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Need some experience with 25's Poppeye at 8:10pm 07.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/897 Hi Gang! I just bought my first sailboat, an '82 M25. She's a little rough, but seaworthy. My proble
C-22 backstay Matt K at 11:10pm 07.27.07 Catalina 22 11/5131 I'm knee-deep in rehabbing an '81 c22. The backstay seems odd to me however. It's a single cable r
modifications ted at 11:48pm 07.27.07 Big Boats 6/1116 A while back I found a well done guide for installing an engine access hatch in the shower. But now,
mast gate sara lynn at 11:46pm 07.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/941 where can I find a mast gate to keep my hanks from falling out?
water heater problem when on electric heat Syversens at 12:03am 07.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1257 ok... we have a weird thing happening with out hot water tank. Its always been like this but we only
Shades for Ports LeeB at 11:55pm 07.27.07 Ask All Sailors 1/996 Hi, We would like to replace the shades we have on our 2001 34' Catalina. We have seen some kind ma
Pumpout deck fittings Chuck at 12:18am 07.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1388 Peggy, although they are called "deck fittings" is there any reason not to place them on the hull?
Sail Area Amir at 12:49am 07.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/797 Gents,I have a quick question. For my H336 1995, I am looking to change the main sail. My curren
PotaPotti replacement Chuck at 1:50am 07.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1229 Has anyone replaced the PortaPotti in a h23.5 with a pump out model or real head/holding tank? Why i
430 mail sail jaming larryshook@juno.com at 2:09am 07.28.07 Big Boats 1/969 The main sail on my B'R Mast jammed when trying to lower the sail. the top car was jammed and would
Mast Halyard Exit Plate Capt. Mack at 2:51am 07.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1775 I've got an '89 Hunter 27, (Actually it's THE 27 shown in the old Ad photo), It's got the fractional
Chart Plotter Chip Upper Miss PGUTIERREZ at 3:13am 07.28.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1351 I have 2002 vintage Raytheon RC 530 chart plotter with "C net" navigation chip. Have Lake Michigan
Model of the Ronco holding tank for a Hunter 42 Utta at 5:46am 07.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1613 Hi,In going through the archives, I found a number of references to Ronco 35 gal. holding tanks fo
Hunter 260 Pumpout George H260 at 6:10am 07.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1028 From time to time, I use a pumpout where the attendant does not have the pumpout adapter to fit my b
Yamaha 8, high thrust, NO STEERING? Mergatroid at 8:45am 07.28.07 Smaller Boats 4/1169 Just bought a h26 with a 2006 Yamaha 8hp, high thrust with throttle controls near the starboard ster
5411 desil, no water out eehaust losciale1 at 9:26am 07.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1039 disconected output side of my raw water pump to see if i was sending water to the engine and i am. M
Disel Genset Capn Ron at 9:28am 07.28.07 Bigger Boats 2/1297 Planning to purchase and install genset in a 34. Would like any helpful tips and ideas on installati
Yamaha 8hp, Will Not Steer ! Mergatroid at 10:34am 07.28.07 Ask All Sailors 4/3512 Just bought a h26 with a 2006 Yamaha 8hp, high thrust with throttle controls near the starboard ster
daysailer draft melanie at 11:31am 07.28.07 Day Sailers 2/1187 Hi,I'm new to the day sailer and am curious as to draft with board down. ThanksMelanie
Loose rub strip tacojohnston at 11:10am 07.28.07 Big Boats 0/886 Just put my boat on a truck from San Diego to the North West. When I went for my first sea trial my

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Insight on sail condition rgranger at 5:29am 10.11.21 Well it worked just fine for me....:beer:
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 4:39am 10.11.21 Resurrecting this old thread here.... Matt, did you complete the install? How did it go? Any unfor
Can't find the intake water strainer All U Get at 1:54am 10.11.21 I use a zip tie on new impellers to squeeze the rubber vanes in one direction. Then I use the glyce
Can't find the intake water strainer Hayden Watson at 11:43pm 10.10.21 Wow, that is one sad impeller. I have seen them with 1 or 2 broken vanes but never all of them. As
New bilge pump Benny17441 at 8:48pm 10.10.21 This may sound illogical but a smaller 500 GPH will discharge the incidental water in your bilge jus
Diesel Fueling Question Benny17441 at 8:28pm 10.10.21 Fuel tank vent should not be obstructed by any device including a tank whistle. We track our fue
Hunter 280 named Prometheus Ralph Johnstone at 8:03pm 10.10.21 Congratulations on the new purchase. ything right, right from the get go.
Insight on sail condition Joe at 7:41pm 10.10.21 picture. First: The connection should be to the second hank from top, not the top one/headboard
Diesel Fueling Question sail sfbay at 6:41pm 10.10.21 Ditto Tom J.......have absorbent pad at the vent outlet and deck fill. Fill slowly to avoid the risk
Can't find the intake water strainer Davidasailor26 at 5:35pm 10.10.21 I usually put just a little soapy water in the pump housing after installing the impeller, just to g
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Jaxn at 5:27pm 10.10.21 Do you still have this? And are you willing to box it and ship to Tennessee?
Can't find the intake water strainer (6) nbraasch at 4:53pm 10.10.21 It was the impeller - what I thought was the pump was the exchanger, which explains the rubber on th
Insight on sail condition (2) rgranger at 4:17pm 10.10.21 Pay the little bit extra for the second set of reef points. It looks like you have a hanked on head
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? rgranger at 4:02pm 10.10.21 :plus:
Diesel Fueling Question RoyS at 3:28pm 10.10.21 Should not be fuel in the vent line. Vent hose should raise up immediately after exiting the tank. F
Insight on sail condition Kingjim91 at 3:01pm 10.10.21 Welcome to the world of sailing! Having new sails made isn't as easy as it may seem! You will fin
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? Siamese at 3:01pm 10.10.21 Agree that 4000/4200 would be the right choice. Also agree that removing all the old caulk, and rem
Insight on sail condition Siamese at 2:56pm 10.10.21 They're shot. Replace them.
Insight on sail condition Scott T-Bird at 2:45pm 10.10.21 Welcome to the world of sailing! Having new sails made isn't as easy as it may seem! You will find
New bilge pump Davidasailor26 at 2:30pm 10.10.21 Below is the old bilge pump. Barely enough room for a Q-Tip between the sides of the bilge and the

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