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Hunter 376 cutless bearing - owner manual error finleydc at 10:09am 05.01.10 Big Boats 0/2176 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 8/12929 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 2/2321 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 1/2072 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 9/4889 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 4/2202 I have recently purchased a 1973 Catalina 22 and am going to sail the ocean this weekend after recen
12V Charger on 6V Trojan - Now what ? PKFK at 7:33pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1928 Stupid, Stupid, Stupid..... I had to take the batteries out of my boat to do some plumbing work (d
Delaware Bay to NYC In The Spring (May) Joe Mullee at 5:55pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1942 Wondering if anyone has made the trip from the Delaware Bay up the Jersey coast to NYC and back in m
another newbee rig question piedpiperIII at 5:51pm 04.30.10 Catalina 22 16/3348 I had bought my cat22 2.5 years ago and kept the rigging as it was and I have noticed alot of weathe
2001 H460 engine panel dave_jasco at 5:36pm 04.30.10 Big Boats 2/1465 I need to rebuild or update my engine panel. I dont believe that there is a drop in now, and likey m
GPS Antenna HELP ejet99 at 5:14pm 04.30.10 Trailer Sailors 9/4027 The question is where do I put the GPS antenna on my sailboat,can the GPS see through the sail ? Do
Instruction manual for 85' Evinrude 2HP?? jackhartjr at 5:10pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1982 Hi folks, just bought a 85' Evinrude 2HP for the dinghy. Anyone with one or close to that year have
thank you team118 piedpiperIII at 4:06pm 04.30.10 Catalina 22 1/1191 I want to thank chris team118 for his time and help with my rigging. I don't have any pics to post h
Newbie question- rigging tape Indysailor at 2:34pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 11/12463 I need to cover a few pins on my rigging. I haven't used rigging tape before, does it just self adhe
Snakehead Fish in Monroe Bay Bad Obsession at 1:55pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4191 A waterman that works out of my marina told me that he caught a 4 pound Snakehead fish in one of his
Raymarine delivery problems - update Jim Seamans at 12:50pm 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2323 Just got off the phone with Defender about my autopilot order for Raymarine. I have had an order in
Hull Speed, Semi-planing? druid at 11:20am 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1540 OK, this is a little off-topic cuz it's not a sailboat, but I know there are some serious Marine Arc
Looking for comments on 1989 Pearson 31-2 cromer at 8:30am 04.30.10 Ask All Sailors 9/20589 I'm going to look at a 1989 Pearson 31-2 tomorrow. Besides the standard "this old boat" stuff. (chai

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O'day 23 forward hatch cover Project_Mayhem at 4:47pm 06.04.22 Hey, @jerry_911 Do you still have that parts boat? I think the 23 and the 25 might have compatible h
Seeking help: Hunter 26 Trailer Issues and Part Project_Mayhem at 4:41pm 06.04.22 1. The tongue extension gets stuck when trying to slide back in to towing position and it's nearly
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring capta at 4:22pm 06.04.22 The really nice thing about being in your situation is that you can color code every wire and use th
Perkins Prima M50 - Volvo MD22 Brighton Brad at 4:16pm 06.04.22 i have same engine, less hours, but very little oil use or carbonization. One white puff at start,
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 macdoug at 4:10pm 06.04.22 Thanks for all the replies. Much to think about. I have looked at the Selden bowsprit. Looks good, b
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Ralph Johnstone at 3:37pm 06.04.22 I have a lot of very old, brittle, non-marine wiring to deal with. Don't mean to piss on your cor
Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! kappykaplan at 3:04pm 06.04.22 more of a power. powder?
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring kloudie1 at 2:54pm 06.04.22 Mast may have three lights .. Anchor light (usually top of mast), Steaming light (usually about half
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 1:25pm 06.04.22 DNR uses the mooring bouys to preserve eel grass as part of managing cypress island. Parks and DNR
Wood Mast for 1954 D-Scow Will Gilmore at 1:20pm 06.04.22 Can the mast be repaired or rebuilt? A competent Millwright shop might be able to help. -Will
O'Day 23 interior repair questions (3) Maks_s at 11:30am 06.04.22 ...rough aggressive brush and a shop vac.. Oh, cool. Is aggressive brush safe for hull? Could you
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines JamesG161 at 11:24am 06.04.22 The question remains as to why the aft clogs up We have discussed this before and know how to fix
Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! Brian D at 10:51am 06.04.22 I wonder if silicone spray would work better as it is not a "grease" but more of a power.
Preventer for a Hunter 420 (1) JamesG161 at 10:49am 06.04.22 You do not need a Boom swing preventer on the Hunter 420. Simple preventer is using the Traveler on
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) MikeHoncho at 10:44am 06.04.22 Defiantly keep them in mind but depending on them over state balls seems very limiting. I do not rec
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) pipedream at 10:20am 06.04.22 I never pay for State Park docks/mooring balls. Much prefer to anchor out away from all the noise.
Problem lower the main isaksp00 at 9:48am 06.04.22 If it were mine, I'd choose between adding a gate vs turning your existing stop upside down (to prev
Starting my LFP build. FastOlson at 9:05am 06.04.22 For those of us with traditional charging and storage systems, your images remind me of the scene in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter JamesG161 at 8:40am 06.04.22 It was not sugar, It did not dissolve in hot water. Not a good test. why not? Put a Lollipop in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter DArcy at 7:58am 06.04.22 I think it would be worth taking some of the crystals to a lab to get analyzed just to satisfy our c

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