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Great product for trailering Ron M at 10:49am 05.27.04 Smaller Boats 0/724 I've been using a great product called "Get Hitched" to assist with hooking up my trailers. It is tw
holding tank vent tube clogged......Cat. 380 Andy Mattingly at 10:32am 05.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1026 The vent tube on my 380 is clogged. I wanted to backwash the tube. but I can't get to the hose which
Yanmar Won't Start nick maggio at 9:37am 05.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/8019 My 2001 2GM20 yanmar wont start not even an attempt to start.Fuel is coming out the air cleaner and
Boom Furlers Malcolm at 9:26am 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1197 Grateful for any feedback/experience with Boom Furlers.
Boom Furlers Malcolm at 9:24am 05.27.04 Big Boats 7/1123 Grateful for views and/or experience with Boom Furlers....on a 44 or other model/yacht.
Nissan O/B not starting Zeke at 8:50am 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1269 I have a sailboat I just bought and when I took it out the first time I couldn't get the motor to st
Cam replacement on Clutches for 1984 31ft Hunter NagMeKnot at 7:12am 05.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/905 the cams on my rope clutch has broken and I would like to replace with original mfg equip, has anyon
Colloidal silver Jon W. at 6:21am 05.27.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2436 Does anyone have or know of any objective information about the use of colloidal silver solutions fo
hatches and portlighs Ned Morris at 6:08am 05.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 10/1272 My hatches and portights are wearing down (some cracking and breaking) and require repair/replacing.
New Owner - MacGregor 25' Bob at 5:29am 05.27.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1034 We are the new owners of a 1984 MacGregor 25' with a 9.9 H.P. Johnson motor. This is our first year
Chalk Talk Randy at 5:07am 05.27.04 Smaller Boats 1/982 We have noticed that we pick up a white "chalk" on our clothing on our C22 sometimes. I believe it
capacity of a Hunter 22 Jim K at 4:53am 05.27.04 Smaller Boats 7/796 Anyone know the weight capacity of the H 22?Thanks, Jim
Restaraunt Help in Avalon Bob F at 4:44am 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1083 Can someone reccommend a good place for dinner in Avalon?Thanks, Bob F.
Gas shock absorbers on Freezer & Refrigerator lids Steve at 3:53am 05.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/1805 The original equipment gas shock absorbers, similar to what you see on hatch back cars, are worn out
swim ladder repair steve at 3:23am 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1393 one side of my swim ladder pulled out.....bolt does not come thru to inside for access.question...
Cockpit Lazarette Hatch Cracks in Fiberglas fred miller at 2:52am 05.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/937 The long cockpit lazarette hatch on my 35.5 has some stress cracks at the turn where the backrest an
356 bilge pump Paul at 2:36am 05.27.04 Big Boats 3/859 What causes a bilge pump to stop working? Worked last fall, doesn't work this spring.
a/c sizing BILL TRIPP at 1:22am 05.27.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1083 What size(s) a/c have u installed.Single or dual units.
Replacing bunk boards Robbin at 1:15am 05.27.04 Smaller Boats 2/1040 We are in the process of refurbishing the keel system on our boat. We raised the boat off the trail
Poly Glow Vs IG J.B. Dyer at 12:38am 05.27.04 Ask All Sailors 18/1583 Being the owner of a 21 year old boat, I was reading with particular interest in the recent posts on

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AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 9:23pm 01.11.21 It happens Richard, that some vessels do not transmit their names relying on the MMSI to identify t
Sad News at Garhauer Marine jssailem at 8:24pm 01.11.21 Sad. He was an interesting fellow. Met him at the Annapolis Sail Boat Show in 2018. He took time out
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Rick D at 8:21pm 01.11.21 RIP. What a shame. I have been there many times. I'm confident the family will carry on.
Wire Size to Bus Bar? Justin_NSA at 7:32pm 01.11.21 It would depend on the sum of the loads connected to the buss. Hopefully all of those lines are fuse
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Ward H at 7:20pm 01.11.21 @Team118 That's a very nice package. You'll save a lot over buying the system piece meal. I look
Vibration in Yanmar at 2200 rpm in forward only JoeWhite at 7:11pm 01.11.21 Check for cracked alternator bracket. Ask me how I know. I had a similar vibrations that became seve
Vibration in Yanmar at 2200 rpm in forward only Mike Oldak at 6:51pm 01.11.21 my diesel mechanic told me that this was a bad year for algae and that it could unbalance the prop.
Dual headstays Jackdaw at 6:44pm 01.11.21 No noticeable performance degradation at all. The only practical issue will have is during tacking,
Cracks in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 6:06pm 01.11.21 I'm going with your previous post... I looked into it more closely and there is a thin layer of wha
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 6:01pm 01.11.21 Of course they are pretty good with all sorts of other weapons... I'm not great with a gun but don
Cracks in keel Ken Cross at 5:55pm 01.11.21 I'd grind it down and put a few layers of fiberglass on it. If you keep it on a trailer, just follow
AIS Receive Problem Identification jssailem at 5:54pm 01.11.21 It happens Richard, that some vessels do not transmit their names relying on the MMSI to identify th
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 5:51pm 01.11.21 Difficulty for some sailors is they are only Great with a 5inch Mounted gun, if they served on a des
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:40pm 01.11.21 189025 -Will (Dragonfly)
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 caverun at 5:17pm 01.11.21 Welcome to the forum! Did you try tightening up that loose nut and see if that pulls it over at all?
Hunter 33 (1981) Main Sail Dave Groshong at 5:01pm 01.11.21 Give me a call if you'd like, I'm always happy to help if I can 877-932-7245 x116 Mon-Fri, 9-3:30
Cracks in keel higgs at 5:00pm 01.11.21 I would definitely not grind this down to bare metal as was suggested. Many encapsulated keels are
P42 generator info Terry Cox at 4:50pm 01.11.21 You're welcome, Jim. Forgot to mention, the model number on our Genset is located on a plate attache
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? RitSim at 4:42pm 01.11.21 https://www.sailrite.com/Pres-N-Snap-Fastener-Tool?gclid=CjwKCAiAi_D_BRApEiwASslbJ8lERHTbVkeJv44nTNV
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 Arctic Hawk at 4:40pm 01.11.21 Thanks for the numbers. Still looking for Angle of Vanishing Stability, Limit of p[ossitve Stabilit

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