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stern rail seats markb49 at 2:20pm 03.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3120 Has anyone with a 1994 hunter 26 WB added stern rails and seats and if so how did they go about doin
Play in the tiller stevestephens at 12:10pm 03.27.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1931 I have a 1974 Ranger 33. Great boat. Sails well and is fast. I've had Jezebel for 5 years and had ve
1982 Hunters 36' Owners manual hunter36 at 11:05am 03.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2291 I just purchased a 1982 Hunter 36' Sloop. Does anyone know where I could find an owners manual for
Stripped Port Dogs Rob Hamlin at 10:00am 03.27.10 Big Boats 1/1126 I have a couple leaky ports on my 1992 C36, and the problem is that the levers that dog them down ar
DVR alert RECESS at 9:59am 03.27.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2255 We do not get very many Sailing shows But I found one coming this week. It is a 2007 show but it is
Moving to a larger boat and moving from Potomac to Chesapeake wonkodsane at 9:30am 03.27.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2766 My wife and I just purchased an 89 Catalina 30. We've been in the Sonic 23 (like a Tanzer 22) for th
Newport 30 Mark 2 limitations? shibbershabber at 9:08am 03.27.10 Newport 7/21157 I am seriously considering a 1977 N30 MkII. The price is right, and it seems to be well taken care o
Aft Cabin Door Siamese at 7:41am 03.27.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/3129 I'm really just musing on making a modification to my 309. Sometimes I change things just to change
1975 Pearson 39' Keel Help! memcmahon at 7:25am 03.27.10 Pearson 0/1360 I recently bought a Pearson 39 with a retractable keel. When i paid to have the bottom soda blasted,
How much paint garylinger at 6:44am 03.27.10 S2 4/1593 I had seen a formula somewhere that showed how much hull paint is needed based on length of boat but
Spray paint touch up Roger Long at 6:04am 03.27.10 Ask All Sailors 10/1960 The high temperature spray paint I've used for the heat shield / water tank on my heating system doe
Hunter Logo, good scan (1) ChrisM at 5:51am 03.27.10 Smaller Boats 1/1446 Greetings, I recently received a good set of replacement decals from Hunter for my Hunter 23. They
Long Voyage For A H34 Or 35????? CarlosS at 5:17am 03.27.10 Big Boats 9/1706 Hello, I am planning to bring a vessel from USA down to Soth America in Uruguay (South of Brazil). I
Exhaust Stains On Transom khemberger at 4:12am 03.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2362 I am in the process of waxing my boat and don't want to wax over the exhaust stains on my transom. H
the perfect portable radio justjon at 11:24pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1797 I bought a nifty marine AM/FM/CD radio on sale at West Marine but now I'm thinking of returning it d
Finally REALLY sailed my boat (3) Hermit Scott at 10:39pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 71/9850 I finally finished everything for the furler and hoisted the jenny. The winds were up to 15 knots or
mac 22 Stern Rail diesel24 at 6:55pm 03.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1585 I am currently fabricating a stern rail for my 1981 macgregor 22. I need to know what size of stainl
Anyone install a hammock or airchair? damoses1 at 6:21pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 11/5876 Just checking to see if anyone has installed a hammock or airchair on their O'day. If so, could you
first time boat buyer need advice sailerbg at 6:05pm 03.26.10 Big Boats 2/2579 am trying to get a good balance between comfort and sailing effeciency for my first boat. originally
Hard Bottom Painting: Blending Different Brands (Or Not?) rardiH36 at 5:39pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3589 An employee of one well respected boat yard commented "no problem" to stir together modified epoxy h

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BATTERY BANK SETUP Benny17441 at 2:49pm 02.25.22 Suggestion; you already have the basic setup so use it for a few months and see how it meets your ne
Battery options Maine Sail at 2:49pm 02.25.22 The balance issue is real but extremely rare if the batteries are properly commissioned. Thes is as
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 2:35pm 02.25.22 I am not aware of any coast guard requirement for fire extinguisher placards, only for trash and en
New Fire Extinguisher Regs Dalliance at 2:33pm 02.25.22 Where do you keep your fire extinguishers? I have one in the closet of each cabin, one under the n
Battery options Stu Jackson at 2:22pm 02.25.22 I was planning on using a 3 bank charger in the case that I expand in the future. Mike, what 3 ban
Another Ship is burning. Project_Mayhem at 2:18pm 02.25.22 Nothing beats roasting marshmallows over a burning porsche...
Battery options mikeracca at 2:07pm 02.25.22 I was planning on using a 3 bank charger in the case that I expand in the future. I find spending an
Battery options Benny17441 at 2:02pm 02.25.22 Hey, we all have our preferences. I like batteries that will last long when used and maintained we
Sail slug replacement Stu Jackson at 1:59pm 02.25.22 Re-posting this here for more boat specific info hopefully I have a 1989 Catalina 34. In your las
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop Richard19068 at 1:54pm 02.25.22 Could this maybe work? it is for 22mm track which is pretty close to 7/8" It says "Adjustable stop c
Battery options Stu Jackson at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Wiring a new charger From Maine Sail: Marine Battery Chargers - Installation Tips & Considerations
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Yes, butyl is not ideal because of the screw turning. Wow, PlasTeak is out of stock, strange world w
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:48pm 02.25.22 Regardless of what they say, we cruised for over 40 years in RI/MA/NH/ME/NY with my unregistered ou
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:45pm 02.25.22 Congratulations on your new boat!! In Massachusetts, boats exempt from registration requirements i
Fuse ratings Tater at 1:41pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ba
Fuse ratings (1) jviss at 1:35pm 02.25.22 My batteries all have fuses right on the terminal: MRBF's on thermal blocks from Blue Sea Systems.
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (2) sailingdeac at 1:34pm 02.25.22 Bt the way the photos show a deck stepped, and my mast is as shown On very close observation of t
Fuse ratings Richard19068 at 1:32pm 02.25.22 In review some of what has been stated by all is valid. That kind of reminded me of what Dylan sa
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Stu Jackson at 1:31pm 02.25.22 Good question. I've had my Link 2000 for almost 20 years and have become somewhat of an "expert" on
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 02.25.22 I had to rebed our windows a number of years back and I used 3M 4200. Two years later they were le

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