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What type of fitting is this? (1) mnmpizza at 5:16pm 04.16.19 Ask All Sailors 24/3841
Head hoses Voyager1 at 3:51pm 04.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 53/4066 Attempting to replace the hoses for the toilet on my ODay 302. I pulled out the old hose, my assumpt
Head hoses Voyager1 at 3:19pm 04.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/396 Duplicate post
Replacing vinyl hull liner in aft cabin Canonshooternb at 3:09pm 04.16.19 Big Boats 10/3961 The original vinyl hull liner in our aft cabin is starting to show some age. It is not ripped but h
Help Rigging ODAY 192-Cape Cod NateK at 1:18pm 04.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/654 My rigger retired and I need someone to step the mast and rig my furling jib and mainsail of my ODAY
A23 Centerboard pivot pin Capt. Seeweed at 12:35pm 04.16.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/542 I have access to both sides but how does the pin come out? HELP!
Morgan 32 rudder shoe (2) Ziggler at 12:18pm 04.16.19 Ask All Sailors 2/385 1984 Morgan 323 shoal keel. Currently at the boatyard for installation of a bushing in the rudder
Adding to my Solar Array - Keep 1 controller or go to 2? Elysium_Van_Isl at 11:08am 04.16.19 Musings With Maine Sail 10/1506 Hi all, I have been given a couple of extra panels that I'd like to add to my existing setup. They
Maxwell RC8-8 Windlass Elysium_Van_Isl at 8:58am 04.16.19 Catalina 30 0/735 Hey all, Anyone out there fitted a Maxwell RC 8-8 to the bow of their MKI? I'm pulling the trigger
Best prop for my honda bf50a on 26X welderman at 7:47am 04.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/605 My aluminum prop broke on my Mac26X and want to replace it with SS. The prop on it is an 11 3/4 X 1
260 galley cooler rosypar1 at 7:28am 04.16.19 Smaller Boats 0/422 Previous owner modified the cooler by enclosing it and insulated it. However we find the ice melts a
Modification in the cockpit Beneteau at 6:28am 04.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1911 This is an off the wall idea.Has any one ever installed (as an example) a 2000 W Honda generator in
H26.5???? JimInPB at 8:23pm 04.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1942 I am going to look at a H26.5 in the morning. I may buy it. Does anyone have any quick advice on t
Painting lockers Canonshooternb at 6:48pm 04.15.19 Ask All Sailors 2/397 I have completely emptied my lockers and cleaned them up. To freshen things up even more I would l
FYI - Quick Splice Connectors Ward H at 5:53pm 04.15.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/2950 Sharing this for those newer owners of Catalinas who need to trace down electrical issues. My bow li
Battery watering system (1) marchem at 5:38pm 04.15.19 Catalina 310 14/1632 Finally installed the battery watering system for my 4 GC6 batteries. I had to trim the tubes betwe
Courtesy "B" circuit breaker Legend 40.5 fero at 3:49pm 04.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1109 Hello again, The CB on the main switch panel suddenly will not close (when I try to close it the sma
Adding second Cabin Top Winch fbcoache at 3:22pm 04.15.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/490 Anyone out there with a 30-T add a second winch to the cabin top? Looking to increase my sail inven
1998 Catalina 42 Mk2 Exhaust elbow glaufman at 2:05pm 04.15.19 Big Boats 9/2085 Hi- In the process of buying a 1998 Catalina 42... survey is done, of the items brought up, the exha
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. (10) TomY at 12:02pm 04.15.19 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/4867 163691 This is the worst Challenger backing plate failure I've seen: It was behind the head furnitur

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What to do with the topping lift? (1) Tally Ho at 6:24am 08.16.24 The rigid vang will support the mast, however, there are two issues to deal with, one is supporting
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks dlochner at 6:09am 08.16.24 The OP was not constrained by draft. That's not just him, but many or most larger sailboats traveli
Preferred helm wheel cover? (4) sailcapt340 at 5:30am 08.16.24 If you plan on taking the wheel home to it. Build yourself a stand similar to this. Helps to hold
Preferred helm wheel cover? (1) thinwater at 5:27am 08.16.24 My preference is a warp with 3/16-cord, without knots. I find knots irritating under hand. Would yo
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks thinwater at 5:21am 08.16.24 The OP was not constrained by draft. That's not just him, but many or most larger sailboats travelin
Preferred helm wheel cover? (2) twodzusfittings at 4:56am 08.16.24 I wrapped and knotted mine with Robline Cord. A picture below shows it incomplete. Once the finished
Preferred helm wheel cover? Justin_NSA at 4:53am 08.16.24 Thanks guys. I'll order one from them. They are not cheap, no telling how old mine is. '92 H30T.
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker DmacSails at 4:28am 08.16.24 Thank you all for the responses. I will continue to search for it as it has to be installed ( your
Preferred helm wheel cover? sailcapt340 at 4:27am 08.16.24 Highly recommend another leather cover from boatleather.com. sewing it on is a great winter proje
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment MikeHoncho at 8:54pm 08.15.24
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern (1) Nodak7 at 7:38pm 08.15.24 Just thought I would update you all on this post. Indeed Hunter does have a secondary HIN on the H41
Catalina 320 Aft Cabin Ventilation Scott T-Bird at 7:35pm 08.15.24 Great explanation. We opted for a 310 due to the large VBerth. The 320 had no AC and no hatch, just
Add vented loop for water in bowl or flush to dry? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:00pm 08.15.24 The SeaEra isn't designed to bring water into the bowl and hold it...Your joker valve would have to
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker (1) Hello Below at 5:31pm 08.15.24 I believe this is the manual for the 2005 Hunter 33. If so figure 8.2 on page 8.2 definitely shows a
What to do with the topping lift? (1) JBP-PA at 5:18pm 08.15.24 You could use it for flags in parades.
What to do with the topping lift? (1) dlochner at 5:10pm 08.15.24 I went to a rigid vang last year. I did not replace the TL (yet). I dont really need it, but usi
Preferred helm wheel cover? Cest La Vie at 5:10pm 08.15.24 Highly recommend another leather cover from boatleather.com. sewing it on is a great winter projec
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker Tally Ho at 4:39pm 08.15.24 Usually, some sort of breaker is installed close to where the shore power plug is mounted on the boa
I need to access the centerboard trunk on an Oday 19 pgandw at 4:38pm 08.15.24 Commonly done on boats this size is to erect supports at either end of boat, tilting trailer both up
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks capta at 4:37pm 08.15.24 A 1000' is plenty of room and there is plenty of depth outside the red buoy. Slowing down or even s

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