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Nauta holding tank odor chrysalis15422 at 2:47am 06.30.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2259 My Nauta flexible holding tank emits a terrible odor. It was never pleasant, but it has gotten worse
Painting the keel jsailor at 2:24am 06.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2042 I have removed the keel from my C22 for reconditioning; the rust scale is chipping off easily and I
Irwin 32 swing keel w maney at 8:59am 06.30.07 Other Sailboats 0/1477 I just acquired a 1971 Irwin 32. The swing keel is missing! Does anyone have a drawing or design
Plug in the solar panel? rlaribee at 1:23pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1024 Does the 12 volt power outlet run both ways? If I plugged my solar panel into the outlet, would it
Companionway Doors sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:36pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1326 I'm strongly considering building new companionway doors. Before I do, I would like to see some of y
Penetrol??? Roger at 2:05pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1233 As a coating on decks etc... An article in "Good Old Boat" extoles its virtues. Sounds easy ' GOOD.
Capsize ratio Jeff B at 5:28pm 06.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2961 I was reading in the knowledge base section of HunterOwners.com about Hunter 25's.In the specs, I s
Blue water yacht Mark at 7:04pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1361 I read some time ago about a yacht built in the US that from memory has a water line length of about
Main Halyard Cheek Pulley John Blake at 4:23pm 06.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1326 I'm trying to rig my new mast for the 1983 MacGregor 22 I just bought... but the previous owner had
What sails do I have? Vin11979 at 4:03pm 06.30.07 Smaller Boats 6/1146 I have recently purchased a 77 hunter 25, and I have a question regarding the jib sails the boat cam
A TANKLESS JOB slunga at 10:32pm 06.28.07 Catalina 30 8/1681 The cat 30 I have recently aquired has no holding tank, vent, or pump-out, just the head. It is a 19
fiberglass hiking stick LordNelson at 10:43pm 06.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1028 i have a fiberglass "hiking stick" attached to the tiller on my oday 20. the fiberglass causes areas
GPS, Internal antenna or external?? David Ochoa at 11:01pm 06.28.07 Big Boats 6/958 My old GPS MAP210 w/ external antenna has given up the ghost. Looks like all the new models come wit
broken dagger board sailormanbigd at 11:00pm 06.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1155 had my son check under the boat for barniccles and he said the centerboard was missing! I looked and
Commode backup raysco at 12:23am 06.29.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1198 OK, here goes. This is my first boat, a 2002, 306. When the boat heels the commode backs up and so
Head Backup raysco at 1:01am 06.29.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1378 OK, here goes. This is my first boat, a 2002, 306. When the boat heels the commode backs up and some
Suffocating O/B Brian M H23 at 2:03am 06.29.07 Trailer Sailors 8/2020 I've been fighting outboard difficulties ever since I got my boat..was going to bite the bullet and
They made it!!!!! SEADANCE at 2:34am 06.29.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1086 They are in Pascagoula as we speak....exciting voyage from what I hear. I will let Phil aka Nice N E
Cockpit Cushions for a 88 Hunter Legend 37' Mickey Goodman at 2:49am 06.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1531 When I purchased the boat in 1999 it came with cockpit cushions that were custom made and looks like
Centerboard Chris Williams at 11:43pm 06.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1044 HelloI have A MACGREGOR 26C SHE IS ON A SWINGING MOORING FROM MARCH TO OCTOBER.The [Problem i have

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Shaft packing life expectancy? MitchM at 6:14pm 07.09.21 on my nauticat 321 the manufacturer's chief engineer said the old fashioned flax pac
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter heritage at 5:37pm 07.09.21 May I suggest that you call Mars Metals in Canada and ask for their advice as they are the professi
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Benny17441 at 5:03pm 07.09.21 You may need to test all components separately to define the culprit. Electrical appliances as we
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:01pm 07.09.21 follow Jssailmem's advice - start with the simple (read - cheap) stuff. Trace wiring with a voltmete
Wireless System Effectiveness in Northern Climes? Leeward Rail at 5:00pm 07.09.21 I dont have a system like that. I assume it is solar powered ? Many people dont realize that solar
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? jssailem at 4:54pm 07.09.21 Some clever engineers built a low battery cutoff into the fridge/freezer circuit. It serves as a fai
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? kappykaplan at 4:50pm 07.09.21 My gut feeling is that the batteries are old from the symptoms described. Perhaps a load test on th
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? miraculix at 4:45pm 07.09.21 @kappykaplan The age of the batteries is somewhat unclear. I bought the boat early last year and we
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? patbratton at 4:02pm 07.09.21 there is also no adjustment left to raise the bunk boards.
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? patbratton at 3:59pm 07.09.21 it appears to me that the swing keel is not attached to me boat. the Hunter drawings do not show it
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? kappykaplan at 3:49pm 07.09.21 How old are the batteries?
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? patbratton at 3:45pm 07.09.21 I can not identity the trailer make. the previous owner had the boat three years. I just pulled it
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:38pm 07.09.21 To the upper right is daylight between the hull and bunk board whisk is not good. The bunk boards s
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 3:15pm 07.09.21 I'm trying to keep the new blocks in the $150-200 range. As wheel size increases so does the price.
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Rick Webb at 2:48pm 07.09.21 Generally you are better off anchoring out than in a slip
Weld broken Strut? (1) Johnb at 2:36pm 07.09.21 Dan, 1 FWIW my strut was fitted with a zinc by the previous owner. Some have expressed doubt as to
Looking for Hunter 38 on the upper Chesapeake bay for comparison letskeepriding at 1:22pm 07.09.21 Thanks, That's kind of what I thought
Looking for Hunter 38 on the upper Chesapeake bay for comparison quadrille38 at 1:18pm 07.09.21
Weld broken Strut? Ken Cross at 1:15pm 07.09.21 Our strut broke 2 years ago and we got a new one from SBO. While it's not cheap you know that it's b
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 12:51pm 07.09.21 UPDATE: So as a very late follow up I got the sail back from Quantum sails. It was cut down to a 11

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