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"Hunter smile" ted at 1:55am 07.05.07 Big Boats 5/5133 I took a look at an H450 last week. It was on dry storage. The keel to hull joint had some peeling a
Speed indicates zeros Pat at 11:56pm 07.04.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1174 I have the Autohelm (Raymarine)ST 50 system -wind, depth, speed, GPS, chartplotter. The speed was wo
Catalina 25 wiring diagram needed Sailorman20824 at 11:51pm 07.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2459 I have a 1980 (approximately) Catalina 25 and need a wiring diagram for the electrical system. Any
Air Filter ON A Yanmar 3GMF Joe Mullee at 11:39pm 07.04.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1109 This may bea dumb question but here goes. When I remove the cover to the air filter on the engine th
New prop Timo42 at 1:58am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/915 I have a Tohatsu 6hp 4stroke pushing my mac 22, just noticed that the propeller has a bent blade. It
Too Much Water To Sail! Abby Normal at 3:27am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1329 If any of you saw the flooding in SE Kansas on TV this week (especially Coffeyville), it's all windi
Rudder blues Tim Horvatich at 3:39am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1358 We had our own fireworks on the Fourth of July. Sailing reefed in brisk 12-20 knot winds we were ha
Good Source for Main Sails (Catalina) Bo at 2:20am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1455 Looking around the internet, the prices for new mail sails runs the full spectrum. I might consider
2007 Hunter reefing instruction Mike16400 at 2:15am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/951 Im sailing my 2007 Hunter 25 from Hyannis to Nantucket this weekend, and am not sure how the reefing
Docking and low tide 48dodge at 2:00am 07.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1150 Anyone here have experience with pluff mud and docking their boats at low tide? My question is abou
gasket or stopper for cable to keel BB16258 at 3:49am 07.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/952 I'm looking for where to find a replacment gasket that helps keep out splash while underway up thoug
Repowering 27ft Chad at 5:16am 07.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1952 I'm wondering what people are repowering the Hunter 27 that came with the Renault RC-8D engines with
Head Door Chris at 5:56am 07.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/842 In trying to get the door to the head to open completely, I think it needs trimming on the bottom.
&$!@!##! Hot Water Heater Dan at 5:58am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1510 I'm trying to get at the element of my hot water heater to replace it. It's snug and framed in unde*
PORT LIGHTS (and pic of boat) (1) SEADANCE at 4:45am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1620 Hi, Its me I found two leaky port lights yesterday during our thunderstorm that cancelled our trip
Coast Guard Authority higgs at 6:23am 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1278 There has been some discussion about what the CG can and cannot do to us and no one seemed to agree
Weak Cockpit Seat Sonny Sharpe at 6:30am 07.05.07 Smaller Boats 2/1400 The material that was fiberglassed under the port seat in the cockpit areahas turned loose. Now whe
v berth hatch leaks d ryan at 7:19am 07.05.07 Other Sailboats 4/1138 i take the hylas up and down the atlantic twice a year, 1500 miles each way. this does not include h
Drop Board Search WIlker at 7:06am 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1229 Hi. I have been searching the internet high and low for drop boards or 1/2" teak to make my own. D
O'Day 15 specs for front and side stays Brian Voke at 7:22am 07.05.07 Day Sailers 2/1250 I purchased an O'day 15 to teach my 4 kids to sail on Cape Cod and need to replace the front and re

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Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers FDL S2 at 8:29pm 09.27.21 I put exciter speakers in each corner of the cockpit of my boat: Dayton Audio - DAEX19QLP-4 Quad Fee
Fresh water pump noise ricksoth at 8:10pm 09.27.21
Help remembering small cruiser name Murgatroid at 8:07pm 09.27.21 There certainly are some interesting stories about the Flicka, but that wasn't the one I was thinki
I left the lights on (6) patrickfarley at 7:59pm 09.27.21 Simple setup. I just need to remember to turn off the lights and not kill another battery. Just goo
Fresh water pump noise Tally Ho at 7:42pm 09.27.21 Sounds a little loud, but then again, so did the water running in the sink. good news is that it ap
Furling main replacement leo310 at 7:33pm 09.27.21 Had both sails replaced by North Sails an found the performace increase by 0.5-1 kt in 10 kt winds
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? DArcy at 7:31pm 09.27.21 I'd bet you are seeing a lot of European charter boats from the Med for sale at cheaper than US mar
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? AaronD at 7:28pm 09.27.21 Does anyone have issues with Navionics (Boating app) active tracking - specifically speed (kts) mea
Water system hoses and connectors jviss at 7:24pm 09.27.21 I really like having an accumulator. I like that the pump doesn't have to run if someone rinses han
Adding kayak to sailboat SoSound at 7:18pm 09.27.21 We have the same carriers and have used them with the Pelican kayaks that we got from Costco, and no
Adding kayak to sailboat (1) DArcy at 7:16pm 09.27.21 Looks good, let us know how it works out John, I may get a set of holders like that. I currently hav
I left the lights on jviss at 7:12pm 09.27.21 I also use an inverter to...charge the phone. It would be much more efficient to use a 12VDC phone
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank sesmith at 7:02pm 09.27.21 I'm more or less and every other year joker valve replacer. Concerning throwing away perfectly good
Found out why my alternator wasn't putting out current ... DArcy at 7:02pm 09.27.21 A flakey connection might cause the diodes to fail. If There was current flowing and then the cable
I left the lights on patrickfarley at 7:00pm 09.27.21 This is the McGregor 25. I powered the boat lights bilge pump fans and interior LED lights. I also
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Tally Ho at 7:00pm 09.27.21 From a non-engineer, and a Raritan manual PHII user in fresh Lake Michigan water, I replace my joker
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? (1) Two Sails at 6:41pm 09.27.21 Does anyone have issues with Navionics (Boating app) active tracking - specifically speed (kts) meas
Adding kayak to sailboat Hello Below at 6:25pm 09.27.21 Nicely colour coordinated John. :) I frequently see those racks used on both motor vessels and sail
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new Rick D at 6:25pm 09.27.21 Does anyone know what the 40.5 Legend sold for new, back in 1994? I'm trying to identify the depre
Adding kayak to sailboat sail sfbay at 6:13pm 09.27.21 Nice and built-in ballast while on a starboard tack!!

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