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Sheeting in the Main on 40' KandD at 6:31am 07.22.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2171 I takes all my strength to get the main sheet out of the cam locks to adjust it... almost to the poi
Raymarine Smart Controller Remote Install MeJane2 at 6:24am 07.22.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1872 Has anyone had any experience with the RayMarine remote autohelm? Any gotcha's on the install? I've
Bavaria 37 (2000) or Beneteau 361 BjornH at 5:40am 07.22.09 Bavaria 1/5661 Hi! Me and my relatives are looking for a well priced, comfortable och good family cruiser and ha
Bavaria 37 (2000) or Beneteau 361 BjornH at 5:39am 07.22.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1297 Hi! Me and my relatives are looking for a well priced, comfortable och good family cruiser and ha
Rich's dangling part... of O'Day 25 Shoaldrafter at 3:43am 07.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1439 Rich, On your pictures of your boat, the centerboard is noted for the fact that it is bottom pain
Maine cruise (1) All U Get at 12:40am 07.22.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2618 Hi gang, We just got back from 2 weeks along the coast of Maine traveling 350 miles and only one han
Looking for a Hunter 29.5 or 270 to buy Travis at 9:13pm 07.21.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1271 I'm looking for a Hunter 270 or a 29.5. I'm located close to Kansas City. If anyone knows of one o
Video Series on Youtube Napa Ed at 8:59pm 07.21.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1756 This series started last year. Going around the island a little bit each season. Author expects it t
Rear arch for 26X jwb41950 at 7:55pm 07.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1527 I am thinking about installing an arch on the back of my boat to hold the mast when in the lowered p
Storage locker bumpers werlec at 7:49pm 07.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1615 Other than ordering from Hunter, does anyone know where to buy the little(abt. 3/4" diameter) black(
Shrouds are a litle loose Mougly at 7:42pm 07.21.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1754 Hello all After going out for the first time, I noticed that the shrouds had loosened up, when I
spreader bar alignment winger2000 at 7:16pm 07.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1507 My wife and I just recently purchased a 1999 Mac 26x. Have been poking around this site for a few da
Looking for cabin sole templates Mort Mackof at 7:00pm 07.21.09 Pearson 0/1174 I need to rebuild the sole in the cabin and the vee berth. I'm acquiring the boat in two months. Can
Tiller for Hunter 26.5-1988 Lalisim at 6:49pm 07.21.09 Smaller Boats 0/1056 We need to change our tiller on our Hunter 1988 26.5. Ours is a 49" long with butt-end 1 3/4 height
wiring diagram jp montegut at 6:35pm 07.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1697 Hi, anybody have a wiring diagram for a Hunter 34 1986 ???
The well where the outboard mounts on Novelman's Lancer 25 fills with water. caguy at 5:52pm 07.21.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2118 Is this normal? Last time out the gas cans were floating about. It just seems a little strange. Is t
Help. Roller Furling Dan Blair at 5:36pm 07.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2017 Has anyone added roller furling to a Legend 35? What furling system did you use? In anchor well or
How to fix Hunter 146 centerboard patm3115 at 5:18pm 07.21.09 Day Sailers 1/1937 Does anyone have any advice on how to fix the centerboard in my hunter 146. When I try to pull it up
Boltrope Pink Flamingo at 5:13pm 07.21.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1964 With a stiff breeze the boltrope pulls slowly out of the slot on the boom. Is there a quick fix :D o
Your recommendation please electricsail at 5:11pm 07.21.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1799 Hi Peggy, We just bought a 47' Wellington sloop in great condition and would like to upgrade the

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Starting fluid jon hansen at 5:18am 04.07.22 i would listen to thinwater. he does his science. i have gotten away with it a few times. hoping to
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:16am 04.07.22 Thinwater You were writing as i typed that last one Thanks for a good technical explaination Guess t
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 5:13am 04.07.22 Very cool - that'll come in handy. Even with a nice clean bottom my h280 seems to bleed off speed q
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:12am 04.07.22 Jon Hansen I take it that starting fluid is ok in small amounts wont do damage this way thks
Starting fluid thinwater at 5:09am 04.07.22 A significant reason you hear not to use SF on a diesel is most deisels ( in vehicles) now have flo
Bridge clearance info thinwater at 5:02am 04.07.22 The grand glaize is a no-go without unstepping for sure. I believe it's only around 25ft. Most
Hard Bimini for the H37C (3) chichiflys at 4:40am 04.07.22 My father constructed a hard top many years ago on our '82 H36. It's still installed on the boat, b
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jon hansen at 4:18am 04.07.22 sweet
Hard Bimini for the H37C Slipin Away at 3:04am 04.07.22 I have done that on my Hunter 45cc using the arch as a rear support. I made a lip around top so it
1992 Hunter 30T Winches AlexB at 12:04am 04.07.22 Good afternoon, I have the above boat and a plastic ring between the 2 rubber rings at the top of
New Catalina 30 Owner (6) mikeracca at 9:17pm 04.06.22 So I dropped a fat stack (as my kids would say) on the boat today. I bought new electric panels. An
Waste Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:06pm 04.06.22 Replace it! Urine is so corrosive that it can eat through any metal tank, even 316 SS. The first l
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 9:04pm 04.06.22 204148
can't pump out waste tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:47pm 04.06.22 IIRC, it's 9 miles off the Gulf side in the Keys, 6 miles the rest of the west coast side. However,
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. (10) mermike at 8:21pm 04.06.22 Portable bandsaw to the rescue: 3 different sizes. I drilled and tapped. Pretty soon I had a nice co
Rub rail and deck hull joint. kendyoozed at 8:00pm 04.06.22 I am still trying to plan how to attack this job. I may have found a source for the original insert
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf Tom J at 7:59pm 04.06.22 Any heat exchanger should be cleaned periodically. You can take it to a radiator shop for cleaning,
charlieann CharlieAnn at 7:58pm 04.06.22 Thanks for you guys replys, I'll check em out...
can't pump out waste tank Tom J at 7:50pm 04.06.22 You DO know that not only is New England a "hotbed" of NDZs, it's also illegal to dump a tank anywh
Waste Halvern at 7:42pm 04.06.22 Got the v birth opened and I have an aluminum holding tank without any type of cleanout access port.

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