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Keel bolt again! Mac at 12:07am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/977 I'm getting ready to replace my keel bolt and wondered if I should get a grade 6 or 8 steel bolt to
Balboa 20 questions me262 at 12:43am 04.05.08 Balboa 1/4718 Juswt bought a '75 model 20' Balboa. Looks like a real solid boat! Has anyone had trouble with the g
looking for Hynautic steering cylinder K-1-C ChuckThomas at 12:51am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1559 A friend of mine is looking for above steering cylinder assembly. It looks like they might have bee
rebedding stantions and handrails ctalmage at 1:04am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 13/3414 Hi - I'm looking for some suggestions on rebedding the handrails and stantions on my Irwin 28. I'm
audible temp alarms alanf at 1:23am 04.05.08 Irwin 0/1524 i need to add audible temp alarm to my 1979 37cc perkins 4-108. where can i obtain alarm and where
Where I am Crazy at 1:29am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 24/1936 When I was a Hunter dealer, I made it a point not to say who or where I was at out of respect for th
22 wing keel tomc23570 at 2:00am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 2/1452 I am looking at a Catalina 22 with a wing keel. I believe it has a 2'8" draft. With this shoald draf
Broken wing on wing keel Ron Cousino at 2:55am 04.05.08 Big Boats 9/1273 About 18 months ago I hit the base? of a submerged day mark that had been previously knocked over, t
Sail power vs diesel Al - s/v Persephone at 3:47am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1022 With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
9.9 hp vs 8hp? Bob Perry at 4:16am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1146 Will dropping from a 9.9 hp kicker motor to a 8hp seriously affect my ability to navigate my boat th
Sail power vs diesel Al - s/v Persephone at 3:44am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2293 With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
WM Discount Retcoastie at 3:12am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1127 Mad Mariner has a deal with West Marine for a 12% discount on any order until 4/30, no minimum. Use
Size Matters! Tim R. at 4:41am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1100 I was looking at some photos last week of some of Bruce Kings larger custom designs and one of the t
Something more serious sailaway78 at 8:34am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1436 All you Yanmar experts, here is a real and not theoretical question for you. Today I was going to b
Wheel Brake Tom23400 at 1:03am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1170 I'm trying to replace the wheel brake on my '8427' Hunter. I removed the compass but can't seemto
Botom Paint Remover Duke13540 at 9:43am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/6022 Has annyone used Pettit Bio Blast bottom paint remover. Any secrets in using it?I tried using it t
Leak by mast Duke13540 at 9:47am 04.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/957 I have a leak where my wires from the radar go down the mast and into and thru a small like box on
'78 21 foot drop keel housing John at 9:13am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1122 I have heard that this vintage has had problems with the drop keel housing ...what should I be watch
Engine Mounts For Yanmar 3GMF Dick Dixon at 9:10am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1477 Will someone please tell me the most economical place to purchase engine mounts for a Yanmar 3GMF?
Liferaft...? John at 9:08am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2179 I am looking into getting a used liferaft for coastal cruising. I'm wondering if there are any reaso

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Rigging attachment question PaulK at 4:43pm 12.13.21 The eyes on the spreaders look like they'd be good to rig bullet blocks for flag halyards. A radar
Chart Plotter Location Souellette at 4:41pm 12.13.21 These are all great ideas. I'm leaning towards trying to incorporate the traveler since it would pro
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws sunlover at 4:41pm 12.13.21 If McMaster-Carr doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist. Ah, not there. I guess I could buy
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws Phil Herring at 4:33pm 12.13.21 If McMaster-Carr doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist.
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Crazy Dave Condon at 4:22pm 12.13.21 A lot depends on what the owner advises regarding the response to my questions
Removing centerboard? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:18pm 12.13.21
deck craze lines justsomeguy at 4:15pm 12.13.21 He estimated it would cost about 20k. To fix the crazing? Yow. Yah, follow sail fsbay's advice.
deck craze lines sail sfbay at 4:08pm 12.13.21 Broker is just being honest. If you want the boat and the crazing repaired get repair estimates from
Bilge blower hose replacement (2) Closing Time at 4:07pm 12.13.21 Mine on our 2001 #155 are metal also and to the best of my knowledge LOOK GREAT!, but do not serve
Bilge blower hose replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 4:05pm 12.13.21 I checked the USCG regulations and you are correct: Diesel engine boats are not required to have an
Securing anchor chain; valcour at 3:56pm 12.13.21 I use a turn around the windlass and lock a link on the cleat horn then behind the other horn to loc
Oceanis 41/45 - has anyone replaced the discharge pipe from main head? Jim Greer at 3:25pm 12.13.21 I replaced all the hoses in both heads in my 461 this past summer for age and odor reasons. Like Peg
Rigging attachment question twistedskipper at 3:21pm 12.13.21 Those are usually flag halyard cleats. There would likely be a small block on the underside of the s
310 DC Current Draw Chart Tally Ho at 3:11pm 12.13.21
Hunter 34 engine alignment Tally Ho at 3:05pm 12.13.21 The shaft is clean and no zinc installed. As I stated, the boat is in the water and ready to ali
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch (1) Scott T-Bird at 3:01pm 12.13.21 Scott, I think some of the other posts should answer most of your questions, except the last one.
H280 Battery Charger Change out kappykaplan at 2:58pm 12.13.21 Excellent news! :beer:
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 2:52pm 12.13.21 Today was the first day since I purchased Prometheus that I could walk onboard and look at the charg
Bilge blower hose replacement Alansails at 2:52pm 12.13.21 I always thought the blower was to remove heat from the engine area? That said, I seldom use mine.
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type Wind Dreamer at 2:13pm 12.13.21 Alright y'all, Finally circling back on this project. From what I've been told, if the mast base h

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