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HELP! finding right motor& mount for 25' 1973 c&c ljdahlway at 3:50pm 06.03.09 C&C 1/3122 hi, does anyone have any suggestions as to a motor and mount that would work for us and our newly
Buying first boat david juhl at 3:14pm 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3451 My wife and I are in the market for our first boat. We live close to the water and are thinking of
Bilge Hose Transition MZAGRB at 3:10pm 06.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/981 I need to replace the main bilge hose on my 1984 Hunter 34. I'm considering the Series 141 Multiflex
mast support inside cabin, missing.. floridarobert at 2:24pm 06.03.09 Lancer 1/3306 This is what happened to my 1979 Lancer 28 and seems to be happing to other bands also.. Reinforci
1984 31 Throttle cable jibjunkie at 2:03pm 06.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1287 Any 31 owners changed a throttle cable recently? Changed mine end of last season (pain in the a!!)
Standing Rigging Extensions MacMikey at 1:36pm 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 43/10232 I am in the process of working on a new project boat. It is a 27 Fairwinds by Luger. My problem is t
Phil Bolger 48dodge at 11:01am 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1523 Just got this note from Good Old Boat about Phil Bolger, click on a link to read about his passing.
Water inside the keel housing phil degaa at 10:50am 06.03.09 Big Boats 2/1404 I have an 88' Legend 37.5 with and can not keep water out of my bildge. The boat has been on the har
Remove Edson wheel? Good Vibrations at 9:58am 06.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1422 Hi All, I have an '87, O'day 272LE. I was given as a gift a leather wheel cover that needs to be
Hunter Traveler stops cementhead at 9:40am 06.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1009 I want to replace the traveler Rubber (nylon) stops as they are deteriorating. I am not sure where
Motor recommendation for Cat 22 mbohman@aol.com at 8:56am 06.03.09 Catalina 22 9/8863 We just purchased a 1975 Catalina 22 swing keel and need to find an outboard motor. We will be using
Replacing Sail Slugs and Shackles r.oril at 7:46am 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/5157 I had a big knockdown last week on my Mac 26D. All of the sail slugs except the top one broke. The
Summer Cruise Started sailaway78 at 7:33am 06.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1408 Hey all, Summer cruise has finally started. After a bunch of sailors meeting up at my house, and h
problem with furler tomholland at 7:06am 06.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/889 have a cdi ff2 furler on a hunter 26. furlering line has started to snarl and stick do we change t
Reefing configuration Hal B at 6:04am 06.03.09 Catalina 30 8/2154 On our "95" Cat 30 MKIII we have the standard single line reefing system. Problem is that it is a pa
Leaking Diverter valve from Head Hal B at 5:53am 06.03.09 Catalina 30 0/1106 We replaced our head and all hoses on our Cat. 30 MKIII this spring. I took apart all valves and cle
New used owner of 1977 Macgregor Whitey012 at 5:26am 06.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1585 Hey looking looking for any ideas or changes for my sailboat. Any help will be great!
O'Day 28 outboard ombskid at 4:32am 06.03.09 Bigger Boats 3/1643 I bought an O'Day 28 that originally had a saildrive. It has been removed and a 9.9 HP Mercury insta
Assymetrical or Whisker pole for 35.5 Hugh4753 at 4:25am 06.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1168 First sail of the season this week and became reaquainted with the poor downwind performance of my b
Engine Size on new Beneteau 46 Keystone at 11:59pm 06.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1348 I am considering purchasing a new Beneteau 46. I'm trying to decide if I should order the larger 76

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1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. Mechone at 2:55pm 12.12.21
Bilge blower hose replacement marchem at 2:37pm 12.12.21 I always thought the blower was to remove heat from the engine area? That said, I seldom use mine.
Bilge blower hose replacement (2) Closing Time at 2:24pm 12.12.21
Outboard size for 23.5 Rick Webb at 2:08pm 12.12.21 I am looking to buy a 23.5 that comes with a Tohatsu 9.8hp. Seems too big and heavy so considering
Bilge blower hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 2:04pm 12.12.21
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dLj at 1:29pm 12.12.21 I have it all set up to travel to see the prospect boat i want to buy. A 1985 O'Day 25 CB. i plan o
Just Say'n Pagan Baby at 1:09pm 12.12.21 Congratulations to Navy:beer: they played a great second half and completely dominated Army who coul
Outboard size for 23.5 waterman30 at 1:06pm 12.12.21 Sailboat transoms were designed for motors rated at 10 ho max and that includes the 23.5. As for
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 12:51pm 12.12.21 The only things that come off that as you note are 2/0 to starter switch, 2/0 to ACR, and fused aux
Bilge blower hose replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 12:50pm 12.12.21 As stated by the OP, this is a bilge blower. All gasoline fueled inboards are required to have one,
Masthead Repair Crazy Dave Condon at 12:38pm 12.12.21 What year is the boat?
Bilge blower hose replacement Closing Time at 12:38pm 12.12.21 As stated by the OP, this is a bilge blower. It's purpose is to remove explosive vapors from the b
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch MikeK2B at 12:26pm 12.12.21 Thanks for all the great responses. Dave, the 1-2-B allows me to parallel if needed as well so I'l
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch MikeHoncho at 12:22pm 12.12.21 I made the error and bought the smaller external regulator ( which is all that I needed for the regu
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. David in Sandusky at 11:58am 12.12.21
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 DJN at 11:40am 12.12.21 I also own a 2005 Hunter 36. When I purchased the boat 8 years ago it had the original C80 mfd. I h
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Don Guillette at 11:36am 12.12.21 Hi Keith, I've never tried ours. You should try it the next time you're on the boat. An emergency
Bilge blower hose replacement Tom J at 11:30am 12.12.21 The fan really doesn't serve any purpose then. As stated by the OP, this is a bilge blower. It's
Removing centerboard? rgranger at 11:10am 12.12.21 I authored the file that pat posted and Crazy Dave is one of the other guys mentioned in that articl
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 11:05am 12.12.21 My God, man. How do you drink tea?

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