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new outboard for H216 djamied at 4:07pm 04.24.10 Smaller Boats 2/1344 When I bought my (new) 216 last summer, I also purchased a Merc 3.5 hp, which worked well. Now, due
Keel Pivot Hole Seal? scharle at 3:26pm 04.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1708 I'm getting some leaking around the pivot point. It looks like at one time it was fiberglassed over.
foam jwieneck at 3:10pm 04.24.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2683 Peggy this was a recommendation to a post I made on a smelly foam aft cabin bed I have I had a small
Water System Question WJA302 at 2:21pm 04.24.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1687 Okay, Another question from a newbie: I have an 1987 27'. I purchased it late in the season last y
Rigging Main Halyard Back to Cockpit? KAC222 at 2:16pm 04.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/5009 Has anyone rigged their ODay 222 main halyard back to the cockpit? I'm looking for advice, pros and
removing Main cabin portlights RicG at 2:03pm 04.24.10 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2818 Today I noticed that one of my main cabin portlights(the big ones) was leaking so I unscrewed and re
Masthead Sheave, ODay 222 KAC222 at 1:56pm 04.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2355 I have a 1988 ODay 222 with a split masthead sheave. Where can I find replacment sheaves if D'R Mari
Mildewed matress MaestroCT at 12:42pm 04.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1663 Dear Colleagues, I have a Hunter 460 which has a mildewed matress in our aft port cabin. Does this m
Sail design idea-vertical inflatable battens Hermit Scott at 12:23pm 04.24.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4564 Can you put a vertical inflatable batten in a sail to make the sail have a good shape when it is fur
27 catalina Westerbeke exhaust routing? Inside Passage Vet. at 12:01pm 04.24.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1402 Routing the exhaust by Westerbeke standards causes problems. Any assistance would be apreciated. Tha
Keel Weight ClarkK at 10:51am 04.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1494 Hello everybody, Have a project boat ('78 Mac 21) that I bought several years ago and my goal is t
head sail chafe (1) k green at 10:51am 04.24.10 Big Boats 1/1394 I just put up my repaired sail today and it seems the sailmaker put a chafe guard on the head sail.
Is anyone in the Commercial and Pro Audio industry also a sailor? tvangrove at 10:20am 04.24.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2508 I asked this once before and my curiosity got the best of me again. I'm in the commercial audio ind
Bimini on H26 jsd6410 at 10:12am 04.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2198 We have a 1995 Hunter 26. We are interested in purchasing a bimini. Sailboatowners.com sells a pre
Putting an O'day 22 on a boat lift fskoda1 at 9:52am 04.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1270 I need to put my oday 22 on a boat lift. My plan is have it supported by to 14 foot bunks (carpeted
240 Bimini Greg Northcutt at 9:32am 04.24.10 Smaller Boats 8/2691 I would like to put a bimini on my 2002 Hunter 240. Where are the sources? Is one style preferable
Long Trips Bill Jones at 8:34am 04.24.10 Smaller Boats 6/1710 I'm curious if anyone has taken an extensive trip in a H23.5? I don't mean on highways, but by wate
Bomar Port Light Install HoneypieE30+ at 8:34am 04.24.10 Ask All Sailors 4/6056 Does anyone have technical instructions on installing Bomar 2000 series portlight? Can you give me
replaceing Prop shaft raw water lub fitting Bruce Schwartz at 7:53am 04.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3094 Need help in trying to fix my 393 prop shaft raw water lube fitting. This is the fitting that leads
Late Launch (1) Maine Sail at 7:19am 04.24.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1627 Well the fuel tank leak really slowed me down as well as my real job but I am back to the re-wire.

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AIS Antenna Position JamesG161 at 9:01am 03.06.22 If you boat has radar, you can use this for course correction and avoidance. Mini-automatic radar p
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 8:45am 03.06.22 It's mid way between where I live and where there's a boat I may be buying. The seller said he woul
General Handbook Jacktar at 8:43am 03.06.22 Got lots of others most were available as downloads when you join the catalina 22 organization at ca
General Handbook (1) Jacktar at 8:42am 03.06.22 Sure see attached.
AIS Antenna Position dlochner at 8:31am 03.06.22 It has always surprised me that people think height is the answer to everything. And I am not picki
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 8:26am 03.06.22 It's mid way between where I live and where there's a boat I may be buying. The seller said he would
86 Hunter 25.5 Justin_NSA at 8:23am 03.06.22 Yes and yes. You want to run the bilgewater over the side.
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 8:22am 03.06.22 Balsam Harbour is really the only option on the east side of Lake Winnipeg's south basin. While ther
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 8:17am 03.06.22 So does that mean the hose is there to send any melted ice or water from the icebox? If I put a pump
86 Hunter 25.5 Justin_NSA at 8:17am 03.06.22 It's not uncommon for an icebox to drain to the bilge to remove thaw.
AIS Antenna Position jssailem at 8:10am 03.06.22 start using mix 31 toroid chokes on your cables. This is what it is. Ferrite_chokes.html Refreshe
86 Hunter 25.5 Tom J at 8:05am 03.06.22 So does this indicate the hose is coming from the ice box area? It appears a hose runs from the ic
AIS Antenna Position leo310 at 8:04am 03.06.22 One of the main reason that I put my ASI antenna on the solar arch is that if I ever get de-masted o
86 Hunter 25.5 (1) RKMCCORKLE at 7:58am 03.06.22 So does this indicate the hose is coming from the ice box area?
AIS Antenna Position Brian D at 7:55am 03.06.22 It has always surprised me that people think height is the answer to everything. And I am not pickin
86 Hunter 25.5 shemandr at 7:50am 03.06.22 Usually a bilge pump has it's own discharge located above the water line. I've heard of boat discha
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 7:35am 03.06.22 I'm replacing the floor but need to fix this beforehand. About a gallon of water collects in the bot
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 7:32am 03.06.22 I put the bilge pump in there temporarily to pump out the water, the old hose cracked when I went to
86 Hunter 25.5 Justin_NSA at 6:57am 03.06.22 Look for thruhulls high above the waterline.. I'm guessing it exits out the side to minimize the len
86 Hunter 25.5 shemandr at 6:47am 03.06.22 Where does the water come out of the boat when the pump is on?

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