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Leak From Above Sonny10775 at 9:32am 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 1/943 I have a Hunter 26.5 , last weekend, I noticed water slightly leaking in from the rear cabin roof, w
barient winch parts Jim Bessinger at 9:24am 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1161 I have a 1990 H30 that has a #17 barient single speed winch and the phoenelic black self tailing fea
outboard interferes with rudder steering Jim at 8:20am 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/975 I have a Macgregor 25. Tiller-rudder steering. Rudder seems to bend under moderate-high pressure,
Cal 28-2 "hellcloth" removal manual Rich at 7:54am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1386 Okay, I've probably gotten more serious about removing the moldy "hellcloth" liner from my 1987 Cal
Adding wheel sterring to a 25FT Macgregor wieken at 7:12am 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1687 I saw a very good setup for wheeled sterring for the 25' Macgregor at the dealer in Marina Del Ray.
additional fuel pump on my yanmar 2QM20 thoughts? Harvey at 7:01am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 14/3936 After months of persistant problems of either air in my fuel line and/or gunk getting into my diesel
Valve Cleaner Shannon at 6:52am 05.24.05 Big Boats 1/939 My Yanmar is blowing blue smoke. Based on the smoke, I assume that it is not burning diesel efficie
Puget Sounders and your zincs Seattle Scott at 6:29am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1617 One week the shaft zincs were there and the next they were both gone (with a couple of hours of hard
STRUT NEEDED Ronhas at 6:10am 05.24.05 Columbia 1/1506 I have a 1971 columbia Mark3 with a 35 hp yanmar, my strut on the shaft broke and I am having proble
Thru-Hulls Above the Waterline-All Sailors Calaloo at 6:06am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 5/3066 I am now ready to install air conditioning in my HUN 310, but when I talked with Hunter Marine about
stiff steering catalinaguy at 5:39am 05.24.05 Catalina 30 7/1993 I have made an offer on a 1988 catalina 30 that is in very good condition. The survey was good with
Shroud Tension Martin at 4:52am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1314 What is the correct tension setting for the shrouds on this boat?Thanks
Mack-Pack Rick at 4:39am 05.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/805 Has anyone had any experience with this. I have to replace both my Lazy Jacks and my sail cover and
Europe 2006? eokirie at 4:34am 05.24.05 Destinations 0/1348 Anybody considering doing this race next year? Baltimore US --> Baltimore Irelandhttp://www.ocea
OMC Saildrive maintenance manual Tomek at 4:12am 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1800 I am looking for an OMC Saildrive maintenance manual. Any suggestions where to get one. Maybe some
Electrical Panel John S at 4:11am 05.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/964 Left side of aft berth area
Manual for a Mariner Brian Cassidy at 3:44am 05.24.05 Day Sailers 0/866 Any ideas on how to secure a Mariner Manual?
Can I Paint the Carpeted Walls??? Rick at 3:39am 05.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/939 HI, all. I have an '88 H285. It has those light blue fabric walls in the V-berth, Main and Aft-cabin
CG Garbage Disposal Plan Jan at 2:58am 05.24.05 Big Boats 7/1544 Just had a courtesy inspection from the CGAux and learned that boats over 40' are now required to ha
Boat Co-Owner advice David Ochoa at 2:54am 05.24.05 Big Boats 10/1346 I moved up to an H376 last July and the sailor I sold my old boat to has approached me about wanting

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Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Captain Larry-DH at 3:09pm 03.18.21 The WiFi only models get location data from the wifi network. I'm sure you know what you meant, bu
Switching an inboard for an outboard wynkoop at 3:08pm 03.18.21 Jon- I see your Balderdash and raise you tens of thousands of miles criss crossings the oceans of t
Rebedding a toe rail (Chrysler 26) rustydusty at 2:57pm 03.18.21 The important thing is to not allow water intrusion into the deck. It's easy enough to cut drains in
Venture 22 Rescue Project RustyVenture at 2:53pm 03.18.21 What about decking inside the cabin next to the CB trunk. Is there supposed to be slatted decking?
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? NINEv2 at 2:34pm 03.18.21 Rikejr, your Samsung tablet should work fine if you use the Aqua Maps program, as I do. But I've ne
Rebedding a toe rail (Chrysler 26) sail sfbay at 2:33pm 03.18.21 My two cents is you want it to be water tight. Consider using butyl tape or Boatlife LifeCaulk as a
9.8 Tahatsu question FuzzyBadger at 2:27pm 03.18.21 In the world of sailboat auxiliary engines 9.8 hp is pretty powerful. Many sailboats do well with
Venture 22 Rescue Project wynkoop at 2:23pm 03.18.21 What about decking inside the cabin next to the CB trunk. Is there supposed to be slatted decking?
Venture 22 Rescue Project wynkoop at 2:22pm 03.18.21 I plan to redo everything with new backing plates. I was surprised to see most of cleats had no bac
9.8 Tahatsu question Johnb at 2:12pm 03.18.21 I had a Clipper Marine 23 with a 10 H.P. Honda and traveled all over the Delta many times from Stock
Engine coolant valve and water heater Scott T-Bird at 2:11pm 03.18.21 Sure is a clean engine!
Engine Raw Water Intake Hose Tom J at 2:06pm 03.18.21 I hate trying to remove and re-install those hoses. I decided to install a three way valve at the i
9.8 Tahatsu question shemandr at 1:57pm 03.18.21 In the world of sailboat auxiliary engines 9.8 hp is pretty powerful. Many sailboats do well with a
Engine Raw Water Intake Hose dlochner at 1:54pm 03.18.21 Ward, that's the one hose I've never had an issue with. I have had problems with plastic strainers o
Prop shaft zinc 321 (1) Mechone at 1:42pm 03.18.21 I wonder If there would be enough clearance to prevent my prop in the folded position from hitting
9.8 Tahatsu question FuzzyBadger at 1:33pm 03.18.21 Thanks rgranger. But what is this motor capable of?
Switching an inboard for an outboard jon hansen at 12:59pm 03.18.21 Balderdash!
9.8 Tahatsu question rgranger at 12:59pm 03.18.21 Tohatsu makes a good motor. If yours is only 2 years old... change out the spark plug, put fresh (e
Venture 22 Rescue Project rgranger at 12:57pm 03.18.21 Those prop rods go in at a 45 degree angle from the deck in front of the pop-top to under the top.
Small hole filler pilott at 12:54pm 03.18.21 JB-Weld WaterWeld epoxy putty stick is great for filling screw holes - convenient & easy to use.

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