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Soft deck in the forepeak Nate Payne at 9:05am 11.30.09 Bigger Boats 1/1927 I'm the proud new owner of a '78 O'day with, ahem, personality. One of the quirks is a poor repair o
cold weather crusing (1) JWH2050 at 8:57am 11.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/6260 I just compleated a trip down the Arkansas River with a couple of friends in a Mac 26X. The weather
Pearson 33-2 Centerboard cable and repairs sailjoe at 8:41am 11.30.09 Pearson 1/4442 I own a 1988 Pearson 33-2 CB boat. 1) Can anyone tell me the lenghts of the CB wire and rope and
Question for tax guys bigsick at 8:28am 11.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3023 I know about writing off interest on monthly payments, but is their anything I can do (tax wise) wit
VC Offshore Performance Bottom Paint wufibugs at 8:08am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/7468 I no longer have contact with the PO, but by dock mates tell me that my 86 Hunter 31' has not been o
Increasing keel weight Sailblue7 at 8:03am 11.30.09 Ericson 0/1840 I have a 1967 30 Ericson and would like to make less tender. There is room in the bottom of the keel
Getting to know Westerbeke engines Marquesas at 7:40am 11.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/51 Purchased a '95 Catalina 320 with a Westerbeke three cylinder 27hp, model 30BC three with 980 hours
Getting to know Westerbeke engines Marquesas at 7:33am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2599 Purchased a '95 Catalina 320 with a Westerbeke three cylinder 27hp, model 30BC three with 980 hours
Propane bottle rail mount Larry14133 at 6:58am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 8/4250 This has probably been asked before but searched and can not find the info, two questions. 1. W
Blockage in condenser coil Mike Oatsvall at 5:46am 11.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/2207 Turned on the heater this weekend and discovered that water was not coming out of the thru hull fitt
Source for drifter Hunter 33 pebrown1 at 5:28am 11.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1387 Looking for a drifter for a Hunter 33. Any info on source and size would be appreciated.
Bilge sump Bill1565 at 4:59am 11.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3139 Hi, I'm a new Hunter owner. I bought Chet P's 37 cutter. Boat has water in the bilge, just the the
Cleaning Saloon Floor Viktor Eysselein at 4:52am 11.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1626 We just got a new Hunter boat - does anybody know how to best clean the saloon floor? Thanks,
a Rememberance - Thanksgiving - non sailing (1) Shoaldrafter at 4:50am 11.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1327 Let us see if this non sailing post gets by our 'host'. See this web site and power point presenta
Atomic 4: Replacement fuel pump spring cap? (2) ryanmohr at 4:36am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1990 Took the carb and fuel pump off today to clean them and lost one of these spring caps for the fuel p
Ballast Idea.....Dumb Idea....Might Work....??? (1) Sumner at 9:20pm 11.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4543 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor/Ballast-1.jpg A ballast idea for a 26S and I gue
Flyer - deck compression or shear or both (1) bad dawg at 8:04pm 11.29.09 Pearson 0/1154 I have had to replace the lower section of bulkheads both forward and aft in the main cabin. I have
Corroded track pin for genoa car tyson_troy at 5:14pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1373 The locking pin for my port genoa car is frozen. I've used penetrating oil to loosen it without any
22 vs 25 Joe McGinty at 3:47pm 11.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1470 I've had a '79 Mac 22 for five years. Love her. We daysail on a 9 mile X 3 mile lake. I now got
How to test a fuel tank sender spadaforaj at 2:02pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1335 No matter how many times I try re-wiring my fuel guage - it is either pegged on full or empty and ne

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Electric motors for sailboat rgranger at 5:35am 05.16.22 Or one of the small torqeedos
Fuel Catalyst jssailem at 5:18am 05.16.22 There are diesel additives that will help keep your diesel fuel clearer of the infamous diesel bugs
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Tater at 4:49am 05.16.22 The 40# MK should do fine. My 30# does OK but I have wanted a little more thrust. I haven't sailed i
Fuel Catalyst dlochner at 4:35am 05.16.22 Can you be more specific? Brand? I have use a Starbrite product in the past, I don' t know how muc
Fuel Catalyst sailme88 at 4:32am 05.16.22 WHAT exactly is being added.... did yo forget to attach?
Macerator for Hunter 34 jssailem at 3:20am 05.16.22
Cracked hull Will Gilmore at 3:19am 05.16.22 http://www.nautline.com/sailboat_plywood_plans.php#N350 The Naut350 looks like a great project to pu
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:02am 05.16.22 Can't wait to see the finished product! :beer:
Electric motors for sailboat jssailem at 3:02am 05.16.22 Welcome to the forum. A Catalina 250 on an inland lake is mostly a daysailer, not a coastal cruiser.
Should I run away from this boat? Will Gilmore at 2:53am 05.16.22 Walk away What's your thinking, Dave? A 70's Catalina in "Awesome" condition except she needs new
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... jssailem at 2:53am 05.16.22 The use of fiddle blocks appears to add complexity and bulk in an attempt to increase the power (or
Macerator for Hunter 34 Charlie98117 at 11:13pm 05.15.22 The wye is going into the pumpout line to connect a line TO the macerator. The vented loop should
Macerator for Hunter 34 Charlie98117 at 10:54pm 05.15.22 It would be simple to install a macerater in place of the manual pump. No extra thruhull, no extra
Operating the House/Start battery selector Udi at 10:24pm 05.15.22 Thank you very much everybody. I understand that its better to replace the switch but at this time I
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... Jaxn at 8:50pm 05.15.22 Those blocks sound more like an internal outhaul than a reefing system to me. Tie the fiddle block
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:42pm 05.15.22 Well, that's just music to my ears...:). Ain't music your hearing, just the voice of reason. Fi
Macerator for Hunter 34 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:33pm 05.15.22 But if you look at his drawings you'll see that he has a y-valve in his toilet discharge line that a
Should I run away from this boat? mikeracca at 8:18pm 05.15.22 I would have to ask what work has been done in the past. I thought that the keel bolts were of the
Should I run away from this boat? stephen_i_w at 8:16pm 05.15.22 There are always boats in great condition for sale. Why buy a major problem? No doubt there are ot
Macerator for Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 7:49pm 05.15.22 The original configuration was that the head discharged directly to the holding tank; the discharge

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