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Working on the Plumbing (4) wufibugs at 1:33pm 06.26.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2121 I've attached some pictures of the plumbing system on my Hunter 31. I don't know if this is all OEM
sails Tomcat at 12:01pm 06.26.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1334 I just purchased a 1974 Oday 20' to restore and it has no sails ! Can anyone tell me what size sails
Sail Slug H26 size? Chiriqui at 11:04am 06.26.10 Smaller Boats 2/1129 Can someone here maybe tell me the size of the slug for the main sail.. the one that goes in the mas
Boat Shows, Do You Really Get The Best Deal On A New Boat sigbear at 10:50am 06.26.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1764 I have heard several times that if you know which "new boat" you want buy you will get your best dea
Dinghy repair Air Mobility at 10:32am 06.26.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1294 I bought an Aquamax dinghy 2 years ago. After one year the transom separated from the boots that hol
weird buldge in boat (1) elavibe at 10:15am 06.26.10 Columbia 4/4041 Hi all I am new to this forum and new to owning my own sailboat. My boss gave me a 22 foot columbia
Type of wood SHADS at 9:06am 06.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1274 Does anyone know what type of wood is used on the panels that are used for the doorway to the cabin
Yacht Clubs on the Oakland Estuary pkdailey4 at 8:35am 06.26.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1865 We are thinking of joining one and need feedback on what you like and dislike about yours. We have a
Electronic Pin & Cable Socket Cleaning navigator97 at 8:30am 06.26.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2090 Hi Group, Can anyone give me some guidance on a proper cleaner and cleaning process to cleam Radar
Retrofitting our 8 HP Renault Inboard w/Outboard raymarshall at 8:14am 06.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1440 The 8 HP Diesel Renault transmission on our 1980 27' Hunter finally kicked the bucket. We're told it
Retrofitting old Inboard with a new Outboard HELP raymarshall at 7:58am 06.26.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2804 The 8 HP Diesel Renault transmission on our 1980 27' Hunter finally kicked the bucket. We're told it
Mast Disaster stemkow at 7:35am 06.26.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2200 We had some nasty storms in New York last Thursday and the mast on my Hunter 22 broke off. The mast
o'day 15 needs help yogi at 7:29am 06.26.10 Day Sailers 3/1754 just bought a 15 and i don't see how to reef the mainsail. Not very experienced with small boats. An
Unknown Holes (2) SHADS at 7:22am 06.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1209 I had posted this earlier but can't find it now to post some pictures. We recently purchased a 94 2
Stainless Steel Cleaner ialmostdid at 6:57am 06.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1149 I read somewhere someone said that " Brylcreme " worked very well for them on their stainless steel.
Help What's it called seadaddler at 5:02am 06.26.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2554 Hi can't find it that stainless cleaner that you brush it on and rinse it off. Has any body used it
Rig tuning specs for C320mk2 Brahmany at 2:40am 06.26.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1842 We are looking for the tuning specs for our 320 rig as it needs a tweak. Can anybody help to point u
a surprising arrival...!!!! Douglast at 10:31pm 06.25.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2604 well i would just like to let it be known that i am very impressed with the store on this site..only
Slug Gate..... (3) Sumner at 9:26pm 06.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/4949 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/06-20-10-7-Slug%20Gate.jpg I made the simple sl
Sliding Hatch Cover for 81 V22? Bill Lubawy at 9:03pm 06.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1739 Looking for the sliding hatch that goes on the pop top for a Venture 22, '81. lubawy@uky.edu

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Catalina 30 Table/hardware dmax at 11:49am 03.22.22 Yeah, WM sometimes has outrageous prices but on some things (rocna anchors for instance) they are qu
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Stu Jackson at 11:42am 03.22.22 If the cubes have reshaped themselves into a single mass, I know the box has warmed and anything pe
Catalina 30 Table/hardware Hayden Watson at 11:26am 03.22.22 Wow... WM sure does enjoy a premium mark-up. Here is the same bracket for $50 less https://www.am
Catalina 30 Table/hardware rgranger at 11:06am 03.22.22 If you can't find used ones, they are available new (WM is probably not the cheapest): Chromed-Bras
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats rgranger at 11:04am 03.22.22 Or you could go PlasTeak: Home - PlasTEAK Inc. I was going to say.. "rip some trex" ... essentiall
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Hayden Watson at 10:53am 03.22.22 If you turn it off, leave the lid open to prevent warm fridge stank. I leave mine one with basics n
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 03.22.22 We average around 100 eng hours/season, and we change the impeller about every 2nd-3rd year-but hav
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 03.22.22 That looks great. Is that shiny stuff lacquer or varnish? Thanks. What you're seeing is three co
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Stu Jackson at 10:31am 03.22.22 This is a very recurring topic. It comes up regularly, like clockwork. :) The answer is: Your bo
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) dlochner at 10:21am 03.22.22 Sailcrazy1, you may want to relocate your water pump as per Art Boas post. I have done it and now t
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:09am 03.22.22 Sailcrazy1, you may want to relocate your water pump as per Art Boas post. I have done it and now th
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:03am 03.22.22 Yes, you have to remove the freezer. There should be a trim ring around it with screws. Once removed
Water Standing Under V Berth fox9988 at 9:31am 03.22.22 The pressure side is finished. I have one drain and the holding tank vent left to replace. The pre
Keel smile and 6 bolts Calif. Ted at 9:19am 03.22.22 I have never heard of a Catalina losing a keel, unless severely compromised the standard response is
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? flightlead404 at 8:50am 03.22.22 Cleaning the coils with a shop vac is an easy and inexpensive way to troubleshoot and maybe fix thi
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 8:47am 03.22.22 @sf34dtw , Good morning! For interior use on my boat, I've just used Cetol, which is a marine sta
Build a Better Boat Hook? william24424 at 8:46am 03.22.22 I use a hockey stick, it's a light composite material, bends yet stiff, easy to swing, after years
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 8:18am 03.22.22 That area will likely need to be refinished. Beneteau used a lacquer finish that also incorporated
Touch up interior wood (1) joker460 at 8:16am 03.22.22 Have you seen the attached PDF?
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? Justin_NSA at 8:00am 03.22.22 Could have a freon leak. Clean it first and see

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