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traveller override on cabin top winch drazlou at 4:35pm 09.25.12 Catalina 30 37/5622 This is my first season with a 1994 C30, MKII. It has the flat traveller and the line from the the t
kicker motor shadowthecat at 4:35pm 09.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1181 I have a 1977 27ft hunter with a sb8 that has been giving me all kinds of problems.I know I'll get i
oday 25 height for transport quote Johnkent at 2:33pm 09.25.12 Smaller Boats 9/3079 I'm looking into having an oday 25 transported from RI to VA and in order to get a quote , I need th
Battery H 49 Blueshedar at 1:13pm 09.25.12 Big Boats 3/1174 i, I,m an Italian Hunter owner of a 50 sail boat. I have a problem with the charger of the batterie
Adding cleats on H240 fwalburg at 12:34pm 09.25.12 Smaller Boats 3/1273 I'm adding four cleats, two per side on my 1998 H240. About two feet aft of the bow there is good a
60Hp ford diesel rmoran2sail at 11:42am 09.25.12 Ask All Sailors 9/7925 I recently purchased a 1980 37ft Beneteau Evasion with a 60Hp Ford Fenwick diesel. Beneteau has no m
Aft Cabin Leak Nan340 at 11:04am 09.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1696 We have rain water leaking into our aft cabin. It only occurs during very heavy rains. Not sure wher
480 Watts of Solar for the Endeavour... (8) Sumner at 10:47am 09.25.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4139 After installing solar on the Mac.... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/outside-33
Legend 336 emergency tiller mike thornton at 10:22am 09.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 Hi guys can somebody tell me where the emergency tiller fits on a legend 336
replacing the gaskets in the portlights keven at 9:41am 09.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/5782 Beneteau351 window are leaking at the gasket....I have the gaskets from Lewmar but need help on remo
Pressure Water System on 28' Oday shozbot at 9:08am 09.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1570 Just bought this boat and new that hot ' cold water system wasn't working. Am trying to diagnose the
how do you store clothes on your small boat? Stantheman at 9:06am 09.25.12 Smaller Boats 12/8822 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 8/3332 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 2/1444 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 8/4978 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 7/2619 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 8/2570 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 7/2017 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 7/4210 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 6/9128 I just purchased a 2000 Beneteau 36 cc. In the state of Texas I'm required to take a picture of or

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Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? Dalliance at 6:18pm 03.16.23 I hesitate to answer this as there are so many differences between the different Cherubini Hunter mo
Starwind 19 project boat PRoberaon at 6:04pm 03.16.23 Does everyone enjoy this boat? The more I want a bigger boat, the more I realize this is just basic
2016 Beneteau 381: does the table drop to become a bed? Mechone at 5:49pm 03.16.23 On the 351 you remove the legs and there is shorter ones to support table ,mine are missing however
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Rick Webb at 5:38pm 03.16.23 I've rigged Lazy Jacks and rerigged the Topping Lift on my boat. For the Topping Lift I added a che
Macerators lehighsail at 5:22pm 03.16.23 Thanks to all for the useful input and I do have a question. Some have suggested "rinsing out the m
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 5:17pm 03.16.23 There is a block at the end of the boom on my rig. The previous owners ran the topping lift through
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? heritage at 5:13pm 03.16.23 I have not read of any problems with the Cherubini chainplates, but it appears that you are concerne
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04pm 03.16.23 The advice on a lazy jack system is not worth the hassle. There is a block you can put on the end
Oil Leak kappykaplan at 4:53pm 03.16.23 oil intake via air intake It's a mist of oil, not enough to support combustion.
Blower issues? (2) ScottySailor at 4:09pm 03.16.23 Also here is a picture of the relay I have I replaced the faulty one that was in there but who kno
Blower issues? (1) ScottySailor at 3:56pm 03.16.23
Everett Fuel Dock JoeWhite at 3:53pm 03.16.23 I use a dock line attached to my stern cleat. As I approach the dock , I hook the line around the do
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. dlochner at 3:49pm 03.16.23 Is this a long term solution or an emergency solution? Didn't your insurance company pay to repair t
Solar q's Maine Sail at 3:48pm 03.16.23 Ok, looking at solar equipment, what type of solar charge controller would you recommend? I know MP
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. stickinthemud57 at 3:39pm 03.16.23 That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. dmax at 3:23pm 03.16.23 Ooops, only for the loss of cooling water flow. No cooling water flow, the exhaust temp. instantly
410 Owners with Y-Valves for aft head? (1) JamesG161 at 2:59pm 03.16.23 Our H430 Aft hold tank. A PVC Lateral is used. Why? Shared with Deck pump out port. Jim...
Oil Leak leo310 at 2:50pm 03.16.23 Just remember that a diesel engine could continue to run even with the fuel shut off if out side fue
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. Ralph Johnstone at 2:37pm 03.16.23 measures the exhaust hose temperature: Ooops, only for the loss of cooling water flow. No coolin
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. Alan Gomes at 2:31pm 03.16.23 My M-25XP has a coolant temperature gauge but no audible alarm. This is fine if you constantly wat

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