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Source for bimini top replacement fabric mcaswell at 1:30pm 11.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2295 It looks like the sunbrella fabric of our bimini top is about ready for replacement. I was going to
Reverse Polarity light in control panel tomlwilcox at 12:03pm 11.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2250 I have a 2000 Hunter 450 Passage. I am getting an occasional flash of the reverse polarity warning
O'Day 272 mast pulley Mikewhittaker at 10:29am 11.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2850 My O'Day 272 halyard jams up when hoising the main, about 6 inches from full up. As I inspect the sy
Characteristics of Fin Vs Shoal Keel Dan D at 9:58am 11.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/4886 We're deciding on a new boat after 5 years with a 92 MacGregor 26S. We need a faily shallow displac
stearns seat saver KD3PC at 8:55am 11.08.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1280 New old stock seat saver (seat cover) by stearns, old but still new in the plastic wrap.... yours f
Drunken Sailors Favorite Drink Recipes pkdailey4 at 7:26am 11.08.09 Sails Call Lounge 21/14906 In my younger years I was a bar keep and then an instructor at a bar-tending school in San Francisco
Twist or shorten? Quoddy at 5:15am 11.08.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/5128 I have roller furling and I want to take power off the jib upwind in medium waves and wind with some
SR Mariner Instruments sailfree at 3:26am 11.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3932 Does anyone know where to get manuals for SR Mariner instruments? We bought a boat recently with 5 o
Toilet mystery catguy at 10:36pm 11.07.09 Big Boats 2/1860 I'm working on a late 80's Catalina 34 trying to solve a few issues. One of them is he macerator pum
Venture 25 motoring questions (1) ChrisNC at 8:24pm 11.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3913 Hey, folks! I just bought a 1977 Venture 25. It had no motor, but hey, what do you expect for $250
Cockpit foot rest jbd1924 at 5:51pm 11.07.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/6500 We recently purchased a slightly used 309 but won't have a chance to sail her until next spring. Ou
Inland bridge clearence gatekeeper236 at 5:36pm 11.07.09 Destinations 7/10862 Can anyone tell me if a 53.6 mast will clear bridges along Tenn/Tom and Tenn river as on a H33.5 or
Hatch Gaskets JORGE FIFE at 4:39pm 11.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1565 Does anyone know where I can gt the gaskets for the 2 hatches on a Hunter 33, 1982? When I phoned i
Draining Rasmus fuel tank JFHPJ at 4:00pm 11.07.09 Hallberg-Rassy 8/9243 I need to drain the fuel tank on our Rasmus because of contaminated fuel (diesel bug). According to
gel coat color match Granger at 2:17pm 11.07.09 Day Sailers 5/7722 I need to make some gel coat repairs on my O'day 26 (1984). My first attempts to mix a resin that m
Who say's water & electric don't mix (1) RAD at 1:22pm 11.07.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2188 I saw this in a boat yard today and thought how clever to get power into the boat while on the hard.
Depth gauge transducer bad ? The Office at 12:53pm 11.07.09 Big Boats 3/1659 I have a Hunter 33.5 with ST50 instruments and a dept gauge. The gauge is reading crazy numbers both
Oh no no seadaddler at 12:14pm 11.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1978 I just was at my Marina Burnt Store and two power boats came in from Captiva Marina and Coast Guard
Beneteau forum Question DougM at 12:00pm 11.07.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2562 Phil: Why doesn't the Beneteau Owners Forum header under brand specific forums ever show any new or
Caulking windows Charlie henders at 11:10am 11.07.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1103 I have a 1990 35' Beneteau and need to pull the windows and re-caulk them. Does anyone have any sugg

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Boat Bike "tech support" dlochner at 5:24pm 03.16.22 The cables should be pretty standard. You'll probably need the length of the cable and the type of c
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 5:18pm 03.16.22 I did all of the tricks that sailrite lists for getting Tenara to sew on the LSZ1 and have finally g
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig ontherocks83 at 5:13pm 03.16.22 1984 is a MK I, I have the exact same boat. Tall rig, "deep keel", with a M25. I had the 140 genoa a
First of 4 panels Leeward Rail at 4:57pm 03.16.22 How were those done ?
New Dodger stephen_i_w at 4:45pm 03.16.22 When I got quotes for a dodger on my former boat, I was totally taken aback. I said: "This is a 27
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 Calif. Ted at 4:21pm 03.16.22 After a few years the Trinidad blue I use tends to fade to greenish blue, or blueish green.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Crusty Ol Salt at 4:15pm 03.16.22 Hey, don't be to upset. I read through this twice and learned a couple of things. I would have nev
Forever to Charge - What's This? Davidasailor26 at 4:15pm 03.16.22
Repurposing a Rope Clutch shemandr at 3:50pm 03.16.22 So, I'm assuming that you have in-mast furling since you say you don't adjust the halyard very much.
First of 4 panels Ralph Johnstone at 3:34pm 03.16.22 Nice little sailboat stitches. Be sure to show the finished product when you're done. Right now I'
First of 4 panels kappykaplan at 3:16pm 03.16.22 Looks great, @Light air ! :beer:
Sailboat Cradle shemandr at 3:10pm 03.16.22 I'd concentrate on local media directed at boaters. Cradles don't walk to their new homes - especia
Depth finder in bilge BigEasy at 2:49pm 03.16.22 Tom & Ted described the thru hull transducers & blanking plug. Many times owners will allow the spee
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 BigEasy at 2:32pm 03.16.22 Also, recommendations on paint type and application. Mark I wouldn't be so concerned about
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 BigEasy at 2:19pm 03.16.22 I haven't done a bottom paint for the last 8 years and it takes 15 min at haul out to spray wash th
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning shemandr at 2:17pm 03.16.22 I have used oxalic acid to remove tannin stains. I'm not sure why it would work on oxidized gel coa
First of 4 panels Ward H at 2:14pm 03.16.22 Now you did it! If my SO see's your stitching I'll have to be doing the same! Seriously, very nice.
Forever to Charge - What's This? (1) BigEasy at 2:05pm 03.16.22 I hear you. My boat's battery compartment is too shallow. :( They didn't consider batteries when
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 joker460 at 1:54pm 03.16.22 I'm going to get some flack over this but why do we bother with anti fouling paints in fresh water.
Swim Platform Lockers Ward H at 1:18pm 03.16.22 Nice latches. I put them on my boat. No more scarred shins from hitting the metal ones.

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