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Routing Shift Cable on Hunter 260 Herman18887 at 10:51pm 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1265 I need to install a new shift cable on my 2004 Hunter 260 with an Edson pedestal and Honda 8 outboar
Stuffing box packing nut is frozen aquaholic1 at 10:47pm 06.06.05 Big Boats 13/5670 I finally worked up enough nerve to attempt my first stuffing box re-pack (ever)in the water. I ha
DECAL ADHESIVE REMOVAL dstewart100 at 10:37pm 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1099 WE ARE REMOVING THE DECALS OFF THE HULL OF OUR HUNTER 23.5 AND WE WOULD LIKE SUGGESTIONS HOW TO SAFE
26x centerboard zenod51 at 10:28pm 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1202 Help!I own a 1999 26x and believe I "lost" my centerboard after it impacted on the bottom a few tim
12 Volt Power Socket on Instrument Panel DR13360 at 8:31pm 06.06.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1022 Could someone help ?Recently, I tried connecting an power invertor to the 12 volt supply but could
Slightly Different Pump Handle Resistance Problem Craig522 at 3:37pm 06.06.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1671 Peggie, I posted this a few days ago to the main shared forum by mistake. Can you please take a cra
test Craig522 at 3:21pm 06.06.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1217 test
Unknown cleat iseefine at 2:22pm 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/815 Please help me - I recently purchased a very nice O'Day 222 and am trying to identify a cleat/fittin
Manual head: when is it full? John at 2:01pm 06.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1018 This is my first season with my 1984 C22. It's got a manual head, which we've used a total of three
For the long distance guys sailaway78 at 1:56pm 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1490 Have a question. Lets say you are making a long run, Corpus to Ft. Meyers, New Orleans to Key West
running light nightmare tommyg at 12:38pm 06.06.05 Smaller Boats 3/1122 The steaming light on my 89 c -22 has been out since purchase three years ago. Now with the mast un
quick launch Jeff Prideaux at 12:14pm 06.06.05 Smaller Boats 3/852 Has anyone done (or thought about) doing the following quick launch idea?I typically use busy publ
Hey Culligan Man! Greg Mac 26S at 11:58am 06.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/793 Actually, I need a plumber. The Engine well 'drain' is blocked up, with I'm guessing leaves and suc
transducer location mulligan at 11:57am 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/882 Anyone mounted a thru hull transducer on a 23 o'day? I'm attempting this but I've been unable to loc
Disarming Automatic inflatable PFD's Calif. Ted at 11:44am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 17/5892 If I disarm an automatic PFD in foul weather fearing inapproriate discharge aren't I just changing i
Looking for child safety webbing on life lines Steve5450 at 11:35am 06.06.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1542 I have seen 2" or 3" diamond webbing between the life lines and the deck on a number of boats for ch
Pad eye broken by spinnaker pole Mark at 11:17am 06.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/942 This weekend while sailing in variable winds my spinnaker pole flew up and broke off the pad eye. Hu
In Or Out of Gear? youngjr at 11:14am 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/903 My O'Day 28 has an M12 Universal diesel. I've always left my transmission out of gear when sailing
bimini don ridgway at 10:29am 06.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/879 i would like to buy a bimini from west marine or defender marine... anyone have any experience??
Raising the sails Bill L at 10:22am 06.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/863 Being new to the daysailer, with a summer of learning on a 12' Paceship (loved it) and having to set

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Boat opinion. capta at 9:56am 10.07.20 I know the Pivers well. They are great fun, for a first generation trimaran. Most were home built wi
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 9:55am 10.07.20 That boat is in Alameda, in the Oakland Estuary on San Francisco Bay. I have kept a boat there for
Splicing cb32863 at 9:49am 10.07.20 Once a line starts to "stretch" it really tightens up. After I get some little things done, then it
Splicing BigEasy at 9:46am 10.07.20 It works well on a new line. Much harder or impossible on old line as it does not slide or expand.
Lightning Protection asalotto at 9:45am 10.07.20 Most of my reading suggests that grounding the mast (or not grounding it) has no impact on getting s
Bye Bye Birdie capta at 9:34am 10.07.20 In Charleston City Marina, I would say we had a mild, but persistent bird problem. One owner had or
Splicing JoeWhite at 9:29am 10.07.20 It works well on a new line. Much harder or impossible on old line as it does not slide or expand. N
Splicing (1) capta at 9:23am 10.07.20 I went on a splurge one week and redid every bowline with a proper double braid eye splice on every
Lightning Protection walt at 9:15am 10.07.20 Also my .02 on grounded vs not grounded mast. Before the strike begins to travel, there is an elect
Shaft replacement O'Day 28 odaydokay at 9:12am 10.07.20 I believe my guy may have removed the cutlass itself which then gave him the room he needed to clear
Looks Important Maybe BrianH at 9:07am 10.07.20 Paint em. This goes back to my career when a jokester dropped a red bolt under our fire truck.
TS Delta jssailem at 9:05am 10.07.20 So what are you saying James? That heat is the engine of tropical storms. That heat is what fuels th
TS Delta (2) JamesG161 at 8:58am 10.07.20 This is the real key to strengthening. HEAT and not Surface temperatures. Also how DEEP the HEAT i
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 8:57am 10.07.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress You are scaring me! I have a black rubber hose from deck fitting to head
Lightning Protection walt at 8:56am 10.07.20 My .02 on that.. Some electric field must trigger a bolt of lighting to start traveling in the clou
Whisker pole (3) Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 10.07.20
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:41am 10.07.20 I did not see how i can attach the pump out hose to the deck fitting. I assume that the fitting has
Hunter 26 toilet Ajp at 8:39am 10.07.20 I put this in my h26 mid 2000's; Dometic SaniPottie 965 Toilet with MSD Fittings. I configured it
What to do if you lose your rig. Jackdaw at 8:33am 10.07.20
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:29am 10.07.20 If air does not get into the tank, the pump creates a vacuum above the water as the level goes down.

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