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Engine R.P.M. Gary Leinberger at 2:55am 09.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/925 I have a 1986 Hunter 34' with a Yanmar GM30 engine.I would like to know what R.P.M. is the maximum
Raytheon ST4000 wheel pilot problems John J Frank at 2:50am 09.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1592 My approximately 12 year old ST 4000 Wheel pilot has begun to act up. In 12 knot and up wind, with
Thinking About Adding Stern Rail Seats R. S. Weiser at 2:29am 09.02.03 Smaller Boats 4/923 I am a new sailor this year. We love our 1993 Hunter 23.5. As we have looked at other sailboats, w
Sail Size on a 260 Enzo Brunel G. at 2:29am 09.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/865 Have 260 mainly used on lakes , winds up to 27 Ks , some times only 5 to 10 only . During low winds
H28.5 '85 Rudder play/adjustment Rick at 2:27am 09.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/798 I have some slight play in the rudder, and a noticeable "squeak" when secured at the dock and the wh
Generators Jim S at 2:22am 09.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/779 I am planning to purchase a new Catalina 42 Mark II, with a centerline queen in the forward stateroo
towing a dingy John at 2:22am 09.02.03 Smaller Boats 2/1452 What is a good size ' type of dingy to tow behind a Catalina 25? We'll be cruising in open waters n
Holding Tank Problems Almost Gone? Ed Ryan at 2:12am 09.02.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1398 Over the last year, I've eliminated about 90 percent of the odor from the sanitation system. Howeve
Head won't prime Mark at 1:56am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1295 I have a Jabsco head on my new B331. It worked great until about a month ago. Now it will not consis
St John's River FL Tom Hamilton at 1:55am 09.02.03 Destinations 0/1458 I was thinking of taking my SJ 23 to the St John's River area of FL for winter cruising. This looks
361 engine range Ken Cobb at 1:53am 09.02.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1348 Does anyone know about how much range a 361 has with the Yanmar 27 and 20 gallons of fuel?
Looking for Northern Yacht Specialities pedestal Louise White at 1:41am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1172 A part has broken on my pedestal that supports the gear shift and throttle levers. Does anyone know
Upgrading to a H27 L and W at 1:40am 09.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1233 I have made an offer on a 1984 H27. We currently own a '79 H25, and we love it, but we are excited a
Water in cockpit Greg at 1:31am 09.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/884 HELP!! I just "inherited" a Catalina 25. The boat was left uncovered for several seasons and there
361 Displacement Ken Cobb at 1:30am 09.02.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1358 In past years Beneteau used to list the displacement of the 361 as only about 12,800 lbs, which made
Full or Parital Battens Steve Carpman at 1:23am 09.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/956 We are purchasing a new mainsail for our Legend 37.5. The main has a very large roach which will be
C28 pulls to port when motoring Stewart at 12:46am 09.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1054 Along with the regular port prop walk while in reverse, our 2000 C28 MK2 pulls to port when motoring
Heaving-to with full jib and reefed main Rick Macdonald at 12:40am 09.02.03 Smaller Boats 5/1255 I've only heaved-to a few times in my boat. I'm sure it was with full sails and as I recall I did it
Any 356 owners bought companionway doors yet? Paul Aubrecht at 12:09am 09.02.03 Big Boats 24/2070 I am buying A 2003 356 and was wondering if anyone had bought companionway doors for your boat yet.I
Oil Filter Roy at 11:56pm 09.01.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/830 The oil filter on the Universal 25 XP, american thread or metric. Also is the engine based on which

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Seaward 25 Bimini Kings Gambit at 4:54am 11.16.20 The cost is mostly in the labor; not the materials. Plus, there is overhead of owning a shop, etc. I
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! kappykaplan at 4:49am 11.16.20 Quit it, Jim! Tks for the update.
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! (1) JamesG161 at 4:44am 11.16.20 Hurricane Iota is warming up in the Caribbean "Bull Pen" :facepalm:
First Sailboat Davidasailor26 at 4:26am 11.16.20
rust remove from swim ladder dlochner at 4:25am 11.16.20 Never use steel wool on a boat. Little bits of the steel will come off and embed themselves in whate
Salt Water in Bilge jibes138 at 3:33am 11.16.20 Check your keel bolts, you could have seepage through your keel joint when underway with the keel st
December/January Trips Planned justsomeguy at 2:50am 11.16.20 Booo! I'm thinking that you'll not be wearing quite as many layers... Plastic underwear, fleece a
Engine Controls kappykaplan at 2:42am 11.16.20 Some photos of your cockpit setup would go a long way for us to help you.
Staysail and Genoa Track additions for Hunter 37 Cutter Joe at 1:24am 11.16.20 Your choice is to either install the track and design the sail for it....or acquire the sail and des
December/January Trips Planned nightowle at 12:10am 11.16.20 Thinking of Blake Island for New Year's Eve. We've done that for several years and have had a good
Halloween cruise (3) SoSound at 11:25pm 11.15.20 When we added our Code 0, we also had a bobstay reinforcement fabricated for our anchor roller. I d
December/January Trips Planned SoSound at 10:35pm 11.15.20 The Sea of Cortez. I have an itch too. Booo! I'm thinking that you'll not be wearing quite as man
December/January Trips Planned SoSound at 10:33pm 11.15.20 We're usually skiing by now. Probably picking up our boat, after some work in Seattle, late next we
Halloween cruise forbin at 10:27pm 11.15.20 I still haven't decided on an anchor...haha. I got the 45# M1 today. Done. This is definitely a
black marks MikeHoncho at 10:15pm 11.15.20
rust remove from swim ladder S/V Honu at 10:13pm 11.15.20 Bartenders Friend is great for cleaning rusty SS, along with those Magic Eraser scrubbing pads.
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why MikeHoncho at 10:10pm 11.15.20
Hot restarts Project_Mayhem at 8:56pm 11.15.20 Test for resistance, connect a test light and wiggle the harness to make sure connectors are solid.
I need a starter for an OMC Zephyr 1982 a sail drive on a 1982 S-2 Project_Mayhem at 8:48pm 11.15.20 I've heard 25 and 35hp as well. I wonder if a new starter would draw less than one from 1978...
Coupling back on prop shaft Allan12210 at 8:47pm 11.15.20 The split coupling may be a good option. Did you have any alignment issues with the split coupling

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