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Changing Home Port jibes138 at 4:59pm 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 12/8859 Anyone ever change their home port on a documented vessel? What forms and fees are required? What r
confused about auto pilots bigsarg1 at 4:54pm 09.28.09 Irwin 1/2529 I have an Irwin 1978 37 center cockpit. I have seen the raymarine ST4000 for sale on ebay a number o
Decals wmblynn at 3:12pm 09.28.09 Pearson 1/1851 I would like to obtain new Pearson decals which appear at the rear side of the cabin top. Any source
Water heater winterizing Broke Sailor at 1:00pm 09.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1532 How do you undo those quick disconnects on the water heater? I took out the plastic lock washer but
Sherwood Raw Water Strainer?? BruceK at 12:45pm 09.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2200 My '07 built/'08 H33 has the 3/4 Sherwood strainer...cross threaded immediately due to the ugly plac
Prop size sandpiper10471 at 12:41pm 09.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2362 Does anybody know the size and pitch of the standard two bladed prop that came with the 37C equipped
40.5 Creaking Bulkhead Frank P at 12:29pm 09.28.09 Big Boats 3/1295 Hello All, I have noticed that the main bulkhead between the v-berth and salon is creaking quit a bi
Harkin furler foil seperation Edwin Farland at 12:20pm 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1970 My H34 has an older Harkin jib furler. On two occasions over the years, the foil sections, which ar
Toilet Paper - Thetford changes? Al - s/v Persephone at 11:39am 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3004 I've just returned from a couple of weeks living with my wife and dog on Persephone, while cruising
Jiffy reefing. Sooo, how? Zoomie at 11:31am 09.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1575 How are the Reefing lines arranged for the DAMCo mast and boom 222 boats? I have a single reef poin
Pictures of spreader brackets/mount bfabian at 11:23am 09.28.09 Cal 4/3560 Hello Cal Owners, I've a got a pretty loose spreader and wanted to see if I could find and overhead
irwin 28.5 donseatwo at 10:59am 09.28.09 Irwin 2/4143 I recently purchased the above model and I am interested in hearing from owners.This is a full keel
Diesel fuel stabilization/treatment Bob4203 at 7:02am 09.28.09 Catalina 30 4/2514 I know, their must be a zillion articles on diesel fuel stabilzation/treatment, etc., but I thought
Long Trips Bill J at 4:22am 09.28.09 Smaller Boats 3/1930 I, along with my wife, am considering a trip from Kentucky Lake to Mobile, ALabama (Tenn-Tom Waterwa
Thanks to everyone! (2) Team118 at 8:13pm 09.27.09 Catalina 30 0/1828 I just wanted to reach out and thank everyone for their help this winter, spring and summer. Some
Sanitation hose replacement... Doug/Karen at 7:48pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 6/9780 We appear to have reached the point where our main sanitation hose has become permeated. Has anyone
Vacu flush heads have issue with vent fourtylove at 7:47pm 09.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5297 I own a 456 that has two vacu flush heads, one of they has a strange issue, even when the holding t
Rebent Mast...How much curve to stern? CaptTripps at 7:39pm 09.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2334 In an earlier post...I admitted to taking my boat a "bridge too far" and putting ~ 18" bend to starb
right of way: stubborn or crunch? BobT at 7:34pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 62/10274 Made it out this afternoon after the rain ended and had a nice breeze under a great sky. I took a ne
Remote chartplotter alarm jsalley at 6:50pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2186 Any of you electronics gurus know where I can find a remote alarm (beeper, buzzer, or whatever)? I'm

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Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 11:09am 04.23.22 Nice idea and great video and explanation. The hook beats the pvc we used at one time and subseque
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug LooseScrews24 at 11:03am 04.23.22 You got to admit, it's pretty funny if you look at the picture. You may get the occasional sarcasm
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed mikeracca at 10:37am 04.23.22 I have been tossing around the tank polishing idea myself. I was reading up on the process from a se
St Marys Boat Services rgranger at 9:56am 04.23.22 In addition to what @dlochner recommended, you can also download Navonics to your phone. It shows w
Docking with a loop rgranger at 9:53am 04.23.22 :clap: With the camera in your hand, this gives all new meaning to single handing:biggrin: Thnx fo
Getting Warm here, Time to Glue, MMA300 ordering tips stickinthemud57 at 7:52am 04.23.22 Interesting response. You seem to imply that the manual mixing technique is inferior, comparing my t
Trans oil smokey73 at 7:48am 04.23.22 Look very carefully at the manufacturer's plate on the transmission. On my it lists the oil to be u
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 kloudie1 at 7:41am 04.23.22 Couple of notes from my changeout a couple of years ago: Measure and record the distance from the un
Getting Warm here, Time to Glue, MMA300 ordering tips Shorefun at 7:29am 04.23.22 I grew up with a really cheap father that would do things like that. I am forever fixing his bad rep
Trans oil kloudie1 at 7:03am 04.23.22 Out on a limb here but I think I remember that a P-303 has a Yanmar 2GMF.. If that is correct, the t
Trans oil jssailem at 7:00am 04.23.22 Chuck. The oil weight in your transmission is based on your motor and transmission maker. It should
Docking with a loop sesmith at 6:31am 04.23.22 Nice idea and great video and explanation. The hook beats the pvc we used at one time and subsequen
Getting Warm here, Time to Glue, MMA300 ordering tips stickinthemud57 at 6:27am 04.23.22 I have been ordering the Plexus adhesive in the 1.7 oz. twin syringe packaging. I do not use the mix
Plastic Crack Repair, lessons learned over time and busting myths.. stickinthemud57 at 6:21am 04.23.22 +1 to Shorefun's post. MMA is pricey and I have not had good luck storing unused portions, but nothi
40.5: Replacing Clutches Tally Ho at 6:05am 04.23.22
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 SirMichael at 6:03am 04.23.22 I found them on this sire Last fall I think. Looks like a nice match For my 28.5. I had one that w
Wooden interior steps Joe at 6:00am 04.23.22 Did you try calling a dealer or Beneteau factory?
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? smokey73 at 5:07am 04.23.22 I think it is really important to consider the material used in manufacture of the quadrant. The ra
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed 31seahorse at 5:06am 04.23.22 Hello mikeracca, Two ideas come to mind related to the suggestions already posted. (1) About 10 y
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 4:55am 04.23.22 Thank you for your feed back. Yes I understand the need for fiber reinforcement. Generally I use WES

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