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1987 Hunter 23 motor mount bracket Yachta Yachta at 6:32pm 03.12.09 Smaller Boats 1/1537 I recently purchased a 1987 Hunter 23. I have a Yamaha 9.9hp four stroke. Can the Hunters stock fixe
Pedestal Cables - If Merriman, Something Else to Check While At It (1) rardiH36 at 6:26pm 03.12.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2878 (For what its worth....) this post pertains only if you have an older Merrriman pedestal on your Che
The sailing stimulus package RECESS at 4:48pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 48/6379 I am doing all I can to get this economy going Ah, spring... time to spend spend spend Spent so fa
Yanmar Question sailaway78 at 3:40pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 20/5082 I'm still having a problem with my 3GM yanmar getting air into the fuel system, after it sits for th
Anchor-fixed anchor rode Attalia32 at 2:15pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2103 Our boat came with a plow anchor (not sure of the weight-but it doesn't look heavy enough). However
Replacing Cutlass Bearing Attalia32 at 1:44pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3421 We have been advised to change our cutlass bearing-there is a tiny bit of vertical play. Fortunately
Core thickness renom2 at 12:52pm 03.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1242 Hello I have an ODay 25 1983 and need to recore around the mast 8 sq ft or so. Can anyone who has
marinas Bogdang at 12:38pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1379 Hi Im hoping to get some info please, well we are moving to Jacksonville FL. in 30 days, been lookin
Engine overheating beached79 at 12:33pm 03.12.09 Catalina 30 9/2053 Coming back to the dock the other day, I noticed the engine wasn't pumping any water overboard and t
Engines Bill C320, Papillon at 12:32pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 41/6817 This is almost as bad as asking is Catalina better than Hunter because it's mostly personal preferen
Battery fusing Roger Long at 12:23pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3628 I am going to add battery fuses to my system. I was looking at the Blue Sea ANL fuses and blocks bu
Spinnaker Thoughts? yodagwb at 12:17pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2347 Getting ready to pull the trigger with regards to a spinnaker. The question that I can't make up my
Everware Laminate Cleaning Dave Barber at 11:39am 03.12.09 Big Boats 3/1303 The Everware laminate in the cockpit of my Hunter 38 is stained. I have tried soap and water, but to
I wish.... CMM at 10:28am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1698 I subscribe to several sailing magazines and love to read about the new designs that are "just launc
Nav Station Seat island time21 at 10:00am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1459 I'm trying to find a seat for my nav station that swings in and out. Anyone know where to get one.
More Gloomy News Randy Burns at 9:52am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1473 This trully is a world recession. Boat builders from New Zealand to Maine are being hit hard. Even
Which Prop with the Tohotsu 6 hp Motor Aldo at 9:47am 03.12.09 Catalina 22 2/5150 I finally saved up enough money to replace my (very reliable) '79 Johnson 6 hp 2 stroke motor. I pl
Trailer for Oday 20 tileguyrob at 8:34am 03.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1481 Hello all. My name is Robert and I hail from California's central coast. I'm looking at purchasing
Opinions on Costco's Deep Cell / Starter Battery caguy at 8:22am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 24/7437 I was in Costco's Tire store and noticed that they have a Deep Cell / Starter combination battery fo
Anyone heard of a Pop-Top conversion for a mac 26x thebigpulse at 8:02am 03.12.09 Trailer Sailors 8/4714 A pop top would be wonderful on the macgregor 26x. It would turn it from a 5'9" graze to 6'4" + com

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Removing wall covering Clutch Cargo at 3:31pm 03.08.22 I've got to replace a piece on the inside of my hanging locker and would be curious to know about wh
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. DArcy at 3:29pm 03.08.22 Abandoned wires is a pet peeve of mine. I have pulled about 20 pounds of unused wire out of my boat.
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price dlochner at 3:08pm 03.08.22 The Newport 28 (all three versions) was designed by the C&C Design Group, the same folks who designe
LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 2:36pm 03.08.22 n. And, who has a 125A alternator and is using a built-in, dumb regulator? Every boat owner with
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 2:11pm 03.08.22 Set your regulator to cut off the field at 80%, How do you do that? Do you presently have an LF
H30 cutlass O.D Tally Ho at 2:05pm 03.08.22
86 Hunter 25.5 Tally Ho at 1:49pm 03.08.22 I put the bilge pump in there temporarily to pump out the water, the old hose cracked when I went t
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 1:42pm 03.08.22 The formerly clear hose is most likely the vent line. It should be replaced with sanitation hose.
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included Maine Sail at 1:37pm 03.08.22 The green arrow is pointing to the stator tap. Who converted that alt to external regulation?
Found a 2003 C310 (4) JRT at 1:34pm 03.08.22 Well life got in the way for awhile so I realized I've not been active or updating much. We closed o
Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal kloudie1 at 1:25pm 03.08.22 The seal should be fine.. but I agree, it sounds like a restriction in the mixing elbow.
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jeepbluetj at 1:24pm 03.08.22 There are indeed spots in Catalina's that you're never removing the wire. In my old MK1 C-30 all of
New Catalina 30 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:20pm 03.08.22 a formerly clear hose going out to the port side, a yellow cap with a crack in it (hence the duct t
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV jssailem at 1:09pm 03.08.22 I did not hear, can you rotate the way the drum guard sits to provide an open fairlead?
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 1:08pm 03.08.22 I'll take your word for it. (Not that it matters) ;)
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (1) jssailem at 1:08pm 03.08.22 Here is another idea for a stanchion block. I like that it has a rotating sheave, not simply a frict
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 1:04pm 03.08.22 I would be inclined to try putting the bulleye on the outside of the forward leg of the pulpit.
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 12:55pm 03.08.22
Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal dmax at 12:55pm 03.08.22 Your theory does sound correct, restricted flow in the mixing elbow. Not sure of your set-up but I c
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:51pm 03.08.22 empirical? really??

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