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Cat urine...ewww!! Union36 at 5:24pm 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 11/6124 Does anyone have a solution (sic) for getting cat pee out of sails? Washed it 3 times laid it in the
Pesty Cabin Light Leak Finally Stopped Tom Potter at 5:00pm 04.26.11 Bigger Boats 2/1730 After a rain the Port cabin light would fill and over flow with rain water then drip on the cushions
ericson 23 mitch9993 at 3:57pm 04.26.11 Smaller Boats 0/1088 I need to build a trailer for this boat all help will be apreciated
Best Method to Secure 3 Galley Draws - 42 Hunter Passage Ted Hartman at 3:43pm 04.26.11 Big Boats 1/1380 The 3 galley draws on my 42 Hunter Passage always find a way to open during rough sailing. I know t
9.2A in Good Old Boat BobM at 3:06pm 04.26.11 S2 0/1494 Just got my issue. There is a review of an older 9.2A with an A-bomb. Decent review, but I hate it
Launched!!!! (3) DavoArts at 3:04pm 04.26.11 Catalina 22 1/1397 I was just a little excited, we launched the boat today...and then re-loaded it on another trailer t
Trident 148 DannyS at 2:13pm 04.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2548 Hey Peggy, I read in the archives that you recommend Trident 148 for the vent hose but SBO doesn't s
starting battery for beneteau first 32.5 1989 gkahn at 1:59pm 04.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2089 In my 89 Beneteau First 32.5 I have one battery in the battery compartment. It seems that there is n
Need Help Identifying Ladder Bracket (1) onymous at 11:42am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2436 Try as I may, I cannot find any information on the source of the ladder bracket pictured. There are
Rare view of Catalina check valve (3) paulj at 11:33am 04.26.11 Catalina 310 4/2933 Removed this check valve from the end of the manual aux bildge pump hose. paulj :troll:
Ratsey taken to task FourPoints at 10:30am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1612 Came across this old newspaper article from 1903 when searching for something else about City Island
Help with measurement of opening port on 40.5 PrincessoftheLake at 10:04am 04.26.11 Big Boats 8/2086 Last year one of our charter guests somehow managed to break the strut that opens the overhead hatch
Footing Off Don Guillette at 9:32am 04.26.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 29/37348 I get most of the questions that come up on the forum from listers I talk to or from personal emails
Mast Cleanup charles baird at 9:02am 04.26.11 Big Boats 2/1309 My Mast is looking a little ratty with old tape from winter storage and scratches is there a cleaner
Mainsail Dimensions gabriel.donnelly at 8:37am 04.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3945 Hey anyone know or know where I can get the sail Dimensions online... A guy offered to send me a us
How to stop the sail from binding on a hunter 45 margotlevy@telus.net at 8:36am 04.26.11 Big Boats 5/2363 Hi there anyone got any great input for stopping the sail from binding at the batten points? We just
God forsaken curved port lights for a 1988 hunter legend 45 margotlevy@telus.net at 8:27am 04.26.11 Big Boats 5/2619 Does anyone have a line on the fixed port lights with a curvature to the top quarter for a 1988 Hunt
Conversion from direct discharge to holding tank soric at 7:55am 04.26.11 Catalina 30 3/1968 We are thinking of buying a 1987 Catalina C30 that only has a direct discharge for the head. Has any
edson plastic throttle control jackpot at 7:09am 04.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1439 Does anyone have one of the old plastic throttle controls to sell? Or know where I can get one? Ed
Outboard Remote 26S Miller26S at 7:08am 04.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3192 Does anyone have remote throttle and shift set up in the classic model 26 mac. Getting ready to chan

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Wet core from dodger snaps? RoyS at 7:24am 08.31.22 You are correct that the buttons will eventually leak and wet your core. The dodger installer will b
Propane pressure gauge tfox2069 at 7:08am 08.31.22 Does the pressure valve read differently when the tank valve is open and the solenoid is off? Does
Mainsheet location JBP-PA at 6:58am 08.31.22 Instead of a whole traveler, you could just remove the cam from your current fiddle block, run the t
Hunter Europa transom bung Leeward Rail at 6:50am 08.31.22 The Hunter 19/Europa looks to be a great boat.. (Not to be confused with the USA brand Hunter) Smal
Propane pressure gauge dlochner at 6:48am 08.31.22 What I open the solenoid valve on my propane tank the pressure guage drops to zero. Any help on the
Hunter Europa transom bung Leeward Rail at 6:27am 08.31.22 , its definitely bilge pump hole the big hole in the rear of the cockpit is definitely a mounting
Wet core from dodger snaps? Parsons at 6:24am 08.31.22 @Maine Sail covered this on his Marine How To site in some detail, with detailed explanations as to
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 6:12am 08.31.22 Perhaps you are not putting enough tension on the sheet when you furl the sail. Could be, I''m go
321 air conditioning install dmdiehl64 at 5:46am 08.31.22
Wet core from dodger snaps? Captain Larry-DH at 5:17am 08.31.22
Mainsheet location Skedaddle at 5:11am 08.31.22 Moving the mainsheet to the cockpit is why I'm considering the Barton removable traveler. At least I
Wet core from dodger snaps? thinwater at 5:10am 08.31.22 To prevent cracking of the epoxy plugs, push in a few snippets of fiberglass cloth (1/2" x 1 1/2" st
Tips for top down furler? DayDreamer41 at 5:06am 08.31.22 Interesting, when we furl ours the clew ends up about midpoint of the rolled sail once barber poled
Is this a common H34 sole problem? Andiamo 34 at 4:42am 08.31.22 I have a leak on the Starboard side deck plate when it rains heavy. It runs down the false ceiling
Convert Ice to Fridge Andiamo 34 at 4:31am 08.31.22 Thank you all for your suggestions and recommendations. I appreciate the support I get from this com
Replacing Wiring Harness rpwillia at 3:22am 08.31.22 Thanks Benny and SFBay, I did get a look at his boat the other day. Looks like he needs both the eng
Hunter Europa transom bung (1) martx007 at 11:37pm 08.30.22 Thanks guys, its definitely bilge pump hole as there was one there before purchase but broke and i h
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:28pm 08.30.22 Ummmmm ? Do you have any homeless guys living at the end of your block ? They may be a better cho
Wet core from dodger snaps? Ralph Johnstone at 9:44pm 08.30.22 The original poster in Deck hardware screw sealer ? may be due for a checkup when he says: "When I
windless (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:27pm 08.30.22 I thought a windless is what you use when you want less wind. Enough already with the puny puns. I'

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