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Hello everyone Capt. Valdez Seaweed esq. at 9:30pm 06.24.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1049 Hello everyone. I reg. with your forum when I first got my Mac 25 and a lot of you didn't want to de
4 HP 2 stroke, or 5 HP 4 stroke ? Hal at 9:45pm 06.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/888 I recently purchased a 1973 O'day Mariner 2+2. It came with a 1974 Evinrude 4 HP 2 stroke outboard,
Grills and cook tops, what do you like? Mergatroid at 9:47pm 06.24.08 Smaller Boats 5/1215 Our boat came with an alcohol stove and it works o.k. for boiling the morning coffee. Not sure if
Steel nut on stainless side stay turnbuckles Capt. Valdez Seaweed esq. at 10:03pm 06.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1206 On my 1983 25' I have a steel nut on my stainless steel turnbuckles. Trying to save them has become
trouble hoisting main Dave D 94 H26 at 10:46pm 06.24.08 Smaller Boats 5/1174 Hello all, I'm having trouble with the main on my '94 H26. I can raise it about 85% of the way, then
O'Day 23 boarding/swimming ladder svey at 8:16pm 06.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1107 I'm installing a boarding/swimming ladder on my 1976 23' O'Day. I drilled 2 holes yesterday on the
Mariners' Museum in Newport News, VA Jim Seamans at 10:59pm 06.24.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1105 Has anyone been to this museum and how was it?JimS/V Java
Proper running lights Tom23400 at 11:45pm 06.24.08 Smaller Boats 4/957 Last week while sailing at night on Lake Michigan I noticed all theother sailboats (sailing) had th
Spinnaker frmreilly at 11:51pm 06.24.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1207 I am new to spinnakers and I have an asymmetrical on my Pearson 323. Sailing downwind, do I fly the
Raymarine S1 Autopilot In An H34 - Anyone? Joe Mullee at 11:55pm 06.24.08 Big Boats 5/1088 Raymarine has pushed back the delivery date yet again on the X-5 series. Now it's the end of July "a
Need Help from experienced sailors!!! sailingyaya's at 12:03am 06.25.08 Smaller Boats 14/1540 new on the water... We are looking into a 1995 Hunter Pac 23 for our family. We have NO SAILING EXP
learning to sail in style sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:26am 06.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1230 This is a recent true story of a friend of mine.I met Alan last year. We worked on the same platfo
Engine Shut Off Problems Johnny Jr at 1:30am 06.25.08 Big Boats 5/1451 When pressing the red shutoff button, engine does not shutdown. Previously this was intermittent but
mainsail reefing lines--need help russmalik at 1:34am 06.25.08 Smaller Boats 4/1611 We just bought a 2006 216 and are having trouble rigging the reefing lines on the mainsail. Does an
One More Time--PoliGlow Removal cscott at 1:35am 06.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/5067 Has anyone had the experience of removing PoliGlow? I applied one coat of Poliglow on the bottom thi
how is my system grounded rob9799 at 11:24pm 06.24.08 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1257 although my batteries are up, I can not get juice in the system. First I thought it was the battery
Edwin, are your coming to the Yankee Doodle Regatta TimHayes at 11:18pm 06.24.08 Day Sailers 2/1393 Edwin,I noticed that you placed 2nd in the Huddleston Cup. Congratulations! Just wondering if you
Insurance in Fla. grfg8r at 2:41am 06.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1100 Anybody try to get insurance on a sailboat in coastal Florida? Any hints?
Recommend a parking place for a trip to Block Island? Joe A at 2:51am 06.25.08 Trailer Sailors 6/2874 Can anyone recommend a safe place to park a truck and trailer near Stonington CT, or anywhere within
Haulable Offense? rardiH36 at 3:42am 06.25.08 Big Boats 2/1068 I seek opinions re the situation descrbed below: Should I get the boat hauled soon for detailed ins

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Outboard interna fue tank Benny17441 at 2:11pm 12.02.21 It is also unavailable in boats.net but they do have the tank for the Tohatsu (maker of small Mercur
Proper Course PaulK at 2:00pm 12.02.21 And I would disagree. If the Hunter is laying the mark then surely the J105 is. Yes things can ch
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 1:12pm 12.02.21 And I would disagree. If the Hunter is laying the mark then surely the J105 is. Yes things can ch
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? JamesG161 at 1:12pm 12.02.21 how to access the shower sump. Any ideas? Mine in near and lower than the shower drain and near th
Roller Furling Main Issue JamesG161 at 1:04pm 12.02.21 More, or less halyard for furling? Yes. That halyard tension holds the upper swivel. 1) Too much
Bilge drain plug isavua at 12:56pm 12.02.21 Have you ever had any issues with it? Do you use anything special to seal it or just screw in the
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan (1) dkinzer at 12:55pm 12.02.21 Well, there it is (the dish drainer fan/light switch) - right where RJM said it could be found. Than
Proper Course shemandr at 12:52pm 12.02.21 And I would disagree. If the Hunter is laying the mark then surely the J105 is. Yes things can cha
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 12:33pm 12.02.21 Choice was to push up and deal with a protest for a decision or drop down and sail to the mark. On
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! Johnb at 12:19pm 12.02.21 Take courage,it may not be as bad as you fear. We did a big project to replace all the portlights an
Outboard interna fue tank tfox2069 at 11:58am 12.02.21 Google is your friend (as in Google: mercury outboard parts, select the second link that pops up),
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! (2) PSR at 11:58am 12.02.21 Thanks for the thoughts jssailem & denise030. The area of concern is shown in my photos of the deck.
Outboard interna fue tank Udi at 11:49am 12.02.21 If I'm not mistaken, the small Mercury outboards are identical to Tohatsu outboards, so you could t
Outboard interna fue tank Udi at 11:48am 12.02.21 How much capacity do you want? Might look for a Moeller Marine Portable Fuel Tanks \| Moeller Marin
leaky boat acudavid at 11:39am 12.02.21 Benny17441 Said "Your boat like has many gallons of water trapped in the hull stringers under the so
Proper Course jssailem at 11:35am 12.02.21 Mark, The idea of Proper Course would have to be a protest decision. Your described course vs the J1
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? flightlead404 at 11:21am 12.02.21 By raw water pump do you mean the impeller or part of the housing as well? I replaced the entire
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing limbodog at 11:19am 12.02.21 On my PHII I once found the same issue. Before I tore it all apart, I real the manual. The first
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? flightlead404 at 11:15am 12.02.21 No way. :badbad: It fits perfectly, has good breakers, strains hair, has good operation, and easy
Running wires flightlead404 at 11:11am 12.02.21 I did a victory dance anytime I got a cable through. Video or it never happened :)

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