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Practical Sailor Magazine John T1594 at 11:11pm 12.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1063 I have an almost a complete set of Practical Sailor magazines going back to 1994. I am going to get
Reefing (new to sailing) Tom at 11:28pm 12.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/832 My mail sail as one reefing point. There is a hook attached to the mast whereI assume the forward r
Selkie, where are you? Ed Schenck at 12:57am 12.27.07 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1054 Dear Rick and Cheryl,Belay the last(e-mail note)! Boy it really is hell to get old. Yesterday whi
Manual or automatic inflating life jackets. Louis at 2:26am 12.27.07 Ask All Sailors 23/2176 I am looking to buy an inflatable life jacket for myself and my wife. I am not sure whether to buy t
Water heater for Catalina 310 David Harcourt at 2:57am 12.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1483 My water heater needs replacing,does anyone know the model or campany that produced it? Or,would the
Power boat higgs at 5:07am 12.27.07 Ask All Sailors 0/943 Here is an interesting story about a bio diesel world record attempt.http://www.reuters.com/news/v
Fixed Rudder Gregg9020 at 5:29am 12.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2419 I have a freind that has a pretty warped rudder and needs to know the dimensions of a fixed rudder.
water temp alarm John at 5:24am 12.27.07 Ask All Sailors 57/5869 I recently removed and cleaned my heat exchange unit (on a Universal M35 B). After putting it back o
possessed freshwater pump??? greg at 5:41am 12.27.07 Big Boats 10/1169 my hunter 34"s freshwater pump throws the whole DC panel off...when i throw the switch it pumps up..
Universal M18 exhaust (1) littlegrange at 3:33am 12.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1194 I have just purchased a 1986 ODay 31 with a Universal M18 engine.I want to check that the exhaust s
How to get dome light off Bill O'D at 4:42am 12.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/766 I can't remove the aft dome light to replace the bulb. It has a beige plastic rim with the clear par
Mac 26S Mainsail Question? SeacretSailor at 11:29am 12.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1420 Hey guys,I have a mainsail question regarding my Mac 26S. My mainsail ALWAYS has a crease that sta
Was Santa good to your boat Ken13531 at 11:24am 12.27.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2020 I posted a Xmas list for Dancin bear on the fridge. I think she did really well.New hand held VHF.
Rebedding (1) Joe Wienecke at 10:55am 12.27.07 Big Boats 9/1007 let me try the photo again
272 storage improvements Mickstr at 10:54am 12.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 20/1666 I have a 1987 272LE, and am looking to make better use of the space available for storage. Does anyo
First 38 - seaworthiness windsmaker at 8:33am 12.27.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1812 Hi, I'm new to this site, and would appreciate some help. I considering purchase of a early 80's
Replacing cabin sole; need help removing adhesive r. gallagher at 8:15am 12.27.07 Ask All Sailors 32/2526 I began the task of replacing the cabin sole in my Hunter 28.5 and discovered someone squirted a tub
Rockin with the Sat Hogan at 7:32pm 12.25.07 Smaller Boats 10/957 Santa brought me a Serius radio for the H-260. Anyone have experience with locating the antenna? Sug
How tough is it ? Canukwi at 2:04am 12.26.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1161 It's often said, and it's very likely true, that most boats can stand more beating up than the peopl
Hand held shower head will not turn off Jerry5373 at 2:35am 12.26.07 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1291 The lever on the hand heal shower head does not stop the water from leaking. I have not been able t

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New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 1:46pm 11.09.21 Defender has SaniFlex in both 1.5" and 1"....and they sell it by the foot so you only have to buy t
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 1:41pm 11.09.21 200000 -Will
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Boomer2it at 1:38pm 11.09.21 I winterize my engine on the hard, I have a valve installed on engine side of water intake seacock,
Adding a 115V outlet Benny17441 at 1:36pm 11.09.21 You can either plug it in or hardwire it, it is just that the hardwiring makes for a better connecti
Wrapping topsides Barnacle Bill at 1:31pm 11.09.21 I have not personally done this, but i know others who have. You just have to be careful to not dam
Injector pump Benny17441 at 1:24pm 11.09.21 Check the obvious but I had an incident once where the injector pump in a boat that had been laid up
Running Rigging Line Type thinwater at 12:49pm 11.09.21 Plait. It is a weave description. Examples: rope spec rope spec 2 BTW, PET is polyester (polyethyle
2003 Hunter 270 DIY Yard Time! sail sfbay at 12:46pm 11.09.21 ..........2. Wax / Polish top deck & sides. Recommend a specific material? What's best practice for
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 11:58am 11.09.21 NP. Bayport would most likely have put in a door in the shrinkwrap at the stern if you want to go
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 11:56am 11.09.21 Thanks Scott! NP. Bayport would most likely have put in a zipper door in the shrinkwrap at the s
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 11:50am 11.09.21 Most likely Navionics charts and you can go the Navionics site and either renew to update the chart
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 11:49am 11.09.21 Hi. Now that we're up on Georgian Bay it just occurred to me that I'm not sure if the current memor
Hot Water tank Scott T-Bird at 11:44am 11.09.21 You CANT empty the water heater tank by just turning on the water pump and opening the hot water t
Tall Rig or Standard jeepbluetj at 11:30am 11.09.21 If the C36 is like the C30, the boom length will be the same even though the foot length of the mai
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 11:26am 11.09.21 I found a way to run the engine and monitor input and out. problem is I couldn't really tell if exha
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue shemandr at 11:22am 11.09.21 As for the inner workings a fluxgate compass is the same as a "Fluxgate capacitor" to me.
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:18am 11.09.21 Defender has SaniFlex in both 1.5" and 1"....and they sell it by the foot so you only have to buy th
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:16am 11.09.21 You can try disconnecting the Raymarine connectors and putting a dab of Dow Corning DC 4 Electrical
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue John6212 at 10:52am 11.09.21 Thanks to shemandr and twalker H260 for the responses. The "standby" worked fine yesterday but after
Teak Cockpit Table H49 chip veres at 10:48am 11.09.21 You could simplify the table-edge fiddles by using the 90 degree rounded corners made by Sea Teak. C

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