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Galvanic Isolator Plans wufibugs at 3:53pm 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 20/10128 I understand David Berry recently provided plans for a simple inexpensive galvanic isolator in a sho
Cushion replacement Macgregor 26x George Bahr at 2:42pm 11.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/7583 Where is the best deal to replace my berth and seating cushions in my 1997 Macgregor 26x.
adding window bad co. at 1:59pm 11.26.09 Smaller Boats 2/1340 have a 1993 23.5 and wondering if any of you have installed the window under cockpit seat area to al
Turkey Day jack boats at 11:50am 11.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1673 I got to the boat today for a Thanksgiving sail and noticed that my AC outlets would not power up ev
How to pump out when there isn't a station? Rick Macdonald at 11:22am 11.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/29378 I'm looking at a boat (2000 Hunter 270) that as far as we can tell has only a deck cap access for pu
Happy Turkey Day sailaway78 at 9:02am 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2957 I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one on this board a very happy Thanksgi
Help 1980 H37C Broken Waste Cap svmakai at 8:12am 11.26.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1380 Does anyone have a spare waste cap that will fit a 1980 H37C deck fill that I can purchase? I broke
Backstay Problems? (1) timebandit at 7:34am 11.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3499 Just hate that backstay? check out what this owner did-- simple and elegant http://forums.macg
Hunter 31 Sail Replacement stephen Penny at 7:22am 11.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2617 I just purchased my first sailboat, a 1987 hunter 31 with new standing rigging. It is in great cond
Swing Keel help red240z at 6:14am 11.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1454 Hello, I have a 1978 O'Day 25. The problem is that the steel cable that raises and lowers the swin
Happy Thanks Giving Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 4:59am 11.26.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1306 With all that seems to be going wrong in the world. I have so much to be thankful for. I have a g
Tiller pilot on a wheel steering boat converted from a tiller (1) Hermit Scott at 1:49am 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 22/14211 Wheel steering was added to this boat after production. The head of the rudder post is visible in th
Our first destination (4) Hermit Scott at 1:33am 11.26.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2587 We took a day cruise to a small island called Shamrock Island in the South Corpus Christi Bay. This
Hull blister repairs Marquesas at 10:40pm 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3296 I have a "95 Catalina 320 wing keel. After my haul-out I had noticed about five gelcoat blisters. I
O'Day 272 engine control removal Mikewhittaker at 7:08pm 11.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1275 My engine throttle and gearshift control is jamming so I need to clean and lubricate it. Does anyon
Port hole dogs jorgefife at 7:03pm 11.25.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/5134 Do the dogs screw off from the portholes? I want to replace a few, but just before they come out, th
Which way to go sailaway78 at 6:46pm 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2417 Planning a trip to the US Virgins in Jan. Leaving from the New Orleans area. From the Fl. keys it
Neutral of Forward gear while sailing? SeacretSailor at 6:37pm 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 35/15129 Did a great 2 day, overnight sail on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, sailed from Mandeville, unde
Clean A Sail Jonny PIP at 5:40pm 11.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1737 Who has the secret sail cleaning solution?
Bent Stanchions spadaforaj at 4:19pm 11.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1819 My Hunter 33 has quite a few severly-bent stanchions. These are one-piece (i.e. no separate base a

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Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments jssailem at 9:33pm 05.05.22
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Topping lift setup, ODay 40 LouisMK at 8:08pm 05.05.22 Although on my 40 I have a similar setup to others, cable to masthead sheave, down the mast to a cle
Outhaul cable 332 BwWhisper at 7:31pm 05.05.22 I finally did snake a tracer line through the boom and ran a new outhaul to the cockpit. Old cable i
Catalina 22 Swing Keel RJD at 6:57pm 05.05.22 I did mine a few years ago. Yes, have it sandblasted, prime it right away - because it starts rusti
Generator Ken13559 at 6:47pm 05.05.22 I got an Elemax 2KW Genset to run my Aircon when out anchoring. Switched to a Honda EU22i (2.2KW) wa
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Johnb at 6:43pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? BAD ORCA at 5:50pm 05.05.22 In all fairness, your original statement (post #1) could have been better written. You gave the im
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater jviss at 5:34pm 05.05.22
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 (3) WasabiRush at 5:10pm 05.05.22 Completed. Took a little time to spruce up the angle iron brackets with some Yanmar green.
Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 4:59pm 05.05.22 I understand completely that compasses dont point to true north. In all fairness, your original s
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 seadaddler at 4:53pm 05.05.22
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting Don S/V ILLusion at 4:49pm 05.05.22 Old adage - diesels only need two things to run - air and fuel. Do injectors spray consistently - n
Newport 30-3 grab rails Tally Ho at 4:39pm 05.05.22 Looks really nice! Greg
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? Tally Ho at 4:31pm 05.05.22 I am no expert on Yanmar engines (except maybe my 2GM20F). i have not heard of a Yanmar with 2 sepa
Outhaul cable 332 Tally Ho at 4:25pm 05.05.22 What if you taped the boom end of the outhaul to one of the reefing lines, then pulled the reefing l
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 4:20pm 05.05.22 So the story continues. The pennant line for raising the centerboard us connected to the board by a
Outhaul cable 332 AndreNJ11 at 4:01pm 05.05.22 Through carelessness, I lost the end of the outhaul into the boom last season. I tried to recaptur
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments (1) AndreNJ11 at 3:55pm 05.05.22 I have upgraded/replaced all the instrumentation on my boat, with Raymarine everything. Depth / spe
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 Mike Oldak at 3:54pm 05.05.22 I ran into this problem and had to remount the angle bar. I ended up removing a 6 inch high panel i

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