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Mid Winter Cruise Terry Cox at 8:16am 02.12.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 34/3489 Okay weather gods, time for a break. Week of February 19th is sailing time, so heading out as soon a
Oday 322 cabin floor wilf at 7:13am 02.12.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/954 Anyone with an oday 322 know if the lager part of the cabin floor right at the bottom of the stairs
Clean Exterior of Engine ChrisHunter at 6:51am 02.12.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1474 I have a couple minor oil leaks from the 2GM20 engine on my 1992 Hunter 30. Before looking to repla
1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 Head Sail Size shavdog at 5:27am 02.12.17 Big Boats 5/866 Is the stock head sail from the factory a 100 or 110 or neither?...thanks....and if you were buying
Plane All U Get at 5:13am 02.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/803 Hi all,, Last year I posted a problem getting our dinghy up on plane. With the sage advice of this
Advice on deck paint IH82BL8 at 5:11am 02.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1061 I'm planning to paint my deck this Spring. Would like to hear from sailors who have done this. To
Have anyone a bow thruster on his Hunter 340! ger123 at 1:19am 02.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1775 Hello! Please do not talk about the necessity! I am looking for a bow thruster for my Hunter 340 (2
A new (and very old) forum: Cruising Sailors Phil Herring at 10:40pm 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/3055 Back in the 1990s, Cruising World magazine had a very active and amazing forum frequented by some of
Keel bolt specs Clanallan at 7:32pm 02.11.17 Sirius 21/22 2/1385 We bought a Sirius 21/22 approx 1980 and it has no keel bolt. We're looking for some kind of specs f
Bottom paint myths Urban legend or facts Capt Robbie at 6:26pm 02.11.17 Big Boats 17/5412 Time to order my bottom paint and everyone seams to be the expert. Last year I witnessed about twen
Hunter 18.5 trailer modifications lbsailor at 2:29pm 02.11.17 Smaller Boats 9/2148 We have a hunter 18.5 trailer that needs some work done to it. Since we are having to bring it in we
In hull vs thru hull transducer? Chart Guthrie at 9:36am 02.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 19/10890 I recently purchased a 1980 O'Day 23 with a non functional depth finder. I am looking to replace the
galvanic isolator jack silver at 8:54am 02.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3098 I have a 2004 H466 with a galvonic isolator alert gizmo at my nav desk. I have my zincs and bottom
Is this lead based paint? Todd Atchison at 7:50am 02.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/724 My girlfriend and I are working on a Venture 222. I've posted a few pictures and inquired about the
Retractable bowsprit info and gear info desired (1) agprice22 at 5:55am 02.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1354 My Telstar 28 project boat has a 6 ft or so aluminum tube that was originally a bowsprit that retrac
Solar Panel Location Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:08pm 02.10.17 Catalina 22 3/783 Any suggestions on where to locate a solar panel other than off of the stern?
Awl grip painted hull what cleaner can be used on it? Capt Robbie at 5:35pm 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/11259 I had my hull painted with awl grip three years ago. While under the mfg/boatyards warranty for past
Rudder how good is mine? Valerio at 1:05pm 02.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1072 i am in the process of buying a 84 hunter 34 in very good shape. In order to see if the rudder is in
2017 NSHSA - Initial gathering for 2017 Puesta del sol at 9:52am 02.10.17 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 3/2269
Broken thru hull vent? (3) billybee41 at 7:34am 02.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/3145 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5 with a broken thru hull vent(I think it is a vent). enclosed are a few pic

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12v breaker panel wiring question dlochner at 10:55am 05.13.24 The grounding wire (bare, green or green with yellow stripe and normally non-current carrying) shou
12v breaker panel wiring question domer94 at 10:26am 05.13.24 john , since the "dc neg" and "grounding buss" as labeled on the panel bars are isolated, i will jus
12v breaker panel wiring question jssailem at 10:20am 05.13.24 i have has a neg buss that goes to "DC neg" and another buss right next to it that goes to "DC grou
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 9:59am 05.13.24 hahaahah. I finished my repair, went to place the window down in my shop and it slid sideways, hit
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (2) anelso29 at 9:28am 05.13.24
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 05.13.24 I finely set the timer for the oven An electric oven which explodes like a gas oven. What will t
Refrigerator/Solar Timm R Oday25 at 8:49am 05.13.24 The Camco's offering looks tempting . I am not finding any amperage draw rating..
Refrigerator/Solar DArcy at 8:36am 05.13.24 It would be good to know the brand and model of fridge. There are some that run on either 110v AC or
Selden in-mast furler halyard car won't go up DRhoads at 8:27am 05.13.24 Not knowing where your car is jamming, I can just relate what happened to me and hope it helps. On m
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 CaptainCr3ative at 8:07am 05.13.24 I cracked one, repaired it, swore I wouldn't drop the second window, dropped it twice and it ended
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 05.13.24
Refrigerator/Solar east coaster at 7:48am 05.13.24 In my case I have the three prong 500 controller which alternates between ac/DC with AC being firs
Deck Hardware Neddimg Project_Mayhem at 7:46am 05.13.24 Mineral spirits is a great solvent. Safe for most surfaces, dissolves grease, thins some paint, and
Tohatsu Charging Project_Mayhem at 7:45am 05.13.24 I had a 4hp Tohatsu from '94. It did not have a regulator from the factory. It was putting out an AC
Deck Hardware Neddimg dlochner at 7:43am 05.13.24 I've tried acetone and it makes a mess. I typically use a Scotchbrite wheel on hardware and hidden
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 CaptainCr3ative at 7:43am 05.13.24
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 7:40am 05.13.24 224776
Eco Flow Wave 2 Airconditioner Thoughts/Reviews (1) JBP-PA at 7:40am 05.13.24 I'd like to try one of these Zero Breeze units in my small boat, 2300 BTU. eap knock offs as well.
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it Project_Mayhem at 7:37am 05.13.24 Use a halyard knot. Clean and lube your track at the end of every season. Magic Erasers make quick w
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 7:34am 05.13.24 I've repaired chipped trim before. The hardest part is masking off the window before painting

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