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Flag attachment maxxx at 5:14pm 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1986 I have just refinished the teak flag pole for my boat. The previous owner had attached the flag with
ylaberge ylaberge at 4:13pm 03.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1464 hi, I have a hunter 29.5, 1997... I need to resealed side windows... Il looks like windows dos
Neutral or Reverse Yanmar KM35A2 Transmission jceccant at 3:32pm 03.02.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2690 Can I sail with this transmission in Neutral?? When I put it in reverse it gets locked and I have to
Stand up blocks don't want to stand up (2) Hermit Scott at 3:27pm 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3042 They stand up at first, but I can push them over and then they are stuck. Is there a part or somethi
The plunge. btanderson00 at 3:18pm 03.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2047 So I did it. I bought a boat. I have been looking at every boat on the market for about 6 months. I
shipping dwgifford at 12:56pm 03.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1618 Does anyone have any idea of an approximate cost for shipping a H33 across country. I am only looki
Arch-mounting a Wind Generator Al - s/v Persephone at 12:16pm 03.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2182 I'm considering adding an Air Breeze wind generator to my 05H36. In looking at my arch, it appears
Water Heater Check Valve/Pressure Release? Lookaway at 11:45am 03.02.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1772 I'm not sure if its a check valve or pressure release valve that is leaking just outside my electri
Looking for ideas and how too's on trailer extensions. caguy at 11:18am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2678 I have a couple of boats that are going to need extension. First of all how do you determine the le
Fresh Water Pump Stephen K at 11:17am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3173 I'm looking to buy a new fresh water pump (the one that pressurizes the faucets). Mine makes a lot o
How often do you update a chart card? Bob S at 10:33am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 17/2926 The weather is beginning to warm up (I'm probably speaking too soon) and had a few questions running
Rebed exterior teak Jalepeno at 10:24am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2759 What is the best way to bed exterior Teak? I need to remove my exterior teak handrails and hatch tr
Whisker Poles watermusic 35.5 at 10:20am 03.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1423 Can anyone tell me what length whisker pole is best for a 35.5' Hunter Legend? Thanks
PSS system orion at 9:28am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1527 Question: How long is a PSS system good for? I installled one 10 years ago and have not had any prob
Boat owning info rob831 at 8:48am 03.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1369 I have loved sailboats all my life. Now I'm looking at buying my own. I would be living on this bo
trouble with my m25xp cpconway4@msn.com at 8:41am 03.02.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1363 My M25 xp will run OK for 2 hrs, then quit. It will restart again but ofter die after that and the
Interior Teak Finish maxxx at 8:27am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 11/4354 I just spent the weekend oiling the teak in my O'day 28 using Watco Teak oil. The interior had not s
Shower conversion obezyanka at 8:20am 03.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1289 We have 1991 Beneteau 390 with two cabins, two heads and a shower. We really would like to convert t
DS III Jib Hank spacing beeteejr at 8:13am 03.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/5400 I'm going to install hanks on my jib which has a wire luff. How many hanks should I use, how far apa
Life line posts MICHAEL7914 at 8:07am 03.02.10 Big Boats 4/1354 Hello,, would anone know where i could locate new life line stancions for my 37 legend,,three of min

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Low friction rings Hayden Watson at 6:20pm 05.11.22 Did you read the P-S article I linked to? That should answer your question. Perfect. I had not se
Sailing the Heel Two Sails at 6:19pm 05.11.22 I sailed my old boat (Hunter 280) a bit hard from time to time. In this case, I was over-canvasse
Low friction rings dlochner at 6:13pm 05.11.22 My question was "Is there any difference between the brands of rings or do I just shop for the chea
Hunter 376 inverter charger cagreen75 at 6:06pm 05.11.22 I would suggest that you venture over to this site: Electrical Archives - Marine How To There is a v
Frustrating latches on C315 Skipper John at 6:02pm 05.11.22
Has anyone purchased from Boatersland.com? Tally Ho at 5:59pm 05.11.22 I'm considering updating my outdated, unsupported and (partially) broken X5 Raymarine autopilot set
Low friction rings Hayden Watson at 5:55pm 05.11.22 As I have noted before, the drawing is of my current system which uses single blocks. IT DOES NOT S
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 5:43pm 05.11.22 How much time should I expect to spend bottom painting my boat? 28 foot Oday never done it before on
Replacement compass for 1998 Hunter 28 Tally Ho at 5:42pm 05.11.22 Hey Sailors! Has anyone found an easy drop in replacement for the Ritchie Powerdamp compass on the
Replacement compass for 1998 Hunter 28 BOSSailor at 5:11pm 05.11.22 You can have Ritchie refurbish the compass for far cheaper than a new one. I sent mine off to them l
Winch maintenance - how often do you? All U Get at 4:45pm 05.11.22 Just did mine, all thirteen. Mostly sticky grease with little wear.
Installing a Rule-A-Matic Series 40A Float Switch JoeWhite at 3:34pm 05.11.22 As above, you can use dremal tool to cut the head of the screw off, then remove the float switch the
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad MarkGreen8020 at 3:20pm 05.11.22 Hi Benny. Thank you for the reply. When you say how the boat can handle the weight do you mean even
Installing a Rule-A-Matic Series 40A Float Switch sail sfbay at 3:05pm 05.11.22 One strategy is to chip/break the plastic away from the screws, remove the float switch, carefully r
Sailing the Heel Tally Ho at 3:01pm 05.11.22
PHRF racing on an Oday 302? compared with others. shemandr at 2:53pm 05.11.22 PHRF and what boats can sail to their rating and which can't is bar room fodder that keeps the brewe
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) (1) Maine Sail at 2:39pm 05.11.22 I still don't fully grasp the charging characteristics of LFP. I assume that you designed this cha
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) Maine Sail at 2:37pm 05.11.22 Beautiful work and it's really impressive to hear that those batteries are still hitting 400ah capa
how to take down mast for trailering Benny17441 at 2:11pm 05.11.22 Not all 27' boats were created equal, and in a Hunter 27 Cherubini the best way to remove the mast i
After a lightning strike? Benny17441 at 2:06pm 05.11.22 Call your insurance company and let them figure it out with the Marina Insurer. The Marina is like

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