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Will a smaller outboard power a 26.5? justin Morris at 10:51am 02.21.03 Other Sailboats 2/831 I have owned my Hunter 26.5 since 1988. And I've sailed her pretty hard. I race in PHRF races in the
flex-o-fold prop vs. maxi prop steve akseizer at 10:19am 02.21.03 Big Boats 9/4677 I am considering replacing the standard fixed 2 blade prop with either a three bladed flex-o-fold pr
Good ship Oyster smells - a postscript Annie at 9:46am 02.21.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1056 A while back I asked Peggy about how to deal with the smell coming frommy then soon-to-be boat.Wel
Motor Size Lynn Thomas at 9:02am 02.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/979 I have a 22 ft Catalina, 1973.......What size 9.9 motor is appropriate? 20" or 25"?
Preventer Forward Attachment Dave Mauney at 8:56am 02.21.03 Bigger Boats 7/1370 I am wanting to rig a preventer on an O'Day 35. I can attach it to the boom at the main sheet bail
33.5 H Sloop Alejandro Ortiz at 8:34am 02.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1094 I am buying a 1992 33.5 SLOOP. It has a 11'9" Beam instead that the normal 10'10". It is quite a bit
3GM alternator output David at 7:30am 02.21.03 Big Boats 6/4342 I have recently purchased a new 2003, 356 with full electronics including chart plotter radar as wel
Website Friendliness Skip Penizotto at 6:13am 02.21.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/774 I find the website almost impossible to use. I asked a 2-part question about a month ago. Not only c
Where to put a voltmeter? Tim McCarty at 6:11am 02.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1178 There WILL be more questions to follow regarding where to put things(plenty of spring projects), how
What is a fair price for a 1995 C250? Roger at 4:53am 02.21.03 Smaller Boats 3/1134 What is a fair price to pay for a 1995 C250 with trailer, 8hp Yamaha, cruising spinnaker, plus misc
Bimini for 26X Jim at 4:48am 02.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1258 Is the Bimini made by Macgregor for the 26X designed so that you can sail with it in the UP position
Brand New Boat, Brand New Head Sandy at 4:34am 02.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1271 Hi Peggy,I looked through the archives and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for so I thoug
how hard can you run the 8hp yanmar? John at 4:09am 02.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/856 I am new to small diesel ibs. Have owned tons of gas outboards my entire life. Can you run the 8hp
Universal 5411 raw water mixing elbow replacement Todd Osborne (Windwalker) at 3:53am 02.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1397 My old 5411 needs a new exhaust part that is located just aft of the manifold. It is where the exhau
Rigging the 22' Hunter? Irene at 2:17am 02.21.03 Smaller Boats 2/977 I have a fixed keel 22' that I have just made a trailer for. It will be faster and simplier for me,
Engine RPM's Brian C. at 2:11am 02.21.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1296 I need to calibrate my tachometer on my Yanmar 3JH3E.. What is the most inexpensive way to do this?
Travel time for ICW? Dennis at 1:52am 02.21.03 Ask All Sailors 3/3756 What is the approximate sailing time from the Chesapeake Bay area via the ICW, stopping off nightly
Holding Tank Replacement Ray at 12:16am 02.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1549 How do you replace an aluminum holding tank (in 1992 Hunter 28) when the old tank is too big to fit
Water Heater Allen Schweitzer at 11:55pm 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1051 Hey Everyone,I'm thinking of installing a hot water heater ' some facuets to use as a shower in th
Bareboat Florida Bryan at 11:32pm 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1020 Looking for help planning a Florida (keys?) bareboat trip in June for a family of 4 (boys 13,14). W

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My new saildrive (1) gbillmancrii at 5:25am 10.03.20 I have been speaking with Stan (of East Coast Beta) throughout this process. He was the one who fin
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice Laid-back at 4:34am 10.03.20 Other than being lowered from a helicopter, how do you access the wind generator? Must be a little
1999 Beneteau Oceanis 411 - Trying to identify and find door lock or parts Davidasailor26 at 3:53am 10.03.20
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? kappykaplan at 3:20am 10.03.20 That's quite a mess!
Someone boarded us while we were gone daviddp at 3:07am 10.03.20 Yea, I'm not buying the analogy. From here, seems a lot more like somebody came onto your porch and
1999 Beneteau Oceanis 411 - Trying to identify and find door lock or parts NYSail at 12:54am 10.03.20 Have you search the parts site/called beneteau? Might be a part not specific to the 411
My new saildrive Mark Maulden at 10:55pm 10.02.20 All I can say is to contact Beta. The more the merrier...They have a few weeks and then the lawyers
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice artboas at 10:20pm 10.02.20 Yes 14 gph is correct. The previous owner did the install on the water maker, although I do like t
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice artboas at 10:06pm 10.02.20 - I have a MarineKinetix 400 watt wind generator mounted on the pole, as seen on the photo below.
What to do if you lose your rig. Daveinet at 8:56pm 10.02.20
New sailer Glsawyer at 8:21pm 10.02.20 @Glsawyer I read through this thread, it looks like you are determined to have an adventure one way
New sailer DArcy at 8:18pm 10.02.20 @Glsawyer I read through this thread, it looks like you are determined to have an adventure one way
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:25pm 10.02.20 "Son, I say son,..." Son, ah say son, ya got more loose screws than a hardware store in an earthq
Seaward 25 noisy Yanmar: any point in trying to sound insulate it? mermike at 7:20pm 10.02.20 The engine compartment on Tosca is almost entirely insulated with a heavy, 1/4" thick layer of rubb
winterize water system alexco38 at 7:15pm 10.02.20 After running compress air (I use a good tire pump) for over an hour first. She still has tiny resid
Am Makin Progress RockynHilda at 6:50pm 10.02.20 Hopefully that changes !9
Am Makin Progress CrispyCringle at 6:49pm 10.02.20
Lido 14 drain plug size Mark14 at 6:43pm 10.02.20 Thank you for your answers.
winterize water system Wl3175 at 6:41pm 10.02.20 we have a hunter 38 also .regarding the winterizing is it an issue to put antI freeze through the ho
37C Windlass Jim Legere at 6:21pm 10.02.20 A number of owners have installed a horizontal anchor windlass in the locker. Here is one of several

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