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Power Mic Interferes with Wind Indicator John at 11:33am 06.07.05 Big Boats 1/905 I have an ICOM power mic on my boat.Recently I sent my RayMarine Wind indicator for repairNow wh
Anchor locker liner crack/Hunter 22 Jim W23131 at 11:29am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 2/1164 Today while cleaning out and organizing my anchor locker, I noticed a significant crack in the botto
Outboards pbcfd @comcast.net at 11:20am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 3/920 It's time for me to get a new outboard for my 1982 Hunter 25. I believe the original one is a Johns
Stern pulpit New here at 11:17am 06.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1022 Hi all,Where can I buy a stern pulpit for a Mac26S and does it constitute a good addition?Cheers
Necessity of a loop Jim Madden at 10:46am 06.07.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2810 If the head goes directly to the holding tank and the output of the tank has a Y valve to a deck pum
216 rudder Jeff Prideaux at 9:32am 06.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/947 I just purchased a used Hunter 216 and it has a bit of rudder damage. See attached photo. (A scrape
LED for breakers bill niessen at 9:20am 06.07.05 Big Boats 7/879 On my AC breaker panel the lamp for the refrigeration system is flickering. Since everthing is worki
Removing the rudder on cat 27 jimmy23191 at 9:20am 06.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1190 I am looking at removing my rudder on a 85 cat 27 so that i can get the drive shaft out but i am not
Los Coronados Islands - San Diego rfrye1 at 9:05am 06.07.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1712 Im headed down for a nite on the hook this weekend to the Los Coronados. I've never anchored there.
Any More H25 Info? Clark at 8:46am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 12/1135 I watch the forum quite a bit in hopes of learning more about the new 25 - how it sails, interior er
Washing running rigging Doug J at 8:42am 06.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/944 I've heard of washing the running rigging once a year to keep it all in good shape. Can someone tel
Dyeing a nylon spinnaker Mike at 8:34am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 1/1220 I recently acquired a spinnaker for my boat. It's used and in pretty good shape other than the color
looking for rudder Capt Greg at 8:03am 06.07.05 Columbia 9/2041 I am looking for a rudder for my 1971 26MKII. I could use demnsions if nothing else
Diesel fuel leak on Yanmar 2GM20 secretsailorsailing at 7:50am 06.07.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2018 I have an annoying fuel leak from around the fuel pump. I can't see exactly where it is leaking from
BoatLIFE Featured in Guest Expert Forum Next Week Rick D at 7:38am 06.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/945 The prople at BoatLIFE will be our forum contributors starting next Tuesday. I have used their produ
O'Day 30 centerboard and misc. parts Harold18515 at 7:17am 06.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1472 First time on this web site--any help is appreciated. Line to centerboard is frayed topside and mus
Mac Venture 74 Keel Pivot Hole Out of Round Gil at 6:56am 06.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/839 The pivot hole on our 74 Mac 25 is out of round. I am considering having a bushing made by a machine
External Fuel Tank Jacktar at 6:29am 06.07.05 Smaller Boats 2/811 We have a 2004 Nissan 4 hp outboard on our 216,which has a connection for an external fuel tank to
Wenches on Winches Phil Herring at 6:16am 06.07.05 Ask All Sailors 15/2562 I'm sure you all know Brion Toss from his books, seminars, or his recent expert forum on SailboatOwn
C320 split backstay question Ron at 6:15am 06.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1291 Since the C320 has a split backstay, am I right in assuming that if you take a tension guage reading

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Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot mdibella at 8:55am 04.16.21 If you want the polar graphs you'll need to measure your boat and run a velocity prediction program.
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot JuanMarcos at 8:45am 04.16.21 Thank you very much! How can I enter this data in an .xls file to plot it?
NEED Prop Size Dave Groshong at 8:23am 04.16.21 Here's a link to our page for both 2 blade and 3 blade https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/hpcat.php?m=
NEED Prop Size sail sfbay at 8:17am 04.16.21 Congrats on your new boat!! Just go to the Michigan sailor dealer and provide your engine and trans
A4 to M-35 on C 30 ? sail sfbay at 8:12am 04.16.21 I will also add........make sure the larger engine is maintainable, i.e., ease of access. A friend
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 7:52am 04.16.21 If you encounter the bottom as much as I do, you can make the downhaul of bungee cord. Chip V. Whe
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak Timm R Oday25 at 7:50am 04.16.21 Wow .I had no idea the bolts were that close to the bilge . Makes me wonder about my own boat now ..
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 7:49am 04.16.21 do you have a pic of the hole in your tiller? Sadly I did not take a photo of the holes in the til
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements sailme88 at 7:37am 04.16.21 My boat is slightly larger.. Ive had 8 (eight) guests aboard to motor only to an island restaurant.
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:37am 04.16.21 The most common cause is on the DC side and most multimeters are not precise enough to detect the sm
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches smo10018 at 7:30am 04.16.21 Having never drilled a hole in the boat anywhere I can't say with any level of confidence how thick
Funny Friday!!! BrianH at 7:29am 04.16.21 I know it is not Friday but I saw this on CL today... :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::fac
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements DougM at 7:20am 04.16.21 You have got to be kidding! There is no way I would even consider putting 6 people on a 30 foot boa
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 7:05am 04.16.21 It looks like the Walker Bay 8 (and 10) is still available, they have a separate site for the rigid
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:28am 04.16.21 192780
Close Call Parsons at 6:15am 04.16.21 ... storms that came across the GOM that morning. Took me a while to figure out what "GOM" meant, a
Capsized transport in GOM. Rick Webb at 6:11am 04.16.21 I'm still trying to wrap my head around how 30 to 40 foot waves can form with winds in the 70 mph r
Capsized transport in GOM. Captain Larry-DH at 6:02am 04.16.21 I'm still trying to wrap my head around how 30 to 40 foot waves can form with winds in the 70 mph r
Close Call Ron20324 at 5:56am 04.16.21
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. RoyS at 5:31am 04.16.21 Is your dock pedestal circuit breaker a GFCI type?

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