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P42 Stern Rail Seats Now in Photo Forum Terry Cox at 2:32pm 10.20.07 Big Boats 14/1483 Hi fellow P42 owners and other interested skippers. I've posted the finished stern rail seats that I
Arch Swap Russ Reiland at 4:31pm 10.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1006 Hello:1. Has anyone ever swapped the fiberglass arch for a Hunter stainless steel arch? 1999 CC 45
Rubrail to cover hull-deck joint on cal 34 Paullarmore at 4:14pm 10.20.07 Cal 2/633 Any ideas where I might find the rubrail material and associated bow and stern fittings for a cal 34
Maxwell winches JFitz at 9:35pm 10.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/972 In renovating my H-34 winches, I've got thhe core shaft out and the drum about 3" up and it seems to
Yamar 3gm30 throttle shemandr at 11:41pm 10.18.07 Big Boats 8/1573 My throttle linkage, I think, has slipped so that my lowest idle is around 2,000 rpm. I would like
procedure to lower the mast on a cal 20 greg adams at 12:12am 10.19.07 Cal 3/2784 The starboard mast spreader is knocked out of position, upon getting aloft I found the bolt attached
Compass Fit Jack Hollingsworth at 12:41am 10.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/761 I would like to transfer a Ritchie DNP-200 Navigator (Binnacle Mount) compass to a Merriman pedestal
What's this for then? Anyone know AndrewB at 1:21am 10.19.07 Big Boats 5/876 Does anyone know what this bracket is for. It's on the steps of a 2000 H410 but I would guess its on
Battery Installation in 26D,S,&C Chuck at 1:51am 10.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2176 I plan on installing two (2) size 24 batteries in my new 1993 McGregor 26. I am planning on install
Solar system Zaphro at 1:52am 10.19.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1503 One of my winter projects is to install a solar power system to keep the batteries charged. I've se
Axles: 1 or 2!? Brian M H23 at 2:04am 10.19.07 Trailer Sailors 5/1714 I'm in the process of adding a second axle to the trailer for my hunter 23 (At this stage, collectin
cooking stove Merrick Cromwell at 12:07am 10.19.07 Smaller Boats 3/1903 My stove is natural gas.I want to change it to propane. Is this easy to do? My e-mail is cromwellmc@
Calgon Water Softener in Holding tanks?? George Kornreich at 4:27am 10.19.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2605 Some RV sites have recently been recommending adding Calgon water softener to tanks, which they clai
C270 Icebox/Refrigeration Conversion RJTilbe at 4:40am 10.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1270 I would like info from anyone who has successfully converted their C270 icebox to a refrigerator.
Topping lift kit (1) Justin_NSA at 3:08am 10.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3385 I just ordered a new Model 33 kit from Sail Care today. I only needed the 1/2 kit because I have a w
malfunction head guages Art6035 at 2:47am 10.19.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1387 I read recently of a cleaning additive to put in the holding tank toget the guage operating again. C
Apparent delamination problem around windows sailingdude at 2:43am 10.19.07 Catalina 30 2/2411 I have just started the process of fixing the leaking cabin windows in my 1980 C-30. Upon removal of
Recommend towing vehicle for a 272LE Capt Ron at 4:54am 10.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1224 Hello Everyone,I just purchase a 272LE and had a friend with a large truck haul it to where I live
Barnacles on New Bottom Paint Larry7082 at 4:58am 10.19.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2910 We have a Oday 23 in Long Is land Sound on the CT Side.Have been using West Marine BottomKote for m
Good source for used/refurbished sails? Vin11979 at 8:14am 10.19.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1606 Looking to find a good source for used or refurbished sails, as I would like to purchase both a stor

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Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 10:06am 10.27.21
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) Thaelia at 10:02am 10.27.21
Replacement Fresh Water Pump Deleted member 117556 at 9:57am 10.27.21 I just recently replaced my fresh water pump and it made a big difference. I used the updated versi
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 9:38am 10.27.21 Great idea! Need to change filters now; may as well convert to your design. Thanks.
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? jssailem at 9:38am 10.27.21
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... jssailem at 9:33am 10.27.21 Just removed my Genoa in the morning hours of day break. The wind of the night before had finally go
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. artboas at 9:16am 10.27.21 where is a good place to source those fittings? Great idea thks A great source for these parts is
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) shemandr at 9:10am 10.27.21 A very very good video. Imagine doing that on a whole deck. Yikes! That is a lotta work. But the
Simple head question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 10.27.21 Laundry or diswashing detergent...Dawn is a good choice. Let it soak awhile, then use a scrub brush.
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... shemandr at 8:52am 10.27.21 I had that issue in New Suffolk. You wanted a northerly breeze or no breeze to remove the sails. T
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Justin_NSA at 8:33am 10.27.21 I didn't get it until I picked up on "loosefooted mainsail ". I wait for a calm day because my slip
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Leeward Rail at 8:29am 10.27.21 Now you just need to find a big warehouse where you can layout the sails on a clean surface and dry
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? Justin_NSA at 8:27am 10.27.21 that gives me an idea. We have an older ASUS tablet, new and still in the box. I wonder if it will s
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Leeward Rail at 8:21am 10.27.21 Or you could choose to remove the sail when it's not windy. Maybe that doesn't happen that often i
Sailboat Drone Leeward Rail at 8:06am 10.27.21 @jssailem has informed me that a Phalanx system, accidentally fired on the USS Missouri during the
Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 10.27.21 You might even want to clean the tank using just detergent and water Thanks for the advice Peggie.
2000 Hunter Passage 450 (refit help) dmax at 7:56am 10.27.21 You don't have to fix gelcoat cracks as shemandr says, they are cosmetic as long as the fiberglass i
Sailboat Drone Leeward Rail at 7:51am 10.27.21 An opensourced DIY chaingun with some python coding, all run on a raspberrypi would be easily doable
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. JRacer at 7:49am 10.27.21 Good idea and good solution.
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. dmax at 7:45am 10.27.21 Nicely done, thanks for the excellent write-up.

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