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More (or less) on Pettit Hydrocoat obsailor at 8:20pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/5870 I contacted Pettit to get their reaction to last week's comments about problems of soft growth with
Hunter 34 bow/stern pulpit design/dimensions Pheidingsfelder at 7:21pm 09.12.11 Big Boats 2/2498 I finally found someone to build my stainless! Crazy story, they found me actually. We're trading SS
Storage ideas? sPk at 7:17pm 09.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2996 Anybody have any clever ideas for storage shelves for the O'Day 25? I want to increase the shelf '
Topping Lift with Rigid Vang on H29.5 tlowum at 7:02pm 09.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1696 My recently purchased 1994 Hunter 29.5 has a rigid boom vang that the previous owner had installed.
Really good news for me NSR sailaway78 at 6:51pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2621 I probably shouldn't post this here, but just for the two wheel gear heads on the board. A friend o
Hunter 28 Holding Tank daysailor204 at 6:13pm 09.12.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3256 Recently, my H28 aluminum holding tank began to leak. I read many interesting ways to fix it. Most
Interior cabin light furniture for Hunter 216 peloqusy at 5:02pm 09.12.11 Smaller Boats 1/1805 Hello, I want to be able to sleep in the Hunter 216 cabin. Do you have plans for making furniture
Darn AGM Batteries (1) Maine Sail at 4:20pm 09.12.11 Musings With Maine Sail 36/28214 Warning, rant... For the second time is a week I have had to explain to a customer that their $1000
Hull & rudder blisters geocadd at 3:46pm 09.12.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2496 Our Catalina 309 started getting blisters on the rudder and hull after 2 years. Has anyone else expe
2004 Hunter 44 or 426 aft head electric replacement tkwhalen at 3:37pm 09.12.11 Big Boats 4/1422 I am thinking of replacing my aft manual head with an electric head. Has any one done this and if so
Winterizing Ron Roman at 3:35pm 09.12.11 Big Boats 3/1363 I have always put the pink stuff in my water tank but this year I would like to blow out the lines,
25th anniversary widgeon Niceboat at 2:59pm 09.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1471 I recently bought a 1984 widgeon sailboat. It is in really good condition and has been well cared fo
Hatch install advice please. DAVA390 at 2:46pm 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1622 Folks ,minutes ago I opened a box from Precision in Fla. It contains the new front hatch I ordered t
Newport Boat Show Rob19574 at 11:37am 09.12.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1467 Hi all - I'm going to head up to Newport this year with my 6 yr old son to the boat show this weeken
hull integrity pietro at 11:27am 09.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1373 Just bought a 1986 22ft Macgregor. Where the supports on the trailer end (supporting bottom of hull)
Fresh water filter Doug/Karen at 10:53am 09.12.11 Big Boats 3/1231 Has anyone been using a filter in their fresh water system that they have found particularly effecti
Roller Furling Main & Sail Twist ? islandrunner70 at 10:47am 09.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1486 I am sailing a 2005 Hunter 33 with a roller furling mainsail but am looking at some advice on fine t
Most Durable Portable Marine Head? sanjuan7.7 at 10:26am 09.12.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/7668 Hi HeadMistress, I've been trying to read all kinds of reviews of portable toilets online and I'm
Where's the Leak? (2) Skelley316 at 9:06am 09.12.11 Chrysler 0/2586 I've had my 21' "pop up" on the trailer for 2 years since I traded our 26' Ranger for it. When it r
Screw hole covers - O'day 25 Joe5893 at 8:17am 09.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2486 I have lost some of the plastic screw hole covers that cover up the holes where the hand rails are b

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Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed SoSound at 8:38am 09.25.22
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed Blitz at 8:34am 09.25.22 Yes, the remote does not allow you to do all functions such as setup, but it does allow easy access
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption SycloneDriver at 8:27am 09.25.22 I messed around with my Honda generators yesterday. I was pumping out my hot tub at the time so I pl
HELP Gene Neill at 8:07am 09.25.22 He's knows less than he thinks he does. I'd avoid his advice in the future. Yeah. Him AND the We
Invest 98L (1) jssailem at 7:57am 09.25.22 Over night Ian continued to move westerly at a slow pace. It is still identified as a Tropical Storm
Invest 98L BigEasy at 7:54am 09.25.22 If you want to better understand the way wind and weather forecasting has evolved I suggest the boo
Hunter 33, 2015 smokey73 at 7:38am 09.25.22 @dLj Do you have a link for the ISO standard or better yet, numbers from the referenced ISO standard
Integral Fuel Tank leak Kings Gambit at 7:30am 09.25.22
Hunter 33, 2015 dLj at 7:20am 09.25.22 Published values for torque by bolt size assume an incompressible assembly like steel on steel. Whe
Integral Fuel Tank leak kloudie1 at 7:04am 09.25.22 Fuel return line leaking?
420 outhaul length sailor420 at 6:40am 09.25.22 What size line did you finally use and type. I need to replace mine.
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed Maine Sail at 6:32am 09.25.22 Temp sensor is likely doing what it should if the batteries are below 80F
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 6:24am 09.25.22
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean shemandr at 6:23am 09.25.22 Since the OP is asking about safety I would treat myself to a rig inspection or replacement. And it
First 405 Rudder Parts Mechone at 6:23am 09.25.22 Where's your quadrant? Above or below in pic .On my boat the shaft collar sits against the delrin t
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Kings Gambit at 6:18am 09.25.22 Nobody has mentioned installing an autopilot. For me that would be an essential piece of gear even w
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed dlochner at 5:56am 09.25.22 What is a "bonded ground wire"? gary On this charger it is a chassis ground. Incase something sh
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:55am 09.25.22
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 5:40am 09.25.22 I'm talking about the ballast tank inspection port in the floor in front of the head, not the vent
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Crusty Ol Salt at 5:30am 09.25.22 The Caribbean is the Caribbean Sea, pretty well defined by charts, Extends from the Windward Isles

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