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selecting an outboard - 15" or 20" shaft? joe lea at 5:39am 04.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4774 I've got my eye on a new Yamaha 4 stroke 8hp for my Macgregor 25. Would a the model with 15" shaft b
Steaming Light Problem Sandpiper20958 at 3:54am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1562 Dear Fellow Sailors:I recently purchased a 30' Catalina. Great! However, the Steaming and Mast l
Dropping centerboard on a 26 Al Wharton at 3:21am 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 The drawings in the manual show a bolt with the nut inside the centerboard trunk. How in the world
Boom Tang!! Rick at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1292 This is not what you are thinking. When I rebuilt the boom on my 1986 C30 I had to ruin the tang at
Prop Nut Tim Pinkham at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1179 Hello All,I finally got my new prop. So I am anxious to install the new shaft and prop. My questio
216 Asymmetric sail K Floeter at 2:42am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 5/1185 Has anyone purchased a 216 aymmetric sail from Hunter? How does it work?KF
Sailing In The Rain? Bad Obsession at 2:22am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 4/1033 Usually, if I see rain moving in I bring the sails down and turn on the outboard. If you get caught
Mast Head Fly Don Guillette at 12:44am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2643 Mates: Yesterday I spoke by phone with a sailor in England (Isn't this internet amazing - years ago
Cutlass bearing Alex at 12:37am 04.02.05 Big Boats 8/1321 I just purchased an 87 Hunter Legend 37'. It surveyed fine, but was recomended to replace cutlass be
"WANTED" Cal25 Mike16341 at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1268 Still looking for a Cal25, had no idea it would be so hard to find one. Please email me at mikekilli
Water heater Terry Flanagan at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/828 I have to replace the water heater on a recently purchased 1989 Hunter 35. Does anyone have any sug
Centerboard line Al Wharton at 10:49pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1071 How do I replace the line to the centerboard. It is 10 years old and I do not trust it any longer.
Water ballast question Moon at 8:37pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1336 If water is left in the ballast tank for long periods,is there a risk of osmosis forming on the hull
Defend your Crew Robin at 6:20pm 04.01.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1379 There has been alot of talk about carrying some type of defense weapon while at sea. It is unfortuna
Help filling in some missing data Erich Neubert at 2:53pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/918 Hello, I acquired an older 21' model MacGregor circa 1969 (I think). It appears to have most of the
WHERE CAN I BUY A BIG PORTABLE GAS TANK FOR 26X FRANK SMITH at 1:16pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1005 I AM LOOKING FOR BIGGEST PORTABLE GAS TANK THE WILL FIT UNDER THE USUAL GAS TANKSTORAGE COMPARTMENT
Replace Hot Water Heater in 350 Roy at 1:05pm 04.01.05 Big Boats 3/1617 Has anyone replaced the Hotwater Heater (Tank) in the C-350?Seems like mine is leaking, very slow
Joint Venture 22 in Kansas City Jim Hiebl at 12:37pm 04.01.05 Smaller Boats 1/845 I am the "Joint Venture" guy at Lake Jococmo in Kansas City. That boat was a 1970 Columbia 21 with
M 25 "closet" removal Dulce at 12:11pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/827 I have removed the "closet" which contained the porta pottie because we never used the pottie, and m
CDI Roller Furler Jason Alexander at 11:30am 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/935 Hello,I have a Hunter 260 and I am looking at purchasing a CDI furler for my boat. I've spent a l

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Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? heritage at 4:48pm 03.26.21 Is your yanmar the version with heat exchanger and antifreeze or raw water cooled only?
Interior Veneer Wood Finish for Beneteau 43, 2008 DPW at 4:23pm 03.26.21 Thanks everyone. I will try the Aqua Buff 2000 and see how that works.
1984 Hunter 37c conversion to sloop Mikem at 4:10pm 03.26.21 Was kidding (a little). I truly do admire the 37c. To my eye, everything about it looks "right". It
If You Have an Aqua Signal Toronto Chart Table Light... FastOlson at 4:04pm 03.26.21 Thanks for the ideas and links. Since the original one uses a higher-amp halogen bulb, and and LED w
Gate Valve Tally Ho at 3:51pm 03.26.21 If it were me, I would inspect the hose very carefully (and the clamps). Squeeze the hose to check f
PSS DRIPLESS question Justin_NSA at 3:31pm 03.26.21 My LasDrop instructions said sailboats only need to vent the seal. Only higher speed stinkpots ne
PSS DRIPLESS question jonelli at 3:03pm 03.26.21 You better keep it then. All new PYI shaft seals are Vented now. Jim... No, that was my point. I p
Mark II Rudder questions... jonelli at 2:58pm 03.26.21 @jonelli Check out this thread about the noise I had from my rudder and what I found to be the cau
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 2:47pm 03.26.21 Fuses should be matched to the wire size. A 75-90 amp fuse is way too high for a 12 ga wire. The wir
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 2:34pm 03.26.21
Bottom Paint dLj at 2:29pm 03.26.21 Photos would really help. That being said, from your description I'd likely be looking at doing eith
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Don S/V ILLusion at 2:18pm 03.26.21
VHF Channels Tom J at 2:11pm 03.26.21 As I mentioned in your other post about VHF range, I like to program my radio to scan channels 16, 9
Kitchen faucet Tally Ho at 1:35pm 03.26.21 That basin wrench is a very useful tool and can save a lot of skinned up knouckles! Greg
Kitchen faucet Rich Stidger at 1:31pm 03.26.21 If it is a standard faucet like I think it is, the basin wrench pictured above should do the trick.
Kitchen faucet BobH57 at 1:31pm 03.26.21 I initially bought one of those t-handle faucet wrenches to remove the single nut mounting my old fa
Ever Given jssailem at 1:29pm 03.26.21 The images of the ships at either end of the canal anchored awaiting the opening... Looks like a tra
Kitchen faucet jssailem at 1:26pm 03.26.21 Hi @Stouthard. I see you have been a member for a while, and your boat must have triggered enough fr
Kitchen faucet Crazy Dave Condon at 1:11pm 03.26.21 Time to use the help desk, one on one. You will be talking with a former employee
Bearing wear points on catalina 250 swing keel: how to fix it Stu Jackson at 1:06pm 03.26.21 The true experts on your issue are the C25 skippers and their own forum: http://catalina-capri-25s.

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