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Rudder for 1978 25' swcalvin@gmail.com at 7:43pm 08.30.09 Day Sailers 3/1719 I decided to make a rudder out of cypress for my 25. The bottom of my rudder is missing. I was wonde
Spare trailered boat oldiesrocker2001 at 7:28pm 08.30.09 Trailer Sailors 19/8549 A thought occurred to me this season of non-sailing (for me, anyway) while on the one trip to our us
Traveler rail on 37C Tha Gaol at 6:58pm 08.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2184 Does anyone know what brand the traveler track is on a 1980 37 Cutter? Other than the original car
Great quote Roger Long at 5:54pm 08.30.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1227 "Boating is not the hula hoop. Boating has been with us since shortly after man discovered he could
Grilling out on the 386 shoeless at 4:53pm 08.30.09 Big Boats 2/1283 H386 (w/oval cockpit) owners: Where do we mount a charcoal/gas grill on the boat with safety and con
h170 boom height heliBartek at 4:10pm 08.30.09 Day Sailers 26/6875 There's been some talk in the past of experimenting with 170's boom mounting point. Few guys mention
Carpi Expo 14.2 smythcs at 3:14pm 08.30.09 Day Sailers 0/1914 Carpi Expo 14.2 is an awesome boat!! Just sailed her for two days in 25 mph winds on an 8.5 mile
redesigned shoal keel daysailer at 2:31pm 08.30.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1931 Sir: Would you have any advise on buying a boat that has had the shoal keel modified. The owner has
Cleaning seat/matress covers cmckearney at 1:18pm 08.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1571 Hello, We just purchased 1994 Macgregor 26 classic and I would like to clean (possibly wash) the
ODay 23 Rigging Tensions PELLIOTT at 1:09pm 08.30.09 Day Sailers 3/1579 I own a 1984 O'Day 23. Does anyone know what tensions are required on all the stays?
Modified shoal keel daysailer at 11:29am 08.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2816 Sir: Would you have any advise on buying a boat that has had the shoal keel modified. The owner ha
Hatch Seals Mic Jones at 11:56am 08.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3450 Hatch Seals --I recently bought a 1989/90 ? 26D That is/was in very rough shape. It is now gutted an
Lucky Fellows kloudie1 at 11:23am 08.30.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1832 Found this just now.. These guys were on an overturned 23 foot vessel.. for several days.. They were
Boat Manual jorgefife at 10:40am 08.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 14/8781 Looking for a manual for a '82 Hunter 33, could be in pdf format Thanks Jorge Fife
furling main bigsick at 10:19am 08.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/2742 Please let me know experiences with Selden furling main for a 32' hunter.
centerboard cleat srvideo at 9:02am 08.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1190 Our oday daysailer II has a little problem We are hoping to make a quick repair and get out on the w
Deck locker content Capt Basilio at 8:19am 08.30.09 Ask All Sailors 14/4093 Okay, lost three deck lockers during Hurricane Ike...EVERYTHING GONE! My boat's (Tayana 42) coming o
Priest Lake Pictures... (11) Sumner at 8:11am 08.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1621 John was responsible for us becoming aware of and going to Priest Lake in upper Idaho, just below th
Left over mixed fuel Tom L at 7:20am 08.30.09 Trailer Sailors 8/3453 I have a couple of gallons of left over gas/oil mix (50:1) (with fuel stabilizer added) from my 2 cy
'83 Hunter 31 manual Shooter II at 7:09am 08.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2206 Mornining! I have looked everywhere and can't find the owner's manual for my '83 Hunter 31. I got

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Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') mikeracca at 9:58am 03.19.22
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. Tom J at 9:55am 03.19.22 I replaced the same hose on my M25XPB some years ago. It was part of a kit to replace all the raw w
Build a Better Boat Hook? WayneH at 9:54am 03.19.22 I broke a telescoping boat hook by pushing with it. Bent the pole so badly it would not retract. Aft
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? mikeracca at 9:47am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic. Im not seeing a hole here. I see light, but no hole. The glas
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Kings Gambit at 9:20am 03.19.22
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 9:17am 03.19.22 You might learn a few things by tuning in to "Sailing Magic Carpet" on YouTube. This couple is on
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard BigEasy at 9:13am 03.19.22 Also, Check the AC power inlet receptacles on the transom and the plugs on the AC power cables. I
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Hello Below at 9:11am 03.19.22 'm thinking about looking at on line operations to see if they're any cheaper. :huh:Cheaper??? You
Forever to Charge - What's This? Hayden Watson at 8:49am 03.19.22 Just guessing but given that they are still bubbling, I suspect that one cell in one of the batterie
S2 11A - Locked throttle and gear shift Mark Maulden at 8:41am 03.19.22 I believe Edson has all the parts you might need..
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering sail sfbay at 8:34am 03.19.22 Doesn't the lock just hold the steering wheel in place? Suggest contacting Whitlock for a diagram an
Forever to Charge - What's This? DArcy at 8:11am 03.19.22 If you haven't already, separate them, let them settle then measure voltage on each battery separate
Yanmar Engine Oil Change sailcapt340 at 8:03am 03.19.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? Davidasailor26 at 8:00am 03.19.22 Update: 3 days later!!! - and I haven't done any of those things in the list, but the batteries ar
Hunter 49/50 running power cables for port cabin top winch artboas at 7:46am 03.19.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 7:33am 03.19.22 Update: 3 days later!!! - and I haven't done any of those things in the list, but the batteries are
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:32am 03.19.22 If you find that the neutral and ground wires are showing continuity between each other, first look
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 7:31am 03.19.22 I didn't know that. I thought these worked by detecting differences in the neutral and hot current
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:26am 03.19.22 So, to the O.P. - with the boat not connected to the shore power outlet, measure the resistance from
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:23am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into no

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