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Hunter 340 Cabin Lights GreatLakesCaptJim at 2:24pm 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 I have a 1999 Hunter 340. Can anyone tell me how in the world I get the overhead lights in the cabin
Thru-Hull Styx at 2:10pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1019 I am refurbing a S2 8.0c. It originally had plastic thur-hulls. I am going to replace them with bron
Jib sheet, one line or 2 separate? pros/cons kito at 1:50pm 04.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/960 The PO of my c22 had it set up with one jib sheet with a snap shackle in the middle. I am getting ri
Solar Panels Blane at 1:43pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2890 Being from Florida it's all about the sunshine and solar. I have read that you can buy solar panels
Engine compartment (1) paulj at 12:33pm 04.15.13 Catalina 310 14/2663 Looking at this area for storing engine spare parts or start battery location. paulj :troll:
Deck cleaning and restoration cbyl at 12:05pm 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/863 I purchased a 1967 O'Day Tempest last year and am looking to brighten the deck. Has faded badly over
Reasonable Canvas guy in Annapolis? Skipper at 11:54am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 41/6024 I'm educated, experienced, and talented at what I do. So why is it that a guy who sews canvas is ent
Bimini Top For Catalina 22 (1) karmadog at 11:36am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 5/1597 Hi all! I want to add a bimini top to my Cat22, but I have the main sheet release about two feet
Manuel Hunter 280 in French fredvanbochoven at 10:12am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1103 Hi there all Hunter sailors all over the world. Proud owner of a 1996 Hunter 280 based in the South
The GRAND Plan. Good or Bad idea mdsdurango at 9:49am 04.15.13 Trailer Sailors 16/4469
Universal diesel engine wiring harness jcb2 at 9:44am 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1409 I have an O'Day 31 and just pulled my Universal diesel (M18) out to remove the prop shaft. In doing
Convert Jabsco Manual Head to Electric robfmcc at 9:38am 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2340 I am thinking of converting my manual Jabsco head to an electric head on a 1998 Beneteau 352. I've
Ditching the Salon Table (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:04am 04.15.13 Catalina 310 13/3663 We are ditching our salon table. The area just feels so much bigger with the table gone. For now
Battery Isolation Nrmlspeed at 7:26am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 20/2722 I may be overdoing it but my technique for putting the boat away is to disconnect the battery. Is th
Commissioning my first time. Stormydog at 6:01am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1200 Hello all, this will be our first time commissioning our boat. Our boat is a 28' Catalina MKII. We d
swing keel removal (3) ancbob at 5:48am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 28/9446 Ok, so I have the sled built and under the boat. 3 of the 4 keel bolts loosened just fine. For the f
Fitting a life raft on a Hunter 33 Bertus at 5:29am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/998 Does anyone know where a life raft is supposed to be fitted on a Hunter 33?
Electric Head seadaddler at 4:13am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1972 Anyone put a electric head on a 2007 H-36,my wife talking to our friends with a raritan electric hea
Aircon & Genset Ken13559 at 4:11am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1739 I've a 12000BTU Cruiseair Zephyr ZF12K aircon. Borrowed a friend's Elemax SHX2000 genset just for tr
Deck Recore Ajay73 at 3:14am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/3564 Last week I cut into my deck under a turning block because of some wet plywood when drilling out one

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Hunter 326 Compression post finish LaDonaMina at 11:33am 04.19.23
2004 H41 In-Mast Furling--New Mainsail: Leech battens or no? shemandr at 11:27am 04.19.23 I had the round battens - full length. After a lot of trouble my sailmaker suggested partial length
Navpod Doesn't Fit (Close) - Options? (1) jssailem at 11:26am 04.19.23 I hear you saying that the space between the two straight lengths is 0.25" too narrow. Not sure this
Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 11:06am 04.19.23 214795
Hunter 326 Compression post finish rgranger at 10:50am 04.19.23 2. If you are a 70's throwback hippy type, wrap it in fur! At least it will be soft and warm. :la
Progress report on the 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 10:36am 04.19.23 Thank you for bringing us along. I'm also redoing an Oday 25 . .We always look forward to pictures
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS BigEasy at 10:32am 04.19.23 On my 1988 Hunter 33.5, the interior trim pieces were plastic and adhered to the interior surface wi
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 10:28am 04.19.23 Definitely will involve carpentry, electrician, refrigeration folks! For now I am giving up on the
2004 H41 In-Mast Furling--New Mainsail: Leech battens or no? gfrazzle at 10:27am 04.19.23 My original 2007 41DS furling main had round battens. Furling/ unfurling was a frustrating chore due
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Timm R Oday25 at 10:16am 04.19.23 Thank you for bringing us along. I'm also redoing an Oday 25 . .We always look forward to pictures .
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS SuzyOneSock at 10:03am 04.19.23 Ahh, so it's not possible to remove and reuse that piece that is adhered to the inside of the origin
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 10:03am 04.19.23 Oh, I see. I was assuming that the outer finish had worn off exposing the underlying layer. If you
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 9:59am 04.19.23 Oh, I see. I was assuming that the outer finish had worn off exposing the underlying layer. If you
Rust color in Antifreeze JoeWhite at 9:59am 04.19.23 You can drain the water heater by disconnecting the coolant hoses at engine side and forcing air int
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 9:55am 04.19.23 SKOTBRO, It's apparent from the photos of the bottom that this boat has been beached a lot, which
Try- Sail Ready Bag Waybad at 9:51am 04.19.23 Thanks, I have two of those bags. I have not used them yet and did try to stuff my try sail in it. I
Sunbird Battery Box jssailem at 9:51am 04.19.23 Nice boat Joe. That is the kind of boat I love to teach sailing in. It is simple to use. I would dr
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 9:48am 04.19.23 I used to own a 170 and loved that little boat. We decided to get something less "tippy" for the gr
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 9:48am 04.19.23 SKOTBRO, It's apparent from the photos of the bottom that this boat has been beached a lot, which i
What is this plug on the transom? DArcy at 9:47am 04.19.23 I added a plug like that for the small 7W solar panel I used on my previous boat.

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