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FUEL CONSUMPTION 50hp Frank940 at 9:06pm 04.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/920 Fuel consumption on Honda 50hp @ around 2500 -3000 rpm I have two 12gal tanks anyone know the range
Mainsail rigging - 17' Malcolm Love at 8:45pm 04.25.05 Day Sailers 4/1334 I am a bluewater sailer who just purchased my first daysailer, an older 17' O'Day (probably 1973).
Mainsail slides or not Ragbagger43 at 8:22pm 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1325 Just bought an old 17' O'Day daysailer but I am a bluewater sailer with little knowledge on a daysai
Books about living aboard Jim at 2:12pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1143 There's a book that I've read reviews of but can't remember the full name and can't seem to find...
SSB Antenna Location Tom11735 at 1:54pm 04.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/795 I'm geting ready to install an SSB radio and am curious how/where others have installed antenna (as
Repairing cracks in polyethylene hull Jwudgy at 1:43pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1568 Okay, not about our sailboat, but our little Contour Cadet paddleboat (made by Contour Plastitech Pr
ooops! lost my jib halyard! smokey at 1:39pm 04.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/861 my bad.... forgot my figure eight.. etc.. etc.. and now I have to run my Jib sheet back up and over.
Boat cards? Honeyman at 1:29pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1228 You know, like business cards, except with your boat name, make, length, home port, your address/pho
SS and Damp Rid ronbreen at 1:28pm 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/969 I have noticed that when I set out a Damp Rid moisture trap, the SS in the area "rusts". This is p
Where's Bob? Jeff K at 1:28pm 04.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/793 Try bigger Submitted by Bob on 02/09/2005 at 06:08AM regarding MacGregor 26X I have a 26X with a
Seized Fasteners ronbreen at 1:18pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1062 I am running into problems with seized screws and bolts that are set into tapped surfaces including
Main Sail Gary at 12:52pm 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/900 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5 that I purchased new. I need to replace the plastic guides that are sewn
Radio interference Vinny at 12:20pm 04.25.05 Big Boats 4/1005 I just installed a new FM radio on the boat. The Adler-Barber can be heard through the speakers whe
Masthead pulleys on a 40 Vinny at 12:08pm 04.25.05 Big Boats 7/931
Repainted Oven GottaLovePets17627 at 12:08pm 04.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/890 Not too sure if the original oven was a beige that turned yellow over the years or not. The origina
Bunks or Keel, which should bear the load? autigr at 12:02pm 04.25.05 Smaller Boats 9/4395 I'm doing some badly needed trailer maintenance this spring and I noticed that one of the bunk suppo
self tending headsail Richard Johns at 11:59am 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/994 I would appreciate suggestions as to hardware and rigging to convert my roller furling headsail to a
repainting an old boat shibby at 11:44am 04.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/779 My boat is yellow. I would like to repaint it white with a LP paint. Should take off all the yello
Holding tank: pre- or post- lectra/san Rafael at 11:38am 04.25.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1355 My buddies junk has a lectra/san with no holding tank and he wants to add one. Which is best practi
Bilge Pump Help Clueless in Florida at 11:37am 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1140 I am refinishing a South Coast day sailer and need to purchase a bilge pump(s) for this. Mind you I

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Curtain Rod Alternatives? Gene Neill at 4:15pm 01.17.21 These are marketed as window curtain tracks, but they would probably work: Catalina Direct
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Tally Ho at 4:14pm 01.17.21 If it was me, I would start with the water intake and check along the way... 1) Is the thru hull cl
Odd requirement in boat insurance TimFromLI at 4:11pm 01.17.21 I assume the insurance company or the owner would go after the "commercial marine facility" or their
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back dmax at 4:09pm 01.17.21 That's not enough flow, every couple of seconds there should be a burst of water with some dribbling
What a beautiful morning- sitting on front deck soaking up sunshine in 65 degrees and listening to two neighbors mowing Tally Ho at 4:00pm 01.17.21 It was just a year ago we looked forward to our trip to the Big Island.... How times have changed i
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 3:59pm 01.17.21 My suggestion is to set up a voltmeter at the battery terminals to see actual charge voltage rather
1974 O'Day 20 project (2) YiskNie2013 at 3:59pm 01.17.21 Thanks for the reply! I have checked the deck and found a couple soft spots near and around the fron
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption SycloneDriver at 3:49pm 01.17.21 Efficiency matters to me, and I suspect many others. When I retire I won't have endless amounts of
Odd requirement in boat insurance Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 01.17.21
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 3:29pm 01.17.21 My suggestion is to set up a voltmeter at the battery terminals to see actual charge voltage rather
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum senang at 3:18pm 01.17.21 I have a 2005 Hunter 38. If you cross the North Sea you will stir up all the gunk at the bottom of t
Odd requirement in boat insurance Ralph Johnstone at 3:12pm 01.17.21 the winterizing must be done by a "commercial marine facility." OUCH ................... I can
Prada cup on TV Hunter216 at 3:08pm 01.17.21 From what I have read so far, it was the force of " landing " that caused the hole. Have seen some
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 2:40pm 01.17.21 Do you have an electric hot water heater? The smell often occurs when the anode in the electric hea
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption Benny17441 at 2:34pm 01.17.21 Seems the results were as anticipated as the larger engine will use more fuel. The measure of adeq
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries dlochner at 2:34pm 01.17.21 Do you have an electric hot water heater? The smell often occurs when the anode in the electric heat
Replacing cabin portlights with exterior plexiglass panels? michaelapk at 2:25pm 01.17.21 Thanks. Very helpful. Nice boat.
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? d-marko at 2:11pm 01.17.21 You're welcome - if you've gotten this far and then you can separate the two pieces, you should be a
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? snoopy_ at 2:01pm 01.17.21 d-marko, Thank you much, I will give it a try next Friday; next day off. I would love to get this
Anyone Remove their Hood Furler Drive Unit? d-marko at 1:58pm 01.17.21 Yes. Separating the drive unit from the foil is the key to getting enough clearance to access the tu

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