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New H25 flapjack at 2:13pm 05.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1532 I've recently bought a new H25 and am having difficulty manouvering around the marina. The rudder d
Hunter 26.5 motor mount capacity edsonfarm at 1:14pm 05.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3725 Does anyone know what the weight/H.P. rating on the factory outboard mount on the Hunter 26.5 is? I
Re-wiring alternator SeacretSailor at 12:57pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 0/23 Had to take my Hitachi 35 amp alternator to a shop to be rebuilt and cleaned up. It wasn't putting
Mystery Part Appears in Engine Compartment (3) Rich Stidger at 12:54pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 43/5862 I hate it when this happens. During a general inspection, I found this small item that appears to b
Lazy Jacks Bad Obsession at 12:27pm 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3607 There are tons of information out there on lazy jacks. I have decided that I want to "Build" my own
Air Conditioning lingarner at 11:56am 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3783 I have a 26' San Juan and will need AC very soon. What do you guys use for an aftermarket AC? Do you
Owners manuel Waliczek at 11:19am 05.10.09 Seafarer 2/4072 Hello, When i purchased my 1979 searfarer 26, I received the original owners manuel. Knowing how ha
Need a manual for c27 rigging judojim at 10:53am 05.10.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/866 Hello, I've already googled "catalina 27 manual" and found some interesting stuff, but nothing that
Refrigerator - Freezer Capt Steve at 10:18am 05.10.09 Big Boats 5/1402 I have a 1996 40.5 - the refrigerator / freezer just does not get it done. Factory installed origin
compass refill garyc at 9:31am 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2301 I think my binnicle compass has lost it's fluid. Is it possible to refill dome so it does not have t
Boom Vang magnolia at 9:30am 05.10.09 Pearson 2/1729 Does anyone know how do determine the proper placement of a bale on the boom for a rope vang system?
Trim question biggio at 9:26am 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2098 My boat is Catalina 27 Tall Rig 86. Due to the height of of my Bimini top my boom is raised about 3
26s cb removal on trailer puttroar52 at 9:04am 05.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1602 I brought a 91' 26s last week. cb cable is broke. Can I remove cb on trailer? I've read the arctives
Gimballed Stove Roger321 at 6:39am 05.10.09 Big Boats 4/1363 My stove works fine pierside, but not underway. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks,
Garmin Handheld GPS Bob S at 6:06am 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1610 Just got a great deal on a Garmin 76Cx at Boater's World. The unit cost me $209.00 and they're selli
Notice Otis Overflow Sailor at 2:21pm 05.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/863 Does anyone know where I can get a used trailer that will fit my recently acquired O'Day 23? Prefer
Broken wire to gas solenoid Andreas T at 10:29pm 05.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1189 The "+" wire to the gas solenoid in the propane locker is broken, and I can't find the routing of th
Rudder bearings First 405 raydeeoh at 9:00pm 05.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4873 Looking for information from others who've had to replace their rudder bearings. Would like to know
I am back in the water (video) v3n0m at 8:20pm 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2719 I have been silent, but I have been reading and working on the boat. You guys know that I am a novic
Albin 022 Parts Buzzlovelace at 8:04pm 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1591 Does any one have a carburator for the Albin 022 or have a parts reouurce other that Fors Miarin in

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Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance RoyS at 5:32am 07.04.21 After you slay that monster, have a go with your rudder shaft packing nut.
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? RoyS at 5:24am 07.04.21 I do not hear high frequency sounds as well as most people and I am not alone in this. As people age
10.3 Mast Step shemandr at 5:17am 07.04.21 Some experience in that I had a Mark 25 (C&C 25) on which the mast support was collapsing. That is
Best location for a Bilge Pump Benny17441 at 5:16am 07.04.21 Fiberglass is translucent, light can seen through thin parts or areas where pigmentation was mixed u
Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed econnors at 5:12am 07.04.21 Thanks for the advice, folks. Just to be clear, my hull is fine. It's the cockpit area and topside
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. Benny17441 at 5:08am 07.04.21 Electrical fixtures and instruments are fickle, they can last a lifetime or fail in seconds. Sugge
Hunter 41DS with original Raymarine C120 chart plotter and electric compass issues RoyS at 4:55am 07.04.21 Not sure if I understand your issue. If you mean the vessel image on the chartplotter screen is poin
Outboard Motor conundrum. Joe at 4:23am 07.04.21 None of the modern 4 strokes will fit as originally intended, unless you go with something smaller l
San Juan 28 Blowboat at 2:06am 07.04.21 Thanks, Ken! I appreciate you sharing your experience.
Hunter 41DS with original Raymarine C120 chart plotter and electric compass issues sailtheworld79 at 9:24pm 07.03.21 I had this happen to me on my Catalina 34 with an ST70 AP. It really annoyed me. I finally gave up a
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 9:23pm 07.03.21 causing municipalities to place deed or use restrictions because of in-situ contamination Exactly
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? patrickkidd at 9:22pm 07.03.21 if your engine overheated, also check the integrity of hoses supplying oil to
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance (1) rpwillia at 9:01pm 07.03.21 You overlooked the obvious. Amazon.com : stuffing box wrench Of course you need to know the size y
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Brian D at 9:01pm 07.03.21 I am not a scientist, and I bet those on the board are as ignorant as I. However, I doubt that the b
Arguing with insurance company MikeHoncho at 9:01pm 07.03.21 I don't think an attorney would take a case for $2-3k. They may at least write a letter to your ca
Adding a whisker pole topping lift Hayden Watson at 8:33pm 07.03.21 In PHRFNW there is noting in the rules about using a spinnaker pole to pole back the leading edge of
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation (1) Ken Cross at 8:11pm 07.03.21 Here is a photo of ours. As you can see they are very close and the compass works just fine.
Too much mast rake (1) jssailem at 8:00pm 07.03.21 a few things you need to do while cruising single-handed There is a great "Free" guide to solo sai
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 jssailem at 7:53pm 07.03.21 Airmar makes a waterproof barrel connector for splicing transducer cables. Nice. Easy.
San Juan 28 Ken Cross at 7:34pm 07.03.21 San Juan 28 was built in Washington State. It's a pretty solid fiberglass hull. I think it weighed i

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