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Motor Mounts for 1981 Hunter 33 Yanmar2gm P.B. Finley at 10:52pm 10.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1073 I'm having trouble locating motor mounts for my Yanmar 2gm. I emailed Hunter 2 weeksago and still h
Taking a Poll -- Which Auto-Pilot to Buy????? Chuck at 9:54pm 10.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1017 Hi all, I've spent many sessions of Internet access reading endless threads of postings re: the subj
MAIN HAYLARD Waldo Emerson at 9:10pm 10.31.02 Big Boats 0/884 Is there a way to run the main halyard to the stbd geneo.Issue line must be perpendicular to winch
Boat Insurance Skyrocked Denise Kilpatrick at 8:28pm 10.31.02 Big Boats 8/918 I have had my boat insurance with West Marine the past two years. Each time it was raised 30%. I cal
Boat Dog Advice Denise Kilpatrick at 7:51pm 10.31.02 Big Boats 0/979 Ken, George, Rick, Ed:Good advice, thank you for taking the time to answer.
Doors George Wilson at 2:35pm 10.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1299 My wife and I own a '1989' 33.5 that we enjoy very much. We think we would enjoy it even more if we
376 LOA really 392? Tango at 1:02pm 10.31.02 Big Boats 16/1050 I Recently moved my boat to Long Beach Shoreline Marina.When I completed the paperwork to rent the
New Mac Ven 25 group site Jim K. at 11:13am 10.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1031 There are alot of Macgregor/Venture 25s out there. We now have a site where we can exchange ideas,
Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show Marc at 11:00am 10.31.02 Ask All Sailors 0/845 I'm new to Miami and will attend the Ft. Lauderdale boat show (I know it's mainly stinkpots), but wh
Jib Furler Larry at 10:54am 10.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/777 31 Oct. 2002Hello, I have an easy question. Purchased a 18.5 Hunter and want to put a furler on th
Boating Safety Harry King Elliott at 10:50am 10.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/729 Something I read recently related to Boating Safety. I sent the following to the only e-mail addres
Yanmar 2QM15, Fuel Pump Lee br. at 10:23am 10.31.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1455 I had a friend assist me during the winterization of my 30' Oday. He was wondering why I have an ele
Replacement mast failures Al Grall at 9:28am 10.31.02 Smaller Boats 0/904 Anyone with a replacement mast that failed in a short period of time? The oroginal mast stood for 8
Backstay tension Bob at 9:12am 10.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/970 I am the new owner of a Cat28(1991). Can anyone tell me how tight the backstay should be?
Reefing- What am I doing wrong? Rich Stidger at 8:22am 10.31.02 Big Boats 10/1329 I must confess that reefing the main is probably my single biggest problem.I have a h40.5 with a f
Dutchman Boom Brake on a h40.5 Rich Stidger at 8:15am 10.31.02 Big Boats 3/931 I have searched the archives and read the info there.My specific question is if anyone has install
Around Alone race and problem with Autopilots Joe Lucido at 8:05am 10.31.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1197 Could you post all this on your site??My brave Brother in Law, Tim Kent, is doing the "Around Alon
26S Bilge Leak Craig at 5:35am 10.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1370 On our maiden voyage with our 94 26S we found the bilges flooded to the waterline (approximately) ev
Spinnaker size for C-36 Tall Rig, and more John Visser at 4:59am 10.31.02 Big Boats 7/1253 What is the right size for a standard spinnaker for a C36TR?What is the right size for an asymmetri
Sail reconditioning? Dick Hoffman at 4:29am 10.31.02 Smaller Boats 4/1139 Putting my sails away for the season. Sails seemed "bagged out". Can reconditioning take care of tha

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Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 CarlN at 1:57am 07.19.20
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? NYSail at 12:59am 07.19.20 I will double check that as I did attach the neg to the shunt buss-bar rather than directly to the b
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? JohnShannon at 12:17am 07.19.20 Well the fact that the battery voltage increased would seem to indicate charging is occurring. Are
Raymarine auto pilot experts Paul Mermelstein at 10:53pm 07.18.20 If the green line you are referring to is the green horizontal indicator at the top, then that is NO
tylcole at 10:38pm 07.18.20
What is these brown stuff on my hull papaiasi at 10:19pm 07.18.20 While the photo shows it on deck, that could be from going upwind and spray o'er the deck. Of cour
What is these brown stuff on my hull papaiasi at 10:17pm 07.18.20 While the photo shows it on deck, that could be from going upwind and spray o'er the deck. Of cour
What prop did your 466 come with Mike johansen at 9:32pm 07.18.20 Thanks for your reply what did your boat come with and s as re you happy with the new and correct pr
Yanmar SB8 - Shut off Cable (3) garymalmgren at 8:44pm 07.18.20 Here are the pics of my YSE gear lever connection. There are two pre-drilled holes in the lever This
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom thinwater at 8:23pm 07.18.20 So you really think doubling a string of holes in a line would be stronger than opening the existin
Raymarine auto pilot experts Ron20324 at 7:57pm 07.18.20 I realize my C80 is not the same as your unit, but my green line represents where the boat will go i
Oceanis 321 replacement material for companion way? Ron20324 at 7:31pm 07.18.20 my 2006 323 has the acrylic. Did you look at the B parts site to see if there are acrylic panels for
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom justsomeguy at 7:27pm 07.18.20 Google Rivnut or Rivet nuts. And they come in aluminium too. ;)
Mast raising options? DrJudyB at 7:26pm 07.18.20
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom Sailor Sue at 7:16pm 07.18.20 If you really want to use the track again check out Rivnuts or Rivet Nuts. You use a larger hole to
Mast step for ODay 272LE Ron20324 at 7:11pm 07.18.20 Picture? I was at BaconsSails in Annapolis yesterday, 17th, and they had a plate like the first
Raymarine auto pilot experts Skipper at 6:57pm 07.18.20 This is just a WAG: Try going through the setup calibration again. I remember a long time ago I wa
Raymarine auto pilot experts Skipper at 6:56pm 07.18.20 You said that there was tidal movement. If the AP is trying to go to a waypoint, and the tide is c
Mast raising options? rs1sensen at 6:53pm 07.18.20 I'm not an expert on this boat (just bought a H260 this month), but If you were dead set on electric
Relocating Engine Instrument Panel chrisings at 6:51pm 07.18.20 One that Stu is referring to is the official C-30 Association Forum. Bill S on there is familiar

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