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Hunter 19-1 help a newb? Koltar at 3:35pm 08.06.20 Smaller Boats 22/2279 Here is a link to a sailboat that I may get to start learning. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace
Number one.....or number two? Mpoisson at 3:15pm 08.06.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1607 This may be a silly question....but, here it goes. I recently upgraded from my Catalina 27 to a 320
Alden vessels for sale on West Coast? MDane2 at 1:53pm 08.06.20 Alden General Chat 3/7386 Hi folks, My family and I have for decades dreamed of owning an Alden sailboat, and are now starting
My GPS Thinks It's Yesterday! jviss at 11:44am 08.06.20 Ask All Sailors 7/502 Sailing today I went to check the tide info on the chartplotter, and the date was 8/05/2020 - yester
WIDTH of keel C 30 MK11 Ranger_12 at 10:12am 08.06.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/461 Does anyone know the WIDTH of the fin keel for a 1988 Catalina MK11? Need to see if it will fit on
Hunter 23 Keel Cracks...? (3) stevenwp2 at 9:34am 08.06.20 Smaller Boats 9/1263 Moving forward with putting this Hunter 23 back together and found some cracks along the keel/hull j
My ideal battery charger...does it exist? LagunaJay at 8:01am 08.06.20 Ask All Sailors 5/388 It would have three inputs: 1) DC input for a solar PV array that could handle up to 40A @ 12V or 2
Keeping the engine running Captain W at 6:30am 08.06.20 Engines and Propulsion 17/1133 I have an inboard gas engine that I has been giving me troubles since commissioning this spring. At
Cradle for Hunter Legend 37 / 37.5 Marmalade at 4:07am 08.06.20 Parts Search 2/355 Looking for a storage cradle for Legend 37 or 37.5.
Outboard motor storage for dinghy Mike johansen at 9:45pm 08.05.20 Big Boats 6/2839 I have a hunter 466 trying to outfit with a dingy and outboard for use as a tender. We used to stor
New Forum Section???? ontherocks83 at 8:40pm 08.05.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/600 So I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this, but I had a thought and wanted to ask your
110VAC Outlets KZW at 7:09pm 08.05.20 Catalina 310 23/2318 Does anyone have an accurate wiring diagram for the 110 VAC in the C-310 A diagram of where the wire
Ladies night (1) Jackdaw at 5:31pm 08.05.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1023 Yesterday, Jodi and three of her sailing besties took BlueJ out for a spin. They had a great time. C
Tall Ship Sighting (3) Hunter216 at 4:33pm 08.05.20 Ask All Sailors 4/558
Mass/RI travel restrictions?!?!?!?!?! (1) ontherocks83 at 1:03pm 08.05.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1396 I just got my power and internet back after almost 24 hours due to a storm so I apologize if someone
Niagara 35 purchase Jon Elliott at 12:20pm 08.05.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1873
Whats Process (paperwork) of selling a Sailboat kmart at 12:07pm 08.05.20 Ask All Sailors 9/764 Ok.. so due to relocating to a landlocked area.. I need to sell my Pearson 10M. Plan to do try and d
Kudos to Hansen Marine Engineering and F.L. Tripp and Sons Marina jviss at 11:26am 08.05.20 Ask All Sailors 1/458 There was a thread a while back where someone was saying that Westerbeke parts availability wasn't s
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm dead again - Need help! jonelli at 10:48am 08.05.20 Ask All Sailors 26/3650 My ST4000+ head unit died again and my repair guy doesn't think it's repairable. Does anyone know of
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one YVRguy at 10:40am 08.05.20 Ask All Sailors 23/1552 Hope you can settle something between my boating partner and I. We have a large 150 genoa and a 110

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Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:53pm 04.12.24 I agree if your diesel fails an outboard could get you back over the bar to the dock in a reasonabl
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:48pm 04.12.24 Because you never want to try making a tight turn with the prop engaged. Plus, if you have to make
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dlochner at 6:43pm 04.12.24 Not sure why you say an outboard that you could turn perpendicular to length of boat would not give
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:24pm 04.12.24 Not sure why you say an outboard that you could turn perpendicular to length of boat would not give
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:13pm 04.12.24 I have handled all kinds of boats from sailboards to square rigged, full keel ships as well as smal
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer David in Sandusky at 6:00pm 04.12.24 Wow, The boat is funny on the trailer! It also appears that the boat is at an angle to the trailer.
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? DArcy at 6:00pm 04.12.24 I'm sure those are good ideas, and I do appreciate the effort. But don't forget there are 7 advanta
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? dLj at 5:07pm 04.12.24 @Ted10028 - several times I've listened to folks ask you why are you asking us things and then telli
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? kappykaplan at 4:40pm 04.12.24 Ted, I've said it before - none of us learned our small boat handling skills overnight. As others h
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? LloydB at 4:39pm 04.12.24 I agree if your diesel fails an outboard could get you back over the bar to the dock in a reasonable
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 lakesurfsailor at 4:38pm 04.12.24 The people at Harken, some of who I know and have sailed with, designed and tested this stuff and w
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Captain Larry-DH at 4:34pm 04.12.24 I'm sure those are good ideas, and I do appreciate the effort. But don't forget there are 7 advanta
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 4:17pm 04.12.24 Get a bow thruster, as DArcy recommended. Personally, I would practice, practice, practice. Learn
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Captain Larry-DH at 4:08pm 04.12.24 If your boat had an externally hung rudder and tiller steering then it could work quite nicely IF yo
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ralph Johnstone at 3:50pm 04.12.24 Perhaps if we could get a few pictures of the exterior of @Ted10028 's Yanmar 2GM20F (I'm guessing)
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: JBP-PA at 3:48pm 04.12.24 I love the "How to dock solo" threads, I always pick up a couple tips from the way other people do t
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 3:37pm 04.12.24 That sounds eerily familiar. I think in my case the engine is tight and needs some hours of run time
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:24pm 04.12.24 I have a question - why ask questions and then either ignore or argue with those who take the time t
Hull color Project_Mayhem at 3:04pm 04.12.24 The local polymer shop that I use is able to type in an RAL color and have their machine mix it. The
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Project_Mayhem at 2:57pm 04.12.24 @Ted10028 This was discussed a few weeks ago and started by you. Why are we discussing it again in a

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