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Water Tank Maintenance B at 6:21am 08.30.05 Ask All Sailors 1/984 We are about to begin the dreaded "Drinking/Freshwater Tank(s) Maintenance" and looking for new idea
Freshwater Tank Maintenance B at 6:15am 08.30.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1292 We are about to begin the dreaded "Drinking/Freshwater Tank(s) Cleaning" ordeal. We're looking for
Mac 25 sailing chacteristics Ron Lindensmith at 6:03am 08.30.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1469 I'm very seriously looking at a 1984 Mac 25 for pleasure cruising near home on the Gulf of Mexico AN
port light Ed Wahlers at 5:21am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/923 Need name ' address of company the manufactured the larger port lights.
Protective hatch without cover? Franklin at 5:19am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/826 Does something like this already exists? A hatch that doesn't degrade in the sun and also keeps UV
FRidge Light-44 Wallace24042 at 4:32am 08.30.05 Big Boats 2/821 Unable to get light on fridge to light. bullb/switch are good.
Windlass for the 1994 Hunter 37.5 Van23888 at 4:08am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1378 I am planning to install a windlass in my Hunter 37.5. I would like to use an all chain 200 ft rode,
Hatch cover plexiglas Doug at 4:00am 08.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1157 The plexiglas on both hatch covers of our 87 H31 has developed a web-like patina due to many years o
Hatch lifter Lenny and Billie at 3:38am 08.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/912 Hi , We have just bought a 83 Catalina 27, and the hatch lifter is broken on it, just hangs down, tr
Katrina Info Nice N Easy at 3:35am 08.30.05 Ask All Sailors 31/2300 So far I cannot get any info. at all out of the Slidell area. Phone service is totally out of the qu
Engine Cutoff Robert at 3:27am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1117 I am buying a '83 Hunter 34 that has a Westerbeke 21. I don't see any engine kill knob. The way the
Kemah Or Galveston to ??? Franklin at 3:24am 08.30.05 Other Sailboats 0/700 I'm thinking of taking a weekend sail down to either Freeport or Matagorda Bay (need crew for this)
Tuning the Hunter 33 rigging Tony Z at 2:44am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2195 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 and the rig needs a bit of attention.It is definately not straight anymore
spreaders? J at 2:27am 08.30.05 Day Sailers 3/1164 I recently acquired a 17' daysailer built in 1966 from a friend, and the spreaders have seen better
Battery Charging Question Cris Hazzard at 2:01am 08.30.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1159 Hi.. I'm just setting up a new electrical system on my 1984 Catalina 27, and I had some newbie ques
winter boat cover Rob at 1:44am 08.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/978 I need a cover for my C 28MkII to get thru the N. Idaho winter in the water. Has anyone had a cover
Waste Tank Vent Steve Perry at 1:39am 04.25.05 Big Boats 1/845 I recently had a macerator pump malfunction with a resulting waste tank overflow through the deck pu
Compression Post Leak Jason Alexander at 1:32am 08.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/961 So my compression post is leaking a very little bit around one of the screws that holds the compress
Alternator meltdown tom723 at 12:38am 08.30.05 Big Boats 1/855 I just got back from a great sail on the bay. I turned off the engine and the oil pressure alarm we
B Wilkie Marvel at 12:33am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/944 Does anyone have experience on removing their B

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Found a 2003 C310 marchem at 8:40pm 05.10.21 Nice diagram, Rob, well thought out, drawn and described. Good example for others to be able to sh
Found a 2003 C310 Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 05.10.21 I was able to fit 4 GC in there, oriented port/starboard, used for the house. I put a G24 battery i
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 05.10.21 I pulled my old bronze shaft a few years ago because of what looked like circumferential cracks bet
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 twalker H260 at 7:38pm 05.10.21
New upholstery and cushions ramoore at 7:26pm 05.10.21 Hi, I replace the foam in all of the seat cushions for the interior of my Hunter 44 (2007) last fal
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? Terry Cox at 6:51pm 05.10.21 If it were my boat, I would contact the block maker and ask whether and how to remove the pin. Most
Found a 2003 C310 Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 05.10.21 I was able to fit 4 GC in there, oriented port/starboard, used for the house. I put a G24 battery i
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 ronhanson01 at 6:42pm 05.10.21 I had to pull ours last year after the ply completely delaminated. I replaced with a plastic lam
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" Davidasailor26 at 6:34pm 05.10.21 Maybe put some kind of water alarm next to it so you (or your marina neighbors) get an early warning
Nav info on tv? Davidasailor26 at 6:24pm 05.10.21 If you have any old computer monitors with VGA input around you could try hooking one up to see if i
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? sail sfbay at 6:20pm 05.10.21 Good plan to replace all the running rigging to mitigate the risk of any further line failures. Bes
Nav info on tv? ScottySailor at 6:14pm 05.10.21 You need to make sure you have a VGA to HDMI adapter. Most people buy an HDMI to vga and think it w
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light flightlead404 at 6:11pm 05.10.21 I use these tools to gently pry off boat light covers. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-Piece-Hou
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? (2) flightlead404 at 6:09pm 05.10.21 Yep.....time to replace the vang control line. Yes, time to replace ALL lines. I'm replacing eve
Nav info on tv? danooxnard at 6:04pm 05.10.21 You need to make sure you have a VGA to HDMI adapter. Most people buy an HDMI to vga and think it wi
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? flightlead404 at 6:00pm 05.10.21 Or, worst case, drill out the old pin and replace with new clevis pin and ring ding. Could those p
Genoa control lines for a Oceanis 50, 2018 Dave Groshong at 5:59pm 05.10.21 Samson MLX3 in 12mm has a breaking strength of #12,000 and is $1.83/ft https://shop.sailboatowners.c
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" ManicFarmer at 5:56pm 05.10.21
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? (1) quadrille38 at 5:40pm 05.10.21
Survey on C310 #217 Calif. Ted at 5:35pm 05.10.21 The halyard exit plates on the mast were plastic, replacements in stainless available, CD didn't hav

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