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Will It Run? Jtcf78911 at 8:55am 02.04.16 Ask All Sailors 32/2060 Dear friends in sail; Decided I mustn't be afraid of member scorn :kick:when I submit possibly lame
Attn. Hunter ('83-'87)31 Owners (3) HMT2 at 7:55pm 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1691 I need the answer to two questions. In the included picture the red arrow is pointing at a teak pla
Adjustable Genoa Cars on h36? Dan_Y at 6:42pm 02.03.16 Big Boats 8/1015 Before I go reinventing the wheel, has any h36 owner converted to adjustable Genoa cars that you can
Tanktechsrx.com Mark Maulden at 4:51pm 02.03.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1639 anybody use this? Peggy, what do you think? They were at the Seattle boat show
Installation of an Electric Lift Pump on a Yanmar 2GM20F (4) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 02.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 13/12175 I recently had the pleasure of finding an external weeping fuel leak on the lift pump of my Yanmar 2
tiller extention piedpiperIII at 4:33pm 02.03.16 Catalina 22 11/5126 What length tiller extension works well on our 22ft boats? My 89 had one but I don't knoe hoe long i
Port Light in V-Berth on 1985 26' Windtherapy at 2:10pm 02.03.16 Day Sailers 7/1348 Just curious if anybody has added a port light in their V-Berth. I could swear I saw somebody on he
Stove for i28 Matchmaker at 11:19am 02.03.16 Islander 5/2526 Hi. Does anyone know if there is a propane replacement available for the two burner alcohol stove in
Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:56am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1807 I borrowed a Loos gauge Model "A" from a friend. Anyone know the specs for the 26 or the Javelin?
Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:43am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/459 Disregard, double post.
irwin 43 trainmanjess at 10:43am 02.03.16 Irwin 12/7834 Hello All.... I am looking at an Irwin 43' aft cockpit staysail ketch sailboat... with the idea to p
Battery Location (2) Jim Hawkins at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1685 I want to have 2 - 12 volt deep cycle batteries on my boat and move them from the original place whe
Port bedding material geek_guy at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/654 Maybe using the wrong terminology. But the skylights were leaking, so I rebidded them. The leaking
Raising the boom geek_guy at 9:24am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3610 I added a Bimini. But the boom doesn't clear. I think this is a common issue with the 37 Legend.
Squeaky Auto Pilot - is this normal? Elie at 9:13am 02.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 21/10037 my auto pilot works great, but is very loud.. is this normal? can i spray some wd40? here is a yout
Solent Stay Jim Hawkins at 8:47am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 34/8950 Hello all, I'm adding a solent stay to my boat and have spent a week reading everything I could and
Vendee Globe 2016 cb32863 at 7:04am 02.03.16 Racing 3/1088 Anyone going to follow? 1URBl3nPRJk
Bokampers Fort Lauderdale CYQK at 2:14am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 3/378 Anyone got a report on the food there? Is this the place where the Wild Bilz tournment based from T
Visiting Australia & New Zealand Claude L.-Auger at 1:05am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 0/346 Hi to all our Aussie and Kiwi friends. I am currently in Sydney until Sunday 7th and will then move
Remove mast on 33.5 - 1989 Hunter sailboat BlueTequila at 8:20pm 02.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2209 I need to remove my deck step mast ' I have a couple of questions: 1. how does one disengage the wi

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Imperial or Metric Caboteur at 2:36am 03.20.24
Water Line dLj at 1:49am 03.20.24 Is PEX less likely to develop mold/mildew than vinyl tubing if air gets in during winter layup? I
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car (1) Not Too Shabby at 11:14pm 03.19.24 Thanks Gene. I've watched some of your videos and I'm always impressed by how well you've configured
Black stuff all over a boat? Leeward Rail at 10:28pm 03.19.24 Clean it correctly and it won't be a problem. Paint isn't a solution to cleaning dirt or even mold,
My last boat - probably higgs at 9:45pm 03.19.24 I also like "Last Call". But if you want a sailing term that means about the same thing you could
DIY Bimini Mount Genoa Track Car (1) Gene Neill at 7:55pm 03.19.24 Hey Shabby, if you haven't bought your Bimini yet, I strongly suggest getting one with rigid aft leg
Water Line higgs at 7:42pm 03.19.24 On my larger boats with running water I always had good luck with plastic hose from my local hardwar
outboard hoisting higgs at 7:38pm 03.19.24 I sent you a private message about a possible solution
Black stuff all over a boat? Ted10028 at 7:38pm 03.19.24 I think you can probably do a lot better at cleaning than you think, with the right products. Pain
outboard hoisting chuckwayne at 7:30pm 03.19.24 the garhauer outboard lifts work great! ours is mounted on our stern radar mast, has a built in very
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 7:16pm 03.19.24 Ditch the accumulated and get a Shurflo pump. Propylene glycol is good bacteria food. After 7 year
outboard hoisting dlochner at 7:11pm 03.19.24 Take a look at Garhauer Marine. They have several lifting davits that work vey well. https://www.ga
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:00pm 03.19.24 10 gallons is such small tank that recommissioning the system would be more trouble than it's worth
Black stuff all over a boat? jssailem at 6:32pm 03.19.24 Give it a good cleaning and scrub down. Soap & water. It could be carb TSP is often used as prepara
outboard hoisting jssailem at 6:27pm 03.19.24 Here is a product that might help. The Outboard SwingLift. Kd2hP_MvXrA
Black stuff all over a boat? thinwater at 6:25pm 03.19.24 I think you can probably do a lot better at cleaning than you think, with the right products. Paint
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? jssailem at 6:13pm 03.19.24 I suspect the chlorine commissioning program identified by @Peggie Hall HeadMistress would be worth
Water Line jssailem at 6:09pm 03.19.24 Good query. I have not heard of mold in pex pipe as an issue. It is a plastic so suspect it is a min
Water Line Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 03.19.24 Is PEX less likely to develop mold/mildew than vinyl tubing if air gets in during winter layup?
Polycarbonate Bimini Window jssailem at 5:34pm 03.19.24 I know the challenge. My boat has been sitting for about 14 months while I did the engine rebuild. 2

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