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What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? BroncoJohn at 9:11am 10.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/987 This may be a stupid question but what is the hole on the side of the engine cover for? This on my H
Wing Keel repair (3) bil1215 at 8:26am 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2272 Hello, Any suggestions on repairing my wing keel? Previous owner apparently used lead anchors threa
New 4x4 toy! (2) Gene Neill at 7:54am 10.22.22 Sails Call Lounge 3/770 2006 Wrangler TJ. Only 33,000 miles on the clock! Garage kept, immaculate, one owner, brand spankin'
Morse dual lever controller lever question xavpil at 6:56am 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 11/915 Hi all i have a 1980 Cat 27, inboard diesel 5411 engine, with Morse dual lever Engine controller The
forum search Zencra at 12:24am 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 3/449 how can I do a forum search on this site instead of asking for information that is possibly already
fisher Panda 12 mini Zencra at 12:21am 10.22.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/779 i have the FP 12 mini generator on our boat. my question is... how do you remove the Johnson raw wat
fisher panda12 mini Zencra at 11:35pm 10.21.22 Big Boats 0/22 Hi Brain's trust, I'm assuming here that you have the optioned FP 12 mini generator on your boat. my
23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions Walker0416 at 3:19pm 10.21.22 Smaller Boats 6/1289 I maintain a 23.5 for the Sea Scouts in Mandeville, LA. I am trying to replace the lifelines and cab
Hunter 18.5 mast section Z145 (1) RTsailsJ29 at 2:44pm 10.21.22 Ask All Sailors 3/433 My mast broke on my Hunter 18.5 during Hurricane Ian and I'm looking to source a 5 ft section of Z-S
New Mac 25 owner (1) Wyo George at 8:01am 10.21.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1594 Howdy folks. As of yesterday I officially own my first sailboat. I have years of experience on the w
Recycled rope (lines) ? Justin_NSA at 7:20am 10.21.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1395 I need a new jib halyard. What do you all think of these recycled from plastic lines at Mauripro? I'
ODay 22 cabin floor (1) harryconaghan at 6:42am 10.21.22 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1220 Hi, new owner of an ODay 22. Would anyone know why there is this indent on the cabin floor, I've poi
EV's vs Ian All U Get at 5:34am 10.21.22 Sails Call Lounge 19/1037
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Tedd at 2:27pm 10.20.22 Trailer Sailors 30/4382 I recently bought a trailerable sailboat and had a 4,500 km tow home with it. On the way home we fou
Bilge Pump JonandDave at 1:47pm 10.20.22 Ask All Sailors 1/351 My '93 bilge pump gave out but the new pump will not remove water in the bilge. It seems to be work
Shore power questions PhilC at 11:03am 10.20.22 Catalina 30 12/1483
Alternator Newlight at 6:38am 10.20.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1373 what is the alternator directly wire to?
Need HydraHoist Steve Sherman at 3:39am 10.20.22 Parts Search 10/1206 Looking for a hoist to lift a 2000 sailboat out of the water. Steve Sherman steve@optistuff.com
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 James Chamberlain at 11:05pm 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 15/703 This is my first post here, and just have a quick question regarding how I could go about restoring
Kirie Elite 29 Elite29Owner at 8:46pm 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1477 Greetings all. New to the forum. Just picked up a 1985 Kirie Elite 29. Going to do a major renova

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Masthead sheaves PlaneTom at 4:56pm 05.10.24 My mast head is welded to the mast and when I changed out the hard plastic sheaves it was a frustra
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 4:40pm 05.10.24 Please confirm the refrigeration runs on DC, not AC. If it runs on DC and your house battery bank i
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 3:54pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat dow
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 3:40pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat down
Air Conditioner Vents (1) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 missed one
Air Conditioner Vents (5) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 Finally made to the boat attached are vent pictures as promised
Engine fire tkwhalen at 3:11pm 05.10.24 Any chance it had any thing to do with moving your water pump to the front of the engine?
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:09pm 05.10.24 Look in your spam folder as I have sent you two private messages crazy dave
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? (2) tkwhalen at 3:03pm 05.10.24 Just back from the boat here are a couple of pictures of what I did.
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01pm 05.10.24 Look in your spam folder as I have sent you two private messages crazy dave
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 2:44pm 05.10.24 Weather girl in Chicago is saying to set my alarm for 3:00 am tomorrow morning for a chance to see t
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Rick Webb at 2:36pm 05.10.24 Alcohol
Major Sun Storm Alert ! Don S/V ILLusion at 2:30pm 05.10.24 I'm pretty sure I've told others to store their phone there. The capacitative coupling to your bod
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. JRacer at 2:28pm 05.10.24 Get a can of the PVC cleaner fluid that they sell at HD or Lowes for PVC (it's used to clean the PVC
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Captain Larry-DH at 2:22pm 05.10.24 paint thinner. The problem is using solvents will likely leave a faded image of the lettering from
Major Sun Storm Alert ! shemandr at 2:19pm 05.10.24 only if you store your cell phone there :laugh: I'm pretty sure I've told others to store their p
Northern Light Show - Possible JamesG161 at 2:16pm 05.10.24 Those may extend South to the Gulf Coast too. :cool: Jim...
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. JamesG161 at 2:13pm 05.10.24 Sand paper! Or Fine Grit Rubbing Compound. Jim... PS: be careful with Acetone.
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. rgranger at 2:03pm 05.10.24 Citrus strip! Sand paper!
Window unit AC install Tally Ho at 1:49pm 05.10.24 All good: g on that search page. Greg

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