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Heaviest outboard? Stormsailor at 1:18pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1340 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 0/1160 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 0/2179 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 8/12936 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 2/2325 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 24/3232 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 4/1958 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 1/2073 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 9/5310 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 3/1930 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 3/1944 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 16/3355 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 9/4038 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 2/1983 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 11/12471 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 16/4202 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 5/2325 Just got off the phone with Defender about my autopilot order for Raymarine. I have had an order in

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New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 2:50am 06.08.22 And here is the long awaited finished engine panel. Very nice work, Mike! :beer:
Wire Size Davidasailor26 at 2:47am 06.08.22 Like Leeward said, the wire size depends primarily on amperage and run length, with some other facto
Propane monitor/Sensor Going into fault mode Benny17441 at 10:19pm 06.07.22 The gas lighter test will not work. The sensor is designed to measure PPM concentration in the air
Identify the mystery item... Leeward Rail at 9:56pm 06.07.22 Maybe it's what's left of a compass? Looks to be the right size and location. The boat has a binn
Wire Size Leeward Rail at 9:46pm 06.07.22 Gauge of wire for what application ? You question cannot be answered without more information. Wir
Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 FDL S2 at 9:30pm 06.07.22
Identify the mystery item... WindGypsy at 9:29pm 06.07.22 Maybe it's what's left of a compass? Looks to be the right size and location.
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light Benny17441 at 9:26pm 06.07.22 Are the pins directly opposite to each other or is one higher than the other? The latter would be
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:26pm 06.07.22
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 9:18pm 06.07.22 Do you not have a tack?
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 Benny17441 at 9:17pm 06.07.22 Before you start doing anything, insure your boat speed is being properly measured. Are you measur
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 9:01pm 06.07.22 And here is the long awaited finished engine panel. I was able to get it wired up and everything is
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring jssailem at 8:54pm 06.07.22
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 jssailem at 8:25pm 06.07.22 Where in your water is this happening? Is there a current? Are you measuring GPS over ground or is
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 sail sfbay at 8:17pm 06.07.22 Probably need a different propeller. What do you have now in terms of diameter, pitch, no. blades, f
In mast furling? sail sfbay at 8:04pm 06.07.22 A baggy dacron cross cut dacron mainsail will be more difficult to furl in and out that a tri radial
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Wm. Gill at 7:50pm 06.07.22 Given the low draw of current for LED lamps available today if the mast were mine I would install t
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter philiefay at 7:48pm 06.07.22 Would make sense to me if it was in two fuel lines but probably the best explanation I have so far.
1990 Volvo Penta Raw water pump JamesG161 at 7:36pm 06.07.22 I can also explain how to fix the leaks and key points on the repair. Jim... PS: That link above is
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Wm. Gill at 7:35pm 06.07.22 I decided to rewire my 1980 Rhodes 30 some 30 years ago . ... it was an easy j

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