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O'Day 23 Main battens size. AD at 5:50am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1141 In the quest to sort out my friends mooring, I forgot two things before leaving my boat (putting th
Locker liners Shenanigans at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1027 2 of the drop-in plastic inserts that go into the openings under the berth of my '27 have hardened a
Cheap Hunter 25 KennyH at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/985 Anyone looking for a cheap Hunter 25. Pelican Marina at Elizabeth City has an older Hunter 25 for 1
Yanmar Throttle Question Mark P. at 5:17am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1184 Hopeing someone can help. I'm reviving a neglected Oday 26, 1984 with a yanmar 1gm diesel. Finally g
DS 1 Spiniker Pole Michael Reney at 4:47am 07.11.05 Day Sailers 2/1022 I have a 1968 DS with a spiniker but no pole, I can not seam to find out the proper lenth one should
Mermaid Marine Air condensators Brian L.20665 at 4:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1253 Interested in latest opinions from users of Mermaid condensators. There was quite a bit of interest
Columbia 40' Nose Fitting Colin at 4:03am 07.11.05 Columbia 0/1745 I am looking for a suggestion on repairing the steel support for the stainless nose fitting on the b
what is a barberhaul? GregS at 3:45am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/6224 Blatenly exposing my novice-ness again, but what is a barberhaul?
Laws on Graywater in California Josh at 3:39am 07.11.05 The Cherubini Hunters 7/4884 Is anybody well-versed in the State/Federal legal rulings on graywater. I got a written warning from
New Project Post Doug Lasher at 3:11am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/775 I've posted my V-222 beatification project to the project forum - see "Oak Interior". Thanks to all
adding fairleads for topping lift...H35 Rich at 3:05am 07.11.05 Big Boats 3/896 I have a new topping lift, now run through mast to a sheave at base. Need to mount fairleads on dec
heel meter gary at 2:44am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2165 would anyone know who carries some kind of a meter that shows how many degrees the boat is heeling?
light bulb resource? Tomm at 2:20am 07.11.05 Big Boats 3/814 Before I grab the bosun's chair, does anybody have a parts list for the light bulbs on the mast? My
tried new rudder gary at 2:13am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/872 sailed yesterday with my new idarudder. Light air so couldn't compare weather helm but the boat rea
PHRF adjustment for 26d Idasailor rudder Bill Mott at 1:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/986 I race in a PHRF fleet and am considering adding an Idasailor rudder to my 26d. Would anyone know wh
DC panel short circuit Gary3998 at 1:35am 07.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1210 I'm looking for some help,advice, info.There's a short circuit somewhere that's caused nav lites,
Shroud Gloves Don at 12:48am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/744 I came across a turnbuckle cover called a Shroud Glove (James Dean productions).It is made of UV p
Do Hunter boats have a PHRF rating? Steve at 12:43am 07.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1049 A friend of mine just bought a 1975 Pearson 30 which has a PHRF of 180. Can someone explain what thi
Where do you store your lines Tony5898 at 12:34am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 12/2199 Interested in finding the best place to store fenders and lines once under sail. I dont have a huge
NTSB report on Groton air crash Rich at 12:28am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1176 For you sailors and boaters who helped with or witnessed the June air crash in Groton, Connecticut,

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Just cruising along... Jackdaw at 6:29am 02.09.21 If you ever do the drive south into Texas, get off of IH35W and hop on US281. For BBQ try the Hard
Hunter 33 - batteries buddy0 at 6:29am 02.09.21 My first one from several years ago is velcro'ed to the top of the rear bimini. I sewed one side of
Anchor Rode for Southeast Alaska dLj at 6:20am 02.09.21 I can't answer your question without doing some homework. What are your tidal shifts up there? On yo
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short DougM at 6:19am 02.09.21 My 30T has cabin lighting and fans on the same circuit so I could see the need for Hunter to instal
Just cruising along... Jackdaw at 6:19am 02.09.21 Thanks JD. Liked on facebook. I see that a friend Rod Favela is a distributor as well on his site
Gauges! eherlihy at 5:58am 02.09.21 I have a $300 SmartGauge (I DON'T recommend them) and a $30 BlueTooth volt meter / histogram tool (I
questions on generator on 2014 385 johnperri55 at 5:56am 02.09.21 At my catalina dealer. I also did a search on marine air conditioning and found 2 companies. The cha
Gauges! jibes138 at 5:54am 02.09.21 Why not use a digital voltage gage? The output will likely be an LED (cool)? I realize you already
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal JuanMarcos at 5:50am 02.09.21 Drewskie Yes the base was covered with adhesive try to save as much of the old one when you remove
Anchor Rode for Southeast Alaska Captain Larry-DH at 5:49am 02.09.21 all weight loaded above the waterline makes the boat more tender/tippy. makes for reefing more o
Fusing to busbar (2) Tim22 at 5:47am 02.09.21 Two thoughts. First the ANL fuses are pretty fragile as such they need to be protected from errant
Fusing to busbar Justin_NSA at 5:29am 02.09.21 I did something very similar as @dlochner. Lined up some ANL holders and connected them with a copp
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Justin_NSA at 5:26am 02.09.21 My 30T has cabin lighting and fans on the same circuit so I could see the need for Hunter to install
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short uncledom at 5:17am 02.09.21 I does sound, to me, like a dead short through a bad wire/connection. Do you have a wiring diagram
Beneteau 40 2008: limber holes - clogged - incomplete - not laid out at all ? Davidasailor26 at 5:15am 02.09.21
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Parsons at 5:11am 02.09.21 Previous owners probably messed with your wiring. Thanks for the search idea, and I'll start on tha
Just cruising along... Justin_NSA at 5:10am 02.09.21 If you ever do the drive south into Texas, get off of IH35W and hop on US281. For BBQ try the Hard E
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Parsons at 5:09am 02.09.21 I'm no Maine Sail but 20 amps seems like a lot. Are you sure there isn't something bigger on that
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short RoyS at 5:08am 02.09.21 Does not sound like a typical wiring short. Wiring shorts usually cause instantaneous breaker trips.
Leaking keel on a Hunter 31 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:03am 02.09.21 My understanding that is a cast iron keel. Lead keels came later. Mars Metals in Canada cast the k

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