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weep holes in engine space under engine DrTinyToo at 9:29am 06.05.10 Big Boats 1/1286 I have a 2000 Hunter 450 Passage. Occasionally, water gets into the engine room (most recently by wa
Traveler Question... (4) Sumner at 9:22am 06.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1579 I thought I would start a new thread for this question. Take a look at the following pictures and wh
Anyone gone aloft on H260? zigracer at 7:52am 06.05.10 Smaller Boats 6/1534 Has anyone gone aloft on their H260? I stepped the mast the other day and then noticed that I screw
Finger's crossed...hope to get to the boat Sunday. BobM at 6:59am 06.05.10 S2 5/1750 Whew...it has been a busy spring. I haven't seen Triple Play in two months. While I did refinish t
23.5 Bimini Bill Jones at 6:46am 06.05.10 Smaller Boats 2/1573 I'm getting ready to head to the lake to install my new bimini (purchased from Ameriseam for a 19996
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser BobM at 6:43am 06.05.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3423 I picked up a few dirty marks on the new main sail and thought that a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser might b
New sails sandpiper10471 at 5:20am 06.05.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1110 Just put on my new Lee sails. Haven't tried them yet but they sure do look shiny, white and slippery
another ob thread piedpiperIII at 4:23am 06.05.10 Catalina 22 6/1720 I have a newer nissan 6hp four stroke on my c22 and it runs great bot the mount on my boat "which se
Need to find the lenght of my 22 foot boom!! Help! gman555 at 9:53pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1830 Hey guys! I just got an oday 22 but the old girl needs a boom. Ive been looking around the net at si
Leak at shaft ukrsindicat at 8:44pm 06.04.10 Newport 2/2564 I am on the market to buy a boat. I had zeroed on this 1968 Newport 30'. As you can imaging I am ver
25.5 pop top questions Shane82 at 7:28pm 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 3/1766 1984 Hunter 25.5 "Daydreamer" So I did some searching around and found out the two holes o
Red bow light not working RECESS at 7:10pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2726 I noticed my red bow light out. So I opened both of them and swapped bulbs to see if it was the bulb
1987 Hunter 23, replacing rigging and lines... bill h. at 4:59pm 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 4/2463 I need to replace my mainsheet, topping lift line, reef line and main and jib halyards. After 23 ye
1994 26' MacGregor sailboat. Novelman at 3:50pm 06.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4299 I saw a 1994 26' MacGregor for sale and would like the specs on it or the number I can look the spec
cracking Mikesenn at 2:21pm 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 4/1760 I just discovered stress cracks in the superstructure (not the hull) of my 2006 216. Anybody know i
Why flake? Geoff K at 2:11pm 06.04.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/10167 Why do we flake the main sail? I've asked this before and have heard; to avoid wrinkles that weaken
Roller Furler for my birthday.....now what? LakeStlouis23.5 at 1:39pm 06.04.10 Smaller Boats 5/1548 I am stoked.....Lori bought me a CDI FF2 roller furler. I figured I would just have a UV cover sewn
Disaster averted Tim R. at 12:37pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2021 I worked on a boat for a friend today where she hooked up the POS from the outboard to the positive
Water tanks level indicators/monitors Stevep at 12:30pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2236 HI all - well I just completed the successful instalation of 2 new polypropylene under settee water
Cutlass bering replacement/shaft not removed sailaway78 at 12:06pm 06.04.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2826 Going to get the boat out of the water next week, and repair the damage I did to the rudder during m

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First of 4 panels Light air at 6:42am 03.17.22 It has a walking foot that matched the bottom dogs in movement, an 11" throat, and a foot that can b
can't pump out waste tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:41am 03.17.22 Contrary to popular belief, opening the deck pumpout fitting cap doesn't provide enough air into the
First of 4 panels Leeward Rail at 6:34am 03.17.22 @Light air Nice machine. Over $4k new so you got it for a good price. Based on what I could fin
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 Tally Ho at 6:29am 03.17.22
Repurposing a Rope Clutch sail sfbay at 6:11am 03.17.22 My Hunter has a rope clutch mounted on the side of the mast for the jib halyard, albeit it is run th
Isomat reefing line length (1) jviss at 6:10am 03.17.22 Is this the reefing system you have? as Isomat, but it turns out it is Offshore Spars; but it may b
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning RoyS at 5:59am 03.17.22 When I worked for a Transit Authority I engaged several chemists to recommend an effective and inexp
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 5:54am 03.17.22 Update: I turned off the charger yesterday, around noon or so, I don't remember exactly when. The
New Dodger sail sfbay at 5:49am 03.17.22 ..............Anyone have any frame of reference on approximate cost for a dodger? the boat has an
Repurposing a Rope Clutch Davidasailor26 at 5:43am 03.17.22
New Dodger RoyS at 5:32am 03.17.22 Beware of the screws that hold the dodger to the deck. Most installations have simple screw threads
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 Sailgunner at 5:22am 03.17.22 Install an inspection plate. Clean the tank every year.
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing RoyS at 5:19am 03.17.22 We get sea water entering from the rudder packing on a different boat. Worth a look on yours.
Repurposing a Rope Clutch Joe at 5:18am 03.17.22 Since you never use it, why do you need to buy another clutch? Just install a horn cleat. All you
can't pump out waste tank jviss at 5:16am 03.17.22 I don't see any discharge (yes, 2+ miles offshore). That should be 3 miles, Captain. boatwaste_bro
New Dodger Joe at 5:12am 03.17.22 All in on my custom made dodger in 2018 came to almost $3400. I had quotes as high as 5k, but I foun
How to cleaning halyard on the boat thinwater at 4:46am 03.17.22 I tested cleaning a section of line and was very underwhelmed with the results so plan to remove th
Boat Bike "tech support" jviss at 4:27am 03.17.22 Such bikes are great in the flat lands. When you gunkhole in areas that have hills then the good
First of 4 panels (1) Light air at 3:53am 03.17.22 I started out looking to spend about $100 on a used HD machine and ended up spending 1,000 on a used
can't pump out waste tank peterwynndavies at 2:27am 03.17.22 Firstly the senders. These are sensors attached to the outside of the tank. The adhesive fails. I re

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