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Leak in Exhaust Hose tomgrigsby at 4:30pm 05.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1772 I just bought my 79 Hunter 30 last November and had noted a trickle of water coming from aft while c
Old Alternator wiring (1) Bob S at 4:21pm 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 15/11601 I had a question on how my old alternator is wired. It had four posts. Positive Out, Sense, Excite a
Bad Weekend Cpt. Jon at 3:12pm 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1863 It was one of those weekends! Started out on thursday, planned on an evening sail with some friends
Swing Keel cradle dArtemis at 3:11pm 05.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1630 Does anyone have a picture of a cradle to hold a swing keel from a McGregor Venture 1975, 22 foot cu
Trouble Putting Up Our Mainsail (3) hughtad at 2:09pm 05.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1548 We took our Beneteau 321 out into the ocean again today and had a blast. She handled the 2 to 4 foot
securing motor mount to Daysailer II kcartaxo at 1:29pm 05.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/3732 How do I bolt, secure a motor mount to the stern of my Daysailer II when the mounting holes line up
bavaria 38 2004 jellybean at 1:10pm 05.25.09 Bavaria 3/2584 Hi. We are looking for information on a Bavaria 38 (2004) that will assist in a refit. Electrical
window repair sbatts at 1:07pm 05.25.09 Irwin 7/3018 We have a 1987 , 33ft. Irwin. We need to replace the cabin windows (fixed). There is an aluminun fra
head door closures Novelman at 12:14pm 05.25.09 Lancer 3/2711 I have a 25' Lancer, 1975 model. It has two swing doors enclosing the porta-potty. There are no latc
Feeding hoses through grid liner walmsleyc at 12:09pm 05.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1266 I've got a 1987 Legend 35, and have a question for others with similarly built Hunters. I have/want
Titan Brakes 60 Bob Gulyas at 11:37am 05.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2475 I recently bought a 1982 Mac with factory trailer. Trailer has Titan 60 surge brakes. Tongue throw
Salon Pedestal lavie423 at 11:14am 05.25.09 Big Boats 2/1714 I recently replaced the pedestals that support the salon table on my Catalina 42 with a cabinet. I n
Weekend AC (1) lingarner at 9:49am 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1784 I am going to install a window unit AC in the aft of my boat, but wasnt able to install it this week
damn i'm clumsy capjames at 9:29am 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1322 Well, I finally did it! After 9 1/2 yrs od stepping around those 2 lenses on the foredeck, I put my
sail battens sail97@aol.com at 8:43am 05.25.09 Smaller Boats 1/1023 I had my sails cleaned this winter. I am having difficulty getting the top two battens back in. I d
Of running rigging and hose clamps enovillo at 8:36am 05.25.09 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1751 I started sailing 21 years ago; racing dinghies and J-24's exclusively, so my experience with "big"
looking for used Cabin Cushions in good shape db6076 at 8:27am 05.25.09 Catalina 22 1/1379 I have a 1979 22 Catalina and need cabin cushions it sat for two winters in Ithaca NY and the mice
Leaky Aluminum Water Tank - repair? BobM at 8:03am 05.25.09 Ask All Sailors 11/10812 Just my luck. :cry: Filled my water tank yesterday and found a wet spot on the carpet in front of i
Wiring redhawkcrone at 7:53am 05.25.09 Smaller Boats 2/898 I am looking for wiring diagram for 1981 Hunter 22. I want to rewire boat.
$@#%$#% bilge BobM at 7:08am 05.25.09 S2 0/1262 Invariably, anything I drop while I have the engine cover open bounces ten times and falls into the

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I think I have Termites - Help! dmax at 7:19am 12.08.21 If you heat the interior up to 140 degrees, it will kill everything. This is done as an alternative
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock Tally Ho at 7:17am 12.08.21
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? (1) sail sfbay at 7:15am 12.08.21 Campbell sailor 3-blade propeller.............that is what I installed on all my sailboats. This guy
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock DougM at 7:09am 12.08.21 My Beneteau had a combination shade/screen attached to the underside of the hatch frame. You could
Tank system monitor Justin_NSA at 7:04am 12.08.21 We purchased the boat the boat and she was 18 years old already. The blackwater ( sewage tank) is
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock PaulK at 6:46am 12.08.21 If it's for a quick fix, a simple roll of nylon screening from HD or Lowes will work and not cost mu
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies Brian D at 6:33am 12.08.21 Voice monitoring is tedious work, if one can call it work. On HF, one hears static all day and one c
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 6:25am 12.08.21 Need to know the engine model and hp, shaft size, transimission model and gear ration and type of p
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock Sailfanatic at 6:08am 12.08.21 A common practice for screens is to sew strips of Velcro to the screen edges and then adhere self-ad
Etiquette pet peeves Parsons at 6:07am 12.08.21 Although the mods here are excellent :clap: every so often we get some nastiness, generalizations, o
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies shemandr at 5:52am 12.08.21 I know nothing about radio. Total PHD user. Can you reconcile these two statements? 1) ...The U.S.
Beneteau Parts website 4arch at 5:35am 12.08.21 This is very disappointing. I guess I will be stockpiling some parts now before we enter this period
Masthead Repair (1) JacK P at 5:34am 12.08.21 The early Selden rigs had backstays, if a Selden rig all you have to do is search Selden Mast Headb
SailCare vs Local Loft Captain Larry-DH at 5:12am 12.08.21 We don't have a local loft, so I have nothing to compare Sailcare to. I sent them my dirty origina
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies All U Get at 4:42am 12.08.21 I thought those were pre-programmed into my SSB radio as Coast Guard channels. Yep, first few chann
Sailing and restoring #9874 Gene Neill at 4:29am 12.08.21 Historically, our power budget (when I'm not telecommuting) is ~350 watt-hours per day (or about 30
Tank system monitor Gary Ryan at 4:25am 12.08.21 We purchased the boat the boat and she was 18 years old already. The blackwater ( sewage tank) is a
SailCare vs Local Loft ShawnL at 3:52am 12.08.21 We don't have a local loft, so I have nothing to compare Sailcare to. I sent them my dirty original
Etiquette pet peeves Will Gilmore at 2:31am 12.08.21 How about when you ask for a recommendation on instruments, TV, stereo, headset intercom, etc. .
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock David in Sandusky at 11:58pm 12.07.21 We have one like this: https://www.amazon.com/Waterline-Design-Screen-Throw-Hatches/dp/B07TNP4MJL/r

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