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Best Motor for a '72 Mariner? supercub at 8:01am 07.16.12 Day Sailers 6/2800 The boat came with an adj. motor bracket, but no motor. I had a 6hp shart shaft that I tried on it.
Tie or Shackle to Genoa? 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:23am 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 35/9385 This is the place I should get some interesting feed back I would like to know which is the best wa
Hunter has a new owner Marc14857 at 7:22am 07.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1147 Just received an e mail from a friend stating that Hunter has been purchased by Marlow Yachts. It sa
Autopilot runs too slowly LaColla at 7:13am 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1721 I have a raymarine st4000 autopilot on a '07 Hunter 33. It appears the st4000 operates in two spe
Catfish rudders Catfish Pam at 6:53am 07.16.12 Parts Search 0/1108 Need to fix or replace my Catfish rudders. Anyone have any suggestions?
Will I be a Dutchman or not? Jollyroger at 6:29am 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4726 I am dithering about how to set up my new mainsail, which we need to handle with the minimum amount
Looking at purchasing a 310 mikeygstl at 6:19am 07.16.12 Catalina 310 5/1910 We are looking at purchasing a 2001 C310. Having owned a C30 for several years, I have found th
New fuel tanks and hoses for portable outboard tanks Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 6:14am 07.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2420 I have a 4HP/4 stroke 2003 Yamaha outboard for my dingy. I have been using the internal tank, but d
Shaft length for 26D dawg2 at 5:39am 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/3557 I currently have a 1988 Evinrude Yachtwin 8HP motor that came with my boat. It is going back to be
Interesting Autopilot experience on Hunter 38 quadrille38 at 5:35am 07.16.12 Big Boats 5/2895 Day 1 of a 2 week vacation. Motor sailing north on Lake Michigan. Everything going fine when sudden
Scrap boat Doc_holiday at 5:02am 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4281 My marina guy agreed to haul my old 26' clipper marine to the dump. When he got there, the scrap yar
Love my new job BobM at 4:54am 07.16.12 S2 1/1254 I love working for a start up. Just realized that, barring boat shoes...I am already dressed for wo
Repowering h326 Ken13559 at 10:05pm 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1116 I'm planning to repower my h326 from 2GM20F to Yanmar 3YM30. :dance: I wrote to Hunter Marine (Al Fo
Refinishing Teak Veneer Woodwork in a 5 yr old Hunter syoun10 at 9:21pm 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5075 I have a 2006 Hunter 33. In several areas, the finish on the tear veneer cabinetry is failing.
RIB for a Pearson 31 jmhenry at 8:07pm 07.15.12 Pearson 1/1453 I am just acquiring a Pearson 31 and will be sailing it in the Apostle Islands and Lake Superior. I
Lightning + Mast = ???? Slow Mo^cean at 7:47pm 07.15.12 Ask All Sailors 70/17528 Has anyone had experience with lightning hitting their mast? We got caught out in a surprise super
Pop top or not? Fredn56 at 6:29pm 07.15.12 Catalina 22 28/15650 I am seriously considering the purchase of a Catalina 22 in the Fresno California area. There are a
Wireing Quagmire doctorsail at 6:27pm 07.15.12 Catalina 310 4/1804 In the process of installing new batteries on Still Crazy this weekend, I encountered several curiou
Leaking keel cc 32 1975 . Having trouble finding it Wdmcp at 6:24pm 07.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1982 Having trouble finding slow leak in keel
Macgregor river boat darrell4wd at 6:11pm 07.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2129 Don't shoot me but I have a question. I'm going to be running the lakes and rivers in my area withou

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Gennaker mermike at 8:33pm 01.24.23 The sheets remain attached to the clew of the furled sail, above the tacker.
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? mermike at 8:23pm 01.24.23 It's field-fit. Start with a cardboard tube of approximate length and see where the ends fall. There
Head Discharge Pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08pm 01.24.23 You forgot to mention a blocked tank vent that's pressurized the system, Terry. One other possibilit
Swing Keel Fittings pcharn01 at 8:05pm 01.24.23 Delrin washers from industrial supply house? Looks like a pack of 10 are $15.
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:58pm 01.24.23 HeadMistress ansering your call to weigh in: I've been trying to figure out the toilet and plumbin
Teak Rub Rail pcharn01 at 7:41pm 01.24.23
Chart plotter choice overwhelm mforum at 7:21pm 01.24.23 Hi. Hope you are enjoying SBO. See you had a coolant leak. Hope you got it fixed. Many ideas and q
45' mast for Buchan 37 Project_Mayhem at 7:20pm 01.24.23 Have you tried reaching out to local fabricators? I know it's a stretch but it might be doable, espe
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Project_Mayhem at 7:09pm 01.24.23 A cheap boat is the most expensive type of boat. Also, you'd be totally messing with the engineering
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Project_Mayhem at 7:03pm 01.24.23 Oh am I definitely following this thread! :biggrin::facepalm::laugh::yikes:
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Scott T-Bird at 6:50pm 01.24.23 This is really over simplified. A standard OEM alternator will not last long due to the high charge
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 6:23pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? T
Salinity tester stickinthemud57 at 6:11pm 01.24.23 I would think this would be more accurate than strips, and you could use it for a variety of things
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Davidasailor26 at 6:04pm 01.24.23
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? rgranger at 5:03pm 01.24.23
Slip n slide! rgranger at 4:53pm 01.24.23 It had the chemical structure for Mestranol, the active ingredient in birth control pills. SICK!
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 4:47pm 01.24.23 Hi Jeff. Had a similar problem many years ago and wrote an article about it here: Hunter 42 Owner Mo
Single handing kappykaplan at 4:42pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type?
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:27pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? Th
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Orbweaver at 4:12pm 01.24.23 Yea...I think this qualifies as a SPOT. (St---- Previous Owner Trick).

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