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Shore Power Ground Alarm Marc14857 at 11:27am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/883 For the past few years I have had an intermittant problem with the ground alarm on my ProMonitor Uni
smelly diesel, exhaust? Mystic51 at 12:37pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2700 I have been working on getting rid of boat smells on my 1985 H28.5 for over a year now.I am convince
Refridgerator keeps blowing the fuse Ctskip at 12:58pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/933 I have a 1983 31 ft sailboat that has a Alder/Barbour refridgerator/freezer. Probably from the looks
Mooring buoy equtite Mike at 1:21pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/5200 I have been sailing lakes for the past couple of years and i have only recently moved up to a bigger
Dingy Storage - on deck, davits, or locker? Bill Saint at 2:00pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2968 I finally need to have a dingy and am debating where to store it, as it won't be used often. I don'
building a trailer for Hunter 28 kidder28 at 1:50pm 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/1541 I need to build a trailer for a 28. The boat is in a lake where there are no facilities for lifting
LONG TERM PARKING cockneyboy at 3:36pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1077 I AM ABOUT TO BUY A M26 AND WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO LEAVE MY TRUCK AND TRAILER WHILE TAKING LONG SAILI
Largest wave Ryan at 4:19pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1100 I was just wondering what is an acceptable wave height for the Macgregor 26s. I am planning my first
Removing seatol paint from fiberglass pres18308 at 11:21pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 3/3433 Last year I painted my wood trim on my boat (companion way door, steps, molding, etc.) In the proces
Canvas for Cal 28-2 Angus20305 at 10:10pm 07.21.06 Cal 2/791 Does anyone have photos of their Cal 28-2 with bimini and/or dodger? I'm planning to have some canv
.1980 37c owners manuel akflyr at 12:38am 07.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/860 In the proccess of purchaseing a 1980 37' cutter a copy of the owners manuel would be very helpfull
old lewmar winch handles? carl at 12:31am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1233 I have an old lewmar winch that I need a handle for. All of my handles have the same star pattern b
Slow drip..... KCY 333 at 1:13am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/996 We are looking for some help,I am sure that someone could help identify some boat parts.We noticed
Fire Island Inlet? Blue Eyes at 11:56pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1321 I'm thinking about a trip to the Bellport area in Long Island's Great South Bay. Anyone have experie
Racing a 270 tva sailor at 12:29am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/960 I wanted to find out how people have done racing a catalina 270 in club races.Would love to talk t
Broken Pop-Top / Cat 25 at 2:16am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 12/1662 The aft two pop-top support poles on my '83 C25 have come loose at the pop-top. The heads of three
New Owner. ATEASE at 3:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1121 I have just purchased an O-Day Javelin. not sure of the age.I am in need of a set of spreaders, Stan
The Cost of a Night's Moorage Gary Wyngarden at 5:37am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1656 We spent last Saturday night at the marina in Roche Harbor, San Juan Island. Roche is an upscale, s
tensioning a fractional rig Justin_NSA at 5:47am 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1110 Okay, according to the instructions that came with my new Loos 91 tension gauge, the shrouds should
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Day Sailers 2/1103 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water

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Docking Against the Wind (1) RoyS at 3:49am 06.28.21 My wife uses an expandable pole attached to the midship spring line also. You are fortunate to have
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging ShawnL at 3:48am 06.28.21 I taped mine together end-to-end with electrical tape. Don't skimp on the tape, you don't want to l
Trouble Shooting Yanmar Tachometer for "B" Panel dlochner at 2:59am 06.28.21 I may have a tach that I replace which I thought was bad, but was not. If all else fails, I can sen
Docking Against the Wind kappykaplan at 2:55am 06.28.21 Lots of people use the mid ship cleat to run a spring aft while docking :plus:
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! Will Gilmore at 2:42am 06.28.21 I love the one about United Airlines breaking Hitler's guitar. -Will
Coolant type used on 2009 43 GreatLakes2Sea at 12:33am 06.28.21 Thank you. Will look into these ideas first!!
Engine temp gauge knackers at 10:43pm 06.27.21 try VEETHREE instruments, found exactly the same voltmeter there
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! jssailem at 9:46pm 06.27.21 :laugh::laugh::laugh: Too funny...
Adding Mast Base Blocks JRacer at 9:29pm 06.27.21 Check with US Spars www.usspars.com They are the Z-Spar supplier.
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Tedd at 9:22pm 06.27.21 Do the small differences matter, it is a lovely sailboat? It seems to be mainly a matter of prefer
Trouble Shooting Yanmar Tachometer for "B" Panel twalker H260 at 9:18pm 06.27.21 Came across this PDF. Assuming you have 12v from ign to gnd and getting variable voltage from snd t
Can't identify bilge hose sailcapt340 at 9:17pm 06.27.21 Yes it is a serious strainer, it came as the original equipment with the A/C Unit when I installed i
Looking for an H260 in the PNW sail sfbay at 9:11pm 06.27.21 Do the small differences matter, it is a lovely sailboat?
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! JamesG161 at 9:09pm 06.27.21 Zinc Hiel..... :cowbell: Herr Jim...
Sailboat Deck Paint Project_Mayhem at 9:05pm 06.27.21 The TotalBoat equivalent isn't the most durable either. It stays on the soft side for quite a while
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Tedd at 8:57pm 06.27.21 @twalker H260 , Yes, and the Mistress of Grand Traverse web site has a good article summarizing the
Looking for an H260 in the PNW twalker H260 at 8:25pm 06.27.21 Based on the photos the Utah boat is a hunter 26. Similar in most aspects but does not have the su
Looking for a Seaward 24 Noodat Lady at 8:22pm 06.27.21 It is our farm truck, so not bought to tow the Seaward. But honestly I would not wish to tow anythin
Soft floor/hull (3) jssailem at 8:18pm 06.27.21
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples withintheruins14 at 8:06pm 06.27.21 OP doesn't say whether he's using polyester or epoxy resin. My suggestion was based on his using p

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