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Teak - Just Wash It Ducati at 4:09am 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2518 Last year I sanded all of the Cetol off our cockpit seats. Since then I just give them a light wash
Bottom Painting O'Day 19 pafb19 at 3:15am 05.24.11 Day Sailers 2/1837 Need some advice. Purchased an O'Day 19 and need to paint the bottom. After much research I'm more
Windlass worry majabelle at 3:13am 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/5379 Hi, I have Leroy Somer SV801 windlass on my Oceanis Clipper 411. A recent attempt to pull it apart f
Cabin details Sccollup at 9:44pm 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2362 Greetings all, I'm helping a friend refurbish a 1994 26c. I've found online owners manuals but abso
Engine Siphone Break engdude62 at 9:10pm 05.23.11 S2 8/6193 I just replaced the mixing elbow, joint and exhast manifold extension on my 2GM20F and was told by t
Question for Phil BroadReach at 8:59pm 05.23.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/3012 I visit the Hunter Forums quite a bit I presently have my forum reads set up with the Question fir
Raising my mast this year RBone at 8:28pm 05.23.11 Day Sailers 8/2388 When I raised the mast with the setup in my album the boat was on the trailer and I used the trailer
small outboard storage on stern pulpit Mark Maulden at 7:59pm 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5452 Anybody have any ideas for mounting a 2hp outboard on the stern pulpit? WM has a plastic bracket to
rig tuning with adjustable backstay bhstech at 7:39pm 05.23.11 Catalina 22 16/5214 I'm putting on a Roller Furler (CDI) and an adjustable backstay on my 77 C-22. For the past few year
Radar Wiring Nodak7 at 6:52pm 05.23.11 Big Boats 0/1009 I have just purchased a Hunter 41DS that has a Raymarine Radar Unit on the mast. Unfortunately I was
1990 Mercury O/B- How can you raise RPM in neutral? ebsail at 6:26pm 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2032 My (new to me) 1990 Mercury electric start O/B has a single lever control lever on its tiller handle
My first sail of 2011 (3) Tally Ho at 6:06pm 05.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1495 Finally, the weather in Chicago is looking up and I was able to take my newly purchased H280 out on
Lavac problem ehh at 5:35pm 05.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/7494 I have a Lavac in my new old boat. I assume it's a "Popular". It was working so-so to not at all so
Battery Charger location - 37CC ccarmody at 4:55pm 05.23.11 Bigger Boats 15/2642 Any suggestions on where to install the battery charger on a 37CC? The previous one died last week
Bill Garden passed away woodster at 4:48pm 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1648
Swim Platform (4) R�gis at 4:43pm 05.23.11 Bigger Boats 6/3141 Swim Platform O'Day 37 CC Here is the swim platform that I just added on my O'Day 37. Strongly the
Want New Oven/Stove Combo LeeJune at 4:40pm 05.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1448 I do not like the alcohol stove/oven on my Vision 32. Considering a propane system. Would like to kn
keel rubbing keel trunk Carolyn1964 at 4:26pm 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2107 We replaced the keel winch this weekend, not a terrible job but man some of those bolts and nuts
Running rigging and block help Falconer at 4:09pm 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2381 I have all but made up my mind on new running rigging (M25). I think I'm going to buy the set from C
And so it begins... pafb19 at 3:45pm 05.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1300 New to this forum so please be patient. Recently purchased an O'Day 19. Boat is kept in the water

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Smallest boat with dedicated shower? MikeHoncho at 10:59am 07.27.22 Spending two weeks on the boat (without a separate shower but a shower head in the bathroom) I would
hypalon vs pvc dlochner at 10:55am 07.27.22 Hypalon, now CSM, has more UV resistance and I believe puncture resistance. Our fenders are inflatab
Swivel lights (2) jssailem at 10:54am 07.27.22 my swivel lights OK... I am wondering.. Are you talking about a reading light? Pictures help...
Main sheet line Hunter 326 jssailem at 10:47am 07.27.22 Rob. Not sure you need the additional blocks. Is it too difficult to adjust the boom position and t
Chainplates for Drogue Scott T-Bird at 10:42am 07.27.22 If this were my boat, I would be finding a naval engineer to run the numbers and then I would build
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 10:40am 07.27.22 Hi Mike, what RPM are you pushing for 6 kts ? I figure my fuel consumption at 2800 RPM and 5 .5 kt
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 10:39am 07.27.22 Hi Mike, what RPM are you pushing for 6 kts ? I figure my fuel consumption at 2800 RPM and 5 .5 kt
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? drewlamparello at 10:37am 07.27.22 DM me - #29 who is this request addressed to?
Solar for H34 SoSound at 10:27am 07.27.22 I'm not sure it's too far over the top in terms of electrical capacity. I added two flexible solar
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system jssailem at 10:17am 07.27.22 Remember for every inch of movement you will have to move 24 inches of line. Moving that much line
Chainplates for Drogue jssailem at 10:13am 07.27.22 The loads from a properly sized drogue can be exceedingly high and there can be a lot shock loading
Chainplates for Drogue All U Get at 10:05am 07.27.22 It would be proper to ask this question to someone from Australia or New Zealand since they routinel
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system dlochner at 10:03am 07.27.22 Is the goal to achieve higher backstay tension or to make it easier to get backstay tension? With i
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 10:02am 07.27.22 I had similar problems with my 5 year old air conditioner. It started with HPF Error occasionally
How tall? jssailem at 9:58am 07.27.22 That would depend a bit on the trailer. You would need to measure it on the trailer to safely judge
Chainplates for Drogue dlochner at 9:53am 07.27.22 It seems to me that the way he is describing it, the attachment of the chainplates is to the hull s
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 9:44am 07.27.22 @JRacer: I hear you. Ours was completely shot: we couldn't even take it off of the D-ring; we had t
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system JRacer at 9:37am 07.27.22 FYI, on my 310, the backstay adjuster is the factory setup and provides sufficient leverage to apply
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Jumpstart at 9:37am 07.27.22 About 10 years ago I did one where we put the chute up at the start and took it down at the bridge.
Bow ladder for First 35 (3) jssailem at 9:35am 07.27.22 I carry a plastic 2 step that I set on the dock to aid in boarding our boat. Made by rubber made, i

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