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Cutting holes on mast markwbird at 7:30am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1308 I want to install a spinnaker sheet. This will require cutting at least one or two holes in the mas
leaking manual bilge pump iSailor at 6:50am 04.16.15 Catalina 310 9/2855 I was preparing the boat for the spring and noticed that the manual bilge pump was leaking (at the p
Repower to 3GM30F H33C prop? Sylvain at 6:39am 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1886 I've been looking at re-powering my H33C for quite a while and found a 3GM30F at a fair price in Mon
Living Backwards (1) Roger Long at 6:25am 04.16.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/3313
sail lugs lp_gilbert at 6:09am 04.16.15 Day Sailers 3/1198 I think weekenders had some type of imbedded rope in the sail that sled through the channel of the m
Pelican Hooks for Lifelines SabreToothedEngineer at 4:31am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2925 My relatively new-to-me Hunter 34 has pelican hooks on the lifelines, and the PO lost the one for th
Docking Rick in FL at 4:28am 04.16.15 Smaller Boats 28/3371 Hello Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and when I am docking the I find it is a little difficult to
Starting batteries for consumption clausjepsen at 12:47am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1293 A guy told me, that he has installed starting batteries for bis power bank and that works very well
Deck light clausjepsen at 12:43am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1461 On the panel there is a switch for deck light on my Oceanis 361 from 2000, but there is no lamp in t
What's this ground wire and where should it go (1) Dannotti at 11:11pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1407 I found this large green ground wire laying on bottom of hull behind aft cabin bulkhead. It has a ey
Replacement Windex Diablito at 10:35pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 2/1204 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 376. She has been very nicely maintained but is beginning to need
Hunter 33 auto pilot upgrade Dannotti at 10:34pm 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/908 I am replacing my spx 5 and st6002 auto pilot with the Evo 100 and p70. I have the acu 100 installed
Beneteau 45 Saildrive Prop TFrere at 8:04pm 04.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1114 Have a friend who just bought a 45' Oceanis 2012 model. He is moving it and lost one of the blades
Aerospace 303 protectant on PVC dink Mark Maulden at 7:59pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1406 Cleaned up the dink several weeks ago and treated with it. Rolled it up until today when i took it
Homemade boom vang Sunriseflames at 6:47pm 04.15.15 Chrysler 1/5627 Anyone have any recommendation on making a homemade boom vang with some pulleys for my Buccaneer?
Poli Glow Canonshooternb at 6:23pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4759 I have read some of the articles from Maine Sail and Buff waxing but would also be intersted on hear
Adjusting the Mast Stays Rick in FL at 5:56pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 7/2208 Hi Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and my 4 port and starboard mast stays appear to be loose becaus
No Anchor light this season,electr. questions (2) DAVA390 at 5:28pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 30/5096 So, Ive had this P23 2 seasons now. Was proud of myself for fixing the lights and installing a new s
Shopping for New Sails entmejia at 4:52pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 17/2381 I received a small amount of unexpected hobby money, so I thought I would shop for new sails and pos
R & R Clipper Marine 21 keel lifting system hardware DreamCatcherCapt at 3:34pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 13/6164 Please help!! I am in need of knowledge related to restoration of my Clipper Marine 21 keel trunk a

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Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 10.15.23 So that's where it's coming from?!?! For the past 3 seasons I've been wondering why there is a smal
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? john6206 at 6:51am 10.15.23 Before I bought mine, I read a review that said that it would take an incredible combination of high
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage JBP-PA at 6:40am 10.15.23 While I did not leave them sit all winter, I never used a battery tender either. I would top them up
Water tank leak JamesG161 at 6:40am 10.15.23 The Leak has very little water pressure on that crack. I have repaired my tank by using a Dremel t
Engineering Help Needed JamesG161 at 6:25am 10.15.23 I am using PVC pipe for the frame. I haven't found a good material yet for the pontoons. You can u
Just how big is British Columbia? Ward H at 6:24am 10.15.23 "Come sailing with us in February" John says. "It just gets a little chilly, nothing like you see
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dmax at 6:02am 10.15.23 I would see if you can come up with some kind of rubber bumper to cover the damaged rub rail - would
Running lines aft on Oday 25 dmax at 5:58am 10.15.23 Check out Garhauer Marine (https://www.garhauermarine.com) - good quality and prices. They have ever
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location smokey73 at 5:57am 10.15.23 Is it just the "outlets" or all the AC. If its just the outlets and the rest of the AC (Waterheat
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location (1) smokey73 at 5:40am 10.15.23 The "breaker" near the shore power inlet may not look like a regular breaker you see on your AC pane
Water tank leak capta at 5:08am 10.15.23 I have seen a new system made to repair cracked plastic. There is a new tool that looks and works li
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 capta at 4:57am 10.15.23 As above, the aesthetics can be handled in several ways, but my first thought was structure. If it w
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 shemandr at 4:48am 10.15.23 Paint a bandaid on it?
Engineering Help Needed capta at 4:43am 10.15.23 studied bass for many years and they just don't swim that fast.;) So far, 17 knots is the fastest
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 4:24am 10.15.23 The red gel coat can be easily fixed, but color matching will be next to impossible for an old boat
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Tally Ho at 12:36am 10.15.23
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Tally Ho at 11:43pm 10.14.23
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 10:00pm 10.14.23
Engineering Help Needed (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 10.14.23 The pontoon is 2 feet from the edge of the beam and displaces 10 pounds. The fulcrum is at centerli
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 7:51pm 10.14.23

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