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H34 Currently Crossing The Atlantic Joe Mullee at 1:10pm 06.20.07 Ask All Sailors 15/2772 Richard Bennett, who has posted on this site in the past, is currently crossing the Atlantic in his
Finished the A/C installation tcbro at 9:43pm 06.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/971 Installed a 16,700 BTU reverse cycle A/C in my '92 H33.5. I installed the compressor on a shelf I bu
Fuel Tank Hold Down Ken at 10:01pm 06.18.07 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1077 I am replacing the aluminum fuel tank on my 1980 Hunter 33. The original tank hold down was a stainl
Nothing's ever easy on a boat Ben16737 at 11:43pm 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1533 I need some advice from you experienced folks. I finally changed the name on my boat. Took some re
Damper Plate Scott at 10:57pm 06.18.07 Big Boats 4/1792 2002 Catalina 34 MkII, M35B, After having a power boaters 3/4 inch line rap around my prop and stall
Blocks for an asymetric Seekswind at 10:51pm 06.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/857 I am interest in putting in some blocks for my asymetric. I was thinking of attaching them to the b
Jabsco Problems Ken at 10:39pm 06.18.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1355 Peggy, I should have listened to your advice. Lots of factors, the big one being the budget at the
Toggle Switch Covers Waldo Emerson at 10:31pm 06.18.07 Big Boats 4/1055 Looking for toggle switch covers for Yanmar--55HP control panel.
Manuals and Schematics - US Spars jao1972 at 11:56pm 06.18.07 Smaller Boats 1/1066 I recently talked with Mike at Hunter, and he recommended that I check out this website for boom and
Dacron Sails Ron10127 at 12:51am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1603 If a person is having a dacron sail built,is there an advantage to having it built as a tri or bi or
Found a bimini for the Mac 25, now what? caguy at 1:26am 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1119 I found a bimini in my dads attic. Its in brand new condition and fits the Mac25 perfectly. The ques
PIrates ARRRRRRRRRRRG Mark at 1:31am 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/810 Has anyone set up a pirate treasure hunt with thier kids on a sailboat. Just looking for ideas.
New dealership! artalv at 1:28am 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1329 Remember me?, I posted Recommendations for a new 26M a short time ago.I just retired from the compu
o allied barbour or norcold? mikerappold at 1:56am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1354 having to replace our refrigeration, looking for comments regarding the two systems and pros and con*
Nylon rode deterioration Bob f at 2:54am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1157 What should I expect to be the useful life of 3-strand nylon rode? I probably anchor out 5-10 nites
Pointing George Lewis at 3:19am 06.19.07 Big Boats 9/1244 I have an 83 Hunter 34. It doesn't point well upwind- lucky if I'm 50 degrees off the wind. I'm gu
SANDPIPER 565 PORTSMAOUTH YARDSTICK DAVID NEWING at 5:21am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 1/1349 I am in the Sailing Committee of the Gatineau River Yacht Club, Quebec. We have a fleet of Sandpiper
Looking for my haydencjones at 11:50pm 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1168 My wife and I are retiring to Syracuse NY (don't ask) in a year or two and I am going to put a boat
universal diesel engines geoff16655 at 5:31am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2903 Is there any current or archived info available on specific age-related problems with Universal engi
Bavaria Destinations? Bavaria 38E Owner at 6:51am 06.19.07 Bavaria 0/1623 Bavaria Owners,I'd like to discuss how and where you all have sailed your Bavaria yachts, under wh

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411 Leaking Port Lights sail sfbay at 1:33pm 10.11.21 Please post what the leak path was and solution to mitigate it.
Hunter 260 Price Data (2021) sail sfbay at 1:10pm 10.11.21 Do the selling price data factor in trailers since they are relatively expensive and necessary, if r
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? dmax at 12:47pm 10.11.21 Given the corrosion that occurred, do you think it would be worthwhile to attach a zinc to the strut
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? dmax at 12:28pm 10.11.21 I think the tank will have to come out to access the strut bolts - I just removed my tank last weeke
411 Leaking Port Lights Jefffors at 12:21pm 10.11.21 Per this Lewmar article My hatch/portlight is leaking. What should I do? \| Lewmar: It is important
Diesel Fueling Question sail sfbay at 12:19pm 10.11.21 Also have a fuel gauge in the cockpit but cannot see it when fueling AND since I am just topping off
Towing lestersails at 12:18pm 10.11.21 You should be fine. I used to tow a 1995 Macgregor 26S with a 1995 Mitsubishi Delica, which has sim
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 12:15pm 10.11.21 If the old one is still good why not keep new as spare? Good to know replacements are available. Wh
Towing Tedd at 11:59am 10.11.21 You should be fine. I used to tow a 1995 Macgregor 26S with a 1995 Mitsubishi Delica, which has simi
Insight on sail condition Kingjim91 at 11:46am 10.11.21 Well, true ... you can make it as easy as you like if you ignore all the options made by the full v
O'Day 40 - Battery setup- what are you using? Richard19068 at 11:30am 10.11.21 Wow. That's a big step up from your two gp27's. Besides the solar are you going to need to otherwi
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? jeepbluetj at 11:09am 10.11.21 4000UV would be better than 4200 in locations that are exposed to sunlight.
Diesel Fueling Question Tom J at 10:53am 10.11.21 Interesting. I assumed everyone had a gauge. Mine is on the top of the tank with a sight hole thru
411 Leaking Port Lights sail sfbay at 10:50am 10.11.21 Per this Lewmar article My hatch/portlight is leaking. What should I do? \| Lewmar: It is important t
Best Fill for Drill and Tap Hello Below at 10:00am 10.11.21 I applaud your persistence and also for regularly updating this post with your progress. Thank you.
autopilot install on an H280 BOSSailor at 9:56am 10.11.21 The price was a little tough to swallow but when I looked at just replacing the wheel drive for $600
Towing Justin_NSA at 9:50am 10.11.21 You'll do fine to the ramp and back. People have launched more with less. My 11000 lb boat far exce
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 9:41am 10.11.21 I just installed an EV-100 in my 1990 30-2. I have a regular pedestal so I didn't have to worry abo
Enhance or replace the O/B motor lift? (1) RussC at 9:32am 10.11.21 One of my better ideas was installing this on my lift. just replace the latch bar on yours with one
autopilot install on an H280 BOSSailor at 9:21am 10.11.21 I just installed an EV-100 in my 1990 30-2. I have a regular pedestal so I didn't have to worry abou

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