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Toilet Vent Blitz at 5:19am 03.27.08 Seidelmann 7/3625 Seidelmann owners,I'm in the process of cjanging out the original toilet and noticed after reading
Need a Mast Crutch slidewhiz at 5:32am 03.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/777 Before I have A welder fabricate a mast crutch for my Hunter 23, I just wanted to see if there was o
H27 135% headsail SJO at 5:27am 03.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1207 I am looking for a used 135% head sail for my standard rig 1978 H27. Have one or can you point me i
Lazy Jack Tom at 5:40am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1743 I will be installing a lazy jack system (my own design) on a'84 27' Hunter. I will be installing ch
Taking the Plunge (1) Gary Wyngarden at 5:50am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2198 Well we've been talking about doing this for years. Yesterday we finalized a deal (subject to survey
need a lift and load and unstep the mast in west florida duality at 6:45am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1373 the boat is in cape coral right now and i am going to truck it north. i will take all the sails down
Air-X Wind Generator on a h40.5 Rich Stidger at 6:53am 03.27.08 Big Boats 2/1077 I am about to install an Air-X wind generator on my 1997 h40.5. I also have Garhauser davits on the
mini jacker motor mount (1) Captain E at 8:15am 03.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1280 Has anyone tried this minijacker motor mount. http://www.jmsonline.net/MINI-JACKER.htm ?? looks lik
Freezer Condensation DanoDano at 8:27am 03.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1400 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 356 and I am just learning my way around all the "surprises" that
Robert Gainer has died in Beacon, N.Y Larry Wilson at 11:03am 03.27.08 Ask All Sailors 20/4503 Bob died suddenly on February 17, at home. His last post here, amazingly was on February 16th.
Mast refit rad at 1:40pm 03.27.08 Smaller Boats 2/872 I had the mast removed at the end of last season. The cabin top had depressed enough to warrant the
Bilge pump rad at 1:29pm 03.27.08 Smaller Boats 2/868 I currently have the bilge pump hooked up to the fused switch panel. The float is hooked directly to
Steering Wheel Brake Bill at 11:52am 03.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1288 Does anyone have any experience with servicing the through shaft clutch in the Whitlock bulkhead ste
No lube HAL at 8:50pm 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1487
10/4 chainplates lastbark at 11:12pm 03.25.08 Irwin 1/2119 Thi below decks securing divice,structure.om my 10/4 has rusted out and needs replacing.I need plans
roller furling getting difficult to unfurl and furl boblitbird at 12:04am 03.26.08 Catalina 30 4/4667 my roller furling has become stiff and I don't know the proper lubrication to maintain it. Is there
Cockpit table leaves Sailspro at 12:15am 03.26.08 Big Boats 3/1728 Recently, we have seen pictures of 387's and actually saw that the new C375 has teak cockpit table l
Back to Future higgs at 12:08am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1060 Interesting article about new developments for oil tankers.http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-989834
Ebay NOAA RNC Chart Collection with SeaClearI MoonSailer at 1:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1865 The chart collection offered on ebay seems like a great deal. Supposed to be all of the charts with
BOW THRUSTER INSTALLATION JIM HAMILTON at 1:28am 03.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2766 I;M INTERESTED IN INSTALLING A BOW THRUSTER IN MY 460. HAS ANYONY ATTEMPTED THIS ON THEIR OWN? I W

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Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices chip veres at 10:17am 12.16.21 I'm a cynic, but one with experience. That experience tells me that half of the capacity of any bat
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery jssailem at 10:11am 12.16.21 We receive some great news yesterday. Rod posted on the SBO forum again sharing his insights into s
Pick one... Justin_NSA at 10:07am 12.16.21 You are thinking of "Airplane!" 1c1F0PpbHdg
Folding Prop? Johnb at 9:56am 12.16.21 It has been 16 years since we installed a flex-o-fold on our HC-37 and we have had zero problems. I
Pick one... (1) LeslieTroyer at 9:31am 12.16.21 My friend @LeslieTroyer uses a french press with what he calls a coffee condom. It captures most of
Removing centerboard? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:27am 12.16.21 If using straps under the hull. Tie them together so the straps will not slip out. Also I would sugg
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports Mark Maulden at 9:20am 12.16.21 Nice job Hayden! It will be interesting over time to see how well the tape works.
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices (1) jssailem at 9:17am 12.16.21 The unit linked sounds amazing... The S1200 Portable Power Station come with 1000W wattage and 122
Folding Prop? markwbird at 9:11am 12.16.21 I am not familiar with the Michigan folding prop but it sounds like it might be worn out. Specifica
Nasty Stuff Leaking bawlmer at 8:56am 12.16.21 Thanks for the responses. The tank is plastic. Definitely replacing the macerator rather than rebuil
Locate Battery Charger jssailem at 8:37am 12.16.21 Congrats Chief on what appears to be a new boat to you. I am with Don and Benny. Give a call to th
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Steve_Catalina at 8:30am 12.16.21 What did that cost you for comparison ? That badly named Solar Generator has a lot less (11.16Ah a
TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install jssailem at 8:18am 12.16.21 Mike if you get frustrated trying to resolve the programing issue, reach out to Vesper. I have found
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports Castrilper55 at 8:16am 12.16.21 Thanks for sharing your experience with the new windows! And thanks for putting the link on my post
Heave To Question colb218 at 8:09am 12.16.21 Nice selection of a video instructor. He is from the Pacific NW which should help you with your exp
How old is Grandpa? (1) jssailem at 8:08am 12.16.21 Who misses the Sears Catalog? Usually when I need to use the Privy.
Locate Battery Charger Benny17441 at 8:08am 12.16.21 Ditto what Don says, charger technology has improved dramatically in the past 25-30 years. Just rip
Heave To Question colb218 at 8:07am 12.16.21 Then don't rely on heaving to as a single solution. If heaving to is your MOB plan, next time you a
Heave To Question jssailem at 8:03am 12.16.21 Nice selection of a video instructor. He is from the Pacific NW which should help you with your expe
Pick one... rgranger at 8:02am 12.16.21 My friend @LeslieTroyer uses a french press with what he calls a coffee condom. Sounds like it wo

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