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hunter 26.5 waste tank Hickdog at 11:02am 09.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1003 Just bought a hunter 26.5 to take the family sailing during the summer next year and i can't seem to
Patching Small Holes in Fiberglass??? faustkaren at 9:28am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3314 I have found very little info on small hole repair in search engine. I would appreciate any and all
Bringing Her Back faustkaren at 9:15am 09.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3032 I am trying to fill a bunch of little screw holes. The previous owner put clamps and clips all over
Passage 450 bow thruster Dana and Luba at 9:07am 09.11.12 Big Boats 0/962 About a week ago, my thruster got fouled and when I hit it to dock, it spun, hesitated and then seem
Hunter 450 Galley Courtesy Light? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:48am 09.11.12 Big Boats 4/1214 I noticed that the galley courtesy light was not working on my boat and due to the drop of the floor
removing the headliner on my '91 hunter 28 ron mango at 8:14am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1065 does any one know if you can temporarily remove the head liner on a '91 Hunter 28 without causing pe
My TRUE story of a message in a bottle, 2 years afloat blowinganddrifting at 7:59am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2206 This is a true story of a message in a bottle I threw overboard ofshore of Atlantic City in Oct. of
Race Boats Named Murray & Djokovic Don Guillette at 7:27am 09.11.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/5991 In another thread, I stated if two matched Catalina's or two matched Hunters were racing that the bo
Video from this past weekend DannyS at 6:24am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1904 After a disappointing race cancellation this past weekend, my friend Tim and I took our boats out in
boat transport from Missouri to Ontario dziedzicmj at 6:17am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3177 I bought a boat in Missouri and need to transport it to Ottawa in Ontario (Canada). I am looking for
tribute in lights (3) dlewis812 at 6:01am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1782 much more impressive in person
Loose Screws on Ports Long Story at 3:47am 09.11.12 Catalina 310 3/1578 I see we were talking hatch leaks, and I just finished replacing all the gaskets on my (6) Six ports
Navigation Rules jibes138 at 12:50am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1815 In another thread there is a discussion about "right of way" and what are the proper actions in a na
replacing sanitation hoses sailor5017 at 9:14pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 5/2675 I am going to have to replace the sani hoses on my boat soon, boat is a 2006 model and the original
Battery Combiners SailMaster at 8:25pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 1/969 Heelo all. I am looking to remove our battery switch and automate a bit. Any thoughts on the best
Transient slip? Bah! Give me an anchorage! (5) Erieau at 7:02pm 09.10.12 Day Sailers 2/1478 I've had up my sleeve for some time a cruise to Pelee Island from my home port of Erieau. It's a mi
Bulkhead/interior unit creak/squeek with hull flex Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 2/2494 I have a problem. My h40.5 is 15 years old and for the last couple of years (I'm not exactly sure wh
Water lift muffler Sanfelice at 6:16pm 09.10.12 Catalina 30 7/9498 My muffler has a leak from the pipe which goes to the exhaust manifold. After researching the issue,
Anyone rework their companion way hatch? SailH37 at 6:03pm 09.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2364 I have to trash it and rebuild it when I replaced the bulkheads because they wouldn't fit below othe
Winches/Lewmar 30-2 speed self tailing gholker at 5:40pm 09.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1755 im looking to replace my Lewmar standard 2 speed winches with self tailing winches. Any suggestions

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Wind generators, yay or nay? Alan Gomes at 7:36am 02.27.23 Hondas and others on deck are not so quiet. Not even a little bit.
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? dlochner at 7:34am 02.27.23 The time estimate is not out of the ball park, although it may be a little high. Is this a time and
Wind generators, yay or nay? Jim Legere at 7:33am 02.27.23 Its pretty easy to fit a 30' boat with 2 or 3 hundred watts of flexible solar panels. On top of the
bottom paint Richard Bryer at 7:28am 02.27.23 Two quarts sounds right- I used 2.5 quarts on my Hunter 34. I suck to the same color each year
Wind generators, yay or nay? dlochner at 7:22am 02.27.23 And I likewise thank them....... Unless we have a heat wave in which case we all close the hatches,
Wind generators, yay or nay? NYSail at 7:09am 02.27.23 And I likewise thank them....... Unless we have a heat wave in which case we all close the hatches,
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel JBP-PA at 7:09am 02.27.23 My brother rope launched his O'Day 24 on the tongue jack. You can get some serious tongue jacks. Th
Wind generators, yay or nay? Alan Gomes at 7:06am 02.27.23 Not familiar with wind generation but I love my solar.... 400 watts. I run my refrig/freezer non st
Boat Speed and Pointing leo310 at 7:01am 02.27.23 With 8 kts of wind I get 2.5-3 kts but then I also can get 8-11 kts going with the current. What are
Wind generators, yay or nay? NYSail at 7:00am 02.27.23 Not familiar with wind generation but I love my solar.... 400 watts. I run my refrig/freezer non sto
Boat Speed and Pointing jssailem at 6:41am 02.27.23 Dave. Your 50-55 (100-110) is realistic. Much depends on your rig being tuned, your sails properly s
bottom paint stickinthemud57 at 6:37am 02.27.23 Is there currently any bottom paint on the boat? Some bottom coatings can't be applied over others.
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels tfox2069 at 6:32am 02.27.23 David and Fox, Many thanks for this input. I've put in my order for the VDO Multifunction Display
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 6:17am 02.27.23 Thanks for all the comments, but was just trying to manage my expectations. I've sailed for many ye
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? jssailem at 6:08am 02.27.23 At first blush, it sounded like a lot of time. But breaking it down as follows maybe not a lot of wa
Engine oil drain hose adapter Hayden Watson at 5:40am 02.27.23 You can buy it as a Univer$al part... Or if the hose is leaking, you can go to a bearing and hose
advice on auto chart plotter dLj at 5:27am 02.27.23 I found @BarryL s post #19 interesting where Garmin says their auto guidance accounts for your dep
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement Terry Cox at 4:31am 02.27.23 Most marine supply stores in our area carry hatch gasket replacement kits Pretty standard stuff. Not
advice on auto chart plotter Ward H at 4:20am 02.27.23 Besides that, I believe the Garmin charts shows the entry to our marina on land. Our saved coarse r
Engine oil drain hose adapter Ward H at 3:39am 02.27.23 Looks familiar. I replaced the drain hose on my my C30 last spring when I raised the engine for a ne

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