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I just built a new shelf in my 222 (1) Joe11688 at 3:29am 04.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/792 This galley shelf is my latest brain-storm. I built it out of some Mahogany plywood, an Oak fiddle
Missing grounding plate Chuck McNear at 3:05am 04.03.08 Irwin 0/1684 Divers just informed me that the grounding plate is missing on the bottom of the boat near the keel.
ballast vs displacement Hunter 25 KennyH at 7:15am 04.03.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1238 According to the owners manual on the Hunter 25 found at this linkhttp://www.murphygraphics.com/hun
Installed Tankwatch 4 on FW tank forward Chris Connor at 10:36am 04.03.08 Catalina 310 3/1843 Hello all:Today I have installed a Tankwatch 4 level guaging system in the Potable water tank forw
Foss foam rudder Steve at 11:34am 04.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1002 Checked archives, has anyone ever repaired an eight inch diamate or so delamination by injecting an
Catalina Capri 18 vs. O'Day 20 w t wilson at 12:59pm 04.03.08 Trailer Sailors 3/12192 I am a novice sailor who got chased away from my motorcycle by an overprotective wife. Traded my mo
What ever happened to................ sailortonyb Allied Mis at 12:55pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1185 Moodybucaneer and others that have not been here in a very long time?Was just thinking of some of t
Help me identify this boat please (1) Timm R 25 Oday at 12:51pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1002 I 've been driving past this boat for 6 months or so.It's makes me sad to think that at one time ,t
First time at the helm in 28 years Gene45 at 1:30pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1031 I had not sailed in 28 years. On March 21, 2008 I decided to make a cruse from Edgewater MD to Tangi
Island Girl Duke13540 at 1:15pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1171 Has anyone used Island Girl system on a newer boat?Thanks for your info. I'm thinking of using it o
Battery tie down question sailaway78 at 1:45pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2459 I just switched out the batteries in the 37, and went from group 29's to four 6v golf cart batteries
Boat generators alan boyd at 6:59pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 0/1229 The generators at www.Boats.net beat the prices at the other sites I checked
autohelm wind instrument unit carl4 at 9:58pm 04.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1423 I need a masthead unit for my autohelm wind instrument. The Ray Marine units are not compatible. Any
Aussie Boat Swap Hogan at 9:30pm 04.01.08 Smaller Boats 4/1052 Reading the post about naming the boat after a visit to Austrailia got me to thinking. Might there b
Mac Sailing Steve at 10:09pm 04.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1203 Preparing to buy my first Mac, a 26X, late 90's. I think I am making a great choice for the things
Amazing Video George at 12:10am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1347 After a long cold winter, this video really got my blood pumping. The kite/camera thing is clever bu
Trailerable? (1) scolil at 1:07am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1364 I have seen boats sitting high on trailers and have wondered if this is realistic. I enjoy having m
HELP I need a locking pin venture rick at 1:32am 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1067 Ok this is for my dad more then for me. he has a Venture Newport 23 im not sure on the year. we got
D and R Marine, a rave Ross in Tampa at 2:58am 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1105 I have to send a shout out to Rudy and Debbie at D and R. I ordered two new stays for my Oday 25 on
hunter 30 table barry966 at 2:31am 04.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1007 i have a hunter 30 with the huge table. i don't even fit into the seat. but with the table out it is

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Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat shemandr at 9:58am 12.03.21 If you take cushions home it is good practice to protect them from mice
H38: Blower Quit, Where is it? Tips? senang at 9:51am 12.03.21 The engine blower (suction would be better) on my H38 is in the middle under the big berth in the ow
hydraulic backstay rebuild DArcy at 9:31am 12.03.21 Seems high if the problem can be resolved by replacing seals, the seal kits seem to be mostly under
A couple trailering questions DayDreamer41 at 9:26am 12.03.21 Kinda an odd question, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, don't let the boat come off
A couple trailering questions waterman30 at 9:16am 12.03.21 Appreciate the replies. I've towed a boat before about same weight as 240 but never any real distanc
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? (1) DayDreamer41 at 9:07am 12.03.21 @AndyL The mast number will be hand etched into the mast at the bottom, that number will allow you
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? jssailem at 8:53am 12.03.21 Andy, Rarely are masts free of holes or fixtures. By all means contact Selden. Perhaps you can remov
hydraulic backstay rebuild jssailem at 8:51am 12.03.21 Better on a fractional or masthead rig? My thoughts are the type of effect it has on the different
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? AndyL at 8:40am 12.03.21 Good point about variability - I guess I either have to make an exploratory hole as suggested or see
Proper Course jssailem at 8:32am 12.03.21 the communications worked in Mark's favor, probably because J105 first put himself in a bad situati
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 8:31am 12.03.21
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 8:29am 12.03.21 While I agree with the rest of your post, where did you get this from? The rule says nothing about
A couple trailering questions Tedd at 8:28am 12.03.21 Either one is going to tow just fine behind a Ram 1500 and you probably wouldn't even notice much di
H34 chainplate revisited. markwbird at 8:26am 12.03.21 I'm impressed and a little frightened. What prompted you to do this in the first place? How did yo
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 8:23am 12.03.21 Did a similar cut out and fix on my H31. In the downloads section (link below) and there are other p
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat Scott B at 8:09am 12.03.21 My practice is similar to others here. I took my cushions home the first year. I never did that a
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! dmax at 8:04am 12.03.21
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat (3) Rich Stidger at 7:56am 12.03.21 My practice is similar to others here. I took my cushions home the first year. I never did that ag
hydraulic backstay rebuild Justin_NSA at 7:51am 12.03.21 Do you see much improvement on sail trim with the backstay adjuster? Better on a fractional or masth
A couple trailering questions Justin_NSA at 7:39am 12.03.21 The basic question is do you want a H240 or a H260? Not single vs dual axle trailer. Either would tr

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