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Mast head sheave (1) Jimmy at 6:38pm 03.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/396 Im going to get this great boat H26 on the water soon I hope. It seems like every thing I check need
Raritan Elegance Install MarkSails21 at 5:25pm 03.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3122 Any H33.5 owners installed a Raritan Marine Elegance toilet ? The Jabsco has got to go. Can't seem
Single Use navigation Charts? Mickstr at 4:37pm 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 9/571 Is anyone aware of any charts available for single use plotting? I'd love to have like a tablet of t
Pump Cycling BugOutBoat at 3:17pm 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 28/3462 Is it normal for the fresh water pump to cycle periodically? If so, how often is normal?
Water Pressure Suddenly Dropped BugOutBoat at 3:15pm 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 9/720 I filled our water tanks yesterday after we had completely ran out of water. We noticed last night t
Another newbie mistake (5) ChileanJK at 10:25am 03.04.18 Catalina 22 11/1218 We went to the lake to sail on the last weekend before kids go back to school tomorrow, but the lake
Hunter356 keel top layer breaks off (5) hunter356 at 9:08am 03.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/3855 Hi, I just discovered that my fathers Hunter 356 (model 2002) has damages at the keel which appeare
First time topside paint job (1) Whatsit at 6:46am 03.04.18 Ask An Oday Owner 25/6344
Help with updating charts on a Garmin 541s SFS at 5:26am 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 6/4268 I'm still wading through the archives on this topic, but will actually need up-to-date information,
SAIL MAGS kdmjme at 4:58am 03.04.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/466 Hi, I have approx 50 like new Sail magazines free for the taking, would hate to bring to recycle cen
First 42s7 portlights Nikos at 1:40am 03.04.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/595 Hello everyone, Does anyone know which exact type of portlights the First42s7 has?I know they are th
New Beneteau 40 owner (3) Aaron B at 9:01pm 03.03.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1258 Hi everyone, I am under contract on a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40, I'm really excited to take deliver
Forestay and Toilet hopboat at 8:06pm 03.03.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3862 Hello All i am the new owner of a macgregor 26M 2007 in australia me little sailing experience i a
Ice Box Volume reprieve at 8:00pm 03.03.18 Catalina 30 3/1078 Hey sailors! Sorry folks but I need to know the size of a '93 C30 Ice Box. I can't find the answer
Trailer measurements Bartman99 at 7:17pm 03.03.18 Sirius 21/22 3/1700 I am going to be the new to me owner of a Sirius 21. The boat does not have a trailer but I do have
please help lol HUDSON at 6:08pm 03.03.18 Big Boats 18/1951 Hi friends I am a new sailor and a new hunter 1984 37c owner . As launch day is coming quick as we
30A Shore Power with Pro Charge Ultra 1230 ? genkinyc at 5:55pm 03.03.18 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1222 Hi, Is my factory installed wiring undersized for a 30A battery charger ? I have a 30A Shore Power
New Electronics and Installation DPW at 11:10am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 7/665 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43, dual wheel. The MFD is located mid-ships, below the dining table, and sw
Couple's Dream Trip Sinks Their Sailboat, Stranger Replaces it for $1 BigEasy at 9:39am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1244 Looks like the couple who sunk their boat after running aground in John's Pass near St Petersburg, F
Who made this anchor light? (1) Skipper at 8:33am 03.03.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1762 I thought it looked like a Perko but I tried a Perko lens on it awhile back and the threads didn't f

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Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 9:20am 06.06.24
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 9:14am 06.06.24 My main application is for a fore and aft spring line whilst in a slip with a secondary use for con
Curiosity might be making me overthink dmax at 9:04am 06.06.24 As has been said, a difficult project. Though not as convenient, a much simpler way would be to add
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:02am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj I ran it for ~4 hours at WOT (3250rpm),
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (1) Skycap92 at 8:47am 06.06.24 Thanks for the advice on the glue residue. It's coming off easier than I expected. Next major questi
Curiosity might be making me overthink Project_Mayhem at 8:43am 06.06.24 I think the most complex part of this project would be the water drainage channels in/around the lid
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Project_Mayhem at 8:41am 06.06.24 Tape works very well to hold in epoxy. It also minimizes sanding. With a bit of practice you wont ne
Color-matching gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 8:37am 06.06.24 I use a RAL color swatch to find the closest match and then have a local gelcoat supplier mix it for
Small Outboard Motor Stands FDL S2 at 8:16am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Min
Curiosity might be making me overthink dLj at 7:36am 06.06.24 I think I'd be more inclined to develop systems to allow better access to that area from the inside.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 7:36am 06.06.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:34am 06.06.24 For those of you finding this in a search some day, here is our official answer posed in the origina
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch Johann at 7:25am 06.06.24 Picking this back up. I picked up the Whale IC with manifold. While the manual states to use smooth
Curiosity might be making me overthink dlochner at 7:23am 06.06.24 Interesting idea, a lot of work, and some essential small details to consider. The first issue is
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy dLj at 7:22am 06.06.24
Portlight Polish dLj at 7:20am 06.06.24 So use some headlight lens restorer followed up with clear spray acrylic UV coating? All of these
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? (2) JamesG161 at 7:20am 06.06.24 These pictures may help since I had do same repairs to my H430. ... PS: The Fluid Flow Profile is
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 (1) Arrgh at 7:12am 06.06.24 Here is where mine is on my O'Day 34
33.5 winged bulb keel, what's the airfoil? dlochner at 7:06am 06.06.24 How would you do that anyway? If you knew the airfoil was NACA 2412 for example. You could get the
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jssailem at 7:06am 06.06.24 Scott. There are several theories on the location. My choice is to get the spot near the pivot poi

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