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water hose alingment for hot water tank usaemsc at 1:59am 05.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/909 I had to replace hot water tank hoses to engine due to chaffeing. In this process I removed the hotw
Base pedesatl light/aft cabin light Douglas Borheck at 3:56am 05.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/831 I am trying to gain access to the light at the pedestal base of my 2000 Hunter 290. I read archives
Engine Reverse scottb at 3:40am 05.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/844 I am ubable to get reverse gear to fully engage on my 1981 Cat 30. The engine is Atomic 4 and it ap
Freezer/fridge shelfs or racks Mike at 3:26am 05.23.06 Big Boats 1/803 My 1996 P42 did not have any shelves or racks for the freezer or fridge when I bought it. When I was
Centerboard pen. dAb at 3:24am 05.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/895 I am rebuildidng a Mariner. When the centerboard is up you can use a 3/8 pen(shaft,bolt,rod....)
Re Spooling Furler Line: Help! WIlaker at 3:20am 05.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/931 I am setting sail this Friday and need help reinstalling the line into my Furlex 100S drum. I have
Boot Top Paint Tammy at 3:09am 05.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1096 Looking for other color options to repaint the boot top. All Petit and Interlux put out are red, bl
B&R Tuning shemandr at 2:58am 05.23.06 Big Boats 6/1258 I need help tuning my B'R rig with the in mast furling. My problem is the sag in the forestay which
When was it manufactured Jboucher at 2:55am 05.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1032 I have an O'Day 19. I believe that it was manufactured sometime in the 70's. The only identifying
Ice Box Lid Replacement needed--Ideas Bill5123 at 2:53am 05.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1383 A winter leak ruined the ice box lid on the boat I have just purchased, a Hunter 31 '84. Any ideas h
Mexico (1) Dave5031 at 4:15am 05.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/848 Just got back from San Carlos, Sonora Mexico, on the sea of Cortez. Trailered a total of 1800m round
Mac 25 1987 Rear Pulley Help hutera at 5:13am 05.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/955 Hello, Thought I would ask another question. Everyone one on this bulletin board has been frie
Need Advise for a New Genoa Jeff at 5:33am 05.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/762 I'm about to install my new roller furling setup on my Mac 26S and I need some advice with a good sa
Prop shaft clearance Dave from Mi. at 5:24am 05.23.06 Catalina 30 2/1586 I have a 96 Catalina 30 MKIII that is already in the water here in Michigan. I am considering a new
Whisker Pole Sunsailor22368 at 6:58am 05.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/841 I have tried unsuccessfully to get a response from Hunter as to the appropriate length of whisker po
Pop-Top Cover Gregg at 6:35am 05.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1670 I have had my boat for a couple of years now, and I have seen a few people with covers that go over
Main Sheet frayed at boom (1) Summer Wind at 7:44am 05.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/904 On our Hunter 42P the main sheet rubs and is frayed where it exits the bottom of the Isomat boom (se
Home Made Boat Stands ???? Chris at 8:20am 05.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/18906 Has anybody made or know of anybody that has made their own boat stands. I will be doing a bottom jo
to buy or not to buy a catalina chris Lawrence at 9:49am 05.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1709 Hi all, my girlfriend Karen and I are considering buying a 1996 42 catalina mk2 pullman,we h
smart battery charger installed on Hunter 29.5? Rick at 11:07am 05.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1186 I have a 1995 H-29.5 with what appears to be the standard battery charger system. The charger is a D

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Got a new sailing dinghy Hayden Watson at 2:06pm 12.24.20 Andy at Boatworks Today has just finished a dingy paint projest that turned out very nice. The proc
H340 Battery upgrade and relocation Sailing Wx at 2:04pm 12.24.20 Hello. I just bought a 340 and I am looking to relocate my battery bank from the starboard aft cockp
asymmetrical Spinnaker (1) Hayden Watson at 1:58pm 12.24.20 Note that the ATN Tacker is not a tack attachment as it does not hold the tack down to the bow. Its
Got a new sailing dinghy shemandr at 1:50pm 12.24.20 ome! Checkout the details of that jig.
asymmetrical Spinnaker Hunter216 at 1:30pm 12.24.20 Not sure if the ATN tacker was a good option. Here is a link to the product. https://atninc.com/
S2 22 Wing Keel Drawing rs1sensen at 1:24pm 12.24.20
Shorty Pedestal Replacement for C&C 39 SFS at 1:02pm 12.24.20 Sent you a PM.
Yanmar 2gm throttle resistance, can't get RPMS below 1500 Mattcia123 at 1:00pm 12.24.20 Thanks everyone that was very helpful!
asymmetrical Spinnaker jssailem at 12:47pm 12.24.20 My sail came with an ATN tacker. Worked as advertised.
asymmetrical Spinnaker jssailem at 12:46pm 12.24.20 If your bow roller is securely attached to your boat, then it might be usable. That is what I have u
Catalina Factory in Florida hit by Hurricane this month Project_Mayhem at 12:45pm 12.24.20 Wow that's a lot of damage. Glad no one is hurt. I think late model Catalinas are going to jump in p
asymmetrical Spinnaker Voyager1 at 12:44pm 12.24.20
Construction question on an O'Day 272 Project_Mayhem at 12:43pm 12.24.20 That space IS necessary. Moisture in the form of condensation or a leak needs to find it's way uni
S2 22 Wing Keel Drawing Project_Mayhem at 12:38pm 12.24.20 check sailboatdata.com
Help Choosing dLj at 12:27pm 12.24.20 1. Budget - I understand boats == money pits, and I am somewhat prepared for this. We would like a
Help Choosing Kings Gambit at 12:26pm 12.24.20 The principal difference between a deep fin keel and other types is that the deep fin keel gives a y
asymmetrical Spinnaker Hunter216 at 12:26pm 12.24.20
asymmetrical Spinnaker Voyager1 at 11:51am 12.24.20 Great information jssailem, exactly what I am looking for. Not sure on tack sheet, Oday 302 does
Got a new sailing dinghy jssailem at 11:40am 12.24.20 Lou the Shipwright on the Total Boat website provided all sorts of old school tricks. Here he discus
Help Choosing dlochner at 11:38am 12.24.20 With that said, when I look around Yacht World, there are several types and budgets. I was hoping t

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