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tiller/motor control arm Mike Wingfield at 6:50pm 11.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1382 Does anyone know a good way to connect the motor to the tiller, so you can steer the motor using the
Sailboat partnerships apilling at 1:58pm 11.17.05 Ask All Sailors 3/952 Hello everyone,I am wondering if anyone here has personal experience with buying a boat with frien
GPS and Macintosh bruce little at 1:50pm 11.17.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1280 Have been told the Garmin handheld/portable GPSs (76 and 76C) are not caompatible with a macintosh c
Water leak at bow Dave Amspacher at 1:06pm 11.17.05 Big Boats 7/1141 Recently during some heavey rains we discovered water leaking into the v-berth just aft of the ancho
Macgregor 26 S centerboard downhaul or gravity ? Michael15827 at 1:06pm 11.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3456 Dear Brethren of the seas, if you could lend your expertise on these questions:(1)My Mac 26 S has
Safe angle of heel PMCITGuy at 12:14pm 11.17.05 Day Sailers 5/5051 Forgive me for what's probably a stupid question, but as a brand new sailor, can anyone give me an i
Big Sarasota Pass Benny at 11:36am 11.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/988 Could any sailor provide the current conditions for the entry through the Big Sarasota Pass. I'm lo
Fuel Usage Hunter 380 Bill Saint at 11:17am 11.17.05 Big Boats 4/994 Does anyone have an estimate of fuel usage per hour for the Hunter 380? I have a 2000 model.Thank
CREW TRAVEL ADVENTURE FRED HUMPHREY at 10:34am 11.17.05 Destinations 2/1650 HAVE A CAL 39 WILL BE TAKING HER ALONG THE COAST TO SAINT PETTERSBURG FLA. LEAVING FIRST OF YEAR. WI
Small Bavaria Recommendation brian20169 at 10:02am 11.17.05 Bavaria 7/3118 Am beginning the process of acquisition of a new boat and the Bavaria 30 is on my list. There are no
sailing stories or nitemares Denise, hunter 23 at 9:46am 11.17.05 Smaller Boats 28/1653 Since many of us won't be sailing til spring. wouldn't this be a great time for some great yarns?
Universal Air Filter skipper737 at 9:24am 11.17.05 Catalina 30 1/1398 Anyone know where I can get a new air filter for the Universal M-25xp. Thanks. John
yanmar 100 on new beneteau 473 R. Frank at 9:20am 11.17.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1169 Does anyone know what the real trade-off of chosing a 100 hp yanmar for a Beneteau 473 instead of a
Cushions skipper737 at 9:13am 11.17.05 Catalina 30 1/1212 I would like to replace all of the interior cushions in my 89 Catalina 30. Any advise on where to h
Three blade prop Brad Bock at 8:46am 11.17.05 Columbia 3/1599 I just purchased an 8.3 columbia, which has a 2GM Yanmar. It is probably a re-fit. the survey said
Missen sail for 1975 41' Glufstar Ketch Alan Chipetine at 7:48am 11.17.05 Other Sailboats 5/1266 I need to replace my original mizzen sail on a 1975 Gulfstar ketch. Does anyone have any recommenda
Next boat an O'Day 222 ??? PY charlie at 7:30am 11.17.05 Trailer Sailors 7/1750 Hello everyone.This comming summer I expect to sell my power boat and go back to my sailing roots.
Ericson for sale 1969 30' dblake05 at 7:03am 11.17.05 Other Sailboats 0/1656 I have a beautiful 1969 Ericson 30 for sale. It's in Richmond at Marina Bay Harbor if anyone is inte
Significance of PHRF ratings ? sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:47am 11.17.05 Ask All Sailors 23/8088 Where are libraries when you need them? I guess thats why im here. Anyway, im thinking that i will
Water tank drain? Tex22680 at 5:41am 11.17.05 Seidelmann 6/1431 Does anyone know if there is any way to drain the water tank on an S25 (1979 model if that even matt

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Refinishing Tiller Handle rgranger at 7:43am 11.16.20 Practical Sailor has several reviews on the subject https://www.practical-sailor.com/uncategorized/
Refinishing Tiller Handle Justin_NSA at 7:43am 11.16.20 Be sure to get a tiller cover on it when you're done. The easiest and cheapest protection you can bu
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 7:39am 11.16.20 senang...............never did yet.
Refinishing Tiller Handle jssailem at 7:39am 11.16.20 I'd like a high gloss finish that doesn't require a lot of maintenance. Ah... The Holy Grail of wo
Wiring b.needalman at 7:35am 11.16.20 1. Invest in a descent ratcheting crimper. You CANNOT make a crimp that will stand up to the marine
Mac 26s wiring questions... Justin_NSA at 7:32am 11.16.20 Thanks for your response.... I'll check out the wiring things you've incorporated... Time to jump
First Sailboat Kings Gambit at 7:31am 11.16.20 ... the success of cruising is in the experience of knowing destinations. So I suggest looking for
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 7:31am 11.16.20 I just replaced all my deck fills - you need to borrow or buy a moisture meter (cheapest is Ryobi at
Source for brackets to mount poptop bows for 1985 MAC 25 finding41 at 7:25am 11.16.20 Those are the same thing as Stainless steel U type pipe bracket pipe holder Non-contacting part Sta
First Sailboat Kings Gambit at 7:22am 11.16.20
Mac 26s wiring questions... Grace Note at 7:22am 11.16.20 Thanks for your response.... I'll check out the wiring things you've incorporated... Time to jump
Refinishing Tiller Handle shank at 7:21am 11.16.20 Thanks. I was leaning toward Cetol. Ideally I would like to match the small amount of teak trim alr
First Sailboat shemandr at 7:18am 11.16.20 As a former owner of a H356 I can recommend it for your purposes. In my opinion, while ASA lessons
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why Panera at 7:16am 11.16.20 I have used Loong Sails for both my O'Day 25 and Hunter 280. Extremely pleased with product, cost a
Coupling back on prop shaft Justin_NSA at 7:15am 11.16.20 Definitely read the Mainesail article mentioned above. Now is the time to pull the shaft and have
Propane heater Hayden Watson at 7:13am 11.16.20 I can attest to that and was very surprised that Mahalo even featured a heated toilet seat:biggrin:
First Sailboat jssailem at 7:09am 11.16.20 The charter idea is a great one. Under the current limitations the governments are doing to try and
Refinishing Tiller Handle kloudie1 at 7:09am 11.16.20 For the longest lasting shine, Cetol probably is best, and easy to maintain.. Some folks don't like
Unknown Bristol Herreschoff? A6C5O7 at 7:09am 11.16.20 Yah i totally agree. Ive been watching this ad for the last 8 months and it was originally 15k. Thro
Hot restarts Scott T-Bird at 7:04am 11.16.20 I think I found the issue. A multi pin connector for the wiring harness had some corrosion inside.

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