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Attaching V Berth sole rsears54 at 3:51am 06.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/640 What adhesive is best to use for attaching the V Berth sole boards? Ron
Teak (1) ehudm at 10:06pm 06.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1424 Just got a nice amount of Teak planks, I might redo the galley. I'll be happy to copy new/old ideas
any ideas on 6hp out board? willsnow at 9:34pm 06.09.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/2370 ive got a 1990 johnson sail master 6hp 2 cycle. it starts 1st or 2nd pull every time, runs great fr
Auto Pilot remote from Mad Man Marine FourPoints at 7:05pm 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 37/8245 Just heard about this http://www.madmanmarine.com It is roughly half the cost of the raymarine r
Custom stainless handrail question Sefuller at 6:46pm 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1205 I have redone the wood handrails on our O'day 34 twice and prefer never to do it again! The factory
Force 10 Range Burner/Oven Control Valves Bob R. at 6:44pm 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3799 We have a Force 10 propane range/oven that has recently developed problems with gas control valves f
port/hatch plastic screens glonek5 at 6:40pm 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/785 We have a 2005 Hunter 38 and I am having a minor issue with the plastic screens that somehow snap in
Yanmar yse 12 need help starting Manureva at 6:34pm 06.09.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/2208 Hi all My yse 12 has a very good compression, the previous owner installed a nee fuel pump on it(
How to repair the captive pin on a boom gooseneck. Wayne Steinhour at 6:21pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2816 While checking over my old 23 to get ready for our first outing of the year, I noticed that the capt
Jamming Furling Main Sail Viktor Eysselein at 4:52pm 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1948 i have major issues with my furling mainsail - it folds over when furling in and out and jams. I ha
Trailer for Beneteau First 285 fuzzy at 4:19pm 06.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1043 I need assistance finding a trailer for my Beneteau First 285, wing keel. I sail out of Lake Tahoe a
can some tell me the manufacture of a grill pcjrusso at 4:01pm 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/978 Yes I should have taken picture. Its a rectangular stainless grill which uses 1 lb propane tank. It
Close hauled in a 30 colinhulse at 3:57pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/11099 I spent the day on lake St.Clair trying everything to get closer to the east wind that was blowing a
raymarine C80....M92650S Navicula at 3:56pm 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1770 I have a raymarine C80 and I also have a Raymarine Radar (model 92650s)....I need a cable to connect
Turnbuckles and Cotter Pins Roger Long at 1:08pm 06.09.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5014 I would have posted this here if I had thought of it. Just in case you missed it in the other forum
Anyone replace the steaming light on O'day 25? Ward H at 12:29pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/66811 Looking for a replacement steaming light for my O'day 25. LED preferred. Any suggestions?
Lewmar Opening Ports Beneteau 321 at 11:45am 06.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1998 We have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanus 321 (new to us) Does anyone know the size or where to acquire the "O
Removing unneeded cleats YVRguy at 11:29am 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1364 My H34 has cleats on both sides of the cockpit that are unnecessary as far as I can tell. They are
Need advice from 26X owners Kermit at 11:13am 06.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2738 I am going to look at a 2000 MacGregor 26X this coming Tuesday. My first mate and I own a 1986 Hunte
Trash Can for hunter 33, 33.5 (1) meirgerner at 9:49am 06.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1413 I need a new Trash Bin for our Hunter 33.5. Any idea/recommendation where I can buy one? Sizes of t

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Mattress Underlayment (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 01.21.23 After looking at @patbratton I would think 10 yards would be enough for a whole boatload of mattres
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 10:33am 01.21.23 I understand the sour taste it leaves with you when you have a need for assistance and it is not to
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Ted at 10:32am 01.21.23 While it's out of the way when stored on the mast, please know that it is a poor place to store it
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths jssailem at 10:14am 01.21.23 Here is the data from Airmar. The P79 includes a plastic mounting base which is aligned to the cent
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 Alan Gomes at 10:01am 01.21.23 Indeed, Alan. But not only is the Scampi 30 "cool looking" it's also "hot sailing" :cool:. is not
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? DArcy at 9:52am 01.21.23 How about launching the pole from the boom the way 505s do. That would be impressive on 30 something
Gennaker shemandr at 9:43am 01.21.23 Restrictions regarding size and shape are in PHRF handicap rules and apply only to PHRF events. Yo
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (2) IORHalfTunner at 9:29am 01.21.23 The previous reply shows a Scampi 30-4. For comparision, below are 2 photos of the what the blog's a
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) IORHalfTunner at 9:18am 01.21.23 That's a cool looking boat! First time I've heard of it. Indeed, Alan. But not only is the Scamp
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 Alan Gomes at 9:02am 01.21.23 Sailboat Data does give credit to Norlin and contains comments regarding the Y 30 being 'based' on
Dock and Go Override How-to Hello Below at 8:57am 01.21.23 FYI, the company that makes the system, ZF, has one of the worst customer service I've had to deal
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 IORHalfTunner at 8:30am 01.21.23 Sailboatdata also writes "The third version of the SCAMPI was built by a number of firms around the
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) Hollyberry at 8:13am 01.21.23 Sailboat Data does give credit to Norlin and contains comments regarding the Y 30 being 'based' on t
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? twodzusfittings at 8:05am 01.21.23 Anyone store it on the cabin top attached to or adjacent to the hand rail?
Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) IORHalfTunner at 7:37am 01.21.23 As I've not received a respose to my query, perhaps the link to a photo of the "original" Y30 will c
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 7:35am 01.21.23 The mfr of the grease gun I bought sent me a new nozzle - lifetime warranty on the gun. I'll check i
Bearing Cap rusted tight Orbweaver at 7:31am 01.21.23 I fought basic grease guns for years. Last year I finally got tired of it and upgraded: LockNLube \|
What did he mean when he said this? Orbweaver at 7:25am 01.21.23 I've found that most sailing magazines, and especially that one, tend to have a philosophy that any
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Crusty Ol Salt at 7:06am 01.21.23 Not familiar familiar with the toilet seal wax trick. Here is one of many posts about using toile
Renogy Georgedoyle at 6:46am 01.21.23 We purchased four 100 watt semi-flexible panels and an MPPT controller from Renogy two years ago. th

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