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Perkins 3 cylinder, 18 HP Lou Potente at 9:56pm 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1026 Considering purchase of a 1994 270. Any comments on the Perkins engine vs Yanmar. I've had a Yanmar
Newbie or Old Salt? SailboatOwners.com at 1:55pm 09.08.02 Ask All Sailors 72/3481 Are you a relative newcomer to sailing or are you an old salt with a weathered face and a gray beard
Water-water everywhere! Daniel Jonas at 1:33pm 09.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/902 Well here is a new one I havn't seen in here yet. Went down to the marina today to buff and fluff t
Volvo MD6A owner's manual? Ben Lambert at 11:54am 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1356 I'm looking for an owner's manual for my C27's Volvo MD6A engine. I need to get some detailed diagr
Bought it today Mark at 11:47am 09.08.02 Smaller Boats 5/1040 22 years ago my wife and I started saying "someday" "someday" "someday" About two weeks ago a frie
Outboard for a Tempest Denis McAuliffe at 11:30am 09.08.02 Day Sailers 2/1156 I just got a 69 Tempest. It does not have a motor. Can anyone tell mw what the best size motor is
Pump it all the way to the tank?? Tom Martin at 10:41am 09.08.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1394 Peggie,I spent five hours yesterday rebuilding the head in a Beneteau (to no avail), then uncloggi
re-gluing a dinghy Wayne Small at 10:24am 09.08.02 Big Boats 4/4585 I was given a PVC dinghy and pieces of it need to be reglued. All of the pontoons hold air but the
Lewmar Parts Needed -16ST From a 1983 H34 Joe Mullee at 10:23am 09.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/795 One of my Lewmar winches froze up recetly. I took it apart and two of the teeth on the very bottom g
Motor power versus safety? Rich Songer at 10:10am 09.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1117 My wife and I are new to the sailing world. In fact, we are considering making the Mac '25 (1983) ou
Wax over Easypoxy Michael Allen at 9:48am 09.08.02 Smaller Boats 0/923 I have just painted my deck using Easypoxy. I would like to wax the deck. My question is which pro
Taking on water neil at 9:14am 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/928 I'm a new owner of a 77 O'Day 23. During aggressive sailing I seem to be taking on water and have to
new on the San Francisco Bay area, Roger Fernandez at 8:31am 09.08.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/969 We just recently moved from the Southern California and sold our boat before moving, we are currentl
Venture 21, Worst Case Senarios?? Kenn Lewis at 7:02am 09.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1403 I am very interested in learning about the worst case senarios experienced by owners of Venture 21;
Why do they call them "Marine" toilets? Tom Boles at 5:57am 09.08.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2151 Peggy, you've been active in the RV world and since I have a boat ' a TT, I thought you'd be the per
Shaved off keel on 22 Tina at 4:56am 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1047 It was suggested that because my keel only measures 17-18 " instead of the 23" that the previous own
West Coast Hunter Cherubinis. Dana Kern at 3:16am 09.08.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/877 Why is it that I do not see any Hunter Cherubinis at my home port in San Diego? Many times I have ha
8 amp charger to 10 amp smart charger Bob at 1:47am 09.08.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1033 I am interested in changing the ten year old 8 amp charger to a 10 amp smart charger, what things sh
O'Day 27 Core Material and Replacement Rusty123 at 1:01am 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1205 I have been negotiating to purchase an O'Day 27. the boat has been neglected for a number of years a
Cradle for H31 Sloop Richard Keeton at 1:00am 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/996 Would like to purchase or rent(60 days) a cradle for Hunter 31' sloop.Kentucky Lake sails is closes

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Water heater (1) Mirwin at 10:44am 09.02.20 184501
Alternator charging for lithium batteries Maine Sail at 10:35am 09.02.20 Seem to be more effective for Gel or AGM batteries. I had no idea this B2B converters were on the
Forestay breaks for second time in three years DrJudyB at 10:33am 09.02.20 Dr Judy would this be a good situation to use a dyneema line? Yes, rotating masts are great candid
Motor will not cranked over Mike Oldak at 10:32am 09.02.20 I agree with the thought about bad grounds. To check on this condition, grab a pair of battery jump
Sloppy shifting lever weekendrken at 10:11am 09.02.20 sleeve the hole (and/or handle if necessary)? Take the rod to a machine shop to duplicate? Take th
The WTF Thread markwbird at 10:01am 09.02.20 All packed up and spending the night on he boat for an early morning departure from Berkeley to Half
Catalina 310 Water Heater (1) Deleted member 117556 at 10:01am 09.02.20 We just replaced our water heater in our 1999 hull #1 but it never leaked. Instead the fuel tank lea
Funny Friday!!! BigEasy at 9:57am 09.02.20 I saved the picture for my next IRS audit when they ask for a description of my boat. Well, it ha
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 markwbird at 9:48am 09.02.20 the original on my 1984 34 are lewmar but I cannot find a exact replacement it looks like lewmar ha
hull speed, what it means. Tedd at 9:48am 09.02.20
Alternator charging for lithium batteries Benny17441 at 9:36am 09.02.20 Seem to be more effective for Gel or AGM batteries. I had no idea this B2B converters were on the
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 sailor832 at 9:36am 09.02.20 the original on my 1984 34 are lewmar but I cannot find a exact replacement it looks like lewmar has
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Tedd at 9:31am 09.02.20 @Mickyfin : Crickey, that's one skookum mast extrusion! I'd be tempted to drill 1" lightening holes
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Tedd at 9:28am 09.02.20 No way, unless you're saying that the the righting moments of a stock boat is about the same as wit
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension shemandr at 9:23am 09.02.20 Sorry I was unclear. We are assuming that we are using 1X19 Stainless wire because that is what mo
Water heater Mirwin at 9:10am 09.02.20 Search Results Featured snippet from the web Pressure hot and cold water is standard and, since 310
Alternator charging for lithium batteries Maine Sail at 9:07am 09.02.20 DC to DC charigng us useful for more than just charging LFP batteries. The article below delves pr
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension curt in CO at 8:53am 09.02.20 It's not a boat dependent number. It's wire dependent. you have to help me with that Shemandr.
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension curt in CO at 8:43am 09.02.20 My H22 has quite a bit of slack on the lee when heeled over. what is the harm to this?
had the windows are done Revv up at 8:38am 09.02.20 Would powder coat work?

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