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Adding Battery and ACR (1) seporterky at 4:57am 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 22/3603 I am getting ready to add a 3rd battery for starting, a new 30A battery charger, and an ACR between
I fear I have a cracked shallow draft keel hp18carr at 4:34pm 01.25.14 Day Sailers 18/2394 I made a mistake and I'm hopeing its not a big and costly one. Not being accustomed to really hard f
For anyone with a hard starting aux..... Rocket1 at 3:27pm 01.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 0/1064 Hello all- Thought I would take a minute and chime in with some advice for anyone who has a hard
Lite Propane Tank Recall CYQK at 3:00pm 01.25.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2700 So I looked up the model/serial number of my tanks and there it was mine are effected Does anyone
Garmin Bluechart Mobile Functions Genesis V at 1:56pm 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/6220 Can anyone help me with a question re. the Garmin Bluechart Mobile App. I am looking to purchase the
Compare Oday Daysailer to the Sunfish Daysailer ddodgen at 1:41pm 01.25.14 Day Sailers 16/17299 just got a Sunfish Daysailer 16 and it looks like a mirror image of the Oday Daysailer. Anyone have
Hunter 26 Jib Size richiewil at 1:31pm 01.25.14 Smaller Boats 8/1385 Does anyone know what the measurements for a 100% jib are for a 1998 Hunter 26? It will be on a CDI
Anyone have a prop they want to sell.. redunculous at 1:09pm 01.25.14 Big Boats 29/2229 So a few might remember my post about my strut snapping As my luck seems to be so great as of lat
outboard repower for sandy victim Williammeis at 11:25am 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1081 I'm restoring a Hunter 23 (victim of Hurricaine Sandy) and need to repower. I have access to buying
Looking for drain plug (1) Jon_E at 9:57am 01.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1510 Hello All, I need a 1-1/2 inch drain plug for my dinghy. The largest I've been able to find is 1
Oday 322 keel bolts Leah and Ted at 9:36am 01.25.14 Bigger Boats 3/1132 Can you help? How many keel bolts does an O Day 322 have ? Where are they located in respect to the
Solar system disconnect ? Bob 04 H260 at 7:38am 01.25.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3848 I am looking at a 300w solar system and looking for two disconnects. One for the panel (8 amps) and
New Owner kb3pgo at 7:37am 01.25.14 Catalina 22 13/1354 Hello all, I am new here and wanted to thank everyone for all the useful information they have share
chainplate replacement advice tominny at 7:18am 01.25.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1931 I am considering to replace the chainplates on my 1977 Tartan 34C. There is pitting on some where th
Bilge Pump placement in an O'Day 22 keary N at 7:06am 01.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3713 I'll be mooring my 1981, O'Day 22 for the first time this season and I am planning on putting in an
Haul out help skryan5747 at 5:57am 01.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/848 We are planning to have our boat hauled out of the water to fix some motor issues as well as have th
Tips on replacing Grey portlight lenses kito at 5:00am 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/755 I posted a question earlier about installation of new Grey portlights and got some good feedback, th
Teak Oil or Spar Varnish? wolfgw8625 at 4:14am 01.25.14 Smaller Boats 6/13758 What are the opinions out there regarding finishing wood trim on my Capri 18 with spar varnish inste
Boat Serial Number Dubai at 3:39am 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1766 Had a incident last weekend. Prima Donna sailing really well, hitting 7 knots until I lost the rudde
Cal 3-34, survey is better than expected.... centerline at 1:24am 01.25.14 Ask All Sailors 60/11513 we got the survey results back, and although the boat is not quite as bad as I expected, the value i

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Forestay diameter on 1979 Hunter 30 Robert1224 at 8:50am 09.10.22 Thank you very much for the information. I'm certainly looking forward to a Pro-Furl C290 in place o
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:49am 09.10.22 Ralph, I see you've added evenmore "improvements" to what, for most people, is a very simple toilet
H36 2008 holding tank issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:28am 09.10.22 oops...apparently somebody over-tightened the hose fitting when they threaded it into the tank. Un
Broken Goose Neck on an old Catalina 42 Mk-1. Calif. Ted at 8:26am 09.10.22 How old ? Around 2000 Catalina was using mostly Isomat spars, you will need to figure out which boom
Stuffing box repack buddybear at 8:18am 09.10.22 I know there is a ton of information about repacking stuffing boxes but I was hoping that 310 owne
2008 Hunter 36 - anchor/steaming light - (2) Nodak7 at 7:52am 09.10.22 It should be an Aqua Signal 50. You can get an LED for it at West Marine
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Siamese at 5:42am 09.10.22 My opinion on getting a competent survey is that it's necessary even if it's a free 30 footer. The
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 4:12am 09.10.22 Swentzel went on to serve in Korea and Viet-Nam would love to hear more of his story as well
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 2:46am 09.10.22 good point. Destroyers are named for heroes like them. I was thinking a littoral ship might be ap
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 2:23am 09.10.22 good point. Destroyers are named for heroes like them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided-missil
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule Richard19068 at 10:02pm 09.09.22 Peggie, thanks for the response.
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 09.09.22 I wonder if, an long as you have access to a new one somewhere nearby, one could just note & keep t
Re-bedding H41DS Salon Deadlights - Screws or No Screws (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15pm 09.09.22 After the screw are removed, the holes are filled with black DC 795. These are the side portlights
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15pm 09.09.22 Shields doesn't make SaniFlex...Their super pricy hose is Poly-X. SaniFlex is Raritan hose. --Peg
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08pm 09.09.22 I understand what the Joker valve does and why it needs periodic replacement but why is the replacem
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 7:50pm 09.09.22 My impression of South of Chesapeake VA was one of isolation. I would describe it as wilderness. Th
Re-bedding H41DS Salon Deadlights - Screws or No Screws Nodak7 at 7:32pm 09.09.22 Yesterday, I successfully removed the starboard salon deadlight (both were leaking). The attached p
Electric panel capseaquel at 7:04pm 09.09.22 The manual John Salem attached shows "the fuse" as item number 11 on the drawing on the first page.
Stuffing box repack Cat 310 #1 in GA at 7:00pm 09.09.22 Thanks Stu. I actually have the original owners manual and will check it.
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule JoeWhite at 6:48pm 09.09.22 I have replaced it once in 7 years. I go out twice a month on a day sail, anchor overnight 5 times a

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