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Hinged ladder Bryan L Collins at 11:29pm 07.12.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/572 Has anybody put hinges on their campanionway ladder on a 26s? If so what did you use? Links or pics
Name and hailing port. SVMOONDANCE at 9:04pm 07.12.18 Catalina 22 12/1617 This might be an odd question but I'm having no luck finding information on adding a name and hailin
Is it possible to install a deck hatch in a '72? Coppertone at 6:09pm 07.12.18 Catalina 22 7/714 Has anyone successfully installed a hatch in an old style Catalina 22 (1972) that did not have one?
H34 Masthead Assembly - Corrosion (2) mnmpizza at 5:05pm 07.12.18 Big Boats 6/796 Greetings sailors! I removed my mast on the H34 yesterday. Not too many surprises, however I'm se
H170 Crack Repair Marie T. Murphy at 4:56pm 07.12.18 Day Sailers 8/1157 Please, What do y'all think of leaving the drilling dust in the crack prep when placing the Plexigus
Re-connecting Holding tank in my 1984 H31 Reg M at 3:52pm 07.12.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1130 At some point prior to the boat coming into my possession someone isolated the head from the holding
A throttle closed question...before I experiment. (1) BlowMeAway at 2:53pm 07.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1044 I ran into a potential concern when installing our new to us pedestal guard on the original H30 setu
Bow sitting low in the water (2) Marrigoround at 12:20pm 07.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2797 1987 Hunter Legend 37 I got a call from someone on the dock yesterday saying that my bow was sittin
Boom Vang SUMB44 at 10:48am 07.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/957 Did the stock/original O'day 20s come with a boom vang, Cunningham, or outhaul?
Boat maintenance is a step forward followed by a series of steps backward jssailem at 9:46am 07.12.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1184 So I got 2 of the 4 screws to release on my Raw Water Pump. YEAH! Two more to go for PB Blaster and
Raymarine E80 Classic software update Lee Hadjiosif at 9:12am 07.12.18 Ask All Sailors 6/2191 My E80 uses the old CF card (Compact Flash) which is hard to find a card reader outside the unit. Ho
Title SUMB44 at 5:42am 07.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/796 So we got the new title for the boat and there is seemingly innacurate information in it. The HIN is
CP19 OUTBOARD PREFERENCE hunterb4 at 4:47am 07.12.18 Com-Pac 3/3394 Of all the outboards available today what has been your preference for a Com-Pac 19? When I started
PARASAILOR ice breaker at 8:02pm 07.11.18 Big Boats 5/1042 I asked for a quote for a parasailor spinaker for my AC41 last week. $9000. Of course it is made i
Arrows on sails??? (1) Manny at 5:21pm 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2053 So my new to me 37 Cutter has red arrows on all three sails... I've never seen this before. Here's a
Cowl Vents on 37C Manny at 5:07pm 07.11.18 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1142 Anyone know who made the cowl vents for the 37C? I am assuming mine are original and I finally lost
Gray Enterprises port holes (1) Fred at 4:37pm 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1158 this started with the simple task of replacing the gaskets on theGray 715 style opening ports on my
Raymarine RF Base Unit for SmartController Remote (2) Romagic at 4:08pm 07.11.18 Big Boats 15/5119 I am having problems with my Raymarine Smartcontroller remote. Raymarine wants me to send in the RF
Shore Power Cord Strain Reliever (2) Terry Cox at 3:59pm 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 10/587 Awhile ago boat movement placed a strain on the shore power cord for our boat, which caused it to wo
To EQ or not to EQ? gettinthere at 3:21pm 07.11.18 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1081 It's been about 6 months since I've been on shore power. Charging systems have kept the house bank a

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Cockpit shower replacement head kloudie1 at 1:00pm 07.31.23 Looks just like the indoor shower head that came on my '85 H-34. ya might be able to find one on thi
Cockpit shower replacement head envisionvenicefl at 12:58pm 07.31.23 Google "outdoor shower head". Plenty in the $20+ range used on camping trailers.
Winch sizes (4) SpencerMarchant at 12:46pm 07.31.23 Greg Probably a small plastic winch handle shaped device with a hole in the middle of the socket. T
Edson Wheel Storage Don Crowther at 12:44pm 07.31.23 I've called around and the only company that I've found so far that has stock for this part is Edson
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery (1) jonelli at 12:44pm 07.31.23 this sounds like the classic wiring harness problem. There've been many threads about this. Basic
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? Rich Stidger at 12:36pm 07.31.23 I purchased my ST45's during a WM BOGO event. I am very pleased with their performance. Mine have s
Shore powered vent fan? Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 07.31.23 Depending on how you and electricity get along, you could wire the Marinco into you 12V system. Use
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 12:12pm 07.31.23 His heating "coolant" wouldn't need to be pressurized or sealed like an engine. That depends on a
Sailing in higher winds. zinahewitt at 12:11pm 07.31.23 +1 for everything Stu said. Generally a reefed main has a much more efficient shape and is better
Sailing in higher winds. zinahewitt at 12:10pm 07.31.23 Buy and use Don Guillette's Sail Trim Guide available in books right here. Best sail trim book kno
Solar water heat exchanger JBP-PA at 12:07pm 07.31.23 Ah. I thought you meant he needed an expansion tank on the fresh water side. His heating "coolant" w
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer dlochner at 12:05pm 07.31.23 The O'Day Day Sailer is a small light boat, it will not take much horsepower to move it along. Nor w
Shore powered vent fan? JBP-PA at 11:59am 07.31.23 You could get a separate fan and panel like this and mount the solar panel somewhere it won't get bu
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 11:54am 07.31.23 The expansion/accumulator tank is plumbed upstream of the hot water. I don't see any difference bet
Shore powered vent fan? JBP-PA at 11:50am 07.31.23 You can use shore powered or chemical dehumidifiers. Is humidity is a big problem in Alaskan winter
Shore powered vent fan? JBP-PA at 11:48am 07.31.23 I have an older one, but it takes ordinary C size NiCad batteries. It doesn't always come back to l
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer jpcrane at 11:38am 07.31.23 jpcrane..... When I purchased my Daysailor in 1982 I installed a 4.5 HP outboard on it. It moved t
Kevlar skid plates? Timm R Oday25 at 11:35am 07.31.23 Ahh, I don't think I would have thought of that, but that does seem like a good point. Canoe skid
Solar water heat exchanger JBP-PA at 11:23am 07.31.23 The expansion/accumulator tank is plumbed upstream of the hot water. I don't see any difference betw
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot capta at 11:16am 07.31.23 I'd check the compression first thing. Low oil pressure, loss of power, and fuel in the oil are a co

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