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Looking for Crew ChuckH at 7:33am 03.14.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1984
C25 / C27 Spreader Brackets Retrofit Tip (1) philwsailz at 7:31am 03.14.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3276 For those of you who have the old aluminum castings for spreader brackets and are considering the ne
Mast Set Up hharperson at 7:29am 03.14.11 Trailer Sailors 12/7458 I recently purchased a 1974 Portager 22 and I am having some trouble getting the mast raised. I trie
Help restoring Macgregor 25 savyauto at 6:52am 03.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/12512 I am the proud owner of a new(to me) 1977 Macgregor 25. I am seeking someone who is willing to commu
Running wires for battery monitor Berndahle at 6:36am 03.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2716 I have a 2009 Hunter 36 and trying to install a Vitron battery monitor. For the life of me I can't f
H26 Damaged Mast Base when Lowering (8) jao1972 at 6:27am 03.14.11 Smaller Boats 29/9563 Help with repair suggestions for mast base--1994 Hunter 26! Well, made the boo-boo when lowering
Want To Replace The Anchor Light On A 1983 Hunter 34 Joe Mullee at 6:04am 03.14.11 Big Boats 3/1501 I've replaced almost all the running and cabin lights on my boat with LED's. The one I still need to
Economical Hatch Rails..M22 nemosuit at 2:22am 03.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2316 The teakwood hatch rails on my '78 Mac22 are shot. I've seen ads for a set of replacement rails made
Going aloft on a Yamaha 25 bluevwspotting at 2:06am 03.14.11 Yamaha 2/2616 Hello, I am a novice sailor and recently bought a 1978(?) Yamaha 25mkII. Currently the navigation
Looking for Crew ChuckH at 9:18pm 03.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1903
Steel under compresion post (1) Larry D West at 9:10pm 03.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2036 Looked at the steel under the floor supporting the compresion post on my H30t and it is rusty is the
29.5 Portlight screens jcela at 8:55pm 03.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1719 Does anyone knows the brand and model of the large portlights used on 1995 29.5 Hunter? I need to ch
Hull wax cemeting Endurance2010 at 8:43pm 03.13.11 Big Boats 9/2219 I have had numerous problems waxing my gelcoat with the wax immediately hardening. After I apply th
New interior upgrades (5) Edhavana at 8:19pm 03.13.11 Yamaha 5/4826 Recent upgrades on Sarah V
11.0A windows Mark Maulden at 7:43pm 03.13.11 S2 33/7075 I need to replace all six windows. (three are cracked). Does anybody know if a plastics company has
flotsom or cruisers? (2) shemandr at 6:52pm 03.13.11 Ask All Sailors 23/10186 I was in Key West last week and noted the number boats at anchor. Some could be cruisers staying for
h23 Bimini and radio pictures C Jones at 5:39pm 03.13.11 Smaller Boats 6/1711 I just put pictures of my bimini in the up position and my new radio in my profile. Someone was aski
Engine Maintainence Manual Zman18 at 4:40pm 03.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1151 Anyone know of a good maintenance manual for the Yanmar engine, i.e. one that shows how to change oi
Daysailor 17 Keel mechanism Ducatigoodwin at 4:15pm 03.13.11 Day Sailers 3/1898 My 60's Daysailor 1 came with the drop keel out of the boat and need a new mechanism. From the remai
WANTED: Cockpit & Stern rail seat Cushions for Hunter 29.5 melandchesley at 4:11pm 03.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1890 Seeking used cockpit and stern rail seat cushions for a 1995 hunter 29.5. Possibly other accessorie

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New method to wash boat Calif. Ted at 3:17pm 08.17.22 Due to the water shortage in the west, temporarily unavailable. I was thinking we should all order
Shipping a 22 overseas ? LakeShark at 3:15pm 08.17.22 There must be a way that works somehow. After all they ship Lasers, Wasp's and other smaller race b
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Rich Stidger at 3:10pm 08.17.22 Also be sure to throughly clean the top of the batteries so that there is no film of electrolyte to
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows HMT2 at 3:06pm 08.17.22 I had a local window shop cut mine by matching the plexiglass when I took one off
Shipping a 22 overseas ? Rltgold at 2:33pm 08.17.22 Thanks for the input. Like I mentioned before we are still working on the Sea of Cortez first. I lik
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter DayDreamer41 at 2:16pm 08.17.22 Up here in Michigan boat goes on the hard in October and relaunched in May, batteries remain aboard,
Shipping a 22 overseas ? Leeward Rail at 2:14pm 08.17.22 I have my boat set up exactly the way I like it and it is very well maintained, unlike most of the
Seldon In-Mast Furling Main - Halyard Swivel (1) DayDreamer41 at 2:11pm 08.17.22 There is another swivel at the top of the mast which is impossible to grease with the mast up, it is
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter dlochner at 1:36pm 08.17.22 Make sure the batteries are at 100% charge. Disconnect the negative leads. They will be fine in the
Nonskid Barnacle Bill at 1:21pm 08.17.22 It is my experience, if you use Awlgrip, you should put a flattening agent in the mix as even with g
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Claude L.-Auger at 1:15pm 08.17.22 I am in cold country and temps regularly drop well below zero from mid-december to mid-february. I l
Seldon In-Mast Furling Main - Halyard Swivel Barnacle Bill at 1:14pm 08.17.22 There are ports for lubrication and each Selden system comes with grease for that job and you can bu
Hot water tank use when at anchor Barnacle Bill at 1:13pm 08.17.22 Your hot water heater has two chambers. One for the fresh water sourced from your water tank and th
Hood furler circa 1980 Barnacle Bill at 1:04pm 08.17.22 Pompano Marine out of Florida is the Hood peeps. Contact them for parts, etc.
Shore pwr plugs Barnacle Bill at 1:02pm 08.17.22 Both Hubbell and Marinco have individual ends available. It would be good to know why it blew as yo
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Davidasailor26 at 1:02pm 08.17.22
Shore pwr plugs Barnacle Bill at 1:01pm 08.17.22 Are you looking for a 30 amp 125 v shore power inlet with a cover? Do you want plastic or stainles
Shipping a 22 overseas ? Rltgold at 12:54pm 08.17.22 Leeward, All very good comments for sure. I have my boat set up exactly the way I like it and it is
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows anelso29 at 12:53pm 08.17.22
looking for cabin support poles for a 1992 hunter 32 Stokeshc at 12:52pm 08.17.22 True Here is the listing if you want to be trully horified. https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1992

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