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Crosby Refridgeration dwgifford at 6:12pm 06.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1209 Just purchased a 1978 Cherubuini Hunter 33 and have some work to do on the old girl but she is a goo
Starboard V Berth Cushion needed Gdindy at 6:02pm 06.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1285 Looking for Starboard side V-berth cushion for 1990 Mac26D.
Another Zinc Question Bob S at 6:00pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1121 I'm preparing for launch next week:dance:. I cleaned the prop and shaft and removed the old zincs. I
Where do I get some of these rubber feet stoppers? (pic) (1) bradleyheathhays at 5:20pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3319 They're my ladder's rubber stoppers that protect the boat when the ladder is down. Haven't been abl
First time for everything sailaway78 at 2:31pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1338 Once more something new and totally unexpected. Two actually. Was leaving LuLus few days ago, he
stripped mast step base hornet at 2:25pm 06.10.09 Day Sailers 4/1782 has anybody done a repair on a 17' day sailer 2 mast step that has come loose? The wood under the st
June in BVI Banooma at 1:58pm 06.10.09 Destinations 4/3859 I'm days away from my first ever cruising trip, to the BVI. I'm admittedly new to a boat that's sui
Cutting fiberglass icebox tomfoolery at 1:21pm 06.10.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1307 I am installing an ice box conversion unit in my 83 Catalina 30 . I need to cut out a section of the
what we say John at 1:15pm 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1392 As an old construction worker, I am not exactly thin skinned. But I'd like to make a point about som
Wind speed/direction indicators AEShier at 12:47pm 06.10.09 S2 1/1364 I have a '78 S2 7.3 that I just purchased. The gauges all appear to work fine. However, I seem to
Holding Tank Location (2) Ryan at 11:29am 06.10.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2062
How do I wash the sails? JoelHoover at 11:24am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1324 I've heard of soaking them in the bath tub. Anyone got any recomendations of how to do it and what p
ODay 222 Sails and windows needed ejtewsjr at 10:59am 06.10.09 Day Sailers 1/1473 Looking for sails for an O'Day 222, Looks like a late 80's model based on hatch and window design.
Gelcoat Repairs shemandr at 8:53am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1791 OK - so does anyone have comments on repairing Gel Coat. On my H356 the deck drain areas aft tend t
Irwin Citation 34 KK5RX at 8:45am 06.10.09 Irwin 3/9731 I am considering purchasing a 1985 Citation 34 Shoal draft (4-ft 3-in) model. One boat review in
Injector Pump & the Alternator Maddog at 8:29am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1492 Ok here's what happened. I would appriciate any in sight. I replaced the injector pump on my perki
Used Sails Cpt. Jon at 8:20am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 12/4234 Hello, I've been contemplating replacing my 30 year old original main sail recently (well since I
Mast raising system 26S Miller26S at 8:09am 06.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1403 I purchased the mast raising system from Bluewater for a 26S (1992). It came with a new base plate (
Dry Tortuga's Flotilla? Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 7:24am 06.10.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2890 Hi all, I am trying to put together a flotilla to the Dry Tortuga's, from Tampa Bay for April 20
cruising spinnaker SEAMATE II at 7:14am 06.10.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1317 I'm on a 2001 Hunter 320 with Selden roller furling on the main and genoa, all led back to the cockp

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H26 Lightning ground CaptainRan at 4:35pm 07.13.21 That is a great solution, rgranger, I'll have to get me some chain.
Boat in the Water! CaptainRan at 4:32pm 07.13.21 Congratz! It's a great feeling.
LED Anchor Light KZW at 4:20pm 07.13.21 BC Bernie - do you have an in mast furling or traditional main sail? Additionally, do you have a l
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? (6) valcour at 4:18pm 07.13.21 Here are some photos of my second reef. There is one photo of the tack with a line that is not red
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 3:59pm 07.13.21
Trailer Catalina Capri 22 (wing keel version) - to buy or rent sail sfbay at 3:09pm 07.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Some options come to mind: 1) use your existing trailer (might require serv
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? jeepbluetj at 3:00pm 07.13.21 Disagree, if the OP can measure a > 1v voltage drop between the batteries and the fridge or panel, t
Boat in the Water! sail sfbay at 2:55pm 07.13.21 Progress!!
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access Artey1 at 2:52pm 07.13.21 drastic move but gives you great access: remove the engine box, it's held together just by screws.
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access (1) hunter34austin at 2:42pm 07.13.21 drastic move but gives you great access: remove the engine box, it's held together just by screws.
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access Artey1 at 2:36pm 07.13.21 Can you cut an opening and install an access plate? Amazon.com : marine access plate There actuall
Casting dLj at 2:35pm 07.13.21 It came to me that today we have computer 3D printing. In my college years many moons ago I work
H34 galley Artey1 at 2:34pm 07.13.21 All us H34 owners have heard that before Jim! ;):liar::biggrin:
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access sail sfbay at 2:30pm 07.13.21 Can you cut an opening and install an access plate? Amazon.com : marine access plate
Boat ID please Terry Cox at 2:23pm 07.13.21 My guess is a Sparkman and Stephens. Very similar lines.
Dinghy Security (3) Charlie98117 at 1:51pm 07.13.21 This thread is a bit old but I thought I would post my solution to securing a Torqeedo to the dinghy
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? RitSim at 1:37pm 07.13.21 I agree that the batteries are the root cause of the problem.
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? RitSim at 1:36pm 07.13.21 Some of the freezer compressor modules have low voltage protection and shut off automatically so the
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Benny17441 at 1:28pm 07.13.21 Don't know how many batteries does your house bank has, but if it is less than 3 take them out and
Autohelm MikeHoncho at 1:15pm 07.13.21 The Autohelm 3000 has seatalk compatibility(http://www.busse-yachtshop.de/pdf/rayST3000_wheel.pdf).

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