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Floatation cubes jjclynick at 3:28am 06.19.11 Day Sailers 1/1324 I recently bought an older 23' mini cruiser which came with several solid styrofoam floatation cubes
Hunter 270 Tiller & Outboard an Orphan? jimfrankelly at 9:09pm 06.18.11 Smaller Boats 9/3406 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 4/1929 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 2/7354 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 13/2886 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 13/6030 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 7/2394 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 8/12244 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 2/1635 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 8/2399 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 0/1043 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 3/2559 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 11/4776 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 7/2550 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 2/1353 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 13/5089
How to unfreeze frozen bunk cushion zippers?? (1) Cruiser1 at 1:02am 06.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1806 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 9/2240 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 0/1052 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 5/2573 I am very new to sailing, but we bought a 1975 Oday on an Ebay auction from Boat Angel. We paid very

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Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising kloudie1 at 9:28am 09.18.22 The spec for the coolant overheat switch is that it turns on at 217 - 228 F and off at 205 F ("or Hi
WWP 19 converted to power boat. SycloneDriver at 8:55am 09.18.22 That's what I did with my van, upgraded the alternator to 160 amp, added thicker gauge wiring(fused
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks Jim Legere at 8:51am 09.18.22 Most of the original blocks on the Hunter 37 Cutter were by Merriman (long out of production today).
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Siamese at 8:49am 09.18.22 Why not just pull start the motor? If it's in an awkward location, then just attach a longer piece
WWP 19 converted to power boat. SycloneDriver at 8:46am 09.18.22 Just be be clear. I don't think I would use the lithium batteries as start batteries unless you can
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 8:46am 09.18.22 That's what I did with my van, upgraded the alternator to 160 amp, added thicker gauge wiring(fused)
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery smokey73 at 8:39am 09.18.22 If, as you say, the bilge pump is wired to the start battery I'd suspect it is cycling. Unless your
Identify 6M O'DAY? (1) mike sail at 8:37am 09.18.22 Wow. Lots of wealth of knowledge. I am guessing that as my boat is number 655 and likely as a 1966 m
WWP 19 converted to power boat. SycloneDriver at 8:25am 09.18.22 Capacity and charging the battery bank will not be a issue for next year. There are over 70 locks w
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising SycloneDriver at 8:13am 09.18.22
WWP 19 converted to power boat. dlochner at 8:11am 09.18.22 At the 70 locks along the way. They all have 115v outlets in WC. Or moor at a marina once awhile, I
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 8:05am 09.18.22 At the 70 locks along the way. They all have 115v outlets in WC. Or moor at a marina once awhile, I
WWP 19 converted to power boat. dlochner at 8:02am 09.18.22 So eliminating the lead aid battery is not possible. I will buy a small tractor size lead aid batte
Outhaul line replacement for furling main nitrogenase at 8:00am 09.18.22 Too early in the morning for me I guess - you said outhaul not inhaul. I can think of even less rea
Outhaul line replacement for furling main nitrogenase at 7:59am 09.18.22 What brand of mast? US Spars has instructions for replacing the line at https://www.usspars.com/wp-
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Leeward Rail at 7:51am 09.18.22 IMO, silicone eventually will fail in this application. Congrats on the new boat... And yes.. Sili
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery Tally Ho at 7:49am 09.18.22
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks (2) PhilaSailor at 7:43am 09.18.22 Hello, Figured out the direct replacement for the turning blocks. I'm just finishing a deck Awlgri
Hot water tank use when at anchor NYSail at 7:35am 09.18.22 I put in an 8 gallon Isotemp. It is a beast! After water is fully heated using either engine or shor
Outhaul line replacement for furling main Davidasailor26 at 7:28am 09.18.22 Hello all, my Beneteau 323 outhaul line for in-mast furling is stiff and frayed but the marina owne

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