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Gluing Polyethylene ......................... Ralph Johnstone at 7:40pm 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 14/7498 I am looking at trying to attach a small 1/2" thick plate to the top of a 3/16" polyethylene potable
Demensions for the main sheet MLampner at 7:33pm 11.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1440 Oes anyone know the spec on the main sheet on a hunter 30 from 1977. Mine is in need of replacement.
Battery box? ami342 at 6:35pm 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1813 Hi Folks, Does an Oday 22 owner know where the battery originally was located ? I have a wiring n
Lowering a mast Bill Ellis at 6:03pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4944 I would like to lower the mast on my 1985 Hunter 25.5. The mast is pinned to the cabin top. By remov
Installing inboaard motor on an O'day 23 AWalker at 5:55pm 11.13.11 Day Sailers 11/3773 I have been toying with the idea of putting an electric motor inboard on my O'Day 23. I ran across a
Mac 25 Electrical acox271929 at 4:50pm 11.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2073 I have a 1984 Mac 25. Need electrical schematic if someone has one. Thanks, Al Cox
The expanding bunk on the old Hunter 30 rochesterdriver at 4:43pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2179 Yep, it's a 78 model, Cherubini of course. There is no evidence that there was ever any fold out,
Slogging Roger Long at 4:21pm 11.13.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2812
Hunter 340 Mainsheet Replacement broble at 2:37pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1320 I recently purchased a Hunter 340 and on the trip home from San Diego the mainsheet let go. It shatt
Hunter 410 Blower Don Lucas at 1:46pm 11.13.11 Big Boats 3/1141 My 410 has a Blower breaker and there's wires to it. But to date I haven't seen a blower in the boat
H22 asy spi cabbyjprs at 10:43am 11.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/1428 Going 7.5 kts spi, jib and main sail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4dnvjKhmPQ'feature=youtube_gd
Preparing to Head South From Puerto Montt Sequitur at 10:01am 11.13.11 Big Boats 0/877 I have just added a new post to our blog at: Preparing to Leave Puerto Montt There is a lot of info
All i want for xmas is 40+ feet of water. gabriel.donnelly at 9:04am 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1805 My lake is dry, my marina is gone. The Knotty Girl is somewhere out there down the channel couple mi
Sail types - ratio? voltzwgn at 9:02am 11.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1470 Ok I'm sure the question will give it away but I'm pretty new to sailing at leasrat at more than a c
SIMONIZ ROYALE MARINE cleaner/wax VBJOEY at 8:59am 11.13.11 Day Sailers 0/2304 Why can't I find one thread on this product? I've kept an old can for many, many years and just tri
Engine odor... Doug/Karen at 7:59am 11.13.11 Big Boats 8/3580 As we prepare to close the boat for the season, we bring home several items of bath and bed linens.
Replaceing halyard mike pace at 7:38am 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1999
Cockpit floor repair captdaveglass at 5:52am 11.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1866 Having started the job and determining that the plywood under the top surface does not extend to the
Keeping food longer MORNING LIGHT at 4:55am 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 36/9708 In my boat, I only have an ice box, like most of us I guess, but when you go sailing for more than 5
Bilge Compression Block was Mud. (3) BillyK at 4:54am 11.13.11 Catalina 30 41/15746 We dove into the compression block repair yesterday on our 1990. One of the previous owners did a b

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Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Similar to Maverick I plan on making the change to lithium lifepo4 this winter. To help with my pla
Engineless.... jssailem at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Choices are between a rebuild diesel or a desalinator. Why do you need either of these selections?
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery (1) Hayden Watson at 8:48pm 11.13.22 I have my 108Ah Ample Power alternator setup so that it outputs 60A max and on my two 10-days cruise
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery Ralph Johnstone at 7:52pm 11.13.22 I've looked into it and the cost would be around $1700 with alternator, regulator and replacement p
Selden self tacking jib system MaryEllaRose at 7:51pm 11.13.22 Thanx for all the input... I think a little more research is in order as to the length of the track
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery mermike at 7:46pm 11.13.22 I suggest you replace the ANL fuse with a Class T. The ANL does not have sufficient interrupt capaci
C22 Pop Top Assist pcharn01 at 7:35pm 11.13.22 Thanks! Added to the list of projects to prioritize. Since this is topside, will wait till in the
C22 Pop Top Assist Leeward Rail at 7:15pm 11.13.22 Stingy Sailor also sells a kit. He may be able to help. If you buy a kit, get his. Better quality
C22 Pop Top Assist Leeward Rail at 7:14pm 11.13.22 Great, will see if I can find that. Here ya go: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/pop-top
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 6:21pm 11.13.22 Sounds good, I'll take a few measurements, and try out some containers. Thanks!
Mystic to Quincy Hello Below at 5:36pm 11.13.22 Here is a link to an old post in reverse direction. Maiden Voyage - Quincy, MA to Mystic, CT
Mystic to Quincy Don S/V ILLusion at 5:13pm 11.13.22 Been through the canal many times, always timed to coincide with the favorable tide. Lots of options
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) priopel at 4:50pm 11.13.22 I couldn't attach this pic to the above message so am posting it here.
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:48pm 11.13.22 Hurray! After installing a 12v pump, I now have water coming out the exhaust. Because the water
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 4:35pm 11.13.22 good ideas... I also drilled 3/8" holes in the seat back - the lowest point of the inside of the sea
Traveler Replacement on 37C Jim Legere at 4:25pm 11.13.22 Since Brian's boat is pre-1982, he has no flat surface for a traveler molded on the cabin top. He wi
35s5 replace windows Linca at 4:19pm 11.13.22 That's interesting to hear. Many thanks again.
35s5 replace windows Mechone at 4:16pm 11.13.22 Thanks also Mechone. A quick look on the internet about DC795 suggests it does not need any expensi
35s5 replace windows Linca at 4:10pm 11.13.22 Thanks also Mechone. A quick look on the internet about DC795 suggests it does not need any expensiv
35s5 replace windows Mechone at 3:53pm 11.13.22 I 2nd Dow795 its used to install glazing in highrises and I have used it to seal my skylights a fe

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