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1987 Hunter 23, best outboard motor??? bill h. at 7:57am 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 8/4365 I have the old Nissan 5 hp 2 stroke 20" shaft motor which has served me well for 23 years but is now
Insteresting steering idea (3) timebandit at 7:32am 06.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1445 This is from another site. Looks dooable even on a M-25 with the motor set way bck from the rudder
Auto - unfurl main shemandr at 7:31am 06.04.10 Big Boats 0/1246 Wed night race I put in the first reef and as the crew hauled the outhaul tight I noted the main fur
micmac 26 blackbeard400 at 6:42am 06.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/2757 does any one know any thing about these boats like head room sailing etc. ?
EZ Jacks r.oril at 6:35am 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1898 I just ordered the EZ Jacks System from WM on sale and free shipping! This along with running all li
Got a leak. Take a leak. (1) Fnovak at 6:22am 06.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/2144 Don't know where this water is coming from. Gathers in the galley. I could take a running water hose
Hunter 33.5 Paul and Judy at 5:48am 06.04.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3397 My wife and I are interested in purchasing a Hunter 33.5. We have found some for sale but they are
Fuel odor thomas.dargan at 5:39am 06.04.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2362 Does rancid fuel oil have a sweet, metallic smell?
Hunter 23 Mainsheet/Traveler/Genoa questions ChrisM at 5:24am 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 7/2467 Greetings, I have had Tachyon out long enough for me to start understanding sail trim and have star
Taking on water knewt at 4:31am 06.04.10 Catalina 30 2/1880 I recently hit a sandbar. I was briefly lodged on the thing but was successful getting off by revers
Help w/ Sale of boat. how do you ensure not a scam? luvitt at 3:59am 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 17/2898 a man bought my boat on ebay. I put in the instructions that I would only accept a cashiers check.
Am I just expecting too much from used boats? (6) themadscientist at 10:04pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3328 I've never bought one and thus have no frame of reference for what is seen elsewhere in the world bu
Mast Organizer mac25wmo at 9:18pm 06.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3602 I own a Mac 25, and am in the planning stage of bringing my control lines aft to the cockpit. So fa
Shocking Dances with Wind at 8:55pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2236 '89 Cat But new to me!! Feeling current in the anchor chain. In 2 different locations of water. Onl
Hatch Air Conditioner... Build one? Have one? Know one? abk at 8:40pm 06.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/5049 Photos, plans, stories, pictures, ideas? All welcome... I would like to consider alternitives b
PrinceWilliams Sound fun. geehaw at 8:16pm 06.03.10 Destinations 2/3182 Well just thought I would put a little something here from my last trip. New sailor here with a O-da
Thru Hull leak rjmck3 at 7:17pm 06.03.10 Bigger Boats 9/3296 I just found that I had a very small leak coming from the galley sink thru hull. I am pulling the bo
stuffing box Jack at 6:50pm 06.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1877 I believe that there should be about 2 to 4 drips per minute when the shaft is spinning. 1st is that
Oops...Doh' - Acetone Mishap Maine Sail at 6:37pm 06.03.10 Musings With Maine Sail 14/5166 During my re-wire I had a good portion of my interior cabinetry out of the boat. One piece, the HUGE
Buying help skysailor at 6:35pm 06.03.10 Smaller Boats 2/1071 Hi I am on the verge of buying a 1981 Hunter 22. I would like to have an idea of what to look out

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Seven Mile Bridge Marathon SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:55pm 06.13.22 Don't know about 45cc, but I know my boat cannot get under. Do you know about Snake Creek Drawbridge
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 12:41pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I wil
Cockpit table material (1) Hunter DS45 - Tony at 12:32pm 06.13.22 OK thanks This is what I meant - is this what they referred to as King Starboard?
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Len Ingalls at 12:29pm 06.13.22 https://www.google.com/search?q=boat+circular+line+holder&client=firefox-b-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Len Ingalls at 12:25pm 06.13.22 https://pilingcaps.com/line-holders.html
Water Line Fitting Terry Cox at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Nope! Zurn Qest Pex fittings like shown by the OP have been out of production for several years. I h
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe Kingjus at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Thank you all for your help, I found a radiator hose that seems to be working for me, boats out of t
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 12:22pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I wil
Grounding two isolated battery banks walt at 12:18pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I will
Cracked hull Shorefun at 12:00pm 06.13.22 You really like to create a lot of work for yourself. What I did.... I tried the gorilla glue. Don
Scuppers.... Captain Grey Beard at 11:58am 06.13.22 Gentlemen, These cowls and tubes are a vital part of your boats ventilation. They are not aftermark
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:53am 06.13.22 Consider dumping all your tungsten lights and converting to LED's. Easy to compare to your old one
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:52am 06.13.22
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:50am 06.13.22 What kind of stereo do you intend to use? I have a Bluetooth car stereo, and with four speakers go
Water Line Fitting kloudie1 at 11:41am 06.13.22 Yup , available at hardware stores. Male pipe thread on the bottom and a compression fitting for the
CENTERBOARD HELP FireWarrior423 at 11:39am 06.13.22 Great information. My apologies for starting a second thread for the 28. I saw this after.
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? Rob Heath at 11:28am 06.13.22 On my Oceanis 37 the fan has an interlock on the feed so it will only run when the engine is running
Mast bend Hollyberry at 11:19am 06.13.22 The masthead B&R rigs generally have a fair bit of prebend dialed in... it helps stabilize the mast
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 CABixler at 11:02am 06.13.22 Welcome to to the group I have 2003 B331 for about 15 years and also love. I replaced these and so h
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work ggrizzard at 10:37am 06.13.22 Are you saying that there is no "number" on each of the circuit breakers in your current panel? All

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