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Antifreeze for 2GM Engine Winterizing morgantheship at 6:18am 08.30.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1420 I recently installed a 2GM in my H27 and am planning ahead for winterizing the engine. I am trying t
smaller jibs kepeterss at 6:04am 08.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2049 Does anyone have any experience with a smaller jib on an Oday 23? I sail on Rainy Lake (200,000 acre
First Time under sail! (1) Fly Away at 5:44am 08.30.09 Catalina 30 1/1375 My God what a great feeling after spending the summer below decks refitting the engine etc. The sai
Opions for replacing cabin sole Starfish at 5:23am 08.30.09 Ask All Sailors 36/21991 Hi, My cabin sole is looking weathered in my Seidelmann S299 . There is what looks to be 1/4" teak
Largest Outboard Curt17285 at 4:27am 08.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1326 What is the largest out board motor can be installed on a MAc 26S. I need to replace my 5HP and thi
H260 Hatchboards FutsalFred at 4:06am 08.30.09 Smaller Boats 11/2576 So my supposedly intelligent 22 year old son took a couple friends out on the 260 and somehow manage
Fitting a track for the spinnaker pole ring. rmduthie at 2:51am 08.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2072 I'm trying to find Monel pop rivets to fit a Barton track on the mast of my MacGregor 26X, to take m
trying to contact Jim22951 udovirmalo at 12:06am 08.30.09 Irwin 0/1928 trying to contact Irwin 31 owner listed as Jim22951 . Owns 1984 Irwin 31 nmaed Vitamin Sea. If
Some pictures of my Mac25 new interior (8) MartinLanglois at 8:42pm 08.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4727 These are some modifications I've made to make my Mac25 more comfy. There was a lack of storage capa
Outhaul tension for cruising Hermit Scott at 8:15pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 77/17891 there was no runnning rigging on my boat when I got it so I am looking at diagrams to see how everyt
Into The Mystic udovirmalo at 8:12pm 08.29.09 S2 1/1398 Is there any information or experience with replacing the fixed ports on a 9.2A with opening ports?
stock cooler mod idea ? Bob 04 H260 at 7:46pm 08.29.09 Smaller Boats 4/1517 I have been looking at the stock cooler that came with our H260. It has had a tiny leak in the drain
A movie with fast Macgregors oreana1234 at 7:27pm 08.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2831 OK I know Joel S but I don't have any financial interest in Idasailor, OK? The reason I am postin
Sail grease! jackhartjr at 7:09pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3749 Hi folks, I just bought a used mainsail in GREAT condition. It is the kind that has a line going up
Hunter 146 Lee Helm eclark at 5:37pm 08.29.09 Day Sailers 3/2145 I have a 2004 Hunter 146 that has too much lee helm. What do I have to do to the rigging to create m
Anchor Hawse mikepotts at 5:07pm 08.29.09 S2 1/1408 Looking for a Hawse with a screw on cap with in side cap a eye to tie a thin line attached to anchor
Marine Air conditioners Terry in Naples at 3:46pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3157 Last week my boat was struck by lightning and it knocked out my AC among other things. I am now shop
lazy jacks dcnewman at 2:51pm 08.29.09 Catalina 22 7/3888 Hi all Has anyone added lazyjacks to their catalina 22. Does it work well or is just a waste of mo
Precision 28, Your Thoughts Please. sigbear at 2:38pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/7963 How would a Precision 28 stack up against Catalina/Hunter 27/28's in construction quality and sailab
New Liveaboard Update butchrobbins at 1:50pm 08.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2033 Its been a while since I've been able to post about my adventures as a new liveaboard and thought I'

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Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 7:22am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:15am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into non
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:13am 03.19.22 If I understand the OP correctly, the only gfci that tripped was the one on shore. If you mistakenl
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Old Skool Neil at 7:11am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed i
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:10am 03.19.22 If I understand the OP correctly, the only gfci that tripped was the one on shore. If you mistakenly
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:53am 03.19.22 I think it could be inconsistent depending on the quality of the connections on the boat and in the
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 6:50am 03.19.22 I don't think the other GFCIs wouldn't have tripped were this the case. I think it could be incons
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:42am 03.19.22 A previous owner may have bonded the neutral wire (white) to the ground wire (green) somewhere. Thi
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:41am 03.19.22 It could well be that the GFCI is faulty. Another observation is that you didn't trip GFCIs when
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) RoyS at 6:36am 03.19.22 You need to carry a spare (new not used) impeller on board. You should probably carry a complete spa
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering kloudie1 at 6:19am 03.19.22
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 6:14am 03.19.22 A previous owner may have bonded the neutral wire (white) to the ground wire (green) somewhere. This
Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 Jim Legere at 6:14am 03.19.22 Roy is 100% correct. I did the cabin sole on my 1983 H37C. The silicone is a bch to get off. I use
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? RoyS at 5:58am 03.19.22 Do you mean, you can't without a pump? I have never seen a pump on a galley sink drain. Gravity wo
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) sailme88 at 5:56am 03.19.22 The first indication of failure should be an obvious decrease in the volume of discharge water at t
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 5:52am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? kjdoyle1 at 5:38am 03.19.22 Thanks guys for the responses! No, there are no dings or damage on the outside of that hole.
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? dlochner at 5:36am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic. What does the paint or gelcoat look like on the other side? I
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Davidasailor26 at 5:35am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? thinwater at 5:35am 03.19.22 I don't see any structural damamge. Maybe there is a small gouge on the outside, probably just throu

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