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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 1/1239 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 3/1400 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 0/926 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 3/1071 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 24/3996 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 2/1020 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 6/1382 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 1/1194 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 4/1115 Hi everyone,I bought a Mac26D earlier this year and the boat and trailer were in such good conditio
Performance Craig at 9:03pm 05.26.08 Bavaria 0/1680 What sort of performance can you expect out of the new Bav 34?Thanks in advance.
Water problems - another update Ron at 10:28pm 05.26.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1119 Thanks all for the advice. I have checked as much as I can on my own with an injured hand. Looks
260 with wheel steering and Honda 9.9 Esk II at 10:27pm 05.26.08 Smaller Boats 4/997 Hi, I have a 2002, 260 with wheel steering (Edson) and a Honda 9.9. The carb and fule line have be
nissan outboard fuel filter? richk at 10:24pm 05.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2151 I've got a Nissan o/b 3.5 hp 2 stroke. It ain't working right...yesterday I went to marina to move

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Battery box over prop shaft Scott T-Bird at 10:54am 11.02.21 I think it looks like a good location. I assume that clearance under the cockpit might be limiting.
Battery box over prop shaft Jaxn at 10:39am 11.02.21 That would work fine and it is best to keep the batteries close together and the jumpers between the
Marelon Seacock fail! jssailem at 10:32am 11.02.21 Not surprised. Send them a link to this thread. They are probably not enlightened as to the number o
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 jssailem at 10:21am 11.02.21 With all things boat, there are compromises. On the waters of lake Coeur D'Alene the 4hp light wei
I think I just bought a 30. rpell1@msn.com at 9:45am 11.02.21 Offer accepted. 1979 in great shape, though I've yet to see the bottom. Why is the Bimini so low?
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? jeepbluetj at 9:44am 11.02.21 The SAE connector is also polarized, so no problem there. Most of them have covers to keep them clea
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 9:40am 11.02.21 I don't know if this boat model has a good set of baby stays to support it sideways. The H260 comes
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 SailorFrank at 9:39am 11.02.21
H260 Furling Main Sail isaksp00 at 9:35am 11.02.21 From my experience with the H23 the issue is less that you have to overcome the weight of the mast t
25-II throttle cable replacement Nunavut at 9:24am 11.02.21 If anyone is looking for ysm8 / ysm12 Yanmar exhaust parts, here are the part numbers: Manifold Gas
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 JamesG161 at 9:10am 11.02.21 Look here for your H410 Solar panels and more... Hunter 410 solar panel replacement But that OEM d
25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Nunavut at 9:08am 11.02.21 Last part of the exhaust setup, is the muffler. I have what I think is the original waterlift muffl
25-II throttle cable replacement Nunavut at 9:06am 11.02.21 I am looking at purchasing the HDI stainless steel mixer elbow and adaptor joint. One concern I hav
25-II throttle cable replacement (3) Nunavut at 9:02am 11.02.21 I will post my ongoing repairs / maintenance tasks for Piccolo here, to share findings and ask for h
Jib Sail Trim Controls sailcrazy1 at 8:56am 11.02.21 On our Taswell 43, I've found that moving the car aft is easy....the tension and angle on the jib sh
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (3) JamesG161 at 8:56am 11.02.21 I got a phone call from the yard asking if it was ok to start work on the... Gel Coat Stress Cracks
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (3) rgranger at 8:52am 11.02.21 So what is that - 10 watts or so? What is your usage and how does it do keeping your battery charg
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) dlochner at 8:50am 11.02.21 There are many folks who will claim their small panels are successful at keeping the battery charged
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) berner73 at 8:30am 11.02.21 Not sure what you're definition of 'successful' is, so I wont make that claim. I still haven't foun
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 8:24am 11.02.21 This is what I did on my H26 ow does it do keeping your battery charged?

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