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Where to buy Teak Parts Ted Smith at 8:45am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 2/1105 I have a '78 -'22 in great shape and ready to race but hate the oak trim - where can I buy Teak or M
Holding tank odor (what else?) sailorboy at 8:34am 05.25.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2330 Peggie - went through your book and could not find the solution. We bought a 3 year old sailboat la
C-22 split backstay/ traveller Brian Hainsworth at 8:25am 05.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1334 Ok. Here goes. Always wanted to sail, so I took a recommended course (ASA 101 cert.) and got a good
Prop shaft vibration repair?? Frank at 8:07am 05.25.04 Big Boats 17/1882 Awhile back there was a thread on "excessive vibration" coming from the engine/prop shaft on the new
Adding U-bolts to gunwhale of H23.5 Rick Macdonald at 7:56am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 3/795 I back into my marina slip but it's undergoing some renovations with the result that I have to slide
Rigging a preventer on a H23.5 Rick Macdonald at 7:36am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 3/888 I spent the past week on an old Martin 29. I kinda liked being able to move the boom vang from the m
TROLLING MOTOR SAILMICHIGAN at 7:16am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 7/1474 Has anyone out there tried using a small electric trolling motor on an h26? I was thinking of picki
Converting into a queen sleeper Jack2438 at 6:39am 05.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/997 I have a 1980 O'day 25 that I am enjoying this summer. My latest question is about turning the cabin
Mainsheet Traveller on 29.5 Chet at 6:30am 05.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 13/996 I am interested in installing a main sheet traveller on a 1995-29.5. I assume it would install on t
Antifreeze for Yanmar Jim Caine at 6:17am 05.25.04 Big Boats 12/11861 I have to change antifreeze on Yanmar this weekend and I seem top remember there is a certain type o
Quiz on Charts Tim at 6:15am 05.25.04 Ask All Sailors 41/2546 Quick Quiz - be honest, no one is going to tell, no one is going to turn you in.1) Do you have a
H23 hatch leak. any soulutions out there? SRCruver at 5:41am 05.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/845 aaah...i know this may sound like a laughable problem...but the companionway hatch leaks...does anyb
Start Problem D. Prior at 5:35am 05.25.04 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1186 I follow this form and am always amazed at the level of knowledge in the responses. This is a great
Lifeline netting Geoff in Ann Arbor at 5:28am 05.25.04 Big Boats 2/1038 When I bought my boat four years ago it had lifeline netting which has gotten pretty deteriorated.
The winch that won't Art at 5:15am 05.25.04 Smaller Boats 4/805 Ahoy all. I have a 1984 C-22 and I am having trouble with the keel winch. It will crank up great b
2-blade vs. 3-blade prop and cooling Tom Milke at 4:51am 05.25.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/866 Hi All,In researching a cooling problem I am having with my Renault 8HP inboard, I've come to notic
AC for the A/C Bob Rutland at 4:03am 05.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1049 I am the last slip on the dock at my marina. Because of this I have only 118 volts at the dock recep
Clearing holding tank vent tube C-30 Terry Parker at 3:44am 05.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1104 Has anyone else encountered blockage of the air vent tube through the port stanchion that vents the
Thread an additional halyard when mast is down. Mike D. at 3:30am 05.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/848 I have a 1990 Hunter 27. the mast is down and I want to thread a spinny halyard. The slots and shiev
Dinghy Gunnel Protector Steve Carpman11081 at 12:22am 05.25.04 Ask All Sailors 6/4530 Our tender is an 11'-6" varnished sailing dinghy. I know it is large for a tender, but it rows and t

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Yanmar 2gm shutting down with battery selector on. andrewgswitzer at 5:13am 07.24.20 Interesting. Do you you have another theory on why a battery selector switch could change the load o
New sails Joe at 5:06am 07.24.20 Makes me more appreciative of the movie Sideways. :) John, you do realize that those colors are t
Looking for the owner of a boat JamesG161 at 5:04am 07.24.20 For HUN43162I596 it was last registered in Florida. USCG COD is valid till 12/31/2020. Florida# 4
We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! RockynHilda at 5:02am 07.24.20 Thanks Mark, that is where this boat was slipped .
Looking for the owner of a boat Joe at 5:02am 07.24.20 Why don't you go to her office and ask her face to face to present your offer or tell you why not.
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? (1) Brian D at 5:01am 07.24.20 This is the correct way to wire a shunt in the system. Note that the current passes through the shun
New forum member with an introduction and some questions rgranger at 4:53am 07.24.20 If it were me my choices would be the availability of used boat. I would look and look carefully at
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Davidasailor26 at 4:37am 07.24.20
Yanmar 2gm shutting down with battery selector on. Davidasailor26 at 4:25am 07.24.20
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? NYSail at 4:13am 07.24.20 The way you drew the picture has the negative lead coming into the battery side of the shunt, not t
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Captain Larry-DH at 4:12am 07.24.20 The way you drew the picture has the negative lead coming into the battery side of the shunt, not t
Looking for the owner of a boat SFS at 4:12am 07.24.20 There are good and bad brokers, but I have personal experience with a broker in a charter organizati
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Davidasailor26 at 3:44am 07.24.20 The way you drew the picture has the negative lead coming into the battery side of the shunt, not th
Battery charger! Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 07.24.20 P.S. How much capasity of this batteries any guesses? Do you have any picture of the battery label
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? (1) NYSail at 3:37am 07.24.20 Both leads from multimeter were on the battery where panel leads eventually lead. Neg comes directly
New forum member with an introduction and some questions Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 07.24.20 Interesting, I assumed fiberglass would eventually break down. UV, flexing etc... Structurally the
New forum member with an introduction and some questions David in Sandusky at 3:22am 07.24.20
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Davidasailor26 at 3:10am 07.24.20 On the battery where the solar attaches....... I presume you mean inline between the positive batt
Used sails from other boats? srimes at 10:13pm 07.23.20 Fedex brought the new sail today! I flew it in the yard and it looks great! Except for the rust stai
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 9:48pm 07.23.20 I waited all day for indications of which of the major models would be best. Nothing much changed

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