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23.5 Rudder mmsailor at 12:32pm 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 10/1976 I ordered new spacers for the rudder housing today from the chanderly here . It seems to me that the
23.5 crack repair mmsailor at 12:29pm 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 3/742 I talked to Dave C about using water tight to repair the crack in my transom . Is this product made
New CDI install (1) Tobydaisy at 12:26pm 05.07.14 Catalina 22 0/535 I just received my CDI furler from Cat Direct. It came with a new stay. When I was researching th
Sugar Scoop papabenn at 12:18pm 05.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/999 Can someone please enlighten me as to when (what year) Catalina added the sugar scoop with a walkthr
mast blocks trainmanjess at 12:14pm 05.07.14 Morgan 1/1533 hello all I got a problem... my '71 Morgan 35' has a mast that is keel stepped.... this is my 1st
Inverter grounding rschultz at 12:05pm 05.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1218 I have a 2004 B323. Installing an Inverter (brand omitted as purpose of this question is not to inv
TS-50S Repaired... Brian D at 11:47am 05.07.14 SSB and Ham Operators 3/4403 ...and is being shipped back to me. Should have it Monday or so. Cause? Leaky capacitors damaged tra
What's the right torque for thermostat housing bolts chrisyse at 10:34am 05.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/20141 Hi, Could anyone help? While replacing the thermostat, I broke one of the two bolts securing the t
CDI Roller Furler tgrass462 at 10:07am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 6/3267 We're planning on installing a CDI roller furler system on our 1999 H-260 this spring. Hunter Owner
How to thread line into boom EricFowler at 9:29am 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2711 I have a Catalina Capri 16, which has a line that connects to the snap on the end of the topping lif
Companionway Safety grahamdb at 9:20am 05.07.14 Big Boats 5/2048 There is a potential safety issue, and a possible design / quality issue of a Hunter supplied item o
in the slip at last (1) kb3pgo at 9:20am 05.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1146 After a terrible winter, my boat is now happily in her slip. Looks like I am the first sailboat to
Standing rig dimensions Flying Penguin at 9:05am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 3/677 I have a 1987 H23 in a slip and I am ready to tune the rigging. Not sure if the wire diameter is
Transmission question rfrye1 at 8:59am 05.07.14 Big Boats 2/710 I'm in Phoenix, my 1998 H376 is in San Diego. Can some one tell me what transmission make/model I ha
Sail Slides/Slugs and Shackles sem2811 at 8:55am 05.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1121 I have a 1985 O'Day 28 and need to order new slides and shackles. The problem is that I am not near
Battery Tie-downs Steverhnm at 8:54am 05.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/439 What do others do for securing the batteries? I have recently purchased a Hunter 35.5 Legend and pr
GFCI trips Bob 04 H260 at 8:20am 05.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3844 I have two 30 amp lines coming into the boat. We were hauled last week and I used an adapter (30A to
How much paint for H34 PGIJon at 8:13am 05.07.14 Big Boats 14/1368 I'm having my bottom taken down to the Gel-coat so I'm going to need both barrier and bottom paint.
Fuse Breaker Merlinkobi at 7:55am 05.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/564 I'm looking for a Fuse Breaker to my Beneteaue 430 1990
removing exhaust pipe from stern of oday 272 y knot at 7:33am 05.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/877 The flange of the exhaust pipe is glued on. How can I get it unglued?

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Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 10:16am 07.24.23 I think it depends at least a little on your priorities as a sailor. I electrified my old Hunter 2
Electric Sailboat Drives High Current at 10:09am 07.24.23 I think it depends at least a little on your priorities as a sailor. I electrified my old Hunter 25
Removing Treadmaster decking Hollyberry at 9:56am 07.24.23
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:17am 07.24.23 I have a 2 gallon accumulator. I love it. :)
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:11am 07.24.23 I think of winters in New England, lots of muddy and salty ice and slush on the bottom of the car,
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:08am 07.24.23 We need some kind of new discovery or invention, like liquid Coulombs, or something. Maybe gasolin
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:05am 07.24.23
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:59am 07.24.23 Solar is getting more efficient and so is wind. Even at 100% efficiency, how many square feet (squ
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:54am 07.24.23 We could have the range issue for electric cars solved now if we had battery swaping stations. I t
Wrapping my boat question Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 07.24.23 I had my motorcycle tank & plastic wrapped. Getting it off when it showed its age was a bitch. I ca
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars Scott T-Bird at 8:49am 07.24.23 Thanks, I see you have a track cheek block?? that you use to move your jib block without needing to
Removing Treadmaster decking FastOlson at 8:36am 07.24.23 You are going to have to refinish that deck surface anyway, and this is a good time to epoxy-re-pot
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater east coaster at 8:34am 07.24.23 Thank you all for your input, suggestions and what is on your boat and working for you. I now consid
Wrapping my boat question stickinthemud57 at 8:32am 07.24.23 That does look very slick. Definitely sets your boat apart. Have you ever had to remove any sections
Removing Treadmaster decking rgranger at 8:21am 07.24.23 The Treadmaster was put down with epoxy. :yikes::thumbsdown::yikes::thumbsdown::yikes: If it is
Hunter brown hull stripe. rgranger at 8:17am 07.24.23 Are you talking about the boot stripe? On my H26 it was vinyl (just like pin stripes on a car). S
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 8:14am 07.24.23 My observation is that this is cool, but it doesn't scale. What happens when lots of such boats po
Wrapping my boat question (1) Wsailing1 at 8:07am 07.24.23 218144
Have you tested your PFD? BarryL at 8:03am 07.24.23 Hi, There is lots of good information in these posts. My only suggestion is that that if you're m
Wrapping my boat question (1) Wsailing1 at 8:03am 07.24.23 218142218142218142 We wrapped our 2000 VOYAGE 37' CAT 3 years ago. It's not a full wrap but does cov

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