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Ignition key or fuel stop lever, which first? John Lowery at 1:50pm 05.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1918 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 2/1341 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 0/1163 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 0/2183 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 8/12977 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 2/2344 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 24/3244 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 4/1966 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 1/2078 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 9/5457 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 3/1933 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 3/1951 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 16/3365 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 2/1466 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 9/4044 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 2/1985 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 1/1194 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 11/12517 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 16/4229 A waterman that works out of my marina told me that he caught a 4 pound Snakehead fish in one of his

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Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 7:00am 06.16.22 I think a dorade box is essentially the boat equivalent to what you had on your RV If a wave does
Bimini mount solar panel install advice flightlead404 at 6:58am 06.16.22 I purchased solar panels to install on my Bimini of my Marlow Hunter 37. My plan is to run the wiri
Replacing engine instrument panel (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:58am 06.16.22 Connects to pedestal with 1 bolt which also serves to hold the anchor piece for the trans and accel
Vented Hatch Covers (4) rgranger at 6:51am 06.16.22 I think a dorade box is essentially the boat equivalent to what you had on your RV If a wave does c
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 6:48am 06.16.22 Angular shaft misalignment would be a first guess. This is not a high stress area. What is your an
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 6:46am 06.16.22 Here is a tutorial on types of high strength bolts: https://www.tfgusa.com/high-strength-bolts-f
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller JamesG161 at 6:46am 06.16.22 Wait till you have mud on your anchor.:facepalm: It looks normal to me, except we have have two rol
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Matt White at 6:43am 06.16.22 @dlochner - thanks -yes I think practice is the key. This morning I did it better. I also raised the
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Matt White at 6:41am 06.16.22 @dLj Thanks for the tips - and I have tied the manual pull as you mentioned. I have the roller set
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Don S/V ILLusion at 6:40am 06.16.22 On our previous boat, we installed a second (lower) roller which facilitated tilting the shank towa
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch (1) rgranger at 6:40am 06.16.22 Yes.... My H26 had the table.... and it fit in the oval under the V-berth
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller dLj at 6:24am 06.16.22 I use both the windlass and hands. I'll get the anchor up tight to before it jumps and then I just g
Bimini mount solar panel install advice tfox2069 at 6:16am 06.16.22 I did this a few years ago on my 2009 H36. Don't know how much is translatable to your 39, but my g
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch twalker H260 at 6:04am 06.16.22
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller dlochner at 5:57am 06.16.22 I have the same issue with a different setup. With practice it can become smoother. It takes quite a
Trouble removing prop shaft Tally Ho at 4:59am 06.16.22 I pulled my shaft a few years ago, and getting the coupling off the shaft was the hardest part. If
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 shemandr at 4:48am 06.16.22 Nice looking boat!
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch kappykaplan at 3:05am 06.16.22 I'll tag @Crazy Dave Condon for you . . . :beer:
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation (1) StDilbert at 2:57am 06.16.22 Oh yeah still have it for the moment...It's a Wellcraft Starwind version of the Buccaneer....most li
Trouble removing prop shaft (1) NYSail at 1:00am 06.16.22

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