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Dodger and Bilini Enclosure Paul and Judy at 12:09pm 03.11.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1532 We are planning to have a full enclosure installed on our 1993 Hunter 33.5. We are considering "The
Dry Dock steved2 at 11:30am 03.11.15 Smaller Boats 2/826 When removing 260 from trailer on land, where would be the best structural places for jacks or stand
Mainsheet Traveler Cowpokee at 10:56am 03.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/777 Where would be a source for an inexpensive traveler for my 26S? I would prefer the convienence of ge
Deck Caps bobcat30 at 8:38am 03.11.15 Catalina 30 3/1855 Well we survived the winter form hell in Massachusetts. Now that boating season is upon us, I plan
No Genny BudGates at 6:18am 03.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2632 As I look at other boats in less than 15 knots of wind I usually see them flying a big deck sweeper.
Spinnaker sheet around prop hewebb at 5:53am 03.11.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/2021 I finally did it-got the spinnaker sheet in the prop while dousing the sail. I have a diver coming
Anti-Fouling Lil Smokie at 5:30am 03.11.15 Tattoo Owners 3/3178 My boat is a new Tattoo 26 and I will be storing it in a marina year round. How often do you have t
feathering prop shawanaga at 4:41am 03.11.15 Big Boats 8/1463 Hi I am looking to replace the prop on a 1990 Hunter 35.5 that I just purchased and I saw an add i
Weather Routing JeffThompson at 4:39am 03.11.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2311 Planning on an east coast trip to Bermuda and back late spring and was wondering if anyone had exper
Electrical & Plumbing Diagrams Hunter 34 SabreToothedEngineer at 9:59pm 03.10.15 Big Boats 4/4731 Does anyone have good copies of the wiring and plumbing diagrams for a Hunter 34? I recently bought
Interior fabric coming apart NiceBeny at 9:37pm 03.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/922 Hello I have a few areas around the boat where the walls and under deck fabric is coming off, reglue
Lip Seals FlimFlamII at 6:07pm 03.10.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/2156 Any suggestions for finding replacement seals for the prop shaft. I'm looking for a replacements fo
Merriman steering System Bearings HMT2 at 5:16pm 03.10.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1297 Does any one know if the bearings in the shaft of the Meriiman steering system circa 1983 are nylon
Attention Alameda sailors sfgary at 2:57pm 03.10.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3406 I just left my boat where I found the dock lines on my bow broken. Someone (I found out later was th
Acrylic Cabin Window Replacement (1) Coyote at 2:42pm 03.10.15 Bigger Boats 19/4348 On my 85 Oday 28 --- I was horrified to find a top to bottom crack in my cabin window a few days ago
Replacement taps / pullout shower redunculous at 12:11pm 03.10.15 Big Boats 4/1064 I'm looking to replace the taps in my bathroom as well as add a salt water faucet to the galley. No
Another Dinghy Floor Question RIVERCRUISER at 11:43am 03.10.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1110 Have a Mercury dinghy w/inflated floor. Looking to protect floor from dog claws. Has anyone inst
1970/80's Round DataMarine Corinthian Displays (2) rardiH36 at 10:36am 03.10.15 Parts Search 4/2306 I'm looking for the 1980's incarnation of the DataMarine Corinthian speed and depth displays. There
GPS swingarm mount (1) Hydro Therapy at 10:33am 03.10.15 Day Sailers 11/2080 I bought a small GPS/finder unit for my 240. I was feeling cheap so I made this wooden swingarm. It
Galley plans? (1) PSR at 9:48am 03.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/3276 My 27 has the traditional layout, and the POs removed the galley and replace it with a custom cabine

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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.... ! :(
Its funny Friday! FastOlson at 10:53am 10.30.23
Engineering Help Needed Richard19068 at 10:49am 10.30.23 The bass are going to have a field day running your fishing line around those pontoons. :) Have fun
Engineering Help Needed kappykaplan at 10:36am 10.30.23 I think I am done. :worthless: We need photos of the final product!
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? (1) rgranger at 10:32am 10.30.23 To me weird to say looks matter, but ... Well you are talking with a bunch of sailors.:tongue: At
27 Mast Gate Options shank at 10:29am 10.30.23 The sail slot design on the 27 is kind of dumb. I think the carpet trim hack is going to work for me
Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover h2o_snow at 10:20am 10.30.23 Colin, We went with a stack pack (and Tide Track) and it's been a great. Really like it sailing so
27 Mast Gate Options Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 10.30.23 Buy a new mast? ;) Probably not an option ... homemade and sell the patent to mastgate.com!
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 9:39am 10.30.23 I finally was able to test. The results exceeded my expectations. The outriggers and an 80# battery
Bottom Paint Siamese at 8:13am 10.30.23 You should have had a specific discussion with them in advance as to how you wanted the keel handled
Bottom Paint jssailem at 7:29am 10.30.23 Observing the work is always good assurance. Trouble is it is not always possible.
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? (1) JBP-PA at 7:06am 10.30.23 I put this on my old dock. I lashed it instead of nails or screws. VXW?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? JBP-PA at 7:01am 10.30.23 Or this guy used PVC pipe https://www.pbo.co.uk/practical-projects/make-bow-protector-36338

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