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I have a Hunter 340 built in 2000. As of last year, my Raytheon ST4000 Autopilot is easily thrown of
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I recently acquired a Venture 22. The sheets were taken off the sails and there are no halyards.
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Hello, I recently had my offer accepted on a 1985 H23 on a trailer that is a project boat. One thing
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Ahoy All! I just got myself into a pickle and was hoping to get some advice. I read an ad on craigsl
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I have noticed a chip in the stern locker that seems to have grown into a fairly long crack. Has an
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"the 5'11" draft on my 1981 C'C34 is to deep for florida and the bahamas" So does that mean I am ver
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After an eleven hour grueling trip. Our American 26 is home. Digging out of the ice and snow was b
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We are buying a roller furling system for our boat and are down to either Harken or Furlex. Would
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Tongue weight question.
Benny17441 at 8:55pm 08.31.21
You are correct, by raising or lowering the ball you can make small adjustments to the tongue weight
Stantion bases
Benny17441 at 8:02pm 08.31.21
I think you have your answer about an imbedded aluminum plate. I would use plenty of of penetratin
Galveston Sailing?
A6C5O7 at 7:55pm 08.31.21
Good evening! Planning on heading out this Friday. How are you guys feeling about the weather? Sca
Tongue weight question.
Murgatroid at 7:40pm 08.31.21
Guess there is no way around it, going to have to slide the tandem axle back a few inches, no room t
installing hatch vent w/out damaging acrylic   (1)
Caspurr at 7:33pm 08.31.21
I purchased this hole saw from ebay (~$13). Practiced on a spare piece of plexiglass. Took me 2 days
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s
Roadking Larry at 7:22pm 08.31.21
My 1st boat was a Mac 26S.I made my share of mistakes with it and had more than a few pucker moments
Tongue weight question.
Murgatroid at 7:14pm 08.31.21
OP..............can you post a photo of the trailer attached to the ball hitch? Is the trailer tou
Help with a fresh water system issue
discovery at 7:08pm 08.31.21
When I close the starboard valve and work off forward tank air leak goes away so I know it's in the
Help with a fresh water system issue
discovery at 7:04pm 08.31.21
At your water manifold swap the lines for the port and starboard tanks and see if the problem follo
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant
Bolander at 7:01pm 08.31.21
I actually have a 30 lb cannister of Pure virgin R-12 with about 24 lbs left it that I purchased ma
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5
Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 08.31.21
Someone already gave me an idea of adding a second strut. If one properly placed strut doesn't do
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump
snoopy_ at 6:58pm 08.31.21
Ward, Thank you, I think I like what you are saying. I ordered the other pump, but I have a portab
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant
Bolander at 6:45pm 08.31.21
80 percent of a/c or refrigeration problems are electrical. Before doing anything mechanical, all p
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant
smokey73 at 6:42pm 08.31.21
I actually have a 30 lb cannister of Pure virgin R-12 with about 24 lbs left it that I purchased man
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant
Bolander at 6:39pm 08.31.21
I gave away a dial a charge they were pretty accurate but I'm retired I got rid of everything my so
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump
Ward H at 6:38pm 08.31.21
@snoopy_ Here's the Amazon link to the Koolair PM500 pump recommended by Webasto for my 10,000 BTU A
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant
Bolander at 6:36pm 08.31.21
R12 and R134 are not at all compatible. By the time you legally purge the R12 and recharge with R13
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant
Bolander at 6:30pm 08.31.21
Not sure I undersand what you did here. Did you use the fittings that were already installed or pu
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump   (1)
snoopy_ at 6:00pm 08.31.21
My boat has 3 a/c units attached to one pump, but the a/c water feed is from a separate, dedicated
Need New Air Conditioning Water Pump
SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:57pm 08.31.21
1020 GPH, 1 16K & 2 6K. I think the Seaflow pump you ordered will be enough flow for the 2 units you

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