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Yo Peggie! Bill O'Donovan at 5:17am 06.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/868 I have followed your advice religiously and have a pristine set of pipes. Inexplicably, the commode
SW Florida Rallies Ecopywriter at 5:16am 06.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/796 Are there any rallies/meetings/associations in Southwest Florida? If so, when is the next event? I n
drain plug Oday 22 Ecopywriter at 5:03am 06.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1600 I just bought a 1980 Oday 22 in pretty good condition.I will need some information on the electrical
430 Depth Sounder saoirse at 4:53am 06.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/885 My Depth Sounder "Raymarine" transducer has packed up,I am having trouble getting a lift out to fit
How Much Hull Flex Is Usual Mark Juetten at 4:35am 06.24.04 Big Boats 17/2464 How much hull flex or distortion is acceptable ? The door in the forward bulkhead binds slightly mor
Ideas on a water tank mary15487 at 4:09am 06.24.04 Smaller Boats 6/1048 I have a 26' Hunter and want to install a larger water tank for the galley sink. I was hoping to pu
Beware - BottomSiders Cushions augustwinds at 3:24am 06.24.04 Ask All Sailors 17/19718 I bought closed cell foam cushions from BottomSiders this past winter - white with a forrest green p
Hunter 380 -2000 John Lochner at 3:09am 06.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/966 This is the third year I have had my hunter and the first time I have had a problem with the in mail
Sail Number tgrass462 at 2:52am 06.24.04 Smaller Boats 4/1040 I have an interesting situation - we're planning on entering Grasshopper II (1994 H-26) in a local r
Diesel in the bilge Bill Thomas at 2:50am 06.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/841 Recently started to smell diesel in the cabin (1991 30T Hunter) so I checked all around the engine c
looking for used sails for grampian 23 jwoozle at 11:07pm 06.23.04 Grampian 8/2430 any suggestions on where/how to find used sails for this old boat? i am still using original sails,
thinking 38 doboy at 10:17pm 06.23.04 Big Boats 3/1138 I'm going to check a 79 c38...is there anything I should be keenly aware of in the way of problems,
more questions about 272 jim inFW at 9:09pm 06.23.04 Bigger Boats 9/1527 the boat arrived yesterday and he looks great, stepping was pretty bad with only 3 people but we got
3 blades on a 27 Don3086 at 9:00pm 06.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/924 I was thinking of changing the 2 blade,to a 3 blade on my 1982 Hunter 27. I'm not realy looking for
Head Sail Joe11720 at 8:58pm 06.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/874 What size head sail do I need? 34 hunter 1984..Yesterday the old head sail gave way. It ripped from
Boat Odor Randy at 8:29pm 06.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/856 Have been seeking source of odor on our H37.5 for months. It is definitely not associated with the h
rigging bayard16098 at 1:33pm 06.23.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1054 yes i need help getting replacement barings for my jib sheet pully that is mounted on the deck on a
keel cable opening Nevada City Bob at 1:05pm 06.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/940 New sailor, old boat. An '84 Mac 25 with a pretty deep groove worn in the side of the through hull
ferro-Cement-good or bad GRBWork at 12:51pm 06.23.04 Ask All Sailors 6/13686 i am looking at used boats and boy the ferro cement jobs are a bargain. Are they any good? can you
Up Sizing Story Jan10184 at 12:31pm 06.23.04 Big Boats 2/915 Ever wonder how to up size your boat? I can now credit my non-sailing wife with our H410. I grew u

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Rerouting instrument wiring - Hunter 34 splax at 8:28pm 12.30.20 aft and to port I have a cabin liner panel, which if removed might allow you to drill for the wires
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... jssailem at 8:05pm 12.30.20
Through deck wires for mast lights SailingLoto at 7:59pm 12.30.20 Can you give a link? I'm corrosion testing a bunch of designs for a review and I could easily add th
Through deck wires for mast lights SailingLoto at 7:57pm 12.30.20 I'm probably being stupid, but how do you conect the wires to these? I see them on many connectors o
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? BAD ORCA at 7:54pm 12.30.20 It should take longer. Once the charger starts to leave the Constant current stage the charge curre
Antifoul prop while boat in water (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:49pm 12.30.20 Using a sponge (dish washing kind) rub Propshield wax on the prop & shaft. Looks like the mfg. wa
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? BAD ORCA at 7:36pm 12.30.20 Stu, is it safe to assume (always dangerous, I know) that a smart charger like the Sterling does a
Reefing garymalmgren at 7:32pm 12.30.20 Re op post: So, as I am comtemplating building my new main a buddy is suggesting one deep reef is b
How to prime house water pump weekendrken at 7:31pm 12.30.20 Oh the joys of boat ownership. The only thing that works on an old boat .... is the owner.
How to prime house water pump weekendrken at 7:28pm 12.30.20 Your pump is on a wooden platform under the small cubby cover under the aft corner of the saloon por
Through deck wires for mast lights (1) thinwater at 7:20pm 12.30.20 I'm probably being stupid, but how do you conect the wires to these? I see them on many connectors o
Through deck wires for mast lights thinwater at 7:14pm 12.30.20 Can you give a link? I'm corrosion testing a bunch of designs for a review and I could easily add th
P42 Electrolysis issue... where to start? Puesta del sol at 6:48pm 12.30.20 Hi Keith, no apparent electrolysis issues here. Unclear from your post, but our fixed three blade b
Bilge floorboard covers and headliner stains Rick D at 6:33pm 12.30.20 The flooring laminate is probably Lonseal. I put it in my boat. The manufacturer recommends a specia
How to prime house water pump Berkeley 30 at 6:10pm 12.30.20 Welcome to the forum. Berkeley 30. Congrats on finding the "Massive Leak". Sounds like your pump h
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... (1) mermike at 6:08pm 12.30.20 The ten day weather forecast, at this moment, looks to be somewhat reasonable, albeit some rain. On
EZ Steer Hunter 260 Kermit at 5:32pm 12.30.20
Sailing with a System - Do you Mark your Boat/Rigging PaulK at 5:13pm 12.30.20 Winter is a good time to plan, but he suggests temps in the 70's for getting the numbers to stick.
Antifoul prop while boat in water Ken13559 at 5:12pm 12.30.20 What about lanolin grease? Not familiar with lanolin grease. Any brands you could suggest?
Antifoul prop while boat in water Ken13559 at 5:11pm 12.30.20 Gee, if it does, you'd best patent the method and get rich. I've seen guys that don't use their boa

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