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How much play is normal ? joe at 8:30am 02.24.02 Other Sailboats 1/826 I have been having a little vibration on my boat since I bought it new 3.5 years ago. I have a fold
lookingat 85 Cat Jay at 7:21am 02.24.02 Smaller Boats 0/834 I'm looking at an '85 22' fixed keel. Any known problem areas?
where to locate cold machine on H30T Ed Munson at 5:14am 02.24.02 Other Sailboats 1/817 I have a hunter 30 t 1991, I have just ordered a cold machine with a horizontal evaporator (due to
how should i run my lazy jacks ? Carl at 4:28am 02.24.02 Smaller Boats 0/832 dou you like the blue plan or the red ?
Engine swap Anders Nyberg at 3:34am 02.24.02 Other Sailboats 1/852 I would like to know if anybody has installed a diesel in an Ericson 35.What brand and size.Thanks.
Vibration within certain RPM range Robert Moretti at 2:11am 02.24.02 Other Sailboats 3/1019 Last year, I changed from a two-blade fixed prop to a two-blade feathering prop. Generally, I'm gla
Engine overheat! GaryC at 12:43am 02.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/965 My father took our Catalina 30' out over the weekend, and called me after he had been motoring for 2
teak refinishing RichJ at 6:49pm 02.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1070 I have spent the "off season" refinishing the interior teak in our O'Day 27. For the most part all i
How about it :Larry at 11:58am 02.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/896 How does she handle and any info would be great Iam looking at 1994
lighting storm Max Cardinal at 11:42am 02.23.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1224 I'm new to sailing. I was wonder what do you do if you are out and a lighting storm comes up?
teak refinishing RichJ at 8:09am 02.23.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1222 I have spent the "off season" refinishing the interior teak in our O'Day 27. For the most part all i
Genoa Jib dmmack at 4:42am 02.23.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1063 Has anyone compared the performance of the Genoa vs. the standard jib on a 26x? I would like to sai
Replacing Decals Ernie at 1:20am 02.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/1116 Does anyone know if it is possible to buy the decals that go on the sides of the cabin. Mine are fa
Adding vents to a ..23.5...1994 Charlie"The Tuna" at 11:22pm 02.22.02 Smaller Boats 0/782 I am wanting to add some cabin air vents, looking for a successful way to accomplish this.
W-C Newport Electric head - Is it worth it? Duane Maher at 10:19pm 02.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1255 Still in the market to replace old manual head wit an electric.Down to 3. Vacuflush, Raritan SeaEra,
411 Bimini Gary J. Hardy at 9:09pm 02.22.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1161 Does anyone have a "short bimini" installed on their 411? That is, one that doesn't connect to the d
Sewage digestion Randy S. at 4:48pm 02.22.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1642 Well, progress has been made. Holding tank is almost installed, and I'm going to subscribe to the ae
Recommend an autohelm Wendell at 1:30pm 02.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/933 Please send recommendations on autohelm for our wheel steering Cat 30.Thanks
Macerator Switch fred miller at 9:02am 02.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/923 How does this thing work on my 35.5 ? Other than the circuit breaker switch on the panel, how is th
Hunter Magazine vs. "Mainsheet" Bob F at 3:38am 02.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/991 I recently sold my catalina 30 and bought a 376. Love the Hunter. However I just got my "Mainsheet"

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Hardtop for a Hunter 41AC Jonkistemaker at 2:11pm 07.27.20 Looks awesome man!
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump odaydokay at 2:05pm 07.27.20 1971 --- overnight ferry from Mykonos to Rhodes looked about like that as I recall.
Help with cooling system odaydokay at 2:00pm 07.27.20 Same as what was with mine. They just get loaded up after a lot of years. Thanks for coming back a
Zodiac raft parts source (1) Stephan at 1:58pm 07.27.20 The three strand polypro that SBO sells could work, but I've not tried it. It may. The 1/2" Novabr
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:55pm 07.27.20 Where in the world did you find that painting??? Or did you paint it? Believe it or not I've actu
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:42pm 07.27.20 Assuming that you'll be ordering the tank from Ronco who'll instal the fittings in the sizes and loc
Forward hatch 87 Hunter 28.5 Baydragonfly at 1:39pm 07.27.20 Sorry, meant to have said "salvage" in the heading! Chances are slim to none I know, but no harm try
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 07.27.20 Strap wrench. Works every time but care is needed if the filter has a cheap plastic bowl.
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Hunter216 at 1:23pm 07.27.20 he most dangerous guy in the company is the VP that likes to dabble. Yep, I had a senior executive
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Lazy1 at 1:22pm 07.27.20 More info than you might want: Big Game Hunting: The Evolution of INDRIK SPIDER From Dridex Wire Fra
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer ggrizzard at 1:18pm 07.27.20 Here's a set of two from Harbor Freight. $5.00 https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=rubber%20str
New to sailing. lots of questions (1) pclarksurf at 1:05pm 07.27.20 After reading the good detail and experiences on sail trim-- couldn't agree more and one excellent o
Beneteau 331 engine room fan Ron20324 at 1:04pm 07.27.20 Just last night I looked in my owners manual. It shows the vent hose as an EXHAUST vent, picking up
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 Biosci777 at 1:03pm 07.27.20 The rigging is a bit more complicated; for example, the mainsheet is in a pulley system attached to
26X vs 26M head size NINEv2 at 1:01pm 07.27.20 Wow. The 290 was as large as I was thinking about going (and out of budget) and it's only marginall
Handle sticks Rick D at 12:59pm 07.27.20 Both of my heads with pumps about a year old do the same thing unless I hold the select lever over t
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M jviss at 12:52pm 07.27.20 Umm... this is a rather simplistic view of corporate IT security. The 'social engineering' exploits
Zodiac raft parts source odaydokay at 12:47pm 07.27.20 Yep, like that, except the West Marine here has too small a diameter! And would like to be able to
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 07.27.20 Does anyone know of there is a tool made just for unscrewing the clear Shurflow raw water strainer
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 twistedskipper at 12:28pm 07.27.20 @Biosci777, can you elaborate on what makes the Victoria 18 harder to sail?

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