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Bad Cylinders? DJN51 at 5:01pm 07.14.19 Smaller Boats 6/795 Has anyone had problem with the gas cylinders on inflatable lifevest ,2 of mine inflated in boat th
Transmission Control Cable Hard to Move rpell1@msn.com at 4:54pm 07.14.19 Ask All Sailors 5/416 Hi all, My shifter cable is really hard to move. Before going ahead to change the cable, I noticed
2GMF water heater/exchange connection help (1) thelilnauti at 4:53pm 07.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/664 Hi all, I'm just looking for a bit of help, advice. We have a new water heater installed which can
Cracks under rub tail (10) dmosier at 4:43pm 07.14.19 Smaller Boats 9/1461 167189 167190 167191 167192 167193 167194 167195 167196 167197 167198 While working on the boat to
Water Pump Accumulator twodzusfittings at 3:51pm 07.14.19 Bigger Boats 14/2040 When I pulled all the old rusty pumps out of the boat, I also removed the accumulator. Ive replace t
restoring windows tgrayson at 12:06pm 07.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1164 restoring windows on 74 venture 17,was thinking of cutting plexiglass larger to fit in aluminum fram
Screws inside of cabin john6206 at 11:49am 07.14.19 Smaller Boats 3/1139 Hi Everyone, C-18 owner here. So far, I have not put any screws into the boat. I have hung some
renaming tgrayson at 11:21am 07.14.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1123 restoring a 1974 venture 17,I don't live near the water,can I do the renaming ceremony in my backyar
Halyard Options for 1968 Mariner 19: Advice Needed kmiles16 at 11:12am 07.14.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/800 Hi, all- I have a 1968 Mariner 19 with most of its original rigging. Earlier this week, I broke the
2014 Hunter 33 vinyl liner Banooma at 5:09am 07.14.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/818 There is a nice looking 2014 h33 for sale that seems great in several ways, and reviews I've seen ar
Need Source for Universal M-18 Air Filter fjwilsonjr at 8:28pm 07.13.19 Catalina 30 7/2368 I need to replace the air filter on my M-18, and I can't find one on any Web site. Does anyone kno
Wet compass leaked. Justin_NSA at 7:58pm 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 21/3175 It's old. It happens to the best of us. My Ritchie HF 72S leaked and the compass doesn't work anymor
Dodger & Bimini Setup (1) Terry Cox at 5:39pm 07.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/546 Recently published an article over in the "Boat Info" tab (42) that describes in some detail how I h
Converting P42 Salon Settee Into A Double Berth Terry Cox at 5:27pm 07.13.19 Big Boats 4/1216 Published an article over in the "Boat Info" tab about how to convert the port salon settee into a d
Universal m-18 won't start sometimes sailing11 at 2:00pm 07.13.19 Engines and Propulsion 28/4524 Hello, I have a Catalina 27 with a universal m-18 diesel motor in it. I replaced the glow plug swit
Anyone Recognize This? Rick Webb at 10:58am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 32/3563 This has been kicking around our club for a long time. everyone seems to be afraid to toss it as it
Fwd hatch leaking JRT at 10:29am 07.13.19 Catalina 310 3/628 So working on boatand big rain just came up. FWD hatch is leaking from under the trim ring. Drips
Rope Clutch Spring (1) amitchell64 at 5:56am 07.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1399 167136 I have a 2008 Hunter 33 and the spring arm of one of the rope clutches keeps popping out of t
Hajima of the NE coast of Japan garymalmgren at 4:38am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 4/416 Not what we hoped it would be, but not a lost day. Gary QgYbeKrcyzc
Nautical tongue twister All U Get at 2:47am 07.13.19 Ask All Sailors 32/4060 Bored with summer, try saying towboat three times fast. Do you have a nautical tongue twister?

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Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" kappykaplan at 1:10pm 07.15.24 You can solve the jib/Genoa problem by recognizing that each is a type of headsail. :plus:
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves kappykaplan at 1:05pm 07.15.24
Replacement hatch cover Tally Ho at 1:01pm 07.15.24 Do you want the new hatch, just the plexiglass lens or some type of cover for the hatch? D&R Marine
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 12:59pm 07.15.24
Tiller mount damages fiberglass JoeWhite at 12:57pm 07.15.24 Cut the fiberglass back such that the tiller does not rest on it when laying aft. You can strengthen
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 12:45pm 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 12:41pm 07.15.24 Thanks for this. You can solve the jib/Genoa problem by recognizing that each is a type of headsail.
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" thinwater at 12:40pm 07.15.24 Not that it's relevant to the topic, but my background is in linguistics, so please forgive the dig
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 12:39pm 07.15.24 The basic conclusion is that cantenary is real for all chain but is limited when you need it most b
Compartment under bow berth on 285 Tally Ho at 12:37pm 07.15.24 My Hunter 280 had a water tank in the bow (plastic tank), and there was a plywood cover over that to
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves Tally Ho at 12:34pm 07.15.24
Replacement hatch cover pgandw at 12:31pm 07.15.24 Have you tried D&R Marine? They bought and have a lot of ODay parts. You might not like the price
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 12:31pm 07.15.24 Well, the above does depend upon application. There are dictionaries that are used as definitive sou
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Foswick at 11:54am 07.15.24 Not that it's relevant to the topic, but my background is in linguistics, so please forgive the digr
charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 11:44am 07.15.24 Problem found...main charging system breaker tripping. Gonna replace it. House bank is 630 AH.
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves thinwater at 11:33am 07.15.24 Good post! It has the advantage of being novel. Up the mast I think I still prefer the absolute sec
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" thinwater at 11:21am 07.15.24
charging problem with new batterie richk at 11:11am 07.15.24 Problem found...main charging system breaker tripping. Gonna replace it. House bank is 630 AH. T
Exhaust elbow riser needed? (1) Calif. Ted at 10:38am 07.15.24 Yanmar refers to it as an "optional" part, called the "L" type, as opposed to the "U" type we are mo
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 10:00am 07.15.24 Thanks, but can you net it out for me? Not in the mood to watch a 21 minute, over-produced anchor

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