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Spring Engine Reminder !! Maine Sail at 3:40am 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1036 I thought this quote would be appropriate with spring right around the corner!Quote:"so...there I
WAter in crankcase Glenn Ellis at 2:08am 02.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/933 Now that I cleaned the heat exchanger and reinstalled it, I began the process of purging the air in
$10 Rudder for H260 (1) George H260 at 6:14am 02.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/923 Recent discussion about the H260 rudder got me thinking.Losing a rudder on the H260 is really not
Rudder Removal Stu T at 7:04am 02.18.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1592 Has anyone tried to remove the rudder from an Oceanis 321 or 323? I have removed all of the bolts f
Trailer Surge Brakes cscott at 7:07am 02.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3795 Question for all MacGregor 26 sailors that tow their boats. Especialy the 26C towers.Do you have
Steering without a rudder NH at 7:09am 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 25/1842 I'm writing a book (fiction) which involves a sailboat that loses it's rudder and I'm trying to reme
Grampian 26 Trailer Arno Markus at 7:40am 02.18.08 Grampian 0/3352 Looking to rent or buy a trailer for my Grampian 26, need to move it from Massachusetts to Toronto.
Bird Poo Sunaroo at 8:44am 02.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1056 So I have a Catalina 22 stored in a 12'x26' canopy, the other day after some rain and high winds cam
Cleveland Marinas JohnnyMac at 10:45am 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1622 The Admiral is thinking about taking classes at the Cleveland Clinic this summer and wanted to move
Winter Blues breadman at 11:05am 02.18.08 Day Sailers 22/2502 Anyone working on their boat in the off season if so what are we doing?
Broken Bolt (1) Manny at 11:04am 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 42/2986 Hi All,I was trying to replace the impeller on my '98 Honda BF8 and while removing the bottom port
Need to fix my rudder play on H336 Antoine at 11:23am 02.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1018 Hi everyone,I need help about a 1/16" play in my rudder.http://www.bellavance.net/rudder.jpg > t
keel lock bolt David21581 at 11:50am 02.18.08 Catalina 22 8/4031 I have a broken boat... the locking bolt and nut have become detached from the metal bracket located
mast compression block repair Bob M. at 1:10pm 02.18.08 Catalina 30 1/2518 I'm seeking advice from those of you who have already attempted to replace the mast compression bloc
This is the new "your best ever jury rig" thread. LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 1:58pm 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1359 Ross will you lead us down this road?
headroom in a lancer 36 magic feather at 1:23pm 02.18.08 Lancer 2/1531 need to know how uch headroom
FOR SALE NOKIA N95 8GB FOR $280USD greall at 5:46pm 02.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/853 The GLOBAL TELECOM MOBILE.VAT Registration Number: 541349944.we sell diffrence types of mobile pho
Bimini Questions Jack at 10:13pm 02.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/921 We have a H33 and want to add a bimini so my wife doesn't have to wear a birka all summer. Our local
Gelcoat color change. HAL at 8:35pm 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 8/6988 Does anyone know of a commercially available stain for gelcoat? If I use paint to change the color o
Fair price for Evinrude 9.5 1996 (2) pupluv at 6:41pm 02.16.08 Ask All Sailors 13/5491 I'm looking for an outboard for my MacGregor 25. I've been offered an Evinrude 9.5 long shaft 1969 M

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Hunter 23.5 Henry Scurlock at 8:19pm 08.17.21 User photos show the uppers connected to rear u-bolts. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/album/album
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! ray dann at 7:46pm 08.17.21 Awesome looking boat! I got one just like it a few weeks ago. Doesn't look like it needs much for
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ sail sfbay at 7:41pm 08.17.21 My 2 cents .........as a chemical engineer hydrogenation in marine electric motor applications is mi
Catalina 25 trailer help. SailingLoto at 7:37pm 08.17.21 Is it a c25 swing keel? If so, I will gladly measure my trailer and send pics
Wooden Tedd at 7:28pm 08.17.21 How are those bronze cleats finished so they bolt to the deck ? A common exercise in machinist tra
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Tedd at 7:15pm 08.17.21 regereration............ AND hydrogeneration........... From what I've seen, hydrogeneration is th
Wooden Leeward Rail at 6:57pm 08.17.21 How are those bronze cleats finished so they bolt to the deck ?
Catalina 27 mast issue SeaDogRun at 6:49pm 08.17.21 Thank you! I will give it a try. I actually bought the mast climber last week and tried it out. Work
Beneteau 361 new owner sail sfbay at 6:39pm 08.17.21 Ditto BigEasy .......that is what I replace mine with!!
Beneteau 361 new owner BigEasy at 6:35pm 08.17.21 You can order bronze thru Hull fittings, valves, & tailpieces directly from Groco. I have been repl
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Benny17441 at 6:35pm 08.17.21 Are you sure you have the correct belt size. New belts will stretch some and if you are at the end
Outboard size Benny17441 at 6:30pm 08.17.21 A 15HP 4 stroke would likely be too heavy. Check the motor mount for maximum capacity rating. The
26S Mast base hinge upgrade Justin_NSA at 6:30pm 08.17.21 BWY is always very helpful. I'm sure they would walk you thru installing the plate you bought from t
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 6:28pm 08.17.21 This is the route to go. While the swap at the pump will make it work, the need to remember what i
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 6:25pm 08.17.21 Something similar happened to me. The dimwit...er, previous owner...of my boat had wired up his aut
26S Mast base hinge upgrade sail sfbay at 6:22pm 08.17.21 Suggest contacting RigRite and/or your local rigger.
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent smokey73 at 6:22pm 08.17.21 The proper fix is to swap the wires at the panel, or run new wires, so that red is positive and bl
1970 Morgan 30 sail sfbay at 6:19pm 08.17.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Mast step - contact RigRite Centerb
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent Alan Gomes at 6:14pm 08.17.21 Thank you every one for your input. Peggie, Hayden and Smokey were correct...the wiring was revers
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 smokey73 at 6:06pm 08.17.21 Pics of the final installation and details if you can.

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