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Transom rail and swim ladder from a 1996 H23.5 Rick Macdonald at 12:49am 10.21.04 Smaller Boats 1/934 This is a repeat of a post I just left under the "New mast" topic. Sorry, I should have started a ne
Diesel Fuel Winterization Stekon at 12:25am 10.21.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1136 Another winterization question from a rookie diesel engine owner. I plan on leaving the fuel tank f
Instrument covers Mike4116 at 12:10am 10.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1139 Hello all-The instrument covers for my Data Marine Corinthian series depth sounder and speed are k
outdoor winter storage James G at 12:02am 10.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/861 any good ideas other than tarps?MacGregor 26X
Solar vent location(s) on an '83 C-30 Tom Ehmke at 11:00pm 10.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1240 I bought one and don't want to cut a hole in the deck or house until I have some good location optio
Harder gelcoat particles in gelcoat John at 10:31pm 10.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1077 Hello,I am in the process of repairing airline cracks in my gelcoat below waterline, I stripped th
216 mast Bob Cowgill at 8:53pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 2/887 Lind from Hunter customer service tells me that the mast on the 216 is hollow, with no internal obst
Cost of a new mast Mark at 5:57pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 7/1795 Can anyone refer me to a site that I can get a price on a new mast (seldon) for my 260.
Forestay tension Mark at 5:55pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 5/795 Am thinking that my forestay might need to have more tension but am concerned that by putting more t
What is this thing? h2ocwilly18339 at 4:02pm 10.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1034 I have a 1987 C30 with M25 Universal. Now my question is, there's a fiberglass box just to the left
Ventilation Eric 14700 at 12:46pm 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1227 I'm looking at a ventilator to prevent mildew from taking over my boat. I'd like to get your opinio
Rudder repair -- hurricane damage Henry Weber at 12:43pm 10.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/966 The rudder post on a Hunter-33 1980 was bent about 15 degrees by a recent hurricane.The rudder now
Yahoo Groups Columbia 26 MKII Website GHOST "EL Condor Pasa" at 12:06pm 10.20.04 Columbia 3/2876 For The Owners Of The Fabulious Columbia 26 MKII and MKII-K This Site is for you Talk About Keel Bol
Yahoo Groups Columbia 26 MKII Website GHOST "EL Condor Pasa" at 12:00pm 10.20.04 Columbia 0/1826 For The Owners Of The Fabulious Columbia 26 MKII and MKII-K This Site is for you Talk About Keel Bol
Teak Deck: Replacement With Fiberglass Clay at 11:47am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 16/6441 I would like to replace my teak deck a fiberglass one. So far, the teak has been removed and all de
Newbee with a stupid question Rob at 11:35am 10.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/935 My brother and I are new to sailing. We just bought a Hunter 31 (yesterday) and I have learned so m
Mac 25 restoration Robert Grooms at 11:31am 10.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/943 Dear Mac OWNERS I have just came into possesion of a Mac 25 ,1980 I'm told .The boat is in fair
VHF knuckleheads Steve G at 9:45am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 51/3352 I've been on the water some forty years now, so this is nothing new to me, but has anyone else notic
Need used Mast and rigging for 1983 Hunter 22 Bill Hoisington at 9:41am 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 3/1411 Looking for a used Mast and Rigging for 1983 Hunter Sailboat. Lost my mast in the big storm. Ft Wal
Particles in gelcoat John at 9:39am 10.20.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/980 I am in the process of repairing airline cracks in the gelcoat of my beneteau 1986while I was strip

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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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