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Cabin hardware Scandia at 8:41am 04.22.17 Ask All Sailors 5/517 looking for cabin drawer pulls ( hole to hole)that are 2 in long.Stainless steel. Suggestions on web
ST 4000+ gettinthere at 8:14am 04.22.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/972 I have an ST 4000+ control head. Sent it to Ray to test. Received this... Display failure. LCD burn
C22 Recent Purchase Mark (Chops) Prescott at 7:29am 04.22.17 Catalina 22 4/486 Hi, First time on this forum as I can only just call myself a "sailboat owner". Can anyone tell me h
fuel locker solution from stingy... rpludwig at 7:14am 04.22.17 Catalina 22 3/727 here's a link to stingy's upgrade contest if you're not on his mailing list... Good solution for the
Cracks inside my cuddy cabin- Advice needed (4) Gracie A at 6:45am 04.22.17 Day Sailers 1/1886 Hello, I recently came into an '81 Oday Day Sailer II. I paid next to nothing for it and intend to
The Gulf Stream All U Get at 6:13am 04.22.17 Ask All Sailors 4/395 Hi all, We made our first use of the Gulf Stream to travel from the Bahamas to the east coast. Onc
What is it? (3) lehighsail at 5:07am 04.22.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1254 Anybody have any idea what this is?
Need help deciding on batteries Karcher at 9:55pm 04.21.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/3550 Just purchased a 1976 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4. Not sure of the age or status of the batteries s
Erickson 25, 1977 - Ready to buy, I have questions? Hollymae D at 6:02pm 04.21.17 Ericson 19/4756 My husband and I are are preparing to purchase the above boat. I am a little confused I see the cen
propane hose gettinthere at 5:55pm 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1034 I bought a Tee kit years back to split off the propane tank to my bbq grill. the fitting that screws
Picture of 2760-003 Pump Installed on 2QM20 rardiH36 at 5:53pm 04.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1251 Aside from Ed Schenck, whose 2QM20 photo I have looked at, (thanks Ed) does anyone have a photo hand
Adhesives kampuniform at 5:46pm 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 4/330 I'm about to embark on a restoration of a Yamaha 33'. There are a few patches of teak veneer in the
Emergency Tiller Don Guillette at 3:27pm 04.21.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4854 Jackdaw's comments on this topic on another forum caught my attention - I trawl the other forums loo
1974 O'Day 20 Balsa core repair (2) Ten Forward at 1:58pm 04.21.17 Day Sailers 1/1915 135597 135598 Annual inspection revealed a soaking wet/rotted balsa core above the cabin. At this
How Sailboats Win or Lose Races Jackdaw at 12:25pm 04.21.17 Racing 17/2021 I came across this tome, How Sailboats Win or Lose Races, by William Smith and published in 1964. Ho
31, 34 & 37 cabintop windows JimLanter at 11:29am 04.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/908 Both a friend of mine and I have boats with cabin top windows that have broken. We are about five s
Cabin bulbs replacement with LEDs DStegs49 at 11:26am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1538 If Don Thompson is still a member, please contact me. I have a question about the leds that you men
New portlights for Irwin 27 1969 georgiatoffee at 11:19am 04.21.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1575 Does anyone know of a supplier that would stock replacement portlights for an Irwin 27 1969? Called
Replacement Portlights for Irwin 27 1969 georgiatoffee at 11:16am 04.21.17 Irwin 0/891 Does anyone know of a supplier for portlights that would fit an Irwin 27 1969? Or of a good supplier
Engine room fire Blaise at 11:09am 04.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1197 A week before our sixth race to Mexico, we took Midnight Sun out for an overnight shakedown cruise.

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Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 1:44pm 06.03.24 You probably don't want to tap into the 12v wires to the instruments. Is there enough room in the p
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 1:35pm 06.03.24 Do you have a 12-volt plug in the cockpit? I will look around but I have never seen one. it seems
Shrinking rudder foam? (1) Dubo at 1:18pm 06.03.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 12:56pm 06.03.24 Twist has basically two purposes - to accommodate for different apparent wind angles between the to
2003 Hunter 426DS Where the large beatiful view windows are starting to craze. cadilaccb at 12:54pm 06.03.24 Thank you kindly for the quick response. Looks like a good winter project. z
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 12:45pm 06.03.24 i'm thinking the best source of electricity would be the pedestal where all the instruments are and
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 12:43pm 06.03.24 I would rather have a permanent installation but a hanging camping light or tent light would certa
Water Pump Impellor Don S/V ILLusion at 12:25pm 06.03.24 I would highly reccomend you locate it and all the thru-hulls on the boat. You never know when a h
Has anyone replaced a 26M daggerboard? Couni at 12:22pm 06.03.24 The easy way is to drop the mast, move the sheave that's over the dagger board slot, then pull the b
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 12:16pm 06.03.24 If you have a bimini and frame, you could get a battery-operated LED lantern and hang from the frame
Compasses don't agree JoeWhite at 11:29am 06.03.24 I wonder what would happen if you exchange the compasses? Mark the one that is correct. If exchangin
macerator hose removal advice jdrutten at 11:15am 06.03.24 As a follow up to my installation, the thought occurred to me that I may have over-tightened the fit
Chain plates Hunter 49 American_Mainsail at 10:58am 06.03.24 This is a great thread. Thanks for posting it. I've been wondering for a while how to replace those
Water Pump Impellor Scott B at 10:57am 06.03.24 I don't see a seacock for the engine water flow on the drawings or on the boat. I would highly re
2003 Hunter 426DS Where the large beatiful view windows are starting to craze. Scott B at 10:48am 06.03.24 Replacing is common. They are available here at Hunterowners.com You can also search on the topic
Hunter 2004 44DS Air Con Question American_Mainsail at 10:43am 06.03.24 The rear unit in my 2003 44AC is a 9k BTU Taylor Made. I haven't replaced it since it still works pe
2003 Hunter 426DS Where the large beatiful view windows are starting to craze. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:31am 06.03.24 Since 2003 these large windows in the main caben have been covered with protective canvas diligentl
Shrinking rudder foam? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:16am 06.03.24 There should be no gap as you suspect - the foam they use doesn't shrink once it sets, it was proba
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 Art12050 at 9:24am 06.03.24 I have to same keel. It may have been rust or it may have come out of the cast like that and then gl
Shrinking rudder foam? dmax at 8:32am 06.03.24 There should be no gap as you suspect - the foam they use doesn't shrink once it sets, it was probab

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