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Mercury 3.9 hp 2 stroke OB Mark Juetten at 6:14pm 07.16.12 Big Boats 1/1370 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 0/1064 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 1/2798 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 8/4542 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 0/1096 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 5/1625 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 14/11492 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 1/3232 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 17/3378 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 0/2750 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 17/3115 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 4/1997 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 4/1369 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 11/12832 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 17/5174 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 3/1025 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 0/1797 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 4/1406 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 6/4514 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 5/3324 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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Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Alan K at 2:01pm 01.23.23 I have a Hunter 380 and the arrangement for getting the cable bundle from the cockpit into the vesse
Hunter 280 mast Question Crusty Ol Salt at 1:40pm 01.23.23 Yes there was a rectangular exit block offered by Z Spar. Keep us posted on the exit block. As f
Water heater, electrical enigma Alan K at 1:40pm 01.23.23 That's a 240v male connector. This is a French-made vessel. In 240-volt countries, like France, th
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 1:37pm 01.23.23
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable ggrizzard at 1:37pm 01.23.23 If a LEO see's 2 bright white lights on an anchored vessel they will likely not care if there are tw
Hunter 280 mast Question (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 1:32pm 01.23.23 Okay, sorry about posting later than I intended. I swear it is just an "exit block" (@Crazy Dave Con
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:15pm 01.23.23 Another cable sealing options is a cable gland like these from Amazon. This type of gland will requi
End Boom Sheeting Stu Jackson at 1:08pm 01.23.23 You might consider going to the Catalina Yachts website and looking through their archived borchures
Water heater, electrical enigma (1) BarryL at 1:00pm 01.23.23 Hi, Here is a picture of the water heater on my boat. It has a euro style plug that goes into the b
Slip n slide! BigEasy at 12:54pm 01.23.23 Have used Woody wax in past. Yes, it is expensive. Must clean deck thoroughly before application w
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue Barnacle Bill at 12:49pm 01.23.23 Potters have good reputations and even some are ""offshore" built with extra fiberglass usage. I'd
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Barnacle Bill at 12:44pm 01.23.23 How about getting creative and shielding that mess of cables with some sort of curved plastic or fib
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Barnacle Bill at 12:34pm 01.23.23 I'm not up to speed with the latest and greatest chart plotters of various brands, but I have always
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Barnacle Bill at 12:30pm 01.23.23 It has to be visible 360 degrees for two miles.
Water heater, electrical enigma Barnacle Bill at 12:28pm 01.23.23 It sounds like your water heater has a plug in it? Am I reading that right? So you can plug it
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Follow the ACP advice above,
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Thanks for the response. Bad advice, because the Hunter 146 is not made of fiberglass with gelcoat
Slip n slide! Barnacle Bill at 12:24pm 01.23.23 I agree with the Starbright nonskid deck cleaner for cleaning nonskid. For some reason it works bet
Water heater, electrical enigma leo310 at 12:22pm 01.23.23 Check you wire from the breaker to the heater or just replace it as what you have stated so far is b
Winter Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 12:03pm 01.23.23 That's odd, what does the switch do then? Our boat has two main switches; inverter draw selection

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