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Air Conditioner help Phil Rains at 10:31am 04.08.02 Big Boats 5/1149 This is a multi-part question...I've been investigating adding A/C to my 376 and notice a signifia
Mahogany vs. Teak Craig at 10:16am 04.08.02 Bigger Boats 4/1674 I need to replace the Teak hadrails and Hatch Boards on my '84 O'Day 25 and am I going to mill them
Trailer Brakes Matt at 9:19am 04.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/974 I have an O'Day 25 and need some help with the trailer. I am unsure if the brakes are in working co
POWER SOURCE Gil Hess at 9:13am 04.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/932 On the 1981 27ft hunter the red power knob inside the cabin reads off 1,2,all.which setting is for u
Sailrepair/cleaning in upstate NY ? Jasper at 7:23am 04.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1138 Sailors,I'm looking for a shop closeby who is able to repair and clean my mainsail. I'm in Albany
I need to change my rigging. (again) Alberto Garc�a at 7:02am 04.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/847 I would like to buy material to change my rigging.I have a ISOMAT mast (french) and I would like to
Questions for bottom paint shop? Jay Williams at 5:50am 04.08.02 Smaller Boats 11/1144 I have a 2001 H260. It was ordered with factory bottom paint. When it arrived at the dealer, the p
Starboard List at Rest Brent Headberg at 5:49am 04.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 15/2397 I recently became the owner of a 1991 Hunter 335. I keep her on a mooring here in the Lake Worth In
Questions for bottom paint shop? Jay Williams at 5:48am 04.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1128 I have a 2001 H260. It was ordered with factory bottom paint. When it arrived at the dealer, the p
what to look out for in buying Steve at 5:46am 04.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1200 I just looked looked at a '74 Venture 21, that I'm interested in buying, the price is good. Since t
Water Tank Removal Brent Headberg at 5:31am 04.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/985 I posted here a few days ago about water seepage under the V-Berth of my Hunter 335. Someone respond
40.5 septic vent thru hull David Tomlinson at 5:09am 04.08.02 Big Boats 7/945 I have recently found out the hardway that on the 40.5 the septic vent thru hull is covered. As has
Bottom paint fairing primer? Steve at 4:53am 04.08.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1614 I have some places on the bottom where the bottom paint has chipped off. I took a scraper and scrap
Looking for Good Navagaion Software Bert Kinyon at 4:33am 04.08.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1590 I've got an ST4000+ Auto Helm and a Garmen GPSMAP 230. I'm looking for some good navagation software
Capri 26 steering wheel daryl at 3:06am 04.08.02 Smaller Boats 2/1181 I am looking to buy a late model used Capri 26. I located one possible boat but it has tiller steer
Pacific Sail Expo tickets Phil Herring at 2:57am 04.08.02 Destinations 0/1154 Those of you who qualified for free tickets in our March giveaway, we are putting your tickets in to
plastic stuffing box ? Keith at 2:37am 04.08.02 Other Sailboats 1/1580 Is anyone familiar with a plastic or nylon shaft stuffing box. I have no instructions, do not know t
Hunter 23 Tuning Dan Ulrich at 2:33am 04.08.02 Smaller Boats 3/1105 Does anyone have a preferred method for tuning a Kenyon mast rig? Specifically, do you adjust mast r
Rigging a roller furler Hayden Jones at 2:32am 04.08.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1343 I have a new boat and for the first tinme a roller furler. I need some help in rigging the roller f
How To Charter Don Miller at 1:40am 04.08.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1009 I have been sailing lakes etc. for several years and would like to charter here in Florida. I have

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Cruising RPM. Sailgunner at 2:47pm 08.01.20 There should be a plate on your engine that indicates max rpm and continuous rpm. Yanmar recommends
Boom Vang question williamtl at 2:47pm 08.01.20
Hull numbers.... again (1) Hunter216 at 2:46pm 08.01.20 I found this as a possible explanation. See last paragraph.
Boom Vang question justsomeguy at 2:44pm 08.01.20 My question is which block do you put nearest to the boom? The one without the cam cleat, so you c
Beneteau 361 stiff steering (3) SCFoster at 2:30pm 08.01.20 Checked the system again today and could not find anything that looked amiss. The steering is not as
Catalina 275 Inboard Diesel FastOlson at 2:21pm 08.01.20 Thanks for the explanation. My comment above was directed toward another poster. Can you tell me so
Catalina 27 ignition Benny17441 at 2:00pm 08.01.20 It seems you have a Key Switch that engages the starter. You are now complaining that the Key Swit
Cruising RPM. Waltsailor at 1:52pm 08.01.20 3600 is our redline. 2900 rpm gives us the best economy, speed, no carbon glazing issues. I will
Adding a Marine Head Alan Gomes at 1:47pm 08.01.20 Some of the 26RKs I've looked at have a port-a-potty. A marine head is a "must" on my requirements
Ceramic coatings anyone? sesmith at 1:36pm 08.01.20 I do almost all my own boat work and it's all open ended. Project creep is a real issue with boat's
Beating the heat on water. TomY at 1:28pm 08.01.20 My shade cover is an embarrassing hodge-podge of an affair. Still, the air conditioning keeps up.
DC Phillipi Circuit Panel Breakers (1) Jeff Tirey at 1:14pm 08.01.20 Does it look anything like this breaker? https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/E-T-A/3130-F110-H7T1
Hot water coming through cold lines KZW at 1:09pm 08.01.20 That valve looks just like the one I got online. I have it on 38, which is 100.4 on my chart, and I
Harvest Moon Regatta - pulled the plug shemandr at 1:05pm 08.01.20 Fall Off Soundings was cancelled - Covid.
Ceramic coatings anyone? shemandr at 12:38pm 08.01.20 I've always thought that boatyards would do more business if they were more transparent about pricin
Trailer tongue weight Rick Webb at 12:29pm 08.01.20 Moving the axle is the solution. Moving the axle is actually not hard, involved a bit perhaps but n
Ceramic coatings anyone? thinwater at 12:18pm 08.01.20 Type 4: People who believe their work is valuable and any craft they don't understand should be chea
Hot water coming through cold lines (1) Ron20324 at 12:01pm 08.01.20 Yes, it is. It has three ports, hot in, cold in and mixed out. There's a way to adjust it, too.
Cruising RPM. VanIslandGuy at 12:01pm 08.01.20 3600 is our redline. 2900 rpm gives us the best economy, speed, no carbon glazing issues. I will r
Spectra install on a Hunter 410 VanIslandGuy at 11:56am 08.01.20 well I guess I will answer my thread Took the pump, carbon filter, and valve assembly off the meta

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