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Transient berths DJN51 at 4:57am 03.31.10 Ask All Sailors 12/9308 Just purchased Hunter 23.5,always daysailed Chrysler 20 on Lake Michigan,plan on sailing up Michigan
Marine heads Mick143 at 4:56am 03.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1304 Has anyone changed out from manual to electric head? I just purchased a 28 ft O'day, purchased in t
Hunter 41DS - excessive swinging at anchor Skeggsy1 at 2:21am 03.31.10 Big Boats 10/6670 Hello Everyone! I hope I am not repeating an existing thread, as I am a "noobie" to these forums.
Hunter 40.5 Legend Hull Underbody - Keel hun4449 at 1:30am 03.31.10 Big Boats 10/6773 Considering buying a 40.5 Legend. I can find pictures-diagrams of the interior layout, deck and just
Suncor Stainless Flush Strap Hinge (3) Hermit Scott at 12:52am 03.31.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2191 I purchased these hinges from defender, received them timely and finished installing them tonight. T
TV in a Beneteau 361....but where? Philip_Oceanis 361 at 12:36am 03.31.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2098 I would like to install a TV on my Beneteau 361. Bringing all the cables (12V and aerial) at the bot
best preservative for rubber tadd5181 at 9:37pm 03.30.10 Big Boats 3/1642 I have just replaced the red rubber cover (dome shaped) for the starter button on my Hunter 420's co
Owner Photo Album upgrade Phil Herring at 9:01pm 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1886 A little later than I'd hoped but the new Owner Photo album is online. It's much more stable, easie
Rope fiberglassed into bulkhead on 26C OnTheBayou at 8:01pm 03.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2555 I am new to sailing and bought a '91 Macgregor 26C. I noted that in the vertical bulkhead at the rea
Boarding Ladder TR6 at 6:44pm 03.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1100 Help !! Can anyone help me locate an original boarding ladder for my '86 H31 ????. The previous ow
bent mast (2) grego at 5:45pm 03.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2072 thanks for the reply i will post a pic the bend is from 4 foot up the bend is not kinked but i wo
EricsonYachts.org registration Joe A. at 5:36pm 03.30.10 Ericson 2/3263 Does EricsonYacht.com (EY.o) still exist? I've tried to join but all my registration efforts have go
bent mast grego at 5:06pm 03.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1993 my 1976 macgregor venture 22 has a bent mast due to the snow the bend starts about 4 feet from deck
This really bugs me... Zincs drh1965 at 4:59pm 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2006 Does this happen to anyone else? The pencil zinc in my heat exchanger always disintegrates right whe
Boat History Report, Scam Or Not? sigbear at 4:53pm 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 6/7077 I just came across this "Boat History Report" web site, ever heard of it? http://www.boathistoryre
Beneteua373 power outlets oceanbird at 4:48pm 03.30.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1943 I have an ex Sunsail Beneteau 373 imported into Australia from the BVI. It has French style 240 volt
trailor for an old 25 drn864 at 4:37pm 03.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/909 I have a 1976 Hunter 25 that needs a bottom job. Im looking to do it myself but I dont have a trailo
Southeast Flordia Passage (5) Ed Barnthouse at 4:11pm 03.30.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1964 Hello Sailors, I'm respectfully seeking some good advise/help here (as a rookie cruiseing sailboa
Bottom job craigcatkc at 3:21pm 03.30.10 Catalina 30 2/1868 I am getting ready to do the bottom on my catalina 30. anyone know the square footage of the bottom.
Solo Mast Stepping - O'Day 19 blakeroday at 2:25pm 03.30.10 Day Sailers 3/13523 Just purchased a 1980 O'Day 19 (not sure if it's classified as a Rhodes-19)... searched the forums a

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Drive Shaft Removal Jim Legere at 2:36am 05.05.22 I replaced the propeller shaft on my old H37C. You definitely need to remove the rudder to get the s
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v CYQK at 2:13am 05.05.22 isnt all this cordless stuff available these days KEWL!!!!!
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v AndyBC at 11:40pm 05.04.22 I bought a similar unit last year, the Worx WG644 (dual batteries). I've used it to wash the decks,
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 10:19pm 05.04.22 One other thing I noticed - the plastic water tank above the engine has always been empty. I know th
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Cracked hull Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22pm 05.04.22 @SailorHunter can you take some photos of the cracks and post them here and go from there. I demo
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Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... sunlover at 6:10pm 05.04.22 Plan to live aboard mostly off grid. Also, I've had horrible luck with lead batteries as they j
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JRT at 6:05pm 05.04.22 Neat options but I was wanting more capacity and the original post was no filters, so in theory alwa
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Mariner 2=2 Will Gilmore at 5:56pm 05.04.22 I would like to know what I should look for a boat of this age ? Tell us a little about your boati
windlass not working and how to use it solo? sunlover at 5:47pm 05.04.22 I thought I posted a follow up. Anyways, I threatened the windlass with a volt meter and discovere

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