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Battery Box Scott B at 5:19pm 06.18.13 Musings With Maine Sail 25/13864 When are battery boxes required vs. installing a tray and hold-down straps. I'm looking to install
H260 cockpit table Gypsea Kids at 4:29pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/837 Any H260 owners have the plans or photos of the previous models (H26) cockpit table? We'd like to i
lake tahoe pt 2 jimmac99 at 4:14pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/864 Have launched the boat on lake tahoe . However am experiencing rigging problems particularly with f
Solar? phxfan at 4:06pm 06.18.13 Catalina 22 14/2456 New to me old to you how many watts solar to keep my 1 deep cycle going...Only run mp3 player, it la
Mainsail Traveller julian h at 3:52pm 06.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1275 I have an Oday 27, my Mainsail Traveller has always been in front of the main cabin hatchway. Has an
bilge pump cockpit handle jmhenry at 3:09pm 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1356 I purchased an '88 Pearson 31 last year. It was missing the bilge pump handle for the cockpit. I've
Finished woodwork in the V birth... (7) woodster at 2:59pm 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1934 ok i have finished the battens in the v birth ..i used andaroba material makeing all the battens 1 7
Oday Ospray project (1) athollis at 2:54pm 06.18.13 Day Sailers 3/3948 I have purchased a 15'9" oday ospray sailboat (a shorter version of the daysailer) and could use som
Oceaniss 351-How to reattach fridge drain hose? jpeac2 at 2:35pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1120 All - Finally discovered a decent source of mold in our boat. The drain hose that runs to the bi
"Owner's Name" Change Concerto at 1:33pm 06.18.13 Catalina 310 3/1254 How does one go about getting the owner's name changed on the Membership List of Current Association
HAPS June 14-16, 2013 Kingston Rendezvous Mikem at 1:26pm 06.18.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2301 What a great weekend!!! The weather was perfect, the food superb, and the company fantastic. It se
1971 kells 22 taking on water gladys at 1:12pm 06.18.13 Smaller Boats 1/1868 my friend just bought a Kells and put it in the water got a leak how do we find it and fix 1971 Kel
Polar charts for Oceanis 390 rongroth at 1:00pm 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2050 Does anyone have Access I can't seem to find them posted on the web
Rappahannock River sailing skaterp14 at 12:50pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/965 The wife and me were sailing on the river a few days ago and she decided to do some recording here i
centre board javelin at 12:36pm 06.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/743 Just getting to know my Mac 26M. I get where the depth of the centre board should be when sailing o
Smaller, older TV Antenna replacement Mike D at 11:16am 06.18.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2497 I have and older TV antenna, I think it is a Shakespeare. brand. Our boat is a 1998 Hunter 376. The
I've Sprung a Leak SailAway1 at 10:39am 06.18.13 Catalina 22 12/2640 First, I keep my C22 (1980 vintage) on the trailer, mast up, and I launch every time I use it. First
Main Sail sticks Okiesaylor at 10:36am 06.18.13 Catalina 22 16/2827 I'm sure this has been asked before. When I or the Admiral hoists the main, it goes up nicely except
Davit replacement rope DMParmenter at 9:03am 06.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1915 I have to replace my dinghy davit rigging lines. It looks like they are some kind of custom rope wi
Beneteau 361 aft fresh water tank Tingara at 8:25am 06.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1758 I have an Oceanis 361, the previous owner converted the aft fresh water tank into a diesel tank. I

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My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Crazy Dave Condon at 6:55am 05.06.23
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Crazy Dave Condon at 6:49am 05.06.23 @Cap'nCook First a few pictures please. Then send me a private message with phone number to call.
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? Hello Below at 6:38am 05.06.23 Connect the coolant hoses to the water heater, then while both hoses are disconnected from the engi
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger sailcapt340 at 6:37am 05.06.23
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Cap'nCook at 6:25am 05.06.23 My next attempt today will be to add a rope to the top of the mast that can slip thru once raised. H
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 6:10am 05.06.23 nope certainly wouldn't let that happen. I don't want them on board. Let alone nesting.
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Timm R Oday25 at 6:02am 05.06.23 Without pictures ,I'm only guessing at possible solutions . Is it possible your gin pole is to long
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 5:59am 05.06.23 Thanks for your insight. THe surveyor found moister in the upper part of the keel, right where the
Ducks in my backyard! Tally Ho at 5:58am 05.06.23
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? Tally Ho at 5:55am 05.06.23 Talky Ho, distilled water contains no salt and most importantly no dirt particles that wear out wat
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Rick Webb at 5:54am 05.06.23 I played it smart way back when and told him to go out and pay for his own @!+#$%^ education beca*
Bottom Chip Repair Gene Neill at 5:51am 05.06.23 Far too many boats sit in a state of perpetual projects and never make it back to the water. A
Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... stickinthemud57 at 5:29am 05.06.23 Repair them. They will only get worse and cost more over time. +1
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 4:10am 05.06.23 I agree with all you say except I question if there really is water in the keel. How did the survey
Old bilge: water in keel Ward H at 4:05am 05.06.23 My worry would be that brick holds moisture once the system is compromised. A solid lead keel obvio
Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... ggrizzard at 1:31am 05.06.23 Repair them. They will only get worse and cost more over time.
Reverse Polarity MikeHoncho at 10:15pm 05.05.23 Is this a new issue or has it always been that way?
Hello to the community (3) RSHunter27 at 10:04pm 05.05.23 Well I've nearly finished my top side. Now it's time to begin my work in the cockpit. It is been my
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:24pm 05.05.23 Life as I know it has just come to an end : ut the holding clips, part number 30648-1000 and whethe
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 05.05.23 I figured you would bequeath him a kid who now wants to go to grad school or something:facepalm:

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