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Need crew capacity specification - 1984 C27 waclancy at 12:40pm 03.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/4130 I'm trying to locate / confirm the crew capacity of my boat - a 1984 C27. I've looked in the Catalin
battery for 356 john at 1:35pm 03.26.07 Big Boats 4/849 The boat is 1 hr away and i need info on battery for the 356, can anyone give the size I need thanks
OEM Zephyr Saildrive Mark at 1:10pm 03.26.07 Other Sailboats 6/1169 Has anyone installed a Zephyr Saildrive on an E25, or any Ericson, for that matter. I've got one and
Removing painted name John F at 1:10pm 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1116 I want to remove the painted name of my newly purchased boat and replace it with the new name. What
Water Tank Lauren Belle at 2:26pm 03.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/885 During a spring clean-up of the V berth the floor (sole) over the water tank had been ripped from it
DRIVE SHAFT PACKING laheze at 3:58pm 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 11/3245 I have a 1991 Hunter 30. I need to replace ? or add packing to the drive shaft exiting the boat bott
inflatable valves smitroe at 10:52pm 03.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/989 does anyone know where I can get valves for my 1985 Avon - "redstart" inflatable ? its the tender fo
Alternator Replacement chief14326 at 10:41pm 03.24.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1714 I had posted a few months back about replacing my alternator on a 89 Cat 30 with a Universal M25XP e
Salvage Boat?? Robert at 12:41am 03.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1084 I'm considering purchasing a Catalina 320, and have the opportunty to purchase a 1998 model, that wa
Transom Installation of Swim Ladder LordNelson at 1:26am 03.25.07 Day Sailers 3/1616 I would like to install a swim ladder on the transom of my 1974 O day 20. The transom is hollow fibe
NEW ALUMINUM TRAILERS (1) You Yours at 2:04am 03.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/796
Autopilot woes... Levin at 2:50am 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1704 Hello again everyone... Ok now it should become apparent that one of my major tasks after gettin
How tight should the cable be for Merrigan Carl12422 at 6:43am 03.25.07 Big Boats 4/960 steering on a 85 Hunter 34 and what would be a good lubicant also.Fred ???Thanks
Roll and Tip results (1) Tim R. at 6:28am 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1253 For those who want to paint their boat. This is a photo of my boom that I just finished applying th
Toe Rail Needed: Goiot 811 (old style) (1) JR Rowell at 6:19am 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1775 I need a 16.5 foot section of the old style Goiot 811 aluminum toerail taken off a salvaged boat, re
Wine Rack and Head Light Greg W at 5:26am 03.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 I recently purchased a 1983 H31. When I am looking at the left side of the chart table, I see a win
Question for Rick Dinion-Hunter 40.5 Capn Grumpy at 4:37am 03.25.07 Big Boats 2/929 Rick-I found your holding tank replacement project in the photo archives. I just ordered our new t
Water in Transom (sorry misspelled last time) Madelon at 4:21am 03.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1025 I removed the rubber transom pad where the engine mounts in my Mac 26S (1994) and after a while foun
mast bracket jimforest at 4:16am 03.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1277 Another question: (I really appreciate previous answers!) My mast does not have the square end brack
Outhaul Peter Bothner at 9:43am 03.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1262 Where can I find instructions for rigging the outhaul line on my 27' Hunter. Found a single block a

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Fuel delivery issue Richard19068 at 5:54pm 09.05.21 What turns on (what am I hearing) when the key is turned to position 1? Is there anything between
Now have name on boat patbratton at 5:50pm 09.05.21
Sailboat as 'investment"??? (1) Mr. Dave at 5:47pm 09.05.21 Last week after our local hurricane remnant floods (pre Ida), my daughter and I salvaged a perfectly
Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 5:34pm 09.05.21 Raising or lowering the ball a couple of inches has approximately 0.001% effect on the weight. Raisi
Catalina 22 Swing Keel (1) Eleven at 5:30pm 09.05.21 Thanks for all your help, I have found one.
Looking for a swing keel (1) Eleven at 5:28pm 09.05.21 Thanks to all your awesome help, I have found one. The gentleman referred in the post below indeed h
Fuel delivery issue Stu Jackson at 5:00pm 09.05.21 One more possible culprit: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvation and Th
Awwww, Nuts!!! Don S/V ILLusion at 4:45pm 09.05.21 Ask the guy to have it fixed or replaced. Unhelpful suggestion - never loan a boat to anyone.
Awwww, Nuts!!! MikeHoncho at 4:45pm 09.05.21 Figure out the cost and inform the seasoned sailor of the total for 1/2 unless there was specific di
Fuel delivery issue Johnb at 4:40pm 09.05.21 Tell the make and model of your engine.
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE BALLAST IS MADE OF heritage at 4:38pm 09.05.21 The keel bolts screw into iron keels and be easily replaced.
Now have name on boat shemandr at 4:26pm 09.05.21 Considering that we spent at least $200 dollars on custom made decals 30 years ago, you might want y
H34 Lazy jacks MikeHoncho at 4:25pm 09.05.21 I designed and installed mine on my H30. One thing I did not account for is when I bring them down t
Now have name on boat MikeHoncho at 4:22pm 09.05.21
Dehler 34 Holding Tank dlochner at 3:56pm 09.05.21 It seems to be a rather small holding tank. The notes say it can be used 8 times before emptying. In
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) Rabe at 3:49pm 09.05.21 Bevels should be about 12 - 14 times skin thickness. Top skin is likely about 1/4 inch. Therefore
sailboat refrigerator units DeniseO30 at 1:44pm 09.05.21 The heat generated IE removed is only in the 300 600 btuh range so it's not a whole lot of heat my c
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) eherlihy at 1:16pm 09.05.21 https://www.memesmonkey.com/images/memesmonkey/dc/dc117978e86669c7fba7c7bd14f8c594.jpeg
H41 losing coolant somewhere senang at 1:06pm 09.05.21
sailboat refrigerator units senang at 12:54pm 09.05.21 On our 2005 Hunter38 we have a fridge and a freezer from Novakool installed by the Hunter factory. T

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