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need trailer to go get my new (1973)22 ft heartpleaser at 8:46pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1208 What is going to be my best way to get my boat here in Michigan from down in NC I would like to buy
Bearing Buddy Removal David F at 8:25pm 07.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2371 You guys are great with letting us newbys in on how to do stuff. I want to pull and check the beari
Halyard for 1987 23'? Josh Teresco at 6:48pm 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 2/1141 I need to install a main sail halyard on a 24'+/- Kenyon mast. There is nothing there now to compare
So you want to hang pictures in your sailboat, (5) Trinkka at 4:37pm 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1375 --and your interior is carpet? Why not glue Velcro to the back of the picture frames? My sailboat wa
autopilot bigsarg1 at 3:29pm 07.01.09 Irwin 2/2535 I am looking for a good priced autopilot for my Irwin 37 CC. I want a new one for the perks. I also
I read a post yesterday on using a cheap t-stat with marine air system. cant find it today. luvitt at 2:27pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1229 anybody have any info on using a a cheap thermostat with a system? I have gathered all the pieces o
Detailing Questions Devian at 2:16pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1802 Greetings all. So I have a question. I have a white Columbia 28' and after just washing it, it still
Main AC breaker sunseeker at 2:14pm 07.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1435 On a recent overnight at the dock, I used the AC shorepower to run the battery charger, water heater
Fastners for Oday 26 emergpa1 at 1:03pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2209 Hi, I am almost ready to begin to re-attach my stanchions, rails. I need some new fastners as about
Through-hull repair (5) emergpa1 at 12:08pm 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1474 The chain locker drain through hull on my Oday 26 looked loose so i cleaned off several layers of go
DS# Lifting Bridle pxcataol at 11:55am 07.01.09 Day Sailers 0/1410 I need dimensional information for the assembly of a lifting bridle for my DS3. Lifting eyes are cu
Green touch-up paint for 1970 Oday Mariner 19 Freeblowing at 11:45am 07.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2599 Hello, I just bought a nice Mariner 2+2. The green gelcoat is scratched in places and the white fibe
jabsco, no pressure Quietude at 11:34am 07.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2416 I have a manual Jabsco head. When I pump the lever, it moves very freely up and down and does not fe
Width of the Wing Keel on the 1989 30' Hunter steveebryant at 11:14am 07.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/852 I need to know the width of the wing keel on the 1989 30' Hunter. I am building a trailer and the bo
Width of the Wing Keel on the 1989 30' Hunter steveebryant at 11:09am 07.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1587 I need to know the width of the wing keel on the 1989 30' Hunter. I am building a trailer and the b
how hard is it ? bad co. at 10:54am 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 8/1545 have been learning howto sail my 23.5 this year and picking up on things each time out , every time
Over my head? ggroener at 9:49am 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3679 I am looking into buying my first 'real' sailboat, somthing in the line of a 20'-22' Hunter that I w
P42 Windlass "down" question DanColucci at 7:26am 07.01.09 Big Boats 3/1184 I have a 1990 Passage 42 - Maxwell Windlass all chain - I am trying to find out how to let the ancho
Steering cables Carl San Carlos at 7:25am 07.01.09 Big Boats 5/2250 I have a 2000 Hunter 420 and have checked the auto pilot, raymarine elec, had the boat pulled and ch
Crumbling opening port attachments letsgo at 7:10am 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1524 My 1984 Hunter 34 has crumbling "anchors" on the opening port's frame. The 'dogs', a threaded 1/4th

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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
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. sailme88 at 5:31am 03.19.22 Just getting ready to jump back into readying the boat for service and appreciated your advice abou
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? (1) kjdoyle1 at 5:30am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic.

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