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What is standing head room in cockpit of 1998 M26X Night Sailor at 10:08am 10.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/893 I have the mast off the boat for some modifications, and decided while it's down to also do a cockpi
6 volt Ron at 9:51am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1348 What are the draw backs of using daisy chained 6 volts? Can I use my Guest shore power charger? It s
Mast Rigging Help !!!! Manuel at 9:29am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 6/990 I need help in finding a cheap place to buy the rigging stainless steel cables that hold the mast. M
Yanmar Ken at 9:28am 10.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/910 Hi, anybody using OEM filters in their Yanmar. Fram has cross referencing. I have a 28.5 with a 2G
engine Jim at 9:08am 10.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/938 Looking for info on where I can find 7hp Vire, 2 cycle gasoline engine and how much they may cost?
Name removal Ron at 7:41am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1256 A new boat (4 yrs. old) and I would like to remove old decal and rename, any suggestions on products
Bow Thrusters Brad18297 at 7:31am 10.26.04 Big Boats 20/1915 I have a 2000 410. I really could use assistance in docking this boat with Wind and Current always
thru hull transducer carl at 6:56am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1380 my thru hull depth transducer that is mounted inside the hull and sits in a small oil cup that is gl
Trailering cat 250 for first time Greg at 6:54am 10.26.04 Smaller Boats 2/902 I became the proud owner of a 2000 250K several months ago. The boat needs to get out of the cold cl
What is this stuff ... Tom Monroe at 5:18am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1232 ... all over my boat?Went to the boat Sunday, and the rigging was covered with what looked like lo
throttle on meriman pedistal chris at 4:04am 10.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1002 We have a 1982 Hunter 27 with merriman yacht specialties steering pedistal. To maintain throttle rpm
What's needed for Autohelm ST1000 install on H23 Michael Slough at 3:58am 10.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1032 I have a 1988 H23 wing keel, and would like to install an autopilot, probably ST1000, and would like
Trailer Tires Guy at 3:34am 10.26.04 Smaller Boats 6/1171 I have noticed the inside of my tires are wearing more than the rest of the tire. I guess it could b
walter V drive with MD11C p323ms at 3:28am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1861 I have a walter V drive with a MD11c engine. The coupling between the drive shaft and the transmissi
Winterizing a cold engine John T1594 at 2:54am 10.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/870 This is the first year that I will not be able to warm the engine before winterizing it. The boat (H
Standing Rigging Harpy at 2:51am 10.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1183 Anyone have any suggestions on where to purchase and/or advice installing new standing rigging on a
Storm Rebuild John Dildine at 2:48am 10.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/847 I am trying to figure out how to rebuild my 1977 Hunter 30. Need a mast, rudder repair, some standin
40.5 electrical charging questions Alan at 2:32am 10.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/763 I recently acquired a 1994 Hunter 40.5 and have been trying to figure out the electrical charging sy
design of vents for holding tank Ben Stavis at 1:54am 10.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/951 Hi Peggy,I am still planning a holding tank for my Rhodes Reliant, more enlightened by reading you
End-to-End Splice Warren M. at 12:46am 10.26.04 Ask All Sailors 12/2040 I have a Hood 810 line drive furler that is in need of a new continuous furling line. Much to my su

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Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later joker460 at 7:59pm 08.19.20 Just a thought. If there is no fuel issue as you say, then I would suspect electrical. As the engin
Jib roller furling line block Dave Groshong at 7:39pm 08.19.20 It's a common cheek block, I don't think you can get that exact one any longer, but give me a call
replacing cdi halyard Serenity on Hudson at 7:35pm 08.19.20 My internal halyard ended up at the top of the furler. No Jib for me. Forced me to try the asym spin
Sink and cook top Clive PC at 7:31pm 08.19.20 Yep, exactly what i did Ron, but i used the original stainless pin. I think i cut about 12-14 inches
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? DArcy at 7:21pm 08.19.20 Offshore racers go through this all the time. For the capability of the boat, you could point to the
How do you store HobieDog at 7:15pm 08.19.20 If I were to plumb both engines to a manifold and add an electric pump, I could pump directly into
Somes Sound On MDI HobieDog at 7:11pm 08.19.20 Wow! Have only experienced the area from land, and it's been at least a dozen years... We're doing
Sink and cook top Ron20324 at 6:53pm 08.19.20 Please shoot some pics of your table mod Sounds like what I did on my boat. I raised the table as
Sink and cook top Clive PC at 6:48pm 08.19.20 Okay i will next time I'm at the marina. Actually i have many more mods including sailing mods so ma
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Kings Gambit at 6:41pm 08.19.20 Yikes! Y'all can set sail without me in those conditions. I'm staying in my nice, cozy, safe anchor
Jib roller furling line block Ron20324 at 6:21pm 08.19.20 An older West catalog has them as Lewmar Jamming Blocks. Mine are used to free the lines from being
An invite to the GNBN - The Great Northern Boaters Net Brian D at 6:16pm 08.19.20 Thanks for the info. I will add that to my website. 0800PT is the same start time of the Baja Net on
Jib roller furling line block Davidasailor26 at 6:16pm 08.19.20
Racing on Galveston Bay (1) Bill19233 at 5:55pm 08.19.20 Me too, definitely take a Cobra if I could have just one sports car. But if I could afford both, the
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? dlochner at 5:47pm 08.19.20
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? dlochner at 5:44pm 08.19.20 Humans seem to have this innate drive to put things into boxes and categories. I've spent my profess
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? rgranger at 5:42pm 08.19.20
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Michael Davis at 5:42pm 08.19.20 Yikes! Y'all can set sail without me in those conditions. I'm staying in my nice, cozy, safe anchor
Oday 20 Center Board NYSail at 5:42pm 08.19.20
Battery Data Davidasailor26 at 5:42pm 08.19.20 +1 for the 20 hour load test as a way to get the most accurate idea of the true state of health. I u

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