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Hunter 270 Tiller & Outboard an Orphan? jimfrankelly at 9:09pm 06.18.11 Smaller Boats 9/3388 Looking for other Hunter 270 owners that have tiller/outboard. I have only seen diesel/wheel 270 mo
3 cylinder Yanmar dvantong at 7:24pm 06.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1923 I have a 1996 B321 with a 3 cylinder Yanmar with about 400 hours that has a lot more exhaust smoke a
C&c 30 1980 Moonstruckmantis at 5:37pm 06.18.11 C&C 2/7326 I am looking at a 1980 30' C'C. That said, I know absolutely nothing about boats. How do I determine
Hunter 30 Power Plant MLampner at 3:19pm 06.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2879 In a post about a possible transmission problem, I have told my tale of whoa, so I won't repeat it h
Canada Day splash :( c_witch at 2:21pm 06.18.11 Trailer Sailors 13/6002 Just an update. Looks like my intended Canada Day splash date is not gonna happen :cry:. I've got mo
Bow (1) Bill1565 at 8:46am 06.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2387 Took the welded mess off our bow today. Looks like several mods to stock and then small boat roller
Origo stove tip (2) Trinkka at 7:32am 06.18.11 Day Sailers 8/12177 I posted this tip last year in the "Salty Sailors" forum but never took any pics of it until yesterd
hatches garyc at 7:07am 06.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1634 I have replaced the forward hatch and now want to change the salon hatch. The forward hatch is alum.
Universal 25 xp stalling faithforster26@msn.com at 7:07am 06.18.11 Catalina 30 8/2381 We have a Catalina 30, 1988 and have found that when cutting back on the throttle to low RPMs and th
Looking for bowsprit cspears283 at 5:39am 06.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1041 Where can I buy (to modify for 19) bowsprit and rails. Love to work on boats as much as being in th
IPad app Smitty at 5:31am 06.18.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2557 I love the iPad application. But, how can you get more information about the poster and/or their boa
Backing plates Smitty at 5:27am 06.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4767 My Cal 28 does not have backing plates in some places that really need them. So, where/how can I ge
Ice Box Drain Hose Not Connected jmhoffman at 5:13am 06.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2545 Hello All, I own a 2000 Hunter 290 and have discoved that the hose on the ice box drain is not conne
Turning JasonC at 4:27am 06.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1350 I am a new Mac owner, and I wanted to know if when under power if any one else had trouble turning i
Crew (3) Roger Long at 4:13am 06.18.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/5060
How to unfreeze frozen bunk cushion zippers?? (1) Cruiser1 at 1:02am 06.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1802 I have just started to look at replacing the foam in a few of my bunk cushions. The covers are still
What did this and how do I keep it from happening? (2) patrickfarley at 7:53pm 06.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2233 This is one of my life lines. I don't know what caused the rust. It was rusted when I bought the b
Day Sailer III Jib Track (1) mikeDS3 at 7:44pm 06.17.11 Day Sailers 0/1044 March/2010 I posted a thread looking for helping in changing some worn out cleats when I ran into a
Boat Angel 1975 ODay 20 toddco at 6:07pm 06.17.11 Day Sailers 5/2555 I am very new to sailing, but we bought a 1975 Oday on an Ebay auction from Boat Angel. We paid very
Upgrading the hatches - Legend 37.5 oldjags at 6:00pm 06.17.11 Big Boats 6/2529 How practical is it to upgrade the opening hatches on the deck? I really like the flush mounted hatc

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Now that's a thunderstorm. JamesG161 at 11:28am 09.08.22 I gather this is just the beginning. Well not really. See my Post below. Medicane Jim...
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Richard19068 at 11:22am 09.08.22 Artboas....Looking at your photos, I see a lot wrong...starting with all the glop around fittings,
Traveling alongside (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 09.08.22 You see I'm retired and once a year for 4 months I drive an 18 wheeler myself. Then rent an 18 wh
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? MikeHoncho at 11:01am 09.08.22 That's not a crimp. Its a smash.
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? kappykaplan at 10:58am 09.08.22 Did that get your interest? Yes! :beer:
Another Auto-Pilot Accident DArcy at 10:54am 09.08.22 I wonder if the skipper blames himself or the autopilot more. I suspect (hope) there is inward refle
Legend 40.5 - what length hose for forward head replacement? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:51am 09.08.22 Then, you start by removing the floors Then, go to the fwd head hose. Cut the end on a very straigh
Beneteau 331 steering william24424 at 10:30am 09.08.22 Yes, it makes sense. I mentioned in another post about 'state of emergency tiller' about my repair.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? capta at 10:25am 09.08.22 With a crimping tool and good quality crimp fittings so inexpensive these days, I'd do the job mysel
Traveling alongside capta at 10:19am 09.08.22 Well, the whole question is a little silly. He can follow the trucker if he wants to. You can tra
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:09am 09.08.22 The cheapest sanitation hose is Shields or Trident (they're identical) #148 flexible PVC. And yes,
Traveling alongside dLj at 10:07am 09.08.22 Personally I look at it as what's going to be the best use of my time. If I follow the truck, what w
Another Auto-Pilot Accident capta at 10:04am 09.08.22 What's that saying? "A poor workman blames his tools".
Traveling alongside Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 09.08.22 I can't imagine a worse scenario than what you are proposing. Well, the whole question is a littl
Traveling alongside markwbird at 9:35am 09.08.22 Wear a disguise.
Structural Foam Scott T-Bird at 9:27am 09.08.22 You don't have to over-think this issue. If you are putting the old tank back or an exact replaceme
Corsica Storm.. Any additional insight from a technical standpoint? JamesG161 at 9:26am 09.08.22 You mean one of these? Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? Jim...
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 9:24am 09.08.22 For the last two years, I have needed beer.... but my refrig was under quarantine.
Now that's a thunderstorm. capta at 9:22am 09.08.22 From what I've been reading, The Med has been experiencing cyclonic storms much akin to hurricanes,
Traveling alongside Siamese at 9:21am 09.08.22 Wouldn't that be like watching sausage being made?

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