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Winch Ken13559 at 8:04am 09.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1428 Can anyone tell me what's Andersen and Harken winch equivalent to a Lewmar ST30 dual-speed ?
winterizing head garyc at 7:39am 09.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1959 This year i will be winterizing for the first time. The question is how do I get anti freeze in the
Calling all 222 owners... Zoomie at 7:18am 09.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3414 All, Would someone be willing to provide the demensions from their boat's factory boom vang attachme
Adding a vang to an O'Day 222 (1) Mich222 at 6:10am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2497 My friend has an 87 O'Day 222 with a boom vang. I have a 86 O'Day 222 without a boom vang. Both boat
79 H27 head head valve locations fnuttersny at 5:23am 09.19.09 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2834 I need location of head through hull valves on my 79 H27. There is a level fiiberlass molded porti
fishfinder/gps/chartplotter for Canada Steve22124 at 2:51am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2265 I want to install a fishfinder/gps/chartplotter and keep it under $500. An in hull transducer is pre
If you suffer from BIG BOAT envy you might not want to look. (3) caguy at 11:00pm 09.18.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4689 This boat was pulling out of MDR last Wednesday. Someone estimated its about 140'. I'm guessing th
To much weight for a Venture 17? 2 Sails 2 the Wind at 10:52pm 09.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2639 Just gstting back into sailing after a long hiatus. Much heavier now then when we used to sail. Th
Insurance Inter20sailor at 10:44pm 09.18.09 Catalina 30 6/2080 Salts, I am in the pre-purchase phase of a Cat 30 (1991 MkII).... In putting a budget together
couple of Q's sand sailor at 10:24pm 09.18.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2043 1 what is the watt to amp conversion 2 what is the sgnifigance of a 36' boat? i know a 27' is
Fin Keel vs. Wing Keel - which is better? JoelHoover at 9:15pm 09.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2367 I get the whole wing keel thing for the 22's and 250's (no more swing keel), but for a 32foot or lar
Do I really need it? (1) Don Crowther at 8:44pm 09.18.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/6786 Do I really need it? I started this on another forum and it was suggested I ask this question here.
Cheap Mod timebandit at 7:14pm 09.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2603 Just a shelf for things like wallet, keys, cel phone,etc. http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo57/
Avast!!! Shoaldrafter at 5:13pm 09.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1401 Avast! Avast! 19 Sept., is international "talk like a pirate day". Ed K 26
Musty water smell Garry at 5:06pm 09.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3869 We bought a boat that has been well maintained but little used. The water from the fresh water tanks
H310 Fuel Tank-Type of Plastic?? ComoxOrion at 3:04pm 09.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1717 I have a 1999 Hunter 310. Does anyone know the type of plastic that is used in the 310 diesel fuel
Venture 17' not sailed since 2003 2 Sails 2 the Wind at 12:39pm 09.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2524 Looking for purchase advice on Venture 17' not sailed since 2003 My wife and I recently became awar
Priest Lake Journal.... (1) Sumner at 12:25pm 09.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1794 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/Macgregor%20Trips-2-Priest/Pries-Koot-38.jpg I finally fin
Heat Exchanger Tube Access for Cleaning James Dugan at 10:36am 09.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2121 How can you get at the tubes in the heat exchanger for cleaning? There is an end cap on the exchange
Bimini for a Hunter 170 TimHayes22 at 9:44am 09.18.09 Day Sailers 12/4824 Anyone ever heard of someone putting a bimini on a Hunter 170? Wondering if it would be possible? It

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86 Hunter 25.5 (1) Mrfixit at 12:15pm 04.15.22 If this helps, here is the plumbing diagram for the 285 Hunter. The bilge pump discharge tubing goes
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits DArcy at 12:05pm 04.15.22 Good post @Scott B I'll just add that the fastening hardware should never be part of the conducting
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? LloydB at 11:54am 04.15.22 If you buy that boat you will most likely want to repair the wiring and if the bilge pump works now
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Any Sea at 11:50am 04.15.22 This was the first improvement I made to our "Boat Angel" boat. I read all the stuff I could find.
Best Trailers for 19" Long Keel (1) DeniseO30 at 10:59am 04.15.22 Triad trailers
Best Trailers for 19" Long Keel (1) DeniseO30 at 10:56am 04.15.22 Well you kind of left out a some things draft, weight, would be the most important, The yacht clu
Removing lettering stain LloydB at 10:43am 04.15.22 I thought it looked like the gelcoat has been bleached out except where the letters were rather than
Precision 23 Trailer Lwood at 10:35am 04.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! If you cannot find a rental trailer, consider buying a used sailboat traile
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Maine Sail at 10:25am 04.15.22 I know I'm guilty of this. Very interesting. Will put this on my Spring list. 37Y7eSwhfpU Well
Raymarine I40 wind? Captain Larry-DH at 9:55am 04.15.22
40.5: Shaft growth kappykaplan at 9:38am 04.15.22 but it didn't look anything like kappykaplan's prop from Lusby - not far from me in Deale. In 2020
40.5: Shaft growth tfox2069 at 9:29am 04.15.22 The fact that your barnacles are concentrated where they are in that photo tells me two things: 1.
Rub rail and deck hull joint. (4) kendyoozed at 9:15am 04.15.22 204426 I wanted to replace the entire system but I am now thinking that the Aluminum rub rail may b
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 9:10am 04.15.22 Good stuff Mike. It's great to see new life being breathed into an old boat. And I'm sure your dock
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? (3) jssailem at 8:57am 04.15.22 Here are a couple of pictures, what I did on my mast step. The pipes are aluminum. The wire bundle
Keel question LloydB at 8:55am 04.15.22 Where did you find the heavy duty tandem axle boat trailer for to rent? It's a somewhat common quest
40.5: Shaft growth svAtargatis at 8:49am 04.15.22 Interesting. Yeah I hadn't run the boat for almost 5 months it was just sitting at the marina.
86 Hunter 25.5 (2) RKMCCORKLE at 8:48am 04.15.22 Not sure the pic attached
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 8:47am 04.15.22 This happened to me,found out the hose led to the icebox. I took a connection joint For the lack o
Funny Friday!!! (2) rgranger at 8:12am 04.15.22 204416 Wait for it.... 204417

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