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Electric/butane stove verdiales at 1:48pm 08.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/921 What type of butane cylinder and how to replace it on 2005 hunter 27
Couillard Enterprises Inc. thrashbarg at 1:41pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 1/586 I am having difficulty with finding any records or information concerning a boat manufacturer called
Sail Rigging Diagrams? Pkeller at 12:28pm 08.21.20 Smaller Boats 19/11450 Hello, I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 sailboat. The boom and sail was stored in the boat so
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) S/V Honu at 11:38am 08.21.20 Engines and Propulsion 9/1726 The boat i bought in February had not had basic maintenance done for the entire tenure of the previo
Fuse ConFUSion (1) Suncatcher at 9:18am 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1344 I have a cartridge fuse connection that when the fuse is twisted the connection will disconnect then
Ignition switch headache... rpell1@msn.com at 8:07am 08.21.20 Catalina 30 15/2893 Hi all, While tackling the "Bear" of a job changing out the throttle and shifter cables on my '97 MK
PULL THE BOAT OR NOT jbreland at 7:02am 08.21.20 Smaller Boats 14/1762 All you weather watchin peeps seeing these 2 storms approaching the gulf of mexico..... I have a hun
Hunter 33 -- rudder stops demasow at 6:42am 08.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1227 I'm new to my 1982 Hunter 33. I discovered that the chain was disconnected from the sprocket inside
A wee bit of Scotland. (1) TomY at 3:14am 08.21.20 Destinations 2/992 Calderwood island is owned by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust. We were last here about 20 years ago.
Proper way to flush XDMusic at 2:32am 08.21.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/741
Rub rail caulk Dan Wray at 10:16pm 08.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1363 Just acquired my 25 and while sanding the hull found old caulk coming out from under the rub rail. G
Nova kool freezer replacement bart at 5:30pm 08.20.20 Big Boats 5/1895 Has anyone found a better replacement for the Nova Kool f1900 freezer?
23.5 Masthead Light Connector Bobbi Ullinger at 4:12pm 08.20.20 Smaller Boats 4/583
Worth a shot-- (2) pclarksurf at 1:48pm 08.20.20 Catalina 22 8/1149 Getting her ready for a road trip-- trying to check out all the new pieces and make sure they work:
Annapolis fall boat shows cancelled Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:47pm 08.20.20 Ask All Sailors 5/777 Just posted to Trade Only Today: https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/.preview/cn026d1890b000270f?auth=7c
Second hull number location dproud1952 at 12:41pm 08.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/539 I need to know the location of the second hull ID number on a 1993 Hunter 23.5. The number on the o
Parts/replacement of older Goiot steering system (1) robcaro at 10:05am 08.20.20 Parts Search 3/1695 Hi, I have an older (1980s) Goiot binnacle on a custom steel 36' sailboat. Just the one pic at this
Hurricane Marco <--- TS Marco <--- TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] JamesG161 at 9:34am 08.20.20 Weather and Forecasting 37/3765 As I take a bite of Humble Pie about Invest 97L, I was reminded of a Chuck Berry song... "Goes to sh
Chartplotter vs iPad fred1diver at 8:05am 08.20.20 Ask All Sailors 22/5038 Hey everyone, just looking for a chartplotter, I already have an iPad and considering using that but
Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris is now the name of a Pacific Hurricane. (2) jssailem at 7:43am 08.20.20 Weather and Forecasting 1/537 184019 NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy captured the images from the International Space Station. (Chris

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Outfitting a little bare boat Captain Larry-DH at 5:01am 02.09.25 Can't argue with the inflatable vest with strobe and PLB. I guess I oughta. Since you will be coas
inspecting a Catalina 30 dlochner at 4:55am 02.09.25 John, I just inherited a Capri 18 and cannot wait to get it refurbished and on the water. I raced
inspecting a Catalina 30 docjlb54 at 4:46am 02.09.25 Thanks for the encouragement, John. The lake house has a generous waterfront that will allow for mo
Outfitting a little bare boat Captain Larry-DH at 4:42am 02.09.25 spare cotter and clevis pins Seizing wire can always be substituted in a pinch to gerry-rig it
Yanmar 3gmf zinc kloudie1 at 4:28am 02.09.25 The 3 gmf does. not have a zinc .
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:01am 02.09.25 Don't sell that boat short. My father sailed his from Florida, up to Maine. He said, no matter wh
Cunningham on a 310 any one? (1) SJN at 9:27pm 02.08.25 Hello again. See my post above, I went to the boat and took a better photo of how it is set up. Se a
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 8:18pm 02.08.25 No need to loosen the pss. I would tap on the side of the coupling in a couple of places with a bra
Opinions on "best" outboard motor sesmith at 8:07pm 02.08.25 I just ordered one of these: https://www.epropulsion.com/outboards/elite I'm afraid it won't push
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 8:02pm 02.08.25 Compac 16 against almost anything else would be like entering a drag race with a dump truck. Don't
Your experience with online courses? sesmith at 7:56pm 02.08.25 My wife and I are currently in the middle of Nautic Ed's bareboat charter course bundle so we can ge
Opinions on "best" outboard motor garymalmgren at 6:30pm 02.08.25 Not mine Dj. Mine died in Singapore where I bought a 4 HP Japanese engine that lasted 35 years with
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:49pm 02.08.25 pjandw, some good points. -- thankee. Easy one first: Yes, on my 16 footer the lazarette hatch, th
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 4:31pm 02.08.25 Yep, DJ the dreaded Seagull. They are certainly not heavy, just as they are certainly not RELIABLE.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor garymalmgren at 4:15pm 02.08.25 Yep, DJ the dreaded Seagull. They are certainly not heavy, just as they are certainly not RELIABLE.
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dLj at 4:05pm 02.08.25 20HP for a dinghy? Must be some dinghy. How about upgrading to a......... ooking at possibly gettin
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 3:39pm 02.08.25 @docjlb54 i love it too! one of the things I love is how simple it is. All of your projects will
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 3:02pm 02.08.25 I have a folding ladder hard mounted on the transom to reboard. That's a good suggestion. Make su
Opinions on "best" outboard motor (1) garymalmgren at 2:47pm 02.08.25 20HP for a dinghy? Must be some dinghy. How about upgrading to a.........
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. garymalmgren at 2:44pm 02.08.25 Is G10 appropriate for this application? Now I have a good design should I duplicate the G10 bracke

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