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Hunter 260 trailer John Stevens at 5:50pm 04.11.11 Smaller Boats 1/1410 I have a H260 Magic Tilt trailer in very nice shape that I'm thinking of selling. I'm located in
Replacing Battery ChuckH at 5:40pm 04.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1893 When I purchased my boat last fall it came with 2 deep cycle batteries. When I replace one of the ba
Barn Fresh Windrose 22 Mick at 4:52pm 04.11.11 Trailer Sailors 3/7690 As of today I have a new project to keep from under foot ( The Wife's) . It is a very rough looking
Poptop support Sailinnsc at 4:26pm 04.11.11 Catalina 22 5/2016 Hello again, I thought i read on some thread about a factory replacement locking device for the pop
Key West and Dry Tortugas seadaddler at 4:09pm 04.11.11 Destinations 4/3519 OK we are still heading north here west coast Fl but April 28 we heading to Key West and Dry Tortuga
Lewmar 40ST Wavegrip Saillife at 3:26pm 04.11.11 Big Boats 3/1534 OK, I'm working on the winches and I'm stumped on the 40's. This is my first time doing them on this
272 Head Sink drfstop at 2:48pm 04.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1287 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 4/1734 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 4/1885 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 11/4213 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 16/6226 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 10/11206 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 2/1955 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 11/2756 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 2/1331 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 2/1068 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 4/3973 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 6/2377 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 1/1303 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 5/2376 I'm a little concerned about some scattered references I've seen lately to the low water levels in L

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Convert Ice to Fridge (2) RoyS at 7:20am 08.26.22 Most original ice boxes are deep to accommodate ice on the bottom. When you convert you will discove
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 7:19am 08.26.22 Nice work... Before you put her back in the water, you might identify on the shaft inside the boat
Sail modifications fred1diver at 7:13am 08.26.22 Not really, he just wants me to do it because he knows my work
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? PlaneTom at 7:00am 08.26.22 I went through this when we bought our 310, there was no plug for the knotmeter transducer. I called
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed RoyS at 6:55am 08.26.22 We have had a few of these at our family lake house. There is usually a drain plug about mid way alo
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed andyshaw at 6:31am 08.26.22 Thanks for the help. Dave, your thinking is pretty much right down the lines of what I suspected, b
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Siamese at 6:31am 08.26.22 Definitely use MaineSail's advice for cold storage of batteries. The key to leaving them on the b
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? jssailem at 6:09am 08.26.22 When you did the install, did you keep the manual or have a reciept for the transducer or the thru h
Convert Ice to Fridge (1) Hayden Watson at 6:05am 08.26.22 Another option is to get one of the many portable refrigerators around. Engle and Dometic are the b
Hunter 466 - Floor layout jssailem at 6:05am 08.26.22 He lists his boat as being in Guadeloupe. Besides the heat and the mold, it is possible his boat w
Mast gate (sailgate) for 29.5 Hunter 1994 with ZSpar mast jssailem at 5:51am 08.26.22 @JHS Dave knows of what he speaks. The SBO shop is an extension of the SBO forum. The owner is a ret
Fuel gauge sender dLj at 5:46am 08.26.22 Just to throw some more out there. The best fuel gage with direct readout I've ever had on a boat w
1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 5:42am 08.26.22 It may come back to its normal shape, but even if not it can still be fixed. Fiberglass can always b
Convert Ice to Fridge JBP-PA at 5:42am 08.26.22 Another option is to get one of the many portable refrigerators around. Engle and Dometic are the bi
1986 Mac 25 JBP-PA at 5:28am 08.26.22 It may come back to its normal shape, but even if not it can still be fixed. Fiberglass can always b
Convert Ice to Fridge kloudie1 at 5:02am 08.26.22 The box on the 34 has pretty good insulation.. Note the position of the evaporator box in Denise's i
321 air conditioning install SycloneDriver at 4:53am 08.26.22 Congratulations on your "new" boat.
Barient winch retaining clips? JPonHudson at 12:42am 08.26.22 I am having the same issue with my Barient 10p winches. What size circlip do I need?
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Dalliance at 11:20pm 08.25.22 My batteries (flooded lead acid) are fully charged at haul out. I completely disconnect them, just
Seawater pump for A/C JamesG161 at 10:40pm 08.25.22 Freon is back Click on Blue link above That is a DuPont trade name. It got a bad reputation, in th

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