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Building a Trailer for Oday 272 LE David Clark at 1:40am 09.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1273 I am trying to build a trailer for my Oday 272 LE.The Boat is in the Water at the moment so it is d
engine thermostat question newly anonymous at 2:13am 09.05.06 Big Boats 4/735 We had hydronic heating on our 410, but it didn't dry the cabin enough during the rainy season so we
VHF RADIO CHANNELS SINE NOMINE at 2:39am 09.05.06 Ask All Sailors 12/863 Can someone provide me with the important channels on VHF (East Coast N.E.) i.e. Coast Guard, rescue
Location of Cooling Hoses MarkC at 3:30am 09.05.06 Big Boats 15/1021 I need to replace my cooling hoses. One of the two smaller hoses at the themostat and pump has a sma
H340 Waste Pipe removal??? John T1594 at 3:23am 09.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/847 Back in July of '06 there was a thread discussion about a problem with the removal of the head waste
Replacement rear "Mattress" for 1994 Mac 26S Jeff Linehan at 3:53am 09.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/880 Just spent weekend "not-sleeping" on 12 year old stock "rear sleeping area" pad.Vowed to spend som
PARTS Gary Cripps at 3:52am 09.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/751 I still need a mast? I think I may have found one? I found a 83 Mac 25 I can buy for parts but I o
Cruiser/Racer Rig Tuning - O'Day 37 Capn Rich at 3:47am 09.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/848 *oThe O'Day manual says 1) adjust the mast rake to the factory specs and 2) tune the shrouds to ma
which Mac 26 model year is best value? tdolby2001 at 5:48am 09.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3382 I'm looking for a used Mac 26. I'm wondering which model/year is considered the best value. The Ms s
I need to make standing rig Mac at 5:39am 09.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/739 Hello, I need to make some shrouds for my Mac 25. Can I use 7x19 3/16 s.s. for this boat? I see th
Diesel Fuel...Marine vs NYSail at 5:24am 09.05.06 Ask All Sailors 38/7836 Hello allWas wondering if there is any difference between marine and auto diesel fuel.A conversat
CENTER BOARD CORKY at 5:23am 09.05.06 Smaller Boats 9/1580 Well it finally happened. The rope that lifts my center board broke this weekend. I have the boat o
Outboard vs inboard David at 6:29am 09.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1666 I currently have a 22' sailboat with an outboard.Id like to move up to a 28-30'Catalina.My wife pr
It's about the bow jerry bushee at 7:19am 09.05.06 The Cherubini Hunters 9/952 Edwardo snapped a bow line, bent the starboard bow railing and smashed up the black fiberglass "cove
Prop Shaft Seal Rob Evans at 7:55am 09.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/904 Can the prop shaft seal on a 28.5 be replaced while the boat is in the water.
ACP Problems? Kendall Jones at 8:06am 09.05.06 Day Sailers 2/1237 I've just recently purchased a hunter 170 it's brand new but a 2002 model that my dealer had. The b
steering linkage from rudder post to motor Tim2853 at 8:25am 09.05.06 Smaller Boats 3/1130 Greetings,I previously posted an inquiry regarding linkage from my rudder to the motor on my 260.
Rear bilge cracks and leaks Wayne24182 at 8:38am 09.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1142 Has anyone had a their rear bilge crack like this (see photo)? Mine did over the weekend and salt wa
May have to salvage a 299 Seidelmann due to storm Sweet Dream at 10:28am 09.05.06 Seidelmann 14/1937 Unfortunately my boat has reached about 50 feet above normal water level, on a beach as a result of
Balboa 26 Pundies at 11:10am 09.05.06 Balboa 4/7345 I was hoping to communicate with other Balboa owners. To share ideas on maintainence and repairs an

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Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption Captain Larry-DH at 5:47am 01.17.21 The 2200 will also run power HD tools (grinder, heavy duty sander, shop vac, etc). Or, in my case my
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (4) Thaniel at 5:43am 01.17.21 Big news for Saturday is that the motor now has spark! The stator came in and once installed beauti
Prada cup on TV cb32863 at 5:41am 01.17.21 Well, that was an exciting day on the water. A bit too much, no idea why American Magic tried to pul
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption kloudie1 at 5:18am 01.17.21 The new model is 2200: Honda EU2200i Model Info \| Super Quiet 2200 Watt Inverter Generator \| Honda G
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? d-marko at 4:48am 01.17.21 Good luck! Now that I think about this again you can probably just take the turnbuckle all the way
Traveler blocks (1) All U Get at 4:08am 01.17.21 What are you using them for, staysail? Main traveler. .
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue (1) All U Get at 4:05am 01.17.21 We covered our genset with a sound cover, if you still have your wallet out. .
Mast hauling fees Jimongee at 3:32am 01.17.21
Instrument Pod over Companionway Joe at 10:34pm 01.16.21 Thanks, have pulled instrument pot apart before and pieces broke, just super glued it back together
Raising boom to level Joe at 10:20pm 01.16.21 Use the mainsail halyard, it keeps it from slapping the mast that way and you can adjust the boom en
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption Ron20324 at 9:58pm 01.16.21 I did a little testing with my generators today. I ran each out of fuel and then added 10oz of fue
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? snoopy_ at 8:51pm 01.16.21 d-marko, Thank you. I reread the indicated page and will give it a try tomorrow. Snoopy
Raising boom to level weekendrken at 8:49pm 01.16.21 With the two forward controls very loose can you raise the boom by hand? You should be able to. If
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption SycloneDriver at 8:45pm 01.16.21 @SycloneDriver Have you looked into a 12v/24v generator and the possible efficiency increase by not
Installing a Visa Marine 319 MSD in a Catalina 22. Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 8:21pm 01.16.21 hi. noted at the beginning of this string that the v berth cushions were no longer in use. still.hav
What a beautiful morning- sitting on front deck soaking up sunshine in 65 degrees and listening to two neighbors mowing Kings Gambit at 7:58pm 01.16.21 Lots of boats came in today on the Isthmus side. I was monitoring the VHF and it was really hopping
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot windsurfer at 7:54pm 01.16.21 Thanks so much for the detailed advice.
What a beautiful morning- sitting on front deck soaking up sunshine in 65 degrees and listening to two neighbors mowing Alan Gomes at 7:49pm 01.16.21 Yeah. I saw that on that on windyty. I assume that you did not come with the contagion:yikes:. Bles
Masts of adjacent boats connected Kermit at 7:43pm 01.16.21 Redneck catamaran? I actually did think sorta like that.
What a beautiful morning- sitting on front deck soaking up sunshine in 65 degrees and listening to two neighbors mowing Kings Gambit at 7:36pm 01.16.21 Supposed to blow like stink on Tuesday, though! Yeah. I saw that on that on Windyty. I assume that

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