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9.9 Evinrude Changeover Ray Lewis at 8:54am 02.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1177 Has anyone had any experience changing over the 9.9 Evinrude to remote controls inside the cockpit?
356 Charter ? Marc Honey at 4:21am 02.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/816 Anyone know of a 356 that has been put in a charter fleet?
Installation of a L265 Fishfinder Michel Galy at 11:17pm 02.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1149 I would like to install a Raymarine L265 Fishfinder on a Hunter 29.5 (Y1995). I have two questions:
BOW THRUSTER Peter Lanzavecchia at 10:52pm 02.08.02 Big Boats 1/1352 Was wondering if anyone has any information on installing a bow thuster on the Catalina 400 (Mark II
NAVICO 5500 tillerpilot info needed David at 10:41pm 02.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1029 I was given an older tillerpilot NAVICO 5500 and am looking for information as to wiring and operati
Tom, Ladonna, Echo Gulf. Brad McEachern at 7:15pm 02.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1091 Thanx for the good comments. Tom I am down in Sidney a fair bit. I may have called you one day on th
More Upgrades Brad McEachern at 7:03pm 02.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1054 Hello, and thanks for the comments on the new int on Ballerina. If you want to see 12 more diffrent
Virginia property tax Rex at 11:15am 02.08.02 Big Boats 2/1304 Can anyone give me specifics on the Virginia state property tax on boats? This would be the annual
Differences in keels, '83 H34 Eric at 10:59am 02.08.02 Big Boats 0/924 I wonder if anyone out there knows if the hull molds for the H34 shoal draft and deep keel models we
Does a sailboat hold value? Paul Bradbury at 10:08am 02.08.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3875 I am a novice to the sailboat game, and almost made a purchase of a 1997-36s7 Beneteau last week. My
Irwin experience? Jay Beery at 7:43am 02.08.02 Ask All Sailors 0/980 Has anyone had any experience with 25' Irwins? I'm looking to upgrade from my old Catalina 22 to an
Ordered the Tank Joe Mullee at 6:32am 02.08.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1362 I bought my Ronco. Now a few questions:1) The previous setup had the intake on the tank on the bott
Maxwell winch parts Dick Hall at 5:38am 02.08.02 Big Boats 1/999 If you still have the old Maxwells and need parts...JoeL@maxwellwinches.com
wind or solar? carisea at 4:36am 02.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/959 I want to equip my 42 passage (1992)with either wind or solar auxilliary power. I have an 8kw genera
Gasoline idiocy Ken Cobb at 4:23am 02.08.02 Other Sailboats 0/828 My running out of gas story was so stupid that I still can't believe it, many years later. Our days
speed vs. stability Ken Cobb at 3:04am 02.08.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1301 As a result of a discussion on seaworthiness of boats on the "ask all sailors" board at this site, I
Adding A Permanent Swim Ladder to a Hunter 25.5 Bob Pattersen at 12:16am 02.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1066 Has anyone added a permanent swim ladder to a Hunter 25.5 or similar sized boat? My boat came with
Internal Gas Tank on a 25 Ric Shultz at 12:04am 02.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1237 I previously asked this question as a response to another question, so I'll ask it here for everyone
Sail Repair Ric Shultz at 11:37pm 02.07.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1123 Can anyone tell me where I can purchase a small amount of sail cloth to patch a clean 1" tear near t
threadtracker help Hugh at 8:09pm 02.07.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/963 Threadtracker used to work fine for me, but for the last week or so when I go to look at my threadtr

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Coast Guard Question jssailem at 1:33pm 07.13.20 Sometimes you can look at the CG website in the District you want to explore and find a report. I th
Wind Instruments OS2Dude at 1:30pm 07.13.20 If the instruments give you what you want/need and it can be repaired for a resonable cosr, do it.
Battery Switch Help (1) ontherocks83 at 1:30pm 07.13.20 I just switched my boat from 1 switch to 3 following Maine Sails' diagram. I like it for the isolati
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? dlochner at 12:52pm 07.13.20 Replaced the original YSB-12 in my '77 Hunter 30, (10,000 lb displacement), with a new 3YM20, (21 h
ODay Mariner Interior twistedskipper at 12:51pm 07.13.20
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose odaydokay at 12:50pm 07.13.20 So I need 22' of something like a Shields 162 or similar reinforced PVC, but everyone either wants b
Westerbeke 20B Two engine odaydokay at 12:48pm 07.13.20 Check with the Westerbeke folks who will have a replacement most likely.
tricolour Trip switch dlochner at 12:47pm 07.13.20 Heat would lower the resistance, and wouldn't do anything to trip the breaker that I can imagine.
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? Roland5048 at 12:47pm 07.13.20 Replaced the original YSB-12 in my '77 Hunter 30, (10,000 lb displacement), with a new 3YM20, (21 hp
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? odaydokay at 12:44pm 07.13.20 don';t think O'Day built any boats that would only do 3 knots, so I suspect his engine is not just
tricolour Trip switch jviss at 12:41pm 07.13.20 That is only true for a few rare materials in the rare earth oxide family. For normal metals, heat
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? dlochner at 12:40pm 07.13.20 Well the rule of thumb according to the internet is 1hp for every 500 pounds that puts you at 24 hp
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane sailme88 at 12:36pm 07.13.20 I have a three blade auto prop. Lots of likes and dislikes...Had it serviced this winter. between th
Deck Layout - Template or Drawing rgranger at 12:32pm 07.13.20 The alternative is paper templating the entire surface just to get a ballpark quote. Thanks in adv
tricolour Trip switch rgranger at 12:29pm 07.13.20 Heat would lower the resistance, and wouldn't do anything to trip the breaker that I can imagine.
Questions after first launch for Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 12:21pm 07.13.20 I have the two burner stove in mine and it is original. Love it. You pour ethanol (go to Lowes in
nramsey at 12:16pm 07.13.20 Our O'Day 40 came with a 155 genoa. It was a lot bigger than we wanted for casual cruising. We rep
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? rgranger at 12:16pm 07.13.20 If you were to install a more powerful engine, would your old '78 then meet those future needs you
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? rgranger at 12:13pm 07.13.20 Talk to the engine manufacturers, especially Beta Marine. If the engine is over sized it will not r
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 12:08pm 07.13.20 Did they machine it to accept replaceable bearing races? How bad did the original races look?

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