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Mileage Ken at 12:55pm 04.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1117 Just got a "new" 2002 X with a Honda BF50. I'm just wondering about what mileage to expect so I know
A thousand words (1) ex-admin at 1:57pm 04.23.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1341 Chances are, your boat looks as good now as its going to look, right? After all, you've just finishe
Pull out bunk Dave at 2:50pm 04.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1037 Over the years I know that I have seen plans for the modification of the main cabin bunk on at CAT 2
Hunter telephone update Phil Herring at 2:49pm 04.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/813 Word from Hunter: their new phone system is up now but the extentions have changed!Please follow t
23.5 vs 240 Richard at 2:16pm 04.23.06 Smaller Boats 7/931 Greetings. Can anyone point me to a resource that will compare the features of the 23.5 and 240? I'm
Specifications for the Oday 37 vguerra at 12:23pm 04.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1368
step pads, mast & bow duality at 12:17pm 04.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1141 check the archive but no results, the po changed the original step pads to a sandpaper like piece, i
cockpit drain valve David Jones at 11:37am 04.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1127 Any advice on replacing the drain valve in a 1977 Cat 22. Mine looks very rusty. How to get the old
Hows this for a boat name? (1) Homero at 5:45pm 04.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1273 Should be a name for a Transpac sled maybe.
Mixing elbow replacement Frank15180 at 3:55pm 04.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 9/1825 I will be changing the mixing elbow on my 2GM20f Yanmar. Should I replace the exhaust elbow and the
anchor light mike at 10:36pm 04.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/898 seeking info on anchor light installation for mac 26m. how is the wiring done in the mast and in the
Electrasan - Help linda1808 at 11:13pm 04.21.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3591 I have an electrasan system, with an electric head. When the head is flushed for the 5th or 6th tim
RF connection for GPS/Wind transducer cable instal Kerry13709 at 9:33pm 04.21.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1024 I just installed a Raymarine A65 GPS Chartplotter. I have it working, but did not know what to conne
Sailing to England/Ireland Christopher at 9:24pm 04.21.06 Ask All Sailors 5/971 In 3 years we plan to do the Atlantic (passage) with the goal of landing in England/Ireland. After t
Prop shaft & mast Randy Church at 8:36pm 04.21.06 Big Boats 3/1244 To all,I have found that the prop shaft for my "new" 1984 Hunter 34 is bent. Haven't started yet b
Hunter 356 shemandr at 1:09am 04.22.06 Big Boats 3/908 Does anyone know the material the keel is made of. I'm supposed to supply that infor for a PHRF han
O'Day 25 Kickup Rudder Steve Braverman at 12:07am 04.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/957 Has anyone bought one of the new kickup rudders for the 25 from Idasailor? Any thoughts?
Car Radio wiring David ONeill at 11:50pm 04.21.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1031 I just bought a radio and the wiring guide says I have a Yellow wire (+) and it shows a picture of t
HR Ramus 34.5 electrical wiring Werner at 2:47am 04.22.06 Hallberg-Rassy 4/2158 I like to find out what the two fuse boxes control, which are mounted to starboard, just when coming
stern chain plate measurement Jonathan at 4:02am 04.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/764 Could someone please give me the measurement of the distance from the stern chain plates from the po

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Need a clean SS cut Ron20324 at 8:56pm 05.13.21 You can put a metal cutting blade in a table saw, miter saw, tile cutting saw. I prefer to use a met
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack JimSails at 8:50pm 05.13.21 Where is the hole for the motor wires on your boat? Not sure if this is different on each boat. I
Anyone have any idea what these are?? Tom J at 8:07pm 05.13.21 Looks like a conversion from a hanked on jib to a jib with a luff rope, but no furling mechanism.
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? JamesG161 at 7:54pm 05.13.21 Must have been one helluva big bucket Nope it was small one. 1 pound of Steam weighed more for su
Compac 16 owner NotASailor at 7:50pm 05.13.21 Looks good. An easy way to replace carpet is to use the new carpet tiles they now sell. https:
A Global View JamesG161 at 7:49pm 05.13.21 Yes, very general. Not so fast. Just Click on the word EARTH. Then you too, can see Waves, Jet S
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom Claude L.-Auger at 7:35pm 05.13.21 Hi again Sam. To follow up on my promise of getting you the length of my 2 reefs lines, they are res
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 7:30pm 05.13.21 Based on the new CDC guidelines, masks are not required in doors, if you have been vaccinated. My wo
Water coming from head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27pm 05.13.21 The part # -74001-2852- in your first photo tells me it's a replacement motor for a Jabsco 37045, 3
DC Wiring Orbweaver at 6:32pm 05.13.21 Many thanks all! I do have the 3% and 10% charts, so I should be good. I am going to spring for a de
A Global View Will Gilmore at 6:23pm 05.13.21 Yes, very general. -Will
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 6:21pm 05.13.21 The local marine patrol found a sailboat adrift in the fog off the coast of Maine. The officer, fea
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. (1) Jops at 6:17pm 05.13.21 That is what I thought but I have this sender united that the temp gauge was connected to.
Mast/Boom Hardware Questions scottc3387 at 6:13pm 05.13.21 This won't answer all your questions, but it should be a good start. https://forums.sailboatowners.
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light BC Bernie at 5:56pm 05.13.21 I have a 2001 310 with what I assume is the original deck / steaming light combination. My mast is
Mast/Boom Hardware Questions ScubaGuy2 at 5:53pm 05.13.21 This won't answer all your questions, but it should be a good start. https://forums.sailboatowners.c
PYI Dripless shaft seal Captain Larry-DH at 5:38pm 05.13.21 Yes. Compress the bellows for a fraction of a second to let the interface get wet between the graphi
Lateral Keel Deflection shemandr at 5:36pm 05.13.21 My Mark 25 was worse. But I spent a couple of boat bucks fixing it. Yard guys said I wasted the mo
A Global View Tally Ho at 4:53pm 05.13.21 Interesting looking, but not very detailed... looks cool though. Greg
Trailering 29.5 Rick Webb at 4:37pm 05.13.21 I'll let everyone talk about taking your time and all of that stuff that if you don't already know y

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