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Harken Unit 00 CDI on 94 H-26 (1) Dfisher at 5:45pm 03.11.15 Smaller Boats 2/602 Hey all, I'm back with another question as I scramble to get the boat ready for spring. I was worki
"83 O'Day 28 Anchor Locker Size RBilly at 5:34pm 03.11.15 Bigger Boats 6/2773 I purchased an "83 O'day 28 last June and want to upgrade my anchoring system. Will 200 feet 1/2 inc
Second Home? Kper at 5:00pm 03.11.15 Ask All Sailors 45/5248 Just a quick question: A fellow boat owner says I should claim my boat as a second home. Is this eve
starting an '85 Evinrude 9.9 MDaniels at 4:39pm 03.11.15 Trailer Sailors 9/8090 Need help with a 1985 9.9 Evinrude outboard. It came on a 1979 Oday 23 (thats been owned by various
H280 fridge gypsywind280 at 4:15pm 03.11.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/778 Any H280 owner who converted the ice box into a fridge ? If so, what system have you used ans where
Low Oil High Heat Alarm M25XP Jongleur at 3:24pm 03.11.15 Catalina 30 19/2674 Anyone know where to buy them? I'm coming up empty when I put in searches. I don't know what's mi
Behold The Steel Bikini robertsapp at 1:31pm 03.11.15 Sails Call Lounge 6/5255 The latest in nautical fashion! http://www.lifeonthehook.com/2015/03/11/the-latest-in-nautical-fa
Dodger and Bilini Enclosure Paul and Judy at 12:09pm 03.11.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1540 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 2/841 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 2/781 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 3/1879 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 19/2646 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 6/2037 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 3/3213 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 8/1465 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 11/2327 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 4/4756 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 1/933 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 5/2170 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 7/1304 Does any one know if the bearings in the shaft of the Meriiman steering system circa 1983 are nylon

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Hunter 290 bimini colin59 at 5:37pm 11.16.23 Thanks , was having issues with the bimini not staying up. found an attatchment welt to the arch tha
Emergency Tiller SwanSong at 5:36pm 11.16.23 If you ever need it $265 will seem VERY cheap. Ask me how I know....
Odd Yanmar issue Tally Ho at 4:42pm 11.16.23 Probably added by a PO. Can you determine the brand? Maybe a model #. That would allow you to co
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Hayden Watson at 4:12pm 11.16.23 I thought a fully charged battery was good to about -70F. ( Helping Your Boat Battery Survive Winte
Suddenly needing some brake work Gene Neill at 4:01pm 11.16.23 It looks like it HAS been eighteen years. :(
Convert partial battens to full battens shemandr at 3:44pm 11.16.23 I agree. The full battens can cover a lot of sins. But they also extend the life of a sail. The v
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? JoeWhite at 2:39pm 11.16.23 Yes you can as long as you have a grounding point on the instrument panel.
Remove Prop fstbttms at 2:29pm 11.16.23 bup: I do have a Martec folding prop that I may try... If you do, do NOT install it without using
Remove Prop (1) SirMichael at 2:25pm 11.16.23 I finally got my prop off. I went up there with a mapp gas torch and got the prop up to 250 degrees
Teak Inlays Syversens at 2:21pm 11.16.23 We did that on our previous Bene, a 361 in fact. This was 10 years ago but we found it in parts, ord
Whisker Pole RussellBeckner at 1:29pm 11.16.23 I appreciate the replies herein as I had the same question and the input is very applicable. Great t
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update (2) RussellBeckner at 1:11pm 11.16.23 @Simon Sexton. We have an 86' H28.5 and have been thinking to add AC. Would you know the model and B
Suddenly needing some brake work Rick Webb at 12:53pm 11.16.23 . A little past time on that one
Suddenly needing some brake work (1) Gene Neill at 11:16am 11.16.23 .
Suddenly needing some brake work (1) Gene Neill at 11:14am 11.16.23 Couple more pics for your enjoyment.
Convert partial battens to full battens Sailor Sue at 10:55am 11.16.23 I also should have mentioned, our full battened main always looks nice, even when it's not properly
Hunter 290 bimini (1) jdrutten at 9:21am 11.16.23 Attachments? Not exactly sure what you mean, but there are diagrams of the arch at least in the 290
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 rgranger at 8:44am 11.16.23 ...replacing one of the 3 clutch units with a 4 clutch setup. I did that on my H26 (well actually
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 11.16.23 Sorry, but I always get a little skeptical when I see specific statements like those of RichH's but
Convert partial battens to full battens shemandr at 8:29am 11.16.23 Regarding the Tides Song Track, I sailed a season of Wed PM and weekend races on a J 34C with the sy

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