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Motor on a 170 Geo at 11:10pm 01.20.05 Day Sailers 6/1291 I am hesitant to add a motor to my 170. I'm looking for opinions on this issue from those who have o
Blue Water Sailing School in Fr. Lauderdale Michael Mangione at 10:21pm 01.20.05 Ask All Sailors 0/961 My wife and I just completed a 7 day 6 night school with Blue Water Sailing School in Fort Lauderdal
Thru-hull tapered wood plugs John Arvidson at 2:00pm 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1731 Could anyone tell me the sizes and quantity of thru-hull tapered wood plugs I need for my Hunter 31?
Air Head Rodney Sheaffer at 1:32pm 01.20.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1244 I have a 28 O-day am thinking of replacing the Head with an Air Head toilet. Any Pros or Coms.
Locating a depth finder transducer on Wing Keel Ole RB at 1:08pm 01.20.05 Smaller Boats 5/1314 I'll be installing a depth finder relatively soon and would like to know the best location for the t
Feathering Prop Installed John Richard at 11:28am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1116 I had Jack's Place hauled today to install a new Max-Prop three blade feathering propeller. After g
Leather Steering Wrap for Catalina 310 David Harcourt at 9:46am 01.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1364 I am looking to purchase a leather steering wrap for a 32 inch Destroyer wheel. Any advice as where
B Gary at 9:14am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1228 84' H31Trying to learn more about the advantages/disadvantages of the B
Help......OT new2sail23 at 9:09am 01.20.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1206 I need something that has to do with a boat that rhymes with "name"......Long storyThanx!
prop shaft replacement Bob at 8:45am 01.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1150 I have a '88 30T with a Yanmar 18HP diesel. I had a noise during motoring when I purchased the boat.
why rev. the engine? Al9586 at 7:52am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1173 My Yanmar diesel owner's manual says to rev the engine before shutting it down. Why? Does anybody
Any B343 Owners? George Liu at 7:38am 01.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/899 This year Beneteau introduced B343, replacing B331. And there is very little information about this
Rigging Requirements for an APC Roberto20012 at 6:18am 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1043 Hi,I have a 1988 Catalina 27 standard rig and am considering an APC. I looked on the Doyle site bu
Carpeting interior Dave at 5:41am 01.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/954 We are toying around with the idea of carpeting over the interior teak. The teak is pretty shot, a
loose footed main ??? ...and other sails Mac666 at 5:03am 01.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/912 Hey, ALL!Since it's still cold outside, all I can do is sail the internet :)So, I came upon a term
Northern California PHRF Roby Hyde at 4:50am 01.20.05 Racing 0/1914 The local Yacht Racing Association didn't have a PHRF rating for the 356 on file so I asked them to
Water ballast vs weighted keel Gary at 4:15am 01.20.05 Smaller Boats 24/3931 I have been looking at water ballasted Hunters. I am interested in trailer sailing and see the adva
Roller furling reef on a 22 Ron at 4:11am 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/900 You state foam pads are not good on a small boat. Do you recommend against reefing a furling 110 ge
Rigging information Hunter 31, 1984 Raul Consuegra at 2:57am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1128 If some one have the detail measurements for this rigging please send it to me at racg22@hotmail.com
Wizner Sailboats J.B. Dyer at 2:41am 01.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1083 Anybody ever heard of them? I noticed a 38 footer in a boat for sale ad and tried to look them up i

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Fuel valve location DougM at 5:12am 03.01.21 Not so quick... Somewhere around 2005/6 they changed the engine model. Doug has an (18?) hp. my 200
Glow plugs $$$$$$ RitSim at 5:08am 03.01.21 I believe my Westerbeke 42B4 is a Mitsubishi. Sounds like they use them all.
Glow plugs $$$$$$ LakeOntario270 at 5:05am 03.01.21 The original Westerbekes were Perkins. When Perkins saw how well Westerbekes were selling as marine
Boarding step build Hayden Watson at 5:04am 03.01.21 I fully sympathized with the need to regulate the use of steps because I have seen some dock steps t
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. (1) RoyS at 5:01am 03.01.21 James, I stand corrected, it is PYI and the design has changed. See photo of the old design bellows
Glow plugs $$$$$$ NYSail at 4:58am 03.01.21 Make sure you check the wire connections. My first boat had a westerbeke.... engine was a hard start
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time Captain Larry-DH at 4:57am 03.01.21 I did my last renewal online in September and received the new document within weeks.
Fuel valve location Caboteur at 4:54am 03.01.21
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time NYSail at 4:45am 03.01.21 Mailed my renewal in December and got it back in a couple of weeks......
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time kappykaplan at 4:39am 03.01.21 New applications and transfers require more research and processing before they are issued. The pro
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? jon hansen at 4:30am 03.01.21 well capt, i'm going to tell you of 2, not one. the first is the snap shackle on my jib halyard. us
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time dlochner at 4:24am 03.01.21 I renewed my doc online on Feb 12, Friday. I recv'd the new one Friday the 19th. I guess credit car
Fuel valve location Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 03.01.21 Are we looking for a shutdown switch or a valve to turn off fuel so we can change fuel filters? :p
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? kappykaplan at 2:52am 03.01.21 I'm with @Don S/V ILLusion - I consider myself very lucky to have a sailboat. :plus::plus::plus:
Got a new sailing dinghy kappykaplan at 2:51am 03.01.21 There are a lot less clamps on it now :). :thumbup:
Glow plugs $$$$$$ Michael Davis at 10:23pm 02.28.21 As long as they fit and have the same volts, it should work, correct? Should do! Glow plugs are wh
Fuel valve location Michael Davis at 10:15pm 02.28.21 Are we looking for a shutdown switch or a valve to turn off fuel so we can change fuel filters?
Boarding step build Mark Maulden at 9:43pm 02.28.21 Well, the marina is run by the city. How far up do you want to go?
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time Ron20324 at 9:31pm 02.28.21 Last time I did an initial documentation, it took approximately 12 weeks, during relatively norma
Fuel valve location BigEasy at 9:20pm 02.28.21 Thanks BigEasy (from N.O.?) Northeast of N.O. I chartered a Ben 331 many times. Seem to recall tha

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