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Hatch Tent Bad Obsession at 1:37pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1979 I have found that having a hatch tent for a boat is really nice when you are out cruising. I have
Finishing Delrin CYQK at 1:01pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1956 Installed a new base for one of my foot blocks How do you get a smooth finish on it?
Towing/retrieving with all wheel drive (1) SamLust at 12:22pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 29/8484 I'm looking for personal experience using an all wheel drive vehicle to tow and retrieve a small sai
Simpson Lawrence Windlass letting go under gravity Jerry21707 at 9:04am 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1372 2007 Hunter 31 with a Sprint Atlantic Gipsy/Drum model 457. The unit works fine under power both up
leaking windows/ ports solodare at 8:17am 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 19/3391 Can some one point me in the right direction? Im having trouble finding DIY info. I have a venture
S2 9.2C Rudder Shaft Dimensions islndr at 7:22am 04.15.15 S2 1/2051 I need to replace my rudder and rudder shaft on my 1986 S2 9.2C. The company I found to manufacture
Newbie Needs Advice mlindberg1 at 6:06am 04.15.15 Day Sailers 0/652 I am 99% on my way to be the new owner of an O'day 26. As far as I can tell everything checks out an
O'day 222 rudder repair kveach at 6:03am 04.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2936 Hello all, My wife and I are the new owners of a well-kept 1987 O'day 222. Still sorting through
Alternator with dual charging outputs? Ebbing Lattitude at 5:25am 04.15.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1748 Working on my DC system on my new to me boat, and I've found a couple things I can't seem to reconci
41 saloon dead lights uncledom at 4:37am 04.15.15 Big Boats 11/1596 I have a 2006 Hunter 41 that has a leak on the starboard dead light, forward in the saloon. I would
Boom Height/Bimini bambamh at 12:01am 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 5/1144 Boom Height/Bimini/H26 I want to put a Bimini on my 94 H26. How high is the boom. I have not steppe
Mystery Brackets (2) SoundWave at 5:14pm 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1199 We recently bought a 1992 26S It has these brackets (they look pretty beat up) on the pulpit
Portlight replacement, only option new? Really?! Hump Day at 5:03pm 04.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1375 I own a 1982 H27. Just like with the rest of you, my Gray ports are at the point that I'm afraid to
Cutting off the hatch flange to make flat base???? Hump Day at 4:45pm 04.14.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2787 I have a 1982 Hunter 27 That has two hatches. A forward Trapezoidal hatch and an midship rectangle h
Bow Thruster Maintiance RHUMB RUNNER at 4:43pm 04.14.15 Ask All Sailors 0/709 I have a Max Power tunnel bow thruster on my Hunter 49, I was told this is a sealed unit in the tunn
Elongated mast pivot hole on 26S Bfranchini at 4:03pm 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1344 I Believe I once saw a solution to this problem but I can't find the thread... To sum it up, one of
lost!!! please help! futuresailor at 3:06pm 04.14.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2098 I've been sailing with friends and family for a while and now im wanting to buy a sailboat of my own
Auto Pilot For H376 tbleonard at 2:38pm 04.14.15 Big Boats 4/1113 I Am Looking To Add An Autopilot To My 1997 H376. My Other Electronics Is Raymarine. Any Suggestio
Cayenne pepper in bottom paint shebakescakes at 1:38pm 04.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/3245 Has anyone heard of using cayenne pepper as an additive before bottom painting their boat? I had som
Boom rigging sloanstavern at 12:59pm 04.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1510

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leak in aft berth stern corners ggrizzard at 8:00am 10.28.23 There is a product called Hypervent that is great for dealing with condensation under cushions. I kn
Marine AC Unit BigEasy at 7:53am 10.28.23 We replaced the original Dometic AC/heat unit with the same about 5 or 6 years ago. Went with a new
Online source for acrylic window supply? dlochner at 7:49am 10.28.23 Try Tap Plastics. https://www.tapplastics.com
leak in aft berth stern corners Siamese at 7:32am 10.28.23 Yeah, plenty. Water came in by the bucketful in my 1996 Catalina 28 until I found the source of the
Marine AC Unit kloudie1 at 7:22am 10.28.23 I installed a Marineair Cabinmate 12000 BTU unit back in 1993. It runs pretty much 24/7 here since i
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access BigEasy at 7:22am 10.28.23 There is no vent on the 331 that I can access - I think my best bet is to create one - it would be
1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 7:19am 10.28.23 it will be big enough to accomodate all thats required. the battery will sit direct middle of the bo
1975 oday 22 JBP-PA at 7:16am 10.28.23 Under the companionway is a quite popular location. If you stay with lead acid you will need to buy
1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 6:57am 10.28.23 oh i totally agree. and yes i do know about wiring. this is the way i got the boat . and the wiring
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement Siamese at 6:57am 10.28.23 Or check Sailrite for the bunk carpet that they sell. I haven't used it for bunks, but have made fe
Fuel lift pump feels hot question (1) jssailem at 6:54am 10.28.23 Your assumption is correct @Richard19068 These pumps have a cutoff pressure. As an example, here is
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) jssailem at 6:42am 10.28.23 I agree with your conclusion @stephen_i_w . That cleat is not a good addition to your boat. I would
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 6:16am 10.28.23 :beer: Great write up Fred.
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? pgandw at 5:53am 10.28.23 I switched from a 5hp Honda to an EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 (pretty accurately rated at 1000 watt/3hp e
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Deleted member 117556 at 5:53am 10.28.23 Many years ago, when I began promoting midship springline cleats on tracks for those of us who didn
Outhaul car on Selden Boom cymeyer at 5:42am 10.28.23 I had a 386 for many years and now 46. I have replaced other parts but not parts B2 and B3 on your
1975 oday 22 dlochner at 5:42am 10.28.23 Rewiring on an older boat is often a good idea. As for the location, low and center is a good place
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 5:30am 10.28.23 You'll be happier with the Trojans. A couple of comments about the wiring. The jumpers between the b
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 4:55am 10.28.23 Thanks everyone! I've got my hands on that awesome Technical Manual and I'll post any interesting up
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA sailme88 at 4:55am 10.28.23 why not remove the pump and bring it to a Kubota dealer for a match up..

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