the rub rail on a 272? If so, how easy was it?
What to look for in a Catalina 30 sailorbrad at 11:39am 07.16.12 Catalina 30 11/10959 I have a Catalina 22 and want to upgrade to a Catalina 30. My wife ' I want to do more cruising on t
Remove the Macerator??? Swan at 11:33am 07.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 17/4505 We are tackling some really stinky issues on our 1987 Hunter 31' and are going to do some heavy HEAV
Broken Hatch Prop white2236 at 11:01am 07.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/950 Sailing on beautiful calm water. Tacked and forgot the front hatch was open. Jib sheet caught and br
TRL for 22' Catalina 3258701 at 10:52am 07.16.12 Parts Search 0/1724 Need trailer for 22'catalina Cliff / 503-543-2263 c.h.bauer@comcast.net
Which is Better: 4 Blades or 3 Blades? (1) dlandersson at 10:49am 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1198 Interesting article: http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/images/smilies/cool2.png Which is Bette
Need some shade for my family! dtorrey at 10:45am 07.16.12 C&C 6/4018 Hey folks, I've got a 1976 C'C 29 MK II that I sail with my family out of Belmont Harbor in Chicago
Rope Clutch Handle Replacement tgrass462 at 10:37am 07.16.12 Smaller Boats 5/2866 Our 1999 260 has rope clutches mounted on top of the cabin. I'm not sure of the brand name (I'll che

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Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 8:01pm 05.02.22 But my delivery will be 5/4 & 5/5. From what I have seen, 5/5 is going to be buckets.
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) Tally Ho at 7:53pm 05.02.22 I would try it, but be prepared to just add 1 new ring in the nut and and put it back together if yo
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension SabreToothedEngineer at 7:49pm 05.02.22 The belt might look perfect but could be stretched. I would probably first try replacing it with a
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) Alan Gomes at 7:47pm 05.02.22 On my last three boats, the bilge pump kept up with the flow easily. No drama whatever.
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:46pm 05.02.22 Did you check fuel lines and quick connects? Small o rings on our quick connects seem to frequent
Solar Charge Controller Question DArcy at 7:40pm 05.02.22 You might be better off getting a 12V to 48V DC to DC charger https://www.sterling-power-usa.com/St
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension SabreToothedEngineer at 7:14pm 05.02.22 That is the correct belt, and I (1) compared it with a brand new one and the length is exactly the s
Ammeter replacement questions LeslieTroyer at 7:08pm 05.02.22 The analogue meter uses power (very small) when current is flowing. The digital meter uses power to
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Justin_NSA at 7:03pm 05.02.22 The carb might get you thru the season while you wait for a new motor.
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 twalker H260 at 6:53pm 05.02.22 Did you check fuel lines and quick connects? Small o rings on our quick connects seem to frequentl
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (3) Clutch Cargo at 6:18pm 05.02.22 The core shot gives you an idea of the finished repair. They feathered filler into the underdeck li
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Clutch Cargo at 6:11pm 05.02.22 For those of you who had questions about the core, attached find a closeup. It is just a little ove
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (2) Clutch Cargo at 6:04pm 05.02.22 OK, sorry for the delays. This working for a living interferes with the important things in life, L
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 5:48pm 05.02.22 Additionally, remember unlike the amp meter this device is always on consuming power, ?
Ammeter replacement questions (1) LeslieTroyer at 5:46pm 05.02.22 The shunt is typically installed on the ground side of things which is opposite from the amp meter.
Repair poor factory fiberglass - advise needed quadrille38 at 5:42pm 05.02.22 But the basics are, for voids like what you are talking about, as Quadrille described it has to be
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard pipedream at 5:41pm 05.02.22 call clear cut in ballard, I saw lots there last week.
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 Dan_Y at 5:39pm 05.02.22 My MW is a 3 blade. I made the assumption the h36s all had 3 blade. The FoF price is about half of w
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 JoeWhite at 5:20pm 05.02.22 Get 25" shaft, you will need it. I had mercury 9.9 on my H25.5 and started on fist pull every time.
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard JoeWhite at 5:04pm 05.02.22 Go to tap plastics. It may be free in their remnants

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