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Parts from Hurricane damaged boats ? Ron at 10:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1029 Where would I look on the web for a company that bought hurricane damaged boats for parts ? Is ther
Cleaning 216 Bill Montague at 9:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/921 HelloCurious as to what products everyone uses to clean their boats? I have my boat moored and ha
Propellor Strut Craig Warren at 11:24am 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/912 Would anyone know where to find an aftermarket propeller shaft and strut for an Oday 27, 1974 model?
sailboat hardware drdeb at 11:52am 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/837 Can anyone help me find used guardrails/pulpit for a 21' MacGregor.?/thanks.
vacation in chesapeake bay usae at 11:55am 07.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1179 I am new @ boating and this area upper/mid chesapeake bay, I am planning to take vacation in two wee
Replacing windows on a 26D lstyles at 12:38pm 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1297 I am thinking of buying a 26D and wonder how hard it is to replace the windows on either side of the
How tall can a spinnaker be for the 222 ? Chuck R at 12:01pm 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/940 I have found a Spinnaker from a 24' Neptune it is 27' tall. Since they are a billowing out type sail
BOW PULPIT CRACKS heather marie at 2:12pm 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/908 I HAVE A 97 30' CATALINA AND ABOUT 1999 I STARTED TO NOTICE CRACKS IN THE BOW PULPIT. HAS ANY ONE WI
Square-rigger question Bob at 1:42pm 07.25.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2041 This one is a little out of the ordinary, but things are a little slow here lately anyway, so here g
Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke outboard troubleshooting ecoughlin at 1:59pm 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/11704 There are lots of skilled people on this site...I have a 1997 Yamaha 4 stroke that runs like a cha
New sheets for spinnaker Seekswind at 10:18pm 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 Looking to replace the sheets on my spinnaker. Any suggestions or recommendations on what to go wit
Newbi and Spinnaker newbi Seekswind at 8:58pm 07.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/956 I was reading the spinnaker remarks last week. I am a newbie to sailing and defenitely a newbie to
Outboard popping up in reverse Rich L at 9:30pm 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 5/7294 I just changed out my prop to a 4-blade 5-pitch prop. Stock prop is a 3-blade, 7.1 pitch. It's on a
Year of manufacture Roger Moncrief at 9:57pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/994 I am looking at a 19' Macgregor that the owner claims to be a 1987 model. The pictures provided appe
Winter Outside Storage Kevin M at 10:05pm 07.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/894 Is there any value, advantages or disadvantages to shrinkwrapping your boat for outdoor winter stora
AC Circuit Breaker on 33.5 Ken Palmer at 10:08pm 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/842 There is one marina on Lake Ontario that uses Ground Interrupter circuit breakers on their main brea
liner air ted at 10:14pm 07.23.06 Big Boats 1/845 As I understand this, the Hunter is built using an inner liner that creates a space between the hull
Waterproofing External Speakers Bob at 10:40pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1368 I am going to install flush mounted cockpit speakers and have noted that the size and type available
Requirements to captain a boat pres18308 at 10:35pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1706 I am interested in taking folks out on my 27' Catalina for a fee. i.e. 4-hour sunset cruise. Has an
MYSTERY H2O LOSS Christopher Bayer at 11:20pm 07.23.06 Big Boats 1/786 Good morning fellow hunter owners. I just checked out Hunter Marine's new website. it's terrific!I

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Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? RoyS at 6:01am 07.09.21 Agree that you should get rid of that return line to the filter. Modified mine as Jake above describ
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? sailme88 at 6:01am 07.09.21 Up here we seldom see a hurricane. Usually a TD by the time it gets here. I ride a mooring that has
Anti siphon dead ends in bilge BigAce131 at 5:47am 07.09.21 sorry, it is a universal M25. I will post some pictures when I get out to her this weekend. But woul
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter RoyS at 5:44am 07.09.21 Look like studs not bolts to me.
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter Sandy Stone at 5:36am 07.09.21 What did the broken off bolts look like? Corroded? Necked down?
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Will Gilmore at 5:34am 07.09.21 What can be done about the lines to the piling, due to tidal range they are very loose any time oth
H410 Start Battery Don Lucas at 4:14am 07.09.21 I am just going to leave this thread at people should check for that wire between the alternator and
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Captain Larry-DH at 4:11am 07.09.21 What can be done about the lines to the piling, due to tidal range they are very loose any time oth
Which assender do you use ? Captain Larry-DH at 3:26am 07.09.21 Oh! You meant ascender. :facepalm: I thought this thread was about the types of boat sterns.
Which assender do you use ? jssailem at 2:58am 07.09.21
Raymarine chart plotter model numbers jssailem at 2:27am 07.09.21 The E7 series is the Element 7 series. Specifications can be found here. https://www.raymarine.com/v
Help with a spinnaker fupls at 1:09am 07.09.21 sorry, should be tfox2069 :)
Help with a spinnaker fupls at 1:08am 07.09.21 Thanks tfox2079 to find out my post in 2007. Having considered all available options, I eventually
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 11:43pm 07.08.21
H410 Start Battery (1) JamesG161 at 9:57pm 07.08.21 From your owner's manual... r making 120VAC not from the Start Battery. Since "Never mind" Bye
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? MikeHoncho at 8:59pm 07.08.21
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Michael Davis at 8:27pm 07.08.21 For regular nuts, I made my own, Me too. Mine are two different sizes. Used 1/4 in. aluminum plate
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Capt Robbie at 8:27pm 07.08.21 if a direct hit is likely, haul boat and remove sails, if staying in water, remove sails, try to ti
Which assender do you use ? All U Get at 6:54pm 07.08.21 I watched several men climbing coconut trees barefoot, no rope, using a machete to drop the coconuts
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling Dave Groshong at 6:50pm 07.08.21 As DayDreamer said, it is essential you have some tension when furling, otherwise you get the "ca

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