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mooring advice please kip at 12:10pm 06.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/948 i am planning to moor my mariner at pleasant lake. I'll have to set the object to be placed on the b
buddy bearings? Jeff Prideaux at 11:51am 06.20.05 Smaller Boats 5/878 Should I pop these bearing protectors off and install "buddy bearings" in their place? I just bough
M25XP John at 11:45am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1034 HI guys new problem.I said on my last post that ive been haveing some hard starts and i though that
Vent hose behavior... Doug at 11:34am 06.20.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2503 Peggy:The vent hose on our boat has a "belly" in it between the tank and the thru-hull. I have bee
Mac 25 Roller Furler J. Barrett at 11:32am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1162 I've been looking at alot of boats with roller furlers and have a couple of questions before I inves
Chartplotter Ron10127 at 11:20am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1161 We have purchased a boat equiped with a Standard Horizon GPS Chart 400. The Mod# is CP 400. Does any
Tiller set up CJ at 10:12am 06.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/940 Does any one have any photos of their tiller/rudder joint? My 25' has 2 wood cheek plates on the si
noisy swing keel robert at 9:33am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/973 I would like just one peacefull night sleeping on my mac without hearing the swing keel banging on t
A/C Problems Randy Jarrell at 9:25am 06.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/861 Having problems with a Marine Air 16,000 BTU unit. The problem seems to be electrical in nature. Vot
Columbia 22 rigging tuning Jared at 9:01am 06.20.05 Columbia 1/2109 I'm looking for tuning specs for a 1968 c22. Anyone know where to find this information? As I unde
Where to get a joker valve Stephen OBrien at 8:55am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3053 Can anyone tell me where I can find a replacement joker valve for the head in my 1981 Hunter 27. I
Looking for Hunter 25 stem plate Michael Towers at 8:37am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/957 My 1979 Hunter 25 has a damaged stem plate (the triangular metal fitting on the bow deck). The facto
Catalina 30 Nationals in Seattle This Weekend Tim C350 April IV at 8:28am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1039 This upcoming weekend (June 25 ' 26) is the annual Catalina Regatta in Puget Sound - Shilshole Bay.
Hunter 25 sail question KennyH at 7:40am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/959 Had a nice sail on Sunday on my new to me Hunter 25 1981 model. I have a qestion on the sails. I h
Furling Headsail issues... Tim McCarty at 7:33am 06.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/947 I do love our new C-310 and the convenience of the roller furled Main, however, I wondered how to tr
Help! How to clean non-skid! Tim McCarty at 7:25am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1330 Over the years I have tried lots of things...soft scrub, roll-off, various Boat US and West Marine c
controling engine on 260 with tiller jim22191 at 7:23am 06.20.05 Smaller Boats 7/1106 I am finding it very hard to control the engine when using the tiller any ideas on how to do this ,
Bottom Painting John Radcliff at 7:16am 06.20.05 Day Sailers 2/1250 As the search function on the forum is less then stellar (Yea, I tried, but I got 0 results - When a
sail slug size? Night Sailor at 6:58am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2094 I'm going to wash the main next week, and decided while it's off the spars to add sail slugs. What s
Lights won't work John F at 5:50am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1052 I have a 1984 Catalina 22, fixed keel. I have a new battery, the cabin lights work, the VHF works, b

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Acetone a safe cleaner? Stu Jackson at 2:34pm 04.18.21 Have you noticed any deterioration of the vinyl fenders over the years ? None whatsoever. They lo
Outboard size for 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:23pm 04.18.21 The stainless steel brackets (2) which hold other motor mounts on the hunter water ballast sailboats
Marine Air Conditioner senang at 2:15pm 04.18.21 Unless you have a generator you will only run the AC when docked. Being docked the engine is not run
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? Alan Gomes at 2:15pm 04.18.21 Thanks for the break-in instructions---they are both informative and a little funny (how many 30-mi
sheave under mast plate for CB line. Crazy Dave Condon at 2:11pm 04.18.21 It was 5200 the pin was held fast with at Hunter. @rgranger is telling you correctly how to work it
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck timothy_c at 2:08pm 04.18.21 Glad you've had a good outcome from your issue. I'm looking into removing the old nylon sheave un
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck Crazy Dave Condon at 2:03pm 04.18.21 @bigchief I was involved with that design. The last person who installed the bolt mis threaded th
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? matts997 at 1:51pm 04.18.21 Thanks for the break-in instructions---they are both informative and a little funny (how many 30-min
There is one in every harbour... Rich Stidger at 1:39pm 04.18.21 We have lots of sheep in this country. They're everywhere and every bit as intelligent as this one.
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. (1) TomY at 1:07pm 04.18.21 My church.
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 04.18.21 Here is a page from the Yanmar GM Operation Manual that specifically talks about how to break in ne
cleaning a marine head (1) fred1diver at 12:07pm 04.18.21 The head is a Jabsco but not sure on the model, this is after roughly 30 minutes of hard scrubbing.
Acetone a safe cleaner? Ralph Johnstone at 12:03pm 04.18.21 I learned from a dock mate how much easier and better paint brush & roller cleaner is. Give it a tr
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck (5) bigchief at 11:54am 04.18.21 Turned out I had one bad thread on the retaining bolt, see photo. Luckily I was able to get it out u
Lubricant for impeller Justin_NSA at 11:44am 04.18.21 Anything slippery for the initial new dry start
Lubricant for impeller Sailboat.Sequoyah at 11:31am 04.18.21 I squirt in a dollop of Dawn from the galley.
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? (1) Alan Gomes at 10:50am 04.18.21 Here is a page from the Yanmar GM Operation Manual that specifically talks about how to break in new
Lubricant for impeller Parsons at 10:50am 04.18.21 @justsomeguy is right - only needs to "lubricate" until it starts pumping water. I've used just a s
Lubricant for impeller JRacer at 10:48am 04.18.21 Super Lube
Acetone a safe cleaner? Leeward Rail at 10:41am 04.18.21 No, it is the description of a product. I got mine at ACE Hasrdware in the States, Home Hardware h

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