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Cabin Heat BananaToe at 4:16pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1984 We're debating what type of cabin heat to install. Today we use a little AC unit, but the light does
Hunter 34 Dodger, jk kudera at 8:08pm 10.19.07 Big Boats 1/1252 We have a 1984 Hunter 34 and have had an Island Nautical dodger for years, it was destroyed, and I n
damaged part on beneteau first 24 leo Ganter at 8:29pm 10.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1306 There is a casts iron fitting at the bottom of the mast. This area sits into the deck to hold it in
mast fitting on beneteau first 24 Leo Ganter at 8:34pm 10.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1549 The cast iron foot on my mast has been damaged. I need to either get a replacment or repair the exis
Lighting protection Rudy G at 9:40pm 10.19.07 Smaller Boats 2/851 I would to protect my boat against lighting strikes. One of the methods I was contemplating is to cl
diesel fuel... what do you do? Rich (P303) at 10:25pm 10.19.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2027 Top off tank and add additive... or drain tank for the winter storage?
Hard "glass"? bimini for 42 MKII Johan23875 at 1:02am 10.20.07 Big Boats 1/1405 Hello AllI cannot find on this web site information on the (what I believe some call it) a hard gl
Radar Use - The Sequel Ken Prichard at 1:54am 10.20.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1560 I recently asked two specific questions regarding the use of marine radar. After some reseach involv
Removing bottom paint mark7478 at 2:59am 10.20.07 Other Sailboats 2/1266 It's time to start thinking about removing the bottom paints from my E25 and start a new process of
Ceiling material, vynal or naugahide, what is it? arrhythmia at 3:00am 10.20.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1282 I'm replacing the ceiling in my O'Day 34, and it was a soft vynal, or naugahide material that lays o
Trailer winch Morry at 4:43am 10.20.07 Smaller Boats 1/890 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5. The trailer appears to be the original Hunter model which came with the
Jabsco heads back filling Gary Eglinton at 5:30am 10.20.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/5797 2003 Beneteau 473. Aft head: standard Jabsco 29090 manual; forward: standard Jabsco electric 37010
Bearings Nestor at 5:19am 10.20.07 Other Sailboats 1/1008 Changing the cutless bearing and shaft from a 3/4 inch to a one inch in both the hull packing glan a
Need a Cal 34 mast Steve at 5:15am 10.20.07 Cal 1/584 Hello fellow Cal owners. Looking for a Cal 34 mast. My mast was damaged in the recent wind storm. It
H33 on beach Bill Arneson at 5:48am 10.20.07 The Cherubini Hunters 0/950 Check out the October Boat US Seaworthy, page 15.Looks like a H33 getting pounded by the surf,feel b
A very disheartening discovery.... steve at 7:11am 10.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1039 Decided to start closing the boat up for the winter, went below and found a shreaded roll of paper t
leaky compamion way chris henninger at 7:35am 10.20.07 Trailer Sailors 0/1389 i bought a 1985 hunter 23 back in sept. and the companion way leaks a lot when it rains i just refin
Bilge Pump model Ben V at 10:18am 10.20.07 Yamaha 2/2498 Does anyone know the model of the bilge pump on the Yamaha 33 vintage 1981. I believe it is a "Hende
PoliGlow Usage Chuck at 10:03am 10.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/912 PoliGlow Question.Have you used PoliGlow on your Fiberglass boat? Where you satisfied with the res
PoliGlow Usage Chuck at 10:00am 10.20.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1479 PoliGlow Question.Have you used PoliGlow on your Fiberglass boat? Where you satisfied with the res

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Tall Rig or Standard EdWard3 at 12:31pm 11.05.21 Measuring the boom tomorrow!
Inner shell cracks on haul out (1) Tom J at 11:43am 11.05.21 Tom, could you post a picture of where those locations are? Would love to have that for future haul
Advice for Priming Fuel Pump - Westerbeke 30B Stu Jackson at 11:42am 11.05.21 Concerns include: Pump able to run continuously Aeration of fuel by pump Flow through ability of p
Inner shell cracks on haul out (1) Tom J at 11:04am 11.05.21 Tom, could you post a picture of where those locations are? Would love to have that for future haul
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Head Sail at 10:32am 11.05.21 But with the Clutch Lever failure the drive belt was still tight. You can force the helm to respond
Inner shell cracks on haul out marchem at 10:30am 11.05.21 My C310 has stickers near the gunnels that indicate where the slings should be placed when hauling.
How to remove old chart plotter on 311 pedestal mdibella at 10:23am 11.05.21 Looks like there are two designs. Some models have nylon studs and non-removable bezel. Some hav
Tall Rig or Standard Parsons at 9:29am 11.05.21 So, @EdWard3 , which rig do you have ... so we all can tell you why you got the wrong one ;)
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed SycloneDriver at 9:08am 11.05.21 How are you measuring the wind speed? Is the prop folding correctly?
Advice for Priming Fuel Pump - Westerbeke 30B jssailem at 8:42am 11.05.21
Fiberglas Thickness - 1987 - Hull and Deck Repair PSR at 8:28am 11.05.21 How did this project turn out? I am closing in on deck repairs on my sort-of-good old C27 and would
Cock pit table size jssailem at 8:04am 11.05.21 Wine cut outs do look like a good idea. A quite calm bay and thee. Not sure I would be able to set t
Cock pit table size Don Crowther at 7:37am 11.05.21 @Don Crowther how did the wine glass cutouts work in actual use? Looks like a good idea. They work
Cock pit table size Apex at 7:23am 11.05.21 @Don Crowther how did the wine glass cutouts work in actual use? Looks like a good idea. For @jssai
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:17am 11.05.21 Will I Have a Hunter 19-2. Sailing with a jib is something all new to me. All of my sailing up
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (5) JamesG161 at 6:54am 11.05.21 Just to show more progress and introducing TIMMY the Fiberglass repair Professional.... de Patch be
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise leo310 at 6:38am 11.05.21 TCWL_2022_Volume5.pdf (charts.gc.ca) TCWL_2022_Volume6.pdf (charts.gc.ca) TCWL_2022_Volume7.pdf (ch
Single handing Joe at 6:18am 11.05.21 Joe, to communicate with you, do I just post my email address here? Will, I am not sure just how t
Cock pit table size (2) Don Crowther at 6:02am 11.05.21 Here's a couple of pictures of the table I made for our boat. I made it too wide so it's hard to get
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy Joe at 5:52am 11.05.21 I'm trying to visualize how your mainsail and boom interact with the "halyard". I'm hoping it's not

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