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Stinky hot water?? eianm at 4:13pm 02.12.12 Big Boats 15/6108 went out yestersday for the first time in about 5 weeks on our H42 and when turning on the hot wate
Trouble with Hunter Revisited captainpat at 2:45pm 02.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1923 (RE: update to original post) Too often we are all too quick to register a complaint, but not as qui
Bilge pump for a Pearson 26 rob68pearson26 at 2:24pm 02.12.12 Pearson 4/3439 Looking for a setup on a automatic bilge pump for a 26. The keel is bolt-on, so the hull's bilge is
Water purification Gwilliston at 1:59pm 02.12.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2702 What products can I use to take the " plastic " taste out of our water from the tanks?
Hunter 37C 1980 vs 1984? ReadyAbout at 11:15am 02.12.12 The Cherubini Hunters 46/9588 Hi Everyone, I am currently boat-less but looking to buy a H37C and wonder if anyone wanted to sh
Yet another white smoke question! David W at 11:14am 02.12.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2217 This is not my video but it represents what I see from my 1978 2QM15: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Oars and electric motors davemchine at 11:05am 02.12.12 Catalina 22 7/3646 It seems prudent that I should include an oar on the boat for those rare times the engine decides no
Adding batteries davemchine at 10:57am 02.12.12 Catalina 22 3/1222 I must use a Cpap machine at night which consumes 24 amp hours of power. right now I have a single c
Identifing the line. bcrlbr at 10:21am 02.12.12 Catalina 22 3/1164 I just bought a 1976 C-22 , the mask is down and I was marking the shrouds and the stays and there i
Pearson 365 Construction Information Request Mainsheet99 at 10:16am 02.12.12 Pearson 1/2346 I'm searching for information for 1976 Pearson 365's. I need to know: 1) Were the hulls solid fibe
Canvas repair djcoxjr at 10:14am 02.12.12 Ask All Sailors 0/936 Will ship to shop. Anyone have any experiences with Quality repair shop? Need new windows in Dodge
Hinter 460 autopilot installation lorisjohnson at 9:53am 02.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1395 I just purchased a 460 without an autopilot. I am planning on using a Raymarine type II linear drive
Bow Sprit on a Dinghy (1) Tom Hoffman at 9:16am 02.12.12 Trailer Sailors 6/4799 Just got a dinghy in trade for a 12' Landau Jon Boat. It is a sailing dinghy. Made by MFG model:
H30 - lines led aft H30Gary at 9:12am 02.12.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1269 I'd love to see some photos of how folks have arranged the cleats/winches/sheetstoppers on the H30 f
Water in keel kkearns at 8:50am 02.12.12 Com-Pac 0/6039 I recently saw a post on another site from a fellow who said that a "significant number" of Compac 1
Nasa Bm-1 tigger_b at 8:39am 02.12.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4994 Hi, I have a 2005 Beneteau 331 with what I understand to be 'normal' Beneteau battery selection
flotation foam larizon at 8:07am 02.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/5900 On my mack 25 the foam under the cockpit area was all removed by previous owner for storage I would
Rudder Post Size 87 302? the_alpine at 8:03am 02.12.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/770 Anyone know the size of the rudder post on an '87 302? Looking to put a rudder arm on and need to k
Bob Skalkowski Bow Plate specs Dreamgate at 7:14am 02.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1216 Hi, Does anyone have the template/specs that Bob Skalkowski used when fabricating the bow plate? The
Bilge fills with water only when heeled over while on a tack washburn80 at 6:49am 02.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4147 I have a 1990 Mac 26s. While sailing I noticed water in the storage under the seats in the cabin on

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Yanmar Engine Oil Change Terry Cox at 9:37am 03.18.22 Len offers sage advice. I follow the same schedule.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 9:35am 03.18.22 Several points: You can rent autocad software by the month if you need it. For cruising, consider l
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Hello Below at 9:34am 03.18.22 I replaced the oil and filter 12 months ago with 15W40 Diesel Oil. I only put 25 hrs on the engine
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 9:28am 03.18.22 O.K., I got hot, I was warned, posts were deleted. Sorry. Do what you want, of course. and I'll do
DS II Centerboard Cable (4) mikeval at 9:27am 03.18.22 Really appreciate the thorough reply. I've got a couple more questions if you don't mind... I've go
Repurposing a Rope Clutch AaronD at 9:08am 03.18.22 I suspect that the mast material is too thin to mount a rope clutch directly to it. Instead, I woul
Build a Better Boat Hook? thinwater at 9:05am 03.18.22 I wrote a review once for a mag, testing and breaking many. For pushing you want a non-telescoping
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Glenn2002 at 9:02am 03.18.22 Is that located in Vancouver ? Care to share the name as I'm going to be in the market for new lin
Build a Better Boat Hook? Brian D at 8:58am 03.18.22 OK... we've had to do a little clean up in aisle 4. No need to pull out the rulers to measure. We ea
Friction hinges on '92 Beneteau hatch and ports dLj at 8:43am 03.18.22 Most of the Beneteaus I worked on at that time had Goiot hatches and ports. Goiot supports their o
Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ Tater at 8:35am 03.18.22 Lines/Rope - My 170 has old lines. I am slowly replacing them. My furler had old line and was prone
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') dLj at 8:35am 03.18.22 And, once again someone new asks a question (three times) and never returns. There is, of course,
Build a Better Boat Hook? Kings Gambit at 8:30am 03.18.22 Poly line doesn't last very long in sunlight, nylon - I don't know, my painter outlived my last rib
Epic Fail (Recovery) smokey73 at 8:13am 03.18.22
Build a Better Boat Hook? Kings Gambit at 8:05am 03.18.22 BTW. The quick way to tie up to a bull rail of a dinghy dock is to make one turn around the rail wit
Epic Fail (Recovery) jjweiss56 at 8:02am 03.18.22 Hey, Granger, I have the same broken spreader bracket, and have the new one waiting for me to instal
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 Arrgh at 7:51am 03.18.22 Thanks. It doesn't appear they make a marine model. Did you install this yourself? No, it was on
Build a Better Boat Hook? Kings Gambit at 7:41am 03.18.22 So, let me get this straight. They guy who started this thread, frustrated with the use of a boat
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? waterman30 at 7:32am 03.18.22 This brings up the centerboard tray. It looks like half of mine is missing - is it made of 2 boards
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION (3) Tin Kicker at 7:20am 03.18.22 G10 is layers of fiberglass in an epoxy matrix and yes, if available I would have used it. But it is

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