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Wanted: Basic Boat Bbq. Charcoal Is Okay, Beatup Is Okay, Any Boat Bbq - $25 Everett/seattle Area stephenronning at 9:09pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2 Hello: Me and my kids are looking to buy a used bbq for our boat. One of those round ones would be g
Welcome Glenn Henderson! Phil Herring at 8:59pm 03.29.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2367 We're really excited to have Glenn here to answer your questions about boat design, recent Hunter de
Looking for this part (2) ljh at 1:35pm 03.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1378 Looking for this part: Oday 25 1977 http://privatepaste.com/download/651L8apMhH http://priva
reference material newbie to macgregor 26d at 3:57pm 03.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1089 I just bought a 87 macgregor 26D, I looking for material on raising the sail, raising/lowering the d
Mariner cushions sfa sailor at 5:09pm 03.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2636 Does anyone know where I can get cabin cushions for a 70 Oday Mariner. I Just finished restoring he
Ladder on H23 Bill Leathen at 7:28pm 03.29.09 Smaller Boats 2/1290 I am planning to mount a transom ladder on my H23. I would like any comments on what type of ladders
340 Jibsheet rigging Andy1237 at 6:50pm 03.29.09 Big Boats 5/1409 Where do you run your sheets? (110% jub) When we took delivery the sheets were outside the shrouds.
CRADLE FOR 0day 28 don g at 6:16pm 03.29.09 Bigger Boats 4/1834 Can anyone provide diminsions for a cradle for a fixed keel 28? Thank You
2 stroke fuel question for the group...thanks stephenronning at 6:01pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2006 Hello: I was gonna buy a 2 stroke motor off a guy this week so I went out and bought a brand new gas
Lancer 27ps acaliri at 5:40pm 03.29.09 Lancer 2/2901 My Son Was Given A Lancer 27ps. Since The Boat Is In My Side Yard And My Son Is Away On Business I
Weight cap. of Motor mount trailrider at 5:03pm 03.29.09 Day Sailers 2/1289 I was interested in getting a 8 hp. Yamaha high thrust weighing in at 107 lbs. is this to heavy? an
Should I replace the cutlass? Witzend at 4:25pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1491 -2001 C310 500 hr on it -on the hard since November -no play, and only minimal vibration below 1K -b
New Coupling and PSS jaydog5000 at 4:21pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1465 I am installing a PSS dripless and am replacing the coupling while I'm at it. Willl I be able to pu
Flex teek Capthunter356 at 3:36pm 03.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2149 I bought a 45CC Hunter last year. It has flex teek. I'm told that it requires no maintenance. Try
Mast Migraine (3) Greg1103 at 2:41pm 03.29.09 Big Boats 1/1676 As I motored to my boatyard for winter storage in December, I noticed a haf inch dent to my mast jus
Gate valve replacement (3) Mitch at 2:37pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1907 Hi all again. First I would like to thank all who responded to my post on my spreaders. I've talked
H260 Trailer Brackets George H260 at 2:16pm 03.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/983 The thread on the cracked motor bracket led me to check the bunk brackets on my H260 trailer and fou
What is this symbol on my chart? (1) agaliha at 1:47pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 34/5185 I will attempt to attach a photo I took of my Raymarine chartplotter yesterday when it displayed a s
Use of UPS sail lehigh375 at 1:45pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2259 This is my fouth summer with my Hunter 290. In addition to my jib, I have a Doyle UPS head sail that
LED Mast lights auroracharters at 1:26pm 03.29.09 Bavaria 4/7703 Hi, We are thinking of replacing our mast lights with LED's and wonder if anyone has done this? We h

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Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Dalliance at 3:26pm 02.13.22
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? jviss at 3:24pm 02.13.22 You'll be fine until the next haul out. https://www.boatzincs.com/pdfs/Chart%20B.pdf Thanks. Wha
Eleven Portlights rgranger at 3:15pm 02.13.22
Raw water pump. (1) PlaneTom at 3:15pm 02.13.22 New Oberdorfer raw water pump arrived and installed. I had to fuss with the inlet fitting, it's pre
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? dlochner at 3:13pm 02.13.22 You'll be fine until the next haul out. https://www.boatzincs.com/pdfs/Chart%20B.pdf
Choosing a battery charger dlochner at 3:06pm 02.13.22 Is the house bank two batteries in parallel? If not then the charger is wired to charge each battery
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? Richard19068 at 3:02pm 02.13.22 Here is a good writeup on zinc vs aluminum. https://citimarinestore.com/citiguide/when-to-use-zinc-a
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:59pm 02.13.22 The good news is it will last longer. The bad news is it will last longer.
Choosing a battery charger Richard19068 at 2:56pm 02.13.22 I'm not an expert at either AC or A/C but I believe you are right. That said, I think it is pretty c
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (1) Dalliance at 2:54pm 02.13.22
Lift arm for freezer- Legend 40.5 fero at 2:50pm 02.13.22 Just for info: Nearly 3 years later: when I ordered the lift cylinders in 2019, I told myself a spar
Odd requirement in boat insurance Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:43pm 02.13.22 How would you "properly" OR "improperly" winterize a thru-hull??? You leave it open if the boat i
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses Rich Stidger at 2:37pm 02.13.22 Spoken like a true beer drinking Sailor, Rich. Beer is very nice, but our go-to beverage at the e
Choosing a battery charger JoeWhite at 2:33pm 02.13.22 I am sometimes confused when I read a post as to what the subject is about. The confusion is the dif
Eleven Portlights Ralph Johnstone at 2:28pm 02.13.22 I just replaced two Lewmar size "0" portlight lenses from SBO. A fraction the price of new portligh
Hunter 216 Sailing performance chuckwayne at 2:11pm 02.13.22 I got the chance yesterday to sail my newly purchased 2004 Hunter 216. Air was very light so just
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 sail sfbay at 1:53pm 02.13.22 Growl...........good plan, you will be happy! I am also into convenience and EASY
Ford 20 information landhort at 1:44pm 02.13.22 The Flying Scot has an similar mainsheet system except the double blocks are forward instead of aft
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 1:37pm 02.13.22 John, Your explanation of how to rig my Main Sheet line makes sense. I have two individual blocks o
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Growl at 1:36pm 02.13.22 I understand, thank you, I would rather pull and retract my main than hoist, Previous owner just pur

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