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Lancer 27ps acaliri at 5:40pm 03.29.09 Lancer 2/2924 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 2/1312 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 5/1497 -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 1/1467 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 2/2172 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 1/1683 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 3/1913 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 0/987 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 34/5248 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 3/2271 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 4/7744 Hi, We are thinking of replacing our mast lights with LED's and wonder if anyone has done this? We h
Help! How much trouble am I in? (Bottom gelcoats & fiberglass questions) (1) alexnder at 12:37pm 03.29.09 Catalina 22 14/5324 No good deed goes unpunished. I have a 1979 22 Catalina I've owned for the last 7 years that has bee
Opinions on GPS upgrades? j_schoenfeld at 12:04pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1837 Help! I have a boat on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. I have (had) a Humminbird NS10 gps that has done
Are there any other homebrewers? RECESS at 10:53am 03.29.09 Sails Call Lounge 8/3773 I noticed in a thread up top that someone caught that I am a homebrewer. I actually make wine from b
Twin keel Hunter 27 Jan van der Klooster at 10:51am 03.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3455 I'm from the Netherlands and want to buy a Hunter 27 (built in 2006) with twinkeels (bilgekeel) drau
426 RK at 9:05am 03.29.09 Big Boats 1/1015 In general when sailing do you move the traveler to the leeward side , leave it in the center, or cl
Bilge Rat (5) john cybulski at 8:38am 03.29.09 Trailer Sailors 4/2897 i looked at hundreds of boats before i finaly decided on the sharpie design. When i say sharpie desi
Replacement Faucet Handles? Dmac336 at 8:19am 03.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1283 My galley and head sink faucet knobs on a 2003 H326 are all stripped - using vice grips to turn on w
Evaluation needed on Island Girl fiberglass products teddy629 at 8:09am 03.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1339 Has anyone used or have information on the effectiveness of Island Girl fiberglass care products. D
More questions on electric NYSail at 6:03am 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2020 With all this talk of electric wiring, I have been looking closely at my systems....I had an electri

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Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? BigEasy at 7:35am 02.28.22 Ted. I have found diesel or kerosene works well as a solvent for aged grease on winches. Mineral s
Waste/oil placard (2) BigEasy at 7:19am 02.28.22 Apparently, A waste management plan is required for boats over 40feet in length. The USPS inspect
Morse or no morse (2) thinwater at 7:08am 02.28.22 Love the new strobe light to replace flares, only problem is most of western world knows the signif
Morse or no morse Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04am 02.28.22 As a long-time ham radio op, I only assumed everyone understands SOS in Morse code but I never heard
Waste/oil placard thinwater at 7:01am 02.28.22 Yup. 33 CFR 151.57. Kind of a busy-body requirement IMO, but it is in black and white. In this day a
Power winch sail sfbay at 6:54am 02.28.22 Not a 356 but have used a portable WinchRite electric winch handle when occasionally furling in the
Waste/oil placard BigEasy at 6:51am 02.28.22 I have also been informed by US sail & power squadron inspectors that in addition to the oil & waste
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 02.28.22 You'll definitely need a bigger tow vehicle for the 272. It's a serious safety issue
Morse or no morse mikeracca at 6:43am 02.28.22 One other distress signal that is often missed by the average joe is the simplified 3 flashes or 3 b
Hunter 340 salon table specs dimensions, design etc jibjunkie at 6:42am 02.28.22 If you are not a member already, there is a Facebook group just for Hunter 336/340 owners. Much like
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 6:41am 02.28.22 Tesla announced they are going to LiFePo4. Tesla switches all standard-range vehicles to LiFePo che
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? mikeracca at 6:34am 02.28.22
Hunter holding tank 12boretrap at 6:18am 02.28.22 As others have stated measure then buy what fits. I have had this unpleasant job on my H28. 1992.
Waste/oil placard (2) sail sfbay at 6:02am 02.28.22 Is your sailboat registered or are you sailing in the US? If yes, see page 32 in the attached USCG
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Scott T-Bird at 5:58am 02.28.22 I've only just started to modify our Catalina 320 ... in the process of replacing engine parts, I've
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? Bob Kessler at 5:56am 02.28.22 i'm familiar with their show. appears they are a useful source of wisdom!
transmission heat exchanger question CYQK at 5:49am 02.28.22 Have tef-gel will use thks
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Daveinet at 5:44am 02.28.22 Lead acid make great additional ballast. LifePO4 is really a battery that has developed a reputation
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Daveinet at 5:25am 02.28.22 My boat doesn't break...
Boat Speed Daveinet at 5:22am 02.28.22 7.2 is the theoretical hull speed under sail... Sailboats typically can sail faster under sail tha

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