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mast step location Clay Wright at 12:40am 06.13.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/895 Hi all,The deck under the mast step of my '76 Oday 22 is crushed from the load and needs serious re
Garhauer Boom Vang Captain Ron12266 at 12:29am 06.13.05 Smaller Boats 3/1091 Has anybody installed a Garhauer Rigid Boom Vang?If so, how did you mount the track to the mast?Ho
HELP-running lines under panel to cockpit??? Amanda at 12:08am 06.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/838 Just had the mast restepped, and we cannot figure out how to run the lines under the panel and to th
Engine room insulation Broke sailor SV Marcell at 11:30pm 06.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/701 Some of the insulation in my engine room is coming off. What can I use to re-glue it in place?
Hunter's do well in Toledo Mill's Race Cliff at 11:30pm 06.12.05 Racing 12/1732 Red Dog our Hunter 28.5 pulled off a second in the 82nd running of the Toledo Mills Race. There wer
hows this for technology Mark at 9:18pm 06.12.05 Smaller Boats 4/765 Here I am sitting in my lounge room watching TV and typing away "live" connected to the net without
biminis for a 1969 26' grampian fc at 6:06pm 06.12.05 Grampian 1/2157 Has anyone installed a bimini and/or dodger on a grampian 26' before?I am interested in buying one
Battery charging/discharging problem Sanders LaMont at 3:53pm 06.12.05 Big Boats 16/1047 I am having a problem with the engine starter battery, and looking for troubleshooting advice.The b
Mac 25 hatch slides Joe S at 2:34pm 06.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/993 I saw an advertisement for replacement plastic hatch slide guides to replace the original wood. Has
Up, up... and away? ex-admin at 2:30pm 06.12.05 Ask All Sailors 58/3318 Whether it's to retrieve a wayward halyard, hang a new spinnaker block, change a light bulb, or to j
Radar rsn48 at 2:04pm 06.12.05 Ask All Sailors 19/1466 I was in the Navy many, too many years ago, and I am used to all the whistles and bells for navigati
Catalina 36 Mkll garry grant at 1:06pm 06.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/975 Can someone let me know if the performance is adequate for the C 36 Mkll with the short rig and a 13
Need advice about charter ownership programs Stephen Dale at 12:58pm 06.12.05 Ask All Sailors 4/998 My wife and I are considering a charter ownership - somewhere in a tropical location. I spend about
depth gauge problems fixermajixer at 12:43pm 06.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1051 I have a Raymarine ST50 Tridata on my Hunter 30T. I recently replaced my battery charger and coincid
Attaching hardwart to mast how to? Rappsailor at 12:27pm 06.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/968 I need to attach a fitting to my mast to keep the jib halyard from wrapping around the forestay when
Air Vent Plug Pie Rat at 12:04pm 06.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/902 I just bought a 1990 M26 and have just discovered that the air vent plug is missing. Does anyone kn
Cabinet Locks Sea Sharp at 12:02pm 06.12.05 Big Boats 1/828 I have the standard pull down doors on the several lockers in the galley and salon of my 37.5 with t
Backwards Autohelm Sea Sharp at 11:43am 06.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1003 I have an Autohelm ST4000 on my Legend 37.5. Worked great until today. I was messing with settings
376 Topping Lift Snapped Larry Stewart at 11:26am 06.12.05 Big Boats 4/1089 I just got home from Harbor Fest weekend here in Norfolk and our topping lift snap at the top of the
Drainage problem on 321 John Perri at 11:22am 06.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1357 I'm a new owner of a 1995 321. Love her so far.The drain pool in the head does not drain out, in fa

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Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) BigEasy at 6:59pm 10.08.20
Looks Important Maybe (3) Bill19233 at 6:54pm 10.08.20 Alright, embarrassing, but I think I found where the cotter pin came from. I went down to the marina
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? David in Sandusky at 6:22pm 10.08.20 Seasong, length is not the issue. There are a number of boats less than 30 feet that have designs th
Cockpit Cushions Sirius Pete at 6:21pm 10.08.20 Please let us you know what you did. Will do. Not sure what to do yet - we live in Canada and pref
Pulls to port under power Tally Ho at 6:02pm 10.08.20 Anyone else' 37C do this? Is there a fix? Mine pulls HARD at more than about 1/2 throttle. Do you
Oil loss through oil breather ontherocks83 at 5:45pm 10.08.20 Excessive blow by could be due to piston rings wear but also could be due to the use of too thin oi
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Ward H at 5:26pm 10.08.20 As Dave said earlier, posted very good ideas for improving your battery and charging system but as @
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 10.08.20 @Nichole340 Don't beat yourself up on this. It was an easy mistake to make. Everyone on this forum,
New England Venues? azambella at 5:17pm 10.08.20 Hadley Harbor very nice. A must do if in the area. Buzzards Bay / Vinyard sound. Super quiet dur
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) Boomer54 at 5:12pm 10.08.20 But just so the audience knows Comorants crap out half digested fish and squid. It stinks and it's
Oil loss through oil breather RitSim at 4:28pm 10.08.20 Couldn't this also be from leaky valves and valve seals "blowing" oil from the cam area out the brea
Question about traveller on 2004 Hunter 36 seadaddler at 4:28pm 10.08.20
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 4:15pm 10.08.20 @Nichole340 Don't beat yourself up on this. It was an easy mistake to make. Everyone on this forum,
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 4:13pm 10.08.20 Woof.
Winter Cover for mast up boats? Captain Larry-DH at 4:04pm 10.08.20 When I tar A star shaped disc is placed in a gather of tarp where YOU want purchase. Then the pinc
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) Rick486 at 3:53pm 10.08.20 We have had terrible bird deposits similar to the OP's story. Including half-eaten fish and guts.
Winter Cover for mast up boats? (1) sailme88 at 3:51pm 10.08.20 When I tared my boat I used these.. Slick as all get out.. A star shaped disc is placed in a gather
Cleaning bird contributions off of canvas (warning: content may not be suitable for all audiences) shemandr at 3:33pm 10.08.20 I never had a Comorant problem at my dock - less than a 1/3 of a mile from boats getting bombed in t
basic marine electrical system help Stu Jackson at 3:18pm 10.08.20 thanks stu this is very helpful You're very welcome. These might help, too, until you get Wing's o
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 3:04pm 10.08.20 Benny, Your right, my original post was, at least I thought, about adding a new battery to relati

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