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trailers for sale or rent? carliethedog at 7:20am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1005 I have a wonderful 18 foor cape dory typhoon that I trailered down to florida from charlotte, nc. W
how to identify a catalina 22 Old Salt at 6:52am 03.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1755 just purchased a catalina 22 and can not find any identifying numbers on boat.don't know the year o
Benneteau 411 Cutlas Bearing Buz Page at 6:46am 03.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1139 While on the hard this winter, I was doing prop maintenance. I noticed when I turned the prop, the
New table for my 260 #2 Reudi Ross at 6:28am 03.19.05 Smaller Boats 11/786 Here it is with the leaves up. It will slide up and down on the compression post on a nylon bushing
KEEL FLARING TO HULL KKRUGER at 6:23am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1239 I RECENTLY STRIPPED MY KEEL AND PAINTED WITH 4 COATS OF RUSTLOCK. WONDERING WHAT THE BEST PRODUCT IS
New table for my 260 Reudi Ross at 6:22am 03.19.05 Smaller Boats 4/756 Heres what I did for a replacement table. The previous owner shortened the table and modified the su
Ancient Datamarine fathometer JimG2886 at 6:18am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1636 My newly acquired boat included an antique fathometer. The only ID on the unit is Datamarine. It's
Mac 26M Checklist Nemo at 5:57am 03.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/948 While our first sailing event with Nemo 26M went fairly smooth, there were a couple things I forgot
Radar: 2KW or 4 KW? Gimballed or not? Larry Jackel at 4:45am 03.19.05 Big Boats 13/2418 I am about to add radar to my (new) H44 and I need to decide on whether to go for 2KW or 4KW. In eit
Merc 60HP Bigfoot and UFLEX B184M controller tidalwave at 4:37am 03.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1172 I have a new 2004 26M with a 60HP Merc Bigfoot. I bought a UFLEX B184M throttle controller. I went
Building a ice chest George H260 at 4:08am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1088 This is really a small boat question but maybe others have had experience with the problem of not en
beneteau 32s5 ?????? Sylvio at 3:41am 03.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1661 I'm looking onto possibly buying a 32s5, I'm looking for feedback either + or - on this model, anyth
Wheel Autopilot - Autohelm or SIMRAD machopekin at 3:23am 03.19.05 Big Boats 5/1366 When we bought our 1991 Hunter 37.5 last year, it came with a dissassembled (broken?) older Autohelm
Honda Grand Prix St. Pete anchoring restrictions gnarvaez17515 at 3:21am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1445 Does any body know of any anchoring restrictions at the South Yacht Basin, north of the Albert Whitt
Mac 26M Checklist Nemo at 3:00am 03.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/783 While our first sailing adventure with Nemo went fine for the most part, there were a couple things
Can't power up a 2GM20F Yanmar Wally at 2:43am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1037 I can't seem to power my 2GM20F beyond 2000 RPM. If going beyond 2000RPM I belch brown smoke and do
Need Help finding rubber gromments........ Bob F. at 2:30am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/906 I need to replace several of the rubber gromments that are used to cushion the cockpit locker hatche
New Folding Wheel Stekon at 2:19am 03.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1042 Ben,I am very interested in this folding wheel as it should provide better "social" room in the co
Battery replacement question! machopekin at 1:50am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1003 We have a 1991 H37.5...... with a set of 3 questionable batteries in the starboard lazarette. I am n
battery charge and hydrogen kingprawn at 12:50am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1095 How much hydrogen will a group 27 battery produce during a full changing? I need to put mine on the

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Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? (1) jssailem at 10:34pm 01.05.21 I am wondering why the batteries, the switch, and the panel are located nearly 25feet apart. granted
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Jacomo Sailor at 10:08pm 01.05.21 I used the PXR on mine when I did my lines aft project. I have two on each side just ahead of a win
why not external keel attachment? jssailem at 9:50pm 01.05.21 Welcome @themotorman. I found this site which tells us you have one of the 553 built and that there
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) HMT2 at 9:20pm 01.05.21 I have a 35 year old Yanmar, if the outdoor temperature is lower than about 50 degrees, she starts
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 01.05.21 Try turning over the engine for about 15 seconds with the stop pulled. This will get the rings oile
A blue water C22? Jacomo Sailor at 9:08pm 01.05.21 I agree, the work is beautiful but I just don't know why some people insist on trying to make a C22
Upgrading line clutches H34 pa391as at 8:18pm 01.05.21 great write-up and picture! what type of core did you find in the deck? did you need to seal the ne
What size outboard for 26c finding41 at 7:59pm 01.05.21 I have a old Johnson 7.5 extra long shaft. It works great but is a pig on fuel. Make sure what ever
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) mnmpizza at 7:59pm 01.05.21 You should also look for a slow air leak in the fuel line between the tank and high pressure pump.
Mac 19 finding41 at 7:56pm 01.05.21 Welcome! I just bought a Mac19. I haven't seen it yet as it's in Nova Scotia. I'm in Ontario. Covid1
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) BrianJ at 7:51pm 01.05.21 Here's an update since I promised to try to take over this thread. The snow stopped and the 30 degre
Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? Johnb at 7:39pm 01.05.21 I used #4 wire to run to the DC panel. This may appear over sized but 1 the drop in that section of
Hunter 34 Head Sail Mike Oldak at 7:38pm 01.05.21 Sending you a PM. I've just taken down our 135? Genoa. it is pretty well used. I had it fitted to
Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? dlochner at 7:24pm 01.05.21 In addition to reading Nigel's book, spend time on MarineHowTo.com for wiring and electrical system
H34 new deck organizer splax at 7:22pm 01.05.21 Ditto what Kloudie showed. I replaced mine port & starbord with Schaeffer 4 & 6 sheaves units looks
26X speed when loaded Jim26m at 7:20pm 01.05.21 Don't know about the 26X, but I can speak to the 26M. With only day-sailing supplies, I can get rig
New dinghy for 2-hp honda Hayden Watson at 7:15pm 01.05.21 Two of the boats I am looking at are the Highfield xxxKAM with air floor and the Highfield UL240 sin
why not external keel attachment? dlochner at 7:10pm 01.05.21
Code Zero on a Hunter 376 jssailem at 7:09pm 01.05.21 definitely it requires double-handed assistance. (by my safety threshold anyway) That is a reasona
Another gremlin (bug) with B&G Touch CP, SH GX2200, and Raymarine i70 speed display dlochner at 7:03pm 01.05.21 I called Raymarine and B&G Support separately last summer and they weren't helpful. I was expecting

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