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3GMF Starting Battery Ron at 11:55pm 03.27.03 Big Boats 2/875 Does anyone know what size starting battery is used for the 3GMF Yanmar? Would a Group 24 660 CA @32
For Hunter 25.5 owners... Dave Busby at 10:41pm 03.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/869 Just an observation to let you know...I just replaced the nylon/delrin sheaves on my boom, which of
Towing Insurance Pete at 10:00pm 03.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/808 I'm moving my boat to Solomons. I have BoatUS tow insurance with the $500 max per incident. Is tha
trouble starting a 3GM Jeff at 8:10pm 03.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/809 Right at the end of last season my Yanmar 3GM began to act up when starting. Basically I had to cra
Revised Fresh Water Maintenance guidelines Stuart at 8:09pm 03.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1914 Hi Peggy,A while back, you mentioned that you'd revised your fresh water maintenance guidelines.
Cutlass bearing Don at 7:21pm 03.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/942 Does anyone have any good info on replacing the cutlass bearing on a 1982 Hunter 27?Thanks,Don
Nowhere for anchor rode??? Gary at 2:21pm 03.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1012 76 Oday 25One other thing.....there is no capped sleeve on the bow to allow anchor rode to be stowe
Sail Dimension Russ c at 1:40pm 03.27.03 Smaller Boats 5/790 I have a 135% genoa on order from my local loft for my 1985 Hunter 25.5. They do not have any dime
Confused new Oday owner Gary at 12:42pm 03.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1268 Just bought a 76' Oday 25. I had a friend who is an expert sailor look over the boat and he voiced s
Stern Lazerette, rudder post / stops, etc. (1) Richard McDonald at 12:25pm 03.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1327 I am in the process of removing an old "cutter 21" autopilot from the rudder post. As you can see in
Major '84 H34 renovations Ron Mills at 11:15am 03.27.03 Big Boats 20/1256 H34 owners and others take a look at the completion of my major renovations to my H34. If you want a
THE BUTTONS BACK!!!! THE BUTTONS BACK!!!!!!!! Tom s/v GAIA at 10:08am 03.27.03 Ask All Sailors 0/809 I have no idea what went wrong, but thanks for your help!!tom
Oday tempest rig Michael Crump at 9:53am 03.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1651 Does anyone have a set of rig dimensions for an ODay Tempest (70)?
boom vang T-bone at 8:56am 03.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/877 Can someone tell me the real advantage or purpose of a boom vang?
Headliner (for lack of a better term) Dan at 8:17am 03.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1038 I have an 88' Catalina 36. The headliner (molded interior ceiling) is beginning to show some age, a
How stupid would this be lml at 7:36am 03.27.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/853 Downwind, 5-10mph winds, with asymetrical spinnaker, one hand on the sheet, and NO BALLAST. Has any
handrail Ted at 7:30am 03.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/920 I would like to take the handrail off my 33 to refinish it but I cannot find how it is attached. I h
EPIRB neil brand at 6:44am 03.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/999 I have a Catalina 28 and I am looking for suggestions as to where to locate my EPIRB
purchase of 473 peter at 6:42am 03.27.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1003 I am considering purchasing a new 473-I have never purchased a new boat and I am curious as to the p
Electrical safety ground Royce at 6:18am 03.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/869 I read an article in the current CW mag about electrical safety grounds for the AC system. I do not

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Hunter 23 Keel Cracks...? stevenwp2 at 6:36am 08.07.20 Yeah, I haven't been employed as a mechanic for many years, but it was my first real line of work an
110VAC Outlets KZW at 6:32am 08.07.20 On the 2003 cata 310 hull 218 Valcour, the GFCI is in the aft locker over the stove behind the micr
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Joe at 6:32am 08.07.20 Hope you can settle something between my boating partner and I. We have a large 150 genoa and a 11
Hunter 23 Keel Cracks...? P100D at 6:29am 08.07.20 Thanks for all the direction. Years of automotive experience and never even heard of a "needle sca
M25xp oil pan replacement jviss at 6:21am 08.07.20 My D850 (M25 no X) has the dipstick in a hole in the block between the alternator and starter. Fine
HUNTER 49/50 Fischer Panda 12 Mini Generator noise SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:11am 08.07.20 Mine is under the rear port berth, mounted to the centerline stringer
Electrical issues Justin_NSA at 6:10am 08.07.20 The smoke and CO detectors are a life saving must, regardless of where the noise is coming from. Tha
M25xp oil pan replacement Capt jgw at 6:06am 08.07.20 Some Kubotas have the dip stick tube, some don't. There might be one available that does. I think th
M25xp oil pan replacement Capt jgw at 6:02am 08.07.20 My D850 (M25 no X) has the dipstick in a hole in the block between the alternator and starter. Fine
Installing Raymarine navigation instruments jdhohmann at 5:57am 08.07.20 When I did my Raymarine upgrade, I also installed a new bent 1" tube from factory. I had to use both
rajhnsn at 5:54am 08.07.20 I have recently replaced the bow roller on my Oday 35. There is probably more room than on the 30 b
Mass/RI travel restrictions?!?!?!?!?! NYSail at 5:49am 08.07.20 I am here in New York and just read that RI is on the list.... I was in Block Island for a week or s
Hunter 23 Keel Cracks...? stevenwp2 at 5:43am 08.07.20 Thanks for all the direction. Years of automotive experience and never even heard of a "needle scal
Mass/RI travel restrictions?!?!?!?!?! Sailfanatic at 5:36am 08.07.20 The MA governor has said enforcement of his quarantine is on the 'honor system which pretty much mea
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Sailfanatic at 5:31am 08.07.20 I had a 150, 125 and 100 on my prior boat. I would leave the 100 on the furler in the spring and fa
Hunter 19-1 help a newb? Hunter216 at 5:08am 08.07.20 The other way to go is buy a relatively new dinghy or small multihull, the Hunter is almost as old a
M25xp oil pan replacement jviss at 4:49am 08.07.20 You should get the Kubota parts book and compare the illustrations of the oil pan to that in the Uni
M25xp oil pan replacement Franzcat at 4:20am 08.07.20 Thanks. Did your swap require the modification of the pan, installation of a dipstick, for instance
Routing fuel line through transom BigEasy at 4:16am 08.07.20 Have you researched rubber grommets that are sized for the hole and fuel hose, Bond it into the t
Electrical issues xqwuynx at 3:55am 08.07.20 I didn't really think about checking smoke/co alarm but I will do that tomorrow. So if it does stop

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