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Mic Cable run Nav station to helm 07 41DS TFlight at 12:40pm 07.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1016 :confused: I have a 2007 Hunter 41DS and I'm trying to replace the remote mic cable from the Nav sta
Beneteau FIRST 32 tiller to wheel conversion WILQ at 12:37pm 07.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2408 Hi, I have a 1981 FIRST 32 for two years. The boat is lovely and I am considering installation a wh
New Boat!!! (1) Hobopacket at 12:29pm 07.15.15 Catalina 22 10/1165 Hey everyone! Just acquired my new to me 1982 C22 a couple weeks ago and took her for her maiden ov
Cruising the Apostle Islands Saxacussionist at 10:36am 07.15.15 Destinations 8/2013 If you are interested, my article on sailing the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior has just come out
40.5 rudder bouyancy? Hunter legend collabsa at 5:31am 07.15.15 Big Boats 5/1118 I all, I have refitted the rudder on my 40.5. It was a job inherited from the previous owner. New be
Interlake - potential purchase Apex at 4:21am 07.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3354 Mom (73 but gets around just fine) just bought a house on a lake. She would like to use the sunfish
Twelve days of messing about with boats Macboy at 10:18pm 07.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1133 Well, we're days away from hauling the boat to the lake for the short term moor. I feel silly I have
1985 Morgan 323 TColeman at 9:16pm 07.14.15 Morgan 7/4215 Many Morgan 323's out there?
reefing line length Canonshooternb at 9:01pm 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1523 I have a Pearson 28-2 boat that I am looking to replace the internal boom reefing lines. This is a 1
ShipShape Canvas Winter Cover? Steve Liggett at 8:39pm 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/4181 I'm considering purchasing a winter cover for my O'Day 302 from ShipShape Canvas in Duluth. Anybod
1994 MacGregor 26S Center Board Deterioration (2) EricF9667 at 7:41pm 07.14.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2755 Hello, My wife and I just purchased our first sailboat. We selected a 1994 MacGregor 26S. The p
Adding backstay to H 23 donavansails at 7:23pm 07.14.15 Smaller Boats 1/774 Has anyone added a backstay adjuster to a Hunter 23? I am looking to add one to mine. I am racing i
boom height piedpiperIII at 5:54pm 07.14.15 Catalina 22 9/3523 I have read that the boom height pre 85 should be 3' 6" from mast step to top of boom does this soun
P303 Leaking Bulkhead Tie Straps MikeK2B at 5:22pm 07.14.15 Pearson 8/2195 Hi everybody, New 1983 P303 owner and first post for me - Quest, Hull #49, new to Bristol, RI.
Marine Surveyor mmsailor at 5:09pm 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 1/679 I am looking for a recommendation for a Marine Surveyor in the tampa fla area , Thanks Mike
do you use a wind indicator? piedpiperIII at 5:08pm 07.14.15 Catalina 22 23/2856 What do you use for a wind indicator ? or maybe not? what do you use if anything. My first sailboat
Hand crank for 1GM10 sandflee at 5:06pm 07.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2909 I have a hand crank that came with the Hunter 27C that I purchased this year. I don't know why since
Splicing VPC Sefuller at 4:57pm 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 17/6521 I recently purchased some New England Ropes VPC for genoa sheets and would like to splice eyes for a
AGM Conversion Piratenorm at 4:24pm 07.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1512 Without getting too technical for this feeble brain, I am planning to switch my flooded house batter
Heel Leatherneck at 3:14pm 07.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1433

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Source for 2" Sink Stoppers Johnb at 10:30am 07.17.23 I googled "2 inch rubber drain plug" and got "About 54,600,000 results (0.66 seconds)".....
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:30am 07.17.23 Sounds like you may not have used bleach labeled "non-foaming." I have no idea what's used in bleac
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:20am 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Water proofing zippers.... arf145 at 9:28am 07.17.23 My bimini zippers have flaps, but they leak a bit and I kinda expect that. When you think of the she
In boom reefing design Hayden Watson at 9:07am 07.17.23 Rehoisting is certainly harder than pulling in the reef period but as long as I remember To release
Clean main sail cover DaveJ at 8:39am 07.17.23 To the cleaners? What do they do to it? And do they waterproof if after. Never heard of this! Also,
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Davidasailor26 at 8:24am 07.17.23
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount svluigi at 8:15am 07.17.23
In boom reefing design (1) Hayden Watson at 7:54am 07.17.23 And another way to rig the ball bearing block to the cringle. I like the soft shackle because it al
two questions - 2008 H36 JamesG161 at 7:53am 07.17.23 anyone know the AWG of main battery connection cables offhand? Mine is a short 2/0 cable. Jim...
two questions - 2008 H36 JamesG161 at 7:49am 07.17.23 2 - is there a check valve or backflow preventer built into the fresh water pressure pump or plumbi
Marine aire 16 k btu unit will make loud buzzing sound after shut down (1) JamesG161 at 7:35am 07.17.23 Here is the Troubleshooting guide for the 16k BTU unit.
Water proofing zippers.... dlochner at 7:34am 07.17.23 Are the zippers exposed on the outside? Mine all have a flap of fabric that covers the zippers. That
In boom reefing design Atlantic Phil at 7:22am 07.17.23 Some great info here and by the sounds of it, I'm not the only one with this issue. I don't do long
Marine aire 16 k btu unit will make loud buzzing sound after shut down JamesG161 at 7:14am 07.17.23 exhibits loud buzzing sound that won't stop even if power button is pressed on display Normally th
two questions - 2008 H36 (1) jssailem at 7:01am 07.17.23 1 - anyone know the AWG of main battery connection cables offhand? I forgot to measure this weekend
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 07.17.23 Dream trip! Take advantage of the opportunity!
Marine aire 16 k btu unit will make loud buzzing sound after shut down discovery at 6:49am 07.17.23 Nope it's in the unit somewhere
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming discovery at 6:46am 07.17.23 If it's happening immediately after installing new seals, it appears you got a defective Teflon pie
Vent Hose jssailem at 6:33am 07.17.23 Looking at the SaniPottie 970 Series by Dometic they state... "The MSD models shown here feature a 1

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