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bonding and lightning walt at 8:44am 08.03.14 Musings With Maine Sail 31/9392 Mainesail, I hope I am not saying something incorrect here.. but I believe I have seen you post r
sink water? av8erdunn at 8:35am 08.03.14 Smaller Boats 8/1160 I just bought a hunter 260 and was curious as to where the water from the sinks go. Does it go to th
Configuring battery charge temp. John_F at 8:15am 08.03.14 Ask All Sailors 3/912 I will be installing a new house battery using an AGM battery. I have a Xantrex TrueCharge2 batte
Dripless packing bearing dripping crosswind at 8:11am 08.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1092 Happy Sunday to all... I purchased a 79 H30 a cpl years ago making me the 3rd owner. When purchas
352 water tanks gregrosine at 8:10am 08.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1337 We have a 1999 352. It has two freshwater tanks. One under the forward vee berth and another betwee
Gooseneck hooks Larry D Calander at 7:26am 08.03.14 Smaller Boats 12/1179 Are the hooks on the front of gooseneck used for anything but hanging lines.?
H-26 Porta-Potty Anchor Screws-Aluminum Plate? BrianW at 6:44am 08.03.14 Smaller Boats 5/1128 Quick question: Is there an embedded aluminum plate in the sole for the Porta-Potty anchor screws? M
Folex cleaner, great stuff Hydro Therapy at 6:43am 08.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/959 I recently purchased an O 240. The cabin area has a full fabric headliner. A few sections had brown
Dirty Fuel Or What ? Scallywagger at 6:22am 08.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/692 Hello everyone This article will help Legend owners I am sure but, other boat/yacht owners as wel
Sabre 28 mid-boom sheet up grade (1) capn moli at 5:33am 08.03.14 Sabre Sailboats 3/5573 Hello I am trying to find a companionway hatch cover (or garage as some call it) for a Sabre 28 Mark
Bunk board carpet DAVA390 at 4:39am 08.03.14 Trailer Sailors 10/2171 This year the winter project is going to be new boards on the trailer. I have a bunk board on each s
S2 11.0A engine shutoff switch. Spike033 at 11:05pm 08.02.14 S2 9/686 For the last 5 years that I have owned the boat my engine shutoff switch has needed 2 hands to lift
Boat wouldn't start Team118 at 6:20pm 08.02.14 Catalina 30 1/873 I've put up a few posts over the past few years concerning my boat's refusal to start properly. T
Repowering Cal 2-29 Brentpd at 3:35pm 08.02.14 Cal 0/1496 Hi all. I need to replace the 12 hp farymann that is currently in my 29 foot Cal. I would like to ge
What Are These Bolts For? (1) BrianW at 3:18pm 08.02.14 Smaller Boats 5/989 On an H-26, compression post lower plate, there are two #10 Phillips head bolts forward of the compr
H-26 Compression Post Lower Plate Re-Sealing BrianW at 3:10pm 08.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/762 On my H-26, I'm sealing the top and bottom plates of my compression post. I have known leaks on both
77 Oday 22 - Cushion Dimensions ChattOday at 1:46pm 08.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1077 Question, Anyone know the two side berth bench dimensions? I am having new cushions made and am a
Sewing machine choice (PICS) (2) Picflight at 1:45pm 08.02.14 Ask All Sailors 26/10953 I am looking at two of the following sewing machines for some small projects around the house, garme
Need Cat 22 Rudder & Tiller Unit Seth Russo at 1:20pm 08.02.14 Parts Search 0/1158 Hi, does anyone have a spare rudder/tiller unit for sale for 1990 Cat 22? I live on LI and mine see
Close-hauled tactics carlager at 1:14pm 08.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2671 From time to time we sail our Beneteau 36cc with closed-hauled sails (as close to the wind as possib

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Spreader repair kit hunter 23.5 or 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:53am 05.09.23 Call Dave at US Spars near Gainesville e Florida as that is where the spreaders came from. Then sen
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:47am 05.09.23 As a sailboat dealer, I believed in training for all customers no matter how big or small which was
Spreader repair kit hunter 23.5 or 26 LesCha at 3:45am 05.09.23 Who did you order the spreaders from, US Spars or the forum store? Call Dave at US Soars outside
Problems with early 310s john2 at 12:46am 05.09.23 Does anyone has photo's of the modification / heat shield? Thanks , john
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 11:57pm 05.08.23
Self Tacking Jib Experience jon hansen at 10:25pm 05.08.23 opps, trying to show a photo, no joy
Self Tacking Jib Experience jon hansen at 10:10pm 05.08.23 i have 50 years with a self tacking jib on the alden. love having the option. i have no roller furl
Ducks in my backyard! Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 05.08.23
Electric terminal block Johann at 8:48pm 05.08.23 This may work as a cover. https://www.bluesea.com/products/2710/DualBus_100_BusBar_Cover_for_PN__270
Electric terminal block JamesG161 at 8:42pm 05.08.23 I suppose I could simply cover the top of the block with tape. I don't really like the original blo
Bulges on Keel on Hunter 376 JamesG161 at 8:23pm 05.08.23 I had a quick phone call with @duck21. He knows what he is doing about repairs to his keel. Most
Bulges on Keel on Hunter 376 Leeward Rail at 8:13pm 05.08.23 for the parent directory (I drilled down for the 376, which included schematics for the full keel
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? LouisMK at 7:53pm 05.08.23
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Crusty Ol Salt at 7:50pm 05.08.23 There is always the option to go with a shorter belt. This may make adjusting easier.
Self Tacking Jib Experience Sailfanatic at 7:47pm 05.08.23 Harbor 20s have a self-tacking jib using a Hoyt boom, The setup makings sail handling very easy and
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 morbidfollower at 7:18pm 05.08.23 Im running 2 Renogy 50W square panels and a Renogy charge controller. 2 group 27 gel batteries and h
Ducks in my backyard! Ward H at 7:15pm 05.08.23 Just idle blind curiosity on my part, but any reason why you didn't go with the usual arrangement o
Self Tacking Jib Experience PaulK at 7:13pm 05.08.23 Solings (27') use self-tacking jibs racing. They allow for very quick tacks; all the crew has to d
Electric terminal block Johnb at 6:47pm 05.08.23 I have measured the solenoid current on my 3QM30 and it is almost exactly 20 amps.
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. Cat30-007 at 6:40pm 05.08.23 There is always water in the lift muffler. You will get a bit of increase in back pressure as the

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