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Yanmar 2GM20F Fresh to salt conversion? drharvell at 4:56pm 05.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2271 Can a fresh water cooling system be converted for use in salt water? Cost? Difficulty?
The Sail connects to the boom right? Drake at 4:55pm 05.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/6524 Guys, I've just bought a piece of a Mac 26M 03'. The main sail only connects to the boom at two poi
Convert Yanmar Fresh to Salt water? drharvell at 4:50pm 05.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1800 Are their changes that must be made to take a fresh water Yanmar into a salt water environment? What
Beneteau 473 Electrical Issues OulaMan at 4:35pm 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5466 Hello, I am new to the form and created an account to ask this question. I am having trouble wit
Need Trailer for O`Day 23 OS2Dude at 4:09pm 05.24.11 Trailer Sailors 9/4755 I recently bought an O`Day 23, but it has no trailer. I've seen several posts on various websites a
mast raising tomsbeh at 4:07pm 05.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1759 Help! My mast gets stuck about 3/4 of the way when cranking it up. Any thoughts? I've checked the sh
Replacement Boom MBMattheiss at 3:38pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2202 1984 Hunter 22 - boat is new to us. Needed a new mainsail when we bought it. Purchased the new mai
Alarm on Yanmar 2GM Panel Nelsonhow at 3:31pm 05.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/6151 The alarm on the panel in the cockpit on my Myanmar 2 GM (B panel I think) used to buzz weakly and f
UK Sails JohnEh at 2:00pm 05.24.11 Big Boats 10/3498 We have a 2004 Hunter 36 with UK Sails. Last week I was sailing the boat to Pensacola, Fl from Madis
Finsh or anti-foul Rightsideup at 1:51pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1898 ladies and gents, As a new sailer, can someone please advise as to which type of paint I need to use
Lessons from 1st spinnaker hoist Kermit at 1:25pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2179 As promised, here are a few things I learned during my first time hoisting my cool new asymmetrical
Changing out spreaders stayare at 1:04pm 05.24.11 Catalina 30 3/2033 Anybody changed from original wooden spreaders to aluminium replacements? It's been suggested to me
non skid pattern Orens at 1:03pm 05.24.11 Bigger Boats 5/2378 I own a 1985 O'day 31, love the boat, but some of it's details as far as finish quality is less than
A Ten Buck Trophy Must Be Won Freedom77 at 12:55pm 05.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/981 I posted this on "ask all Sailors" It's lengthy so go to the site. I think you'll enjoy it. :) Fair
A Ten Buck Trophy Must Be Won Freedom77 at 12:39pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2191 From "SMALL WINDS AND LIGHT AIRS" published 1977, in loving memory, By Gilbert W. Buffery, Commodore
Cockpit Seats (3) guidera48 at 12:31pm 05.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2494 I posted to the owners mods page this item last month but I dont see it yet uploaded. I did find my
Capsize? lokiii at 11:50am 05.24.11 Day Sailers 14/6329 Has anyone here accidentally capsized an H170? And if so, how did it happen? Reason I ask, is I'v
Engine control cable cable-holder (2) zds at 11:47am 05.24.11 Big Boats 11/2708 I'm in the process of replacing my throttle control cable (1986 H34 w/Merriman pedestal) for the sec
Traveller Project Finished (2) joker460 at 11:21am 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1558 This was one of many projects that I finished over the weekend. I saw this at the Jan. Boat show h
Ready to Launch (4) SailAway1 at 10:34am 05.24.11 Catalina 22 2/1211 After countless hours of work for the last 2 months, I am ready to launch my 1980 C22 this weekend.:

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What size Zinc for 2005 Hunter 33 (1) Johnb at 4:52pm 09.09.22 You may also want to know for sure whether you propeller has a zinc. We have shaft, strut and prop z
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Johnb at 4:42pm 09.09.22 @jssailem John, you have several time alluded to not having a "typical water lift muffler". If this
Electric panel heritage at 4:38pm 09.09.22 Here is a thread from Cruisersforum: https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f115/refrigeration-fus
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Qorgyle at 4:06pm 09.09.22 as long as the engine and transmission are solid, the hull solid and the rig is decent, then the re
Advice/question re: Hunter 36 standing rigging karellen at 3:59pm 09.09.22 Hey Andy, We did ours last year on our 2003. We had a rig survey in 2017 that found no issues, but
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule FastOlson at 3:36pm 09.09.22 I wonder if, an long as you have access to a new one somewhere nearby, one could just note & keep tr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 3:14pm 09.09.22 Friday Update. Spoke with Scott the Mechanic. My engine is moving up in his schedule. Next week wil
Internet entrance test Richard19068 at 2:48pm 09.09.22
1985 Hunter 31 Rudder kloudie1 at 2:34pm 09.09.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 2:28pm 09.09.22 We took a 50' power boat from Edgewater MD to Fl. It was February and the boat could cruise at 20 k
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? JamesG161 at 2:22pm 09.09.22 Why has the Navy not named ships after these guys? good point. Destroyers are named for heroes lik
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? BarryL at 2:21pm 09.09.22 Hey, Some more or less random comments. WE (the internet) have NO idea what is going with the boat
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 2:04pm 09.09.22 What Pittman did later in life is just as interesting as what he did that morning.
Electric panel (1) Richard19068 at 2:02pm 09.09.22 The manual John Salem attached shows "the fuse" as item number 11 on the drawing on the first page.
Cracks on cabin roof around mast step/plate Com-Pac 23 Mandack at 1:40pm 09.09.22 you will find that com-pac yachts 727 443 4408 in FL will answer your design question
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 1:26pm 09.09.22 One issue with the intercoastal water way this time of year is the annual migration of boaters head
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 1:26pm 09.09.22 Why has the Navy not named ships after these guys?
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 1:15pm 09.09.22 Something that has been discussed on here already is human waste. 2 solutions A composting toilet
Swing Keel questions pclarksurf at 12:58pm 09.09.22 Think I estimated at one point that if you tackle the full Monty yourself... it would probably come
Oday 35 winch replacement jssailem at 12:43pm 09.09.22 Only site I know that offers parts for the Barient and Barlow winches. http://www.arco-winches.com/p

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