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Removing Thru Hulls logan at 6:14am 12.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/851 What is the best way to close off unused thru- hulls? I have two of them,the old gate valve type. C
12 v coffee makers Paul F at 5:46am 12.30.05 Ask All Sailors 26/2147 Normally use 12 volt appliances whenever possible - any thoughts on coffee makers? Seems easier to
Mooring lines Drake57 at 3:57am 12.30.05 Ask All Sailors 26/3375 I need to replace my permanent dock lines. I'd like to tie or fashion a loop in 5/8 inch solid yacht
loosing helm and other problem Chaos at 3:09am 12.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/685 Thanks for all the comments and advice, etc. The other problem I incountered on my newly purchased H
Shower Drain Amir at 3:05am 12.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/945 Hello,I have a H336 1995. I wanted to know where the water from the shower drains into. Is it th
MacGregor 26S ? Bruce Cowin at 2:49am 12.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2135 I have a question about the 26S models. I have a 1995 26s, it's water balasted and has a swing cent
Radar 101 Don at 2:19am 12.30.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1146 I'm thinking of upgrading my present green screen radar to a new version and started to look at spec
Hunter 23 Brian9674 at 1:27am 12.30.05 Smaller Boats 16/1931 I am looking to move up from a Hunter 170 to a larger boat. My criteria are that the boat must be tr
Port shade parts??? Andy Bogaart at 1:20am 12.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/913 I'm trying to source the little plastic parts that Hunter used to hold the port shades in the up or
Tax time Joe Wienecke at 1:03am 12.30.05 Big Boats 7/975 Looking for some information from those of you have had big boats for awhile and done your taxes. I
BoatWorks Magazine Rob19574 at 10:26pm 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1136 Hi All,has anyone subscribed to Boatworks magazine? It is put out quarterly by the same publisher
Gaff Rig Roger at 9:17pm 12.29.05 Grampian 0/1627 I sail/boat on the Trent Waterway. Beautiful, but for bridges go i from one lake to another, enjoyin
In Mast Furling michael Spivey at 8:58pm 12.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1470 Has any owner had any problems with their in-mast furling system.If so, what kind of problem and ho
Rigging Jonathan at 8:19pm 12.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/958 Does anyone have any detailed diagrams or photos for rigging an Oday 23 ? My boat is under restorat
Hot Water System Problems Peter Tierney at 1:13pm 12.29.05 Bavaria 3/3433 Water Heater ProblemsThe Hot water system on my Bavaria 32 consists of a cylinder located under t
Dead batteries shorty at 11:16am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1219 I live inland, my boat is 6 hours away, on the hard now. 85 Pearson 34 with minimal (by today's sta
SHOWER WALL CRACK (HUNTER 36') rasselas at 9:28am 12.29.05 Big Boats 6/969 I just discovered a small (1/2") crack in my shower wall about 6" below the wet locker door. Any su
Maintenance/upgrade discussion Dan at 9:19am 12.29.05 Newport 2/1706 I would like to find someone with a N27 to discuss maintenance and upgrade tips with. I am new to s
Rear bearing seal Ryan20734 at 9:03am 12.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/821 Does any one know how to get the rear seal off so I can replace the rear bearings on my trailer?It
What would you do higgs at 8:24am 12.29.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1127 I have sailed Lake Michigan for over 25 years and live 70 min from my boat. My wife is not particul

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Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 8:25am 04.22.21 But not in his head...:biggrin: It is why he is such a good seaman....
Diesel shutoff question ontherocks83 at 8:25am 04.22.21 For financial matters, maybe not so much. We're all completely irresponsible when it comes to how
Replace standing rigging H49 sail sfbay at 8:24am 04.22.21 I was speaking to a friend last night at our yacht club who told me he just spent $15,000 labor and
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 8:23am 04.22.21 I had to pull ours last year after the ply completely delaminated. I replaced with a plastic lam
Diesel shutoff question Ralph Johnstone at 8:22am 04.22.21 You're exactly on track here. There is a shut off lever on the engine so it is NOT intended to be
Motorized ball valves (1) sail sfbay at 8:13am 04.22.21 .............My engine thru hull is under the aft birth and a pain to open and shut. Anyone ever use
Loosen Shroud Barrel Turnbuckles (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:12am 04.22.21 No guarantees here but coat the exposed threads with antisieze compound such as surfaces separated.
Loosen Shroud Barrel Turnbuckles dlochner at 8:08am 04.22.21 I'm guessing when you say barrel turnbuckles you are talking about closed stainless steel tube turn
Catalina 22 to a Catalina 310 - the right move for us? KZW at 8:08am 04.22.21 Check the engine type and transmission type. The C-310 has a variety of engines and transmissions in
Motorized ball valves Ralph Johnstone at 8:05am 04.22.21
Motorized ball valves JamesG161 at 7:55am 04.22.21 Good or bad idea? Think out of box. Keep you standard, hard to reach, valve. Add the electric on
Loosen Shroud Barrel Turnbuckles LeeandRick at 7:54am 04.22.21 I'm guessing when you say barrel turnbuckles you are talking about closed stainless steel tube turnb
What is this called?? Kings Gambit at 7:52am 04.22.21 I suppose in a pinch, you might be able to use it as a spare main halyard (MH) if the actual one got
Motorized ball valves Don S/V ILLusion at 7:50am 04.22.21
What is this called?? LeeandRick at 7:41am 04.22.21 :plus: on what Joe has to say about the furler. The topping lift you have can also be used to open
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 04.22.21 Although I value @rgranger I would not recommend this to a novice. Experience you do not have lifti
Motorized ball valves Justin_NSA at 7:15am 04.22.21 The more isolated we make ourselves from our boats, the less we know about them.
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Rick Webb at 6:55am 04.22.21 Starting all this stuff with the trailer on top of a pair of car ramps gets you way more height. Th
Replacing standing rigging with mast up justsomeguy at 6:48am 04.22.21 one of those other experiences in life where in retrospect, the hand wringing and preceding anxiety
New Owner of an H34 jssailem at 6:46am 04.22.21 It was in the way of using the winch handles. Or were the winches installed in the wrong place to

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