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M25 Trailer David at 12:11am 05.12.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1007 I purchased a Macgregor 25 a few years ago without a trailer. I am waiting to move the boat to a ne
Wheel lock Hunter 280 sailorgirl 500 at 12:23am 05.12.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1308 I took a 1996 Hunter 280 for a test sail Saturday and loved it. This will be my first boat with a w
Is this normal behavior at the Marina? mike16498 at 12:39am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 24/1977 My Hunter 27 was put into the water 3 weeks ago and the Marina did a beautiful job installing a new
Raw water pump Magothy Boy at 12:57am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1352 Hello:I have a Yanmar 3GM in my Morgan 32. I changed out the raw water pump impeller and reinstal
26 bilge pump AircooledPatriot at 12:51am 05.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1169 Poll: Where have you mounted your bilge pump? What type/s are you using? Thanks in advance. Ev
Phil, Would a Spell-check Help -out on This Posting Board? Paul Akers at 1:10am 05.12.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1417 Or, does a site like this have too many mneumonics that we could use that would cause a spell-checke
Changing antifreeze John at 1:24am 05.12.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1159 After five seasons I am thinking of changing the Havoline extended antifreeze in my M25 on my 1983 C
alternator David Cadwallader at 1:40am 05.12.08 Newport 0/2046 Hello.I have been going over my wiring and have found a wire uhooked at alt .following wire diagram
alternator issues David Cadwallader at 1:47am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1741 Hi,i have a Universal Diesel in my boat have been going over the wireing and have found wire off bac
Crib board for 22 Capri Ken B at 2:42am 05.12.08 Other Sailboats 0/1011 I have just refinished the exterior Teak trim on my 1994 Capri 22, The campanionway crib board which
Do I need a galvanic isolator? AircooledPatriot at 3:15am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 7/3367 Thanks in advance as always for any expert advice.Oday 26. I sail on weekends for up to 4 days at
Anchorages in Hampton, Va area Marc14893 at 3:02am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2858 I'm new to the area and looking for anchorages to try within a days sail of Hampton, VA., (Southall
New Used Hunter 140 Owner with Questions Steve Kramer at 4:35am 05.12.08 Day Sailers 1/3282 I am a life-long sailor, but sold my big, heavy Com-Pac sailboat for a lightweight Hunter 140.A fe
Hunter 25' Manual Dave Leal at 4:36am 05.12.08 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1323 Does anuone have a full Hunter 25 Cherubini Manual ?
Thanks Joe! Keith at 5:09am 05.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1071 I splashed her Friday afternoon. All went well. As I was saying my wife weighs 98 pounds soaking wet
external block for chute halyard Nicky17000 at 5:17am 05.12.08 Smaller Boats 2/893 Hello,after an earlier related query, I have decided to fit an external swivel block on the mast of
Yanmar 18hp part specification IgorC at 5:21am 05.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1946 I am getting a 1996 Hunter 29.5. I would like to change oil and fuel filter, impeller, change oil an
Sunglass opinions frank balcer at 5:42am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2154 Leaving in a few weeks for a 9 day sailing trip to AL and FL and need to purchase a good pair of sun
Wheel pilot henkmeuzelaar at 5:40am 05.12.08 Catalina 30 7/1648 I have a catalina 30 from 1990 with an Autohelm 4000 wheel pilot since 1991.The wheel pilot need to
% of fractional Ozana at 6:33am 05.12.08 Big Boats 3/857 I'm applying for a PHRF rating for my 1995 35.5 Legend, a couple of the of the questions are: What i

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Awwww, Nuts!!! shemandr at 12:37pm 09.06.21
Atomic 4 no oil dipstick? (1) Rich Stidger at 12:33pm 09.06.21 198011
Awwww, Nuts!!! shemandr at 12:27pm 09.06.21 Uhmm. Aluminum rivets could be too soft and may distort with the compression of the rig on them.
Sailing and rowing dinghy Webbers Cove 12 KieranP at 12:24pm 09.06.21 Above is a photo of the Webbers Cove 12' dinghy tender.
Sailing and rowing dinghy Webbers Cove 12 (1) KieranP at 12:24pm 09.06.21 198010
Fuel delivery issue Tom J at 12:15pm 09.06.21 If there isn't a fuel pump between the tank supply and the Racor, I'd still would like to know what
Fuel delivery issue SV At Last at 12:08pm 09.06.21 Just a thought. Are you hearing the exhaust fan over the fuel tank?
Anyone know why there are two pick ups on starboard freshwater tank on the hunter passage 450- 456 or where they are located discovery at 12:03pm 09.06.21 Page 57A of the 450 owner's manual Hunter_450_10411156.pdf (sailboatowners.com) shows one starboard
Fuel delivery issue Richard19068 at 11:54am 09.06.21 If there isn't a fuel pump between the tank supply and the Racor, I'd still would like to know wh
Awwww, Nuts!!! Papadave at 11:22am 09.06.21 Thanks everyone for the help! In all my years sailing, I've done a lot of dumb things, but nothing l
Fuel delivery issue Fleet at 11:08am 09.06.21 Turning the start key to position 1, the key stays there and something that sounds like an electric
Tongue weight question. LeeandRick at 10:42am 09.06.21 It's 1 percent for 6 inches, on my trailer. So, about a thousand times as much as you think. But i
Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 10:37am 09.06.21 Yeah, I was way off. So 0.3% of, say, 1000 lbs, is like 3 lbs, ya? I can see the impact on drivabili
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 09.06.21 The alignment was done to 0.025 to start. So not perfect, but I would think I'd see some improvemen
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear Tom J at 10:16am 09.06.21 That looks like some sort of flexible coupling. I think, in order to align it, the flexible core wo
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear dlochner at 10:13am 09.06.21 The spacer is likely a flexible shaft coupling. These are often designed to shear if the prop hits s
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:11am 09.06.21 So a couple of inches (2 specifically) would be how much of a percent?... Zero point three percent
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 09.06.21 Looks like the anode is in good enough shape to last me through the season. Looks like it's still
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? Davidasailor26 at 10:08am 09.06.21 I finally got around to diving under my boat. Looks like the anode is in good enough shape to last
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:06am 09.06.21 @Mr. Dave 's comment about "tongue weight" got me thinking about how misleading the whole "tongue we

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