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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 3/1586 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 23/3678 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 3/1182 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 5/2247 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
Opening ports pilotpop at 7:06am 07.01.09 Big Boats 1/1051 My 1984 Hunter 34 has crumbling "anchors" on the opening port's frame. The 'dogs', a threaded 1/4th
what to buy 26-27-28 myboat at 7:05am 07.01.09 Day Sailers 5/1538 we are looking to upgrade in the next year or 3 to a bigger retirement boat. we want one we can stor
Westerbeke Transmission Chatter bnort3 at 6:23am 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 9/5885 I purchased a 2001 Beneteau 361 about a month ago with 286 hours on the engine/trans. There is a fa
Bene 331 - Non-Opening Port Problem wperkins at 5:35am 07.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/959 I bought a 2002 Beneteau 331 last year. This year I noticed that the non-opening port on the Port si
Universal 25 - Installation -Burning rear bulkhead expossum at 4:48am 07.01.09 Catalina 310 9/2756 Am in process of buying a Cat 310, 2001. On inspection, the uncooled part of the exhaust (I'm not an
Catalina 250 accessories strattm at 4:21am 07.01.09 Smaller Boats 5/7837 I would like to know where to buy accessories for a 1995 Catalina 250. Bimini, pop top enclosure, ro
Buying standing rigging, in Chicago dancing bear at 3:06am 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1507 Can someone recommend a supplier for standing rigging in the Chicago area?

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Depth finder in bilge Crazy Dave Condon at 7:02pm 03.17.22 Is the hull flat where the transducers are located and which boat.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 6:59pm 03.17.22
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? jviss at 6:58pm 03.17.22
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Capt Robbie at 6:57pm 03.17.22 Question? do you have a loop in the bilge hose near the hull discharge and do you have a check valv
Depth finder in bilge Capt Robbie at 6:46pm 03.17.22 they are transducer thru hulls and one is plugged with the pin installed. They appear to be the sam
Tenara sewing threads Ward H at 6:46pm 03.17.22 This thread (:biggrin:) has caused me to rethink using Tenara or PTFE Lifetime. When I started sewi
Trying to track down info on lines (1) brockangelo at 6:42pm 03.17.22
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Ward H at 6:31pm 03.17.22 There are major delays right now on GROCO backing plates due to the international supply chain issu
New sails mikeracca at 6:26pm 03.17.22 I need new sails. My sails are probably original. I need some guidance on what to purchase. I like
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 03.17.22 Looking good. In terms of laminate thickness you can use the table at Determining Laminate Thickness
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? DArcy at 6:23pm 03.17.22 This looks like a fun project, you are off to a great start. I really like the new main hatch. The n
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (4) Clutch Cargo at 6:14pm 03.17.22 As promised, here are images from the underside of the deck where the FWD lower chainplates have bee
Looking for artists for a logo (1) dLj at 5:59pm 03.17.22 I'm a bit late to this conversation, but I can say that I also highly recommend @Will Gilmore . He d
Friction hinges on '92 Beneteau hatch and ports BigEasy at 5:55pm 03.17.22 Has anyone tried to fix the hinges on older Beneteau's where the friction hinge no longer has any f
How to cleaning halyard on the boat thinwater at 5:48pm 03.17.22 50% of the strength in polyester double braid is in the cover, and so a reeving splice is the same d
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? (1) Tally Ho at 5:48pm 03.17.22 Hi All, Spring is coming and we'll be starting our 2nd season of a massive re-fit/restore of our 8
Trying to track down info on lines AaronD at 5:43pm 03.17.22 @brockangelo : If you haven't already, before mounting deck organizers and cleats or clutches, read
can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 5:35pm 03.17.22 @peggie I would like a link to your article on vacuflush heads. I replaced duck bills and toilet sea
Removing wall covering Clutch Cargo at 5:31pm 03.17.22 Timm R, I'm probably running into a time constraint with all of the other things I have to do, but I
Replacement for Original Aluminum Deck Fills Clutch Cargo at 5:27pm 03.17.22 I called Whitecap industries directly and they were very nice to work with. Being an engineer, I es

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