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Passage 42 Dodger & Bimini Michigan Moses at 2:20am 02.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1462 Hi:The canvas dodger on my 1994 Passage 42 has disintegrated. I tried contacting Hunter to see who
Tiller Tamer Location newsailor06 at 2:30am 02.26.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1329 I know better than to spend time looking through sites with marine equipment. It just empties my wa
Supplemental air conditioning for h380 ernierogers at 2:46am 02.26.08 Big Boats 2/957 The 16,000 btu unit on my 1999 h380 just doesn't stand up to Texas Gulf Coast summer heat. The aft
Challenger boats Brian D at 3:13am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1681 As always, I am looking to upgrade. I love my Lancer but time to move up. My eye is on the Catalina
Raymarine Wheel pilot drive belt Levin at 4:54am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2079 Hello all... So I have decided that at long last my old Raymarine 4000+ with the Mark I wheel dri
water temperature gauge? accroy at 7:03am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1387 I just got a 27 ft Hunter with a 8hp Renault. I wanted to put a water temperature gauge in it and wa
Cheek block working load Chuck Turner3968 at 6:18am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 21/3730 I recently posted a question concerning the proper way to attach a cheek block to the top of my C22
Bimini Top on Catalina 25 quilombo at 6:13am 02.26.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4273 Hi everyone, I have a catalina 25 tiller steer, swing keel, pop topdoes anyone know if I can put a
Catalina 28 mkII, spinnaker sheet winch placement Dave Groshong at 5:51am 02.26.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2227 Does anyone have any recommendation for placement of spinnaker sheet winches on this boat? Also, pla
Where to Purchase Helm Guard? mseifert at 5:37am 02.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1318 I would like to purchase a helm guard for my Hunter 33 (77-83). Can anyone refer me to a good websi
New Orleans Marinas sailaway78 at 5:20am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 0/866 Still looking for a marina to do a bottom job. Went over to Seabrook this morning.Prices seem reas
1974 Cal 3-30 david at 11:18am 02.26.08 Cal 3/7776 I just purchased a 1974 cal 3-30 sailboat. Anybody out there have any info or specs, ways I can rig
What is the best boat soap? Big Joe at 12:19pm 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 13/8266 Sorry to post what to some may seem a trivial subject. I am interested in knowing what you consider
honda 9.9 fuel consumption?? fred at 7:38pm 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 7/17889 Can anyone tell me what the approx fuel consumption is for a 9.9. four stroke on a 25' centerboard s
Proper Wire Crimping = STRONG! (2) Maine Sail at 8:24pm 02.24.08 Ask All Sailors 26/2979 Hi all,I'm currently in the process of writing another article for my web site about crimping mari
dodger/sprayhood for first 40.7 sal at 9:35pm 02.24.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2610 Hi to all,i have just taken delivery of a new first 40.7 and was considering having a dodger. the
Seidelmann S25 Krs at 10:30pm 02.24.08 Seidelmann 0/1652 I need a rudder handle for a S25 ?Dose anyone know how it is to remove the mask on that boat for t
Boat stabilizers for anchoring J. Boyle at 11:45pm 02.24.08 Big Boats 2/2027 Seeking opinions of the designs and effectiveness of boat stabilizers. My husband and I anchor out
Bottom Paint Confusion Hurley at 10:21pm 02.24.08 Catalina 22 3/1369 I have just spent the weekend sanding the bottom of my 22 down to the primer coat and am ready to ap
ION Guard Jim Innes at 12:42am 02.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1041 Does anyone have any experience with this product?

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H260 Furling Main Sail Crazy Dave Condon at 3:05pm 11.07.21 The 260 is a water ballast and it cannot accommodate an onboard diesel. If you are talking about an
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Davidasailor26 at 3:02pm 11.07.21 @Davidasailor26, I haven't had a chance to look, yet... is it hydraulic or electrical? I seem to r
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:58pm 11.07.21 Dave How much pressure is to much pressure? Or is any pressure in the tank to much because it i
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 2:51pm 11.07.21 Buy the electrode from that company. It comes with a fantastic manual that explains the physics and
Alternator wiring DArcy at 2:25pm 11.07.21 Thanks @leo310 the diagram is pretty much what I have planned except I'm using an ACR so the alterna
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 2:14pm 11.07.21 High pressure pumps will break the seal of the water ballast lid. Top dealer for the 26 and involve
331 Oceanis wiring diagram SoSound at 2:00pm 11.07.21 You should have two red battery on/off switches for the positive side of each battery, you can turn
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! JoeWhite at 1:59pm 11.07.21 I would not reuse the drained fuel.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 1:56pm 11.07.21 @Davidasailor26, I haven't had a chance to look, yet... is it hydraulic or electrical? I seem to re
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:50pm 11.07.21 That is the part that I need to study some time soon. My unit is probably the exact same thing as
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type Crazy Dave Condon at 1:50pm 11.07.21 For what it is worth, z Spar re-invented itself as US Spars located near Gainesville, Florida but or
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 dlochner at 1:39pm 11.07.21 It will work if you put the bucket in the cockpit but be sure to remove the hose immediately from t
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 1:36pm 11.07.21 With the wind measuring instrument of the cookpit of the boat. Is the instrument set to show True
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Claude L.-Auger at 1:25pm 11.07.21 It will work if you put the bucket in the cockpit but be sure to remove the hose immediately from th
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:25pm 11.07.21 Does the International Marine Institute maintain a copy of those for their records?
Freaky voltage reading DArcy at 1:24pm 11.07.21 Is it reading the really high voltage with the engine running or with it off? If it is only while ru
Alternator wiring leo310 at 1:09pm 11.07.21 Visio-PYS BWC v3.vsdx (pysystems.ca This may help
PNW Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 12:45pm 11.07.21 Once again, I really like the looks of that boat. Agree, Will. As we passed by, I noticed someone
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! twodzusfittings at 12:26pm 11.07.21 Mmmmmmm Yes I am asking a lot. But hey, I asked for free advice, so I shouldn't be picky. Joe Wh
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 11:44am 11.07.21 With the wind measuring instrument of the cookpit of the boat. I put the throtle in reverse to close

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