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what size lifepo4 bat pdachnowicz at 5:30am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 5/961 Interested in utilizing a Lifepo4 battery this season. Not sure what size. Also looking for somethin
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water leak 2 johnareeves at 12:15am 04.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1347 Fixed one water leak - failed macerator pump. Now seem to have some water flowing into bilge from dr
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DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1359 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3932 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear
Will winter ever let go? RBone at 5:02pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/576 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613447/Is-spring-EVER-going-arrive-Nasa-reveals-new-
Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/968 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks
Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/5676 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha
long or short shaft motor on a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 2:20pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 7/1516 do i need a longshaft outboard on a capri 18?
Shorepower and running engine kasishunter30 at 1:37pm 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4419 Hi! I am new to this site and a new Hunter Owner :). I have a quick question.... when I am plugged
mercury 5 hp 4 stroke sailorsteve1 at 1:13pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/5422 does anyone have experience with the mercury 5 hp 4 stroke outboard motor? ive read some scathing re
Installing adjustable backstay on a 192/222 Brian S at 12:19pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/829 Guys, my 192 has the typical backstay with about an 18" strop from chainplate to triangle bracket, a
Duracell 230AH Golf Cart Batteries kito at 11:39am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2071 I picked up a couple Duracell 6v wet cell golf cart batteries at Sam's Club yesterday. $109 for a 23
93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2902 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1769 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2189 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3250 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3596 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h
Installed new sanitation hose in H336 Rxman47 at 7:29am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/531 Installed new sanitation hose in my H336 yesterday. The job went well and wasn't as tough as I had

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Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 5:36pm 08.06.23 Awesome! Let the heeling begin! ;) Thank you!
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 5:36pm 08.06.23 Best. Rick Thanks Rick!
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 5:36pm 08.06.23 Welcome back to reality. Glad to see you thriving again. Thanks Stu.
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? (1) wony at 5:20pm 08.06.23 Wow.. So much wisdom and great ideas shared... Thanks so much to all! - Will certainly check out tha
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 5:20pm 08.06.23 218559
identify sailboat stickinthemud57 at 5:19pm 08.06.23 I think the word "unvarnished" answers the question. I can't imagine a regular boat builder not varn
Well, it's been two years.... stickinthemud57 at 5:13pm 08.06.23 Awesome! Let the heeling begin! ;)
Well, it's been two years.... Stu Jackson at 5:06pm 08.06.23 Welcome back to reality. Glad to see you thriving again.
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 5:04pm 08.06.23 Well, I don't have oil or diesel leaking into the bilge! That's what I'd consider a major problem.
Well, it's been two years.... Rick486 at 5:00pm 08.06.23 Just got the sails on today and took a short sail. Wow, what a feeling! It's been two years - div
Well, it's been two years.... Davidasailor26 at 4:29pm 08.06.23 Enjoy it!
Well, it's been two years.... kappykaplan at 4:14pm 08.06.23 But this is the life! Retired now, and living the life. I think I'll cruise for a week or two start
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type rgranger at 4:05pm 08.06.23 I prefer mushroom fittings ... ... but but but.... that extra 0.001 kt/hr might be the difference
Hunter 30-2 T and G fbcoache at 3:57pm 08.06.23 There is now a Facebook group devoted to the Hunter 30-2 T and G if anyone is interested (we all ha
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine jviss at 3:53pm 08.06.23 I highly recommend FX Sails. They made a beautiful, fully featured mainsail for my C36, cheap! Gre
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? kbgunn at 3:28pm 08.06.23 meh, I'm not putting another generator in. I don't see a purpose with the advances in lithium. I'
1993 Passage 42 waste tank replacement kappykaplan at 3:28pm 08.06.23 To directly quote @Peggie Hall HeadMistress : "I suggest you try Ronco Plastics...they make TOP qua
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Hayden Watson at 3:27pm 08.06.23 A friend had similar complaints about the Jabsco toilet not flushing, I told him replace the joker
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. kappykaplan at 2:58pm 08.06.23 Here's a photo of the one he removed. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1691357458148-
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine kappykaplan at 2:57pm 08.06.23 Anyone have experience with Quantum? My loft here in southern Maryland did a great job with my new

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