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P-34 (1984) Prop. Shaft Captain DJ at 7:16am 05.26.11 Pearson 0/1120 Long story short. I replaced my engine mounts, cutlass bearing and shaft seal. Reinstalled the orig
Mast Tang & Spreader Bracket Repair (1) woodster at 7:13am 05.26.11 S2 0/1924 here is a pic if my mast tang and spreader bracket repair...the one on the left is the new repair...
I just aquired two 50W solar panels! doehunter at 7:05am 05.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2884 Sometimes I just can't believe my luck. A customer had planned on installing 2, of these solar panel
Confusion reigns! Ed Schenck at 6:11am 05.26.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/4152 I just discovered two things: 1) selecting "new" does not get you all new posts and 2) one of those
Shades for a 260 Hunter Earl Keim at 5:52am 05.26.11 Smaller Boats 1/1037 The wife mad some make shift shades that looked good but the velcro would not hold in the heat. We w
Lubricating mast step studs Smitty at 5:33am 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1898 My Cal 28-2 has 6 studs that stick up through the mast step for turning blocks for halyards etc. The
Thru hull hardware for engine remote cables? (2) Paladin27 at 5:22am 05.26.11 Smaller Boats 3/1442 I installed a new Honda 4 stroke 8HP engine onto my Hunter 23 for this season. Lake Michigan was ov
Condensation pump for AC RichardA at 5:07am 05.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4206 I have just installed AC on my 2002 Beneteau 331 and I am looking for a condensation pump. I saw a p
Transom Dimensions Long Story at 3:47am 05.26.11 Catalina 310 5/2637
Yanmar engine revs used ??? eianm at 9:22pm 05.25.11 Big Boats 15/4487 I have read with interest a number of posts recently talking about running Yanmars at well over 3000
Oday 20 jib halyard Larsden at 8:45pm 05.25.11 Day Sailers 3/2171 Hello, I bought a 1978 Oday 20 last year. When trying to raise the jib, I found that i could raise i
Bimini (1) Imbbeamer at 8:28pm 05.25.11 Catalina 310 8/3332 Does anyone have the factory Bimini that was an option on the 2001 model year? My opinion, this Bimi
Pulley's Falconer at 8:28pm 05.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1567 Is their a science to replacing pulley's or just match them up and switch them out? I have an M25 an
Sailboat stove vhardwaremom at 7:51pm 05.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1942 I have acquired a 30ft 1979 Catalina sailboat. I need to find a stove. The pivot points are there. W
Venture 21 Keel Plan Ron the Sailsman at 7:15pm 05.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1967 OK, I know I should have taken more measurements and pictures - but I didn't. I need a plan for the
Check your swing keel components!!!! (2) Captnkev25 at 6:57pm 05.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2042 Got a surprise call @ 4:30 today that I was in the sling and could I come down and do my keel cable,
Just finished our new interior cabin cushions! (5) jrowan at 4:50pm 05.25.11 Catalina 30 14/12206 Our refit of the interior 1980 C-30 is really coming along. We finally installed the new interior m
Look what I found (1) John Sluder at 4:04pm 05.25.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2736 While sailing a few weeks ago I recover a large harmful object from the ICW between Eau Gallie and M
One door opens, another closes: auto tiller! kpgraci at 1:46pm 05.25.11 Ask All Sailors 18/7141
12ft Widgeon serial number zaneroni at 1:27pm 05.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/6290 Hi I just bought an O'Day Widgeon for $100 for a restoration project, this is my first sail boat. I

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dock neighbour's shore power cord? shemandr at 2:15pm 08.18.22 Thinwater's post regarding attended use with the 15A receptacles, match what one yard, and the elect
Scrap section of rub rail base? rhiggins at 2:11pm 08.18.22 Try Deatons or Sailcraft over in Oriental, NC as they use to work on Hunters. The people I spoke
sea pearl 21 sails rgranger at 2:09pm 08.18.22 I've had good luck with Bacon Sails out of Annapolis for used sails and I've had great results for n
16A breakers (1) rgranger at 2:07pm 08.18.22 208466
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Scott T-Bird at 2:02pm 08.18.22 By code, the 15A receptacles are for attended use only, for tools and similar. Does anyone know the
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 2:00pm 08.18.22 @BrianH This post was from a year ago, and I still haven't tried Lake Erie, but I'm considering get
sea pearl 21 sails (1) sail sfbay at 1:57pm 08.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! Get the sail dimensions for your sailboat (see below from SailboatData.com -
dock neighbour's shore power cord? thinwater at 1:54pm 08.18.22 There is no ABYC, NEC, or UL standard for shore power below 20A. By code, the 15A receptacles are fo
Raymarine Axiom vs. Axiom + shemandr at 1:54pm 08.18.22 For most electronics the manufacturer's literature is an exercise in obfuscation and the use of mean
Top Secret nightowle at 1:09pm 08.18.22 You may be able to trade that for a larger Hunter. Something to contemplate.
Shipping a 22 overseas ? nightowle at 12:58pm 08.18.22 Also, double-check the small print in a shipping contract. Pricing offered is not always pricing gu
Rudder Stops Hayden Watson at 12:52pm 08.18.22 The best way would be to pull the cover to your emergency tiller and measure it with a protractor
Oday 35 battens dmax at 12:40pm 08.18.22 The battens are specific to your sail - measure the width and length of the pocket for an idea of wh
Oday 35 battens kappykaplan at 12:21pm 08.18.22 sailmakers sell battens :plus: You could also try your local WM.
H34 plug to panel kappykaplan at 12:20pm 08.18.22 have an even better stress reliever! the boat is under under agreement to sell! got a deposit! Con
16A breakers Stu Jackson at 12:17pm 08.18.22 main breakers are in aft cabin Beneteau has the battery switches (2 red, one black) in the aft cab
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Scott T-Bird at 12:16pm 08.18.22 In our marina built 1967 slips 30' and under have 15 amp, 35' has 30 amp and >40' has 50 amp. Same
16A breakers Scott T-Bird at 12:04pm 08.18.22 The breaker in the photo says E-T-A right on it (upside down on the white area), so I would go there
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting stickinthemud57 at 11:52am 08.18.22 Looks like a nice clean install of the power outlets. Stringing that wiring had to be a lot of fun!
16A breakers mikeracca at 11:02am 08.18.22 Europe measures current the same as we do in the US. They may have different regulations but an amp

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