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Boat flooded with rainwater Paul at 11:09am 04.19.08 Other Sailboats 3/984 i JUST BOUGHT THE BOAT FROM A FRIEND, iT WAS NOT WRAPPED OVER 2 WINTERS AND THE CABIN HAS 6 INCHES O
depth finder mounting Jay L at 11:06am 04.19.08 Smaller Boats 3/883 I just purchased a Humminbird 610 depth finder for my H23. The unit I have came with a puck transd
floor refurbishing of hunter 260 Esk II at 11:17am 04.19.08 Smaller Boats 1/1038 Hi to all, My wife and I haave recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 260 and have done a great job gett
Lynn...did you all get the mount thing... jackhartjr at 1:06pm 04.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/842 ...worked out and get that sailing lesson?And if so how was it?Jack
How Much Does It Really Cost? Steve A. at 1:12pm 04.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1121 This is one of those age old questions that are always answered with "it depends." What I am curiou
selden in mast furling Greg McGuire at 1:28pm 04.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5092 Someone ask me a question about what I would do if the the in-mast furling broke and I could not fur
Minimum bluewater? Whidbey at 2:44pm 04.19.08 Ask All Sailors 52/30227 Eh, I'm totally new to this. I'm trying to figure out the best boat to trade my mountain cabin for,
Play in Rudder Stock in Hunter 33 James Eastwood at 7:02pm 04.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1277 Has anyone experienced play in the rudder stock and if so any ideas as to the fix needed?.James
What adhesive to use Timm R 25 Oday at 7:56pm 04.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1235 I was able to remove ,paint and reinstall my centerboard.The two nylon (?)wedges that hold the pivo
Progress report on my O222 (1) 48dodge at 11:41pm 04.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1139 Finally found some time to strip the bottom paint off. I used Peel Away. There was about 5 layers
Rudder Post Movement scottb at 12:07am 04.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3814 Hello All,I have 1981 Catalina 30' that has fairly significant movent in rudder shaft causing gelc
Any Idea- How this Happen?? (2) jrpla at 12:09am 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1822 Hi;Last weekend My Barlow 16 winch broke, I see no dust on the base.I already found a new one o
Safety on the Pamlico. Ed Schenck at 2:23am 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1199 Is everyone up-to-date with their fire extinguishers and flares? What else should I be thinking abo
toe rail leak Neil Stephens at 2:14am 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3083 I have recently discovered a leak around the toe rail area. If I removed the toe rail and reseal eve
Sailing on the jib Jerry Dykhuisen at 2:11am 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2147 I'm very new to sailing. The other day, on what appeared to be a pretty normal weather day, I notic
Keel/Centerboard on Pearson 36-2 question josrulz at 3:18am 04.18.08 Pearson 1/3350 Hi all,Does anyone happen to have any experience with upwind sailing on a Pearson K/CB 36-2 with th
H212 mast light rick hipkins at 3:37am 04.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1091 Just purchased used H212 and want to install top of mast light, where's best place to get it, and wh
garelick motor mount Claude Collerette at 4:35am 04.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1237 Hi everyone, A question...Just received and ready to install my new motor mount. My question to al
Moving boat to Lake Travis Pitman at 4:26am 04.18.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1434 I am moving to Austin ' as part of that move I will be hauling my Hunter 31 from Lake Grapevine TX t
rudder stoppers steve lazar at 4:23am 04.18.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1314 I have lost one rudder stopper on my 1982 cherubini 37c. Does anyone know where I may purchase a new

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Add a battery dlochner at 11:01am 11.27.21 Promariner is a good brand. The manuals can be downloaded on their website. The manual should explai
CNG to propane Benny17441 at 9:25am 11.27.21 I'll give you a list of what you will need; A Propane stove with thermocouple switches. (most stov
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger Johann at 9:07am 11.27.21
Add a battery (2) acudavid at 8:59am 11.27.21 @dlochner I was able to take some pics. The charger looks newish. It is a ProMariner ProSport12, w
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger Davidasailor26 at 7:01am 11.27.21 I agree with dlochner that calling Victron to check would be a good idea. Off-hand it seems like you
IRWIN 25 jssailem at 6:20am 11.27.21 Boat had a short build history-7 years 1969-76. Trailer day sailing boat. Imagined as a coastal pock
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 6:05am 11.27.21 The old rusted clamps have been changed to stainless now. The elbows are stainless, just not 316. I
IRWIN 25 sail sfbay at 5:59am 11.27.21 Is that a fin keel or centerboard, inboard or outboard engine, trailerable and what year? Older boa
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Crusty Ol Salt at 5:49am 11.27.21 I love a good sea story. The best one are like Aesop's Fables ending with a moral or lesson to be le
IRWIN 25 Bluenose at 5:32am 11.27.21 I think it's nuttin'
Water tank pick up RoyS at 5:32am 11.27.21 Fitting does not look like stainless to me. Hose clamps are not stainless either.
Water tank pick up DayDreamer41 at 5:24am 11.27.21 Bravo, good show and congratulations on zeroing in on the problem!
IRWIN 25 shemandr at 5:17am 11.27.21 I got nutin'
Where's all this water coming from? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:08am 11.27.21 200480 What is that? A repair in the hull glass? It kind of sounds like a crack in the hull. Howev
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S Joe at 5:06am 11.27.21 You might consider setting it up like the old Mac 25, or even the 26x and m. In those boats, and a
Tipping angles sailme88 at 4:40am 11.27.21 Or one Mainer. that would be a BMW....
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger dlochner at 4:08am 11.27.21 With all due respect to the very knowledgeable forum members, you would do well to consult with a pr
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... All U Get at 4:00am 11.27.21 When we had ours in Maine, it was inspected every year and replaced the third year. While traveling
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 3:16am 11.27.21 For the logbook I use a Google spreadsheet. That way I can fill it out at my convenience and I can a
Too much mast rake Fleuve St-Laurent at 11:50pm 11.26.21 Hello. Sorry, but my english is not always very good. I use translation software. I am the proud o

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