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1981 Hunter 22 broken mast Flakeypuff at 12:19pm 06.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/584 We just fractured the bottom of our mast tube lowering it. It was just a stupid mistake that has co
Plastic Laminate alfaguy at 12:19pm 06.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/782 I am replacing the face frames in my 90 Hunter 27-2 head (the doors are fine), but cannot find any s
Time for new standing rigging Lee Scott at 10:58am 06.16.16 Big Boats 6/993 I'm beginning to get some broken strands on my standing rigging, so it's time to think about replaci
Too much presure on Raritan PHII manual head AlexEngelsman at 10:40am 06.16.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1486 Following Peggie's advise, I installed a raritan PHII over 2 years ago. It has been working great an
Center Cockpit Cracked Fiberglass Around Edges Skullrider at 10:35am 06.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/423 I'm looking at a 1993 Catalina/Morgan Center Cockpit. The Cockpit appears to have been formed separa
Hunter 260 standing rigging adjust Tim Gunderson at 9:49am 06.16.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1639 Hi, I bought a Hunter 260 (2001 vintage) in 2004 and for the first time, I am preparing to tune my
Check out my new $50 faux cabin sole (3) kito at 9:17am 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 22/4205 Still not finished but thought I would snap a few pics. I am very pleased with the results although
Anyone replaced stanchions on an O'day 23? Advice needed James19955 at 8:05am 06.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2210 Notice that one of my stanchions has a crack near the base so I want to replace. I looked at the 4
Updating Software for Raymrine e series GWG at 8:04am 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 7/613 Has anyone upgraded the software on an e series Raymarine MFD for the new dock to dock autorouting?
Does anybody know the hard over time for a catalina 30 ChrisCall at 7:49am 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3667 I'm setting up my raymarine ev100 autopilot. Does anyone know the hard over time for a catalina 30?
1987 Catalina 30 Edsel steering system ClarenceJames at 4:52am 06.16.16 Catalina 30 8/3454 My C30 has a radial drive wheel mounted in a shallow well located aft of the Edson steering pedestal
Electrical Shock Drowning (ESD) & Fresh Water (1) Anonymous 121765 at 4:43am 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2718 Guys, If you boat and/or swim in fresh water bodies, take note to read this article on ESD. It may
Oday 28 VBeth Screen Hardware (2) IAMCCF at 8:06pm 06.15.16 Bigger Boats 4/1258 Hi All, Has anyone found replacement hardware for the VBert Privacy screen? Mine has several broken
Hunter 40 aft berth storage compartment modification clubmech at 7:30pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/736 A while back I stumbled on someone's video or likely picture story on how they added pneumatic rams
O'day 20 cockpit drain hose ddavenport at 6:56pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 2/507 anybody have any idea where there is a replacement for the cockpit drain hose for an O'day 20?. It i
Port lens replacement (1) Mark7604 at 6:54pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/641 Today I replaced one of my 32 year old port lens on my '84 Hunter 31 and it looks sweet. The lens f
catalina 27 fuel gauge robert young at 6:32pm 06.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1127 I have a Cat27 1985 and the fuel gauge needs replacing, any suggestions as to where i could purchase
Raymarine GPS "No Fix" catawbahunter at 6:01pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 14/7779 I have a C Series Raymarine chartplotter, all Raymarine instruments, and (I believe) a Raystar 125 G
Genoa low lead car installation (2) Team118 at 5:16pm 06.15.16 Catalina 30 6/1160 After stepping on the old genoa sheet cars I purchased new ones from Garhauer. I have searched and
Father's Day came early. (2) Texas Gun-Man at 4:11pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 36/1924 My kids got me a cooler for my boat. I shouldn't have opened it early but now I can use it this week

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So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. ...3TacksontheWater at 1:15pm 03.20.24 Glad you asked. :) I'm hoping to charge it the same way we've always charged the FLA Trojan: two a
outboard hoisting xavpil at 1:06pm 03.20.24 Some of the solutions seem overly complicated. That is until you've injured your back in some way
outboard hoisting xavpil at 1:06pm 03.20.24 the garhauer outboard lifts work great! ours is mounted on our stern radar mast, has a built in ver
No core?? twodzusfittings at 12:33pm 03.20.24 Welcome to "The world of how O'Day took steps to save costs". I find more and more issues as I move
Hull damage mac twenty five (3) rgranger at 12:30pm 03.20.24 Thankyou so much!! No Matter what the cost.I want to make it stronger.Any advice would Great Once
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A McMorgan24 at 12:10pm 03.20.24 I live in St Augustine FL and recently had my injection pump rebuilt by a company in Jacksonville. T
outboard hoisting Project_Mayhem at 12:07pm 03.20.24 awesome!! outboard is 15hp..... but I really like the concept and it's actually what I designed las
My last boat - probably rgranger at 11:45am 03.20.24 According to Uncle Google, the English to Latin translation of Last Call = Ciemus :yeah:
Replacing C 310 fuel tank Tom J at 11:42am 03.20.24 john2. This is a good idea for trapping any initial leakage from the fuel tank. Ideally, you would
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 11:32am 03.20.24 First boat was a '78 Mac Venture 25. Would oil can sometimes even while in the water going through
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 11:31am 03.20.24 I think you are okay. I've owned a few macs (and many other boats) and they will tend to sag if th
Black stuff all over a boat? rgranger at 11:25am 03.20.24 The label identified sodium-hypochlorite as a primary cleanser in the product. Sodium hypochlorite
My last boat - probably Tally Ho at 11:21am 03.20.24
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Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Tally Ho at 10:01am 03.20.24
2005 Hunter 456 Sailboat Prop. Zinc Size? fstbttms at 9:55am 03.20.24 I know the Shaft Zinc is 1 1/4. Any owners know what size I need for a Prop Zinc? A 1 1/4" shaft
Water Line dLj at 9:46am 03.20.24 Mold/mildew are more likely to grow on some materials and less likely on others. PEX is made from p
Black stuff all over a boat? jssailem at 9:44am 03.20.24 The label identified sodium-hypochlorite as a primary cleanser in the product. Sodium hypochlorite
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:42am 03.20.24 A little water will make the tank humid which can promote mold and mildew growth. Which is ok becaus

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