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swing keel shane wall at 5:58am 03.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/993 I have an O'day 25 with a swing keel. The Keel needs to come out and be replaced, does anyone have
Paint removers. The friendly type Ken13531 at 5:15am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1095 A couple of months ago I read a piece of research that someone had done on paint removers used to ta
Lovejoy coupling for damping and ease of engine alignment Paul M. at 5:00am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1942 Does anyone have any experience using a Lovejoy coupling instead of a standard coupling between thei
MacGregor 26c Chris Williams at 4:52am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/880 Thank you all for the information ref to centerboard on my mac 26c (yassou )most helpfullBest Regar
anchor chain storage to small,chain is piling up h.j.driesen at 4:50am 03.26.08 Other Sailboats 4/1628 i have a moody 38 built 1993, problem is that the 8 mm anchor chain approx 50 meters is piling up an
Replace Cockpit Coaming on DS-1 Colorado ODay at 3:58am 03.26.08 Day Sailers 3/1313 The 1964 wood coaming is at the end of the road and needs to be replaced. Information about possib
autohelm 4000 Gary H16467 at 2:44am 03.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1284 I have a 1994 40.5 with an Autohelm 4000 autopilot. The control head has failed and Raymarine has a
NOT SO UTIMATE SOLE ANNA at 10:02am 03.26.08 Big Boats 6/883 We recently purchased ultimate sole because we had heard the stuff was great. We followed the direc
Loose bow cleat on a H23.5 Jack h23.5 at 9:54am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 6/939 When I tied up to the dock last week I noticed my bow cleat was a little loose, so I got a phillips
New found Metals Stainless Portlites Rick2413 at 10:40am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1437 I'm wanting to change out my portlites on my 1979 Hunter30 and have pretty much decided on the New F
Collinite 870 verses 925 Marc14857 at 10:59am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/6752 Getting ready to prep the boat for the 2008 sailing season. I have ordered a Porter Cable polisher a
C30 hurth transmission levels with 5411 Tom23442 at 11:18am 03.26.08 Catalina 30 5/1581 I have 1982 c30 with 11 hp 5411. the hurth transmission has a fluid dipstick that appears to have t
hunter 260 water valve David R at 11:38am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 3/990 I continue to have problems with the water lines on my Hunter 260. The back flow preventer or check
Larger motor on Hunter 26 richm19248 at 11:15am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 12/5704 I have a water-ballast Hunter 26 with a Mercury 9.9 outboard. The boat does not reach hull speed un
Larger motor on Hunter 250 richm19248 at 11:25am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 0/1357 Has anyone tried putting a larger outboard motor (e.g. a 15 or 20 hp) on the Hunter 250? If so, wha
It looks more like a drifter or flasher paulj at 12:44pm 03.26.08 Catalina 310 0/1497 It looks like a drifter Ray.....just like yours?Chris to bring sheet on a better angle to the block
looking for a oday 22 owner in the bay area new oday owner at 1:59pm 03.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/876 Im looking for a oday 22 owner in bay area so i can take a look at the riggings and such to see how
trapezoid hatch ziptrip69 at 1:58pm 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1506 I have a 1981 H-25 hunter with a trapezoid hatch i was wondering if they make replacement hatches fo
Rigging... Want to replace and need help.... Nik at 3:18pm 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1304 Just got a 1987 Macgregor 26D. The current mast rigging seems to be OK. What I am wanting to do is
Dodger & Hunter 27 Ken Mehler at 10:22am 03.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2610 I am interested in trying to install a dodger on my Hunter 27. It seems like it is nearly impossibl

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Outboard size for 23.5 waterman30 at 1:06pm 12.12.21 Sailboat transoms were designed for motors rated at 10 ho max and that includes the 23.5. As for
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 12:51pm 12.12.21 The only things that come off that as you note are 2/0 to starter switch, 2/0 to ACR, and fused aux
Bilge blower hose replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 12:50pm 12.12.21 As stated by the OP, this is a bilge blower. All gasoline fueled inboards are required to have one,
Masthead Repair Crazy Dave Condon at 12:38pm 12.12.21 What year is the boat?
Bilge blower hose replacement Closing Time at 12:38pm 12.12.21 As stated by the OP, this is a bilge blower. It's purpose is to remove explosive vapors from the b
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch MikeK2B at 12:26pm 12.12.21 Thanks for all the great responses. Dave, the 1-2-B allows me to parallel if needed as well so I'l
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch MikeHoncho at 12:22pm 12.12.21 I made the error and bought the smaller external regulator ( which is all that I needed for the regu
1999 Oceanis 352 - two projects I want to tackle between now and May 1st. David in Sandusky at 11:58am 12.12.21
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 DJN at 11:40am 12.12.21 I also own a 2005 Hunter 36. When I purchased the boat 8 years ago it had the original C80 mfd. I h
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Don Guillette at 11:36am 12.12.21 Hi Keith, I've never tried ours. You should try it the next time you're on the boat. An emergency
Bilge blower hose replacement Tom J at 11:30am 12.12.21 The fan really doesn't serve any purpose then. As stated by the OP, this is a bilge blower. It's
Removing centerboard? rgranger at 11:10am 12.12.21 I authored the file that pat posted and Crazy Dave is one of the other guys mentioned in that articl
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 11:05am 12.12.21 My God, man. How do you drink tea?
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 11:05am 12.12.21 From Merriam-Webster ... And now we knows where the dictionary is at.:biggrin:
Two dipsticks on my diesel? Siamese at 10:46am 12.12.21 I confess, I did not have the fortitude to read the original paragraph free post.
Removing centerboard? (1) patbratton at 10:40am 12.12.21 This is the other file I was looking for.
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Scott T-Bird at 10:35am 12.12.21 BTW, I installed the SG200 monitor and a new mc-618 regulator this fall and love the system. I have
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch Scott T-Bird at 9:59am 12.12.21 Perhaps I am missing something, but it looks to me like you can't start your engine from the house b
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location Tally Ho at 9:52am 12.12.21 Thanks for the help Tom and Greg! I closed the seacock and it started right away. I will keep that
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water MikeHoncho at 9:46am 12.12.21 spend your money on something cool for your boat. It doesn't need bottom antifoul paint.

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