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what RPM's do you M-25xp guys cruise at? iSailor at 5:19pm 07.29.12 Catalina 310 18/4674 just curious at rpm are you guys cruising at?
How loud is an inboard diesel compared to an o/b? Igetit at 5:06pm 07.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3039 Trading into a Hunter 270 with the Yanmar GM series 9hp diesel. Should be getting possession of the
Name That Object (1) gpd955 at 4:27pm 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2280 This line hanger that is attached to my rail to secure my furling line came with my boat. My dock ne
Charger to battery wiring BobT at 3:22pm 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1501 Getting ready to put on a solar panel. I've ordered a 65w panel ' Morningstar controller with dual o
Wet headliner on Oday 25 Mad Dog at 3:03pm 07.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1517 Going to give Rudy a call tomorrow and troubleshoot this, but I thought I'd check in with the Oday s
Sequitur - Two New Blog Posts Sequitur at 2:59pm 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1038 I have added two new posts to Sequitur's blog: Leaving Sequitur Now For Something Completely Diff
A different type of hatch cover for deck hatches Therapy28 at 2:30pm 07.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1456 ok, first let me say that I was a member on the O'day forum for years and learned so much during my
1974 Ericson 25 deck crazing porchhound at 2:22pm 07.29.12 Ericson 2/6581 Got pics of this boat today and have to drive four hours for a survey. Owner indicates gelcoat craz
e33 Bomar Hatch Handles PaxiMoon at 2:12pm 07.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/4096 Our Bomar hatch handles feel loose, there seems to be a lot of slack in the shaft, almost as if ther
venture 22 1971 rigging jimmylynam at 1:55pm 07.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1154 Hi I am hoping someone can explaine what i need to secure the spreades to the port and starboard ch
bow roller joe jobs at 1:24pm 07.29.12 Big Boats 6/1805 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5. Require new bow roller 3" in dia. X 27/8" width with a 3/4" center hole
Mainsail furler: any tips? John_F at 1:22pm 07.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3068 I have a Beneteau 31 with a roller furling mainsail. The foot of the sail sits really high above th
Funny what you find on your boat (1) fox islander at 1:15pm 07.29.12 Catalina 30 2/1373 So I'm fishing cable from the stern to the Raymarine X5 computer and decide to remove the two wood p
Seafarer 26 Specs josephwear at 12:49pm 07.29.12 Seafarer 1/6664 I am an owner of a Phil Rhodes designed Seafarer 26, fiberglass, built in the 60's. I am considering
Catalina 27 with atomic 2. diesel. info? robert tiberius at 12:45pm 07.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1568 Hello, like posted I have a 1982 Catalina 27 with an 11hp diesel. Last week we were cruising and I
Lamp help Sailing Poodles at 12:42pm 07.29.12 Big Boats 1/1003 Hi, I wonder if you guys can help? I have a 41DS and I need to replace the bulbs in the "over mirro
Lpwrance HDS 7M rasselas at 11:28am 07.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1252 PLEASE I need suggestions on best way to mount a Lowrance HDS 7M to the EDSON pedestal on my H36. P
Heeling Explained Don Guillette at 10:22am 07.29.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/21241 One of the sail trim forum listers, Robert Lang, sent me this info, which I thought mates would find
Help on H27 Gas Tank webo at 9:57am 07.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1607 I purchased my 1992 H27 a couple of months ago and promptly doubled my "investment". My idea of a pr
AC irwin30 at 9:49am 07.29.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1388 My AC continues to blow but stops cooling after 15 minutes. Water is coming out ok. Thanks for any s

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Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice Benny17441 at 9:42pm 11.25.22 Was that the NYS regulation in 1986? It was common to find 22-23' sailboats with a single axle tra
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 9:32pm 11.25.22
Winterizing SailDrive in water Hello Below at 9:20pm 11.25.22 Agreed @Mark Maulden. Yes the ZF(Hurth) saildrives are also exactly as you have describe. I did n
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater (5) mermike at 9:03pm 11.25.22 I ended up tapping the fuel tank. It didn't go great. The step bit caught and torqued the sheet meta
Winterizing SailDrive in water Mark Maulden at 8:18pm 11.25.22
Winterizing SailDrive in water Hello Below at 8:01pm 11.25.22 Given that the upper end of the saildrive that has water in it is probably a foot below the water su
Winterizing SailDrive in water Captain Larry-DH at 7:22pm 11.25.22 Maybe the guy is thinking of the saildrive as being like an outdrive that raises up out of the water
Winterizing SailDrive in water Captain Larry-DH at 7:13pm 11.25.22
I bought that 26 O'day! Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 11.25.22
Winterizing SailDrive in water (1) Hello Below at 5:33pm 11.25.22 Not sure if I understand what the objective is by pouring antifreeze into the seacock with the boat
Passage 42 bulkhead Puesta del sol at 4:59pm 11.25.22 Hi Keith. Ditto. Same with repacking the stuffing box. Any suggestions on that one? Would it be eas
Passage 42 bulkhead Terry Cox at 4:49pm 11.25.22 This is not the same when changing the oil filter.... If only there was starboard side access ... H
Passage 42 bulkhead Puesta del sol at 4:42pm 11.25.22 just want easier access. After looking at some pictures of the 42 interior I did notice that the b
Washington Sellers Beware Roland5048 at 4:26pm 11.25.22 I still had to pay the $8.75. :facepalm: you folk in FL have some interesting Toll Road rules.
I bought that 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 3:51pm 11.25.22 If I understand these actions.. You removed a diesel engine and are replacing it with the outboard
I bought that 26 O'day! jssailem at 3:37pm 11.25.22 The boat originally had a diesel inboard motor....We actually just under 80 pounds under what that
Passage 42 bulkhead Dan Kelly at 3:33pm 11.25.22 just want easier access. After looking at some pictures of the 42 interior I did notice that the bu
I bought that 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 3:22pm 11.25.22
I bought that 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 3:20pm 11.25.22 Congrats! I wouldn't have bothered to climb a ladder to see the interior. Nothing increases a boa
I bought that 26 O'day! Tally Ho at 3:20pm 11.25.22 Congrats! I wouldn't have bothered to climb a ladder to see the interior. Nothing increases a boa

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