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Cabin lights on 2000 Hunter 4608 drtsr1 at 7:42pm 01.01.14 Big Boats 12/1675 I just closed on a Hunter 460.. I need to change the bulbs in a few of the over head lights. I jus
bottom paint 2 phxfan at 6:52pm 01.01.14 Catalina 22 3/791 Hello all, need input for painting bottom of 22 on the trailor? If this is ridiculous guide me dow
Prop Shaft / Cutlass Bearing "Squeal" c130king at 5:58pm 01.01.14 Catalina 310 13/9973 Happy New Years!!! So the background: 2002 Catalina 310 pulled for bottom job and polishing/waxing
Help for a marine head in a land yacht (4) airstream at 5:37pm 01.01.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2106 Excuse the post but I thought this would be the best place to find out about marine heads. I have a
Water in Bilge dph123 at 5:33pm 01.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/892 I have a 1998 Hunter 310 that's new to me. I've been getting salt water in the bilge lately. I f
Comprehensive Marina list zpeteman at 4:45pm 01.01.14 Destinations 7/3013 Last year I found a website that had a comprehensive listing of marinas on US waterways, including r
Crossover parts fo a Westerbeke Captain Rahn at 4:13pm 01.01.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1242 My starter/bendix has stopped engaging on my 1976 Cal 34 mkii. Does anyone no of a crossover part fo
D.I.Y. Hall of Flame Thread (1) Stretch at 1:47pm 01.01.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2135 This picture from a listing I saw today
mast wiring jeffclown at 1:00pm 01.01.14 Smaller Boats 21/3055 I have gotten a lot of knowledge from reading (thanks!), but this is my first posted question. I am
Islander 55 wilbersailor at 12:32pm 01.01.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3594 I'm in California and I am refinishing an Islander 55 sailboat interior. Only a few of these hulls
Partial shading - two panels - two controllers (4) walt at 11:32am 01.01.14 Musings With Maine Sail 24/9268 I did a little experiment recently that might be interesting regarding multiple solar panels and par
Converting starboard water tank to diesel tank cooper at 10:06am 01.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1181 Hi, has anyone converted their starboard water tank to a diesel tank. We have a water maker and woul
Type of wood used in the interior JST123 at 9:22am 01.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1021 Well the winter projects are under way. I am trying to determine the type of wood used on the interi
Need help from Crazy Dave tgrass462 at 9:13am 01.01.14 Smaller Boats 3/746 Dave - is the 260 set up for a roller Furling head sail? I know a lot of them have these head sails
Specs krantala at 7:06am 01.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/688 I am going to be getting a 1976 o'day 25 shortly and am starting to gather info concerning parts tha
Oceanis 390 Baby Stay jmartis at 6:06am 01.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3351 We have an Oceanis 390 that is rigged with a Baby Stay forward of the mast. We also have a small ha
first 30e holding tank location? TORVAL83 at 3:53am 01.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/986 Hello We've recently bought our first boat, a 1983 beneteau first 30e. We don't really know our way
34-36' boats with full showers, Head?? wide beam? centerline at 10:58pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 25/18961 at what size do sailboats start becoming equipped with a full shower that you can stand up and turn
Reminiscing about some boats Les at 9:29pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 21/6045 January 2014 The time between Christmas and New Years on the Sailboatowners list normally is a sl
Happy New Years Sailors RECESS at 8:39pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/791 I hope 2014 brings you fair winds and following seas. Here's to our wives and girlfriends.....

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260 roller jib removal Crazy Dave Condon at 4:47am 09.06.22 Thanks Rob
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 4:25am 09.06.22 Its about time!!!!:kick:
Battery cables H260 rgranger at 4:25am 09.06.22 It had only one when I bought the boat but it was wired for two. I added a second. The switch was
260 roller jib removal rgranger at 4:19am 09.06.22 @mikedholm A good example are the instructions for replacing the centerboard line by @rgranger as
260 roller jib removal Crazy Dave Condon at 4:02am 09.06.22 @mikedholm There is a lot of information on the 260 if you go to boat information/ hunter resource
Adding a Marine Head Erbardy at 3:43am 09.06.22 Thetford discontinued the 550P (MSD version of their 550) several years ago. The Dometic 975 is the
Battery cables H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:21am 09.06.22 @rgranger Did I put the second battery in? Where was the battery selector located? Cannot remembe
260 roller jib removal kappykaplan at 2:30am 09.06.22 Any recommendation on dry lube spray? McLube SailKote
chartplotter kappykaplan at 2:14am 09.06.22 sorry meant to ask what model is that Looks like a Garmin GPS map X5. :beer:
McLube........ McLeak? NYSail at 11:33pm 09.05.22 The wd40 silicone spray is not the same as regular wd40 that we are mostly familiar with
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement artboas at 10:27pm 09.05.22 I figured as much on the backing plates. I think I read it somewhere on here previously. I though
chartplotter knackers at 10:25pm 09.05.22 sorry meant to ask what model is that
chartplotter knackers at 10:19pm 09.05.22 wow that looks just the ticket, thank you
260 roller jib removal mikedholm at 9:09pm 09.05.22 Cool. Any recommendation on dry lube spray? Using it on the feed of the bead (bolt rope?) into th
Mainsheet morbidfollower at 8:47pm 09.05.22 Thank you that is how mine is as well. Its odd that you have to do an up motion with the cleat as I
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Ralph Johnstone at 8:42pm 09.05.22 I agree, not sure why it was placed there. Sounds like a previous owner's stunt. Catalina is not
33.5 fuel tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 8:27pm 09.05.22 am I wasting my time and money by not knowing how bad the rest of the tank bottom is? Sorry to sa
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Crusty Ol Salt at 8:19pm 09.05.22 Excessive RPMs at startup Best guess, a stuck fuel injector.
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse SycloneDriver at 8:15pm 09.05.22 Stuck at full throttle, wow. That must be exciting to start, like a slot machine! Do you open the
Catalina 30 Broken Fuse Crusty Ol Salt at 8:14pm 09.05.22 For now.... Pick up a new fuse holder and a replacement fuse. If it was a glass fuse the fuse size

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