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Bottom Job Question. . . Chris McLoughlin at 4:17am 03.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/758 I have removed the old bottom paint on our 12 year old Legend 37.5 with the idea of sealing the bott
Blue Water mr tim at 3:42am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/969 Any of the 30'-32' hunter owners do any trans atlantic crossings in their boats. I'm thinking of ge
Volvo Saildrive leaks oil (somewhere) Jim Cook at 3:28am 03.10.03 Other Sailboats 3/3716 The first contractor I hired to do my bottom 2 years ago painted bottom paint on my VolvoPenta S110
Key Largo Sailboat Marina Seabee at 2:51am 03.10.03 Ask All Sailors 2/914 Need recommendations of good sailboat marinas in Key Largo, FLorida for a 2-3 overnight. Prefer a s
Loking for information....O'Day/Dolphin 1961-1967 Louis Claassen at 2:25am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1673 I just purachased a 24' sailboat built by O'Day/Dolphin series, in 1961.I have discovered that ther
Threw hull fittings craig shaw at 1:42am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/926 How do you check your threw hull fittings? We have a 1985 28.5 Hunter and all the fittings are facto
center board woes Rusty rusman88 @aol.com at 12:52am 03.10.03 Day Sailers 2/1003 first time owner long time O'Day admirer from my years in Annapolis; Just "aquired" poorly maintaine
Need suggestions on splice Paul Aubrecht at 12:48am 03.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/772 I have a 1993 Hunter 28 with a Profurl Headsail furling.It has a continuous loop line that controls
Swing Batten Rollaway Mains Drexel Bradshaw at 12:45am 03.10.03 Big Boats 1/1041 I am considering purchasing a Swing Batten Rollaway Main from Doyle. Does anyone have any experienc
Where to install Nicro solar vent on Catalina 30? Weston Van Wambeke at 11:15pm 03.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1936 I'd like to improve the ventilation in my 1982 Catalina 30. Can anyone recommend a good deck spot t
Cleaning dodger and bimini canvas Charles at 11:07pm 03.09.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1331 This may sound like a stupid question, mine usually are, but what is the best way for cleaning the d
Sailing at Bahi Honda Brian at 10:48pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 3/857 I will be spending a week at Bahi Honda and was wondering if there is anyplace there to rent a sailb
Charleston South Carolina tom at 10:44pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 6/992 My wife and I plan to start cruising in the near future. Unfortunately we live in Birmingham,Alabama
padding CORKY TROTTER at 10:35pm 03.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/929 Anyone have any good places to buy padding to put under the bed on the 260. I would like a little b
We just launched our new website Rick Sylvester at 9:43pm 03.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/824 and we'd like to invite you visit. Please either post here or email us at ricksylvester@msn.com with
Destek Hydraulic Lid holder Fenella Flanagan at 9:40pm 03.09.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1244 I am desperate to find a Destek Hydraulic door holder for my freezer and cannot even find the compan
26.5 Mast fittings for halyards Jim Rogers at 9:25pm 03.09.03 Smaller Boats 2/753 I am looking for replacements for the plastic guides that protect the halyards as they pass thru the
340 or 356 in florida nick maggio at 8:11pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1096 where do you 340 and 356 sail in florida west or east and what about slips or mooring's do they empt
Leaving a 26C in the water over winter Martin Oets at 2:37pm 03.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1055 Is it possible to leave the 26S with ballast in over the winter? Is there an antifreeze that one cou
Portlights for O'Day 35 Jay MacDonald at 2:28pm 03.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1239 The portlights on my O'Day 35 are starting to crack around the closure knobs. These are the double

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Second Bilge pump kloudie1 at 7:22am 08.04.20 You can use a remote, self priming pump that can be mounted conveniently and only has a pick-up and
Do I need a new rectifier/regulator? jviss at 7:16am 08.04.20 I assume the Yamaha regulator isn't a smart, 3-stage charging regulator. If that's the case, then a
Second Bilge pump Whatfiero1 at 7:12am 08.04.20 I don't know where put it maybe infront water heater. Under kitchen sink. It needs be low to be any
1992 Catalina 30 sail sfbay at 7:11am 08.04.20 Catalina 30's are very popular sailboats. A 1992 model hopefully engineered-out issues with the ori
1992 Catalina 30 Whatfiero1 at 7:10am 08.04.20 Great boat well build check engine and sails. Most valuable part. Check sails for bagging get behind
Do I need a new rectifier/regulator? Whatfiero1 at 7:05am 08.04.20 I would start by cleaning all connections and getting a second meter with DC amp clamp especially
LED replacement bulbs? (2) Rick Macdonald at 7:01am 08.04.20 Here's the package from the festoon bulbs I bought for my Masthead light. I don't have any record of
HUNTER 49/50 Fischer Panda 12 Mini Generator noise SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:58am 08.04.20 Never thought of the fuel pump, will check it out!
Anode needed on inside shaft? Suncatcher at 6:58am 08.04.20 I once rescued an old Chris Craft runabout whose shaft pulled out. Didn't fall all the way out so t
Do I need a new rectifier/regulator? dlochner at 6:57am 08.04.20
Second Bilge pump (1) sail sfbay at 6:56am 08.04.20 Good plan if you have room!! My sailboat has 2 electric bilge pumps: Primary RULE 1500 w/ Rule-A-Ma
Chirping alarm sound while engine running FastOlson at 6:43am 08.04.20 One bit of maintenance (albeit, not a 'cure' per se) is to start a systematic check of all of the en
Chirping alarm sound while engine running Capt jgw at 6:24am 08.04.20 Loose or bad connection, or chafed wire someplace. These can be a pita to find.
Anode needed on inside shaft? Ron20324 at 6:20am 08.04.20 Why? Other than the obvious, what is the difference between mounting an anode inside the boat or ou
Anode needed on inside shaft? Capt jgw at 6:18am 08.04.20 I once rescued an old Chris Craft runabout whose shaft pulled out. Didn't fall all the way out so th
LED replacement bulbs? jviss at 6:14am 08.04.20 As far as I am aware, Dr. LED is the only vendor of LED bulbs that retain USCG compliance when fitte
Summer in the Salish Sea Michael Davis at 6:14am 08.04.20 Mike, did you sail in thru that opening at Dusky Cove :yikes: or kayak? Even the kayaks scraped bo
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 6:11am 08.04.20 Mike, did you sail in thru that opening at Dusky Cove :yikes: or kayak?
Summer in the Salish Sea (2) Michael Davis at 6:09am 08.04.20 183307 183308 Dusky Cove. Taken while standing over the BBQ with a glass of wine
Summer in the Salish Sea (2) Michael Davis at 6:06am 08.04.20 183305 183306 Exploring Dusky Cove

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