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Save me from a $300 mistake! Ol Dave at 12:53am 09.13.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1148 Tell me what you think for spinnaker control. A Chutescoop for $145 OR an ATN Sleeve for $432. I sai
Jabsco manual toilet pump tough to work George Kornreich at 12:59am 09.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3937 The pump stoke on the manual Jabsco toilet becomes very hard to work. A small squirt of baby oil or
Routing speaker wires steve leon at 1:04am 09.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/801 I want to put speakers above the forward bunk. I know it will be a bit messy as I'll have to pull a
Microwave oven Gene at 2:44am 09.13.06 Big Boats 0/790 Wondering if anyone has installed a microwave oven in a Hunter Legend 35.5, and in which location wa
pedestal for dinette gplankca at 4:08am 09.13.06 Catalina 30 2/1177 The bottom bracket on my dinette pedestal finally gave way. The metal fatigued and broke at the clam
Plastic shims BigGerman at 3:11am 09.13.06 Smaller Boats 5/1269 I have completed the redux on my rudder and am planning to reinstall it this weekend. Anyone know wh
shaft log repair John12429 at 4:25am 09.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2224 Anybody had to repair a broken shaft log. On my catalina 3O its thin fiberglass extends about 2 inc
weight of an oday 25 ptsbug at 8:41am 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2260 interested in a 25, but after owning a few different travel trailers, I get nervous when weight gets
Mac 25 Sail Tuning Abby Normal at 4:20am 09.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1141 Okay, I know I'm wearing you guys out and we discussed proper routing of the jib sheets outside the
Hoisting the main hman at 7:36am 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/880 I recently purchased an O'day 23 in rough shape, I have been working on it trying to get it in the w
Marine head or porta-potti? NautiDuck at 7:32am 09.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/2250 I am the proud new owner of a Catalina 250. The PO had installed a regular small porta-potti. We pl
Rudder post tube leak Dan at 7:26am 09.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/813 My 1981 Catalina 30 leaks where the fiberglass tube is connected to the stuffing box on the rudder p
main sheet, slide remover (1) matt at 7:03am 09.13.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/877 This picture was taken on a 1989 30 hunter it is of the steel slid mechanism, that is loosened to re
I knew when I bought my 222 I'd have questions. - Chuck R at 9:54am 09.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/830 When sailing to windward, I hear a grown or two coming from the chainplate. At first I thought it wa
September 11, 2006 Calif. Ted at 12:27pm 09.13.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1545 Don, In keeping with your suggestion thought I'd post the photo of my boat a friend took the weekend
Companion way leak walmsleyc at 9:11am 09.13.06 Big Boats 9/1280 Two questions for Hunter Legend 35 owners (mine is an 1987):1) My hatch boards leak when the wind
genset question hunter 340 menestheus15689 at 11:57am 09.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/757 iam thinking 0f adding a genset to my 1999 hunter 340 anyone had any experence with install of one ?
Broken holding tank gauge Brandon9402 at 11:42am 09.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1038 My holding tank gauge on my Hunter 376 always registers empty and my fresh water tank gauge always r
26 M vs S vs X vs C vs D etc CobraEarl MAC26s at 10:43am 09.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1393 New to this forum.. New to sailing, took lessons this summer and bought 18' Daysailer to learn with.
self furling jibs deb piec at 10:15am 09.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/890 we are looking to buy a 27 catalina, with a self furling jib. we found one we really like but the s

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Raising boom to level LukeAvanti at 10:28am 01.18.21 Thanks all!
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top Hunter216 at 10:20am 01.18.21 My "new to me" old Cal 27 has a Kenyon 219 - 2 burner propane cook top. The PO had a 20# tank conn
Odd requirement in boat insurance Dr. D at 10:10am 01.18.21 Ralph: Not as cold as where you are! Some winters we can have several days sub-freezing, yielding a
BATTERY BASICS Head Sail at 10:08am 01.18.21 My 2 Sears Die Hard group 27's are on year 8. Lasted longer than Sears. Charged occasionally on a 3
Advice for grinding out and tabbing in a new bulkhead DrJudyB at 10:04am 01.18.21
What's going on with the end of our traveler? capta at 10:01am 01.18.21 Looks to me like a home made part, without the most important part, the bumper for the car. There sh
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit h2o_snow at 9:48am 01.18.21 Thaniel, Thanks for the thread - great work on the H26. We find it very comfortable for two. A fe
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top LloydB at 9:47am 01.18.21 I have been using a burner as a heater when at the boat working...the 5# tank has lasted over a yea
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Fred at 9:43am 01.18.21 When I bought my H26 the gas tank cover was made of plywood so I suspect the same thing happened to
Brand new coolant pump fail. Leeward Rail at 9:42am 01.18.21 A knock-off part packaged as OEM is a crime. And, stuff that 'looks' OEM in the online picture ofte
Brand new coolant pump fail. ggrizzard at 9:40am 01.18.21 Yes, lots of stuff made in China, including OEM parts, BUT... A knock-off part packaged as OEM is a
Below Deck Autopilot stephen_i_w at 9:36am 01.18.21 I am very glad I purchased the 315 and so far I have used it on Lake Erie, Lake St Clair and Lake Hu
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Davidasailor26 at 9:36am 01.18.21 At boat shows over the last few years it seemed to me like more and more new boats have had a separa
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Steve_Catalina at 9:32am 01.18.21 Hi all, Are their any sailboats under 40ft out there with seperate/dedicated shower? All i'm find
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back dlochner at 9:29am 01.18.21 Do not clean off the Rust. Rust is the protective Oxide. Clean off the carbon.;) Jim... Injector
Prop removal capta at 9:27am 01.18.21 I've removed hundreds of props by putting the puller under stress and hitting the bolt on the puller
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back ggrizzard at 9:26am 01.18.21 I don't agree Jim, but then I've got an older boat! On a saltwater cooled engine, I'd grind the rust
Garmin striker 4 capta at 9:22am 01.18.21
Advice for grinding out and tabbing in a new bulkhead ggrizzard at 9:17am 01.18.21 The original builder probably didn't "bond" the bulkhead itself to the hull so as to avoid squeakin
Prop removal dlochner at 9:17am 01.18.21 :plus::beer:

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