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Name and such Michael7968 at 10:33am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/942 I thought I remembered something like this before, but I can't find it in the archives.I want to f
scratches on salon table and nav table James Hill at 10:09am 10.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1229 i am just wrapping up my first season on a 2004 b331. I reccently notices there are quite a few scr
Traveler car Tom H31 at 9:59am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1061 1986 H31, with Rutgerson mainsheet traveler - cam cleats at each end of track are pretty well worn o
Reluctant but willing Stuart at 9:54am 10.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/796 I have a number of small chips and cracks in the gelcoat of my 1998 beneteau and have been reading v
Licensing Bing13178 at 9:53am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1564 In the U.S. do you have to have a licence to sail your boat?In Queensland Australia legislation ha
Winterizing Randall at 9:47am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1703 I'm faced with some winterizing decisions for my 36 foot sailboat and would lke a little advice. Th
Yanmar 3YM30 JohnEh at 8:59am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1416 I have now determined that the Yanmar engine operation manual recommends an initial 50 hour maintena
Racor Spin ON filter Paul (Affinity C320) at 8:53am 10.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/911 I have never changed a Racor Spin on fuel filter. There are three screw like things on top. One is
C-270-perkins 18HP fuel filter Ken at 7:54am 10.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1070 My 94 C-270 did not have the Perkins engine manual with it. Will be changing the oil/filter and spin
Rinsing a holding tank Ben Stavis at 6:39am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1792 Hi Peggy,Due to more and more no discharge zones, I'm replacing a LectraSan with a Vacuflush syste
2005 Columbia Calendar Captn pauley at 6:29am 10.18.04 Columbia 1/1223 Each year i do a Columbia calendar. You can see last year's at www.captnpauley.com. Theyb are then d
improving the bunk Nomar at 6:19am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1253 Has anyone ever used a Cabella mattress pad, the kind that is touted to campers as self inflating, o
Taking in Water Holly Hamilton at 5:47am 10.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/760 I recently had a very unfortunate incident with my MacGregor 25. The story is too long to tell but t
Keel Rust Brent Headberg at 5:16am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/986 My 1990 Hunter 33.5 suffered damage in Hurricane Frances and the boat yard is removing the keel to r
Women? Richard at 4:44am 10.18.04 Smaller Boats 2/893 Greetings,I am curious: I have a pair of friends; a married couple. In what I suspect is a rare t
New Sailor Asks - Is This Right??? Steve at 4:38am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 21/1733 After a month of owning my first boat, a 1981 O'Day 30, I finally got out in winds about 20 knots.
hunter 26 teak floor replacement ChuckP at 4:00am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1478 I am refurbishing my hunter 26 in the last storms the boat took water in the galley. so the wood(or
Electric Winches George H260 at 3:59am 10.18.04 Big Boats 0/731 Has anyone with a 410 converted their winches over to electric? I would be interested in learning an
High Winds Paul at 3:56am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 13/1322 Now that the brisk autumn winds are here you begin to notice a couple of different approaches to how
Reading Lights TJ23058 at 3:19am 10.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1090 Was at our boat (2000 Beneteau 361) last weekend and noticed that all (8) of the swiveling reading l

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Drain for the Port locker? (2) Jacktar at 9:54am 08.18.20 I put a limber hole in the port lazarette with a screw in cap, works great, only have to open it if
M25XP Quieting (3) duck21 at 9:49am 08.18.20 Pictures of the installation.
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 9:38am 08.18.20 aka thermals. they can also sometimes randomly move across the water driven by any prevailing breez
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Dave Groshong at 9:38am 08.18.20 Yes, the price is ridiculous. There is a lot more that goes into this than just raw wattage, plea
Backstay Failure Kings Gambit at 9:27am 08.18.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with sel
Checking more off the list Jackdaw at 9:20am 08.18.20 Some deck organization and lines need to be run as I now have an assym to fly. Now here's a mod
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 9:16am 08.18.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with self
M25XP Quieting Johnb at 9:11am 08.18.20 Thanks for sharing your experience
Backstay Failure Kings Gambit at 9:02am 08.18.20 I demasted last week. When I got to the boat I noticed that the clevis pin in the backstay was gone
Backstay Failure Kings Gambit at 8:56am 08.18.20 Use ones like this. They do not fall out. The Bavaria came with this type of ring cotter on the life
Hunter 240 dry weigths Hunter216 at 8:53am 08.18.20 I ask as I intend to take long trips (>1000miles round trip) 2x a year with the boat future It wou
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 Dr. D at 8:43am 08.18.20 SoSound nailed it. You would think displaying waypoints would the default...... The rest of the sto
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter sailorskier at 8:41am 08.18.20 Thanks for your input. I am in contact with Renogy.
Drain for the Port locker? Gene Neill at 8:40am 08.18.20 I drilled "limber holes" in every compartment that could hold water. I didn't want any water collec
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Johnb at 8:39am 08.18.20 There is nothing inherently wrong with the concept of a small solar panel to balance out self discha
Toe rail removal SailingaS2 at 8:35am 08.18.20
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks captcoho at 8:27am 08.18.20 Thanks to everyone who responded. Thanks Bobalong... that was some of the immediate thinking if each
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter dlochner at 8:26am 08.18.20 The price is high because of the custom mounting. A Genusun or Victron controller can also be had fo
Prep week and dress up day: Gene Neill at 8:25am 08.18.20 The weather looks great up there! Sunny, with warm days and cool nights. The air looks kinda light,
Sewage smell Kings Gambit at 8:24am 08.18.20 My solution would be to pump out and flush your tank with several rinses of fresh water at a pump-ou

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