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Restoring an ODay dan armitage at 11:34am 04.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2173 Over the weekend, I bought a small, ill-kempt O'Day sailboat as a summer project for me and my 9 yea
Dodger building/design? Jim D at 10:01am 04.27.09 Big Boats 8/2247 Has anyone built or designed there own dodger for an 83 hunter 34? Looking for a dodger, Prices can
New mainsail question (1) Charisma at 9:56am 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1563 We have a h26 and the time has come for a new mainsail. Because we have a Bimini we have to raise th
Best Hp? jsin_7 at 9:25am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1350 It seems I need the 20" shaft. What would be the best Hp. My old outboard was a 4 Hp Johnson it just
L28 headliner removal Fairwind at 8:58am 04.27.09 Lancer 1/1769 Lancer 28's and probably other models as well come with a vinyl headliner that covers all the fasten
cutlass bearing--formosa 41 zeehag at 8:45am 04.27.09 Other Sailboats 10/3826 i have a leaky teaky and am changing engine out--i will also need to change cutlass bearing soon----
New sailor paulj at 8:45am 04.27.09 Destinations 2/2957 Seems Grand Daughter is a natural sailor. http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/JennaAtWheel?authkey
Yanmar YSM12 Oil Pressure Rick2413 at 8:00am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3258 I had posted a question last summer looking for opinions about what would cause low oil pressure on
short shaft and kicker?? jsin_7 at 7:50am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1284 I have a mac 26d with a kicker i need a new outboard. Will a short shaft be long enough with the kic
Lancer 28 Mark V sail connectors??? bporter at 7:40am 04.27.09 Lancer 1/1925 Help- I am trying to connect a new sail to my Lancer mark V 28 ft and the sail came with slugs that
New Inflatable Dingy Towing colmitch71 at 7:18am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1881 I recently purchased a 9 foot inflatable Mercury hypalon dinghy with inflatable floor. I would like
Secondary Fuel Filter on1981 H 30 Nelsonhow at 7:14am 04.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/1504 Well, It's getting there... I'm changing the fuel filters on the 2 GM. The primary (on the motor
Replacement parts rascalarg at 7:08am 04.27.09 Irwin 1/2158 Good morning, I am trying to replace the steering cable of a Irwin 38 CC, and would like to know if
Indented hull infinity290 at 6:48am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 15/6376 I returned to my boat last weekend to get her ready for the new season, only to notice that the hull
Transducer bman88 at 6:45am 04.27.09 Big Boats 10/2323 I have a 1984 or 1986 Hunter, I'm not sure which, and I would like to install a shoot-through transd
15" shaft with kicker?? jsin_7 at 6:28am 04.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1288 i have a mac 26s with a kicker. i need a new outboard i have a 20" shaft on my johnson outboard but
Turning lemons into lemonade Cpt. Jon at 6:13am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2551 All I wanted to do was get out sailing on the new boat on Saturday. Since my first mate is about to
Jib Sheet Length? sailliny at 5:57am 04.27.09 Catalina 310 3/3957 Anyone have the specs on The Jib Sheet?
Traveller End Block Removal hakulad at 5:52am 04.27.09 Catalina 30 7/4511 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 purchased last year, I believe the traveler is the original equipment. Th
finished the cabin mods - macgregor 26s (6) breweraz at 11:23pm 04.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/12402 After a month of work the cabin is finished. We wanted to dress her up a little and and make it more

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Dual band/marine vhf antenna ctrout at 8:35am 03.07.22 I found that the Comet CA-2x4SR is specifically designed for wide band coverage in the ham through t
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jssailem at 8:33am 03.07.22 Some times the build process has the wires attached to the boat using wire ties. This means they sta
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. dlochner at 8:13am 03.07.22
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. JoeWhite at 8:12am 03.07.22 It may not cause problems, but I would pull them out. If you have enough length left over to grab on
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? marchem at 8:04am 03.07.22 So these cells may actually have a capacity of close to 310 Ah, but their quality and lifetime are p
Any known concerns with this specific motor? ambler at 7:39am 03.07.22 I have a 1982 Catalina 22 with that exact Evinrude since 2013. It has run well up until recently whe
Any known concerns with this specific motor? captcoho at 7:37am 03.07.22 I'm not in a rush to buy a motor, but I am concerned about items being in stock. Here are some pics
General Handbook brockangelo at 7:32am 03.07.22 Yeah I was kind of disappointed with that. While I like seeing what is in there, it is by no means a
New to us Hunter 40.5 kappykaplan at 7:26am 03.07.22
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 7:23am 03.07.22 The Victron Monitors have an internal relay switch that can be told to do anything you want... Wou
General Handbook ambler at 7:21am 03.07.22 The owner's handbook fro Catalina Direct is mostly instructions and information related to their pro
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 7:13am 03.07.22 The Victron Monitors have an internal relay switch that can be told to do anything you want... Woul
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? Garbonzo at 6:54am 03.07.22 70 pounds of battery here so that is about right, little light 7.5in by 8.14 by 12 seems prepostouro
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? Garbonzo at 6:48am 03.07.22 I just realized, the 310 AHr rating is probably wired in parallel, not series. The listing does say
hunter 49 steering quadrant Zencra at 6:26am 03.07.22 Hi sorry Art, not my pic, just an internet pic to help explain what I was asking. I'll take a pic o
hunter 49 steering quadrant Zencra at 6:24am 03.07.22 ah yes just as I suspected. obviously never installed on my boat or gone missing with previous owne
hunter 49 steering quadrant Zencra at 6:21am 03.07.22 I think you may just need to tighten all the bolts & nuts on the "Mamba" steering system and secure
hunter 49 steering quadrant Zencra at 6:16am 03.07.22 Hello Craig. I'm not next to my H50 so I hope these pictures are of some help. I'm interested in y
Stern Rail Outboard Mount RoyS at 5:56am 03.07.22 As for lifting an 85 pound motor you can use your halyard with or without the boom. I have a lighter
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? RoyS at 5:39am 03.07.22 The reason I made the statement about not repairing the stuffing box myself is, the marina does not

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