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Swap out YanMar 2gm20 13 for 18 HP ChetW at 8:08am 07.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/13524 My 1984 H-31 has a 13 HP Yanmar 2GM20 Diesel and I was wondering if the 18HP model would fit right i
Super nice Fourth sailaway78 at 8:00am 07.11.11 Destinations 4/3427 Took a few days and went over to Biloxi for the Fourth. First day was Slidell to Cat Island. Had s
Bow Pulpit Cushions maryg0802 at 7:53am 07.11.11 Big Boats 3/1429 I have a 1990 Legend 35.5 with a wooden bow pulpit seat; trying to find out where I might buy a cush
321 Oceanis in mast furling andale@1 at 7:31am 07.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1692 I have a 321 oceanis with in mast furling and having problems with furling the main. My Mast is str
Plunger style latch for cockpit locker Ken Honeycutt at 7:25am 07.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2462 Lost the spring loaded plunger for one of my cockpit locker latches. Contacted Hunter and they refer
Rotavecta-No good for sail? Quoddy at 6:58am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3442 I was all ready to buy a Raymarine ST-40 wind instrument to link to our C-70 to get VMG to the wind,
DS II Centerboard issues: won't deploy & rope replacement fieldske at 6:35am 07.11.11 Day Sailers 5/3947 Does anyone have any advice about getting a jammed centerboard deployed and replacing the rope used
compliance notice (1) utila at 6:34am 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 6/3124 hello everybody, i am do some day charter with a hunter 23 in magdeleine island (Qc) For compliance
Spiderweb Crack Repair Mick at 6:25am 07.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/4019 I am restoring a 79 Windrose 22 ,to go along with my Mac. Back in those days I understand they use
Need Gooseneck Diameter Measurement ChockFullOnuts222 at 4:54am 07.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2184 Can someone provide me with a measurement for the gooseneck shaft diameter (part that fits into the
Holding Tank Issues? Fly4hire at 3:02am 07.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2369 Have a recently purchased 2002 Hunter 356 that appears to have the orginal holding tank in it. The t
Where to install the new A/C (2) guidera48 at 10:30pm 07.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1466 I have made a cardboard box 18x18x12 to mimic the size of my new A/C unit. I cannot find a place for
H26 poor steering mschoap@msn.com at 10:20pm 07.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1357 My H26 is difficult to steer when beating. The tiller becomes very heavy. Part of the problem is the
Edson Throttle Cable wufibugs at 9:25pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 10/5610 86 Hunter 31. The throttle cable seems to have broken somewhere as there is no throttle control from
Cockpit ignition panel wufibugs at 9:20pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3038 My 86 Hunter 31 has the panel with the tac, idiot lights, kill knob, igntion and start switch. Or it
Ignition Switch wufibugs at 9:11pm 07.10.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3165 Windmistress broke her ignition switch. My 86 Hunter has a 2 pole setup with a push button starter.
O'day Puffin 14 Pictures of complete rudder and cockpit floo Johnweikel at 8:29pm 07.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1964 Still trying to find a photo of the floor hardware if any and what the rudder looks like. My Puffin
Brand New to sailing - Rigging question Flyinlo at 8:26pm 07.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1737 Took a sailing course and was enough to sell my motor-boat and purchase a 2000 MacGregor 26X which a
jib boom saileclipse at 7:04pm 07.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1765 Hi I read the manual and read that there is a boom jib. Have any of you used on and do you like it.
1981 22' Mac Greggor Swing Keel Questions for Newbie saileclipse at 7:00pm 07.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1892 Hi, I bought the boat in teh winter and doing some upgrades and long over due maintenance. How d

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How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Scott T-Bird at 8:39am 09.01.22 It sounds like a funny story, but the load seems to be so light that I probably wouldn't worry about
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA dlochner at 8:19am 09.01.22 You really don't have many options. Because it is so late in the season, trucking is about it. The c
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 8:16am 09.01.22 Thanks Crusty Ol Salt, (like that name) My unit/return air is located in the salon. so no air is dir
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 09.01.22 @Richard19068 , I assume your desire is to get the halyard out of the cockpit? I've seen plenty of
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 8:00am 09.01.22 Long story short. The location where boat is being stored wants it out by 5/1/23.
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? (3) Rich Stidger at 7:58am 09.01.22 Our refrigerator in our h40.5 is similar. We do have a long shelf that runs across the back of the
Wet core from dodger snaps? dmax at 7:34am 09.01.22 With butyl, I have found that I need to re-tighten through-bolts 3 - 4 times as the bolt will be loo
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Rich Stidger at 7:33am 09.01.22 Good question, I hadn't thought about it. I use the bottle until it is empty. So far no issues. +
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? sail sfbay at 7:19am 09.01.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! There should be a grate on the shel
New lifelines jon hansen at 7:12am 09.01.22 labor on the great lakes is now $135.00 an hour. parts and labor if you did nothing, sounds about r
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Davidasailor26 at 7:10am 09.01.22
New lifelines Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 09.01.22 I think it pretty much depends on how much service they provided.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 09.01.22 If you are going to do any of it by water this year, you better get started! But if you wait till n
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... Pandragon at 6:52am 09.01.22 I dropped mine off at the local dealer this morning. We will see what they can do.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA dlochner at 6:48am 09.01.22 Taking it to Lake Erie from PEI via the St. Lawrence could be a long frustrating experience as you w
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer dlochner at 6:44am 09.01.22 Good question, I hadn't thought about it. I use the bottle until it is empty. So far no issues.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Scott T-Bird at 6:41am 09.01.22 Why not hire a Canadian delivery boat captain who has all required shots sail her to Maine? Then yo
New lifelines dlochner at 6:37am 09.01.22 Just had my lifelines on a catalina 30 replaced with coated wire and all fittings including pelican
Testing coolant pump? SawyerCurt at 6:16am 09.01.22 Oh, and is just the tach needle dropping, or is the engine actually starting to stall? If you have
Testing coolant pump? SawyerCurt at 6:12am 09.01.22 I've seen intermittent brief surges in coolant temperature. I've replaced the impeller on the raw w

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