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Water under floor support....is this part of the false bilge? (1) Beth and Bill at 12:35pm 04.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2996 Hello, I was running some new power to my bilge pump when I took a picture under the cabin sole. The
Oday 26 Spreader Caps (flat style) Chris Collard at 9:53am 04.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/530 Hello Oday aficionados, The spreader caps on my 26 are due for replacement. I searched the normal s
Water leaks jssailem at 8:11am 04.12.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1350 I have a mysterious water leak that has filled a small compartment that contains my 2 thru hull ball
Original space for holding tank... Rob G at 8:00am 04.12.18 Big Boats 15/2105 This may seem like an odd question, but I am a bit stumped. I removed a ruptured holding tank from w
Best solution for cleaning sails Crazy Dave Condon at 5:44am 04.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/9406 as technology changes so does methods and solutions but maybe not. Since it has been years cleanin
Keel mast plate on a 76' Hunter 30' Tie the Knot at 3:58am 04.12.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/521 Any suggestions on what to use under the aluminum mast plate. I have cut off the mast by an 1-1//4"
Electric Windlass Joe Papagni at 11:06pm 04.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1277 I own a Hunter 366 and would like to install an electric windlass. Any suggestions or experience wit
H41 cockpit shower/washdown dakno at 6:48pm 04.11.18 Big Boats 6/999 Hey Skippers. My OE cockpit shower in the transom walk thru is poor, water dribbles out. I thought i
what is the sail size for a 140 - 150 genoa for my 26 c pugetsoundsailer at 5:37pm 04.11.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2276 I've got a MacGregor 26s ( it's the swing keel model with the water ballast ) and I want to rig her
Hatch Boards Beneteau 331 Bluenose at 5:35pm 04.11.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2074 Is there a specific spot to store these anywheres?
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 aescobar100 at 4:53pm 04.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/3231 We just bought a 1996 Hunter 280 and the Holding Tank is leaking. We need to replace it, preferably
Replacing Stanchion Vent sgoldman01 at 4:38pm 04.11.18 Catalina 30 66/13100 I am going to reroute the vent for the ware and water tanks to a mushroom vent located just belie th
Prop pitch for 1978 30' with 12 HP Yanmar Meis at 4:25pm 04.11.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/552 I am looking for the prop pitch for the original two blade prop on my O'Day 30. 1978 - 12 HP Yanmar
Replacing part of hull TangoXray at 3:04pm 04.11.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1593 So I purchased a '77 Mac 25 on Monday (April 9th.) The hull is punked under the icebox and the head.
Removal of cabin top winch SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:07pm 04.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/339 Any ideas appreciated! Need to remove cabin top winch which appears to be holding on tight due to 52
EPRIB False Alarms LeslieTroyer at 9:31am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 1/380 Sail had a good article on EPRIB False Alarms. I had no idea it is so high. https://www.sailfeed.c
Hunter Vision 32 - Great Lakes and Great Loop rkinross at 9:19am 04.11.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1711 Hi, I am looking at purchasing a Hunter Vision 32 for cruising the Great Lakes and possible Great L
Houseboat, or boathouse? (1) Gene Neill at 8:00am 04.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 14/1166 I recently saw this dwelling in the little village of Horseshoe Beach, Florida. A waitress at the (o
Online NOAA Custom Chart lets boaters create their own charts nat55 at 7:47am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 7/753 I got an e-mail from NOAA about a new product offering. We all know that charts are available for d
Universal XP riser issue AXEL at 6:18am 04.11.18 Ask All Sailors 7/657 A heads up, check your riser. Started the boat up last weekend and with in seconds the riser blew of

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Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva (1) thinwater at 9:48am 07.22.24 It's great to hear the words of support. Better than the paupers pittance writers earn. I am also ve
1990's Adler Barbour Wiring: Update and Info dLj at 9:43am 07.22.24 Doug, could you post the document that Adler Barber sent you to this thread also? I have a similar
Gearbox dipstick (1) duck21 at 9:40am 07.22.24 My manual says the bottom of the stick is "minimum" and the line is "maximum." I typically fill to j
Gearbox dipstick dLj at 9:35am 07.22.24
My boat stinks! American_Mainsail at 9:26am 07.22.24 Most of the time the source of bad smells comes from the hoses used for your sanitation system. If
My boat stinks! dvd at 9:20am 07.22.24 Most of the time the source of bad smells comes from the hoses used for your sanitation system. If y
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Arrgh at 9:07am 07.22.24 My cleat is mounted without any type of block to make it higher, but I do have metal protectors on t
My boat stinks! OS2Dude at 8:41am 07.22.24 Wondering how to keep your boat smelling fresh as a spring daisy in a hot and humid enchanted fores
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva FastOlson at 8:38am 07.22.24 Good to have access to quality material, and much thanks to the OP. :) Good Sailing Magazines still
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? matts997 at 8:33am 07.22.24 The H280 was also my first sailboat, bought at age 65, which my wife and I had for 8 years. Given o
What is this port in the Galley Sole? OS2Dude at 8:29am 07.22.24 +1 to Stu's recommendations. When we got our 1985 C30 Mk I some time back there were a lot of thing
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? Project_Mayhem at 8:22am 07.22.24 I sail an O'Day 25 out of Chicago in all kinds of conditions. I upgraded from a lightweight 19' boat
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva Leeward Rail at 8:16am 07.22.24 Triple thumbs up. Your writing is always great IMO. It's a breath of clean air compared to much of t
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Leeward Rail at 8:06am 07.22.24 I assume this is a new or "new to you" boat Please explain exactly what you mean. Your question isn
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Project_Mayhem at 8:06am 07.22.24 I have an arduino setup that uses LED bars and external touchless sensors. It works with two tanks.
My boat stinks! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:03am 07.22.24 Retail ozone generators aren't allowed to deliver enough ozone to destroy the sources of any odors.
My boat stinks! Project_Mayhem at 7:58am 07.22.24 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but the amount of ozone required to have any effect on smells would
Gearbox dipstick (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:56am 07.22.24
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 07.22.24 You have some well written and very informative information. I reference your Hood article every tim
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:49am 07.22.24 As above. Terminology ? Please start with you "battery selector switch. "

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