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I want to set up 212 for easier single handling... Mark Malcolm at 3:30pm 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/789 ...and am looking for advice. Has anyone run lines to the cockpit? Centerboard controls? How about
30 gallon tank dimensions frank swift at 3:15pm 12.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/884 I am a new hunter 336 owner and when the gas gage was getting below about 1/4 I refueled. I was exp
test Phil Herring at 2:02pm 12.04.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/892 test
1GM to 2GM upgrade David OHara at 12:47pm 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/770 My old 28' S2 has the old 6.5 hp Yan 1GM engine that seemed underpowered in thunderstorms and heavy
NEW METER WORKS GREAT Terry at 12:45pm 12.04.02 Big Boats 0/714 In the process of trying to locate a replacement 50 amp internal shunt DC ammeter for our P42, Hunte
shallow draft boat but big enough.... Bill P. at 12:27pm 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1148 I currently sail a Catalina wing keel 270 with a draft of only 3.5 ft. Shallow huh...but alas the en
Fuel overflow Ben at 11:46am 12.04.02 Big Boats 12/1591 Every time I fill with diesel, I get some spillage from the vent. Any tried solution?
Mainsheet and Travler Don Bollmeier at 11:16am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/948 I wish to add a bimini. Can anyone recommend a travler / mainsheet configuration which will allow m
Shore Power Hookup Ed at 10:45am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 5/975 I'm curious to see if anyone has added a shore power hookup to a 23.5. The marina has power availab
Antenna Mount Ed at 10:41am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 2/755 I'm adding a fixed VHF radio to a Hunter 23.5 and want to run the cable through the mast and add a t
Sharp TV/DVD David Miller at 9:14am 12.04.02 Big Boats 16/1189 Hunter offers a Sharp TV with DVD. Has anyone ordered that option? Can you provide the exact model
Hunter 31 Cushions Dave Winiker at 7:54am 12.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1172 Here's the cushion sizes for the '87 Hunter 31; Cockpit sides; Length 49"/39"(triangular shaped aft
Hunter 356 Electronics Marc P at 7:03am 12.04.02 Big Boats 11/1232 Sorry to keep asking questions but I want to be sure that I order our boat correctly. We are current
Ever heard of customsailboattrailers.com? Anthony Bavuso at 6:44am 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/997 Anyone ever hear of this guy? Possibly bought a trailer from him? Were you satisfied with the traile
Biscyane Bay Tour Ric Shultz at 5:37am 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1094 My family and I are doing a bareboat sail Miami to Key largo and back the first week in February. I
Patterns for hull & deck stripes-Hunter 25.5 Jack Wilson at 4:47am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 6/1064 My 25.5 hull/deck stripes are badly weathered. They appear to be vinly tape applied to the hull and
Overboard discharge Shane at 4:13am 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 40/3408 While I was chartering in Puget Sound, my wife and I saw a boat at a dock discharge a bunch of stuff
NEW LIFE LINES JOHN KERSEY & MS MAGOO at 4:00am 12.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1028 ARE THERE PREINSTALLED BLOCKS ON A C22 1976 MODEL FOR LIFELINES, IF SO HOW DO I FIND THEM OR DOES TH
Prop choice for a Catalina 36 Jim at 2:17am 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 4/2659 I recently purchased an 84 Catalina 36. It has a fixed 2 blade prop. I am not happy with the perfo
Need some info from Key West/Dry Tortugas owners Peggie Hall/Head Mistress at 1:51am 12.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1142 A while back I remember somebody posting that they've marked the actual "no discharge zones" in thos

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Clean Headliner sail sfbay at 6:34am 09.08.20 Try cleaning with a 50/50 home-brew mixture of white vinegar and water AND Magic Eraser.
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Jackdaw at 6:33am 09.08.20 You don't like the idea of a Frankenstein boat??? LOL I'm glad you said it - it was in my mind but
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 6:29am 09.08.20 Rudder skegs are bolted on, just like a keel. In fact they share many attributes. The Kirie is a v
Plexiglass Window Re-seal Question on Deck Salon Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22am 09.08.20 As a dealer, I use to tape the edges of both the deck and pecan. Yes took extre time to prepare but
Alden Challenger Sighting: COMPASS ROSE kappykaplan at 6:10am 09.08.20 @TomY , tks for the explanation. :beer:
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Jackdaw at 5:57am 09.08.20 Rudder skegs are bolted on, just like a keel. In fact they share many attributes. The Kirie is a ve
Venting Air in the Locked up Cabin shemandr at 5:44am 09.08.20 Solar power fan. Venting from bow to aft. Leave cabinets open or make venting holes in them. Ice
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram? Mike Oldak at 5:37am 09.08.20 I'll update the forum when I've got it working. I chose the RS11 due to price. As for your tach, c
San Juan 23 pendulum stabilized non encoding wind indicator replacement shemandr at 5:35am 09.08.20 ...Interesting concept for a wind vane. I never thought about what bias would be caused by the c
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:17am 09.08.20 Wax is wax. While the marketing tells us more expensive boat soap bought in marine stores is proper,
Hole in fiberglass hull, need repair advice dlochner at 5:14am 09.08.20 Your article would be funny if I didn't have the bruises, cuts and aching from boat projects that m
Alden Challenger Sighting: COMPASS ROSE (2) TomY at 5:04am 09.08.20 And there's a guy on his knees taking a photo! Person aloft? Looking at old photos, now I recall
Hole in fiberglass hull, need repair advice shemandr at 4:56am 09.08.20 Your article would be funny if I didn't have the bruises, cuts and aching from boat projects that ma
San Juan 23 pendulum stabilized non encoding wind indicator replacement victorhoisington at 4:55am 09.08.20 The parts you need are pretty basic. You could make them out of any plastic or metal with minimal e
Helm Steering Wheel Moved? victorhoisington at 4:48am 09.08.20 The rudder moved. DO NOT think that the wheel brake will keep things locked. While it works most o
OMC Zephyr sail drive kloudie1 at 4:24am 09.08.20 Not very familiar with that engine, but water in the intake transfer port is a strange one.. It coul
Battery charging question SycloneDriver at 4:20am 09.08.20 Wouldn't how they were wired be more important than the location(s)? Absolutely
1962 Rhodes 19 - does it float? Will Gilmore at 3:54am 09.08.20 They are suppose to have positive floatation, but I wouldn't count on the floatation from 1962. The
Rigging turning while raising the mast Will Gilmore at 3:49am 09.08.20 It is an issue a lot of trailersailers have. The only solution I am familiar with is to just be awa
Hunter 38 shaft and stern tube size seadaddler at 3:19am 09.08.20 I put the vent tube from PSS up high in cabinet and have the tube go into bicycle water bottle and

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