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Position of prop Shaft on the hard AndyKro at 6:25am 05.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1382 I've looked at several Hunters in my marina. While on the hard the prop shaft lies on the bottom o
Flew the spinnaker!!!!! (2) Kermit at 6:14am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2703 We finally did it. We finally flew our spinnaker yesterday at Wateree Lake. We figured the wind woul
Bedding padeye for spinnaker guy Smitty at 6:06am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2636 On the bow deck of my Cal 28-2 i have a padeye for a block that's used to turn the spinnaker foreguy
Bulkhead Replacement teacherspet at 5:28am 05.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 21/5146 Has anyone had experience in replacing the aft starboard Bulkhead on an Oday 25? The upper right cor
Replace cabin vent with a solar powered vent (2) luken7 at 4:51am 05.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2069 On the B361, there is a coachtop cabin vent. I'm wondering if anyone has replaced that with a solar
Cleaning cushions bowlinguy800 at 9:22pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 1/1294 I have my Cat 22 almost ready to put in the water for the first time. However I need to clean the cu
transporting new boat home thatguy at 9:06pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2323 need help/advice on gettin a 27 morgan from lake norman in nc to lake hartwell in SC
Hunter 410 modicifation Stevew123 at 8:37pm 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1223 Hi We are looking at converting our 410s two rear cabins into a master cabin, has any one done so
Bottom paint gary at 7:25pm 05.22.11 Smaller Boats 6/2090 Why do I have to paint the bottom of my boat at all? I live and sail on the upper coast of Maine wh
Need to Replace Cal 2-30 Stringer?? catshadowzoo at 7:18pm 05.22.11 Cal 0/2469 Need Help from any Cal 2-30 Owner or Cal 2-29 Owner. Getting ready on a hawaii crossing and need to
Twisted Turnbuckles jfrench at 7:00pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 2/1314 What causes turnbuckle ends and shackles to twist and distort? I just had occasion to inspect the st
Bimini Pattern Ken H at 6:54pm 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1274 Anyone got an idea of where or who I might contact to get a pattern for a bimini for my Hunter 320
Perko Surprise jfrench at 6:52pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 0/1068 Went to install a Perko 4-wire electrical connector for the mast lights as currently sold by Catalin
Electrical question? doehunter at 5:29pm 05.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1914 I just spent the whole weekend working inside my Mac, putting up shelving, and mostly installing my
Best glue for cabin roof/walls liner? isaksp00 at 5:20pm 05.22.11 Smaller Boats 3/1399 I had to unpeel the edge of the white fuzzy "carpet" that lines the interior of my H23 to remove and
My first passengers BMB61 at 4:51pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 3/1448 This was third time out on my cat 22 . I took my sister and her husbend out on the lake, good wind b
Identifying the Model of a Head MLampner at 3:54pm 05.22.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3159 Is there somewhere a pictorial or other resource that will allow one to properly identify the model
Replacement covers for v-berth cushions gmpphotography at 2:52pm 05.22.11 Parts Search 2/5141 I own a Mirage 27. The covers of the v-birth cushions have deteriorated and need to be replaced. T
Rethinking Summer Plans Roger Long at 2:47pm 05.22.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/5223 My instinct is to extend my cruising grounds sequentially as I like to feel the sweep of changing ge
Furlex roller furling rubbing BruceG at 2:28pm 05.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2154 I own a 1982 Hunter 27 with a Furlex roller furling. I had the mast rewired this Spring and now my j

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Where Is Your Battery Charger? Kingjim91 at 7:09pm 06.10.22
Where Is Your Battery Charger? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:02pm 06.10.22 Location for a charger is like Location in Real Estate. So where's the view ? ? ? ? Real Estate
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Ralph Johnstone at 6:52pm 06.10.22 I have always heard that you want to keep the charger as close to the batteries as possible to redu
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? FulmarCT at 6:48pm 06.10.22 I am in this situation, I replaced a Datamarine S200DL transducer with the Raymarine transducer that
Wire Size Ralph Johnstone at 6:40pm 06.10.22 Consider dumping all your tungsten lights and converting to LED's. Easy to compare to your old ones
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Bluenose at 6:36pm 06.10.22 I think we are giving him some good parameters here!
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Justin_NSA at 6:21pm 06.10.22 I got the tip from you Peggie !
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 06.10.22 If one hose needs replacing, you'd be smart to replace all the hoses at the same time. 'cuz if one n
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences jssailem at 5:59pm 06.10.22 On my 35 ft 15000 lb boat, I use a Mantus Marine 35lb Galvanized Steel anchor. We anchor in varied c
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Bluenose at 5:30pm 06.10.22 It depends upon the bottom of where you sail. In Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, it is mostly mud, so a cla
Where Is Your Battery Charger? jssailem at 4:54pm 06.10.22 Location for a charger is like Location in Real Estate. You want the charger to be in a place that
Fuel Cap Winch Mark - AK at 4:31pm 06.10.22 Beneteau is where to get it and it does both sizes .P/N can be read on it Thank You for the Benet
Packing gland nut getting hot. Crusty Ol Salt at 4:26pm 06.10.22 Try changing the packing material. Remember these stuffing box "glands" were originally made for fl
Wire Size MaryEllaRose at 4:10pm 06.10.22
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 SoSound at 4:06pm 06.10.22 I should be able to get you a photo in the next day or two. we have a 12 hour drive to get home aga
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 jaysweet at 3:49pm 06.10.22 Thanks to all for the quick and informative responses. Let me answer a few of the questions I shoul
2022 PacificNW Weather Update (1) jssailem at 3:47pm 06.10.22 Has Summer finally come to the Pacific NW. With a current "Pineapple Express" shooting across the Pa
Packing gland nut getting hot. jaysweet at 3:26pm 06.10.22 I'm getting at least one drip every 60 sec. I used PTFE FLAX 3/16" I removed 4 flax rings so I pu
Wire Size Ward H at 3:15pm 06.10.22 Not sure what panel you are looking out but most come with 15A breakers and some blank spots. (At le
Wire Size Stu Jackson at 3:14pm 06.10.22 What kind of stereo do you intend to use? I have a Bluetooth car stereo, and with four speakers goi

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