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Mac 25 DC panel justsomeguy at 9:17pm 03.17.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/15538 Mac 25 DC panel (spoken for) With fuses. Shipping from Tucson only. Claimed.
Tayana 37 refit... (5) CharlieCobra at 8:46pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 6/6574 We have a project to kick out of the doors by April 1. She needs teak removal (DONE) deck recore, ma
Advice & Lessons Learned On Oil Filter Anonymous 121765 at 8:33pm 03.17.12 Catalina 30 9/1789 I'm the kind of guy who continuously does checks when under way, be it sail or motoring. I pride mys
Hatchboard lock tbert at 8:16pm 03.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1958 I just bought a 2006 Hunter 33 and the hatch board lock is on backwards. I can't see any way to remo
Boat load of money (1) r.oril at 7:07pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2278 My three sisters financed this beautiful boat for my 70th birthday. Bother-in-law Rich built it.
OEM Mac22 Winches??? nemosuit at 6:35pm 03.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3480 What winches (make and model) came stock on a 1978 Mac22? As always, thanks in advance! :) VBR,
What's on this hull (3) dj2210 at 6:23pm 03.17.12 Catalina 30 5/1681 Hi all, I'm looking at another C30 which needs some work. The hull needs paint and maybe more. Its b
Oday 35 for liveaboard captjohn3 at 6:15pm 03.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2985 I am single 60ish male looking to move aboard a sailboat for the next few years. I have owned Catali
Pretty Rough higgs at 6:11pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1697 http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=T4FIS1FnOQg
(hopefully) minor Yanmar issues bugbitten at 5:12pm 03.17.12 S2 16/3588 Folks, I'm getting my 9.2A's 2GM20F up and running and have encountered a couple of issues. I fina
1980 Cherubini Hunter - Photos of Chainplate/Hull Attachment (2) rardiH36 at 4:27pm 03.17.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1956 Earlier this week, per the below quote, DianaofBurlington was wondering how Hunter accomplished the
Catalina 27 electrical system ... navigateur at 3:26pm 03.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/2049 oh dear, am I having fun on my 1980 C27. after spending some time assessing my AC electrical system,
Best thing about a small boat.. DAVA390 at 3:23pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1541 Wax on, Wax off...rubrail to waterline, elapsed time 90 minutes Cabin cleaned and scrubbed, starte
bow nav light not working beeryboats at 2:59pm 03.17.12 Catalina 22 21/5539 Last year I found my nav lights not working, but it was too hot to work at the lake. So today I star
The April Boat magazine had nice review/evaluation of waxes dlandersson at 2:42pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1263 The April Boat magazine had a nice review/evaluation of some marine waxes. Wax Overall scror
Watermaker inarathree at 2:36pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2039 I was strolling though Home Depot the other day, and came across a reverse osmosis watermaker by GE.
Oday 22 rub rail leak, sealant and fabric liner AndyS22 at 2:12pm 03.17.12 Day Sailers 12/3444 So I finally got to pouring water over the deck to find my cabin leak. It appeared to be coming from
Any alternative to Genuine Volvo Cambelt? karenmccraw at 2:01pm 03.17.12 Big Boats 1/1240 Just wondering if anyone has a way to cross-reference a cambelt - Volvo p/n 859773? I want to order
teak and holly sole footerdog at 1:54pm 03.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1712 I am in the process of installing my new holding tank from Triple M, thanks all for the link to them
Solo Around the America's Warren Milberg at 12:26pm 03.17.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1121 I hope many of you have been following the incredible voyage of Matt Rutherford, who is nearing the

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Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting T J Furstenau at 7:41am 12.02.22 yes looking now and it's 10, although after doing quite a few ocean passages now we find the red f
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 7:37am 12.02.22 What I find alarming about that video, is the guy didn't understand his diesel engine. :facepalm:
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 7:06am 12.02.22 As long as I can get off the boat, and get out a mayday.. I don't see much difference in a fire or s
Replacing Battery in RayStar 125 GPS Unit (1) RoyS at 6:55am 12.02.22 You could purchase silicone sheets from Amazon and cut a gasket out of those. I have used that mater
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? DayDreamer41 at 6:12am 12.02.22 You can always add the gas shock, but you would need the little spacer that and guide that threads o
Binoculars (1) jssailem at 5:48am 12.02.22 I bought this one after some research. Very serviceable price $139 on Amazon. Brand. HOOWAY Object
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 5:41am 12.02.22 Overnight down to 70% on the house, which is a big loss for running anchor light, fridge, and freeze
Binoculars Parsons at 5:29am 12.02.22 When you say "no focus", do you wear glasses and if so, do you keep them on when you look through th
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Terry Cox at 4:57am 12.02.22 A typical actual nightmare for me involves sailing our 35,000 pound boat from deep water into a very
Catalina 22 Transducer Install David Matthews at 3:53am 12.02.22 Here is, imo, a good vid on a shoot through install bMp_cmbdhYw
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Rick486 at 2:34am 12.02.22 I have a 2005 H36 and during a recent repair discovered the Rodkicker from Selden had no gas strut
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak Mechone at 2:18am 12.02.22 Mechone, do you have delrin plugs available for others? I'd gladly buy them if so. "must seal the
Replace Lifelines (1) Joe at 2:06am 12.02.22 First, before I forget. You can easily cut the 3/16 SS wire with a jig saw and metal cutting blade.
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting Zencra at 1:33am 12.02.22 Quick question for any of you H49 owners who are fortunate enough to be on, or close to your boats.
Side Stay Tension Joe at 1:32am 12.02.22 I had not heard this before. Very interesting. Is the pressure on the rudder from the weather hel
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting jssailem at 8:30pm 12.01.22 What ever number, I would suggest adding a few extras. You never know when they might come in hand
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 7:25pm 12.01.22 I used WM a couple of years ago. They used a Machine swage. Cost for all SS lines in a size up from
Replace Lifelines dlochner at 7:02pm 12.01.22 The cost difference between DIY SS lifelines and those made by a rigger is very small. If you remove
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? shemandr at 6:51pm 12.01.22 Fire's bad! We had one on my Dad's cruiser/fishing boat. We were around 12 miles off shore. It wa
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover artboas at 6:48pm 12.01.22 we had same issue on our 2010 49. cut out and removed old plywood blocks and replaced with resin so

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