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how do you store clothes on your small boat? Stantheman at 9:06am 09.25.12 Smaller Boats 12/8683 Outfitting our new to us 25' Hunter 1982 Cherubini and we need some proven ideas on how to pack clot
Stovetop oven merlinuxo at 8:21am 09.25.12 Trailer Sailors 8/3283 Thought this might be of interest to our trailerable (sailboats, of course!) chefs: http://www.rei.c
Taught myself a lesson BobM at 7:54am 09.25.12 S2 2/1427 I was out for about five hours yesterday. It was quite gusty and i was on several downwind runs whe
Origo pot/pan holders or stove fiddles centerline at 7:38am 09.25.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4940 for anyone interested in getting a set of potholder/fiddles.... I have searched for a set of potho
Venture 21 Outboard - Long or Short DavyBones at 6:03am 09.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2586 Hey all, I finally made my purchase and picked up a 1973' Venture 21, and as the seller stated, I'm
E33 folding pad eye in cockpit GreggL at 4:09am 09.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/2537 There seems to be two selden folding pad eyes on the interior of my swim platform in the cockpit. Ar
looking for name and source for a special cleat carltonmoore at 7:42pm 09.24.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2005 Hi everyone. First time posting for me. I'm trying to find the name of a special cleat that is on
Bottom cleaning... BlueRunner at 7:41pm 09.24.12 Day Sailers 7/4161 I just hauled my '08 Hunter 170 out of the lake and the bottom looks very slimy. Anyone use a power
Location of Beneteau HIN # galynd at 6:50pm 09.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/9071 I just purchased a 2000 Beneteau 36 cc. In the state of Texas I'm required to take a picture of or
recessed window replacement mike b. at 6:22pm 09.24.12 Catalina 30 2/1934 I have a 1987 Catalina 30. I just bought new recessed windows from catalinaowners.com to replace my
Crazing under smoked portlight '87 272 cbourne200 at 6:15pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1485 I removed the smoked plexiglass on my 272's front port - needed to rebed opening port and wasn't fam
A new solar panel (4) Technodad at 6:15pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 22/5481 Here is a simple project to keep your batteries up to full charge. All pretty self explanatory....
End of season? (Or is it) crosswind at 6:02pm 09.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2707 So this is my first end of season considerations. Can I get a good run down of everyone's checklist
A new floor (3) Technodad at 5:51pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1019 Here's an easy project for a comfy floor that is thick dense foam and does not absorb water, comes a
charger problem msthom at 5:42pm 09.24.12 Catalina 310 6/2449 The fuse in the charger line to battery #1 keeps blowing.I don't see any shorts frayed wires or loos
A new Kitchen (7) Technodad at 5:34pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1393 Finally I have a few shots of my newly installed sssssliding kitchen unit.... For you Joe!....and o
Jack's wildfire O'Day jack egan at 5:25pm 09.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1734 Jack (13 years old) has a fixer upper O'DAy wildfire,16'10 x 6'-3 +or -. We need any info on how to
Picket Patrol (3) shemandr at 5:20pm 09.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/4078 We had the annual Maritime Festival here in Greenport last weekend. Featured was the yacht Zaida, wh
New Sailboat Brochures + Website Photos Ducati at 5:14pm 09.24.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3593 Just visited the Beneteau website and looked at some of their new sailboats. You really have to l
Morgan 38 Air Conditioning NDow at 4:56pm 09.24.12 Morgan 1/2448 I just purchased a 1994 Morgan/Catalina 38, and I plan to install an air conditioner like a marine a

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Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows Apex at 11:47am 02.21.23 @aas1110 look up gone with the wynns youtube channel, they did large side lights. use an oscillati
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows Ralph Johnstone at 11:37am 02.21.23 Use multiple layers of masking tape or any suitable barrier, especially when using the oscillating
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 02.21.23 I watched this YouTube example how to remove and install a plexiglass panel Thanks for the link @
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows BigEasy at 11:12am 02.21.23 Yes & no! The deck mounted skylight (that I replaced) has an exposed fiberglass interior, similar to
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 02.21.23 @BigEasy , appreciate your ongoing detailed description of pulling out the original glass. Tell me,
Oven Repair jssailem at 10:38am 02.21.23
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows LloydB at 10:23am 02.21.23 I watched this YouTube example how to remove and install a plexiglass panel and good insight as to t
Bilge pump replacement time. Justin_NSA at 10:19am 02.21.23 Whichever way you go, be sure to calculate the lift to be sure it's sufficient. Just because a pump
Oven Repair Captain Larry-DH at 10:14am 02.21.23 If you need a push button switch for the igniter, they only charge about $8 or $9, but the postage i
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 9:52am 02.21.23 I purchased an aluminum compression tester dummy injector from Hoye Tractor (I think). When I went
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows BigEasy at 9:50am 02.21.23 OUCH ! NOBODY SHOWS THE REMOVAL. I JUST CAN'T SEE IT. HOW ? Ralph, I really believe you ca
Hunter Legend 40' 1980s Repairs to Transom/Deck Joint jssailem at 9:43am 02.21.23 Not a Hunter boat, but in 2016 the damage to my Cal involved a broken transom deck joint. The proced
Bilge pump replacement time. kappykaplan at 9:37am 02.21.23 That pair of missing bikini panties may have found its way into the bilge and got sucked into the h
Bilge pump replacement time. jssailem at 9:34am 02.21.23 Changing hoses is a real PITA. Yes changing a bilge hose can qualify for an episode on "Dirtiest J
Universal 25xpb Parts jssailem at 9:21am 02.21.23 You are discovering the hidden truth about boat engines. Nearly every modern marine diesel is built
Embrace the freeze. walt at 7:53am 02.21.23 You guys might already know about this site.. but I think its interesting https://climatereanalyzer
Towing a pram dlochner at 7:48am 02.21.23 Good point. Strictly in the "fwiw" dept, both of our club's work boats have a strong/braced towing
Embrace the freeze. jssailem at 7:42am 02.21.23 boad and went splat! If I got on a Boad and went splat, I'd give it up to... "Boad"ing sounds da
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