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electric motor for tender? David at 8:18am 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1067 I have a 9'Boston Whaler Tender.Total weight of boat,passengers and gear 700 lbs.Any problem using
water temp viktor at 6:44am 07.21.06 Big Boats 3/933 Could anyone that has a water temp gauge on a 3GMF (21hp) 85 Hunter 34 please tell me what the norma
ST 50 windvane wanted. Patrick at 6:40am 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 3/935 I have an ST50 windvane that shows the wind speed and direction and is masthead mounted, that was al
Fitting a bimini to a Hunter `79 jacko9888 at 6:28am 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/801 I own a Cheribini Hunter 27 1979 vintage with the mainsheet fixed to the aft end of the boom and wan
Water in the bilge! Doug at 9:54am 07.21.06 Trailer Sailors 4/1431 My Lancer 28 is taking on water (fills the bilge in about 30 mins) and I suspect it is from the rudd
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 10:17am 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/973 I have a 2000 Honda 9.9 engine. A great motor- my most important piece of safety eqipment on board.
WINCH MOUNTING gene at 9:59am 07.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/804 WHAT IS the degree that the sheet enters your coming mounted winch on O'day 25s? I am replacing my
O'Day 192 Outboard Size?? Tim at 11:17am 07.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1459 I'm looking for guidance for the correct outboard HP for an O'day 192. The boat came with an old Jo
Pedestal Throttle Parts Island Sun at 1:12pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/811 I need Pedestal Throttle Parts for 1985 Hunter 285. The pedestal is the original and not an Edson. L
Suntan Lotion staining gelcoat HELP!! Bill at 1:09pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/9667 Whenever my crew wears suntan lotion, it turns the Gelcoat Orange wherever the suntan lotion has con
Shower track rollers rad at 11:31am 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/805 Has anybody any idea where to find replacement mini rollers for the head shower track? I am missing
Maiden voyage out of water Tommy B. at 2:11pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/923 I recently loaded my 23 hunter onto it's trailer for the first time. Following someones advice I fl
Using H22 centerboard Pete at 9:46pm 07.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/864 I'm new to sailing and in reading books on sailing they often mention adjusting the centerboard posi
H44 pointing ability Larry Jackel at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Big Boats 4/1105 Despite much tweaking, I haven't been able to get my h44 stock jib to draw properly with apparent wi
Wilcox Crittenden bawgy at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2174 Are parts still available for these heads . I just purchased a Venture 24 with one in it and when I
Throttle and shift cable failure lross83 at 10:57pm 07.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1487 Though it seems the shifter has always been on the stiff side, this year it became more and more dif
Hot Weather Poptop John S at 10:59pm 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1273 I have been getting ready for summer sailing in extremely hot weather. I wanted a poptop cover that
atachment to asymetrical spinnaker for Hunter 340 rami at 12:00am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1237 I like to add an asymetrical spinnaker to my hunter 340and need to add a bow sprit of some kind.can
Stern Rail Mounting of Tender Outboard Bruce Cutcliffe at 12:21am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1221 I would like to mount my recently purchased 4-hp Yamaha outboard on the stern rail of my O'Day 26.
Fixed Boom on C-30 Jeffg at 1:22am 07.20.06 Catalina 30 4/1795 Hi,I would like to mount a solid boom vang to my Catalina 30 and need to keep the boom from rotati

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Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 DayDreamer41 at 9:44am 07.21.21 I am pretty certain that the only time the start battery is charged is when the engine is running. T
outboard on 32 foot sailboat dlochner at 9:41am 07.21.21 If the old engine is an Atomic 4 and it can't not be economically repaired, the Beta 16 drop in repl
outboard on 32 foot sailboat dLj at 9:38am 07.21.21 My brother just put a brand new beta in his boat. It was a bigger motor as he has a bigger boat so y
outboard on 32 foot sailboat CaptainRan at 9:26am 07.21.21 While an outboard can be mounted on a boat not designed for an outboard, it will be a disappointing
Hunter 216 Furler. What should I buy? rfgeorge55 at 9:20am 07.21.21 Thanks for that quick reply. I'm just looking to replace the missing equipment, which is essentiall
outboard on 32 foot sailboat CaptainRan at 9:07am 07.21.21 I didn't even run the engine! It was just the fact that it's a two stroke that put her off. She had
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 8:59am 07.21.21 Different size engines. I have a Jump start for my 50 HP engine. Jim... OP has the same engin
Landing a sturgeon kloudie1 at 8:40am 07.21.21 We have 3 or 4 different kinds of sturgeon in Lake Pontchartrain. Some natural lake water (brackish)
Air conditioning breaker question on 456 JamesG161 at 8:35am 07.21.21 problem I don't know where to source and how to replace.mine Ok try here... Call the SBO store wi
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance Captain Larry-DH at 8:31am 07.21.21 You can also use a range/bearing line in most nav programs. I frequently use the one in my Navionic
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... kloudie1 at 8:29am 07.21.21 You can direct a garden hose into the stringer limber holes and flush them to the bilge.. Then put t
outboard on 32 foot sailboat Tedd at 8:27am 07.21.21 Try the Amsoil 100:1. Little to no smoke once the engine warms up I didn't even run the engine! It
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance Tedd at 8:25am 07.21.21 If you look at your home and you have vehicles outside that may have been in unique positions over
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 8:25am 07.21.21 The 458 will have a reset procedure if you google the manual. Most Hunter Owner Manuals can be dow
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 8:20am 07.21.21 House batteries do not normally have the Cold Crank Amps to start an engine and have a different
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15am 07.21.21 You can never eliminate any odor unless you first eliminate the source...'cuz as long as the source
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 8:14am 07.21.21 We've got the Xantrex Freedom 20 Charger/Inverter. Same here. Mine never charged the Engine Start
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 07.21.21 What if I traveled in reverse? At one point the wind kicked up so much that I went through a bridge
Landing a sturgeon rgranger at 8:08am 07.21.21 I had never seen a sturgeoun before the tail I found (see post above) washed ashore. It was the day
Sailing Hammock sail sfbay at 7:56am 07.21.21 That's how I do it with my air chair Thanks for confirming the chair name!! You can buy an "AirCha

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