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Where to buy sails David Underwood at 9:15am 06.28.08 Smaller Boats 3/1067 My 87 Hunter 23 needs a new main. I have checked a lot of sailmaker sites including this one and hav
Honda 8hp.throw away, any takers? Tom at 10:29am 06.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/951 I have a Honda 8HP with a thrown rod. All but the main case is still in fair shape. It did not charg
Looking for a bilge plug for Holder 14 Jay Joiner at 11:11am 06.28.08 Other Sailboats 7/1434 My dear little Holder ... been under a tarp in my backyard since 1992. Wife has knee problems and ca
MAST BASE G.PICARD at 12:15pm 06.28.08 Columbia 1/2165 I will have to removed the mast at the end of the saisonand Ilike to have information on the mast b
Boat serial numbers ? Earthwrk at 1:36pm 06.28.08 Balboa 2/2407 Just bought a Balboa 20 and was wondering what do the serial numbers on the stern represent. Thank
Can I get this to point higher? waltdrechsler at 1:59pm 06.28.08 Lancer 6/1785 We just started to race our Lancer 25 in a local club. The boat seems fast enough but the most I can
charging batteries over several days Burt22937 at 1:26pm 06.28.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1067 When leaving my boat after a weekend of sailing, is it better to leave the battery charger switched
extreme waves richk at 9:26pm 06.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/933 I thought this group might be interested in a book from the National Academies Press called extreme
Outboard question Louis at 12:37am 06.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2592
Vented loop before connection to holding tank jkhill at 12:39am 06.27.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3265 I'm replacing the head on our boat (old Jabsco with a new Jabsco). I've got everything in place but
We should be Hunter heroe's. Edwin at 1:11am 06.27.08 Day Sailers 2/1107 To paraphrase David Bowie, we should be heroes for Hunter Marine. Most of the posts in this forum co
Benefits of Vessel Documentation? Ralph18414 at 1:16am 06.27.08 Ask All Sailors 22/3972 I am in the process of buying a boat (Survey takes place on Tuesday). The boat is documented. I ha
26S trailer bearings? Ben at 1:46am 06.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1057 Anybody knows that size of the bearings and seals?Thanks in advanceB.
Sailing in Indianapolis (2) jrpla at 2:12am 06.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1914 Hi;I am a sailor from the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, living in Indianapolis until Dec.I am getting
Slow-draining shower (1) Capn Pete at 2:38am 06.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/932 The shower in my 322 drains way-y-y too slowly, and I'd like to troubleshoot the system, but with a
Cleaning the "beard" from the bottom of your hull R. A. Lueck at 12:36am 06.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1232 I'm about to remove my 26S for some modifications and will need to "clean" the bottom of the hull to
At work or at home? sailortonyb Allied Mis at 3:26am 06.27.08 Ask All Sailors 33/2168 This is a question out of curiousity. Right now, are you at work or are you at home?I for one am
Need details for reconstructing keel guide on H-23 trailer bill h. at 4:39am 06.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1480 This is a 1987 vintage Kens Welding fabricated trailer for my H-23. The plywood base has rotted awa
hot water knob on cabin shower needs replacing Sharon Burch at 5:05am 06.27.08 Big Boats 2/1300 Help! My hot water knob stopped functioning in our shower. It acts like the gripping inside the kn
PARTS FOR RENAULT RC8D, Water Pump REBUILD nighttrainrider at 3:45am 06.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1632 Anyone in need of parts for the Renault RC8D, can contact Tony at Rcouach@aol.com in the UK or Richa

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Mooring - Boat to Bouy Captain Larry-DH at 3:42am 05.13.21 Normal. Agree with @TomY about windage forward as a contributing factor, but many boats are designe
Mooring - Boat to Bouy TomY at 3:25am 05.13.21 The windage on the bow, perhaps? Boats with high freeboard tend to sail around more than low freeboa
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. kappykaplan at 3:02am 05.13.21 what is this sensor? From the location, looks like a temperature sensor.
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question Joe at 2:30am 05.13.21 Apply the barrier to Interlux specs, which is about thickness rather than number of coats. Here in
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. (1) Jops at 11:36pm 05.12.21 Leslie, Thank you for all your help. One more question. what is this sensor? Seems like there shou
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut All U Get at 11:32pm 05.12.21 There used to be a shop in Maine that would resurface a shaft. The price of new replacement vs resu
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Ron20324 at 8:59pm 05.12.21 The wind, and especially the tides and current will move your boat every which way. Live with it,
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues 1Gordo3 at 8:36pm 05.12.21 Hello. I just wanted follow up on the electrical issues i was having. I finally got the new breaker
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Stu Jackson at 8:33pm 05.12.21 Fuel pump is tied to the starter button. Glow plugs disengage upon release of the starter button, s
New job - new ride Apex at 7:58pm 05.12.21 like the spin retrieval unit. looks like your having a good time.
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? sail sfbay at 7:54pm 05.12.21 Welcome to the forum!! General guidance is 1 hp per 550 lbs of displacement. Therefore, given your
Mooring - Boat to Bouy Terry Cox at 7:53pm 05.12.21 Normal.
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Scott T-Bird at 7:46pm 05.12.21 A delivery Captain will make this trip a lot shorter as he/her would probably make much longer days
How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point (1) DArcy at 7:44pm 05.12.21 In my last boat I installed a lee cloth on a settee with a piece of 1" stainless tubing running the
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. LeslieTroyer at 7:43pm 05.12.21 The excite wire to alternator is your switched power. It turns on things with the key. The op wire
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 7:35pm 05.12.21 So 40 gallons, at 0.5 gph = 80 hours at 5 knots = 400 nm. You will never do an average of 5 knots i
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal dlochner at 7:31pm 05.12.21 PS And for some reason, being here on the west coast and all, I thought it was the C&D Canal. But w
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Scott T-Bird at 7:28pm 05.12.21 Tank is 20 Gallons and I was gonna bring two extra portable so an extra 10. My hope was to stay vis
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. (1) Jops at 7:28pm 05.12.21 Slowly fixing issues and learning a lot. Thanks for all the imparted knowledge. One issue that was
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