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Has anyone added shore power to Hunter 23.5? Julianna at 5:11am 06.13.08 Smaller Boats 9/1892 Has anyone ever added shore power to the 23.5 or similar? My slip has shore power but the boat does
sail trim turtle at 3:35am 06.13.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/4665 First of all, as you will be able to see from my question, I know very little about sail trim. I hav
Acidy smell in the cabin TomC23572 at 6:28am 06.13.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1097 I recently purchased a Catalina 22 MKII. Inside the cabin it has a faint odor like dog pee; however
Will a EU1000 Honda Generator heat my water heater? Ken Kindrick at 5:47am 06.13.08 Big Boats 4/1395 Would I be able to heat up the water heater on my H340 by turning off the charging function on my Li
Adding power to a daysailor (Hunter 216)? New owner at 5:37am 06.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1182 I am thinking of adding power to my Hunter 216 for basics like powering a satellite radio, nav light
Hunter 27 "Edge" powersailor Crazy Dave Condon at 8:37am 06.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1315 Hunter has debuted a new sailboat called the Edge which is a 27 footer. It is my understanding that
A long blue line. Ross at 9:05am 06.13.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1041 A while ago I posted a thread concerning my Garmin GPS72 and its propensity to lock up and display a
Fuel Injectors Bob at 9:56am 06.13.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1188 I have a 1980 Universal 5411. The last time we were coming in after motoring about an hour the motor
reefing on a cat22. porsche at 11:11am 06.13.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1012 I have done OK with reefing my main figured out by myself but I see alot of blocks at the base of th
MISSING CABIN FABRIC LINER MARY at 12:21pm 06.13.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1197 When my husband and I purchased our 23 ft. 1975 O'day 2 years ago. It was a little beat up cosmetica
Kenyon wind anomenometer Tom S at 12:44pm 06.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1700 In desparate need of the the cuplets and /or wind vane for an "old" Kenyon anomenometer. The cuplets
310 Bimini mdistel at 1:31pm 06.13.08 Catalina 310 6/4930 What options are there for a Bimini for a Catalina 310 and how much do they cost? Looking to cover a
Cuplets for Kenyon wind anomenometer Tom S at 1:15pm 06.13.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1218 Desparately need the cuplets and wind vane for an old Kenyon wind anomenometer. The cuplets fell off
anyone ever removed and replaced a swing keel before? mikey 77 at 3:27pm 06.13.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/979 need to resurface the keel on my venture 21 and it would help if i could remove it.
Question about Raising Mainsail Adirondack Bob at 9:49pm 06.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1505 I'm wondering whether anyone has any possible explanations for a puzzling problem I'm having with my
IDA HAL at 10:45pm 06.10.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1174
Sealing Plexiglass Windows Tom23254 at 10:52pm 06.10.08 Ask All Sailors 7/17330 What is a good product to reseat the plexiglass windows. I have one large one in the main salon and
typhoon mast height 28' ? drthe at 10:56pm 06.10.08 Other Sailboats 2/1525 with mast down, i measured 23'9". is mast height in specifications from the water line?
Easy water tank gauge (1) soling42 at 1:45am 06.11.08 Smaller Boats 3/1107 One of my biggest gripes with our Hunter 260 was the impossible access to figure out the on-board wa
Advice on a O'day 30 Bob at 11:12pm 06.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1794 I am considering a O'Day 30 for my next boat. I would like to know the pro's and con's on the 30.

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Finish on Chart Table finefurn at 2:56pm 11.28.21 Any of the leading brands of Marine varnish work well. Total boat "Lust" is you want for a short re
Universal Diesel Fuel Pump Question timsmustang at 2:48pm 11.28.21 So the choice Is between an electric pump that may fail and a mechanical one that may leak. Seems li
Nav System Replacement berner73 at 2:40pm 11.28.21 It isn't cheap, but Raymarine offers a separate remote keypad that can be integrated with the Axios
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing jssailem at 2:38pm 11.28.21
Nav System Replacement (1) RickC at 2:31pm 11.28.21 I replaced my C90W with an Axiom Pro 9 two seasons ago and I really like the upgrade. Raymarine sell
Universal Diesel Fuel Pump Question jssailem at 2:26pm 11.28.21 You need a pump to move fuel from a tank placed below the engine to the high pressure pump that boos
Aft Cabin Quarter Panel Door removal RickC at 2:17pm 11.28.21 I removed that panel on my 309 (#174) so that I could refinish it. Re-installing just required a lit
Universal Diesel Fuel Pump Question Alan Gomes at 1:45pm 11.28.21 It appears that previous owner swapped out the mechanical lift pump with an electric one and covered
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing Tally Ho at 1:30pm 11.28.21
Sikaflex 291 curing confusion. Tally Ho at 1:23pm 11.28.21 The data sheet for 291 also includes the 1-week wait time for total immersion. https://usa.sika.com
Lewmar old standard lens replacement. JamesG161 at 1:21pm 11.28.21 Check here and where I got mine... LEWMAR Portlight Parts Archives - HatchMasters Jim... PS: Lewma
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger Bob J. at 1:17pm 11.28.21 but why should I discard 200AH of available and fully funcional energy storage? They are FLA so t
Sikaflex 291 curing confusion. dlochner at 1:04pm 11.28.21 Are Sikaflex 291 and 292 the same product? It may be that one formulation requires an extended cure
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger dlochner at 1:00pm 11.28.21 The more complicated the system, the more points of failure. The more the system deviates from stand
leaky boat Crusty Ol Salt at 12:47pm 11.28.21 Choose wisely. Every time I hear or read "Choose wisely" I think of Indiana Jones and the Holy Gr
prop shaft flange bolt size (2) Shaw_2112 at 12:46pm 11.28.21 so just a little follow up, the 21/32 socket was an exact fit, what an odd size to use for a bolt?!
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger luisglezi at 12:17pm 11.28.21
Lewmar old standard lens replacement. Terry Cox at 12:08pm 11.28.21 Hi Ted, ours remain original, however a bit crazed and have been thinking about replacing. Do you me
Touchless Sailing jon hansen at 12:02pm 11.28.21 the wind is never steady. up down speed, back and forth direction, puffs and lulls, waves near shor
Finish on Chart Table Terry Cox at 12:02pm 11.28.21 Different model boat here, but ours is sealed with Teak oil. If it were my boat, I would seal it wit

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