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2007 Hunter 25 rudder issue Mike16400 at 3:42am 01.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/976 Has anyone figured out how to either tighten up or lift the rudder all the way up on the new 25. My
SIRIUS Antenna Carl at 3:53am 01.08.07 Big Boats 3/988 We crewed on Dejah Thoris, 1987 h40 #221 this summer. They had a nice SIRIUS sat radio setup. We n
Switch Panel BroomHilda at 4:03am 01.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1057 New to the forum....I have recently acquired a Hunter 25 in dire need of TLC. Mostly clean up and
Solar Charging Abby Normal at 4:55am 01.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1057 As part of my electrical system overhaul, I'm planning on adding a solar panel. Now the idea is, ho
teak cockpit seating slats Pat Fitzsimmons at 5:02am 01.08.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1373 I own a 1987 345 , in the cock pit there is the usual teak strips on seats. I have a few that have s
Backstay for a 26X using a 26M mast humanfish at 5:35am 01.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/888 I have just purchased and had installed a 26M rotating mast for my 26X boat. I have been told that
Xantrex XBM - Battery Monitor Review (1) Maine Sail at 5:44am 01.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1660 Hi All, I thought I'd post some thoughts of my Xantrex XBM battery monitor. After years of fiddling
27'??? sand sailor at 6:52am 01.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1014 what is the signifigance of a 27' sailboat?what rules and or regs determine this particular size is
Backstay Tension Buzz Biernacki at 6:51am 01.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1565 What is the tension supposed to be on backstay. Mine is never tight and the mast is never raked bac
Ky 170 racing E McDivitt at 6:39am 01.08.07 Day Sailers 7/1180 Count me in too. I saw your responses posted. My email address is edwinmcdivitt@bellsouth.net. I'm n
My Center Board is Stuck Scott Boggs at 6:57am 01.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1809 I recently bought a 32' O'Day with an Aft Cabin. The center board won't move. Does any body know of
Home made Galvanic Isolator Bill Roosa at 9:55pm 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 13/2703 Hi everybody. With all the power usage at the docks now-a-days the importance of a good grounding s
rudder to contoll motor Paul Wolfram at 9:34pm 12.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/857 Is there anything that I can buy so my rudder will turn the outboard motor. Back the Hunter 260 out
Refridgerator Insulation Bruce319 at 9:29pm 12.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/725 I have an O'day 27 and want to insullate the refridgerator. Has anyone open up the sides to see what
14 year old sails Atlantic alone. Kinda, sort of. (1) Big Joe at 6:54pm 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1042 This young dude is sailing alone from Gibralter to the caribbean. His Dad is following behind him in
Lowering mast ken at 10:51pm 12.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1047 On my old Catalina 22 I only needed to release the 2 forward shrouds and the forestay in order to dr
Dehler boats? R. Bounds at 10:38pm 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 1/941 Anyone familiar with the Dehler brand of boats. An old coworker has a 1986-31 footer he is wanting t
Lewmar 14st question paphman at 11:32pm 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1802 I just purchased a set of Lewmar 14 st winches for our boat. It said that they can be used with 1/4
West Marine sale of Walker Bay Dinghy NautiDuck at 12:47am 12.30.06 Ask All Sailors 18/3076 Well, my plans to build a dinghy were dashed when I measured the basement window and it is a few inc
Virginia Personal Property Tax Doug_Meyer at 12:46am 12.30.06 Ask All Sailors 17/8839 Can any of you Virginia Sailors tell me how the Commonwealth of Virginia calculates the amount of pe

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methyl hydrate rgranger at 9:15pm 05.27.21 Yo - but be aware the fumes are poisonous - use only in well ventilated spaces. Liquid fondue fue
H260 Diesel v. Outboard Tedd at 8:28pm 05.27.21 @caverun , I hadn't considered that the diesel might only be available in the fixed-keel version of
Marking anchor rode DianaOfBurlington at 8:17pm 05.27.21 Chain or line? Zip ties for the chain and I used red whipping thread on my line. Single bar is 25ft
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:10pm 05.27.21 I think the guy tied the ladder down using diagonal lashings and the ladder spun sideways in the win
prefrontal kloudie1 at 8:09pm 05.27.21 It is tough to be in a trough?
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot HMT2 at 7:57pm 05.27.21 There is not much info on what data can be shared between the two systems. Can the pilot follow a
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot (1) leo310 at 7:50pm 05.27.21 The ACU N2k is wired not a plug so all I did was cut the end off the Garmin N2k and wired it with th
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 TimFromLI at 7:32pm 05.27.21 If you have an inverter on the boat, when you select your microwave oven make sure that it is compat
Rule gusher pump Cypressman at 7:18pm 05.27.21 It is a manual.
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 7:10pm 05.27.21 Ah. Yup, seems my multimeter is only rated to 10A. I will give it a shot and see what numbers I can
Water Pump Gasket Terry Cox at 7:04pm 05.27.21 If it were my boat I would seek technical advice either from the vendor where you purchased the pump
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 7:02pm 05.27.21
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 7:02pm 05.27.21 ask the seller? Sellers are elderly and have dimentia. Sale is being handled by their children who
Replacing spreader mount on a H19-2 ChaseRokitt at 6:59pm 05.27.21
prefrontal JamesG161 at 6:49pm 05.27.21 You are in the Trough between HIGH to the North and LOW to the South. Thus the brisk PINCH. Polar
How to "back" fittings used to route halyards to the cockpit? glaufman at 6:49pm 05.27.21 PS has a great article on backing plates of various materials... I highly recommend buying G10 and b
Rule gusher pump sail sfbay at 6:42pm 05.27.21 Welcome to the forum!! There are many models (1) rule emergency gusher bilge pump - Bing - Shopping
H260 Diesel v. Outboard caverun at 6:34pm 05.27.21 I'm pretty sure the fixed keel/diesel version has more headroom in the cabin since there is no balla
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 05.27.21
Using a trolling motor on small boat Philly2DC2LBI at 6:28pm 05.27.21 Thanks WayneH - yeah, ended up with a saltwater one. The difference was like $100, figured it was wo

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