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Freshwater Tank Maintenance B at 6:15am 08.30.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1291 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 6/1377 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
Kudos to Customer Service Ray Carter at 12:15am 08.30.05 Ask All Sailors 0/855 I rushed home, from signing the papers on our new boat, to order winch covers. In my hurry, I order

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H23.5 1993 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:21pm 05.10.21 Hate to tell you but the FAA did not fully investigate and the military is not happy. Being a pilot
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" Tally Ho at 4:19pm 05.10.21
Nasty Surprise Tally Ho at 4:13pm 05.10.21 First thing to check would be your Y valve...not sure how else you end up with stuff in the water.
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? alexkom at 4:12pm 05.10.21 This YouTube video shows the upper sheaves (14) Hunter Sailboat Cockpit Arch - YouTube. Are they mi
Hardware Rigging rhomberg at 4:11pm 05.10.21 Thanks, My track car Block is no good so I can't try it out first. I have no cleat after my winch,
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" AndyBC at 4:10pm 05.10.21 Congrats on the purchase! I bought my 91 Hunter 28 just 5 months ago. 3 of the 4 seacocks were sol
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? Babette04 at 3:56pm 05.10.21 I had a piece of plastic cut to match the outline of the windless For my B323 I used a Lewmar ProFi
Nav info on tv? Davidasailor26 at 3:53pm 05.10.21
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? (2) Babette04 at 3:52pm 05.10.21 I would like to install an electric windlass in the anchor locker on a 2002 First 40.7. It looks l
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 3:51pm 05.10.21 Hi Doug, we've always had inflatables on our boats and I dislike towing them for the reason you cit
Nav info on tv? Tally Ho at 3:49pm 05.10.21 What is the input to the TV? A laptop or some other nav instrument?
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light JamesG161 at 3:48pm 05.10.21 I use these tools to gently pry off boat light covers. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-Piece-Hous
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Tally Ho at 3:48pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise th
Home Weather Station Tally Ho at 3:46pm 05.10.21 I have a fully functional Tac Tic wireless system in my boat (mast top transducer and wireless displ
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Rich Stidger at 3:42pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise tha
Nav info on tv? JamesG161 at 3:39pm 05.10.21 VGA does not equal HDMI. Not sure how they can adapt one. Newest HDMI's are now USB type C on som
Nav info on tv? ScottySailor at 3:26pm 05.10.21
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut JamesG161 at 3:23pm 05.10.21 Thus the reason for the only non-shaft contact sealing method. PYI Inc. \| PSS Type A Shaft Seal Ge
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? sail sfbay at 3:16pm 05.10.21 Yep.....time to replace the vang control line. The fiddle block looks like they need a special key t
Nav info on tv? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:14pm 05.10.21 You need a VGA monitor (think cheap computer monitor).

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