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HELP... Barnacles on outboard CNein001 at 6:07pm 08.22.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/14371 I just got back from vacation, and realized that someone left my outboard in the down position. It
At Idle My Engine Is Not Intaking Cooling Water digggs at 6:01pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 9/2179 Looking for some input while at idle my engine does not seem to draw cooling water or very little at
Tall rig or standard rig? Stan Linado at 5:13pm 08.22.12 Smaller Boats 3/2915 I recently purchased a 1989 Catalina 25 and I am just learning the "ropes." There is no documentatio
Why can racing sailboats haul in their sails so close? Sublime at 4:56pm 08.22.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/7658 For example: http://www.charterworld.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sailing-yacht-Loki-at-the-
Let's talk hurricanes. haynie5 at 4:53pm 08.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1522 Any body have any experience anchoring out in a hurricane or strong tropical storm? What are the bes
Hard Work = sailing pleasure (4) Jim Seamans at 4:45pm 08.22.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3089 For the last two days I have been going through the boat preparing for our trip to the Bahamas, Eleu
Mac Gregor 26S swinging keel alessandrobalducci at 4:45pm 08.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5316 Dear friends, I bought a Mac Gregor 26S (I am the forth owner!) and this boat has the system of sw
Chainplates Piratenorm at 3:57pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 0/890 OK, with all the talk lately about checking chainplates, breaking chainplates, stainless steel rusti
Removing a C30 Galley Rayheath at 2:49pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 21/7279 I would like to remove the galley on my 1985 C30. This would be the sink area as well as the counter
Vision 32 performance? swampcreek at 2:17pm 08.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 I'm looking into a few Hunter sailboats locally. We plan to visit a 1999 310 ($45K) that looks REALL
Garmin Bluechart G2 Charts DJW at 2:05pm 08.22.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1305 Looking at a Garmin 740S chartplotter to replace the Raytheon 398 and RayStar 108 GPS sensor. I als
Hard or Soft Dinghy For A 34' Sailboat? Joe Mullee at 1:27pm 08.22.12 Big Boats 16/5999 My thirteen year old West Marine rollup inflatable (8'6") developed a slow water leak this season al
Passage 450 port water tank leak sailwyvern at 1:14pm 08.22.12 Big Boats 6/1357 We have a 1997 450CC passage. When the port water tank is filled, water leaks onto the top of the w
Sailing in Rockland, ME 31seahorse at 12:33pm 08.22.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1289 Hello Members, In mid September I will be in Rockland, Maine with our Celebrity daysailer while Eile
C30 Weather Helm Problem Don Guillette at 11:20am 08.22.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/12772 I get most of my material from talking to sailors. I feel if one mate has a questions others might a
Ready to Paint The Bottom David S at 10:59am 08.22.12 Trailer Sailors 7/3173 It is scraped, washed with water, blisters repaired, sanded, rubbed down with 202 cleaner, ready to
Bene 473 or 423 snadd1s at 10:36am 08.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1421 Hello Bene-owners. Im about to buy a 473, but im a bit worried about the size. Most of the sailing w
Folding Ladder wont Fold David S at 9:52am 08.22.12 Trailer Sailors 8/4054 I have an old 4 rung aluminum folding ladder in the extended position and wont close. it will have 3
Using cockpit winch for main halyard? hubbardbilly at 9:43am 08.22.12 Catalina 22 5/1817 The times I have attempted to use my cockpit winches to get that extra lift on the main halyard, it
Throttle Cable needs lubrication shemandr at 9:31am 08.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/4702 As of my last outing the throttle is not allowing me to slow RPM's to much under 2000. Normally I c

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Black residue in transmission Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 02.08.23 Best advice is to positively identify your particular gearbox and go with their recommendations.
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor Crazy Dave Condon at 9:10am 02.08.23 It is called experience as a dealer for Tohatsu that the small charging system runs lights only as e
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 Brinky63 at 8:59am 02.08.23 our floor has two layers, first is marine plywood on top of which we have the teak like floor boards
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 Brinky63 at 8:57am 02.08.23 interior. they are a bit dated and want to spruce it up. My preference is replacing the floor with t
Why paint bottom? Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 02.08.23 The lack of paint with the proper primer on a boat left in the water may also lead to an increased
Hull void/de-lamination (1) dlochner at 8:50am 02.08.23 It appears that the hull has been patched. The edge of the patch is visible where the arrow is point
Black residue in transmission kloudie1 at 8:41am 02.08.23 Just a couple of quick clarifying notes: there are two different kinds of Kanzaki gearboxes in the o
Why paint bottom? LakeShark at 8:25am 02.08.23 The lack of paint with the proper primer on a boat left in the water may also lead to an increased n
2007 H38 - Wiring diagrams Crazy Dave Condon at 8:21am 02.08.23 @flightlead404 Under the help desk, ask for Joe Kerr who was a former Hunter employee who I believe
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:13am 02.08.23 @Dave Groshong I know you have the build list for this boat, can you help this fellow out?
Hull void/de-lamination LakeShark at 8:12am 02.08.23 You might want to circle the suspect area in your photos as the bubble is hard to see and the video
Why paint bottom? Rich Stidger at 8:04am 02.08.23 I think* that if there is even a slim residue of fouling, it will be conducive to promoting faster*
Why paint bottom? Alan Gomes at 8:03am 02.08.23 I have painted the bottom of my boats forever, but now that I own a small boat, 19 feet, I wonder i
Black residue in transmission (1) JamesG161 at 7:03am 02.08.23 Mine is a Synthetic Oil per Owner's Manual. I changed mine to higher Viscosity Oil, used by Highway
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:00am 02.08.23 212849
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 (1) JamesG161 at 6:49am 02.08.23 The Deck in the cabin is meant to support weight.
Why paint bottom? JamesG161 at 6:46am 02.08.23 Most boats paint for protection of Fiberglass and keeping it smooth for faster sailing. Your Boat,
Floor board replacement on a hunter 306 RoyS at 5:43am 02.08.23 Are you talking about a PVC glue down product? If so, is this to go in the cabin or on the deck?
New autopilot seadaddler at 5:38am 02.08.23 Thanks all I think I may go for the new evo 100 but maybe still use my old wheel drive my head went
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 dlochner at 4:54am 02.08.23 Always helpful to provide hard data/experience to support one's opinion about a product's quality/r

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