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Auto pilot? Stuart Gordon at 5:14am 08.06.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/942 I am thinking about buying an auto pilot for my C-28, #630. As far as I can tell, there are two man
Dinghy davits Mike Crotts at 2:45am 08.11.01 Big Boats 1/1021 I have an Avon 10.3' rigid bottom dinghy with 15 hp Yamaha, approximate weight 240 lbs. for a Hunter
gangway Egress off Bow on the 450 Charles Savoca at 1:40am 08.11.01 Big Boats 1/1098 How does one accomodate the entry/exit over the bow sprit? Any help on this would be greatly appreci
Pan gasket replacement Tony O. at 5:06am 08.06.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/964 Does anyone out there have any suggestions as to how I can lift my 5411 diesel to access the oil pan
Cruising Chute Sean Coerse at 12:59am 08.11.01 Smaller Boats 1/821 While sailing on the bay last weekend the wind went from 10 knots down to 3-5 knots. It stayed stud
Preventing Bent Shroud T Bolts Gino at 11:12pm 08.10.01 Smaller Boats 1/1329 If you are having problems with the shroud shackles binding on the chain plate eyes when raising the
Exhauust Elbow Jack at 4:53am 08.06.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/911 Having problems with reaching 3400 rpm on my Yanmar 2gm. Can only get to 2800 under load and 3000 no
Hurricane prep.work Mike at 7:13pm 08.10.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1074 Anyone tell me some tips on preparing the mac 26x for a hurricane. Include the category of storm y
Head Woes Darcy Peck at 1:44pm 08.10.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1370 Recently experiencing problems attempting to flush the head in our 1999 Hunter 340. When attempting
Another Newbie Kevin at 4:32am 08.06.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1124 Wow....just finished my first day of cruising aboard my new MAC 26X. Have a few questions: Learni
Problems with Yanmar Engine fuel system Doug Margison at 12:57pm 08.10.01 Ask All Sailors 0/972 A while ago, When priming the fuel filter on my Yanmar 2GM20F I could not get the prime screw to tig
Hunter 27:Fluxgate location? Aldo Lozano at 9:58am 08.10.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/904 I just got an Raytheon 4000 autopilot and I am pondering if any other owner of a H-27 can tell me we
Express Ordering Bruce Grant at 4:00am 08.06.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1101 Hi Phil, I was wondering how to turn off the express ordering feature in the chandlery?I found it
Why does everyone replace steel-rope halyards? Dave Z. at 7:10am 08.10.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1151 My cat27 has a steel/rope main halyard. Works great. Why does everone seem to be replacing them with
How long between bottoms in lakewater Simon Capell at 5:23am 08.10.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/837 Catalina 25 Swing keel, new bottom just before purchase in fall of 1995, been in the water continuou
Chartering - BVI, St. Martin or Antigua? Bob O'Brien at 3:57am 08.06.01 Destinations 4/1761 Now that most of my summer cruising is completed, my crew is asking where we are going to charter a
Renault Diesel Francis Morton at 4:55am 08.10.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/907 I am looking for an impellor for a Renault Diesel. My Hunter 27', 1980 came with a Renault and the p
Boom Vangs Don Guillette at 2:59am 08.10.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/4965 I thought my time on the Forum was up but the good folks at Sailboatownners.com decided to hold me o
Genoa and ladder David Jones at 3:27am 08.06.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1099 I have 72 O'Day 22',new owner. I am looking for a new or used genoa sail and also a transom ladder.
Adding extra halyard and wiring Dan at 2:03am 08.10.01 Smaller Boats 2/1116 I would like to add an extra halyard to my 25.5 to use for a cruising spinaker. Can anybody tell me

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Newb Paint Question RoyS at 5:10am 05.05.20 If you sand the bottom; there you really do need a mask, and not a fake mask either.
mast light wiring problems jsachetti at 5:04am 05.05.20 Fixed it. Cleaned up wiring coming out of deck and finally got a current in the multimeter. Again, t
Hunter 34 - replace cutless bearing propeller shaft RoyS at 5:04am 05.05.20 Strut alignment is extremely difficult. I would take another route if at all possible.
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? SycloneDriver at 4:54am 05.05.20 I was told to always keep a little tension on the outhaul. Maybe that's wrong or maybe the sail is
Best winds for Older V-17? (5) rgranger at 4:39am 05.05.20 I've attached four similar diagrams showing how to set up a single line reefing system led back to t
Hunter 23.5 Roller Furler Pin CurtisC at 4:35am 05.05.20 As long as you match the diameter of the clevis, any stainless steel rigging pin should be more than
Club racers. L.Christensen at 4:33am 05.05.20 Thanks!
Club racers. cb32863 at 4:31am 05.05.20 The bottom paint is 3 years old with a few fiberglass blisters. It has been about 6 months since
Please help me identify this fixture on my Pearson 27 rgranger at 4:19am 05.05.20 When you take people sailing and the wind picks up..... arbitrarily walk over and shift it a few ti
Fore-deck Fun Will Gilmore at 3:54am 05.05.20 Fun. -Will (Dragonfly)
Fuel pump/lift pump failure (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:38am 05.05.20 Anything better than a shovel connector. I use the anchor marine ones that have a plastic lip to h
1979 Hunter 33 - Porthole Replacement billredd1 at 3:37am 05.05.20 Perfect! Thanks Dave!
New arch for P42 mbaker at 2:15am 05.05.20 Jim H_42 Did you have any trouble accessing the starboard lower leg backing plate? It seems the pro
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat justsomeguy at 12:22am 05.05.20 Well, how were they?
My new saildrive Stewart stephenbson at 12:00am 05.05.20
H41ac standard novakool fridge and freezer condenser drains? leemarkadams at 11:54pm 05.04.20 After pulling the freezer out there was no condensation or water in that area and think I may have n
My new saildrive Mark Maulden at 11:34pm 05.04.20 Raw water via water pump sharing with engine heat exchanger via water filter Where is the water pu
My new saildrive Stewart stephenbson at 11:29pm 05.04.20 Are you drawing raw water up Through the saildrive? Raw water via water pump sharing with engine h
Social distancing on a launch? capta at 11:06pm 05.04.20 Personally, I think it's just plain stupid to go out in public unnecessarily right now, but it's you
My new saildrive capta at 10:59pm 05.04.20 From what I've read, this is a hydraulic transmission, correct? On the Borg Warner Velvet Drive hydr

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