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hull #s? Rick Donovan at 11:05pm 06.08.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1035 Recently saw a disscription of hull#s I have a Hunter25 was told that it was a 1978 now I belive
Any Experience? WINDLINE Pulpit Anchor Mount? fredsb at 11:32pm 06.08.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1065 any one use one of these guys and like them? I'm looking at the Windline railmount anchor mount for
Swim ladder Bill Perry at 11:48pm 06.08.06 Smaller Boats 1/829 Hello, I recently added a swim ladder to my 216 and I found that Windline ladders makes a teles
Frenchwoman windsurfs across Indian Ocean Franklin at 1:16am 06.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/810 That's cool. She's done the Alantic, Pacific and Indian oceans along with the Med. She is one of a
Do I get Legal help ??? ROB at 2:49am 06.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/901 Bought a used boat through broker. Boat on hard at time of sale. Contract has money in escrow to cov
Pop Top Pattern (1) John S at 2:37am 06.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/752 This is a little cude, but then so is the pop top as sewn for my Mac 26D. I measured the panels, but
Electrical problem - knot meter? wiring? battery? karen6614 at 3:13am 06.09.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1554 Hello to all!Okay...here goes! While motoring my sailboat (1977 25ft O'Day with 2002 Honda 8hp 4s
H-33 exhaust replacement Tony Z at 3:20am 06.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/841 We have an 82 Hunter 33 and the muffler/exhaust is leaking. Is this a standard part? It looks a l
Yanmar 3YM30G Engine Merrythought at 4:30am 06.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2122 I have a 2005 Catalina 320 and recently had the 50 hour checkup done. The mechanic was not able to
trying to find apart Shari at 4:17am 06.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/862 I have a 2003 Catalina 270 with a Seward water heater under the port side cockpit bench. A hose com
BBQ question jennifer at 4:04am 06.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1034 I want to buy a BBQ for my husband to mount on the railing of the boat. Does anyone know what size
Water Impeller for Renault 8HP Ned at 4:02am 06.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/960 Does anyone know where to get a new replacement water implellar for a Renault 8hp? Thanks.
Idiot lights Higgs at 6:19am 06.09.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1089 Have a new/used boat with a Yanmar 3QM30. When I turn key to on, the idiot lights for oil and charg
Loose Goose Neck, worn outhaul line. Tom Roberts at 5:39am 06.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1150 Has anyone replaced the gooseneck on the 26 D. The rivets are loose and it wobbles up and down. I
gooseneck kelownadave at 6:31am 06.09.06 Bigger Boats 2/1070 I am having trouble with the gooseneck fittings of a 1980 O'Day 28. The spars were made by SOMAT of
Shower Drain Box Roger at 7:49am 06.09.06 Big Boats 6/1182
Loose Maine Haylyard steve10959 at 8:07am 06.09.06 Big Boats 8/1009 On a day rigging the main, we had a tangle aloft when the main halyard got tangled in the lazy jack
side stays for Hunter 28.5 (bracket screws) ohpoppy at 7:59am 06.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1150 Would anyone know the best way to replace one of the 4 screws on the bracket that the 3 stays attach
operator manual Ron at 8:41am 06.09.06 Balboa 2/2240 I recently got a 18 foot Balboa sailboat and would like to find a operator manual or some manual for
Mac 25 keel bolt kit Lew Slaughter at 8:32am 06.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/916 I have to replace it again and would like a telephone number of a Mac parts place in Florida. Or th

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Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Ken Cross at 6:51am 07.03.21 There are more than 2 parts to this. Distance from the compass is also dependant on which direction.
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging ShotgunSlim at 6:49am 07.03.21 When doing line to line work, I have always used paracord on both ropes. I tie several clove hitche
Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed Siamese at 6:48am 07.03.21 Here: https://www.sailnet.com/threads/tips-for-compound-polish-wax.52772 I've used the exact method
Never say never ShotgunSlim at 6:44am 07.03.21 While you're buying your bimini, get a tiller extension as well. Nothing beats being able to scoot
1987 Catalina 22 Battery ShotgunSlim at 6:41am 07.03.21 Best bang for a buck (or a few) : Duracell Marine Deep Cycle Battery, Group size 27 - Sam's Club (s
Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. portajon at 6:39am 07.03.21 I try to stay away from ethanol in the boat motors, it can pull moisture. Never had issues in mower
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Ken Cross at 6:38am 07.03.21 I've used the same as you mention. Then I changed to a PSS. It was a pain getting the flange off to
Bleach in water tanks NYSail at 6:34am 07.03.21 If the water is coming from a reliable municipal supply, I don't think adding bleach adds much. Flu
Bleach in water tanks Ken Cross at 6:33am 07.03.21 If the water comes from a municipal supply, it may already contain chlorine. Adding more can make yo
Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. portajon at 6:27am 07.03.21 xvDT-xDcpbo
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Ken Cross at 6:25am 07.03.21 DArch has it right. Absolutely it can be spliced, but use a properly shielded splice. If you don't
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 6:24am 07.03.21 I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the h
Roller furling failure Ward H at 6:20am 07.03.21
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 5:53am 07.03.21 Wow what amazing info to wake up to! Thank you everyone for taking so much time in helping me out.
Roller furling failure sailme88 at 5:51am 07.03.21 undawg the fore hatch, release the halyard, bring the sheets forward, open the fore hatch and drop o
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Capt jgw at 5:51am 07.03.21 I've spliced transducer cables when connecting an already installed ducer to a new display head and
Bleach in water tanks Terry Cox at 5:42am 07.03.21 The first and only time I commissioned our water tanks was when we took possession from the PO in 20
Too much mast rake shemandr at 5:29am 07.03.21 When you tuned the mast, where in the range of the forestay turnbuckle (If you have one) were the th
Bleach in water tanks dlochner at 5:25am 07.03.21 If the water is coming from a reliable municipal supply, I don't think adding bleach adds much. Flus
Roller furling failure David in Sandusky at 5:23am 07.03.21 High wind sure makes everything harder! How about some detail on how the furling line came loose? T

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