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Polar Bay A/C on Hunter 33 dfast7181 at 1:13pm 01.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1491 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 0/1475 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 1/1423 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 3/1535 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 16/6619 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 6/3391 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 2/6190 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 6/1747 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 2/1245 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 6/2058 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 2/1963 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 1/1377 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 3/2001 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 7/2170 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 0/1227 :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 7/2806 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 0/1267 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 2/1883 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 0/1388 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 3/2027 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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Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! rgranger at 7:17pm 08.21.22
Any woodworkers about? Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 08.21.22 Can you tell if the slots were perfectly straight when the original rails were in place, or do the s
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 7:11pm 08.21.22 The sliding companionway hatch slides against the guides. What is the sliding companionway hatch m
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:11pm 08.21.22 I'm with PaulK on this. Sounds like you have a deflection in the cabin top that was not by design
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:08pm 08.21.22 Teak is not your best wood choice in this application. There are a host of other wood species that
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:07pm 08.21.22 Cut the slot (track) with a guided router bit or table saw with stacked dado blade before you cut t
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Richard19068 at 6:46pm 08.21.22 Hello fellow Captans ! I am a new sailor, and have some questions about sailing. After these few
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 6:46pm 08.21.22 Teak is not your best wood choice in this application. There are a host of other wood species that
Any woodworkers about? DeniseO30 at 6:44pm 08.21.22 Cut the slot (track) with a guided router bit or table saw with stacked dado blade before you cut th
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (3) SailorDaveO at 6:38pm 08.21.22 The base of the mast has oxidized and there is a crack in it. Is this normal wear? Would you trust t
Any woodworkers about? berner73 at 6:33pm 08.21.22 "Your description makes it sound like the cabintop is bowed down - cupping to catch water instead o
Any woodworkers about? Ted at 6:02pm 08.21.22 If you bend the wood after the track is cut into it, the track will not be straight. You will end up
Any woodworkers about? Scott T-Bird at 5:59pm 08.21.22 1/4" in 3.5' is barely perceptible. There is no need to steam the wood. It will very readily adapt
Any woodworkers about? PaulK at 5:56pm 08.21.22 Don't quite understand your issue with camber. Generally rails for a sliding hatch run straight fo
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 Scott T-Bird at 5:46pm 08.21.22 You don't have to use that gate very often unless you need to remove some slugs to reef or somethi
Radar Repair NYSail at 5:11pm 08.21.22 If it happened right after a storm check the connection at the bottom of the mast where the wire is
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 5:01pm 08.21.22 I got the engine mounts changed. Then I replaced the impeller while it was accessible (it was in gre
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! kappykaplan at 4:59pm 08.21.22 Most men ask when it's already too late. :laugh: Uh, huh!
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 4:58pm 08.21.22 You should listen to your wife. :beer: Most men ask when it's already too late. :laugh:
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! kappykaplan at 4:54pm 08.21.22 My wife said I should have posted under a pseudonym. You should listen to your wife. :beer:

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