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Galley shelves Richard4728 at 10:30pm 07.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/919 Has anyone done improvements to the galley shelves(behind the stove). I removed the countertop to h
Reefing Venture 22 maccauley123 at 9:46pm 07.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1128 I have a Venture 22 that I am very happy with. Only problem is how to reef the main. From what I c
vhf testing and antenna/coax replacement Norton at 9:38pm 07.18.04 Ask All Sailors 9/2088 My old Midland vhf started having problems transmitting. I started doing some research to buy a rep
Yo TIm Welsh! Bill O'Donovan at 9:09pm 07.18.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1163 You were right as to why the shaft was grinding so badly on ramping up. Two (not one but two!) nuts
What's on your bookshelf? ex-admin at 5:02pm 07.18.04 Ask All Sailors 30/1876 Reading is one of life's greatest pleasures, and combined with life aboard, can't be beat. Many sai
Do you likr your Hunter 25??? Steve at 4:57pm 07.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1210 Is this a good boat? How does it compare to the MacGregor 25?
How do you like your boat? Chris at 4:50pm 07.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/745 What do you like about this boat (Mac 25)? Is it easy to trailer? How's the cabin space? Is it weak
Trailer Length graanco at 4:22pm 07.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/884 Hello,I have the strangest questions... I have a 81 Mac 25 and I was wondering about how long shoul
Fresh water holding tank Bill18593 at 1:20pm 07.18.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1537 We recently purchased an 84 Hunter 25.5. The boat was not used for 4 or 5 years and not maintained.
Hatch cover to stand on and rain protector keel_haul at 1:07pm 07.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/757 When furling the main on a 240 it would be nice to be able to step on the hatch, but the plastic say
Evinrude Yachtwin 8 water pump wierdness yesterday RobG at 1:03pm 07.18.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1433 While returning from a sail yesterday I lowered the motor (it tilts up out of the water) and fired i
Evinrude Yachtwin 8 water pump wierdness yesterday RobG at 1:00pm 07.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1093 While returning from a sail yesterday I lowered the motor (it tilts up out of the water) and fired i
Furling Jib John at 12:08pm 07.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1195 I would like to install a Furling Jib on my 79 Oday 23. So far all I've seen is a CDI Furling Jib Ki
PSI rating of pressurized water hose? Dave20133 at 11:51am 07.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/912 I have an incredibly noisy water pump that I have decided needs to go. It is a low pressure pump (20
Gelcoat/HullRepair Mark15183 at 11:47am 07.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1079 My boat was hit :( and I now have a 6 X 6 inch hole in the gelcoat on the hull above the waterline o
Radar on a 356 Marc14857 at 11:43am 07.18.04 Big Boats 33/1552 Planning to retrofit radar on our 356 with an in mast main possibly within the next two weeks. I ha
Rode to chain splice Mark at 11:16am 07.18.04 Smaller Boats 6/765 Could anyone refer me to a site that shows how to do it. I'm pretty sure I know how but I need to c
steping the mask o.b. mc neeley at 11:13am 07.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/768 i trailer my 1992 hunter 23.5 to differnce places ,but it getting hard to step the mask ,as there a
Masthead VHF Antenna Rob McClain at 11:03am 07.18.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1349 I have a standard 3dB Masthead whip antenna on my 34' sailboat. I have noticed that the antenna has
ballast adrian at 10:01am 07.18.04 Smaller Boats 6/867 my hunter 19 has water ballast Any advantage to adding ballast to help stabilize the boat more My wi

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New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 1:55pm 08.03.20 Ok so let's forget the big ocean cruises and stick to lakes... maybe I'll upgrade in the future whe
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? DayDreamer41 at 1:53pm 08.03.20 Well we rebuilt the pump and we will see how that goes all surfaces were cleaned and it was reassemb
New Boat jssailem at 1:52pm 08.03.20 As far as boats, in the mid 70's a young energetic sailor took a 15ft Montgomery "trailer-able" boat
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Alan Gomes at 1:49pm 08.03.20 Most water pumps are pretty robust and last a long time, however they do wear. How old is the boat
Anode needed on inside shaft? dlochner at 1:47pm 08.03.20 An anode placed on the interior section of your shaft will prevent the shaft from falling out of yo
HUNTER 49/50 Fischer Panda 12 Mini Generator noise ice breaker at 1:45pm 08.03.20 Might be the electric fuel pump.
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Benny17441 at 1:43pm 08.03.20 @Alan Gomes I have read many articles on the weakness of the seawater pumps on this motor which has
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? dlochner at 1:41pm 08.03.20 Most water pumps are pretty robust and last a long time, however they do wear. How old is the boat a
Packing nuts question capta at 1:40pm 08.03.20 Good luck.
Anode needed on inside shaft? Ted at 1:37pm 08.03.20 An anode placed on the interior section of your shaft will prevent the shaft from falling out of you
New Boat (2) jssailem at 1:31pm 08.03.20 Ambitious is what I would say. A trailer-able sail boat able to cruise "Transpac" (I would suggest t
New Boat dlochner at 1:30pm 08.03.20 Great questions! First of all I would probably want to start by doing more island hopping maybe in
New Boat jon hansen at 1:30pm 08.03.20 james wharram catamaran will easily handle all your needs. including the head room. raise a tall ten
Looking at this makes me glad I got a Mac! rgranger at 1:30pm 08.03.20 @rgranger : I think it's hard for non trailer sailors to understand the priorities of trailer sail
putting an ODay 22 on a trailer setup for a Catalina 22? Sunbird22358 at 1:28pm 08.03.20 I was going to say that this depends on the model year of the 22, 1972-78 had the shallow fin-keel,
Compatible with RV Pump-out? sail sfbay at 1:26pm 08.03.20 I agree a "low" head pump would work. I was proposing a simple system with minimal additional compo
New Boat cb32863 at 1:24pm 08.03.20 I think you have too broad of a range of "requirements". It is highly unlikely that you are going to
EEE SAH EEE AHS kappykaplan at 1:23pm 08.03.20 keeping my fingers crossed for everyone and sending good karma Tks. Looks like the track has shif
New Boat Hunter216 at 1:21pm 08.03.20 Have you looked at this? https://www.beneteau.com/us/first/first-24
Power Winch Throwing Breaker... Question Rick D at 1:19pm 08.03.20 Thanks guys. When I get to the boat, the first thing I'll check is the connections. Then I'll use my

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