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Boat Refrigeration Troubleshooting Richard Kollmann at 2:58pm 06.16.10 Ask All Sailors 3/8660 The pleasure boat refrigeration industry today is following marine industry down the drain. We have
Hard dodger or traditional canvas? Jack at 2:47pm 06.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/9690 This is really a curiosity question. What are the opinions regarding hard dodgers and canvas dodgers
Bomar Hatch Lens Replacement monicatony at 2:07pm 06.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/4031 I have a small Bomar hatch (10"X10")with cracked lens, I have removed old lens and have a new one to
Experienced Advice Please! Tasty Waves at 12:47pm 06.16.10 Ask All Sailors 25/5158 Hello! My husband and I have just received the survey on a 1986 Hunter 31' cruiser. We are first
Furl Jib sailliny at 11:04am 06.16.10 Catalina 310 3/1888
1987 Hunter 23 water below cabin floor Vickie Fantozzi at 10:56am 06.16.10 Smaller Boats 15/3288 Just got the Hunter a month ago. Love the old Hunters!! I have read posting about Drifter (4/2010)
CB vs MH (silly question) kpgraci at 10:26am 06.16.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1556 Searching around I find references to both to an 'ODay 22 CB' and an 'ODay 22 MH'. Now I think CD
Setting up 411 for Baby A Domani at 10:13am 06.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1671 We have a 411 and a seven month old. Any thoughts on setting up a cabin and also where baby should
Add a 3rd Battery Ron M at 9:28am 06.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/5017 Recently purchased a B331. Several other owners have suggested that it does not have sufficient bat
Happy With My Insurance Mick at 8:25am 06.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1508 To start with I do not own any stock in Hartford, just some policies. On May 10 a tornado hit ou
Sprite manual johnc6007 at 8:10am 06.16.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1539 I am in the process of restoring a '66/'67 O'Day Sprite. Anybody out there have a manual for this li
a/c and Hot Water Heater betzhunter at 6:25am 06.16.10 Big Boats 14/2430 When using the a/c and hot water heater at the same time it blows the circuit breaker. Has anyone ex
Mercury 3.5 Outboard won't pump water sailcapt340 at 5:50am 06.16.10 Big Boats 6/6782 A little out of sailing but, any ideas as to what is causing my Mercury 3.5 Outboard to not pump wat
How is "Oh Joy" these days? blowinganddrifting at 5:12am 06.16.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2072 Haven't heard anything from Charlie Cobra lately, just wondering how she is comming along? Thanks,
Bedding cleats and blocks to the deck ffaubert at 4:26am 06.16.10 Ask All Sailors 17/5868 Is it OK to use plain (tub and tile type) silicone to bed cleats, etc to the deck or should I use 3M
Hunter 23 weather helm ChrisM at 3:25am 06.16.10 Smaller Boats 8/2124 Learned quite a lesson in rig tuning this past weekend! Ever since I started sailing my H23 it has
type of pvc cement to use on pvc dink? richk at 2:15am 06.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2057 I just bought a new pvc dink and need to glue registration numbers on it. Can I use the two part pv
Avoiding death by boredom Ross at 8:39pm 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 26/3565 When provisioning for a passage away from land for weeks or months or even a circumnavigation of som
new mast needed dntrdave at 8:17pm 06.15.10 Day Sailers 2/1419 Where do I get a replacement mast for my 170? Seems the tree branches are hanging a little lower th
Interlux "Perfection" - Has Anyone had success with a mast application (exterior)? Barry7363 at 7:25pm 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/7416 What was to be the last major project before sailing has turned into a nightmare...painting my mast

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Jib Sail Trim Controls Joe at 5:25am 10.02.21 If you don't have an adjustable sliding jib car system and you want to change the car's position whi
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 4:08am 10.02.21 Yes , and a lot of cleats look like that. The problem is finding one that is 10 inches long, with mo
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? KGarvey at 3:51am 10.02.21 JRacer, That would be great please send the info to kfgarvey2@gmail.com Thanks so much.
H326 Boom Bag blues stuendan at 10:58pm 10.01.21 Thanks for the help guys, it is actually a "stack pack" (probably original, 20 years old and looking
Best Fill for Drill and Tap jssailem at 10:06pm 10.01.21 I have been unable to find a replacement that will go into the existing holes. It looks like a sta
Best Fill for Drill and Tap Allan12210 at 8:39pm 10.01.21
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed boaterbob at 7:41pm 10.01.21 I am working with Seattle Vovlo Penta dealer who has concluded lowering pitch 2 inches will increase
Jib Sail Trim Controls Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 10.01.21 This is how I adjust my fairleads on my 37 footer. Sometimes. Sometimes, there's enough pressure on
Bottom Paint in Northern PaulK at 6:15pm 10.01.21 We used Micron CSC (or its precursor) for about 24 years on our J/36 in Long Island Sound. A new co
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed (1) sail sfbay at 6:10pm 10.01.21 80% of 3000 rpm = 2400 rpm my14_d2-55.pdf (coastalmarineengine.com). As a comparison, my 40 hp Yanma
Jib Sail Trim Controls WayneH at 6:06pm 10.01.21 I would love to have the Garhauer EZ adjustable fairleads but they are just too many boat-bucks. Un
Leaking Boat Stanchions sunlover at 5:05pm 10.01.21 I was able to get the nuts off. I removed the medicine cabinet in the head and that provided me a
H22 (1981) Kickup Rudder assembly instructions isaksp00 at 4:58pm 10.01.21 That looks very similar to the H23 rudder assembly. Can you take a pic of the rudder itself, that sh
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed Sailfanatic at 4:46pm 10.01.21 I thought the target for prop sizing is to reach hull speed as cruising RPM, normally 80% of max RPM
Bottom Paint in Northern Ken Cross at 4:39pm 10.01.21 In southern New England I've used either Micron CSC or Pettit Hydrocoat (not Eco) for the past 20 y
Jib Sail Trim Controls Hayden Watson at 4:38pm 10.01.21 TRIM, TRIM, TRIM. I prefer solo sailing because then I don't need to feel guilty for letting the a
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button jaysweet at 4:37pm 10.01.21 I went the other way. My 2GM20F had a stop button on the engine panel that energized a solenoid. It
Jib Sail Trim Controls Hayden Watson at 4:35pm 10.01.21 I would love to have the Garhauer EZ adjustable fairleads but they are just too many boat-bucks. Unt
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 4:26pm 10.01.21 Very nice refit ,unreal what some people do to their boat. Looks like you could add a cockpit table
Vision 32 side ports? sail sfbay at 3:50pm 10.01.21 Welcome to the forum!! Similar issue discussed on this thread: Vision 32 Side Window Replacement \|

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