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272 Head Sink drfstop at 2:48pm 04.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1245 Has anyone modified their head sink for another use, such as storage, shelving, etc? It seems to me
Burnt out lights on electrical pannel les harrison at 1:54pm 04.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1705 I have lights on electrical panel burnt out on my 1988 33.5,does anyone know where i can get some re
painting the deck cnsmith at 1:10pm 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1867 I am going to be painting the deck of my boat and am wondering if I should do nonskid throughout the
Porta-bote paul1938 at 1:08pm 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4039 Just ordered a porta-bote instead of a RIB. I plan on carrying it normaly next to my lifelines, but
Setting rake Mike48 at 1:02pm 04.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/5834 Every year I think I under stand how to tune the rigging on my h23, after reading several post until
Attaching sails to slugs RobertV802 at 12:37pm 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 10/10877 Afternoon all _ I took down my mast to change masthead light and storage when I noticedA couple of t
Change whole freezer or just the compressor SBiringer at 12:31pm 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1935 We bought a 1993 Hunter last year. The freezer compressor does not work, but the fridge was fine. Th
Need to replace furler centering clamp SBiringer at 12:20pm 04.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2701 We are somewhat new to sailing (and boating for that matter)... :) The centering clamp of the furl
Venture 2-24 ejet99 at 11:41am 04.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1307 I have restored a 1971 2-24 and it has sailed a hand full of times last year. But I have not been ab
hatch hinges for 1995 37.5 Hunter bugsboat at 11:31am 04.11.11 Big Boats 2/1026 Does anyone else have a problem with the short opening with the opening ports on this boat? And has
1971 Pearson 30 - Drinking Water? & Toilet Water? (4) JHutch at 11:27am 04.11.11 Pearson 4/3825 Recently jumped from a Cat 22' to a 71' Pearson 30! On the plus side it came with a brand new atomic
porlight window replacement justsailing at 11:08am 04.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2327 Hi Im trying to find a place where I can buy new portlight windows for my hunter 27 1981 and not spe
Datamarine Pedestal Instruments - Repairable? jmce1587 at 10:35am 04.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1289 I recently purchased my H31. It has Datamarine pedestal mount speed/depth instruments that work but
Lake Michigan water levels tkaser3210 at 9:56am 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2348 I'm a little concerned about some scattered references I've seen lately to the low water levels in L
Windlass removal michaelposen at 9:56am 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1354 Need some advice - I need to have my windlass on my 411 repaired, and I'm having trouble removing it
Oil filter on 2GM20 Yanmar? richard965 at 9:21am 04.11.11 S2 5/3422 I have searched my Yanmar diesel thoroughly and there is no oil filter. Is it possible some of thes
Polish (1) FourPoints at 8:53am 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1971 Followed Maine Sail's advice last year on restoring the oxidized hull on my boat, looked very good.
New Bottom Job noprob2 at 8:44am 04.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1265 After many years of adding new coats of ablative paint annually, yard suggests sanding bottom( grit
Mysterious Winter Coolant Leak Marc14857 at 8:44am 04.11.11 Big Boats 12/8199 During the past 5 years I've owned two new boats an H356 with a 3GM Yanmar and an H44 with a 4JH Yan
'94 26 S swing keel shackle and cable size Leftfield at 8:17am 04.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3378 City Marina in Humboldt Bay is filling with silt, causing keels to hit and stick when exiting slips,

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how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) balao92 at 8:22am 07.12.22 thank you, all. i'll get to work on it.
throttle brake balao92 at 8:20am 07.12.22 You could try adding a cable clamp to the throttle cable to add some friction. yes, thanks. i thin
throttle brake balao92 at 8:20am 07.12.22 I am not sure how your's is, but on mine there is an adjusting screw just below the compass and on
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? Davidasailor26 at 8:10am 07.12.22 Just thinking out loud here, but wouldn't a spinnaker halyard be better to use than a topping lift
Paddle wheel thru hull dripping tfox2069 at 8:08am 07.12.22 No. In water. Not much water enters. Just be quick about it. Definitely true if the flap is workin
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? jviss at 8:06am 07.12.22 Thanks! Is that the entire manual? :) I'd lvoe to know more. Is it programmable in any way? Any
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? (1) CowboyWay at 8:00am 07.12.22 I did a quick search for this device and while I get hits on eBay, etc., I can't find a manual. Do
Prop Shaft Height dmax at 7:56am 07.12.22 While raising the mounts will "soften" them a little bit because of increased leverage on them. you'
Groco or Apolo thru hull Vaves? Rich Stidger at 7:52am 07.12.22 Just check that the valve is bronze and has no brass. I am not sure but I think some Apollo valves i
Paddle wheel thru hull dripping Rich Stidger at 7:49am 07.12.22 I assume you mean when the boat's out of the water? No. In water. Not much water enters. Just be q
Halyard choice opinions... Calif. Ted at 7:45am 07.12.22 I've been using MLX3 for a couple years and I'm happy with it overall, found that the 8 mm fits my h
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options mikeracca at 7:42am 07.12.22 I'm just around the corner from Port Orchard, at Brownsville or during the summer on the mooring al
Winch Installation SailorElliot at 7:33am 07.12.22
Halyard choice opinions... Sandy Stone at 7:27am 07.12.22 It has some kind of poly-dyneema braided core with polyester cover. So, it floats too. The manuf
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? tfox2069 at 7:26am 07.12.22 While I greatly appreciate the input, I think maybe for my specific situation, I need to clarify a
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? stickinthemud57 at 7:19am 07.12.22 While I greatly appreciate the input, I think maybe for my specific situation, I need to clarify a f
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer odaydokay at 7:19am 07.12.22 I replace the impeller every 2 years, that is 100 hours. I pull the cover, remove the impeller and
Selden outhaul car jssailem at 7:13am 07.12.22 Nachismo... Selden lists Signature Yachts in Seattle as a source for service. They may be able to he
Cape may 663 bridge clearance Cmp1110 at 7:10am 07.12.22 Congrats on a successful passage under the bridge. :beer: Thank you
Selden outhaul car tfox2069 at 7:03am 07.12.22 Curious - did something specific happen to cause this failure on both ends of the casting at the sam

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