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sweet smell in cabin bruce at 2:38pm 08.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/2463 Just bought a 2001 Hunter 290 in June. Lately we have noticed that the cabin has a sickly sweet sme
Washed up SailboatOwners.com at 2:18pm 08.29.04 Ask All Sailors 43/3638 How often do you grab the brush and wash your boat?Every time you tie up at the end of a day? Onc
Mast Holder for Bow Pulpit OkieSailor at 1:10pm 08.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1133 I just posted some photos of a weekend project. I did not like the way the mast was being damaged by
fun questions from a 1st time marine electrician patrick at 12:55pm 08.29.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1317 Okay, so I'm into my first rewire (79 C38)... I've gotten the DC straight -no problem. The AC howeve
Pros and cons for a Catalina 25 swing keel Heather Krebs at 12:43pm 08.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2403 I am looking to purchase a Catalina 25. Recently someone told me that the swing keels can be a prob
broken exost Y ? John Olson at 12:34pm 08.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/981 I have a 88C30 and today I broke my exhaust Y where the cooling water enters the exhaust pipe just a
Mast Support While Trailering Tires at 12:33pm 08.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1240 Will soon be transporting our Mariner for the first time only for a short 2 mile trip to our home. S
Tall rig vs standard BobS8970 at 12:25pm 08.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3865 On Catalina 30's - the rigging comes in tall or standard. Is there any advantage or disadvantage th
Tranny Fluid Rch at 12:07pm 08.29.04 Bigger Boats 2/1213 Hello again!I am a newer owner of an 1982 Oday 30. I have asked a few questions before and am grat
engne bulkhead gary8041 at 11:53am 08.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1005 THERE IS A PLYWOOD BULKHEAD SEPERATING THE ENGNE SPACE FROM MY FUEL TANK IS THIS NORMAL. PO HAS REP
HOW/WHERE INSTALLATION OF A/C ON 36 OR 38 rick4824 at 11:43am 08.29.04 Big Boats 2/1004 I am looking at a 1999 Cat. 38 without a/c. Can anyone tell me where are the best spots to locate th
H376 Mainsail Help Bob F. at 11:31am 08.29.04 Big Boats 2/941 I just replaced my main halyard with a smaller (7/16") diameter XLS braid. Old halyard was I think 5
Hatches - what to do? Scott at 11:25am 08.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1354 I want to replace the forward hatch on my Starwind 27. The existing hatch has a manufacturers name
Cruising spinaker on a H26 Rich at 11:20am 08.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/942 can you fly a cruising spinnaker on a 95 H26. I had my wonders when I saw that it does not use a bac
Do you club race your H26? Rich at 11:17am 08.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/775 I am thinking of buying a 1995 H26 and since we enjoy club racing on Wed. nights we were curious as
Bought the mac 25 I was looking at!! leetvl at 11:06am 08.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/942 Went to an auction to look at the boat and found out it's an 84.I got the boat for $1250 without b
Rigging Question tim1424 at 10:05am 08.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1105 A friend at my marina has a 1974 C'C 24'. There is a line coming out of the mast on the port side ~
Life Line Stanchion Replacement Charlietuna at 8:38am 08.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3202 My Catalina 28 MK-II had two lifeline stanchions bent as a result of Hurricaine Charley. The bend a
stern water to bilge? Paul F at 7:41am 08.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1735 My 1980 33 is leaking water from the back of the boat. It is a very slow leak that can be easily he
Yanmar parts? Marc Honey at 7:40am 08.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2120 Ok, first stupid question about my new to me 1994 35.5 Legend. After an approx. 16 hour motorsail, m

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BATTERY BASICS dlochner at 6:20am 01.18.21 The problem is lead sulfate forming on the plates which insulates the plates and prevents the chemic
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE shemandr at 6:19am 01.18.21 Yeah, paint over vinyl headliner. Shouldn't have happened. Let it flake off and move on to deck.
BATTERY BASICS JamesG161 at 6:17am 01.18.21 if there is any truth to the Facebook posts Yes, But... 1) Very dangerous if not done right. 2) M
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') Panera at 6:15am 01.18.21 On my O'Day 25 I used hangers on the pulpit for the anchor and used a hawser pipe for the rode and c
Wire Size to Bus Bar? Zinger88 at 6:15am 01.18.21 Welp....I certainly feel stupid! I stopped by the boat this past weekend and realized it was my nega
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE 31seahorse at 6:12am 01.18.21 Welcome wyndcatcherowner to you and your partner, The wonderful world of sailboat ownership will
Prop removal NYSail at 6:11am 01.18.21 Shaft is stainless.... nut is bronze and came off nicely. Feel if I heat the prop and tap with hamme
Prop removal NYSail at 6:07am 01.18.21 31seahorse..... I agree totally and yes I have a block of wood on the opposite side, however I do t
Prop removal dlochner at 6:06am 01.18.21 The good news is the prop is on tight. Is the shaft bronze or SS? Lots of PB Blaster, Liquid Wrenc
Prop removal duality at 6:03am 01.18.21 leave the nut on the end, just loosen it all the way. dont ask my how i know
Part help.... NYSail at 6:03am 01.18.21 The purpose is to bleed the lines so pump works..... I have seen this exact set-up (and parts) on ot
Owners Manual Morgan donor at 6:02am 01.18.21 Search for a M43 owners group. See if they can help. In the case of Morgan 382/383/384 there was a f
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') rschuss at 6:01am 01.18.21 Where it should be is a discussion. I keep mine on the bow pulpit. The problem is, the chain and anc
Part help.... SailingLoto at 5:58am 01.18.21 i am going with it is some method of draining the pump and condenser that has been added to help wit
Prop removal 31seahorse at 5:57am 01.18.21 Hello Greg, I would never choose to hit, tap, or bash the prop or shaft toward or away from the eng
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE Justin_NSA at 5:31am 01.18.21 Emotions can get the better of you. As suggested, you'll need to strip, prep and paint . It does loo
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back dlochner at 5:25am 01.18.21 When you removed the failed impellers, did you count the vanes? The heat exchanger has a lot of smal
Mixing Electronics Manufactures Flip Rutledge at 5:20am 01.18.21 My Raymarine Auto pilot will not speak to my Garmin GPSMAP
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top dlochner at 5:18am 01.18.21 There are all kinds of adapters out there. Try a generic camping store or an RV store. Refilling 1#
Simarine Battery Monitors sailortype at 5:16am 01.18.21 "With an integrated Battry and Tank Monitirng System, " ...one does have to wonder...

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