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Widgeon Serial Numbers itsmark at 4:39am 02.23.08 Day Sailers 2/1250 I have serial number 3261, and don't know what year it was maunfactured. It has a foredeck and line
Painting my Bootstripe AndyK at 4:05am 02.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1046 My boot stripe has taken a beating over the years from my mooring ball. I would like to paint it thi
Folding propellers Michael Komar at 7:37am 02.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/968 Oops, I am interested in a 2 blade folding prop for my 1982 30; Catalina. Any suggestions?
Folding Propellers Michael Komar at 7:26am 02.23.08 Big Boats 6/3665 I am looking for a 3 blade folding prop for my 1982 Catalina 39. Any suggestions?
New Orleans Sailors jlogan at 8:21am 02.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1151 Has anyone done a bottom job in the New Orleans area recently? I have always used Seabrook, but I h
rudder post (1) BACCHANAL6915 at 8:22am 02.23.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1022 does anyone know the exact workings of the rudderpost on a first 42. mine seems to be quite stiff an
Dawn in Satellite Channel Tsehum Pete at 9:38am 02.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1379 I am an early riser in the morning. I often enjoy leaving port before dawn. I took this shot in Octo
Rigging of head sail on my S2 9.2c Milan at 10:17am 02.23.08 S2 2/1926 Hello, I just purchased 1983 S2 9.2C. I am new to sailing. Like to gett adviceto riggig of jib sail
Stove pipe flush mount? BananaToe at 3:52pm 02.23.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1182 Hello all, I'm installing a dickinson heater in my Beneteau 361. I'm down to the final job of cutt
Follow up on replacing the flex drain pipe for the Hunter 23 airpilot at 2:28pm 02.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1022 A while back I posted a message on what to use to replaced an old flex drain pipe used to drain the
Mac26X cockpit cushions MBE at 2:11pm 02.23.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1129 Has anyone had new cockpit cushion covers made for their 26X? Sometime ago I saw an ad for new cover
Honda 9.9 wiring Madelon at 12:58pm 02.23.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1683 I just got a Honda 9.9 for my Mac26s. I have a house battery and guess I'll need another for the ele
S2 27 Owners: Where is your traveler located? Scup at 12:27pm 02.23.08 S2 6/1853 On the cabin top, or in the cockpit? Seems they were made both ways, or am I mistaken? Thanks.
Thru-Hulls--- Caution!!! sailacat34 at 11:24am 02.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1023 I came acrossed this artical while searching for information on Marlon thru-hulls and thought it mig
Oh No Snow seadaddler at 7:39pm 02.21.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1088 I guess snow is no big deal to a lot of people herebut the the moving truck left late yesterday and
Hunter 22 Keel Weight xld at 7:38pm 02.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1375 Can anyone tell me the weight of the Hunter 22 keel (centerboard)?Also, many of the owners reveiws
yamaha 9.9 ChuckP at 12:55am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1225 I need some help. I havea f9.9aem model serial 6gul. The lower unit is bad. Frozen as a rock. I am l
Hard Bimini??? MoonSailer at 1:23am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 58/3939 I am thinking about having a local welder make me a hard bimini. I would like it to be strong enoug
battery switch confusion - advice jg91604 at 1:30am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1579 I am confused about the battery switches on my Beneteau 323. Three switches: house-engine-neg.. i
Mast pitting, oxidation/electrolysis Not sure how to fix? (2) aibuilt at 1:47am 02.22.08 Ask All Sailors 15/3259 Hi,I'm looking at a 40 yr old Cal 25 that has the old mast type so I'm placing an age of about 40y

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RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR DayDreamer41 at 4:11pm 08.18.21 Yes that is correct, but there is a wide area for neutral position.
Moisture readings from survey Sailfanatic at 4:10pm 08.18.21 I recently got a survey done last week and all was very good. The hull sounded good,no blistering..
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR Sailfanatic at 4:00pm 08.18.21 Right.... The single lever throttles have a button to press that allows you to increase the throttl
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 sailermania at 3:52pm 08.18.21 Agree, exactly what I thought when I found it and if the owner got hurt, how in the world would crew
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 Roland5048 at 3:11pm 08.18.21 Seemed to me a stupid place, where in my opinion, No, what was stupid was to put a drawer over the
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR (1) kbgunn at 3:06pm 08.18.21 No button in the center of the gearshift/throttle? Right.... The single lever throttles have a bu
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR DayDreamer41 at 2:54pm 08.18.21 No button in the center of the gearshift/throttle?
Hunter 23.5 swing keel sheave replacement HunterKid at 2:34pm 08.18.21 Nice, Thanks.
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR Ralph Johnstone at 2:33pm 08.18.21 Can you supply a make of the throttle (governor) or send a picture ?
Anemometer repair upper Barnagate bay Scott T-Bird at 2:27pm 08.18.21 You could bring the boat to Mariners where they have a cherry picker and perhaps an electronics guy
Moisture readings from survey Scott T-Bird at 2:23pm 08.18.21 Spell check is making it a little bit difficult to understand your post. Are you buying or selling t
Hunter 23.5 swing keel sheave replacement (1) rgranger at 2:14pm 08.18.21 The pin is held in with 4200. I pulled mine and replaced the spacer for the two halyard sheaves.
Need source for boat plumbing parts Ralph Johnstone at 2:11pm 08.18.21 @Dr. D , can you please take a shot looking into the head from outside the head door. Try to show t
Need source for boat plumbing parts Dr. D at 2:00pm 08.18.21
Lake Fontana North Carolina Crazy Dave Condon at 1:50pm 08.18.21 Fontana dam. Just forget near it
Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:47pm 08.18.21 To the rear for the upper also outer shrouds. You only have two lower and two upper shrouds in addi
Mast Help - Hunter 27 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:40pm 08.18.21 Could be a multitude of things unless you know the history of the boat being 37 years old
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Crazy Dave Condon at 1:37pm 08.18.21 What about a two squirrel rotating Ferris wheel for turning the prop.
Running out of hair to pull out!! Ralph Johnstone at 1:37pm 08.18.21 Not being in the neighbourhood, is the water salt or fresh ? r, it's most likely coming from the en
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 sailermania at 1:37pm 08.18.21 Ralph, ha-ha ya think so!!!. Waiting on new alternator a from API, I blew the diodes on the old one,

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