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Homemade boom vang Sunriseflames at 6:47pm 04.15.15 Chrysler 1/5665 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 13/4785 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 7/2237 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 30/5119 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 17/2389 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 13/6196 Please help!! I am in need of knowledge related to restoration of my Clipper Marine 21 keel trunk a
Hunter 326 view Raeky1 at 3:06pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/815 Help!! I think I'm interested in purchasing a used Hunter 326. but have never seen one other than th
Hunter 460 for Offshore Use/Extended Cruising 29palmsailor at 2:27pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 27/11137 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January and are working toward an extended trip with probable offshor
Water in Hunter460 Chain Locker 29palmsailor at 2:20pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 5/1263 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January. It has holes just above the waterline on the bow outside of
Fan mount in v-berth ppm411 at 2:06pm 04.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1060 I'd like to mount a fan on the ceiling a few inches forward of the compression post. Any ideas on ho
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 29/8487 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 19/3393 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 1/2053 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 4/2937 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 11/1597 I have a 2006 Hunter 41 that has a leak on the starboard dead light, forward in the saloon. I would

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Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location jssailem at 3:40pm 10.30.23
macerator doesn't have enough oumph jssailem at 3:36pm 10.30.23
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 3:25pm 10.30.23 Hi I know this sounds too simple, but you just pull the table top apart. The brown clips are just f
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 3:14pm 10.30.23 Just bought a hunter 49 and wondered if anyone could help explain how to extend the table. Mine has
Its funny Friday! Davidasailor26 at 3:04pm 10.30.23
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 2:57pm 10.30.23 Hey George! That does help: this boat is definitely a learning platform for me, both to improve my s
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? ...3TacksontheWater at 2:47pm 10.30.23 Argh: I have made an ugly discovery. I thought I had a stripped out screw for the bottom fitting of
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:25pm 10.30.23 You have a dual switch. Manual should turn it on. Bilge is automatic. Otherwise it will need
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 1:40pm 10.30.23 @JamesG161 @Ralph Johnstone, the Jabsco pump in use is the 18590-0000, which is 12V. Agian, my bad f
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger George Braun at 1:32pm 10.30.23 we moved up from an Islander 32 to a Hunter 36 with the specific intent of NOT moving to a boat that
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 12:28pm 10.30.23 Ah, the good ol' days! :beer: I can remember $0.65/gal but... whooooo damn.... you must be old.:bi
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? (1) rgranger at 12:27pm 10.30.23 Keep a sponge on the boat to get the last little bit of water out of the bilge before you close up t
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location yak4fish at 12:11pm 10.30.23 I finally found the antenna coax - it was under the headliner near the back wall of the head. I tes
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? dlochner at 12:11pm 10.30.23 Bilge pumps, like the one you have, are centrifugal vane pumps. They work well at pumping water, not
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 11:44am 10.30.23 You could occasionally get gas for 25 cents a gallon when competing stations were having "gas wars"
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 11:39am 10.30.23 The bass are going to have a field day running your fishing line around those pontoons. :) Have fu
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 11:35am 10.30.23 :worthless: We need photos of the final product! So far I only have First Person pics. I hope to g
MaxProp prop arf145 at 11:23am 10.30.23 I love my MaxProp...I'm glad the previous owner of my boat was smart enough to purchase it, because
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? (1) Ranzo at 11:16am 10.30.23 Argh: I have made an ugly discovery. I thought I had a stripped out screw for the bottom fitting of
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 11:13am 10.30.23 You're young.... I recall seeing ads for those (dirt, bugs, and all!) paint jobs for 39.95.... ! :(

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