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aft cabin cushions bryan case at 12:55pm 03.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1052 Can anyone help me out with the diminsions of the aft cabin cushions, I purchased a boat without cus
Correct prop for a 1980 Hunter 33 bryan case at 12:57pm 03.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/814 What is the correct prop size for a 1980 Hunter 33?
Raymarine S1 Autopilot Steve W at 1:30pm 03.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1195 Anyone have heavy steering problems with the subject autopilot. Mine seems to be causing this (alth
Owner's Manual for a 29.5 Hunter Sailboat Barbara Rogers at 1:28pm 03.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1928 My husband and I purchased a 1994 Hunter Sailboat. There is no Owner's Manual with it. There are s
Fiberglass crack Rick at 2:13pm 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1151 Hey gangI was doing some spring cleaning in swimbridge locker and noticed a small leak. It is wher
Fresh water leak Levin at 4:08pm 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 34/3222 Hello everyone, So I'm just back from a seven month deployment to Iraq and now I'm deep in the p
windlass?? sailboatlover at 1:16am 03.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1688 Just bought a QUICK GENIUS 600 WINDLASS on Ebay, I have a CAL34...will this type od windlass do or
Stereo Selection and Power Requirements Jim22199 at 1:07am 03.21.07 Ask All Sailors 21/4065 I am new to sailing and I am looking to put a new Stereo in my Sailboat. I have been shopping some
Nor California Hunter Owners Planning Rendezvous Stephen Dale at 12:56am 03.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/925 There are 30 Hunter owners in Nothern California currently discussing a 2007 Rendezvous. To join the
seeking advice from the chain gang Ernie at 12:17am 03.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1122 Hi all,I'm in the process of changing over to an all chain (or at least mostly chain) anchor rode.
Lifting the Cabin top KevinMc at 10:49pm 03.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1709 OK, let's begin by confessing my lack of knowledge of the proper names of various parts of a sailboa
Adding a generator Steve11027 at 10:49pm 03.20.07 Big Boats 9/1230 I am planning on adding a generator to my 426DS under the nav seat in the salon. I am interested in
Liberty Cup DVD Hugh4753 at 10:33pm 03.20.07 Big Boats 8/1265 Alan, any update on the Liberty Cup DVD's?
Keel woble Dave Teegardin at 2:40am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1354 I recently purchased a 1984 25' macGregor and the keel has approximately 2" of movement at the lower
Painting the Deck - Rasmus ddewolfe at 2:45am 03.21.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/7233 I'm thinking of painting the patterned fibreglass deck of my Rasmus.Has anyone done that with succ
Can we put a 115 VAC generator on our Yanmar 2GM? Tony Z at 2:41am 03.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2984 A thought,Can we put a 115 VAC generator on our inboard motors and make plenty of power under way
Gel Battery Charging Sea Biscuit at 5:05am 03.21.07 Smaller Boats 8/1144 Can I use an automotive charger to charge gel batteries or do I need to use something special.
222 bilge ignorance 48dodge at 3:04am 03.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1430 Well, I've had my 222 for a few months and have just started working on getting it cleaned up and re
Boom clearance on cabin top on a Mac 25 caguy at 3:36am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1047 I've noticed that the roof doesn't clear when raised while under sail all of the time. Sometimes it
replacement stove for 1980 C27 Jed Hartings at 5:06am 03.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1170 Does anyone know where I can buy a 2-burner stove to replace the original Princess Optimus stove on

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Prop Specs vmaks at 7:37am 08.25.21 These are likely Slipstream and Autostream props, for which Martec acted as a dealer. I can assure
Galled stanchion removal jdrutten at 7:30am 08.25.21 Thanks for all the suggestions. I may end up doing them all! I hadn't even considered cutting away t
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before Will Gilmore at 7:24am 08.25.21 So jealous right now. Welcome to the forums. I am looking forward to reading more about your adven
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) kloudie1 at 7:15am 08.25.21 Nut splitter? (ouch) Amazon.com: Cal-Hawk Tools Nut Splitter Tools - 2-Pc. Set : Tools & Home Impro
H31 speed control cable kloudie1 at 7:11am 08.25.21 Some only had the lower clip at the top of the tube to hold the throttle cable, and not the arm.. Pa
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 7:09am 08.25.21 sounds like a really BAD plan. a really selfish plan. There seem to be plenty of "Learn to Sail"
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) sandpiper10471 at 7:01am 08.25.21 I remember those. Mine weren't too bad, but then she was only about 10 years old when I bought her.
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 6:59am 08.25.21 Thanks for the replies. Maybe somewhere between Belleville and Kingston. The boat does have a very
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 jon hansen at 6:59am 08.25.21 sounds like a really BAD plan. a really selfish plan.
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Tedd at 6:49am 08.25.21 FWIW, here's my advice, as a self-taught sailor. I guess the first thing is that it would probably
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 MikeH at 6:35am 08.25.21 We sailed our H260 on the Maumee River near Toledo and on Lake Erie, and a river can be unforgiving.
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Gene Neill at 6:28am 08.25.21 if it were me I would add a 2nd battery, and perhaps a 12V compressor refrigerator. A fridge woul
Raw water cooling system question smokey73 at 6:23am 08.25.21 All boats "flex" to some extent. Some more than others. I can't imagine a solid pipe between the t
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 smokey73 at 6:19am 08.25.21 I don't know anything about the Ottawa River. but if it has even moderate currents I'd opt for the l
Help Identifying my Furler dlochner at 6:16am 08.25.21 Great input. Thanks to all. I am going to run the line on the port side and make the suggested adju
Help Identifying my Furler Tim Foolery at 6:13am 08.25.21 Great input. Thanks to all. I am going to run the line on the port side and make the suggested adjus
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before jon hansen at 5:54am 08.25.21 i too have a Melges scow, i do so love the ride. i like the name
Help Identifying my Furler jssailem at 5:48am 08.25.21 the line constantly comes off the barrel and fouls around the forestay. I am not sure of the manuf
H31 speed control cable (1) Flip Rutledge at 5:28am 08.25.21 197659
O'day 28 Access to FWD Shroud Padeyes & Stanchion Bolts (1) DeniseO30 at 5:25am 08.25.21 I had a Oday 30. when I saw a pad eyes it threw me then I realized you're referring to the chain p

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