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Looking for a specific O'Day ismjim46 at 6:07am 05.31.09 Bigger Boats 1/1528 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional
Looking for specific boat ismjim46 at 6:06am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1250 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional w
Link 2000 Installation questions karmaf16 at 5:01am 05.31.09 Big Boats 1/1083 Hi All, I am replacing the standard Xantrex Freedom 20 Remote with a Link 2000 unit on my Hunter.
Leakage nfitz at 9:32pm 05.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1548 The past two winters of storing my 1992 Mac 26 have been marred by a lot of water that somehow leake
Hatchboards (1) paulj at 8:29pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1448 Where do you store your hatchboards while sailing? paulj :troll:
Raymarine Auto Pilot Display Unit Not Displaying Joe Mullee at 7:58pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1539 Two weeks ago I installed a Raymarine X5 AP. Got everything hooked up and turned it on and off a few
Pop-up top Echo at 7:17pm 05.30.09 Sirius 21/22 4/3766 We tried to pop up the top over the companionway and we are puzzled because the supports to it do no
supplier for portlight gaskets Brian P at 6:58pm 05.30.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2006 I have a 1981 Hunter 27 with leaky portlights. I had been looking over the last year for gasket mate
Big project SoSound at 6:23pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2121 The big project is redoing a soft (likely de-laminated) cockpit seat where there had been teak slats
H23.5 misc questions alikolbe at 6:17pm 05.30.09 Smaller Boats 6/1456 Anyone know where I can get a replacement rubber gasket for a 1994 H23.5 front hatch? Mine is ripped
Battery charge gary at 6:03pm 05.30.09 Smaller Boats 2/1166 I use a solar panel to keep the battery on our Hunter 22 topped up. So far this has worked great.
Wiring a Solar Panel to the Battery Banks Mickey G. at 5:10pm 05.30.09 Big Boats 3/2608 I just purchased a 20 amp solar panel with a charge controller to keep my two battery banks charged
Small projects SoSound at 4:30pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1315 Looking for advise and ideas on two small projects. Flag halyard and replacement sail slides and sh
Lake Sailing and Gusting Winds (1) r.oril at 3:49pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1447 :eek:The winds finally calmed down in Lancaster, Ca. and we headed for Pyramid Lake. We were in the
Opinion: C&C Boats? Specifically, 29 Mk 2? McMikeJr at 3:43pm 05.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/16021 Wondering if anybody has any experience with C'C? How's the customer service? How solid is the manuf
Proper use of vinegar gkornreich at 3:22pm 05.30.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1979 Hi again Peggie. Is it OK to leave vinegar in the system (after flushing it out of the bowl) for
CDI FF2 equiped forestay length? Krantz at 2:56pm 05.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1827 Hello, I just joined this forum after buying a 92 Macgregor 26s a couple weeks ago. I have to replac
A book on Lake Powell that is a must have if..... (1) Sumner at 1:13pm 05.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1524 .......you are going there. I didn't want to mess up Blakes trip, so though I would post this sepera
Rig Tension odayray at 12:31pm 05.30.09 Day Sailers 5/2102 Has anyone used a Loos tension gauge to set up their rig? If so what settings did you use? thanks
Propeller for 28' IRWIN Larry Hale- BSA Troop 22t at 10:25am 05.30.09 Irwin 3/3204 Looking for info on propeller for IRWIN 28. Needed for Boy Scout boat.

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Build a Better Boat Hook? william24424 at 8:46am 03.22.22 I use a hockey stick, it's a light composite material, bends yet stiff, easy to swing, after years
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 8:18am 03.22.22 That area will likely need to be refinished. Beneteau used a lacquer finish that also incorporated
Touch up interior wood (1) joker460 at 8:16am 03.22.22 Have you seen the attached PDF?
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? Justin_NSA at 8:00am 03.22.22 Could have a freon leak. Clean it first and see
Touch up interior wood Simon Sexton at 7:59am 03.22.22 @sf34dtw , Good morning! For interior use on my boat, I've just used Cetol, which is a marine sta
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Justin_NSA at 7:58am 03.22.22 Mine stays on also. Nice to have cold beer waiting onboard! It's older but it has logic to shut dow
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) dlochner at 7:58am 03.22.22 In January 2020 we purchased a Honda 5hp OB for our dinghy. Due to changes in plans from Covid, we d
whisker pole Simon Sexton at 7:52am 03.22.22 I.M.O.: Make sure you don't buy a telescoping whisker pole. Weather and salt will work its way int
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) sailcrazy1 at 7:38am 03.22.22 We have a Yanmar 4JH-TE, and the raw water pump is on the opposite side of our eng access.....we usu
Leave the refrigerator on or off? BigEasy at 7:37am 03.22.22 Mine stays on 24/7. I like cold beverages and ice when onboard. Minimal power consumption and cost
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats dmax at 7:34am 03.22.22 Or you could go PlasTeak: Home - PlasTEAK Inc.
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? John T1594 at 7:33am 03.22.22 Cleaning the coils with a shop vac is an easy and inexpensive way to troubleshoot and maybe fix this
Catalina 30 Table/hardware dmax at 7:31am 03.22.22 If you can't find used ones, they are available new (WM is probably not the cheapest): Chromed-Brass
Auto Pilot MikeHoncho at 7:29am 03.22.22 Yes! It would be cool if CPT would offer just the drive components so you could interface it to a
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 John T1594 at 7:29am 03.22.22 Regarding my factory installed windlass, as in the photo above. I had about twenty+ feet of chain a
Forever to Charge - What's This? cagreen75 at 7:14am 03.22.22 Well, @cagreen75 I hear what you are saying. I'm just trying to see what I have, and then make a d
Should 23.5 bow touch trailer roller? (1) waterman30 at 7:12am 03.22.22 Here is what I have now for tray. Will be replacing after upcoming launch.
Leave the refrigerator on or off? sail sfbay at 7:01am 03.22.22 You are going to get different answers on this one as it depends on whether you pay for power at you
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 mromanow at 6:45am 03.22.22
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 mromanow at 6:44am 03.22.22

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