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HELP, need west coast florida yard with mast equipment!!!! mike at 10:42pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1268 i cant seem to find a yard to lift my boat and unstep my mast without taking my first born!! i just
Best sanitary hose? david wigler at 10:38pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1835 Is the AVS-96 still available?How about the Sealand OdorSafe?Any problem using home-style pvc pi
VMG strategy HAL at 11:57pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 26/2512 What is the best vmg strategy for the following circumstance?A light displacement boat is close ha
yanmar 2qm 15 injectors stuck cb at 12:04am 04.04.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1562 My yanmar2qm15 on a hunter 30 1981 starts slowly when cold - fine when warmed up. I wanted to check
hood? joefusa at 12:33am 04.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/1173 looking into getting a new furler for a C-30. anyone with experience with the hood seafurl 5 series?
Boat Naming David Hall22685 at 12:43am 04.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1115 My boat has a new resting place at the lake. However, to make application, they wanted to know the
Considering installing a watermaker Larry Jackel at 11:11pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 5/1098 We are considering installing a watermaker in our 2005 H44 and are soliciting recommendations and co
Air Head sailordel at 11:04pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1478 Does any one have experience or knowledge of this product? Practical Sailor gave it a good rating b
Fitting a Fishing Downrigger to An Inflatable Tsehum Pete at 11:01pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1780 I have fished for salmon from my sailboat for several years. I now wish to try fishing from my Walke
Pedestal R. Shay at 3:18am 04.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1118 I have a 1985 Hunter 34, with I believe a Edson Pedestal. My chain must have lost or broke a link, a
22 wing keel tomc23570 at 3:02am 04.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/992 I am looking at a 22' catalina wing keel. I believe the draft is 2'8". I might do some racing on a s
Head pump out piping wchevron at 2:54am 04.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1393 installing my new holding tank on the port side of the v-berth against the back side of the bathroom
Painting the hull in a cradle Scott B at 2:34am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 28/5790 One of this years spring projects is to paint the hull with Micron. Since the boat is sitting in a
Change to mainsheet arrangement on 310? Chris Connor at 2:29am 04.04.08 Catalina 310 2/1651 I was talking to a company about a dodger for the 310. He fabricated a dodger four years ago based
Special bit to remove screws in companionway fittings? Chris Connor at 3:58am 04.04.08 Catalina 310 2/1333 I have noticed that the screws holding the stainless steel hatch board battens (stiles?) in place ha
tell tales and a furling main Lovin it at 4:17am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3081 I have a Selden furling main on my Hunter 31. The head sail came with tell tales installed. The main
Rail Seats John Hosty at 2:21am 04.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/833 Just a heads up. As a winter project I stripped down the rail seats and re-varnished them. The under
Attached head to bathroom floor wchevron at 2:18am 04.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1497 how should i attach my new raritan phc to the floor of the bathroom. i threw the old pump out in th
Rudder diagram Jovietal at 1:29am 04.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2375 We are currently cruising in Costa Rica (Gulfito) our rudder is giving us problems, there is a lot
Deck Hatch Rick19254 at 5:35am 04.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/922 Regarding Deck Hatch because there is a concave curve in the original does anyone know if a Lewmar

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Smart Plug Installation KZW at 4:04pm 04.25.21 Thanks. I very much appreciate the fast reply. I will order the retrofit and get it installed.
Mast light B37 Slider at 3:57pm 04.25.21 The original light went overboard. The good news is that the wires did not fall into the mast! Aqu
Filling Fresh Water tanks WasabiRush at 3:54pm 04.25.21 John: model and year of your boat? Sorry. 1986 H34.
Length of halyards Scott T-Bird at 3:53pm 04.25.21 It sounds like you already have the halyard and it is over-long. That's probably a common condition
Smart Plug Installation leo310 at 3:51pm 04.25.21 I rep.laced mine 4 years ago, no problem fits in same hole just make sure wires a good before you in
Filling Fresh Water tanks stuartsw at 3:50pm 04.25.21 John: model and year of your boat?
The fit of my stem fitting ... dlochner at 3:43pm 04.25.21 The purpose of the back leg (tack fitting) is to take the load of the jib halyard, which is much les
1989 Hunter 30 skylight glass pattern? rgranger at 3:43pm 04.25.21 I am betting the guys here at SBO store have it.
The fit of my stem fitting ... rgranger at 3:42pm 04.25.21 That looks like a hefty piece of metal. How much strain will you have to induce on that weld to be
Stringer issue under compression post rgranger at 3:35pm 04.25.21 Not good! You will need to take the compression post out, chisel all of the rotten wood out. Then c
Epoxy or grind and glass? dlochner at 3:33pm 04.25.21 I'm relieved that it might be relatively minor as opposed to incurable boat cancer. I'm hoping to p
Length of halyards dlochner at 3:32pm 04.25.21 @Ron20324 has a good way to measure the length. Remember there are many rope shortening devices, ho
Cutting portlight spigot capta at 3:02pm 04.25.21 We've been using Seaworthy Goods eyebrows on all our opening ports for years and haven't had to clos
Length of halyards kappykaplan at 2:56pm 04.25.21 My first thought is 6 feet after 4 wraps on the winch. Sounds reasonable. I just replaced my topp
Length of halyards Ron20324 at 2:56pm 04.25.21 Use a heavy string or 1/8 rope in place of the halyard. Mark it where you want the lenth as needed,
Which impeller for 2GM20F? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 04.25.21 Don't mean to hijack your thread, but seemed like a good place to ask about impeller replacement. O
26 classic tow vehicle sail sfbay at 2:55pm 04.25.21
Epoxy or grind and glass? jdrutten at 2:54pm 04.25.21 I'm relieved that it might be relatively minor as opposed to incurable boat cancer. I'm hoping to po
Window films (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:52pm 04.25.21 The one thing I don't have in my grab bag of photos is a picture of the white panels I made for the
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail Tally Ho at 2:45pm 04.25.21 Thank God the beer will still cold... Looks more like the cabinet came loose. Not the actual refrig

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