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Crimson Tide at 6:57am 10.22.07
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Don Guillette at 8:00am 10.22.07
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Last week I was in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico, which is located on the Sea Of Cortez about
rod sherwin at 8:07am 10.22.07
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Anyone know where i can find a replacement powervang boomvang? They are discontinued, and would con
charlierusty1234 at 8:14am 10.22.07
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I would like to know what the letter after the length of the boat - 26m 26x and others. I assume it
jveatch at 8:26am 10.22.07
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I have a continuing problem of marine growth by the speed paddle thru hull. Because the material is
aisling at 8:51am 10.22.07
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Can anybody tell me if an O'Day 34 would benefit from having a 3 bladed prop fitted, replacing the 2
Todd at 8:50am 10.22.07
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I have a 1981 Hunter 33 and am trying to remove the rudder for repair. I have everything unfastened
Joe11688 at 9:12am 10.22.07
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O'Day 222,is almost finished. The biggest brain twister of this project is trying to figure out how
Journey6534 at 10:03am 10.22.07
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I just put my '76 O'Day 22 up for the winter. I bought this boat towards the end of the summer and
seth at 11:07am 10.22.07
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Has anyone attemped converting to internal halyards? I will be stepping the mast this winter and I t
JohnF261 at 10:45am 10.22.07
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What is a macerator?
Rick at 11:15am 10.22.07
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This weekend I noticed a small hole in the mixing elbow rubber hose. My question is will an auto par
79 Cat30 at 11:52am 10.22.07
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My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
79 Cat30 at 11:40am 10.22.07
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My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
Chief at 12:13pm 10.22.07
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I am starting to plan out my winter projects, and one that I never completed was the installation of
rfrye1 at 12:23pm 10.22.07
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Check these out. Ugly as hell, but might be nice for the warmer climates. Im thinking about these fo
George at 1:09pm 10.22.07
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Not sure this is the right place for this but virtually everyone orders stuff on-line these days.
SeacretSailor at 1:19pm 10.22.07
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Had a GREAT day sailing Sunday on Lake Conroe, north of Houston! Found a wet slip at a marina for a
bryce lequire at 8:15pm 10.20.07
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new 240 owner looking for info on bimini best kind and best place to buy. any info would be great
Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51am 10.21.07
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On another thread, there was mention of a need for maintenance of the leather wheel cover. For ease

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grinding sound starting??   (1)
Boomer2it at 9:48am 11.04.21
Installed the Thermostart yesterday, think I need to prime the system several more times to get it t
grinding sound starting??
Boomer2it at 9:46am 11.04.21
My 2QM15 was hard to start when cold until I installed a device called a "thermostart". Not thermos
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve   (1)
JamesG161 at 9:42am 11.04.21
Just for fun... .
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise
dLj at 9:33am 11.04.21
Now that it looks like we will be open next year. Should we look at planning the 360 trip again? Y
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair
dLj at 9:32am 11.04.21
New boat has a below-deck linear drive AP. The difference is massive. It's absolutely silent. It w
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise
leo310 at 9:28am 11.04.21
Now that it looks like we will be open next year. Should we look at planning the 360 trip again?
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997
JamesG161 at 9:24am 11.04.21
More info on the H450... Hunter resources, by model
Tall Rig or Standard
jeepbluetj at 9:22am 11.04.21
Congrats on the boat! I've always liked the C-36. A few more not very useful suggestions: 1. Rig
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair
Bob J. at 9:20am 11.04.21
Thanks for putting this up. After reading this can't you tell how happy I am that I put one of these
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997
JamesG161 at 9:12am 11.04.21
would you know the estimate to replace the rigging on a Hunter 1997? A question back to you... Wh
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997
jssailem at 9:06am 11.04.21
I was looking at your query last evening. There was an article in Cruising World posted in 2020 th
CE certificate for Hunter 466?   (2)
Jake N Eggs at 8:58am 11.04.21
The CE certificate is only good for three years and the IMCI website only displays the current certi
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed
PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 8:51am 11.04.21
Dear beneteau 473 owners, what is your best speed 60degress aparent wind with 12-14 real wind?
hunter49 keel bolt torque
Hello Below at 8:41am 11.04.21
This reference does show 440 nm (325 ft lbs) torque at least for the 1" studs. Certainly it depends
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997
Thaelia at 8:35am 11.04.21
Hi Sfbay, thank you very much for the information. Yes it is the standing rigging labor and material
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve
JamesG161 at 8:26am 11.04.21
Your entire boat systems have pressure relief from things like... 1) Pumps 2) Compressors 3) Engines
Yanmar Reface
mjsb at 8:19am 11.04.21
Time is money too. I have done the same with other resellers. I use Niemiec Marine for all my OEM Y
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail
Leeward Rail at 8:18am 11.04.21
Wait.....aren't you the guy with 3 autopilots??? :biggrin: Not unless you figure a bungie cord, m
Yanmar Reface
Justin_NSA at 8:15am 11.04.21
That's who I went to. They provided me with the parts manual, which was a great marketing trick on

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