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Polar Bay A/C on Hunter 33 dfast7181 at 1:13pm 01.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1414 I was down at the boat last week end and am having trouble with the reverse cycle heat on the A/C un
Option for recovering cabin cushions... (1) Sumner at 12:54pm 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1409 I posted the following over on the Mac Forum, but thought that since all boats have cabin cushions t
Cabin Cushion Option.... (1) Sumner at 12:48pm 01.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1331 A while back a thread came up on options to cover cabin cushions. I wanted to post a possible solut
Varnishing the Teak texasprinter at 10:58am 01.24.11 S2 3/1390 I just about have all my teak ready for varnishing the interior wood. Has anyone heard of or used th
O'Day 272 Custom Electrical Panel (3) bria46 at 10:43am 01.24.11 Bigger Boats 16/5920 Check out my self installed custom electrical panel located behind the icebox on the port side. I us
Fresh water flush Al in DC at 10:02am 01.24.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3278 I've recently acquired a boat with two good-sized water tanks. Since I'm not planning on cruising a
Hunter-Vogel cutter Old Gaffer. Tom at 9:51am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 2/5800 I have recently taken possession of a 30' Hunter-Vogel cutter and am looking for a set of plans for
Another Fine SoCal Sailing Weekend CaptDon01 at 9:04am 01.24.11 Catalina 22 6/1484 We spent the weekend sailing out of Dana Point, Ca. Our main purpose was to observe the whales as th
Replacing front Hatch H22 drumbeater at 8:50am 01.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1189 I figured other Hunters may be similar. My hatch latches are broken off and one of the adjusters has
Sidebar in Yachting Magazine geoffschultz at 8:50am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1981 Check out page 2 of the attached article from Yachting Magazine. I actually got a sidebar! And th
Roof pannels of H33 meirgerner at 8:45am 01.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1883 I own Hunter 33 model 2009 and would appreciate recommendations for dissasembling and assembling of
GPS "Testing" May Disrupt Signal in SE US geoffschultz at 8:13am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1287 Here's a link to an interesting article that I just ran across. I wonder what's going on? http://w
It never hurts to be too careful!! jfmid at 5:52am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1937 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110124/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_missing_sailboat http://www.guampdn
Alternator and starter; any service / maintenace Philip_Oceanis 361 at 4:14am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2023 Is any scheduled maintenance / service required for the alternator or the starter of the engine? If
bene 411 cokpit cover & seat bigpuff at 1:22am 01.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1143 :confused: would any of use very nolegable sailors out there no were i could get a f.g.cokpit cover(
Salon rugs AADIVER at 9:06pm 01.23.11 Catalina 30 7/2527 My "new" '83 had rugs installed two years ago. They're marine blue, look nice, but the underneath b
electrical problems with autopilot abenedetti at 8:10pm 01.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1193 Where can I find a wiring diagram for a 473, three cabin version: I have problems with the autopilo
Protecting the interior wood prroots at 3:07pm 01.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1780 We just bought a 2001 Beneteau 411. The interior wood is in mostly good condition. What is recommend
S2 11.0A interior stain color? larimus at 2:56pm 01.23.11 S2 0/1290 Hello S2 owners, Has anyone found a satisfactory match for the S2 11.0 interior reddish stain? Thank
installing a Dickinson on a Beneteau 373 darkaegisagain at 2:22pm 01.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1794 This has been on my list of things to do and with the weather in the Seattle area its a priority...

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Yard Recommendations - East Coast Refit dLj at 12:18pm 12.01.21 I'd probably look in the Annapolis area. The wholesale buy up of marinas by Safe Harbor in the Nor
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal FastOlson at 12:04pm 12.01.21 Heat gun almost always works. Do not singe the surface, but get it "hot to the touch". Softens up se
leaky boat Benny17441 at 11:52am 12.01.21 It does sound like the packing gland after motoring for an extended period and sitting overnight.
New Capri 18 Owner thedude at 11:36am 12.01.21 It's a topping lift wire, minus the adjusting tackle that connects it to the end of the boom. Tha
Comparing 30s Stu Jackson at 11:30am 12.01.21 Water damage of the bulkhead is very likely a leaking port. Either the opening one in the head or t
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing Stu Jackson at 11:25am 12.01.21 On my PHII I once found the same issue. Before I tore it all apart, I real the manual. The first t
Bilge pump not working on auto Benny17441 at 11:23am 12.01.21 Factory mounted bilge pumps in older boats (late 80s) did not have float switches, they were turned
Checking cooling water flow Justin_NSA at 11:23am 12.01.21 Now I'm adding an Aqualarm flow switch to my off season project list. :huh: Thanks for the link.
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line jeepbluetj at 11:19am 12.01.21 I dimly remember releasing the guy to instantly depower a symmetrical spin. Or was it just because t
Checking cooling water flow Stu Jackson at 11:18am 12.01.21 My engine overheated last July. My exhaust is above the water. I looked over, as I always do, to c
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line Davidasailor26 at 10:55am 12.01.21
Bilge drain plug Arrgh at 10:51am 12.01.21 My 1984 O'Day 31 has it Have you ever had any issues with it? Do you use anything special to seal
Checking cooling water flow Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 12.01.21 I have exactly the same situation as you with the underwater exhaust discharge. A number of the "gu
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing justsomeguy at 10:33am 12.01.21 Time for a tear-down of the pump, I think. I know, eww. Rubber gloves, lotsa rags and a strong const
Comparing 30s jeepbluetj at 10:19am 12.01.21 ... Based on these points I would go with the 91 model even if the condition wasn't quite as good a
Tiller Pilots Alan Gomes at 10:10am 12.01.21 Consider the Pelagic. Much more robust than the Raymarine.
Anchor and Steaming light bulbs markwbird at 9:59am 12.01.21 I recommend that you pull the bulbs and take them to the store to match them up with the correct LED
Running wires xqwuynx at 9:51am 12.01.21 Ya not on this boat. I already tried just pulling on some existing speaker wire and it doesnt move a
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing limbodog at 9:37am 12.01.21 Ok, the exciting update: Back pressure isn't a problem, I'd already removed the outbound hose from t
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 9:30am 12.01.21 I liked the caution sticker. I wish my company would use it. The car sign made me shake my head and

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