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The singing yellow strap Joe Blizzard at 5:24pm 10.15.09 Trailer Sailors 12/3710 I have one of those big yellow ratchet-straps that I use to tie my boat to its trailer. The side wit
Dual water heaters? Ron20324 at 3:57pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 In the summer there is not so much of a problem, but in the spring and fall the hot water in a water
new 28 owner maxxx at 3:44pm 10.15.09 Bigger Boats 5/2457 New to the web site and posted on ask an Oday owner instead of bigger boats. I have a 1983 28. Any h
Rudder Repair - Hunter 30/1983 erictowse at 3:39pm 10.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1762 The bottom of my rudder has a 3/4" stainless tube which connects it to the hull. This tube is loose
Dual water heaters? Ron20324 at 3:18pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3676 Due to a problem in the 110 side of my 6 gallon water heater I have only the engine-heated hot water
rigid vang with mid- boom sheeting rognvald at 2:59pm 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3348 Has anyone installed a rigid vang on a Pearson/other boat with mid-boom sheeting? There is a standi
rigid vang with mid-boom sheeting rognvald at 2:51pm 10.15.09 Pearson 5/2947 Has anyone installed a rigid vang on a Pearson/other boat with mid-boom sheeting? There is a standi
Newto me 28 maxxx at 2:11pm 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1763 I have just bought a 1983 Oday 28 that seems to be in pretty good shape.(surveyor rated it above ave
Diesel fuel and gaskets higgs at 11:50am 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 14/12206 I am going to be resealing my inspection port cover onto the top of my fuel tank. It had been seale
in mast furling sail storage secondwind410 at 11:20am 10.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2028 I have had an in mast furling main sail on my 410 for two years now. I live in Ontario Canada and m
Onboard Computer - Here's an idea Bob Poff at 10:50am 10.15.09 Ask All Sailors 43/9361 I find the idea of dragging my laptop along to and from the boat, and the possibility of it getting
Please to announce Lake Lanier is at full pool Bob4203 at 10:50am 10.15.09 Catalina 30 0/1163 No big shakes in the scope of world events, but for boaters here in Atlanta, we have waited five yea
cushion measurments maxxx at 9:53am 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1567 Does anyone have the measurments for all of the cabin cushions for an Oday 28. I need an idea of how
Boat info Old Weird Harold at 9:37am 10.15.09 Cal 0/2227 Hi all, I have recently (this past spring) purchased a 1979 Cal 2-35. I love the boat and would re
Head system rebuild (2) phantomracer at 9:16am 10.15.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6976 After sailing our new-to-us boat this year, I think I have found some issues with the head system (s
San Juan and Gulf Islands of Washington and Canada Don3098 at 8:29am 10.15.09 Destinations 3/3430 My wife and I spent a month cruising the San Juan and Gulf Islands of Washington and Canada on our H
ProAction Blitz at 7:07am 10.15.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3544 I was watching a marine show and noticed an advertisement for ProActive Cleaning system and was wond
What I've Been Doing Recently (4) RBone at 7:05am 10.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3035 With winter approaching I've turned my efforts to making a frame for the shrinkwrap so I can continu
H380 Solar Panel Mounts AlwaysFORSAIL at 6:09am 10.15.09 Big Boats 1/1566 I am looking for a way to mount solar panels, as many as possible, on a 2001 Hunter 380. My preferr
H280 Heads Shower Trevor at 4:58am 10.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1789 my hand held shower in the heads of my 1996 H280 does not get any water supply from the main tap mix

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Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast LakeShark at 8:39am 05.03.22 @brockangelo I just wrote an article about this for the current main brace available free at the Cat
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement JamesG161 at 8:22am 05.03.22 Height is an issue also as the mirror opens down over the sink. Thus my comment about a big pain.
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement Nichole340 at 8:18am 05.03.22 Thank you Peggy, I had checked RV sites and they do have the same style as here on this site. A
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast AaronD at 8:13am 05.03.22 Without the side supports there is a risk of the mast going sideways during the short period before
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:54am 05.03.22 Check out RV supply stores. --Peggie
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 tfox2069 at 7:45am 05.03.22 My MW is a 3 blade. I made the assumption the h36s all had 3 blade. The FoF price is about half of
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast Leeward Rail at 7:38am 05.03.22 We have the C22 anchor roller from Catalina Direct. The roller is mediocre for it's intended use, bu
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement Nichole340 at 7:29am 05.03.22 James, My hose runs from the center of the faucet set up under the mirrored vanity and over to
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:29am 05.03.22 Are you using old gas and/or ethanol fuel? Did you rebuild the carburetor essentially cleaning out
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast brockangelo at 7:24am 05.03.22 Others have used their main sheet and attach that to the jib halyard or forestay on one end and the
Lake Cruise April 2022 Leeward Rail at 7:23am 05.03.22 Sigh. Our marina is still frozen. Agreed on the French press. A good stove top espresso maker is
Lake Cruise April 2022 Sgt B Powell at 7:22am 05.03.22 Looks like a great trip.
Desperate leakinhg Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 05.03.22 I have only heard of one failure of that type and the boat went down in less than a minute and a ha
Smoothing boat bottom and painting dLj at 6:54am 05.03.22 You sanded through your gel coat. I'm not an expert in applying gel coat. So can't give you advice o
Desperate leakinhg Scott T-Bird at 6:47am 05.03.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stan
Misc Issues JamesG161 at 6:36am 05.03.22 Normally Black smoke = Engine burning oil Hopefully no more Backfires on the engine. How many engi
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 waterman30 at 6:34am 05.03.22 I've had good luck with OnlineOutboards
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Brian D at 6:27am 05.03.22 If you can turn the wheel when the clutch is engaged, I don't think it is the belt, it sounds like i
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement JamesG161 at 6:16am 05.03.22 Mine has become nearly impossible to lift up Look under the lavatory for entanglements on the hose
Solar Charge Controller Question DArcy at 5:59am 05.03.22 I understand cost constraints. I would bet any loss in efficiency from the DC to DC converter would

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