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Stop Lever difficult odaydokay at 12:22pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1638 The engine is a Universal M12 in an O'Day 28. It almost takes two hands to pull the stop lever. Gre
What a GREAT six days on the boat (1) Jim Seamans at 12:21pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/934 First good sail since we got home from the Keys.. We are home... What a great six days on the boa
Stainless sink stain help (1) mtenzer at 11:31am 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/644 In a bozo move :doh: , I topped my batteries off and rested the turkey baster that I used in my sink
Yanmar ignition switch part jmkinsfbay at 11:03am 07.13.15 Parts Search 8/5084 I have a Yanmar ignition panel with ignition switch 127412-91250. The ignition switch got kicked whi
New Cabin Grab Rails (1) PGIJon at 10:48am 07.13.15 Big Boats 7/1070 The grab rails on my cabin top needed replacing. At first I purchased a pair of railing that didn'
Installed Bimini 272 (1) MaritimeTees at 9:21am 07.13.15 Bigger Boats 10/1942 Recently I got a quote for a custom bimini which would have cost me 1100. I thought to myself why do
Ice Box Drain 30Hunter 1980 wtaylor at 9:18am 07.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/761 Will not drain have looked for drain line in bilge but not see one. To get to box wood have to take
Precision15 marshsailer at 9:14am 07.13.15 Trailer Sailors 6/6580 Any experience with sailing and owning the Precision 15 CB ? Characteristics sailing into the wind
catalina direct suppliers Bracketboy at 9:06am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 0/13 Anyone out there supply any products to Catalina Direct? please advise Thanks
Low to no raw water Black Pearl at 9:04am 07.13.15 Big Boats 14/2208 I am helping a friend with a Yanmar 3gmd raw water cooled engine. I stated that he would have to ge
Planning new "plastic" cabin sole for H37C. (2) Ed Schenck at 8:45am 07.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 41/7119 I have pulled up part of the cabin sole, the rotten part in front of the stove and sink. There is a
Leaky sink Tim22 at 8:23am 07.13.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1407 I recently renovated the galley in my Hunter 310 and installed an Ambassador sink ' 2 inch drain. Si
Hunter 37.5 1993-95 vs 1992 shavdog at 8:14am 07.13.15 Big Boats 1/895 Are there differences in these yrs?...I know the catbird seats started in -93...how about the hull,
Cheap Electrical Tools = False Economy (3) Maine Sail at 7:28am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1289 Many years ago I bought a "cheap" AC/DC clamp meter that was advertised as being able to measure in-
50AC Salon AC Access Dfraser at 6:11am 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/633 Any suggestions on getting to the salon AC unit under the sole for service and cleaning on my Hunter
Installing Secondary Bilge Pump and Alarm Bowedtoothdoc at 5:53am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 21/4579 So a couple of weeks ago I had an incident where my shower sump failed and so did my float for my pr
Bug screens CapnGrumpyBreeches at 5:18am 07.13.15 Catalina 22 6/1161 Anybody have the dimensions for the front hatch on a new design? I'm making some bug screens and I'
s2 8.0a Restore update jlillie at 5:10am 07.13.15 S2 0/989 I haven't posted in a few months so i thought I'd do an update. Still on the hard. I'm hoping to fin
Shifting korchinskyp at 4:41am 07.13.15 Big Boats 1/713 When docking my boat , I was going in forward and when attempting to go in reverse, I could not. Som
mast wiring burnswelds at 4:22am 07.13.15 Catalina 30 13/3759 Good morning , I have a 1980 Catalina 30 TRBS. I installed new anchor and spreader lites before l

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Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib caverun at 3:31am 11.26.23 For what it is worth I had the dimensions of my original Doyle jib from my '98 260. This is with the
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1991 H42 with Heart interface Freedom 20 inverter charger- I think i have a problem! Stu Jackson at 8:48pm 11.25.23 How is it wired into your system? For my Freedom 15, I use the ATS for all incoming and sent the ou
what make engine? dlochner at 6:52pm 11.25.23 Hey this one has a vacuum attachment! More engines should come with this! :facepalm:;) ucked into t
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 6:48pm 11.25.23 I an not a fan of Battle Born or Dakota. But they have good marketing departments. :biggrin:
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. AaronD at 6:32pm 11.25.23
what make engine? mermike at 5:47pm 11.25.23 Hey this one has a vacuum attachment! More engines should come with this! :facepalm:;)
Hunter 35.5 David in Sandusky at 5:40pm 11.25.23 There are 59 owner reviews of the Hunter 35.5 here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/reviews.php?m
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 4:52pm 11.25.23 A couple of new relevant articles from MaineSail recently posted. https://marinehowto.com/an-excit
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 4:42pm 11.25.23 It would be very nice if Wakespeed and Zeus got into a price war. They are both rather spendy.
Which are the best good old daysailers? dLj at 4:01pm 11.25.23 How did that work out? Did you all just get purple faced? It was delightful, both deciding what wi
CLosed must be postponed. georgetheleo at 2:31pm 11.25.23 I recently added a "CODE ZERO" sail to the 41S5 ! attached a 26" long 3" alum channel to the port s
Hunter 140 frame Crazy Dave Condon at 2:09pm 11.25.23 There is no wood frame in the hull just blocks of wood encapsulated in the transom. First, post s
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Mikem at 1:54pm 11.25.23 Well it looks like all the work I have done may have been for nothing. Turns out the previous owne
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Tally Ho at 1:45pm 11.25.23
CLosed must be postponed. arf145 at 1:39pm 11.25.23 Where'd you get my picture from?
Key issues with C275. dlochner at 1:01pm 11.25.23 And VC17 does dissolve with rubbing or denatured alcohol as well. But that said, removing an entire
CLosed must be postponed. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:12am 11.25.23 I like this kind of slow build...I'll stay tuned The last person who said that is still tuned and
Which are the best good old daysailers? jssailem at 11:08am 11.25.23 Several close friends and I had to drink a lot of different wines over a few months to settle on wh
Key issues with C275. Codybear at 10:37am 11.25.23 I was just inferring if I was buying a boat, I would rather have a freshwater boat than one that liv

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