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Repair for Apelco radio bobby g at 6:28am 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1931 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5. The radio that came withe the boat is the Apelco 5160. Finally crapped
Another electrical Dilema. Help! Prime Time at 7:49pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2568 Hi, Maybe some of you have had this problem. I have 6 x 6 volt power tech agm batteries wired a
Thru Hull Replacement foolproof at 6:33pm 05.01.10 Catalina 30 27/9683 Hello all: I have a 1976 C30 with, you guessed it, gate valves and steel nipples for thru hulls.
36.7 Dacron Sails - Looking To Buy Ducati at 6:05pm 05.01.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1335 Looking to buy lightly used Dacron sails for a 36.7. Main + 140-150 Genoa Regards
Swing keel versus dagger keel John Chivers at 6:00pm 05.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3760 (Just to be upfront, I lied....I don't own a sailboat yet.....but soon!) We are looking for a newer
cockpit wiring ? gwhite at 5:13pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1107 Anybody had luck chasing wires from the wheel area to he AC/DC panel, I'm trying to run wires for a
Alternator not charging Mickey84H34 at 4:01pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2703 We recently replaced the original alternator on the Yanmar 3GM in our Hunter 34 with a high output v
Lewar opening port light insamji1 at 2:52pm 05.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1897 I just installed a new gasket in my Lewmar port light. Defender Industries ordered it for me direc
Tight fuel line lessons Roger Long at 1:59pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1740 You can learn something new every day, sometimes two. I've had a very small fuel leak ever since I
Ignition key or fuel stop lever, which first? John Lowery at 1:50pm 05.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1908 Can anyone tell me if I have damaged to any electrical components when I attempted to turn the engin
Heaviest outboard? Stormsailor at 1:18pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1337 I have an 86 hunter 23.5, what is the Heaviest outboard I can use, I need to hang a 78 johnson 9.9.
Bilge pump and thru hull location chefmike at 12:04pm 05.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1158 In regards to a 1971 V2-22 where is the best location for a bilge pump(s) and the thru hull exit? My
Hunter 376 cutless bearing - owner manual error finleydc at 10:09am 05.01.10 Big Boats 0/2174 I learned the hard way this week that there is an error in the Hunter 376 owner manual diagrams show
SeaLand 975 MSD Head (1) Doug J at 8:06am 05.01.10 Trailer Sailors 8/12922 If you have purchased this head can you give me your opinion of it? I'm looking to buy a new 5gal MS
Swim Platform for 34 (1) ChrisP at 7:00am 05.01.10 Bigger Boats 2/2313 My latest upgrade is the swim platform. I had it made by White Water Marine in Port Huron, Mi. www.w
need to know... zeehag at 5:36am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 24/3227 need to know the realities of the after effects of thios huge oil spill--i need to get to new orlean
usefull homemade device thereisabelle at 4:33am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1955 a couple of electricians were working on a large machine when i noticed they were talking to each ot
8.0c owners manual Davew4242 at 4:04am 05.01.10 S2 1/2070 Does anyone have a copy of an 8.0c owners manual they would be willing to copy for me?
Lockwashers or locknuts? jibes138 at 2:38am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4877 Do you use lockwashers or nylon insert locknuts when installing deck hardware? Or any other hardware
Catalina 22 New Owner Question on Motoring Without a Rudder marko77 at 10:56pm 04.30.10 Catalina 22 4/2201 I have recently purchased a 1973 Catalina 22 and am going to sail the ocean this weekend after recen

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Fuel Puzzle kloudie1 at 11:57am 06.02.22 Two other things; a plugged tank vent or some pickup tubes have a wire gauze on the tip that can plu
Fuel Puzzle DBoss at 11:47am 06.02.22 Also consider this if you have a Racor 220 filter housing: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check B
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 11:38am 06.02.22 I never pay for State Park docks/mooring balls. Much prefer to anchor out away from all the noise. D
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 11:01am 06.02.22 Just outside. I think a PO put extra bolts in mine when the factory had only used flathead screws. T
Fuel Puzzle Stu Jackson at 10:39am 06.02.22 Also consider this if you have a Racor 220 filter housing: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ba
Insurance Premiums Ward H at 10:32am 06.02.22 We're getting quotes on all our insurance policies as our married status has changed. I have Progre
Sailing and restoring #9874 (1) AaronD at 10:28am 06.02.22 Coming soon... The current project - with my 11-year-old daughter - a 3D printer kit. I have a few
Cheap crib board source found! (1) ctrout at 10:12am 06.02.22 And the heart of the electrical system...
Insurance Premiums SBO Police Bot at 10:06am 06.02.22 If we're not careful, we'll get ourselves in trouble here and the bots will come after us. Yes. Ye
Cheap crib board source found! (5) ctrout at 10:06am 06.02.22 205898
Cheap crib board source found! ctrout at 9:56am 06.02.22 The cutting boards may not hold up to UV well since it's not likely to have UV inhibitors in it Th
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Marmalade at 9:40am 06.02.22 @Scott T-Bird thanks for clarifying Washington Island, WI. I don't know that area, so no idea on th
Insurance Premiums Calif. Ted at 9:27am 06.02.22 This might be small comfort but I was pleasantly surprised when I got an insurance quote for the bo
Thru-Hull Stats markwbird at 8:57am 06.02.22 21.8%
Thru-Hull Stats dLj at 8:53am 06.02.22 The Trudesign composites are designed to last the life of the boat. My composite thru hulls will n
Insurance Premiums Kings Gambit at 8:45am 06.02.22 BTW, I just got my boat insurance bill and it didn't have any noticeable increase, surprisingly. Ba
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter Timm R Oday25 at 8:40am 06.02.22 Somebody put sugar in your fueltank? Sugar is a known sabotage act of petrol engines. Sugar in gaso
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Timm R Oday25 at 8:37am 06.02.22 On some of our Odays , the factory glued a weird burlap type fabric to the inside . I peeled it off
Insurance Premiums Tedd at 8:34am 06.02.22 This might be small comfort but I was pleasantly surprised when I got an insurance quote for the boa
Oday 26 chain plate leak Timm R Oday25 at 8:32am 06.02.22 I also noticed the chainplate had elongated the through holes in the bulkhead. Our 25' Oday is an 19

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