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Hatch cover repairs bffatcat at 2:38pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2302 Before I bought the boat someone replaced 4 out of 6 bolts holding the hatch cover hardware with ste
222 Centerboard Basho65 at 2:34pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1275 Anyone have experience replacing a 222 or similar centerboard? Mine has broken off. Any home made de
Another Newbie Volvo Penta Md5B question: weeping water piper at 2:19pm 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2161 1st, much thanks for the answers to my previous post regarding bleeding fuel lines....ends up there
Dometic 12k Air Conditioner nofd843 at 2:09pm 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1348 I have a 31 foot Hunter with a 12K Dometic Vector Air Conditioner. THe other day i noticed it did n
crack in fiberglass around rudder tube poptopvw at 2:03pm 06.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1946 I've been hearing a cracking sound coming from the rudder while underway and upon investigation have
Trouble Pointing MikeNieto at 1:08pm 06.06.10 Catalina 22 8/2051 Hey all, I have been fixing up an old (1976) fixed keel Catalina 22. I have been fixing it by
O'Day 12 info needed mnmgreen@gmail.com at 12:30pm 06.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1228 I have recently purchased my third O'Day. This time its the O'Day 12. Hull #560, sail number 311.
head sail or main sail? piedpiperIII at 12:17pm 06.06.10 Catalina 22 5/4736 If it were blowing hard and you wanted to fly one sail which would you choose head or main?? Other t
Hunter 30 electric conversion Weekdaysailor at 12:15pm 06.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1788 Thought the group might be interested in this Hunter 30 conversion to electric propulsion. http://s
Use of Thread Locker Neil McDonald at 10:12am 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1328 The Yanmar 3GMF on my H35 has been plagued by a fuel leak at the banjo joint on the discharge side o
vision 32 dakno at 9:54am 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1048 I am looking at a 1989 H32 Vision. Anyone with specific knowledge of this vessel, I would been happ
Steaming light short...? malyea at 9:39am 06.06.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2336 The steaming light halfway up the mast on my '82 H30 does not work - the masthead anchor light works
AC wiring question madmax at 8:05am 06.06.10 Bigger Boats 8/2477 Does anyone have an wiring schematic for the 120v electrical panel on an ODay 34? I'm installing ai
Overheating Yanmar 1gm TDudley at 7:17am 06.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/6840 I am sure you have heard this all before. I have a warning lamp and buzzer indicating overheating.
Fabric Forward Hatch Cover/Tent (1) Clafleur at 7:12am 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 2/3548 My dandy Sunbrella forward hatch "bini" has flown the coop :cry:! You know the type that hangs off a
Portable Air Conditioner jibes138 at 4:51am 06.06.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3853 Many have written to this site looking for a simple AC air conditioner. Thumbing through a famous c
Question for the sail makers among us . . . sinnettc at 11:24pm 06.05.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2580 How difficult would it be to convert a .5 oz symmetrical spinnaker to something along the lines of a
Self Righting 26macsailer at 8:22pm 06.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2789 I have a MacGregor 26D, and while out sailing using the main sail and a large jib I experienced some
1999 Hunter 260 Manual/Metal Book Vang LarryH at 8:16pm 06.05.10 Smaller Boats 5/2482 Does anyone have a a PDF of manual? I just bought my Hunter 260 but the manual was missing pages. I
O'Day Daysailer 1973 low inner hull floatation kenwitt at 7:57pm 06.05.10 Day Sailers 2/2016 Do older O'Day's suffer old age water absorbsion as some old Sunfish's do? Tx for help.. ken

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water heater check (one way) valve Stu Jackson at 10:27am 09.29.21 I purchased an 89 Catalina 34, hull 885. Congratulations on your purchase. In addition to this fi
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Stu Jackson at 10:21am 09.29.21 Sound reasonable? Sure, but if you look at a chart you'll find you don't have much tidal influence
water heater check (one way) valve DayDreamer41 at 10:14am 09.29.21 What is your heater temperature set to? Sounds to me that you are building too much pressure in the
Got my Cat 30 5 weeks ago. Stu Jackson at 10:10am 09.29.21 Congratulations on your new boat. You can avoid reinventing the wheel by doing further research and
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) erinc at 9:50am 09.29.21 Hey folks! Thanks for the great thread. Thoughts on optimal current for the crossing? I've gone from
water heater check (one way) valve Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 09.29.21
New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 9:43am 09.29.21 Thanks for the advise Peter.
Yet another LiFePo4 query LeslieTroyer at 9:41am 09.29.21 It sounds like all charging sources are going to the house and then thru the ACR to the start and wi
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Scuppers at 9:11am 09.29.21 Thanks for all the good advice ... especially regarding trying the Krazy Glue on the smaller ones ..
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? dlochner at 7:56am 09.29.21 Thanks Dave & David, that's what I get for playing electrician... humble appreciation In the fina
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? billder99 at 7:42am 09.29.21 European wiring is the higher voltage but still only 3 wires ...voltage is higher the amperage is l
Not just a novelty to me sail sfbay at 7:41am 09.29.21 Just purchased one to augument my Mr. Beams light.
When is diesel fuel too old? sail sfbay at 7:29am 09.29.21 Ditto jviss............best practice to try to keep the diesel tank close full, add a stabilier with
Sherwood sea. Water pump problem JoeWhite at 7:23am 09.29.21 For that impractical design and leaking seals, most have replaced the pump with Oberdorfer. The impe
When is diesel fuel too old? ontherocks83 at 7:19am 09.29.21 Do you have to bleed the air from the system when you pump the tank out dry? No, what I do is shut
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? stickinthemud57 at 7:05am 09.29.21 For repairs, I would stick with epoxy. With respect, dmax, epoxy is not the solution here. This bo
When is diesel fuel too old? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04am 09.29.21 Define "old." Not sure if there is a precise answer other than what I referred to earlier regardin
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers (2) jeepbluetj at 6:54am 09.29.21 I don't know how you would ever take suggestions. There are literally hundreds of options in all p
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 6:54am 09.29.21 Do you have to bleed the air from the system when you pump the tank out dry?
Not just a novelty to me Justin_NSA at 6:52am 09.29.21 It's the same. I bought a twin pack. One for the boat and one for the master bath at home. I use it

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