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fuel milage PatrickS at 7:42am 05.28.08 S2 2/1427 I have recently purchased a 1981 9.2a. what is the general fuel milage? I have the standard yanmar 2
Where do I put boom vang bracket on boom? Merlin at 8:55am 05.28.08 Catalina 22 2/1331 I bought a boom vang kit (among other things) from Catalina Direct but I gather you have to buy the
Keel removal, (once again) Claude Collerette at 9:02am 05.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1036 Hi Kevin,Long time since I heard from you.Hope your sailing is going fine.Tell me, have you remov
Outboard Motor Knuckle Buster danp at 8:46am 05.28.08 Other Sailboats 1/1359 Hello,Another newbie question. We have a 1968 25 ft Coronado and we are frustrated with the way t
Finally Got At The Boat seadaddler at 9:02am 05.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/764 I finally got to start getting to the boat today,drove in fromFlorida saturday and did the family s
sail repair nick milliken at 9:26am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1062 My roller furling headsail is worn at the points that make contact with shrouds. Who knows a good pl
Prop Removal seadaddler at 9:13am 05.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1161 I was at boat today and started to see what's involvedin removing the prop,do you have a photo of t
require procedure to stop rudder posttube leak Big M at 11:09am 05.28.08 Catalina 30 1/1234 I just bought a 1984 cat30 and love the boat but have traced the source of a water leak to the top o
Throttle Cable Replacement Art Pennino at 11:08am 05.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1490 Anyone know the make and length on the throttle cable on a 92 Hunter 30?
Mid boom traveler wchevron at 11:04am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1394 i have a '78 cat 30. the traveler is located behind the wheel. i'm thinking of moving to a mid boo
Electrical schematic Denis Duhaime at 10:53am 05.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/925 I am looking for an electrical schematic showing the primary DC system including batteries and batte
Maine Sail , This one is for you and all of the other forumites from down east Ross at 10:50am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1070 Some time ago I was by accident or design wandering around the web and found this site:http://compas
Sailing Trike (1) Ken Honeycutt at 10:27am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1486 Saw a couple of these last weekend while waiting for the tender out to our boat. Looks like these wo
replacing lazy jack wire Tricia at 10:12am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1131 It's time to replace the upper wires (vinyl covered 1/8") of my lazy jacks. So do I replace with the
Gelcoat crack repair sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:15pm 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 24/3982 My boat is 32 years old and has numerous cracks. On previous boats, I have repaired the cracks with
Charging the batteries Downunder at 2:09pm 05.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1016 I am importing a 2005 26M into Australia, I have a question regarding the batteries,How are they r
Keel Lock Bolt Problem Rusty20702 at 1:14pm 05.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1375 My keel lock bolt hole and the hole in the keel do not line up. When looking through lock bolt hole
sudden vibration under power fox islander at 12:58pm 05.28.08 Catalina 30 1/1189 Yesterday when returning back to the marina i noticed an increase in vibration while motoring. I mov
Transducer Mounting Trev at 12:55pm 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1422 I am installing a fish finder on my Mac 25, I was contemplating using expoxy to stick the transducer
a solution to trailer rusting forever (1) Paulie17782 at 5:21pm 05.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1114 Hi everyone,I bought a Mac26D earlier this year and the boat and trailer were in such good conditio

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New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:45am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bi
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 9:41am 10.30.21 Yes, Rig Rite carries them. Do not have one here, but have considered it at one time or another. Che
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:38am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Terry Cox at 9:38am 10.30.21 No wet blanket here, but our 1991 P42 came with dual Jabsco sea water electric heads that still do t
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 9:29am 10.30.21 I gotta stop this right now Ahh, you're no fun. Just when we're getting started. I could mount Joh
Battery Charging jssailem at 9:15am 10.30.21 Also my solar charger controller has a Flooded or Sealed setting which I thought they were the same
Sticky, no sticky. (1) jssailem at 8:52am 10.30.21 Here is a novel approach... Instead of removing the sticky... cover it. Duct tape is always an opti
Sticky, no sticky. sail sfbay at 8:41am 10.30.21
New Hunter 41DS Owner sail sfbay at 8:22am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
JIB SHEET QUESTION (1) sail sfbay at 8:00am 10.30.21 jssailem's proposal to use a soft shackle looks like a great idea. More on soft shackles in this ar
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 7:57am 10.30.21 I think it was up until 1988 Catalina used plywood in the keel stubs which could turn into mush from
New Hunter 41DS Owner dkinzer at 7:40am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bil
H50 chart table seat sail sfbay at 7:34am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum!! May I suggest a custom furniture manufacturer in or around Naples, Italy? T
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends RoyS at 7:17am 10.30.21 I had one of those with the same problem. Catalina supplied a procedure for sistering up the keel bo
Engine Issue RoyS at 7:11am 10.30.21 Yes, I had nearly the same experience after leaving my engine idling for a few minutes at about 800
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience cymeyer at 7:10am 10.30.21 I don't question your experience with the company as I've heard similar accounts from others. We a
Stupid owner recycled his B323 Propane Tank loneshark64 at 7:06am 10.30.21 On my 343 it is a 1 gal 5 lb tank. When I took it in to get it filled it took 1 gal. There is space
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience cymeyer at 7:05am 10.30.21
Fuse in small solar setup Ken Cross at 6:54am 10.30.21 Ours came with giant alligator clips. I only get around 5 amps, so I cut them off and installed one
Fuse in small solar setup dmax at 6:53am 10.30.21 Instead of the Renogy fuse, you want an in-line fuse with just plain wire pigtails like this: https:

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