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Naples, Ft Myers to Boca Grande Terry in Naples at 11:25am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5389 I am going to spend the next 2 weeks just puttering around this area in the boat. I have been to sev
O'Day Vinyl Stripes Sail17 at 11:09am 05.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2168 I have a DaySailer 2 (17 foot). The blue and black vinyl stripes look very old and i'd like to repl
DaySailer cuddy door Sail17 at 11:07am 05.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/8503 My original DaySailer 2 cuddy doors had plastic around the outside edges. I just got new ones and th
Main Halyard led aft (1) ehh at 9:52am 05.17.11 Musings With Maine Sail 26/15059 Here is a picture...I hope I did it right, of the base of the mast of my new old boat. The main haly
3qm30 water temp sender installation (3) guidera48 at 9:33am 05.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1793 After much research on the location for the new gauge water temerature sender, water hose installati
Is Scurvy Dog in Pensacola still open? ChuckThomas at 9:14am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1899 Does anyone know. I will be in area this week and would like to stop by. They were a great consign
mounting solar panels iwillmott at 8:47am 05.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2090 I want to get a little independance with solar ' wind. Has anyone mounted solar panels atop the bimi
Hunter 280 overhead panel stereo mount Cor280 at 8:16am 05.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/5242 First I just bought a used 1996 Hunter 280 and am very excited to make it my own! Top of my list is
Unknown Boat. Please help! (4) dgheat at 8:12am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3988 I have recently been given a boat by means of abandonment. I'm in the process of getting the officia
New toilet install question Cpt. Jon at 7:53am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4196 I recently purchased a new toilet to replace the 30 year old WC (or something like that), we went wi
How is yours hanging?? (3) guidera48 at 7:45am 05.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1767 I finally got the water heater out. It was on it's last leg. 1992 said the label. I found a new muff
"Car Fax" for boats? online research DaveC426913 at 7:28am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2102 Is there a place where I can look up the history of a potential purchase if I have the reg # and the
Legend 37 owners. sailnteacher77 at 7:21am 05.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1417 I know many of these boats had leak problems on the port side around the galley. I have resealed the
Forum paging Gudenuph at 7:18am 05.17.11 Day Sailers 0/1423 I'm having trouble bringing up successive pages of posts from the present to earlier. The present p
Loose clamp, long term drip Dubo at 6:54am 05.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3607 Hi, I discovered a clamp leaking at the holding tank on my 87 31' Hunter. The drip seemed to be occu
Outboard Motor Questions doehunter at 6:48am 05.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2184 I have a Honda 8hp 4stroke. Not sure how old it is but it's really clean looking on the outside. Wh
A Helm Worthy of My Ambitions (3) Roger Long at 6:26am 05.17.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 31/12801 Since I'm going to spend a good part of the rest of my life behind Strider's wheel, I decided that i
Another electrical question Sandy Stone at 5:41am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2883 We are the proud new owners of a 1986 Beneteau First 375 with a Volvo auxiliary, a model 2003 I beli
Adding Deck Hardware KenG at 5:25am 05.17.11 Smaller Boats 4/1487 Hi there I have a 1995 Hunter 26. Presently it has a deck organizer and rope double clutch on the st
Anchor light DeniseO30 at 5:23am 05.17.11 Bigger Boats 10/2187 I've a friend that's going up! What bulb would Oday have used up there originally? I picked up a L

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Weird Electrical Experience All U Get at 6:27am 08.30.22
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 6:26am 08.30.22 If the shower switch is in the off position then each of the bilge pump and water pump switches wor
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 6:20am 08.30.22 Grounds where not required in 1925 and cords didn't have polarized plugs. I have seen houses where
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 6:16am 08.30.22 I used fishing line to cut through the adhesive. Then I pried it off with a putty knife. There are
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 6:05am 08.30.22 In the case of the water pump and shower sump, maybe the logic was -the shower sump is only neede
Hunter 30 and prop walk RoyS at 5:49am 08.30.22 A few years ago I replaced my pedestal mounted dual lever engine controls with a single lever/dual f
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? Evan656 at 5:45am 08.30.22
Weird Electrical Experience Leeward Rail at 5:25am 08.30.22 Grounds where not required in 1925 and cords didn't have polarized plugs. I have seen houses where
No More Hot Feet (2) Daze at 5:08am 08.30.22 @Georgedoyle Thanks for the tips on removal. I added MarineMat to my cockpit floor last year (pics
Cleaning the hull sailme88 at 4:28am 08.30.22 Almost anything outlawed in California.....:banghead:
Cleaning the hull NYSail at 4:14am 08.30.22
Mast lights danooxnard at 4:13am 08.30.22 That connector is tricky. If you take it apart you must use a small philips screw driver to remove s
Testing coolant pump? Ralph Johnstone at 12:06am 08.30.22 You might also want to shoot the engine with an IR gun looking for hot spots if there's no water hea
GPS Antenna Removal H49 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:48pm 08.29.22 I'm thoroughly confused by the OP releasing small bits of information on a need to know only basis.
Practice?? Will Gilmore at 11:37pm 08.29.22 they were interested in a practice routine for cruisers. Practice is a good idea if you want to bec
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 10:27pm 08.29.22 Luna is all tucked into her own bed tonight. The trip home was pretty uneventful, I had more speed w
Island Time Progress report sail sfbay at 9:37pm 08.29.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Isn't sailboat ownership fun?
Why do we bother rant (1) thinwater at 8:36pm 08.29.22 If someone else wants to reply, let them. Move on. Some folks have no sense of self-reliance. Most
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? jssailem at 8:28pm 08.29.22 When faced with a similar challenge, I chose to remove the engine and have a mechanic rebuild the en
Need a throttle cable DeniseO30 at 8:25pm 08.29.22 Did Mine almost a year ago The thread on the cable ends is 10/32 if I remember correctly the clevis

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